"Tiller Tender" Hands-Free Sailing?

On occasion, when sailing solo, it would be helpful to have both hands free to grab a sandwich or untangle a line and have the boat would continue to point in the general direction with your hand off the steering handle for a short period.

Has anybody come up with an elegant "tiller tender" device for the Islands?

Gary

2014 Tandem Island
1984 Hobie Hawk RC Glider

You will find that there is no "helm" pull on these. A normal sailboat will head up when the tiller is released. Not so with the TI/AI boats. You can let go for a bit and not worry about changing course. Both a good and bad issue IMHO.

I would like an "autopilot" for the tiller too. My 2009 AI will track for a bit hands free but it depends on the conditions. A couple of times I've had to "go for'ard" to adjust something and having the little tiller handle locked would be useful.

Thanks Stringy - there's nothing new under the sun, no? at least no new problems anyway. I will take a look at my tiller - boat is hanging on the wall in the garage since up here in Ottawa Canada we are a bit off season. Good time for set up tweaks including putting the bigger fins on the drive.