2 tricks I use on 20 foot boats are:
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<br>Position yourself on the bows when trying to spin the boat into the wind and keep the mainsheet and travelor sheeted in until the boat is in position. This keeps water out of the mainsail and allows the boat to rotate. Once you have the boat in position open up the sheets and right the boat. Caution if you do not open up the sheets, the boat may sail away without you or dragging you under the boat after righting the boat.
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<br>One time I was capsized and my boat went turtle very quickly. The conditions were very windy (25 and gusting upward) and we pitchedpoled going dead downwind. I looked at my crew and told him this may take a bit to get this boat over. I told him to stand on the hull near the rear crossbeam and I went to fish out the righting line. All of sudden the boat rotated into a beam reach position and I got back by the crew and without the righting line in hand the wind pushed the boat from the turtle position to its side and we grabbed the dolphin striker and pulled the boat right over.
<br>Someone was watching out for me that day.
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<br>Righting bags also work well.<br><br>Mark
<br>Inter 20 no. 274
<br>Houston, TX