hmm. interesting. okay, so we can use the downhaul to depower in a puff and also to rake the mast back and add some tension to the forestay? do you play it like you would the backstay on a lighting (which is usually adjusted before the sheet)?
down-haul doesn't "rake" the mast, it bends the mast at the top, thus making the sail flatter (assuming the sail was correctly cut for the mast track/curve)
