Capsize recovery

   In the lark our routine is normally
crew on board grab jib sheet and start righting.
Helm (in water not hanging on to boat) uncleat kite, release kicker and pull on downhaul.
helm scopped into boat release transon flaps and get boat stable
crew drop rest of kite
broad reach, when 2/3 water gone rehoist...
If the boat inverts we get it to 90 degrees then go from top.
Garry

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Garry Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 18 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 536	Post Options Post Reply Quote Garry Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Capsize recovery Posted: 11 Sep 09 at 6:05pm
	In the lark our routine is normally crew on board grab jib sheet and start righting. Helm (in water not hanging on to boat) uncleat kite, release kicker and pull on downhaul. helm scopped into boat release transon flaps and get boat stable crew drop rest of kite broad reach, when 2/3 water gone rehoist... If the boat inverts we get it to 90 degrees then go from top. Garry
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redback Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502	Post Options Post Reply Quote redback Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 09 at 10:38pm
	Its very important to have a kite system that works smoothly, especially in windy weather or racing so spend some time sorting out the engineering by making sure it threaded properly and the ropes and blocks aren't worn. I would say 9 out of 10 Laser4000s that have turned up at our club are not correctly rigged and the new owners complain about the difficulty of getting the kite up and down. This is one of the factors that put people off the boat. Its going to be even harder when the kite is wet and you'll find the kite is wet when you've capsised! The technique for sorting the kite is to uncleat everything (it has wing-wangs) and start it going into the chute. You don't have to stow it properly since with the haliard off it will not catch any wind. With a 4000 its good to get the kicker off too. By the way there is no air pocket under a 4000 and the thing is so keen to invert completely that the safest thing is to keep clear until you've got some weight on the board.

FireballNeil Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 03 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 654	Post Options Post Reply Quote FireballNeil Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 09 at 9:00pm
	The 29er system does work pretty well, a LOT better than a feva
	Neil

mattmd Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 23 Mar 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 151	Post Options Post Reply Quote mattmd Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 09 at 7:08pm
	o thanks we were in a horrid magno with a horrible spinnaker. It seemed impossible to pull down upright let alone on its side. thanks for that. we are hoping to get a 29er, the spinnaker drops look amasing on it. Matt
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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 09 at 7:05pm
	IME you won't get away with recovering the boat with the kite up unless its pretty light. I find its usually best to take it down in the water, using the halyard in the normal way. If the boat is inverted you may well find that there's an airgap and you can just duck into it to take down the kite. I haven't tried this with a Feva. Alternatively get the boat on its side and have one person on the board, the other recovering the kite. By the time you've done all this the rig will probably be to windward, so the trick of having the person at the cockpit side not try to get in, but instead just wrap their arms round the shroud should help a first time recovery if its seriously windy.

mattmd Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 23 Mar 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 151	Post Options Post Reply Quote mattmd Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 09 at 6:52pm
	Hiya this weekend went sailing, was on the trapeize and had the very problematic kite up. wen we had a knot it all went pair shaped. anyway we went over and i didnt know what to do with the kite in the water. i packed it into the chute but took a while. Can anyone tell me the proper technique for recovering with kite up. Matt
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