Norm, Yes, I do often sail solo, and I suspect that most other M-15 owners do as well. I think the link I mentioned describes the sheets. Maybe the term you meant to use is halyards. Some people route the halyards to the cockpit, to raise or lower the sails easier. I have not. The mast is close by. What I have done for the halyards is to add clam cleats on the mast. These let me quickly cleat or uncleat a halyard while I am raising or lowering a sail. Once the sails are up I secure the halyards to the horn cleats. It is particularly useful for the main as the bolt rope sometimes will not go in the track. If I encounter a nasty wave and drop the halyard, the sail stays up. I tighten the main halyard on the first try. Tighter than I ever had it before the clam cleats. I also have a Boomkicker to support he boom while I raise or lower the main. Most people use a topping lift for that. The Boomkicker is totally idiot proof. I use a Forespar telescoping tiller extension and tiller lock box to hold the rudder steady when I raise or lower the sails. Connie mentioned that is what he uses, so I got the idea from him. Others use some type of tiller lock, or the "Cajun Tiller Tamer", or a simple line and cleat. Just because the rudder is steady, that does not mean that the boat will stay on course. It will wander around. No big deal. Just make sure you are clear of anything hard. Raising or lowering the sails takes only a few seconds. I like the Forespar because I sit forward in the cockpit to help balance the boat. It is easy to jam into the lock box. I sail on Cave Run Lake in a National Forest in Eastern Kentucky. The lake is surrounded by old growth timber and ancient mountains. steve Steve R. Lexington,KY M-15 #119 --- "nbundek" <nbundek@earthlink.net> wrote: Do you have any experience sailing solo and how to set the sheets for this?