Is this his first post to the group? Hmmm.. Sent from my iPad
On Jun 24, 2015, at 8:56 PM, Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> wrote:
The description sounds more like a capsize and not a “turtle”. Perhaps the original poster can clarify. Any boat can be knocked down, and with the boards out water can enter the cockpit. Despite this a Monty should right without much difficulty from the ballast even with water aboard. Turtle implies mast down below the boat and the boat completely upside down. That would really be a surprise here.
Daniel M15 #208
On Jun 24, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Bob Eeg <montgomeryboats@hotmail.com> wrote:
Pictures or it didn't happen. ;-)
So you're saying the Mast was pointing straight down.? The boat was bottom up level?
Did you fall onto the sail ?
Any boat can be knocked down in high winds, but when the sails lay flat and dumps the wind, the ballast (40%) should right the boat.
It was turtled for 1/2 hour? Yeah..........
:-)
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On Jun 24, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Robert Hall <bert.hall@bell.net> wrote:
Hello All,Unfortunately at 1600 today while sailing alone in blustery wind on the Ottawa River with a reefed jib and full main I learned the answer to a question many of us have asked ourselves.” If knocked down, will the M 15 continue heeling and finally turn turtle?” The answer “yes”. In my case when the gust hit there was no time to steer off, cast off sheets or to take any other remedial action.I was in the water . Possibly had the drop boards been in place the disaster might have been lessened, but I do not know.Any way over I went with both sails set. Fortunately fellow boaters arrived within half an hour and two of us righted the boat as one would a dinghy,bailed a little and got towed back to our club. Drying out will take a while and the teasing will take even longer to fade. This 84 year old has come safely through a nasty experience and henceforth will at least keep the drop boards in place when sailing in gusty weather. A word to the wise.Cheers . RTH.