My boat's name is Tumbleweed. It seems like we flip way too often. A couple of tricks I use to make righting easier: (1) After a quick crew check, I make my way around the boat and try to board the pontoon and do my best to keep it from going turtle. (2) I retrieve my righting line (3/8 inch 14 foot long), which I keep in the halyard pouch with one end tied to the dolphin striker. (3) I have a knot tied in the righting line, so I can hook it to my harness, and lean back standing on the keel. I have found that once the sails start coming up the boat will automatically turn into the wind, so I just wait for the boat to come around. (4) I get my crew to hold the line and lean back against me, which will add enough weight to bring the boat upright. (5) When the boat comes over, both you and your crew need to grab the dolphin striker, to keep your boat from flipping on over the other way.

I have a friend who carries two righting lines. It take the load off the skipper if the crew has a line to hook on to their harness. Gee, I should do this.

Good sailing,
David