Dinghy for tall man with sore back?!?

   Get a Finn to race, nice comfortable sitting position, and a lackey to take it up and down the slipway for you. 

Or find a crew and get a double-hander?

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Charlie Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 08 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote Charlie Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Dinghy for tall man with sore back?!? Posted: 18 Oct 06 at 10:04pm
	Get a Finn to race, nice comfortable sitting position, and a lackey to take it up and down the slipway for you. Or find a crew and get a double-hander?
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Medway Maniac Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 13 May 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2788	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medway Maniac Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Oct 06 at 1:28pm
	Vortex is also heavy for that slipway...

English Dave Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 Aug 06 Location: Northern Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 682	Post Options Post Reply Quote English Dave Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Oct 06 at 1:52pm
	You're probably too heavy for a Vortex in any case. Don't know what difference the kite has made but when I had one (and was 80kg) the top guys were all in the 65-70kg range. And they're mainly in Yorkshire. And when the wind too light to trapese you have to weave yourself in and out of the shrouds and lowers with a tiller extension that bends as soon as you give it a hard stare. Trapese is definitely best way to preserve a bad back. When Laser sailing I'd be visiting the osteopath at regualr intervals. Since trapesing my back has been fine. Although I have put on 10kg as a result of the reduced exercise (at least that's my excuse). Dart15?
	English Dave Ballyholme Yacht Club (You'd think I'd be better at it by now) Hurricane 5.9 SX RS700