I keep a righting bag on my boat, more for the purpose of maybe needing it for a drogue than for actual righting. It's not automatic of course, but if one person is on the boat and the other is not, it could be deployed to help slow the boat's drift down enough for the separated crew to catch up. I haven't actually tried it, though. I figure it could also work as a bit of a sea anchor in a really nasty blow as well.



Note to the earlier post about noodles stuffed in the mast - this will not increase flotation of the mast UNLESS it is leaking (and only because it will keep the mast from filling completely). In fact, it will reduce flotation if the mast is sealed, abeit by the small amount a noodle weighs. Except that small amount of weight is now at the end of a lever you must counteract to right the boat.