When I heave to on my Catboat (monohull) I pull up the centerboard, let the main all the way out and tie the tiller to the lee side. The boat drifts slowly downwind. In my Hobie 16, I center both the jib and the main and kick up a rudder part way. The boat will have strong weather helm from the kicked up rudder and turn into the wind and come about. It then does the same thing on the other tack and basically does S turns into the wind. I don't think I could apply the catboat method since the H-16 has no centerboard to raise and won't slide sideways.

I have done this in light winds with no problem. It is especially handy when it gets hot and I want to get in the water to cool off. I am not sure how it would work in heavy wind.

Howard