John,

I weigh the same as you and find that I need the ATRS to effectively right my boat.

ATRS-Alabama Trash Righting System

This techique was/is made famous by Tom Shannon and effectively is a 30 gallon trash bag that you keep in your tramp pouch. When capsized throw your righting line over the hull (helps if you have a loop in the line that you can connect to your trapeze harness), then fill the bag with a couple of gallons of water (not too much or it will burst bring this up into your lap and hike out as normal...voila' you'll right your boat.

Terry


USA 777