We were in for a rough crossing from the moment we raised sail out of the harbor. The winds were out of the South and pushing over 15mph, maybe up around 20. The waves were pretty big, and slamming into us on our foreword port quarter. I have that 'fighting schnauzer' figurehead on my bow, and we'd 'bury the dog' (ship water over the bow) a few times. It was a very exciting run. This picture does not do it justice - I didn't really have time to take one of the exciting pictures.