I hold my sheet kind of like Glen Ashby, or should I say try.

Go here.

http://www.ashbysails.com/blog/

and watch a couple of videos of him sailing, you will see how he holds his sheet. It's hard to explain, but you have the sheet exit out of the bottom of your fist...I can grip it and pull it and not wrap it. If you let a lot out, it is hard to get it straighten back out without wrapping around the wrist. You're only supposed to let out an arm's length if everything is set up correctly. That's actually easier said than done, especially with a newbie like me.

So far, I haven't had any issues with my hands hurting from doing it this way. I've had blisters, but that's another problem.




Mike