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MAN OVERBOARD (MOB)
1. Stop the boat, immediately.
2. Perform the Dime Tack.
3. Assume the Safety Position, and the boat will drift toward the sailor in the water.
Alterations of the direction of your "drift" can be made by sailing to weather or by sailing backwards.
CAPSIZE
1. Uncleat the jib and main sheets.
2. Point the bows into the wind (not the mast). By standing on and submerging the bow you can get the
hulls to rotate around into the wind. Hanging on to the righting line during this process will help your
balance, and it will help to prevent the boat from turtling
3. Stand on the lower hull, grab the righting line, and lean back over the water to right the boat. This
must be done quickly or the hulls will rotate around pointing the mast into the wind, and the boat will
be harder to right. If you have difficulty gripping the righting line when applying a lot of leverage, try
wrapping it around the hook of your trapeze harness.
4. Grab the dolphin striker or the lower hull as the boat is righted to prevent it from continuing on and
capsizing to the other side.
Warning: Be sure to position yourself so that the hull does not land on top of you when it is righted.
Hobie University, NAHCA
(For Beach Catamarans)
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30 Mar 02
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