Sailing the Hunter cutter.
I single-hand almost all of the time on my H37C. My yankee(jib) is slightly oversized so that I only use the staysail on rare occasions. And I have never had a tacking problem. A jibe in light air needs to be avoided however. With main and yankee she easily makes seven knots with winds fourteen-fifteen. I seldom reef in less than twenty-two unless guests are uncomfortable. Then I am likely to roll up the yankee and hoist the staysail. In twenty knots of wind I now have a self-tacking foresail and she will still make six or more. I am well into Social Security and have no problems with the 800+ sq. ft. of canvas. The main goes up without a winch as does the hanked on staysail. The 1979 furler still works as new. I will admit that the Simrad autohelm made life easier.
I single-hand almost all of the time on my H37C. My yankee(jib) is slightly oversized so that I only use the staysail on rare occasions. And I have never had a tacking problem. A jibe in light air needs to be avoided however. With main and yankee she easily makes seven knots with winds fourteen-fifteen. I seldom reef in less than twenty-two unless guests are uncomfortable. Then I am likely to roll up the yankee and hoist the staysail. In twenty knots of wind I now have a self-tacking foresail and she will still make six or more. I am well into Social Security and have no problems with the 800+ sq. ft. of canvas. The main goes up without a winch as does the hanked on staysail. The 1979 furler still works as new. I will admit that the Simrad autohelm made life easier.
