Six races over the weekend in the Long Beach, CA outer harbor hosted by the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. A number of A Cats, 4 F-18s and one F-16. All started together. I only turned over once, at the first mark, in the first race. The breeze was probably under 10 mph at that point.
Had a knotted righting line rigged similar to the string above but again unable to get the mast out of the water unaidded. Deployed the secret weapon, aka the ATRS. I could get the mast about a foot out of the water with the trash bag on my lap, but no further. Bag failed when I tried
to add more water (no I did'nt lose it). Accepted assistance from the picket boat, an open **** whaler. The guy, approximately 5'10", had to raise the mast with arm fully extended before I could then keep it from going
back down. I guess my options now are a water bag with block and tackle, or a righting pole. Anyone have a recommendation? The pole sounds more elegant if it will work for me.
John, at least I'm getting better, D.
P. S. don't ask about my finishing positions, I'll just say I was upright. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />