When I am done sailing and want to lower the sail I again turn into the wind and hove to. I then start the motor and put it  in neutral, I then just release the release the halyard cams and the sail mostly comes down without any effort from me,  but at times I have to give it a little tug. It is here again that the McLube helps. I put one or two sail ties on to keep the  sail together and head for the dock. I have found, maybe because I'm right handed, that I can steer better from the port and handle the raising and lowering of  the sail better from the starboard side. The photo shows one of the canvas buckets I use to hold the peak halyard I have since gotten another one and use it for  the throat halyard. Keep the sail up and the centerboard down, 58