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Emu self-steering closehauled. Same method; bungee or lashed helm also worked for a close reach. See also parts 1&2 for other points of sail. Other methods can also be used depending on rig and layout for particular craft. See the John Letcher book for fuller details jesterchallenge.wordpress.com/

Emu self-steering on a beam reach. This setup worked well with the wind ahead and behind the beam also. Other methods were used for running or for closehauled/close reaching. Mainsheet to tiller can also be used for reaching, though I haven't tried it on Emu. The John Letcher book referred to can be found on the Jester Challenge website: jesterchallenge.wordpress.com/

Emu self steers with a quartering wind using Jib sheet to tiller. More videos with different points of sail to follow.

This simple lever reduces the sheet loading delivered to the tiller. This allows full control of the jib sheets with the winches and reduces time and effort setting up the tiller lines. See "Self-steering without a windvane - Jester Challenge" for details of rigging for different points of sail.

Calculating a course to steer from mid-Atlantic to the Azores during the Jester Challenge 2014

Scallywag II self steering on different points of sail during the Jester Atlantic Challenge 2014. More details about how to set up for reliability in differing wind speeds are given my self-steering Emu videos from the 2018 Challenge. John Letcher's excellent "Self-Steering for sailing craft can be downloaded for free at jesterchallenge.wordpress.com/articles/self-steering/ These and many other...

Returning from Caribbean,one day before reaching the Azores. Made 130 miles that day, without touching the tiller. More details of the self steering here: adventuresofscallywag.wordpress.com/

I thought these were Risso's but are not sure. They were not too interested in Scallywag, but perhaps because we were moving so slowly. Note Scallywag was self-steering well in very light following winds, which many wind vanes would have trouble with.

Sheet to tiller self steering with a quatering wind can get pretty noisy as the load comes on and off the shee. Adding a length of bungee between sheet and tiller is a useful noise abatement strategy. This was taken nearing the end of our trade wind crossing. more details here: adventuresofscallywag.wordpress.com/

Scallywag sails herself off into the sunset crossing the North Atlantic from Cape Verde to Bequia. My favorite time of day.

Scallywag II crossing the Atlantic with a following wind. Both genoas are on long poles. The sheets pass through blocks on the coaming and attach directly to the tiller. Red bungee rubber just helps to trim it. If you want to go off to one side, just ease the sheeet on that side. I used this rig for 4 days before a wind change caused a change to a quartering rig. More about the self steering: a...

Scallywag II crossing the Atlantic with the North east trades on the quarter. Note the white genoa loses it's wind when the boat yaws to port and fills more when she yaws to starboard. In the cockpit the genoa sheet is set to pull the tiller to leeward. Adjusting the bungee allows the course to be fine tuned. Blue genoa catches a bit more wind, and improves speed and tracking in light winds. Wh...

Dolphins entertaining Scallywag while crossing the Bay of Biscay, August 2009