Capsized Catamaran? Here's what to do

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Whether you sail a Hobie, Nacra, Aclass, acat, Prindle, Hurricane, Dart, Windrush, Tornado, Unicorn, F18, F16, Supercat, Thundercat, Dragoon or even a Minicat, you'll find something here to help you. Here we take a look at how to right a Hobie 16, the technique is similar for all small catamarans.
Using 1st person perspective and live action commentary you feel like you're almost there!
This was filmed at Wildwind Sailing Holidays in Greece, one of the world's finest dinghy and catamaran sailing centres.

[ifyoubuildit]

Man if you didn't run this channel, none of us would know the first thing about our Hobies. Thanks

[danilmarinaio]

So... eventually we did capsize! But thanks to this extraordinary tutorial, we managed to right our Hobie Tiger from a nice “180” safely, with no significant effort, and -most importantly - with no emotional stress: “EASY!” ;-)
We had studied the video carefully. On a windy day, we needed some rest and some planning before the attempt, and we did rest, and did plan, as suggested by Joseph! That was the key to success!!! Thank you Jo for this wonderful and lifesaving tutorial and for many more tutorials of yours.

[bicanoo_magic]

I raced these things for years and here are two tips that you need to do when considering the potential for a capsize. These two tips will give you the fastest and safest recovery time.
Make the mast airtight. this will prevent the boat from doing a full inversion.

1. Remove the top mast aluminium cap.
2. Install a polypropylene foam plug (not styrene) about 1m down the mast and use plenty of sealant to hold it in place.
3. Do the same near the bottom of the mast.
You now have a sealed mast that will act as a float and prevent the boat from capsizing.
Next:
1. Rig a retractable line (on bungy cord) from the rear corners of the hulls and all the way around the front of the tramp.
2. At the centre near the dolphin striker place medium swivel pulley onthe line and attach the bungy rope to that pulley.
3. Secure the bungy cord to the rear of the trampoline.
This system means the capsize rope is pulled tight when not in use, and easily deployed when required. To rite the boat you simply stand on the rope. Ensure the boat is pointing into the wind before riteing the boat.

[edwengler]

Your videos are professionally produced and your information is excellent. Much appreciated. Thanks

[jasontutty]

Thank you Joseph, what an excellent library of authentic practical experience; set in paradise.

[JJ-cfnb]

Fantastic again Joseph! Now you've done the best H16 righting video on the web. From a fully inverted position no less. Great pointer about getting the wind under the lee corner of the tramp when inverted. Also appreciate the advice about the rudder lock issue; I'd never heard of that before.

[Waldvogel]

This will be my new book at bedtime. MANY thanks. magnificent and encouraging.Bravo.

[peterhunter]

Great video thanks - so that explains my ride from hell in strong winds when righting my H16 - the boat took off like a demon and I could literally only hang on for dear life. Fortunately the boat was pointed to shore and ran out of wind as we got lose to land behind some shelter - finally can realize it was reverse rudder lock - have experienced it = not fun!

[Parquimetro]

1:04 when the camera went underwater I for some reason started holding my breath without thinking of it as if I was underwater hahahaha, I'm so fucking dumb

[matt]

Thanks so much for your time and effort in these videos. They are unbelievably helpful and easy to understand. Cheers.

[arleezay]

You are a good man. Bravo. Keep it up.

[quicklap]

Nice videos! Even explaining the obvious things that may not be so obvious to some. Have sailed cats with an experienced sailor for years and never quite understood what we did cause I just followed orders:) Here I've learned things I never learned on the boat, thanks.

[fCauneau]

Very very very useful !! It's as clear as possible, on a such complex manoeuver, and I thank you so much (in the name of all capsizer's I think) for this work !!

[bowwave]

Excellent, love the different cam angles. 👌 Mind that trapeze hook 👍👍👍

[jcheffgol]

great tutorial! good to know what to do at a 180 capsize never did this yet. theres one point u didnt mention which is really important when youre alone. it works from 4 beaufort i think:
u should stand in the front of the boat until the sail is filling up with wind and works like a wing. then when nearly the whole sail is on the surface of the water, u can go to the tow and try to lift it. normally the wind now helps u to flip it easily. my weight is about 95 kilos and it works with a dart 20. but when there is less wind i have no chance to get it up without taking down the sail. another tip wich can help is taking the tow behind the back so u simulate bit more weight

[stevenvachon]

Another epic MAWC (multi angle with commentary). A huge thanks for adding knowledge to the Hobie community!!!.. I know you probably get a lot of requests for new videos but I would like to see a solo series....MAWC SS?

[jasonschmidt]

I agree that this is probably the best righting video on the web right now. I'm over 200 pounds and always have trouble righting my Hobie 16. I also had a bad experience where it turtled over and I couldn't get it back up. The mast filled with water. I later found out that the inner plugs were gone. I'm betting that you must have replaced yours at some point because you seemed very confident that you would right it. The inverted position is my biggest nightmare to the point of holding me back from sailing too aggressively when I'm by myself. Thanks for the video

[ankitpatel]

Thanks a lot mate. We just had this accident while in Mexico and we thought we are done. Got scarred and didn’t know what to do until the rescue arrived.

The funniest part was that even they didn’t knew how to get our Catamaran upright.

Thanks for the awesome video. I will be watching this 10 times before I do it again.
Cheers!

[allans]

Another a great video. Make sure to always have a riding bag on the boat for that extra weight.

[jaimeregatieri]

If you ask yourself a few questions: your mast is very good. One of the things I have to do is always be checking and redoing my fence, which however good it is, always ends up getting water inside it, making it difficult to get it.