Capsize and Recovery without using a daggerboard

[@AdventuresInReach]

I like that you are showing how this works in case the daggerboard wasn't attached and was lost. I just returned from sailing my Sunfish 150 miles around Isle Royale, and I really try to focus on preventing and being prepared for those what-if scenarios.

[@garyholdsworth1301]

One of the first things we taught our SeaScouts here in York. 2nd was making a stirrup using a sheet with a bowline tied at the end to aid getting back aboard.

[@chroniclesofstuntbucket3522]

For a sunfish I would assume you tie the main sheet to the hiking strap before tossing it over. Turning turtle in a sunfish lets your 2 spars fill with water - I think this is what it makes it so difficult to recover from turtling.

[@kilzok9427]

Hello, I know that it has been a long time since you made the capsize video but if you still monitor it once in awhile maybe you could answer this question. I am making an attempt to build a Spindrift 11and I am curious about the small metal square plate next to the daggerboard slot on your boat. Could you please tell me about it? Thank you.

[@warjacare]

It is a bailer, used to suck water out of the boat, when sailing.

[@CinemaRus]

What's this a boat?

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

Hi Joseph, did you ever practice recovery from a full inversion? Reason I ask is I'm building a Selway Fisher Highlander 10, with buoyancy built in much like yours. Its about 8" beamier than your boat, and more freeboard, and I guess it would be even harder to recover therefore. Its the only thing about it that gives me worry.

[@josephanderson4340]

A&A I have not done a recovery of a boat that was "turtled" or completely inverted. My understanding is that if a boat has sufficient sealed buoyancy that is properly distributed, recovery from inverted should not be a problem.I will put this on my to do list. The logistics are not easy for me. I need about 20 foot water depth to capsize without a risk of damage to the mast. Much of my boating is done in water of less than 10 feet depth. A full capsize in shallow water and rough conditions almost guarantees serious boat damage. Thus the importance of a boat that resists turtling. That is accomplished by boat design, mast floatation, or mast head float. Best of luck with your Highlander 10.

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

Thanks Joseph!

[@leocrawford3253]

Why is your center case off centered

[@josephanderson4340]

Traditionally the centerboard case is on the centerline. Most if not all of Graham Byrnes small sailboat designs have the centerboard or in this case dagger board offset. The small offset does not cause a measureable decrease in performance on one tack or the other. If the board penetrates the keel the keel is weakened and it has to be reinforced. The reinforcement adds complexity and weight. If the case is offset it is protected somewhat from sand and small stones jamming the board when the boat is dragged up on a beach or goes aground. The offset might look or seem wrong but I soon became used to it. Graham is a very pragmatic designer.

[@mikefule]

This is sometimes the case on small cruising dinghies. Another advantage is more free space on the bottom boards if you want to camp.

[@sarkyfarky8679]

Excuse me - 'get rid of that loose gear'?!!

[@alphatribemotorcycles517]

How much do you weight?

[@josephanderson4340]

165 pounds

[@bugradulundu7568]

works with a laser?

[@Inkling777]

Sure does. I've done just this with a Laser 2. However, if it rolls over because the hull, as opposed to the cockpit, is filled with water, it becomes too unstable to sail. I know because that happened to me. I had to get a power boat to tow me back to shore, where I could drain that inner hull space.

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