Hmm....I''ve thought about this more than a few times. I singlehand often. n agree with most posted by Irwin32
I think if I was in a race like that I think I would always try and tether myself on the upwind/high side of the boat I would think with gravity I would always fall downward. But I would do 4(maybe 5) things.
1) I would always wear a self inflating
lifevest w/harness with a Very good/Very bright strobe.
2) I would carry a very sharp knife at all times - No excuses.
3) I would carry a high quality waterproof small
VHF at all times - No excuses. Most places if you see a boat you might be able to hail someone
4) I would have a side
ladder that I could open by activating in the water.. and "try" to climb back on
Possibly # 5) I would trail a very long but small diameter
line behind the boat at all times, that I could grab to maybe get back on board.
If I was caught over the side and getting drowned by being dragged in the water, I would cut my tether and hope to still hang on the boat or grab the
line being trailed on the boat. If not hope to survive enough hours to hail someone or get somewhere.