There is even more wind today, so I quickly reefed the mainsail this morning. Dark clouds passed over me all day long, and in the afternoon a squall hit. A huge blast of wind and rain struck Guppy, so I took to the helm to steer manually. The first squall was not over yet that the next one was already coming, so in between I rapidly took down the mainsail. With only the mizzen and the storm-jib up, I am still going at a speed of approximately 7 knots. This squall again came with lots of rain, but because of the waves splashing all over Guppy, the rain doesn’t wash the salt off from Guppy nor me. Everything inside Guppy is now stowed away seaworthy/shipshape, there is nothing flying around the boat…., except for the Smarties that are now lying just about everywhere. Well, if this should be the worst…

Laura