Jerry,

First I'd like to comment that abandoning a singled handed boat is should be a last resort. You put yourself, the sailor you are helping, as well as other people, not just racers, on the water in danger. Why not use a righting aid. I am 120lbs and can successfully right a 5.5uni by myself using a righting bucket. Try this link to check them out http://www.murrays.com/archive/45-46.pdf . The trick is getting the boat into the wind. To do that simply stand on the bow of the boat and it will spin into the wind. make sure your traveller and main are loose and once the nose of the boat is pointing into the wind, take your righting line with the bucket tied to the bottom of it and lean out over the daggerboard. As long as your mast is sealed and hasn't taken on water, you should be able to right the boat.

Leah