I just bought a Mystere 4.3 this past weekend as a beginner boat to learn to sail on. (yippee!) I am still clumbsy and trying to figure things out. It would sure help to have a self tacking jib. Is that class legal for the 4.3? I won't be racing anytime soon, but eventually plan to.

Another thought:
My father made me learn to drive in a car with a standard transmission (in the mountains of WV) before I was permitted to drive one with an automatic transmission. That way I would never feel handicapped in any car. With that in mind...Do you think that it is better to learn without the help of a self tacking jib or does it matter?