SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
THIS MONTH’S EXPERTS
Singlehanded mainsail handling
azy jacks and stack packs are brilliant for stowing the mainsail, particularly shorthanded. Getting the sail back up, however, is a different matter. Lashing the tiller or using an autopilot to stay head to wind can help, but there is an easier way, and that’s to heave to under headsail alone and lash the tiller. Modern boats will need some headsail to remain furled and be stable enough to hove to. I then go forward on deck and lower the leeward lazy jacks. You will then need something to hook the lazyjack lines round somewhere near the gooseneck in order to obtain an ‘L’
