How
to right the boat.
Let's assume
the
boat has
caps1zed
to leew
ard
, that
1s.
with the
sailS
ly.ng downwllld
olthe
hull Here's what you do
t Have one person get upwllld
of
the hull as qutckly as
poss•ble.
and
Mng
onto
the centerboard.
Ano
ther person should then uncteat
the ma
onsheet
,
i•b
sheet and
boom
van . allow• all lines
to
run
free
nder no corcumstances should anyone be
1\ang•ng
onto the
boat between the hull and the sails This could potenttalty lead
to
a turtling
s•tuatton
(the boat upside down
•n
the water).
2
Whtle
one person hangs
on
the
centreboard the other
ct•mbs
onto''
ltos
best to stand
on
the board near the hull
to
prevent
putttng
undo stress
on
the
board
3 The person on the centerboard
then
grabs the
rob
sheet
and
pulls'' through the latrlead unlllthc stopper
knot
comes up agamst
•t
4
Tnen.
t
eamng
back
woth
the sheet
•n
hos
hands. the boat
wtlt
bcg
•n
to
roll back up
33
5
As
the
ooat
comes neruty upnght me per
son
on
tne center-
board
qu1ckly
steps over the gunwhate
and
In
to the boat.
6
The
person
stilt
in
t
he
water now swims
to
the
ste
rn
and
grabs
the
tiller
and
sheet
so
that
he can balance the boat. and keep
it
from
lulling into
the
wind
7
The
person on board
then
helps
the
person
shit
on
the water
get
tnto
the boat
As
you strut
sa•llng.
the water
on
the bottom
olthe
ooat
v..t
l automattcallydraon
from
the boat once you've opened the
Elvstrom
baolors
Caulton Do
not
try to nght boat by
hang•
no
on the rudder
ThiS
c
an
damage the tudder head
34
To Next Page
Loading...
