Getting on centerboard in FJ to recover after capsize Today I capsized in an FJ, and was having a hard time righting it by myself. My partner and I wanted to try the scoop method, so I went around the back and tried to put pressure on the centerboard to right the FJ. I was having a hard time trying to get on the centerboard, and was just hanging off of it. The FJ only righted after my partner swam to the other side and put pressure on the centerboard too. Is this just a problem of I need to build upper body strength, or is there a better way?