I found that my mainsail tended to furl with the top batton pointing out for the last couple years. Always annoyed me. Today I played with it a bit an may have solved the issue. Surely others have had the same issue.
Before fix...
The solution seems to be loosening the tie on the top of the batton. If too tight, that's what happens. This is the after Fix appearance when furled.
After fix...
I don't know if this will effect the function of the sail in any negative way but I doubt it. I'll report back after taking it for a spin.