Capsizing - How
It
happens.
Loke
all cemreboard boats,
tho
Harpoon can
capsoze
Even
Olyrnpoc
class
saotors
get
dunke<l
once
on
awnlle. so
of
11
happens to
you.
don't
be
sur
prosed
or
get
panocky
Capsozmg
os
not
at all
aangerous d
you
know what
to
<lo
Why
boats
capsoze
()epends
on
a lot oltactors.
whoch
,
ot
you
understand
them
could help
you
prevent a
capsoze
on
your Harpoon
Aoove all, be
sure
everyone In the
boatos
weanng
a coast Guard
approved
tole
lacket
Recove11ng
fromacapsozewlllbe fasterandeasoet
of
you
don't have to waste
ume
pulling the
Jackets
on
on
the
water
1 Capsizing is
most
likely to occur
in
st
rong
winds
II
the boat
stans
heeling
to
the potnlthat
the
end
of
the boom Is dragging
in
the
water, a
capsiZe
Is
probably Imminent
2
Faulty
gear.
hke
a
worn
maonsheetthat
suddenly
snaps
.
or
a
broken coner
pon
thatlaols can
quockty
caps1ze
the
boat
Be
sure
all
standong
and
runnong
rogg•ng
.
as
well as hardware Is always
on
good
COndition
3t
3.
Gusty
wond
conditions
are
1ricky A
sudden
l
ull
. a
radoca
l
shift
when ctose·hauled,
losong
lhe tiller
or
malnsheeton
a
tense
moment
- all these can
capsoze
tho
boat
.
4
On
a run. ill strong
Winds
, never let the
main
sheet out too far
The
boom
should never
be
at
a
90°
anglewoththecenlerhneoftheboal
on
theSe
condiloons
5 A broach iS another common cause
ot
capso21ng
Thos
os
when. on a run. the boat rolls
over
onto
ots
Windward
sode
You can
prevcntlhos lrom
happenong
qu
i
te
easoly
Whenever
you
leelthe
boat
rollong
over
to windward pull
on
the
maon
Then. when
ol
rolls to
leeward.
let the
maon
out
Done
properly.
thiS
technoque
should
prevent the broach capsize and can also help prevent
rollong
.
6
Jot>ong
the
boat
in a
breeze
can lead to a dunking d
not
done
property Always
be
sure
thO
ccnterboar<l
has no more
than~
016
inches
pr01oud111g
onto
the water Any more than
th
is
coul<l
cause ltle
boat
to
trop
over
1tsell
when tho tibe
IS
executed
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