[quote=Andinista]For solo righting, a line (or hawaiian style) is likely not enough for just an ordinary human being... Suposedly with the right technique, wind conditions (meaning that wind is needed to push the sail up) and depending on your weight versus which boat we are talking about, it might be possible, but most likely not. In my experience, probably due to my own limitations, whatever they were, a righting line plus a righting bag were not enough either. But this might work for you, I would give it a try if you don't want to install a righting bar. And if it works, I would then question whether it will "always" work.
For me it was a righting bar, of which I know two kinds: centered at the frond beam, as described above, or mounted somehow at the lower hull (usually at the daggerboard trunk). Both need to be angled up so that your body doesn't sink before time. From the former you hang up and from the latter (also known as "Hobie Gary" style if you want to google it) you stand (or sit) on it and walk backwards until the boat starts coming up. Given that the Hobie Gary bar is supported at the hull instead of the beam, it is further out so it can be slightly shorter. The lenght is not a minor consideration (or so the say...). My first attempt was with a beam mounted bar that was too short: about the distance between beams of a N5.0 (I weight 83kg). Today, for a similar length a hull mounted bar works perfectly on my N5.5, tested with 0 wind.
Here is my system:
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Of course I don't use all that length, I cut it about a meter or less beyond where the lines are attached, but that point (where the lines are attached) is close to where I need to put my weight (butt..) to make it work.[/quote]
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