As for Mark trimming his own main, more power to you if you can handle it. I was impressed to see Arbella's skipper trimming his own main in a breeze Friday at Barrington. The skipper can feel the helm load up and react quicker, plus it gets another body out of the back of the boat. But most people can't do both when it blows. Even on Arabella I could see it was making the helm less effective than on Sea Biscuit.
I don't get to drive much, but I find it easier to play the traveler than vang sheet when I'm handling both the tiller and the main.
