Capsize drills should be done in real life conditions. Fifteen knots at least and a two foot chop. First thing go to the bow and swim it into the wind to prevent turtle.
It means that the mainsheet is too large a diameter for the blocks, and it doesn't run freely. Notice the boat starts to sail when it is righted. It could sail away from the sailor before he can re-enter. If the mainsheet is the correct diameter, the main sail should weathercock into the wind to prevent this.
I talked with the former owner and builder and he believes there are a few contributing factors. The captain took a little longer to get in a position to right the boat. The wind was beam on and pushing the boat towards the mast. The additional weight of the tabernacle might have contributed. The Scamp is already past 90 degrees when capsized and additional floatation on this Scamp would be a good idea. At the beginning of the video, I capsized a factory Scamp and the sealed aluminum mast did not sink. I believe it took one minute and twenty seconds to re-enter the boat. This was delayed as my recovery sling was adjusted too short which made it more difficult to re-enter the boat.
It's not really easy to capsize. You really need to try to bring it over. It's also easy to right. At the beginning of the video, I was able to capsize and recover in 1 minute, 20 seconds. The second capsize was done at a more leisurely pace.
Capsize drills should be done in real life conditions. Fifteen knots at least and a two foot chop. First thing go to the bow and swim it into the wind to prevent turtle.
You are right, but this was the participants' first capsize drill. You start in calm conditions and work up to more challenging conditions.
What does "get the friction out of the main sheet" mean? Thanks.
It means that the mainsheet is too large a diameter for the blocks, and it doesn't run freely. Notice the boat starts to sail when it is righted. It could sail away from the sailor before he can re-enter. If the mainsheet is the correct diameter, the main sail should weathercock into the wind to prevent this.
@@SpikeA Thank you!
Why does the Blue Scamp nearly turtle? It appears the mast is sinking...maybe it's not water tight.
I talked with the former owner and builder and he believes there are a few contributing factors. The captain took a little longer to get in a position to right the boat. The wind was beam on and pushing the boat towards the mast. The additional weight of the tabernacle might have contributed. The Scamp is already past 90 degrees when capsized and additional floatation on this Scamp would be a good idea. At the beginning of the video, I capsized a factory Scamp and the sealed aluminum mast did not sink. I believe it took one minute and twenty seconds to re-enter the boat. This was delayed as my recovery sling was adjusted too short which made it more difficult to re-enter the boat.
Easy to capsize, difficult to right it up.
It's not really easy to capsize. You really need to try to bring it over. It's also easy to right. At the beginning of the video, I was able to capsize and recover in 1 minute, 20 seconds. The second capsize was done at a more leisurely pace.