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I assume your post regards the '70s Pearson 30 and not a Flyer. The P30 is a reasonably stiff boat - that's the way they were designed back then. We used to race a '70s C&C 30, a comparable design rating the same, and a few crew or not on the rail made little difference in upwind performance - we usually raced competitvely with just four in the boat. The "race" boats with rail meat need the rail meat because they are not stiff.
You can sail a P30 just fine without worrying about excessive heeling, reef when you get over 20% and have fun. It would be a complete waste of time and energy to try to stiffen one up - buy a new main if feel you gotta do something...
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