Like the 24, the 30 is sensitive to weight location, a light hand on the helm and good crew that can do their job with the least amount of movement, and the obvious sail trim etc.
I find we lose ~2-3 places in the standings in really light air under phrf (we are also the slowest rated boat in the fleet, you would be the fastest). We have won some but this is due to some lucky tactical advantage vs boat speed. Above 8+ we can sail with all the boats in the fleet pretty evenly except downwind. Above 12+ we can run away from anyone in the fleet upwind and easily stay ahead of the other boats in the fleet downwind.
Our strategy is to hang as close as we can on light days and race aggressivly on the days we have wind. Then we hope at the end of the season the days with wind out number the days with light wind (below 6knts).
Don't know if this helps your decision or not.
This is all an argument for One Design (-:
David
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