Re: Getting going after a capsise

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In a message dated 11/26/00 12:36:58 PM Central Standard Time, 
poey@poey.demon.co.uk writes:

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   If at all possible heel the boat to weather, with sheet eased,as an aid to 
bearing off, while you regain speed and steering control.
   Make sure your sail's foot is not excessively full.  A full foot like a 
tight vang can make it difficult to get the boat out of irons and mooving 
again. 
   Quickly pulling the boom to windward, with sheet eased and board half up, 
can also be very effective way to get the bow off the wind, though this 
technigue may be better suited to lighter wind,  It only takes about a second 
and a half, any longer and you may capsize in a force 5 wind.
              Jim Christopher 
              Eureka, California
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