I consider myself not a racer but a recreational sailor who likes to go fast and fly a hull.
If necessary I will sail upwind or downwind (as when going in or out of the pass between the bay and gulf or if I need to get to a certain point), but otherwise I prefer beam reaching for most of my sailing. Particularly an on-shore breeze so I can make long runs along the coast. Beam reaching is the most fun for me since it provides the most speed and hull flying. As such, I keep my jib travelers usually out all the way. I also adjust the jib sheet tension as needed to better balance the wind load between the jib and main for the fastest speed without capsizing.
When doing a 180° beam reach tack, I find it helpful to put some additional slack in the jib sheet, turn more up wind, pull the main sheet traveler in towards the center and then start the turn. Once the jib starts to back wind you can release the main traveler (and main sheet if real windy) and then release the jib traveler (it's shock cord will pull it all the way in). When the main sail pops over you can then adjust your main traveler all the way out and tension your main sheet. At this stage the boat is slowly moving forward and you can adjust your lines on the boat, get a drink, etc. When you are ready to take off like a rocket, set your leeward jib traveler all the way out and then just release the the backwinded jib sheet and then sheet the jib sheet on the leeward side. This makes for a more consistent tack using the jib to backwind.
The two swivel cam cleats that I now use for positioning the jib travelers were originally used for my jib sheets and lance cleats were used for controlling the jib travelers. When I upgraded to the lo-profile jib blocks I set it up more like Hobie's jib traveler trim kit #1071. With the cam cleats on the lo-profile jib block being higher than it's roller fairlead it made it very hard to uncleat the jib sheet (particularly when sailing solo since I had to raise the jib sheet really high), so I decreased the angle of the cam cleats by flattening the black metal plate under the fairlead and cams and this made it a lot safer and easier to uncleat the jib sheet.
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