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Old 03-19-2001
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Self-righting

Hello,
I''m new to sailing so apologies if this is a
dumb question.
Is there an easy way to tell if a boat is self righting in a capsize by looking at
figures like ballast, displacement etc?
At the moment I am learning in (on?) toppers
these capsize easily ( well, they do when I sail them ) and do not self right - but that is part of the fun. Single handing bigger boats, say 16 to 22 ft, this could be a problem.

Thank you for any info.
Paul
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