Email from Bob - 27 July

...This evening started out wild and is slowly calming down. A big wipeout during a 30 knot squall rolled me 360 degrees in my bunk, pretty much ending my off watch. No way to sleep during that. Follow that wipeout a with a couple more, and now you have the flavor of it. We had all hands up for a while, making sure there was no damage, then started sending people off to bed. Unfortunately, the big squall was followed by an even bigger lull, with the wind dropping down as low as 5 knots. After an hour of wallowing, we're pretty much moving normally and trying to get back on the watch schedule.