Rolf,

Trick for sailing to weather under jib alone is not to

I only do this when things get too scary to handle, esp. when needing to head off wind and not risk pitchpolling. You cannot head higher than about 50 deg off apparent wind with jib alone..and the rudder loading can get really high (leehelm!), but the boat moves quite well...I've hit 12 knots in some bad blows. Tacking is quite difficult, esp. in heavy chop. If you must reach an upwind local, you can always gybe around the long way and work your way up there.

Mike.