One thing a lot of people don't consider, however, is that many rigs were not designed to have the headsail out without the mainsail up. The forces don't balance, and the heavier the wind gets the bigger the issue. I recall reading something about this a while back, but I don't recall the specifics. It's extra work cleaning up after the mainsail, but I'm usually glad to have it out. I still wonder, however, why it is that the smaller sail is the one with all of the controls and fine tuning! I mean, I know why, but it just seems kind of in reverse
