If your feet are on the hull of the boat a righting pole has no larger lever arm then if you were using a righting line.



YOur righting moment is about 180 lbs X ~ 4 ft or 720 ftlbs



The mast and sails weight about 65 lbs the midpoint is 16 ft from the hull or 16*65= ~1040 ft lbs. If you are 180 lbs you would need to get your center of effort at least 6 feet from the hull to work. If you had some what to stabilize the pole fore and aft you couild just climb out and it would right it self.



IF you used steve's righting bag and an 8 ft pole,

you would have 180 lbs X ~ 4 ft + 88lbs * 8 ft = 1424 lbs. This would be plenty to right the boat.



Alternatively you could sail the boat with around 280 lbs total crew weight and you would be able to right it in all conditions.



Good Luck

eric Anderson