Self-righting keel question

LloydB

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Jan 15, 2006
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Macgregor 22 Silverton
Have your life boat ready to step into before the sailboat actually begins to sink but wait until it's actually sinking in the water before you hop on. Saying it like is that harder to put into a fortune cookie and doesn't read nearly as clever.
 
May 17, 2025
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alberg 29 Monterrey
Awww. Fun.subject -too bad it's so old!

One thing I didn't see anyone pointing out and that no advertisers ever.bring up is...

If you are in weather big and bad enough to turtle you, it's not gonna be calm.

I know that sounds self evident but soooo many arm chair sailors seem to forget that a sea with a wave big enough to flip you will keep moving the boat around in extreme ways.

Which means it doesn't need to "right " itself from.some specific angle. Rather it only needs positive buoyancy and a heavy.keel.

Releasing all sheets certainly helps a good righting boat.to pop back up too!

ps.
The ideas behind multhulls was that you'd passagemake faster and be less exposed to adverse risk of this to begin with.