Intro to sailing: Capsize Recovery

Do you need an intro to sailing? This vid (#1 of the Intro to Dinghy Sailing series) Will teach you how to recover a capsized dinghy. Please rate and subscribe, please check out the other videos in this series. Thanks to http://www.youtube.com/user/christopherkite SailFast, Live Slow

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Do you need an intro to sailing? This vid (#1 of the Intro to Dinghy Sailing series) Will teach you how to recover a capsized dinghy. Please rate and subscribe, please check out the other videos in this series. Thanks to http://www.youtube.com/user/christopherkite SailFast, Live Slow

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racabon motion
racabon motion - 7 years ago
totally helpful exactly what i needed
F Huber
F Huber - 7 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
MaxTheSpy - 9 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
Zoe Yang - 9 years ago
Thanks for sharing. THis is helpful:)
Hasby JoJo-Barnes
Hasby JoJo-Barnes - 10 years ago
Lasers weigh nothing, tine mclaughlin is better, 420's are frickin hard to get upright
Matt Falci
Matt Falci - 10 years ago
so bad! i can right my pixel in 5 secs with one crew
Matt Falci
Matt Falci - 10 years ago
are they wearing PFDS?
pokejom
pokejom - 10 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
Tim Harms - 10 years ago
well, toppers are relatively easy to right, it's with other boats that it can be a problem :)

10. comment for Intro to sailing: Capsize Recovery

littlebigsociety
littlebigsociety - 11 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
Shows Over Bros - 11 years ago
same here
Martine McLaughlin
Martine McLaughlin - 11 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
Shows Over Bros - 11 years ago
HAHA YOU SUCK I CAN GET MY LASER OVER IN ABOUT A SECOND AND IM 12 AHAHAHA
Martin Follmann Knudsen
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
Slip Slap - 12 years ago
Oh and I turtled...
Slip Slap
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
Bob Marshall - 12 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.
James Hinson
James Hinson - 12 years ago
i like turtles
Ferretocious
Ferretocious - 12 years ago
Great vid! We joined a local sailing club that has Lasers and you have to show you can recover a capsize. This helped immensely - thanks!

20. comment for Intro to sailing: Capsize Recovery

Justin Warankie
Justin Warankie - 13 years ago
you didnt put it into the wind js
Justin Warankie
Justin Warankie - 13 years ago
you didnt put it into the wind
Zoom8Veteran
Zoom8Veteran - 14 years ago
Quite nice! But look at "Zoom8 Promotional Video" on YouTube to see, how a well-dseigned dinghy is recovered.

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