The unpredictable East wind is like on/off. No more than a mild breeze, then a violent 20 knot gust a minute later. Ten minutes later you feel like grabbing the paddle.
After flipping over, we used our home-made righting pole and I did manage to bring the cat up, only to capsize immediately to the other side. No, bows were not pointing 45 degrees into the wind, I'm aware of that mistake, also failed to grab the dolphin striker. I tried a second time, but got exhausted trying after a while, and 30 minutes later, the mast had taken about a gallon of water. With that, my 160 lbs could no longer do it.
Anyway, though they might work, righting poles seem like a cumbersome system to me. I'm tired of it. For those interested, the pole is as long as the width of the tramp, extendible to twice that length.
Righting bag then!
Are there any righting bags you can recommend? I think Andrew was the one who posted about having purchased one that was no good (can't find the post). I'd like to avoid ordering a flawed product as in my case would not be easy to return.
Thanks,
Dan
