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"-The IP 38 post hung rudder that is as deep as the keel bottom fully exposing the rudder post to damage."
One of the BendyToy First38-series is set up that same way. Some years ago there were some efforts to look into steering control by means of plates or bladders that "bulged out" from the hull, changing the hull symmetry right up at the bow and forcing a turn with no conventional rudder movement. But as I recall that entire area of exploration was banned by racing rules, one of the many things banned because experimenting with it could become a very expensive thing, and "expensive" is supposed to discourage racing participation.
On the other hand, I think it is the Laser28 that has such a shallow rudder that it loses steering very easily once heeled over too far. Horses for courses and all that good stuff.
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