Its funny to write this down, as I do this without "thinking".
Tacking:
-Slowly steer into tack, keep steering throughout the entire procedure.
-Come aboard when boat is facing the wind, or beyond, depending on the conditions.
-Look forward as much as possible to avoid getting disorriented.
-Give about 20cm of mainsheet, switch hands so that the mainsheet is now in your new front hand.
-Pass tiller accross, keep steering.
-Quickly sheet in to build up speed.
-Attach traphandle to harness.
-Put feet on the hull's edge, kick out and pull on the mainsheet while doing so.
If I want to use both hands to pull on the sheets I lock the joystick between my upper-arm and body, tried doing it over the shoulder but that doesnt work for me. What's also very important when sailing solo it to have good gloves that give 100% grip (So you can hold the sheet with two fingers!). I've use quite a few and price doesnt mean a thing, now I use what I saw the Olympians use which is a sort of rubber coated wool glove. They're cheap too, about $7/€6!
They're made by the French company Plastimo. (16645 - Slip-proof gloves, Size M).
http://www.plastimo.com/catalogue/p...roof%20gloves&ref=16645&LangID=1IMHO that beautifull A-Class video wouldnt work on my boat, he came in much to early with the traveller not centered.
When he goes accross, his boat has lost all speed but because that thing is so damn light it just explodes when he pulls two feet of mainsheet! (Anyone have a diagram of that mainsheet system?)
