single-handing

Crewing without others

Single-handing is sailing a boat alone, without crew.

The term emphasizes the challenge of managing all aspects of navigation, sail handling, and seamanship by oneself: She's single-handing across the Atlantic.

Extended to other contexts, it means doing something substantial without help: He's been single-handing the project since his partner quit.

sailing

solo

Performance by one

passage · helm · tiller · autopilot · self-steering · watchkeeping · singlehanded · ocean · crossing · cruising

technique

grip

Secure manual hold

control · manipulation · leverage · balance · operation · grasp · coordination · adjustment · rigging · winch

Opposites
collaboration vs solitary effort

single-handingpartnership

Shared business arrangement

joint venture

Family

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