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| Author: | Big Rod [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | righting a 16 |
has anyone under 5'8 been able to right a hobie by themself, if so how, and how much do you weigh ive seen it done by taller people say 5'10 and over... |
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| Author: | MBounds [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:13 pm ] |
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I'm 5'8" and I've righted my Tiger by myself. No bags, poles, shroud extenders, etc. Just blowing like snot - maybe 20 in the puffs. |
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| Author: | Tom Korz [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Boy Matt, do I wanna hear THAT story... |
over a rum drink at MAdcatter xXx
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| Author: | MBounds [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:50 pm ] |
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Especially since it involved your sister - who was incapacitated at the time, thus the solo right. She got to ride the lower hull up - I had to haul myself up over the front crossbar - no mean feat on el Tigre. Back to the original subject, though - What matters most in righting is technique, not height. There are a lot of factors that influence how difficult it will be to right the boat. Wind velocity / wave action is probably the most influential. |
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| Author: | Athlon_Rulz [ Wed May 03, 2006 5:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: righting a 16 |
Big Rod wrote: has anyone under 5'8 been able to right a hobie by themself, if so how, and how much do you weigh
ive seen it done by taller people say 5'10 and over... Hey I havent managed to solo right a hobie and im about 5'8". I cant move the damn thing AT ALL. I weigh abt 140 pounds. I think the min weight requirements are like 120 kilos for the youth or something...and abt 130 for the normal leagues... meh so abt 60+60 shud do alright i assume.... PS Anyone have any DIY righting bag ideas? |
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| Author: | Hobie Nick [ Wed May 03, 2006 9:36 am ] |
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I heard of people who line an old backpack with a plastic trash bag. They wear the bag and fill it with water. I would think this makes climbing onto the hull more difficult, but you could always use the bag like you would a commercial righting bag. |
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