[quote=mattson]I did the exact same thing a couple weeks ago on the Prindle 19. It was my first solo sail on the boat. I had a Soloright righting pole rigged for my H18. The night before I modified it for what I thought would work for the P19, changing the part that locked onto the H18 deck lip into an aluminum plate that I figured would fit into the daggerboard well of the P19. Not having the P19 on it's side to fit the device I just sorta winged it in my workshop.
While sailing solo, I have a habit of being hooked onto the trap wire all the time just for added stability. I also have a jack line with a tether which I always use when sailing solo. It had been a light wind day, but in the afternoon it finally came up a bit. I leave the deck to trap out and basically, just jump off the boat into the water. I'm looking skyward as the hull is rising, and am not sure if I can even right the boat. I'm trying to pull the hull back down with the mainsheet, which obviously has other implications. The boat capsizes. I'm about a mile out, so I have plenty of time to rig the pole, and it worked just fine.
I'd like to say that I'll never do that again, but I just can't be sure of that.[/quote]
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