First Thing
I would do is ease off a bit on the backstay which on our Schock 35 is usually fairly tight. Then I would drop the main--assuming the mast was still up--not a foregone conclusion. Our keel stepped boat will keep the mast up when tension is removed fore and aft. Then I would recover the headsail after clipping onto the boat so as to not follow the sail into the drink. Once stowed, I would start the engine and head for home. If I ran out of fuel I would rig a new headstay from one or both of the spin halyards.
I would do is ease off a bit on the backstay which on our Schock 35 is usually fairly tight. Then I would drop the main--assuming the mast was still up--not a foregone conclusion. Our keel stepped boat will keep the mast up when tension is removed fore and aft. Then I would recover the headsail after clipping onto the boat so as to not follow the sail into the drink. Once stowed, I would start the engine and head for home. If I ran out of fuel I would rig a new headstay from one or both of the spin halyards.