[quote=yelkenli1]I had the pleasure of flipping the boat recently, and given the courage that comes after being thrust into the deep end of the pool, I gave in to my daughter who has been wanting to flip the catamaran for practice (some crap they learned at sailing school). We did this twice over two days.
What I learned, or am concluding, is that it is critical to have your weight as far out and down towards the water as possible in order to right the boat. Sounds obvious but can be forgotten when in the mix.
On the first day, a pontoon boat came by and a friendly neighbor jumped on the hull with me. He stayed on the stern, forcing me to stay near the cross-bar. This resulted in positioning our combined weight (both grown men) closer to the boat, not the water, and we had a hell of a time getting it up. On the second day, my daughter and I, alone, got on the righting line in the dead middle, positioning our weight (she is 16) well down and out. It righted much easier.
The difference in positioning in the two events did not seem that dramatic, but maybe was. Just wanted to pass this along and see if anyone had similar observations.[/quote]
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