I hope you guys enjoy coming along with me for some Heavy Weather Sailing!!! This was my first time experiencing these sort of conditions, so I wasn't exactly sure what to expect! My weather apps were forecasting 33-42 knots of wind and 15 foot waves with a period of 8seconds!!! For anyone unfamiliar... If the wave period is half of the wave height it means you're in for a rough ride! Unfortunately I didn't capture some of the action on camera. But I still think the video showcases the weather I was dealing with fairly well.

Excellent video. I’ve been at this for 40 years and coming up to 50k miles and you really capture the seagoing life. Kudos.

Nice work sailing your boat.
Now your more ready for more wind.
Do you have a harness?

Excellent job Evan
The best job I’ve ever seen of demonstrating the wrath of the waves with a video camera!!
The opening scene was amazing. I hope it finds its way into your intro it was really cool

I sure enjoy watching. So you are not afraid of sailing without lined by rope and falling into the sea !

Yes you were obviously over canvassed. In a heavy displacement long keel boat like this it's really not wise to push the boat speed over 8 knots or so as the rudders really don't work very well and a broach gets far too likely above that speed. At the speeds you were doing the consequences of a hard broach are that you get rolled over and probably lose the rig. I don't know if you have a third reef or not, but it is not responsible to go to sea without a permanently rigged third reef which allows you to drastically reduce the sail area. Simply hoping is not a plan and it's not very smart.  Remember that if the wind speed is doubled, then it's force is quadrupled and the power is eight times higher. You need to have a plan to drag stuff behind the boat if the speed gets too high and you run out of sails to douse. I have once been in a boat a little similar to yours where we ended up doing 12-15 knots under bare poles until I tied on a lot of stuff & threw it over the back.
I have been sailing oceans for over 40 years and 212,000 miles. I have done just under 7000 miles since mid June which is typical for me.
My own boat is a lightweight but very robust fin keel and spade rudder boat. The third reef in my main reduces the sail area to about 25% of it's full sail area. I can set the slab reefs from my cockpit in around a minute or less. I have a staysail that doubles as a storm jib which is tiny. The staysail is on a "soft" furler and can also be set from the cockpit. The only time I have to leave the cockpit is to set the pole, the spinnaker or to clip the preventer on. The preventer is set up so I can do it one handed in a few seconds.

For heavy seas, pre-cut a piece of 1/4 inch plywood to 1/2 the area of your Hydrovane, and use the plywood in heavy seas.  The boat will be much happier.

For those of us that have been in it, we know the camera makes it look like it's nothing.

Bro, some of those waves look huge even on the camera! Good sail 👍

That weather is made for your boat

If the waves look big on video they are huge in person. That T37 was moving. We sailed a Nordic 44 for years and crossed the Pacific on it. Bob Perry designs boats that will take care of you. You may get stuff ripped off your boat but the important stuff will see you through. Thanks for taking us along. Bob said you’re a good mug.

Breakers charged like buffalo then swept past rolling on the milky ways band played me a show took a bow and waved so long to the morning sun 😂

Thanks for sharing. Having to hand steer for hours on end in heavy weather is probably one of the main dreads of the solo sailor. Really good video. As you say the camera flattens it out, but it gave some sense of the size of those waves.

That was some serious speed Evan- with those seas and that wind I am pretty sure you were hitting those numbers!! What a rush ⚓️⛵️-Jim

Hello Evan, wow I would definitely be having some pucker up moments seeing those waves breaking behind you. It looks hectic and although going fast plants the boat, it must feel like a double edged sword dealing with it, everything happening so fast. Adrenaline overload for sure.🙏🤞❤️

18 knots? You’re almost ready for the Vendée Globe! Really enjoying your simple delivery Evan!🇨🇦

Excellent video, Evan! So nice of Dacia to take the helm for 6 1/2 hours, so you could get some much needed shut eye! Some of those waves were like playful dolphins trying to race you. 😀

It must feel good knowing that Dacia and you handled that really well.👌

Are you out there right now? When you get to places, are you able just to get online and post?
I’ve been thinking about doing this.  .. I was going to start with the Great Lakes. I have a 26 Ranger Mull’

Proud of you, man!

Snowman from Minnesota ⛄️

Dude your haulin ass!