| V | | Acknowledgements |
| VII | | Contents |
| IX | | List of Illustrations |
| XV | | Foreword |
| 1 | | Natural Self-Steering by Achieving Balance |
| 2 | | Lashing the Helm |
| 5 | | Allowing the Tiller to Swing Free |
| 7 | | Changing the Center of Lateral Resistance |
| 11 | | Changing the Center of Effort Using a Long Bowsprit |
| 12 | | Joshua Slocum's Spray |
| 15 | | Sloop with Bowsprit |
| 21 | | Using Twins for Natural Downwind Self-Steering |
| 24 | 2 | Sheet-to-Tiller Self-Steering Systems |
| 25 | | General Explanation of Sheet-to-Tiller Systems |
| 26 | | Where Can Adjustments be Made? |
| 26 | | Sheet-to-Tiller Equipment |
| 27 | | Line |
| 27 | | Endless Strops |
| 32 | | The Elastic |
| 36 | | Adjusting the Elastic |
| 37 | | Using a Storm Jib as a Foredeck Steering Sail |
| 41 | | Installing an Additional Halyard |
| 42 | | Rigging an Emergency Steering Sail Halyard |
| 43 | | Size of Steering Sail |
| 47 | | Steering Sail with Reef Points |
| 47 | | Routing the Control Line |
| 49 | | Getting the Control Line Over the Cockpit Coaming |
| 51 | | Attaching the Control Line to the Tiller |
| 52 | | Self-Steering Harnessing Both the Mainsail and Storm Jib (or Staysail) |
| 54 | | Close Reach to Beam Reach: Harnessing the Mainsail |
| 57 | | Beam Reach to Broad Reach Harnessing a Cutter's Staysail |
| 60 | | Beam Reach to Broad Reach: Haarnessing a Spinnaker |
| 60 | | Beam Reach to Broad Reach: Harnessing Both Genoa & Mainsail |
| 62 | | Broad Reaching: Harnessing a Jib or Genoa |
| 65 | | Broad Reach to a Run: Staysail Controlling Weather Helm |
| 65 | | Broad Reach to a Run, Harnessing Poled-out Staysail |
| 69 | | Broad Reach to a Run, Harnessing a Poled-out Storm Jib |
| 71 | | A Broad Reach to a Run, Using Power from a Poled-out Jib or Genoa |
| 74 | | “Twins” |
| 78 | | Setting Two Mainsails as Twins |
| 80 | | The Poles for Twins |
| 83 | | Proper Angle of trim for Twins |
| 83 | | Twin Headsails Sail Area |
| 85 | | Routing the Control Lines for Twins |
| 85 | | Broad Reaching with Twins |
| 86 | | Broad Reaching Using a Weather Twin |
| 88 | | Broad Reaching with Control by a Leeward Twin, Jib or Genoa |
| 89 | | Are Twins Worthwhile? |
| 90 | | Using Squaresail for Downwind Self-Steering |
| 93 | | Self-Steering Using an Aft-Mounted Steering Sail |
| 104 | | Sheet-to-Tiller Self-Steering for Catboats |
| 104 | | Boomed Stering Sail Close Hauled to Wind Just Abaft the Beam |
| 108 | | Boomed Steering Sail and Steering Strut for Broad Reaching |
| 111 | | Choosing the Right Sheet-to-Tiller System |
| 112 | 3 | Miscellaneous Sheet-to-Tiller Devices and Tactics |
| 112 | | The Braine Gear |
| 114 | | Aft-Pointing Tiller |
| 114 | | Limiting Tiller Movement |
| 116 | | Tiller Extensions |
| 117 | | Combining Lengths of Surgical Tubing |
| 118 | | Adjuster Gizmo |
| 118 | | Lever for Gaining Mechanical Advantage |
| 119 | | Hook-ups for Sailboats with Wheel Steering |
| 121 | | Poles |
| 123 | | Where to Find Materials for Poles |
| 125 | | Two Single-Handed Techniques for Setting up a Sheet to Tiller System |
| 126 | | Remote Steering Lines |
| 127 | | Heaving-to |
| 128 | | Man-Overboard Quick-Release Mechanism |
| 132 | 4 | Blocks and Tackles |
| 140 | | Care of Blocks |
| 140 | | Tackle without Blocks |
| 144 | | Harnessing Powerful Sails |
| 145 | 5 | Knots for Sheet-to-Tiller Systems |
| 147 | | The Bight of a Line |
| 147 | | The Clove Hitch |
| 147 | | The Bale Hitch |
| 149 | | The Sling Hitch |
| 152 | | The Prusik Knot |
| 154 | | The Rolling Hitch |
| 157 | | The Midshipman's Hitch |
| 159 | | The Camel Hitch |
| 159 | | The Trucker's Hitch |
| 164 | | The Bowline |
| 165 | | Appendices |
| 167 | Appendix A | Apparent and True Wind |
| 168 | Appendix B | Tacking Downwind |
| 170 | Appendix C | Quick reference Table |
| 172 | Appendix D | Bibliography |
| 173 | | _ |
| 174 | | Index |
