Wow, that's amazing! my righting pole was attached to my forward crossmember of my P19 Turbo on a henge. It stayed under the trampoline with bungie cords. If I fucked up I could release a bungie and lift my boat. Granted the pole would be trailing in the water at the centerline until I got a chance to secure it.
At the end I thought he was twirling the pole like a gunslinger with his revolver but I guess he must have been wrapping some rope around it... still it made me smile!
This is my buddies boat I have a Reynolds 21 which i hope i never have to try to right her ever! I think she would be done if i did that. I have flew the hull once it was 30mph winds, and it wasnt something that i was trying to do. But the H18 is an amazing boat i have been on it in some seriouse winds on our lake and in Lake Erie! If you look around my videos you will see it!
Would you mind sharing the length of the righting pole used in this video? I just purchased a Hobie 18SE this weekend and I only weigh 140lbs, and I would like to make sure that I can have a safe system to always right my boat undoubtedly when alone. Even though I won't sail it alone, it is a safety precaution in events such as where my other crew member or myself may be knocked unconscious in a capsize. Thanks!
I personal do not have to use this but its a 2x4 or anything 8 foot long and for the H18 at the end of the pole is a hard plastic lip that fits into the dagger board area to hold the pole the rope is at either end
@@jtechie3 In the conditions that would make you flip / Turtle - like your question asks - the boat and you would be bouncing up and down making it very difficult to use the righting pole (would love to see a video with 3+ foot waves and 20+ winds... and righting poll). In those conditions, you would just be thinking " I should have brought a fatter friend!". Hats off and thanks! for the poster of this video - nicely done and appreciated! Any chance anyone can weigh in with a bit more info on righting in double trapeze conditions? On my Hobie 16 - righting easily was very largely influenced by the relative angle of the turtled boat to the wind and waves as well as where you stand to place your wait fore / aft...
We raced Sol Cat and Hobie 18's for years and still have a fine Hobie 18. In racing you can flip & still get back in the race if you practice righting and do it FAST. NO POLE only a righting line. One person releases main and jib so they hang down and don't cause the boat to turtle. Other person stands on lower hull and throws righting line over upper hull (obviously righting line needs to be accessable. Ours is in a bag secured under the front of the the tramp and tied there ) then grabs it and hangs out like trapping off that low hull. First person joins that one and both pull boat upright and scramble on. Key is to pull yourself up the righting to get you and your flotation device out of the water so your weight comes into play. Practice this until you can right your cat in under a minute. Then go for 45 seconds. The pole looks fine for crusing but would assure last place finish in a regatta. Have fun.
Wow, that's amazing! my righting pole was attached to my forward crossmember of my P19 Turbo on a henge. It stayed under the trampoline with bungie cords. If I fucked up I could release a bungie and lift my boat. Granted the pole would be trailing in the water at the centerline until I got a chance to secure it.
Yes it always trails behind you until you put it back in place LOL
At the end I thought he was twirling the pole like a gunslinger with his revolver but I guess he must have been wrapping some rope around it... still it made me smile!
This is my buddies boat I have a Reynolds 21 which i hope i never have to try to right her ever! I think she would be done if i did that. I have flew the hull once it was 30mph winds, and it wasnt something that i was trying to do. But the H18 is an amazing boat i have been on it in some seriouse winds on our lake and in Lake Erie! If you look around my videos you will see it!
Very Cool. But what if the mast went 180 degrees underwater? Why is yours swimming? Should the mast be Air(Water) tight?
Would you mind sharing the length of the righting pole used in this video? I just purchased a Hobie 18SE this weekend and I only weigh 140lbs, and I would like to make sure that I can have a safe system to always right my boat undoubtedly when alone. Even though I won't sail it alone, it is a safety precaution in events such as where my other crew member or myself may be knocked unconscious in a capsize.
Thanks!
With an 90" bar, I can right my hobie 18 with wings at 175lbs.
If you are heavier or your boat is smaller your bar could be shorter.
Thank you.
Nice, what's the bar made out of? What's on each end of the pole?
If you wanted a righting pole for a H18 this is how to do it!
Hello John: Do you have a design for your righting pole? What material do you use for the pole? What is on either end of pole? Thanks
I personal do not have to use this but its a 2x4 or anything 8 foot long and for the H18 at the end of the pole is a hard plastic lip that fits into the dagger board area to hold the pole the rope is at either end
Hmmm ...wonder how this would work in serious wind and 0.5 m chop?
Good question. ... I would like to see that. But this is a start.
Can we buy these, or are they a DIY? Thanks.
Yea Hobie has something
It looks like you just barely made weight. Just curious how much you weigh as a point of reference
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Here is Dave showing the righting pole on land. ruclips.net/video/jTRS5pTZGV4/видео.html
There must be a faster method of righting, you wouldn't want to be messing about if the wind is up and the waves are present
Yes this is where I am at with thinking. What do you do when you have waves?
@@jtechie3 In the conditions that would make you flip / Turtle - like your question asks - the boat and you would be bouncing up and down making it very difficult to use the righting pole (would love to see a video with 3+ foot waves and 20+ winds... and righting poll). In those conditions, you would just be thinking " I should have brought a fatter friend!".
Hats off and thanks! for the poster of this video - nicely done and appreciated! Any chance anyone can weigh in with a bit more info on righting in double trapeze conditions? On my Hobie 16 - righting easily was very largely influenced by the relative angle of the turtled boat to the wind and waves as well as where you stand to place your wait fore / aft...
We raced Sol Cat and Hobie 18's for years and still have a fine Hobie 18.
In racing you can flip & still get back in the race if you practice righting and do it FAST. NO POLE only a righting line.
One person releases main and jib so they hang down and don't cause the boat to turtle.
Other person stands on lower hull and throws righting line over upper hull (obviously righting line needs to be accessable. Ours is in a bag secured under the front of the the tramp and tied there ) then grabs it and hangs out like trapping off that low hull. First person joins that one and both pull boat upright and scramble on. Key is to pull yourself up the righting to get you and your flotation device out of the water so your weight comes into play. Practice this until you can right your cat in under a minute. Then go for 45 seconds.
The pole looks fine for crusing but would assure last place finish in a regatta. Have fun.