The manual for my new (to me) Trac/Windrush cat recommends that you secure yourself w/ a line to the boat when sailing solo w/ the jib. I do plan to sail solo quite a lot, and often when others aren't around (since my day off of work is in the middle of the week). I certainly would hate to watch my boat sailing off without me on a breezy day should I find myself swimming unexpectedly; nevertheless, I'm not sure I like the idea of a line attached to me getting tangled up when tacking, wrapping around me if I do fall in, etc. Anyone got some wisdom to share? I'll add that I had a Prindle 18 previously and never worried about falling off since I always sailed with crew. Come to think of it, though, most of my crew wouldn't have know what to do if I had suddenly de-boated and left them on board... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Anyway, what's a guy to do?