i sail optis, and here is an easy way to get out of a capsize when your boat flips, get off the boat, then swim to the board sticking out of the boat on the bottom, that is called the centerboard/daggerboard push the centerboard down and the boat will flip back up then grab on to the colored lined ropes, called the hiking straps, and pull yourself up. congrats! you now know what to do if you capsize