Humbled by the seas!

After several nights of being bashed around by the Nor'Easter and having gotten very little sleep, finally, this morning, I awoke to sunny skies and flat seas. When you are in a storm, you find all the small leaks on a boat. Bremer Speck is a very solidly built Nauticat. But even the best boat has hidden leaks and we found some. There is some work ahead of me.
We endured a Nor'Easter for what felt like a verry long time. Unlike the other boats in the race, we were late exiting the bay and when we did, we were greeted by silence. No wind. We went in circles for about 12 hours. When we finally got going again, we were on the receiving end of the low and experienced the same to its fullest extent. Woo Hoo. Not.
We also experienced a couple of equipment related failures. With the exception of having to wrestle with the staysail in the storm on the foredeck, everything else was\is just an inconvenience.
At this time, we are motoring to Block Island with about 40 miles to go.