Turtles and videos

Claire Kultgen

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Mar 12, 2013, 9:38:26 AM3/12/13

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We were able to get both ours unturtled pretty easily by just trying a rope around the bottom of the shrouds /chain plate, running it over the hull in front of the centerboard, and some nice fisherman tugging on the other end. Pretty slow, easy and anticlimactic.

After we had thawed and the winds died down some of our other buddies in a first class 8 made a neat little video. Nothing exciting but nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dbK5o5W604&feature=youtu.be

Also had some fun when we didn't fully explain holding the boat to a new sailor and a gust pulled him off the ramp, but then they got it together.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=VapFVEmsQPA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVapFVEmsQPA

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Five Cubed Skipper

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Mar 12, 2013, 10:37:52 AM3/12/13

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You're right you guys need another boat down there... assuming you still had willing sailors after capsizing and righting... which I see in the video!

I don't know if you guys use the pinch cleats for the jib, but beware... that's what caused my first capsize...tacked in a puff, jib still cleated....the main didn't matter....my crew got off the windward rail to try to get the jib uncleated and over we went!

-Brian

Rick Paullin

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Mar 12, 2013, 12:36:05 PM3/12/13

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Claire,

We actually had a foam flotation cap for the mast when the boat was new. I think we bought it from a MN sailmaker for about $150 or so. We used it a couple of times, and it worked, but we decided it was too slow to use while racing. We sold it to a another member of our fleet who has since sold his boat. It was form-fitted to the top of the mainsail, with a hole for the halyard. It was about 2 feet tall and each of the two sides was about 1 inch thick foam encased in dacron.

We've successfully righted our boat a few times with one person on the board and one person hanging on to a line tied to the shrouds. But if the mast goes into the mud, you definitely need a motor boat to help. I'd definitely recommend practicing it once the water gets warmer.