B14 DINGHY BIG Capsize (Video 4 of 4)

[ljlassi]

wtf is that crew doing at front of that boat?

[madaboutbrens]

I feel your pain...having pitchpoled in 20knts wind out in a big sea, we should never have been out there ! giftwrapped the boat with the kit like you guys we spent best part of 45 mins getting her upright again !

Richie 671 "Gemini"

[GBR662]

The sprit retracts into the bow.

[Scowguy]

Where did the sprit go?

[madaboutbrens]

would it have helped if the lads had turned the bow into the wind before trying to upright the boat ?

[sammy4657]

The method I've been taught is for one of the crew to straighten their arms agains that rack and use their bouyancy to stop it capsizing the other way, while the other crew runs across the boat onto the opposite wing and sorts everything out...

Its a bit scary when the wing just pushes you under though.....

[Gibz101]

@sammy4657 Its a good idea, but they deathrolled so they were righting the boat with the sail to windward, what they could have done to speed it up is to do a california roll.

[madaboutbrens]

i just started sailing these ! nightmare would it not have helped turning the bow into the wind ? it must have been blowing a gale !

[mu3198]

Rutland is superb!! :-)

But the B14 is better!

[supersooli666]

drop the kite first...