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#139475 04/09/08 01:03 PM 04/09/08 01:03 PM |
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Posts: 3,969 | Day 1 of 2006 H16 NAs in RI
I believe the wind was in the high teens (knots), probably higher gusts. The wind was coming off the shore, fighting against a large sea swell from a tropical system near-miss. The weather mark was tucked neatly by the shoreline. The result was an extremely bumpy ride, coupled with extremely gusty winds. This was the day of carnage (broken masts, holed boats, etc.)...
Halfway to the first weather mark in the first race of the week, we capsized (I was being too conservative with a fairly new crew). She landed badly (on something hard) and came up in shock about the pain in her ankle.
Got on the radio, got her on a mark boat and taken to an ambulance. Meanwhile, I was alone on the now turtled boat, figuring I would just sit there all day until someone could help me right it.
I stupidly sat on the leeward hull, and the boat righted itself from turtle. I then had to right it and sail it back to the beach (upwind), alone in those conditions.
Coincidentally, that was the last time I went sailing. Since, we've had the baby, so I spent all of my time last year running regattas...
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#139476 04/09/08 01:07 PM 04/09/08 01:07 PM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Spring Fever, three weeks ago - first time I went pointy-side-down in almost 2 years. Wind was about 8 knots but we caught a beautiful 15 to 18knot gust going down the lake in the direction toward home. We rode it for several minutes until we sailed to the edge of it where the wind backed hard blowing the kite into the rigging. I over-reacted and/or turned the wrong way allowing the gust to catch us again but at 90 degrees. The water was a little chilly.
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Last Time You Flipped
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#139477 04/09/08 01:16 PM 04/09/08 01:16 PM |
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Posts: 606 Maryland | >>If you don't have a righting line, you can always use your halyard.
Halyard?? Wouldn't that necessitate dropping the sail? Nope. Use the loose (hoisting) end of the halyard. You have at least 3 ft + the length of your mast coiled on your tramp.
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#139480 04/09/08 01:37 PM 04/09/08 01:37 PM |
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Posts: 2,921 Michigan | i think I may have told this story recently, but... About 5 weeks ago. Sailing solo, uni rigged, couldn't tack it was so windy (25kn+, seriously). I was trying to tack from sitting on the hull- as opposed to while coming in from the trap. I tried more times that I care to remember and couldn't even get the boat head to wind enough to go backwards and reverse steer. I would have turned around to go back home (trying the get 10 miles or so to pensacola beach from where I keep my boat) but the idea of gybing was kind of terrifying because I KNEW I was going to go over if I tried it. Eventually decided I had to try it from the trap but got separated from the boat (still hooked in) and it went over. The wind was blowing on the underside of the tramp and I could see the mast was submerged to below the spreaders. Somehow got the boat to stop doing that, but now had both sterns in the water with the bows pointing straight up. As I was standing on the leading edge of one of the rudders (yeah, I know... not the best place to stand... but what was my other option?) I really couldn't figure out how this was going to play out. At least the mast wasn't staight down. It eventually fell over on its side. Plenty of wind to get it back up... and back over. I can't remember specificly but I think that happened at least 2 times. I finally got it to come up and stay up but the rudders were pinned driving the boat DOWN. So there I am, exhausted on the windward side of the front beam being dragged through the water with no strength to get back on board. I was finally able to reach the trap handle and get myself back on the tramp and quickly neutralized the rudders. If I had lost contact with the boat at all I would never have been able to get back to it. I was so exhausted after that that I didn't actually want to race the next day. Oddly enough, nothing broke. | | | Re: Last Time You Flipped
[Re: ThunderMuffin]
#139481 04/09/08 01:38 PM 04/09/08 01:38 PM |
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Posts: 1,152 tampa, fl | Spring fever 08....Thanks Jake! BTW....I did not notice, the water was cold????
Prior....Spacecoast 45 5knts of wind. Got caught sleeping when a gust came. blew us right over. Never saw it coming. Back up in 2 minutes. Still first boat to finish.
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#139482 04/09/08 01:58 PM 04/09/08 01:58 PM |
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Posts: 954 Mumbles Y.C Wales U.K | The last time I went over was during my last race (30th March) and also a week earlier during the previous race. I don't enjoy going over but I think it's best to get them over and done with early in the season. The first one was on a 1 sail fetch and I just got hit by a gust and couldn't bear away quick enough and had to jump off the trap aiming just behind the mains leech. It took less than 4 mins to get righted again. The second was just after a gybe, one hand on the tiller one hand sorting out the trap hook, main was cleated and a piddling little gust just heeled me enough to send me slipping down the tramp un-cleating the main as I passed by. This time I was up really quick as I managed to swing around the rear beam before hitting the water, less than 2 mins probably. Still practice makes perfect <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> MP*MULTIHULLS | | | Re: Last Time You Flipped
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#139485 04/09/08 02:21 PM 04/09/08 02:21 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Jake,
Are you telling me that the last time you flipped was that BWYD regatta that I sailed with you?
You haven't flipped in any of the Tybee's since then?
Sheesh Actually, I think it was the 2006 Steeplechase was the last flip before that...finally figured out that with the rudders up, the rudder arms catch on the footstraps on the hull making it impossible to steer. We flipped once in the Tybee 2006 and none in 2007...to the best of my recollection. I quit pushing hard enough didn't I?
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