In considering to sail single or short handed I came accross Andrew Evan’s fine book that I would like to recommend. Why not try it – it is free – so the advice comes with a full and eternal money-back-guarantee. Honest!
The book is also spiced with lovely quotes like this one by Pablo Neruda:
…and now, nothing more,
I want to be alone with my essential sea…
I don’t want to speak for a long time,
Silence! I want to learn,
I want to know if I exist.
Go here to download:
http://www.sfbaysss.org/resource/doc/SinglehandedTipsThirdEdition2.pdf