I sail solo in my oday 20 quite often. To drop the hanked on head sail, I tighten main in tight start pointing into the wind, and let the tiller go and I move forward to drop the jib. The boat usually makes S turns but stays headed into the wind.
On some rare occasions, however, it decides to make a circle and then heads into the wind and stays there making it's S turns. It's mostly just embarrassing, but a few times I have had to hold onto the mast to stay on board.
Is there something I could do different to prevent this?
On some rare occasions, however, it decides to make a circle and then heads into the wind and stays there making it's S turns. It's mostly just embarrassing, but a few times I have had to hold onto the mast to stay on board.
Is there something I could do different to prevent this?