Turning the boat after capsizing

After capsizing while sailing with a crew, what procedures do most of you use to get the bows back into the wind? Usually, when sailing solo, I just stand on the bow and the boat begins to pivot on it's own but I found that not to work so well with a crew. Any suggestions?

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Happy Sailing,

David

Is the crew moving forward with you as well. I either swim out to the mast head and bring it around, or get my weight far enough forward that the boat just about tries to cartwheel while on its side.

ahh that takes to long just right it and lunge for the dolphin striker.

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Josh Benge
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16 skip
20 crew

Three weeks ago when I flipped the boat solo, I swam the mast around into the wind and climbed onto the lower hull. I had to climb a little to reach the righting line, but I eventually got hold of it. I then began leaning out and putting all my weight (205) as far out as I could get. It would just not come up. The wind was blowing around 15 kts so should have been sufficient. I had already released the jib and main sheets, so that wasn't it. After about 45 minutes of trying and drifting and paddling, the bows drifted into the wind. I decided to try one more time and it came up immediately and very fast. So fast that I had to grab the dolphin striker to prevent it from going over the other way. By the time I got up on the forward hull, it was sailing again. The only difference that I could see was that the bows were pointed into the wind and not the mast head. But what a difference. When I got home I reread Hobie U and it said to swim the bows into the wind not the mast. I guess that others have made the same mistake

I've found the hulls can be slippery to stand on, and have jammed my toes into to curled lip of a hull, so I try to minimize the time I'm on the hulls.

I've tried swimming the mast head, but have found that with patience the mast head will come around just as well by staying in the water and holding the bridle wires at the bow to create as much drag as I can - then the boat weather vanes via the trampoline to the desired position. No swimming required so I'm left with more energy.

I've found that if you can pause the righting action just as the mast breaks free from the water;
the boat will spin around rather nicely!

Then by all means grab that dolphin striker! Or if you're fast you can swing up on the hull and never get your hair wet.

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2003 Tiger - Don Atchley

Thanks guys for all your help. Karl, I think I know where you're going. I was attempting to think back and "no, the crew didn't come forward with me." I'll try it again next week and let you know how it goes. Thanks.

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Happy Sailing,

David