First off with the downhaul, _THEN_ grab the spi halyard

On the Tornado in the days before we got the spi we used to pull on some downhaul when conditions were extreme but we still wanted max speed downwind. It calmed down the boat a lot in my opinion.

I noticed Glenn Ashby saying that the downhaul should be let off before rounding the top mark on the A-cat some time ago. He should know even though I do think it is the luff rope and tape that carry the load from the downhaul, not the panels. I am not going to say against Glenn on the topic.