How to safely increase weight

   Hi guys, my daughter is a really keen sailor and crews in a feva or sails a tera. Trouble is she is only 23 kg( and 8 1/2 yrs old). She struggles to right the tera ESP when it turtles! Any ideas on safely increasing weight (apart from eating more pies!) or an alternative boat? Even the oppie has recommended weight of 40kg, with tera at 30. 

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Eminoxon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 12 Jun 13 Location: Bicester Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote Eminoxon Report Post Quote Reply Topic: How to safely increase weight Posted: 28 Jun 13 at 11:10pm
	Hi guys, my daughter is a really keen sailor and crews in a feva or sails a tera. Trouble is she is only 23 kg( and 8 1/2 yrs old). She struggles to right the tera ESP when it turtles! Any ideas on safely increasing weight (apart from eating more pies!) or an alternative boat? Even the oppie has recommended weight of 40kg, with tera at 30.
	Newtothis RS feva 4624, share Rs200 1317, daughters RS tera 798 rs aero 1301

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 13 at 7:34am
	Has the boat got righting lines? Not sure how you'd arrange them in a Tera but probably possible. If you have a thickish rope each side of the boat attached to something solid you can lean back on those to get more leverage.

Eminoxon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 12 Jun 13 Location: Bicester Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote Eminoxon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 13 at 8:24am
	yes it has got righting lines, perhaps youre right and she just needs to get a better technique...
	Newtothis RS feva 4624, share Rs200 1317, daughters RS tera 798 rs aero 1301

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 13 at 8:43am
	Well, assuming we get a summer sometime and the water warms up there might be a need to practice...

alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 13 at 8:45am
	I realise this sounds a bit unhelpful, but I reckon the best could just be to keep a good idea on her- and she'll soon be heavier and taller!
	-_ Al

Wiclif Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 04 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 82	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wiclif Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 13 at 11:25am
	How about a bit of buoyancy (an empty milk carton?) at the masthead so a capsize doesn't become a turtle

Eminoxon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 12 Jun 13 Location: Bicester Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote Eminoxon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 13 at 12:55pm
	how do you fix the milk carton onto the masthead? it is a sleeve sail and doesnt have a hole at the top as far as Im aware.. but yes you are right, they work brilliantly on the feva
	Newtothis RS feva 4624, share Rs200 1317, daughters RS tera 798 rs aero 1301

Eminoxon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 12 Jun 13 Location: Bicester Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote Eminoxon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 13 at 12:57pm
	"I realise this sounds a bit unhelpful, but I reckon the best could just be to keep a good idea on her- and she'll soon be heavier and taller!" Alstorer, you are most probably right! she is so keen she will probably learn quickly how to sort it out, and her reactions are already fast enough to prevent most capsizes i wish mine were!
	Newtothis RS feva 4624, share Rs200 1317, daughters RS tera 798 rs aero 1301

sargesail Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 14 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1459	Post Options Post Reply Quote sargesail Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 13 at 1:36pm
	Weight? Wait.

Mister Nick Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 01 Aug 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 389	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mister Nick Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 13 at 1:49pm
	Probably isn't very safe or healthy to go trying to change her weight at this age, might not be the best thing for her in the long run. As the others have said, I'd wait it out until she's bigger or work on her technique. Technique is a pretty big part, I've watched 2 girls right a 49er before, which is a task that pairs of 80kg blokes sometimes struggle with!