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Chuckles-
There is a big difference between singlehanding on a 14' wide catamaran, with relatively little heel, and a 28' monohull that may be heeled over 30˚ and only has 8-9' of beam.
Even though my boat has an 18' beam, when I'm singlehanding, I tether myself to the boat initially at least, since I have to go forward to deploy the amas, and with the amas retracted the boat is far less safe to go forward on, and only 8' 6" wide or so. If the boat has the amas already extended... I'll tether in if the conditions warrant it.
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Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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