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If are sailing with a crew, he or she should float in between the cockpit and the
boom, awaiting instructions from the helm. Then you should proceed round to
the transom to the centreboard.
If the boat has inverted:
Stand on the underneath of the gunwale (now facing upwards), adjacent to
the centreboard. Using the centreboard, pull yourself onto the upturned hull.
Stand up straight on the underside of the gunwale and pull back on the
centreboard. As the boat starts to come up onto its side, try to climb onto the
centreboard. Do not worry if you are unable to do so, you can climb onto it
once the boat is floating on its side. Then proceed as if the boat is on its side.
If the boat is on its side:
Stand on the centreboard, holding onto the top gunwale with your feet close to
the hull. Pull back on the gunwale edge, this should start to lift the mast out of
the water and right the boat. Smaller crews may have trouble with this, in
which case use the top jib sheet to lean back on and walk out from the hull
along the centreboard until the mast starts to lift clear of the water.
Once again, practise makes perfect! Practising these techniques will speed up
the process and you can develop your own techniques for righting from a
capsize quickly and efficiently.
WARNING
If the mast is lying into the wind as you pull it up the boat will right
quickly.
Once the boat is upright and you are in the water holding the gunwale edge,
you can either pull yourself over the gunwale, grab the toestrap and haul
yourself in or go around to the transom and climb in over there. To make this
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