Righting devices for assisting with righting capsized watercraft, and watercraft incorporating such righting devices

A kit for assisting a user in righting a watercraft when the watercraft is capsized, the watercraft including a hull bottom, the kit comprising:

• a righting device that includes:
• a base for confronting the hull bottom;
• a fastening system for securing the righting device to the hull bottom;
• and
• at least one foot/hand hold fixedly secured to the base, the at least one foot/hand hold spaced from the hull bottom so as to allow the user to grasp the at least one foot/hand hold when the watercraft is capsized;
• and
• installation instructions for instructing an installer on installing the righting device on the hull bottom, the installation instructions including:
• instructions for locating the righting device on the hull bottom so as to allow a user to stand on the at least one foot/hand hold to aid in righting the watercraft;
• and
• instructions for deploying the fastening system to secure the righting device to the hull bottom;
• wherein:
• the hull bottom has a longitudinal centerline and the kit comprises multiple ones of the righting device, wherein the instructions include instructions for deploying at least two of the multiple ones of the righting device on laterally opposite sides of the centerline;
• and
• the watercraft includes a centerboard, and the instructions include instructions for locating the at least two of the multiple ones of the righting device relative to the centerboard.

A righting device for assisting a user with righting a watercraft when the watercraft is capsized, the watercraft having a hull bottom, the righting device comprising:

• a base;
• a fastening system coupled to the base and provided to secure the righting device to the hull bottom;
• and
• a pair of foot/hand holds on opposite sides of the base and rigidly secured to the base so as to be spaced from the hull bottom when the righting device is secured to the hull bottom, each of the pair of foot/hand holds including a step region having one or more anti-slip features to inhibit slipping when the user is engaging the step region to right the watercraft when capsized;
• wherein the fastening system includes a suction cup.

A watercraft, comprising:

• a hull having a bottom and a longitudinal centerline;
• a first righting device located on the bottom of the hull in a first location laterally offset relative to the longitudinal centerline;
• and
• a centerboard, wherein the first location of the first righting device is longitudinally, relative to the longitudinal centerline, offset from the centerboard.