Roll to the left/ Roll tp the Right

We're not talking pole to headstay ease, more like 6-8" when u start rolling, maybe little more. This will help calm the boat down for the few seconds you need to get your shit together. If it is that puffy, why isn't someone looking back for the puffs? Realistically only the driver needs to be looking forward, and only so he doesn't hit anything. Homeboy trimming the guy sits backwards, goes OOO thats a big one, eases a foot waits for it to pass, brings it back. Also a hard pump on the main will also help the boat round up, heel to L and stop the roll. Watch any of the good college crews DW, an FJ DW is super shady, they are always looking back for 1 puffs, either comming or how to get to them, and having a hand on the vang to crank it just before that puff hits. Instead of playing the vang, play the guy a little more when the puffs hit. . . . You would be amazed how just putting the bow up 10 deg will put the boat back in a rock solid state. There are a number of reasons this is true, but primarily you reattach flow on both sails from the luff to the leach, ie reaching. When running ddw, wind will oscillate from one direction to the other to around both sides, top and bottom of the sails... very unstable. Moving the pole forward, up, down, in or out will not change the stall characteristics of sails DDW. As a matter of fact, when you ease the pole forward you accentuate the rolling ability of the chute!