OzOne wrote in message ...


So how do you manage to haul over 70'of mainsheet?


It got tedious. Actually, the worse stituation is being caught oversailed and
having to release the main in a puff, only to have to winch it back in. After a
few of those experiances I learned to reef early, reef often.

One must remember though, there is no jib, so there is no effort to short
tacking up a channel. All in all, the Nonsuch is a dream for short handed
sailing. If I ever got in a situation where I was doing singlehanded cruising,
I pick a Nonsuch 26 (or even a 22). The 30 is a great boat for 2 people, but it
gets small with a family, and its a bit large to singlehand.

http://www.eastlandyachts.com/nonsuch.html