Great thread. I have been meaning to start this one myself. I sail on the great lakes and during the weekdays there is often no one on the water at the yacht club or our cat club. In most cases, even if I have crew I will take the monohull out simply because of fear of being separated from the boat due to mistake or hardware failure.
Next year I was hoping to come up with some kind of tether system that would allow me to solo the cat if no one was around. Maybe a long line in a bag right to the center of the tramp that is connected to my harness with a shackle like
http://www.apsltd.com/Tree/d6000/e4621.aspWe use them on our 40’ racing mono and they are easy to release under load
I always have the vhf and cell phone on my person. I would probably stay close to shore if I was solo as well.
I am confused, don’t your boats round up into the wind if you fall off? Mine does upwind and down as long as the spinnaker is released.
Matt
P.S. I don’t have any kids, but I do have a fiancé, do I need one mary??
