[Rhodes22-list] Fw: [rhodes-list] Look, Ma, No Hands!

[Steve Alm]

Bill,

What do you use to lock your tiller?  I've used the Davis Tiller Tamers but
they keep breaking.  I also have the tiller extension clips on the sides of
the stern rail but they slip.

Slim

On 9/13/04 6:50 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: BILL EFFROS
> To: "R-22" 
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 11:20 AM
> Subject: [rhodes-list] Look, Ma, No Hands!
> 
> 
> Try this when you have nothing better to do:
> 
> 1.  Balance the sails.
> 
> 2.  Lock the tiller so the boat moves straight forward.
> 
> 3.  Steer the boat by moving from side to side.
> 
> (The boat will turn away from the side where you place your weight.)
> 
> On Long Island Sound I've found I can sail this way for hours without ever
> touching any boat controls.
> 
> To come about using the "No Hands" method, you must jibe.  Reset the jib.
> Sail back home.
> 
> You can control the boat from anywhere in a Rhodes 22, including inside the
> cabin.  I put waypoints in my GPS and simply sail to them.  By keeping one eye
> on my GPS I can easily stay on course while I eat, chart, or do whatever else
> I must do.
> 
> Apart from being a nifty "parlor trick" the method also helps you learn to
> balance your sails, balance weight, and demonstrates clearly that some "wind
> shifts" are really people moving about on board.
> 
> With just a little bit of practice you can become your own "auto-polite".
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> PS -- Michael, all the Luddites are not dead.
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