Dave,

i agree with Nick except for 1 point. As I start a tack, I slack off the main sheet about 6 or 8" before putting the tiller over. As I come about with the jib backwinded, I wait until the main snaps over (fills on the other side) and then release and recleat the jib. With the main already slacked off, the boat will have come around enough to be ready for the jib change. Slacking the main also allows the mast to rotate which it may not do in lighter air. I seldom bother with traveling the jib out so it is in tight when I tack. I don't race so a litle loss in speed is not an issue.

I have been thinking about putting some mesh on the gaps in the tramp to keep the main sheet from ending up in the water. I wonder if anyone has done that?

Howard