Good Thought Scotty,

I've been "Hove to" many times in Cat Boats, I guess. A Cat Boat has so
much weather helm you just have to release the rudder and she'll come to
rest head to wind.

This is one of the reason they make great work boats. You can sail up to
a Lobster Pot buoy, release the tiller and she'll come to rest nose to
wind and wait for do your business, When your ready, just harden up on
the sheet and away you go. That is also the reason for the "Barn Door"
rudders.

Don't know if this would hold true for a balanced Junk sail?

Ole Thom