Gilligan wrote:
I am dangerous to sail with. There probably is a way to right the boat
singlehanded but it wasn't as easy as all the other boat's I've turtled.

Well, my post wasn't intending to insinuate anything about
your skills, just running thru a mental checklist of the
things I've tried when confronted with a boat that clearly
wanted it's tummy rubbed.

On a side note, when I was with the N.C. State sailing club,
which has (or had at the time) a fleet of Coronado 15s, a
number of experienced sailors came into the club and said
these boats were difficult (at least one declared
"impossible!!") to right.


.... I
frequently sail alone in bad conditions.


More fun that way!



Hypothermia is a big problem, certainly not one to be taken lightly.


I spent 45 minutes in the water in February from one episode, no wetsuit and
tangled in the lines.

Yowzah! That sounds like it could have been a ticket to that
big sailing club in the sky...

... I can take cold immersion pretty well because of
muscle mass but after that one I threw up from the adrenaline. The last
knock down I had resulted in MOB and another knockdown in trying to get the
guy. Chinook winds and tornadoes get you everytime. At least I can draw
spectators when sailing.


Sounds like you should be on the sailing channel!

DSK