Capsize is when a ship becomes disabled in the water due to flipping over, but smaller vessels can be retrieved and restored. Kayakers often practice capsizing and righting their boats. Larger vessels can be completely disabled, but can act as a lifeboat. Some boats are self-correcting and can right themselves without human intervention.
In nautical terms, “capsize” means that a ship has capsized so much that it has become disabled in the water. A boat can capsize for a variety of reasons, and in some cases a boat can capsize on purpose. Larger vessels will often be completely disabled by this condition, resulting in the destruction of the vessel. However, smaller vessels can usually be retrieved and restored to an upright position, a practice known as straightening. Small boats and other small craft such as kayaks are routinely capsized and easily right themselves thereafter.
Kayakers often learn early on how to capsize the boat and then quickly right it. The process of capsizing and then returning to the upright position is sometimes known as a kayak roll or an Eskimo roll; If the kayaker flips the boat so that it is upside down and then straightens it up by going back in the same direction as the capsize, this practice is often called a half roll. Smaller boat owners may purposely capsize the boat to drain the water, as this is often much faster and easier than watering the boat. Sailing yachts and racing yachts are also susceptible to capsizing, although these boats are much more difficult to right and damage to the pillars and sails is likely.
A complete capsize results in a tortoise, or tortoise, in which the boat’s hull is facing up and the ship’s deck is facing down into the water. On larger vessels, it can be extremely difficult or even impossible to get rid of the turtles. The smaller vessels will generally be affected by turtles, but will not be totally disabled. Small vessels can usually be straightened with some effort. Even when a ship is tortured, it remains afloat and can act as a lifeboat for stranded boaters left in the water. This is especially useful in stormy or life-threatening conditions where other rescue boats are not around.
Some boats are self-correcting, which means they will return to the upright position after capsizing or before you can turn around. Most modern life rafts right themselves; They must feature a solid helmet rather than an inflatable one in most cases to be designated as untapped. Such vessels can often self-right without any intervention, thus eliminating the need for humans to attempt a corrective maneuver or for other ships to do this work.
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