If you are close to righting the boat, try this:
Tie a loop in the righting line so that you can hook your trapeze harness to it and be in somewhat of a position to right the boat. Use a Glad bag/contractor bag to scoop water and sit in your lap. It works best if you fill the bag between your knees, pull it out of the water just enough to get it on your shins/knees and voila the boat comes right up. I am about 10 pounds shy of righting my boat and this has worked every time.
Call it the Alabama Trash Righting System (ATRS).
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connecting myself to anything while righting gives me the willies. I'm fine with knots in the rope to facilitate easier handling, but getting tangled underneath the boat worries me...it once caused me enough delay for the boat to turn and accelerate before I could get on board.
