: I agree with you 100 percent on using paddling skills rather than mechanical
: devices to control weathercocking.

: But I promise that I wasn't on drugs last night when I came up with the idea
: of an anti-skeg to control weathercocking. Located near the bow of the
: boat and deployed upwards through the deck. Since you can see it you
: always know if its deployed and how much. It doesn't require a hole
: through the hull. It is less susceptible to getting sand and grit in the
: mechanism. I thought about using a small sail, but came back to the idea
: of a hard anti-skeg for simplicity and reliability.

How about a parasail?