our downhaul arrangements don't lend themselves to that - the cleat is aligned for it to stay cleated and the line is a bit small to hang on to those loads that long...but yes, the crew (whether its me or someone else) is constantly working it in and out on a regular basis. Some boats respond to this much better than others. The I20 eats it up but I've found that the F18 only likes this in a much narrower range of wind strengths.