According to Ken Read, we don't yet have these self tacking setups on modern boats.
Except that they've been on Stars for what? 40 years?
And beach cats for 12 years.
^^THIS^^ (that was what I was getting at).
We don't have self tackers because the crew has too much to do. We have them because they trim immediately and help draw the bow down through the tack. I put in requests downwind and have Ted sing me songs while we sail and tack upwind.
