At 8' wide, it has wider decks than most boats of this length and good hand rails. And what's the safety in a lifeline? I've never bounced off lifelines yet, and I don't want to. I think lifelines on small boats are more the illusion of safety.

And look, old Herreshoff put a shoulder wide hatch in the foredeck. I think you could pull a jib down from below, even raise the anchor, and feed the rode down the deck pipe, from inside the cabin. How safe is that?