Almost capsize

[Derek James]

Well it has been windy recently and I thought I was in for a swim when I pitch poled Inexplicably I managed to recover from this position without capsizing and dry A case of hanging onto the rear beam and not letting go . Hope you are all well and enjoying windy weekends

[Bob Carter]

Very impressive.
Let's hope that Martin can soon work out how to display such new and fun shots on our welcome page rathe than the 10 year old ones we keep getting.
Cheers
Bob

[Mark Aldridge]

Blimey. Being a gentleman of good character I believe you, but that really must be the save of the century from that angle..

Reminds me a bit of the George Carter picture from GWSC one open day when George and I were the only two boats allowed out one year (apart from RIB's) - George managed a similar situation and remained dry..

[Derek James]

Mark,
I feel the same about my recovery , apparently this picture featured on face book for a couple of days . The good news it that the Sprint 15 team at Draycote often entertain the rest of the club who sensibly stay in the bar when its blowing , whilst we perform for their entertainment . I got a few corr blimeys when I came off the water and was pleased to have recovered in front of an amazed crowd . Unfortunately my fellow competitors ( Mention no names Jan ...) were not quite so agile and ended up entertaining the crowds with their rolly polly capsize technique Wind looks great again this week end so planning to blow away a few cob webs . Hope the rest of you are enjoying this windy season !
Cheers
Derek

[Georgecart]

This one....

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Not as good as Derek's I think!

[Kevin Dutch]

That is a fantastic picture Derek of your near capsize. Best ive seen so far. This is the best I could do but as George says, yours is better.

[Derek James]

Respect to George and Kevin , great photo's I wonder what other great thrills and spills photo's there are out there
Cheers
Derek

[Robert]

Whatever pictures there are it will be hard to beat yours, Derek. LEGEND!

[Gordon]

Derek,

I'm in awe !

I can't believe you managed to get out of that one!

Well done.
Gordon

[Steve Sawford]

Looks like you need some skeg work too LOL

[Derek James]

Amazingly to complete the capsize story of have been sent the following capsize recovery picture . Thanks for all the comments , I need to work on sailing the right way up
Cheers Derek