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I sailed my boat for two years with the centerboard up. Did it make a lot of leeway? Sure, but she still pointed fine and I never had much trouble going to windward. When I finally got it working this year, it was a pleasant performance improvement - but because of my experience without it, I don't regard using the CB as a requirement. So, it's down when pointing, up the rest of the time, and when in doubt (i.e. in shallow water) the board stays up.
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