[quote=Edchris177][quote] the boat takes off while I am holding on to the dolphin striker being dragged through the water… after a few minutes of shouting “ cut the sheets, head up wind..” with nothing happening I finally held on to the righting line, played it out under the boat to the rear, turned the rudders for the boat to go up wind,[/quote]
I've never had a death defying experience, or anything i didn't think I could get out of.
I did experience a slightly different version of your being drug.
I flipped the 5.7, got myself sorted out & righted it, & did the Tarzan Swing to grab the V strap so it wouldn't go over the other way.
We must not have been pointed into the wind when I righted it, because when it came up the main swung around til it hit the shrouds, then the boat took off, with e clinging to the V strap. The water drag was such that I couldn't pull myself forward enough to claw my way up over the front beam.
I realized I couldn't hold on forever, & that within 5-10 minutes we would impact a tough shore.
My 5.7 has a tramp with a zig zag tensioning line along the starboards side, about a foot from the hull. The zig zags were big enough to hook my fingers into, so I went hand over hand til I got to the rear beam. I wasn't sure if I could let go & make a grab for the beam, but I could reach the rudder with my feet. By sandwiching it between both feet I could turn it enough to make the boat head up & eventually stop.
When we turtled the fleet a few weeks ago in a 31mph blow, breaking a wing strut, my crew,(a neighbor from my other residence) was rattled to the point of suffering a "tight chest". We made it back first, I put the H18 on a lift, then left on the jet ski to see if my other buddy was making out OK after righting the N5.0 from turtle. & limping home with a snagged jib that would not furl. He was just about to round the point, so I went back to the dock to help catch him as he rounded up. We secured the 5.0, went inside to find upset wives. Joe's,(name changed to protect the innocent, as he really is a good neighbor), wife had taken him home & put him to bed with a hot toddy. My wife was mad that HE was shaken up.
Every-time the wind honks now we suggest calling "Joe" to come sailing.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by Edchris177 on Nov 02, 2016 - 09:16 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
