a Sunfish sailing fail - caught on video

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I was looking through some of my GoPro video footage from sailing my Sunfish last summer on Lake Erie, and I put together this little clip of me flipping the boat over. I had been sailing a while and came in close to shore so that I could adjust the way my GoPro video camera was mounted back on the end of the lower boom.

 
tag said:
I was looking through some of my GoPro video footage from sailing my Sunfish last summer on Lake Erie, and I put together this little clip of me flipping the boat over. I had been sailing a while and came in close to shore so that I could adjust the way my GoPro video camera was mounted back on the end of the lower boom.

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Pretty awesome "fail" there... If you had just removed the daggerboard and set it in the cockpit you could have kept it in the wind with a little more panache... ;-)
 
AQBill said:
Pretty awesome "fail" there... If you had just removed the daggerboard and set it in the cockpit you could have kept it in the wind with a little more panache... ;-)
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AQBill, yeah - it's easy for me to critique myself now, but it made some sense (to me) at the time. oh well - live and learn!
 
Good on ya for sharing your "fail". I must admit, when I saw you raise your centerboard to higher than the boom, I suspected that was going to be the cause. It's all good though. Thanks for sharing! :cool:

- Andy
 
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signal charlie said:
Triplets. Not only am I going to wear my PFD around you, but my bike helmet as well :)

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I sailed in college when I was young and in shape. Now I am old and out of shape and really worried about flipping/capsize:rolleyes:. I bought a Sunfish and have had it a month. I am kind of afraid to sail it. My hub says he will go with me in his 17 foot foot fishing boat. The conundrum is: do I want to flop around like a beginner? Do I want to just do it? Hmmmmm
 
just go for it! flipping isn't always a bad thing... sometimes it is a nice opportunity to cool off on a hot summer day. :)
 
tag said:
just go for it! flipping isn't always a bad thing... sometimes it is a nice opportunity to cool off on a hot summer day. :)
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I went sailing yesterday and it was FABULOUS!!! It all came back to me in a flash. Somehow I even remembered how to rig the boat. I remembered to come about into the wind and didn't do anything overly stupid. BOOM!
Who knew??
Have you guys all realized that sailing a Sunfish is core exercise?? It truly is.
 
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