Ken,
Kudos for the Alter cup qualifying.

Can you clarify something for me? When you say "continual adjustment", do you mean you play the downhaul/rotator in puffs/lulls (going upwind) OR is it more a few times a leg adjustment?

My background is 2-up racing and the crew played the downhaul in puffs and heavy wave action (very much like Gina_M described). I've been racing 1-up lately and cannot figure out a way to do this (tiller and mainsheet/traveller is about the best I can do). I do adjust the downhaul on upwind legs, but not specific to puffs and lulls - only generally when I feel over or under powered.

Make sense?

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