Self-steering without a windvane cover

Self-steering without a windvane

by Lee Woas

Describes a variety of means to get a sailboat to steer itself on a consistent heading relative to the wind. Some methods are based on balancing sail forces but most use a sheet to tiller arrangement. Many drawings and photos of the arrangements and misc. devices used for some of the arrangements.

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