2 Keep your feet on the centerboard, as close to the hull as possible, to prevent damage to the tip of the centerboard. Hold onto the rail with your hands and lean back to get the boat to roll back upright. In the case of a doublehanded boat, using a jib sheet will help you lean out farther and create more leverage. Once the boat reaches the point where it will come upright without any further effort on the centerboard, prepare to scramble back into the boat.
Emergency Procedures Releasing the vang and jib
TIP
sheet prior to righting the boat will reduce the likeli- hood of a repeat capsize.
3 Keeping your head down to avoid the swinging boom, throw your leg over the rail and slide into the boat, using your weight to balance the boat. Get control of the helm quickly and steer onto your preferred course or into the safety position until you have control of the boat.
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SCOOP RECOVERY METHOD 1 In the case of a doublehanded boat, if either the skipper or crew does not make it onto the high rail, they become the “scoopee”. They should drop into the water and move into the scoop recovery position until the “scooper” is on the centerboard and has control of the boat to prevent it from turtling.
2 Skipper and crew should check with each other to make sure everyone is safe.
3 Once either the skipper or crew is on the centerboard and ready to roll the boat upright, the other sailor should move to the middle of the cockpit just aft of the centerboard trunk, uncleat the main and jib sheets, hold onto the hiking strap, and tell the scooper he/she is ready to be scooped. It is important that the scoopee has a light grip on the hiking straps and is not pulling himself/herself up into the cockpit as the scooper begins to right the boat. A good technique is to let your life jacket keep you afloat, with your hands lightly on the hiking straps.
4 It is important for the scoopee to keep his or her head down as the boat comes back upright; the boom will have a tendency to swing across from one side of the boat to the other, either as a result of the momentum created by the boat being righted, and/or the wind’s pressure on the sail.
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