Yes by all means
rig up a down haul!. But don't forget you can also "steer" the boat somewhat with your weight when your on the bow or anywhere on a smaller boat. It also means thinking about the
jib, fixing that hank you were sure you clipped on, the oncoming traffic, the tiller coming loose, the wakes from other boats, looking up, looking aft, looking forward, looking port, looking starboard, not triping over the
jib sheets, hoping the boom doesn't swing out, not getting gored by the
anchor you were sure wouldn't be a problem, not twisting an ankle on the
anchor locker that once had a door on it, and holding a beer in the other hand! (in my case a cosmo or margarita)
"ride, captn ride, pon yer mystry ship"