Since leaving our hove to position 2 days ago we've been flying along ahead of 30 knot SE winds and 4m to 5m seas. There have been comedy buckets of seawater thrown at the windscreen and times when we were lying at 30° off horizontal. On watch is fine as the auto pilot takes care of steering and we have only a reefed headsail and mizzen out which balances the boat and keeps us shifting at 8 knots over ground. True boat speed is a knot higher due to a 1 knot counter current. David is thriving on the thrill of sailing while I'm less enthralled and tired because I can't sleep deeply off watch. Just as you're drifting off to the land of nod rocked from side to side as we slide over the waves, we get cracked by a ton of seatwaer breaking on the side of the bow and effectively stalling all forward motion.
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