Good question Oz. It would be upwind for the answer given
by BB--momentum.

I'll give you 1 point for being astute enough to realize that..

OzOne wrote

On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 21:36:04 GMT, "Bart Senior"
scribbled thusly:

You are sailing an ultra lightweight boat, with water
ballast, on the ocean.

Winds are light and you don't need to carry ballast
for righting moment.

Why would be a reason to carry sea water ballast
in these conditions? 2 pts

What point of sail?