Jesse, The cam cleats for the jib sheets is definitely the way to go. Then you have instant release if you get hit by a gust. I have a Forespar tiller extension with a box for the knob in the sidewall of the cockpit. By playing with the length of the tiller extension, you can find the point where it will hold a desired course, but .......... if you change the balance of the boat by moving forward or down into the cabin, things change and your course changes........... If you don't have a Forespar tiller extension, then a jam cleat on the P/S cockpit coaming allows you to loop a light line around the tiller and you then adjust the desired line length (course desired) by lengthening or shortening the line using a toggle. The toggle is just a little piece of wood, about 3 inches long with two holes in it. The line from the cleat goes through one hole, around the tiller and then through the second hole where you tie it off with a figure eight knot. Now you can slide the toggle forwards or backwards on the line which changes it's length, and the position of the tiller. I tie off the opposite side with a piece of light bungee cord. I make an eye in the end that slips over the tiller, and then can put the free end in the jam cleat. That way, if you want to release the tiller holding system, you can pull against the bungee cord and slip off the loop of line with the toggle and the bungee cord and the tiller is totally free again. ~~~~~~~~~~~ My tiller extension is currently a mockup, so that I can play with lengths, and tiller height at the forward end to find the length and height that is most comfortable for me. The Forespar tiller extension didn't work too well, because the angle is all wrong. You have about a 120 degree angle between tiller and extension if you are sitting all the way forward in the cockpit. Ideally you want a 90 degree angle so that you can control the tiller better. My current solution for an extension allows me to remove the extension when I want to use the original length tiller, while still giving me the length and the lift at the forward end for comfortable operation. My next thought is to do a total revision so that I have the tiller for raising and lowering the rudder blade, while at the same time being able to lift it completely out of the way when at anchor. My thought there is to cut the tiller just forward of the rudder cheeks and add a substantial hinge on the top surface, and a barrel bolt on the bottom surface to keep the system locked in it's normal operating position while sailing. Having two tillers on hand, I have the luxury of being able to "play" to see how the idea works. Connie