It's my understanding that a little weather helm is desirable. If you have more than a few degrees of weather helm when pushing the boat it's time to reef the main. Normally that will clear things up without slowing the boat down. If you're pushing the boat so that a gust will bury the rail you have too much sail so just reef the main. That should bring the boat more upright, cause less stress on the rigging and straighten the rudder. (I know you know all this so I'm just blabbing, bla, bla)

I use to race on a Beneatu 36. Terrible weather helm and no rudder indicator. The Beneatu didn't have much feel to the helm anytime and I never knew where the rudder was. (The only way I could tell where the rudder was to look behind me at the washing machine turbulence behind the boat.) We'd be sailing along pushing the boat and being passed by others as the rudder was at 25 degrees and acting like a brake. The owner/captain never wanted to reef the main. I had a round up one time as I thought I had more rudder to correct but I was about 2 spokes from locked position. I managed to talk the owner to reef and everything changed.

Why people don't reef when it's time is beyond me. Rolling a boat over and burying a rail may be exciting but all it does is slow the boat down and stress the rigging. I use to to shoot motocross films for Suzuki. The only way to win a race was to stay on the ground. All the new racers liked to make the big jumps and fly through the air looking really pretty. They always lost while the veterans kept the speed down so the rear tire had contact with the dirt and would pass them as they flew through the air. Same thing as burying a rail or carrying too much canvas,,, looks good but doesn't work.

Of course, anything I say is from a guy that has a giant boat with a short mast and motors a lot. Your Garcia Passoa is a good sailing machine. I've always admired them.

Photo, beating to Southern California's Channel Islands. Anacapa in the BG