All is well. We clicked off a 205nm day on our first day at sea. We are presently sailing under full main and solent with daggers at 1/3. Seas are 1.5m and confused. Winds 086 @ 16 knots.
The first day was bumpy and a little rough. Moving around was hard. But otherwise, we did well.
We’ve been switching between a full main and the Code65 and then back to a reefed main and the solent. The conditions are right on the margin for the bigger, faster sail plan. But 10 to 11 knots of boat speed in these confused conditions is uncomfortable and puts more stress on the boat. We’ll slow down and be happy.
And, we aren’t in any rush to get to the Low and its associated weather front. The longer we take, the more it moves off and dissipates.
Otherwise, we are right on the rhumbline and sailing fast. Weather is as forecast and the passage is as expected. 850nm to go.