On this forum we have discussed many times the uprighting after a capsize. That's were the focus is. The damn thing has to be upright again.
But we all know how to do this; each one has his own method and infact for the old hands it's a piece of cake.
The big problem is what happens after the uprizing. There's sometimes very little time because of unwanted headway or incoming waves. You should have a defined plan/procedure for your handling in this phase. A lot of us don't have this.
For me as a single-handed sailor it means taking some measures while the cat is still on its side. For making it more easy for me to climb fast on board.
Depending on your hull shape, your free board when your weight is off, always is higher then you think.
Last edited by northsea junkie; 09/12/13 03:09 AM.
ronald RAIDER-15 (homebuilt)
hey boy, what did you do over there, alone far out at sea?.. "huh....., that's the only place where I'm happy, sir.
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