Skipper sez they tied the milk jug (empty, with the screw cap on) to the top of the mast.
Other things that could make a boat turtle could be heavy foam or water trapped in a mast which throws off the CG. Or a sheet remaining cleated, the boat will keep sailing under, the sail likes water flow as much as air flow. One of the few times Skipper has seen a boat turtled is when I did it with my Brother In Law along for a ride. A Marine and a Firefighter. We started to tip and I sheeted in but we didn't hike enough, then my noob instinct took over and I didn't release the sheet. Boat went right over and continued, sheet jammed and the upper boom stuck in the bottom. We bent the upper boom getting the boat unstuck, Skipper's boom on her favorite boat WAVE. I'm pretty sure we're still married 28 years later because she's not done letting me hear about it.
For new folks out there it is better to skip all the cleats, ratchets, swivels etc and hold the sheet. Better control and less chance of a sheet being fouled, and if arms get tired the open fairlead, aka sheet hook, is available to offer some respite.
Old School, not even a sheet hook.
For the sake of new folks out there, when things aren't working out wiggling the stick and tugging the line, let everything loose. The boat and sail plan is well designed so it rounds up towards weather (wind) vs sailing away to the lee (downwind). There should be a Figure 8 knot on the end of the sheet to keep it from escaping the boom blocks in the event that the sheet has to be let go completely.
Other things that could make a boat turtle could be heavy foam or water trapped in a mast which throws off the CG. Or a sheet remaining cleated, the boat will keep sailing under, the sail likes water flow as much as air flow. One of the few times Skipper has seen a boat turtled is when I did it with my Brother In Law along for a ride. A Marine and a Firefighter. We started to tip and I sheeted in but we didn't hike enough, then my noob instinct took over and I didn't release the sheet. Boat went right over and continued, sheet jammed and the upper boom stuck in the bottom. We bent the upper boom getting the boat unstuck, Skipper's boom on her favorite boat WAVE. I'm pretty sure we're still married 28 years later because she's not done letting me hear about it.
For new folks out there it is better to skip all the cleats, ratchets, swivels etc and hold the sheet. Better control and less chance of a sheet being fouled, and if arms get tired the open fairlead, aka sheet hook, is available to offer some respite.
Old School, not even a sheet hook.
For the sake of new folks out there, when things aren't working out wiggling the stick and tugging the line, let everything loose. The boat and sail plan is well designed so it rounds up towards weather (wind) vs sailing away to the lee (downwind). There should be a Figure 8 knot on the end of the sheet to keep it from escaping the boom blocks in the event that the sheet has to be let go completely.