On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:59:59 -0000, Skip Gundlach
wrote:

Unfortunately, the seas were very choppy and fairly sizeable, so
Lydia's hope for a non-medicated trip were dashed as she felt
nauseated.

Unless you are ocean racing, getting away from a hurricane or on a
time constrained delivery, the proper maneuver at that point would
have been a 180 degree turn.

There is absolutely no point in putting yourselves and your boat
through adverse conditions for no reason. I'm not impressed and
neither will most of your cruising brethren. Nor is there a good
reason for making that run non-stop and risking fatigue at some point.
The easy path is the way of the serious cruiser. If you keep pushing
the envelope as you are right now, you will run out of luck sooner or
later.