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Reply to: my first capsize! How to right the boat?

[quote=Venora][quote]How would pointing the hulls into the wind help? ... it took off right when it became righted. luckily i was able to climb aboard before it got away... You've got this one, I'm sure of it.[/quote] :roll: yeah that makes sense... (duh) i do keep the mast raked back a bit so it probably would have gone into irons anyway, it just would have been a long swim. [quote]There are ways you cam make a self returning righting line that sits under your tramp without buying an expensive righting system. you could come take a look at mine sometime[/quote] my boat does have some sort of rope/pulley set up underneath. i wasn't sure what it was for so i took it out to use the pulleys as jib blocks: [img]http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/207645_10150213942510923_3391897_n.jpg[/img]<!-- editby --><em>Edited by Venora on Jul 03, 2012 - 08:45 AM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]

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