[quote=MN3]I am GLAD you are ok - that could be a fatal accident if knocked out cold
[quote]When righting a Getaway with a front trampoline, a modified technique should be employed. Grabbing the front cross bar is not a reliable way to hold onto the boat. Hobie suggests grabbing the righting line near the fitting.[/quote]
Holding a righting line fitting???? i am confused by this statement -- holding onto a rightline or anything from the side of the hull boat is now about to flip over isn't gonna stop the boat from "over righting" on-top you you- please explain "fitting"
[quote]I recently was practicing righting our new boat on a windless day. I pulled the boat up, slid off the hull into the water, and reached uo to grab the crossbar, normal cat technique, done numerous times. My hand could not encompass enough of the bar to get a good and slipped off. The boat moved forward as it righted, and the cross bar smacked me hard on top of my head.[/quote]
Pulled the boat up?- do you mean you intentionally flipped/capsized?
"reached uo to grab the crossbar," - the crossbar is what holds your tillers together - i assume you mean the central beam. or do you really mean the crossbar and got hit with rear beam as the boat took off?
"the boat moved forward as it righted, and the cross bar smacked me hard on top of my head"
And confused again - you said it was a windless day - if that is true your boat could not move 15' and i would doubt it would move 15" due to righting
and if you are sailing (with wind) and capsize -
this is why you need to deploy an anchor as soon as you can. this will automatically put the boat bows into the wind and avoid any chance of your boat sailing away or into an item or person. also furl your jib if you can or uncleat it if you can't
even in a 2 mph wind this will help put your bows into the wind
Side note: i can relate - one of my worst days on the water was a capsize that went terrible. after many attempts i was able to right. - jib filled (not on anchor) - boat took of like a rocket towards a pier - main sheet and travler were wrapped 10000x around my blocks and tiller crossbar so i could neither steer nor sheet out .... i unrapped the line at the last second[/quote]
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