I have really enjoyed having the jib sheeted off the front beam, self-tacking appeared to be the next logical step. But really, the ultimate seems to be to get rid of the jib altogether. Especially after Greg Scace explained how to sail by telltales and forget the wind vane, I am very dependent on the jib telltales in light breezes. So how do you f18ht and other cat rigged sailors read the wind without a jib? I can't pick it up off the main. Also, doesn't the jib make your boat a little faster in light breezes? And since the jib puts the C of E forward, do you f16hp sailors find the COLR is off when cat rigged, or is it the other way round?