A friend and I are having a debate, which may be helped by your practical experiences. He has a Nacra F18, which he capsized last week. He and crew had trouble righting it, we think due to a) some water in the mast and b) more sail area being in the water (new square-top plus the effect of water in the mast pushing more of it under..). He's well built at 210 lbs, so we were debating whether he should stand right at the end of the extended dagger board, in order to get maximum leverage. And furthermore, whether his crew should join him out there (guess at 140lbs). His concern is that the Nacra F18 dagger are long and narrow and don't look quite strong enough for a 210lb gorrilla to bounce at one end.

What do you big guys do if your mast refuses to come up after a dip? Would you stand at the end of the dagger board?

Cheers
Simon