Andrew:
I sailed solo most of the time on the Mystere 4.3 I bought to learn spin on. Once I learned to travel in the main downwind the thing would fly. Downwind with a chute is a blast once you get it all tweeked. Getting the battens to go over (inverted sail) in light air happens to all of us. Just grab the back off the boom and give it a quick pop, then sheet in.
Doug