1. Autopilot
2. Lazy jacks/stack pack.
3. Autopilot
4. Autopilot
Even with crew, Otto steers 95+% of the time. (Unless I've got newbies on board that are turning green, then they steer)
I'll pop Otto on in the harbor to go adjust a line, or launch the main. Once out in open(ish) water, plenty of time for sail trimming and whatnot. Dropping the main is turn upwind, Otto steers, go drop the sail.
Home slip - I leave all the lines at the slip, so pull in, blast of reverse, step off and tie up. For fuel dock or somewhere else, a midship spring is the #1 line to go on. Nice thing about a long midship spring is I can drop it on a dock cleat with a boathook - then a little in forward turned away from the dock and the boat is stable as can be against the dock to get the rest of the lines on. Also good for fuel dock attendants that tend to grab whatever line they can and pull. That doesn't work so well with a bow line.
2. Lazy jacks/stack pack.
3. Autopilot
4. Autopilot
Even with crew, Otto steers 95+% of the time. (Unless I've got newbies on board that are turning green, then they steer)
I'll pop Otto on in the harbor to go adjust a line, or launch the main. Once out in open(ish) water, plenty of time for sail trimming and whatnot. Dropping the main is turn upwind, Otto steers, go drop the sail.
Home slip - I leave all the lines at the slip, so pull in, blast of reverse, step off and tie up. For fuel dock or somewhere else, a midship spring is the #1 line to go on. Nice thing about a long midship spring is I can drop it on a dock cleat with a boathook - then a little in forward turned away from the dock and the boat is stable as can be against the dock to get the rest of the lines on. Also good for fuel dock attendants that tend to grab whatever line they can and pull. That doesn't work so well with a bow line.