At 70 kg's and no special aids, you won't be able to right it. I, at 85 kg, only managed to do it once and only because the cliffs were very near and during my adrenaline rush I got lucky with a gust hitting the tramp in the right way.

There won't be many boats you can right unaided at 70 kg though. A-cats and F16's (carbon mast) yes; F16's (alu mast) and Shadow will be on the edge; others (Spitfire, I-17, FX-one, Hobie 17) = no way.


Here is me racing the FX-one in Greece (2001). It was very new then, you can still see the French word "Nouveau" (new) on the bows. Indeed best advice is to test sail the boats, I did exactly that myself in 2001 and decided on the experiences gained then



Wouter