UUmmm, I don't recommend this.
I tried it last weekend during Space Coast 45 as I needed to go leeward and clear a block.
"WHAT, You want me to hold that NOW?
Hey, I didn't say there wouldn't be push back. Most skippers haven't touched a line in a very long time so it probably scares them a little bit and you need to be sensitive to that you know how delicate they are.