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An 8 year old is simply not going to sheet a 7.00 sq.mtr mainsail with only one hand (other being on the tiller). Two young kids just may be able to sail the craft with one on the tiller and the other sheeting the main with two hands.


This is what annoys me most about you Wouter, you say things like this as fact when I am sure you know it is just completely untrue. Of course there is a limit to how hard a seven year old can pull on a mainsheet just as there is a limit to how hard a full grown man can pull. But to try and say that is the reason you cannot have an F12 for children is just nonsense.


So Gareth, help us to have a more sensible discussion about this. What do you consider to be a reasonable upper limit on the sheet tension an 8-10 y.o. should be able to manage? Can someone provide some data on expected sheet tension as a function of sail area and wind strength?