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To turtle or not!

Posted By: Kinney 4.6 #592
Date: 11/22/06 6:30a.m.

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In Response To: Natural Tendency? (Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35)

In this, my first full season sailing, I have had the embarrasment of capsizing several times. But I am sailing with no crew so at least one of the sheets is always cleated (I haven't figured out how to grow third arm and hand yet, should I move next door to a nuclear power plant??). I have done most of my sailing on Claytor Lake in VA and the wind, when it is blowing, is very quirky and I always have my hands full. However, when I have gone over I always wound up in the water instead of standing on the centerboard. The boat has NEVER (so far) offered to turtle, even with 20 - 25 knot winds blowing directly against the bottom (the last time over) and the hull floating with the centerboard 18" above the water surface. I found that this is her usual position and I have to grab the cb and pull myself up onto it. Before my 185 lbs is completely on the cb the boat is back upright and on top of me, the real problem is getting back aboard before she sails away. I always have everything on board tied to the boat with bungees (the cooler) or small lines (the auxillary...paddle) so that stuff isn't a problem.
But again the has never offered to go turtle. I am sailing a 4.6 and not a 5.2, if that makes any difference. I think that the foam filling in the mast and the floation panel on the mainsail's head are very effective.
I am thinking of acquiring a small sea anchor to tether to the bow eye with a small retreival attached. It would go in the drink with me and the other stuff in case of capsize and it would effectively keep the bow to windward during righting manuvers, and could be hauled back aboard with the retreival line when righted and ready to sail. Any thoughts on that??
Kinney 4.6 #592

Messages In This Thread

Question On Spinnaker -- Durango Dave -- 11/12/06 8:01p.m.

Spinnaker -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 11/13/06 5:08p.m.

Block Details -- Durango Dave -- 11/13/06 8:41p.m.

Block Info - Type and position -- Gene Bragalone - #485/5.2 -- 11/14/06 9:15a.m.

Pic of Swivel Base Cam Cleat ... -- Gene Bragalone - #485/5.2 -- 11/15/06 9:15a.m.

Mounting positions -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/15/06 7:10p.m.

Even better -- Gene Bragalone - #485/5.2 -- 11/17/06 6:39a.m.

Sailor dogs -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 11/18/06 6:54p.m.

There's a block and a cleat -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 11/15/06 5:54a.m.

Picture of stock hardware -- Tedd #392 -- 11/16/06 11:16a.m.

Crew -- Mark Worden -- 11/16/06 3:21p.m.

Trim, Maddy, trim... -- Tedd #392 -- 11/17/06 8:16a.m.

Goldens on boats... -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/17/06 11:07a.m.

Mixed feelings about it... -- Tedd #392 -- 11/17/06 2:27p.m.

I've capsized my Harpoon way out on a big lake in a squall... -- Sean McGrew--Catalina 22/Harpoon 5.2--Montana -- 11/17/06 6:11p.m.

Turtle Effect -- Bob Skewis -- 11/20/06 6:19a.m.

anti-Turtle -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 11/20/06 7:49a.m.

I have used a PFD -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 11/20/06 10:05a.m.

Natural Tendency? -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/20/06 4:53p.m.

Does too -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 11/20/06 7:25p.m.

To turtle or not! -- Kinney 4.6 #592 -- 11/22/06 6:30a.m.

capsizing tips -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/22/06 1:23p.m.

nuked -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 11/22/06 7:36p.m.

Indiana math: Lap = Leg -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/23/06 7:47a.m.

Thanks for the cap tips -- Kinney 4.6 #592 -- 11/24/06 6:02p.m.

I don't think the drogue would work the way you want. -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/24/06 6:39p.m.

Hmmm...Ok, no drogue. -- Kinney 4.6 #592 -- 11/27/06 7:16p.m.

drogue or sea anchor for a small boat... -- Martin P '78 5.2 nr. 505 -- 11/28/06 10:20a.m.

Small drogue... maybe!!! -- Kinney 4.6 #592 -- 11/29/06 4:36p.m.

bucket drogue -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/30/06 6:58a.m.

Let's do it right... -- Tedd #392 -- 11/30/06 7:59a.m.

Then there's the beer ejector -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 11/30/06 8:03a.m.

Let's do it right with mans' best friend -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 11/30/06 4:22p.m.

OTOH, if you have a bucket on board -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 11/30/06 8:11a.m.

bucket -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/30/06 7:02a.m.

Laugh at the bucket if you want ! -- Martin P '78 5.2 nr. 505 -- 12/1/06 11:03a.m.

Not laughing at all! -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 12/1/06 1:12p.m.

drougue -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 12/2/06 5:13p.m.

slow response to anti-turtle ideas -- Jeff -- 5/22/07 6:13a.m.

I'd think it would work, just sort of pricey. -- Jenny -- 5/23/07 9:56a.m.

not a good plan IMHO -- Chris Harlan -- 5/23/07 6:34p.m.

no turtles -- Jeff -- 6/5/07 10:43a.m.

anti-turtling -- Doug Woolley -- 12/18/06 4:01p.m.

Haven't seen it done -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 12/19/06 9:04a.m.

Harpoon 5.2 -- Bob Wood -- 7/19/08 5:50a.m.

6' 5" -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 7/20/08 12:25a.m.

Asymmetric spinnaker -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/15/06 4:38p.m.

Asymmetric Spinnaker -- Durango Dave -- 11/15/06 9:02p.m.

Post some pics -- Chris Harlan -- 11/16/06 6:20p.m.

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