We did some capsize drills on the M15 last night. Very happy to report it gives you a solid 45 seconds before the mast tip really starts to sink which was easily enough time to swim around to the centerboard. We let the boat go full turtle at one point and with the large lip on the gunnels it was easy to reach the board and stand on the edge to right the boat. Certainly no need for a mast tip float. One other bonus, when the boat righted there was very little water inside because of how high it floats.
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Still a lot of those Banshees around
Looks like fun! Thanks for sharing these videos about the Melges 15. Is the boat easy to recover from a capsize?
We did some capsize drills on the M15 last night. Very happy to report it gives you a solid 45 seconds before the mast tip really starts to sink which was easily enough time to swim around to the centerboard. We let the boat go full turtle at one point and with the large lip on the gunnels it was easy to reach the board and stand on the edge to right the boat. Certainly no need for a mast tip float. One other bonus, when the boat righted there was very little water inside because of how high it floats.
@@SailingNorCal thanks for getting back to me!