Sailing Beginner - How to Sail - Raising the Mainsail
Now in preparation for sailing I have to get out in open water using my kicker. Here's how I do it. I lock the tiller in a straight position by a piece of rope, I named the tiller rope that is nothing more than a rope tied between two cleats on the each side of the stern of the sailing boat.
from: http://ezinearticles.com/?Sailing-Beginner---How-to-Sail---Raising-the-Mainsail&id=7322070
