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Bolger championed leeboards as low-tech and practical, to the chagrin of many yachties.

The conventional wisdom is that they are ugly.

Even many of his centerboard designs had boards that were off-center or all the way to one side or the other ( for example, the Birdwatcher and the AS29 ).

He concluded that a single leeboard is sufficient in many cases on small boats, and that rigs could be stepped off the centerline without much effect on performance.