Very nice video! I have used sheet to tiller quite a bit and have found the boom to tiller better for anything beam to close reach. Attached to the jib sheet like you have works best for downwind. At least that is what I have found.
@tobygoessailing
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jack! That's very helpful to know - I'll try boom to tiller next time. And just watched your video kzitem.info/news/bejne/lYiprKywgXugaHY. The locking carabiner that holds the control line to the tiller looks great. Have to try & find one of those here in the UK.
@akcarlos
Жыл бұрын
Finally I find a video where somebody showed how they set up sheet to tiller steering normally there is a short description and none of the details or missing out important parts. Good job filming this !
@tobygoessailing
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yes, I found that frustrating too. There are other details I haven't tried myself yet e.g. whether it's better to attach control line to jib or main.
@PariahSojourner
4 ай бұрын
Cool vid! I just finished listening to Rick Page's great book, "Get real, Get Gone" on Audible. Now that I see the book has illustrations, I'm going to have to purchase a hard copy. I do not own a sailboat just yet (soon enough) and have only ever heard of sheet to tiller steering through Page's book. That said, I know this though: When I finally get my boat and hands on learn the rudimentary skills of sailing, sheet to tiller is right up there near the top of things I want to learn.
@rodrigosenra2693
Жыл бұрын
This is great, for the first attempt I call it a success! That's the best autopilot ever.
@tobygoessailing
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Rodrigo!
@stuartmclellan685
28 күн бұрын
Good video. Will look for second attempt.
@keith800
Жыл бұрын
If at first you don't succeed they say , great to see how you did this and must have a go myself sometime , thanks for showing this 😊
@solitudeandsailing
10 ай бұрын
Excellent explanation. Going to try this next season
@scomo532
Жыл бұрын
Once you secure the tiller amidships, it’s sail trim that keeps the boat on course. If the rig is balanced she’ll hold her course. It’s called steering with the sails. It’s easiest on a teach or a beat. Much tougher on a run, balance is more difficult, and you have to deal with the seas knocking her off course.
@D-B-Cooper
Жыл бұрын
On my way to Hawaii and going downwind I couldn’t get it to steer itself even with the autohelm. Had twin head sails up and surfing down the waves collapsed one or the other. I finally solved it by triple reefing the main, sheeting the main center and running lines to the tiller, using it as a steering sail. Worked really well. To balance yours out you need to play with the size of your head sail and main. If you get it so it won’t round up then when you fall off the pressure will increase and the line will put the tiller up enough to your point of sailing. In extreme wave conditions where you keep getting knocked off course (or surfing) having small drogues two wave trains behind can keep you on course. Hand steering at night is almost impossible for long and this will keep you going and not have to heave too. I was a solo sailor.
@spidermoose
Жыл бұрын
I love the simplicity of it. Thanx for sharing. 🙏
@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing and I'll have to give it a go next time I'm out.
@jacobuszwanenburg1629
Жыл бұрын
thats great for something to do while you sail the light wind there , nice .
@alvinramosadante
Жыл бұрын
Great adventure my friend thanks for sharing video watching here from Philippines.
@tobygoessailing
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@garrickmartin7707
Жыл бұрын
Way to go methinks. I believe its do able. Keep at it .Let us know
@tdk1246
Жыл бұрын
I found speargun elastic worked best. I combined three sets of elastics onto a stainless ring, makes it easy to tension depending on wind strength.
@tobygoessailing
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I recently got some speargun elastic - will be trying it next time.
@tetleyk
Жыл бұрын
I have a small staysail that doesn't quite have the power to be used for this, so I use the tiller to boom method instead. However, I'm a bit paranoid about the problems that self-steering has when single handed and that is the quick release when you need to take control manually fast, and the other is man overboard. For the first I'm trying out several different slip knots on the tiller so that I can pull one line and the entire thing drops off the tiller, bungee and all and also allows the end of the line to run out through the block so that the boom doesn't get snagged in any way. As for the second, well I haven't solved that one yet. The nearest I have is a light line with one end tied to the aforementioned slip knot and the other tied to me. The trouble is that so far this interferes with the first point ! Thanks for the video, it's always good to se how others have solved a problem.
@tobygoessailing
Жыл бұрын
Yup, I'm very conscious of those risks too. Especially the thought of going o/b and then my boat sailing away from me. I haven't yet used self-steering on a proper voyage, but I was thinking that a simple answer is to stay in the cockpit when it's set up, and not use self-steering if the weather gets a bit hectic. For any time out of the cockpit, then I think I'd probably go hove to instead.
@tetleyk
Жыл бұрын
@@tobygoessailing I suppose that it would be the same a clipping on when out of the cockpit on a larger boat. Mind you, the only reason to get out of the cockpit on Naiad is to drop or retrieve the anchor, everything else can be done from the cockpit. I also have additional lines that allow me to pick up and let go my mooring from the cockpit. I normally use the self-steering whenever I can and for me a "real" voyage is anything that requires me to put the kettle on when under way !
@SaschaSupertramp
Жыл бұрын
Great content! Thanks!
@tobygoessailing
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@daleskidmore1685
Жыл бұрын
I've seen this on a few vids now. Looks like it worked to me.
@tetleyk
Жыл бұрын
It works really well but you do need to set the boat up to be nearly balanced but not quite. You need a little weather helm for this to work.
@theresnobodyhere5778
Жыл бұрын
trial and error think it would work fine maybe take a few setting ups to fine tune ,if you had a chart plotter be ideal to keep an eye on things from inside the boat while your having lunch or coffee
@tobygoessailing
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I think it's going to take a few goes to get right.
@mostlyguesses8385
Жыл бұрын
Cool. So rigged so pressure on sail points boat closer to oncoming wind till like 20degree off wind is less effective so it pushes sail less.... . . I motor but wonder if can rig my mailsail boom to do this. That sail I gotta stay in shipping channel often so rarely have extra room to risk wandering, ha.
@backtothebarky
Жыл бұрын
Was the jib sheet unloaded from its winch/cleat after you tied the rolling hitch? Ie is all the load transferred though your steering system? Assume it must be to move freely but couldn't quite tell. Nice vid.
@tobygoessailing
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. No, the jib sheet is still cleated when the control line is attached to it. I was perplexed about this too, and asked exactly the same question of @garymalm. He said: "The jib sheet is released just a little, so it is still basically controlling the sail. However the balance between the control line tension and the sheet tension is the trick." You can see his video & answers to my question here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/pYWLzYNjrYV0d44&lc=Ugy7o1TzvGTZmXCgq014AaABAg
@backtothebarky
Жыл бұрын
@@tobygoessailing OK, makes sense. I've never tried this was going to but got a tiller pilot with some batteries taped to it and it's awesome. Still, will pack up eventually as its an infernal machine... When it does will defo try this!
@ericshayer
Жыл бұрын
Interesting, you put the control line on the jib sheet, instead on the boom.
@tobygoessailing
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I’ve seen it done both ways.
@geoffreyburgess7639
Жыл бұрын
With any steering system. Balance the boat sail plan first. Tiller should be neutral(straight ahead) Also your not wasting propelling energy with rudder turbulance
@AE-wu7tw
7 ай бұрын
Mate, please tidy up your cockpit while sailing single handed! One step without thinking onto one of the fenders and your´re going overboard! For the sake of your own safety - nothing unnecessary in the cockpit...
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