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Once the boat is upright and you are in the water holding the righting line, you
can either use the righting line as a step to push yourself up, grab the toestrap
and haul yourself in or go around to the transom and climb in over there. To
make this easier, if sailing with a crew they should be scooped up into the
cockpit as the boat is righted (the “scoop method”). Once in the boat the crew
can assist the helm to get back on board.
If you did manage to get onto the centreboard as the boat came up from full
inversion, or if you were nimble enough to hop over onto the board as the boat
capsized, then it is a simple case of pulling on the line (or just the gunwhale if
you are heavy enough), and hopping in as the boat comes upright. “Sprawling
in” is often a more accurate term, but the net effect is that you end up in the
boat without falling back into the water! Effecting the “dry” capsize, where you
manage to hop on the board as you go over and then back into the boat as it
comes upright is the ultimate goal that will come with practice!
Getting going again:
Once you are back aboard you will find the water quickly drains out the
transom or down the centreboard case. It is worth taking time to sort yourself
out, clipping the righting line(s) back on at the transom, and securing them in
the notch just below the gunwhale at the transom corner. Congratulations on a
successful recovery!
3.5 Air Tank.
The RS Vision is equipped with a sealed buoyancy compartment just in case
of capsize or swamping. The buoyancy compartment is formed by the hull and
deck mouldings and consequently the following points should be noted:
!
Do not puncture the buoyancy compartment.
!
Should the buoyancy compartment become punctured, do not use
the boat until the compartment is properly repaired. If in any
doubt, contact RS Racing for repair details.
