Nick and Jaime - thanks for the good advice.

I definitely like the idea of not mucking about with the jib during a heavy air tack - especially solo. Before I replaced the old Seaway jib blocks/cleats, that very thing earned me a couple of cold swims.

The backwind trick seems a little more reliable too. Once, when I blew my tack too close to a rocky shore in strong winds, things got a little dicey - to say the least.


Dave