I said work the traveler (as in, treat it like a sheet), not ease it as a gross adjustment.
I'm not capable of it (or skilled at it) either, but apparently it works well for some teams at the upper echelons of Hobie 16s....
Mike
i.e. not a square head sail plan...you've got so much sail area up high with a square head that you're much better off to make shape changes up high. The traveler reduces the angle of the entire mainsail resulting in a substantial loss in power. Tiny changes to the traveler make big changes in the power level on a square head and is very hard to control...best to drop the power up high by inducing twist with downhaul and mainsheet tension while keeping the bottom of the sail driving lowering the center of effort and reducing the healing force. Drop the traveler an inch at a time so you can still work the puffs with full-on hard mainsheet in the lulls to maintain as little aero drag as possible.
