More of the same

The day of squalls turned into the night of squalls. These were strong was with heavy rain and 30 kt winds. Reefing the jib during a squall is less than fun. Especially at night. Today we have sunny sky with no squalls but the winds are 20-25 with rough seas. Boat speed is good though and with 240 miles to go we should arrive in 2 days, noon on Saturday. These winds will stay with us all the way. We have had more than our share of strong winds this trip. The average we expected is much less, around
15 kts. We keep the boat moving and just hang on. This boat is fantastic for this trip, but I have learned a few things. I wish I had a "turtle" for the sliding hatch. It must remain closed or water can gush in from forward. I got wet in my bunk a couple times from this. The trade off was the hard dinghy mounted on the cabin top instead of a turtle. That also precludes the use of my dorade vents. They are essential as it is very hot below with everything closed. Sick bay reports the captain has prickly
heat on his back. He is to not sweat and take plenty of cool baths. Okay, right, will do. So we are sailing well with good weather and anticipating our soon to be arrival.
Ron