To me, as a woman, I would like a traveler primarily in strong wind for deep reaches and straight downwind. It would allow me to let the foot of the sail out with the traveler but rein in some of the twist-off at the top of the sail by using the sheet. I want to get rid of some of that power up at the top, which is causing the boat to want to pitchpole -- and I don't have enough weight at the back of the boat to counteract that power.

And I also think the traveler makes jibing much safer and more controlled in windy conditions. Again, I would be able to keep some of the power out of the top of the sail, while getting more power advantage out of the lower part of the sail. If the main is cleated in a controllable position, when you jibe the sail by throwing the traveler across, you won't get that sudden forward thrust at the top of the sail when it hits the other side and causes you to stand up on your nose.

As it is, since I do NOT have a traveler, in windy conditions, I do a "controlled jibe," like monohulls do, by sheeting in my main as I am going through the jibe and letting the sheet out again on the other side.