Joe, I crewed sailing a schooner 2500 miles once. It was
all hand steering and down wind. It tended to wander. After
a while you get good at anticipating and counter steering.

This boat had a round bilge and it would roll quite a bit. It
took every bit of concentration to minimize that. I found that
helming was constant effort and tiring.

Bart

Joe wrote Hey Schoonertrash,

How's your boat handle running down wind ?

On my ketch running down wind 15-20 knots wind from the stern quarters
it has a hell of a weather helm that works my wrist bone gristle thin
unless I reduce the mizzen and shift the load further forward. Seems
to me on a Schooner it would be worse.
Is it?

Are Ketches better down wind, And Schooners better upwind?

Joe