Intro to sailing: Capsize Recovery

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racabon motion - 8 years ago

totally helpful exactly what i needed

F Huber - 8 years ago

You can let out the main sheet, unloading the sail and quickly reduce the wind force that is trying to tip the boat. At the same time use rudder to turn the nose into the wind.
You lose speed rapidly... but the boat stays upright almost every time.

Racers avoid this method of capsize prevention because it guarantees you will essentially come to a stop. But for pleasure sailing... stopping is better than swimming. (unless you like swimming)

Note in this guy's initial recovery he just about loses it AGAIN because the boat is sideways to the wind.
Try to get the bow pointed into the wind and its easier.

MaxTheSpy - 10 years ago

if you feel it tipping , and you know its going to go over, try to climb to the other side as its tipping, you avoid getting wet and its quicker to right though this will take lots of practice and a warm day or two

Zoe Yang - 10 years ago

Thanks for sharing. THis is helpful:)

Hasby JoJo-Barnes - 11 years ago

Lasers weigh nothing, tine mclaughlin is better, 420's are frickin hard to get upright

Matt Falci - 11 years ago

so bad! i can right my pixel in 5 secs with one crew

Matt Falci - 11 years ago

are they wearing PFDS?

pokejom - 11 years ago

im so good at sailing i barley capsize i only capsized once because i jibed and the main sheets were in so i dident let the main sheets out and i capsized

Tim Harms - 11 years ago

well, toppers are relatively easy to right, it's with other boats that it can be a problem :)

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littlebigsociety - 12 years ago

It's fairly easy to do this stuff on a dinghy. I've capsized a topper a bunch of times. And a feva a few times.

Shows Over Bros - 12 years ago

same here

Martine McLaughlin - 12 years ago

hahaha ikr I litterally just turned twelve and i sail fjs and 420s and we timed the amount of time it took me to right my boat 24 seconds and my crew was scooped :) (im a girl)

Shows Over Bros - 12 years ago

HAHA YOU SUCK I CAN GET MY LASER OVER IN ABOUT A SECOND AND IM 12 AHAHAHA

Martin Follmann Knudsen - 12 years ago

great video... i sail a laser myself and i think the only way to get used to sail it is when you know that nothing is gonna happen and you can just take it easy... it doesn't hurt to capsize so just let it happen one day...

Slip Slap - 12 years ago

Oh and I turtled...

Slip Slap - 12 years ago

Today I capsized, got my mast stuck in the mud at the bottom, accidently left the jib cleated, there where white caps cause of the wind, dident bring my wet suite or a change of dry clothes...

Bob Marshall - 13 years ago

I was on a 2-man boat when this happened to me. I stayed in the boat and leaned right out while my crewman swam round and righted us. It was terrifying.