Re: [johnson-18] Digest for johnson-18-one-design@googlegroups.com - 2 Messages in 1 Topic

[Mark Darley]

Claire, 

With 4 of you having trouble, it may have been that the main or jib was still cleated tight, and you had a current filling them.  I have "sailed" quite fast (4 knots) when upside down, with the flood filling my chute underwater, through Racoon Straights on the San Francisco Bay! Once we were in flatter water, the solution to righting it was swimming under and uncleating the chute.

I single-hand my boat from a trapeze a good deal.  In the winter I fix a Hobie cat float to the top of the mast.  It does not prevent the boat from turning turtle if the hull flips broadside to a big breeze, but it does slow it down. If I am not quick enough to get to the centreboard as it goes over, and find myself standing on the bottom of the turtled hull, I pick up a righting line I have attached to the shroud plate, hook it onto my trapeze and stand right on the lower rail.  As the boat rounds up, and starts to lift, I climb up the hull to the board and take it from there.

The hull is VERY stable upside down and this is not as easy as it sounds to right in a chop and breeze.  Having had the experience of getting the mast stuck in the bottom, and spending far too long in very cold water before getting help from an oysterman, I now carry a waterproof vhf radio and flares.  I am happy to say that I have not had to use them in the 6 years since I bought them, but they do add peace of mind when I go sailing in the winter.

Fair winds and warm water,

Mark

Mark Darley
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 Turtles Everywhere

Claire Kultgen <claire....@gmail.com> Mar 09 09:29PM -0800  

Today we managed to turtle 2 of our boats at the same time into relatively
cold water. We tried to get to the masts in time before they sank but no
luck; it happened too fast. Obviously this appears like it's going to be an
issue, and we'd like to prevent it if possible. Has anyone tried a Bob or
Mast float? Any other ideas?
 
And is everyone is just using their spinnaker halyards to recover? Any
other tips? 4 of us leaning off one didn't get it to budge at all.
 
Aside from that, great day.
 
Claire

 

Jeremy Lyman <jea...@gmail.com> Mar 10 09:57AM -0400  

Check out the post here:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#!searchin/johnson-18-one-design/capsize/johnson-18-one-design/Q0LBBN67wqs/6kl4HC8AC6wJ
 
Mostly I started using myself as the mast float if I get get there quickly
enough. But once the mast is down, moving your weight towards the bow will
help get the boat to slowly roll back over. It takes a bit of patience,
which can be pretty difficult in cold water.
 
On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Claire Kultgen

 

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