Sailing ballast
Weights used in sailboats to provide righting moment to resist the heeling forces on the sail / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ballast is used in ships to provide moment to resist the lateral forces on the hull. Insufficiently ballasted boats tend to tip or heel excessively in high winds. Too much heel may result in the vessel capsizing. If a sailing vessel needs to voyage without cargo, then ballast of little or no value will be loaded to keep the vessel upright. Some or all of this ballast will then be discarded when cargo is loaded.
Weights used in sailboats to provide righting moment to resist the heeling forces on the sail