Mar 29 Enroute to Pitcairn Island; Uncomfortable conditions

Position: S26deg53min; W120deg18min. Day 6 run: 121 nm. We're broad reaching under a poled out furled yankee jib. Yep, this morning we set up the reaching pole in order to try to get a better angle on the wind. We're slewing around something terrible as the headsail is our only sail up. Conditions continue to be moderate, with less than 20 knots of wind, but the seas are 10'-12' and seem to be getting larger and more confused, and trying to have the self steering vane steer with these crazy waves hitting us on the stern quarter is difficult as at times the waves seem to be coming from different angles. We're really getting pushed around and just moving down below takes a lot of energy. We're about 540 nm from Pitcairn, so hope to be there in 5 more days. Are we having fun yet or what?

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