Righting lines
So after 25 years of not dinghy sailing i bought a great Solo 4688. Lovely boat and I have been upgrading all the lines. Yesterday I decided to have a little blast in a F5/6. Brilliant, but having been dumped out the back on a broach, It went turtle quickly and I got it back upright okay but I found I could not get back in the dam thing. The wind was blowing the windward side that high I could not climb aboard. Climbing in over the leeward side would have dumped it in again. No I know I am not fit and perhaps a little rounder than I used to be but has any one got any tips on how to rig the righting lines to aide getting back in?
I will be hitting the gym for some upper body work before the season starts again.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers all. Craig
Hi, just seen your post. This can be a problem as the newer boats appear to sit higher in the water. Apart from righting lines I now have a line connected to the rear of the centre board casing with a plastic stirrup at the other end which can be pulled down in the water and used to provide greater leverage. It does work!