My question is related to the thread Launching in Heavy Winds.
I also launch from a dock, prep the boat, and tie it down with a painter from the bow eye. Sometimes I have to leave the boat at the dock for a skippers' meeting or something else. But when it gets windy (above 15 knots or so), my boat will occasionally capsize by itself. This is related to the shifty winds around the dock because of nearby trees and the configuration of the land. It seems that the boat doesn't seem to have time to re-orient itself when there's a sudden shift.
The board and the rudder are down, the boom is roughly horizontal and the sheet is running free.
Any recommendations (board, vang?) to minimize the auto capsizing?
I also launch from a dock, prep the boat, and tie it down with a painter from the bow eye. Sometimes I have to leave the boat at the dock for a skippers' meeting or something else. But when it gets windy (above 15 knots or so), my boat will occasionally capsize by itself. This is related to the shifty winds around the dock because of nearby trees and the configuration of the land. It seems that the boat doesn't seem to have time to re-orient itself when there's a sudden shift.
The board and the rudder are down, the boom is roughly horizontal and the sheet is running free.
Any recommendations (board, vang?) to minimize the auto capsizing?