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[quote=Deepsees]Pitch polling is usually accomplished by sailing on a broad reach (slightly down wind) in 15+ mph winds.  The leeward hull tends to be pushed into the water by the leverage of the sail.  Once it starts it is hard to stop it from completing.  If your mast is sealed the boat should not go turtle right away.  Stand on the lowest hull to help the flotation of the mast.  I have a G-Cat 5.7m, they are somewhat designed to not pitch pole,

If your boat starts to blow over, usually shoving the tiller away from you brings the bow into the wind and it robs the sails of power.  Learning how to control the main sheet during power winds leads to fun hull flying.

Most cats can be righted pretty easily with two people on board.  Once the boat is on it's side, walk to the bow and make it sink slightly, this will pivot the boat around into the wind.  Then go to the other end and put your foot on the traveler car and stand on it.  This should cause more lift from the wind to help lift the mast back out.  If there are two to three foot waves, it may take some effort to get the mast up because just as it goes to lift... another wave comes and smacks it back down.  Two people... pretty easy.. one person... tougher.

I have blown over 13 times alone.  Three of those times required assistance from other boaters.  Most of my blow downs resulted from getting distracted while doing deck organization of lines.   I have installed a righting pole and it is still an effort to get back up.

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