Bruce,
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<br>Just wondering if your traveller was still centred when you eased the outhaul.
<br>My findings are that these two have to be set relative to one another allowing the appropriate sheet tension. When the match is right it all works.
<br> If the traveller is too close to centre you may not be able to apply enough sheet tension to get the top of the sail working properly.
<br>Also if you release the outhaul too much relative to the traveller the helm will increase. It depends on the setup of the rudders if the magnitude of this is felt. But it can slow the boat.
<br>When this is wrong on my Taipan I can feel it and when it's right I can also feel it. (It feels like you need to dig your toe nails into the boat to stay with it)
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<br>What was happenning at the top of the sail?
<br>Maybe ease the traveller a little and sheet on harder.
<br>It's hard to know for sure without seeing it
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<br>Maybe you could experiment a little more with both outhaul (more/less) ,traveller and mainsheet tension?
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<br>I'd be interested to hear how the experiments go.<br><br>