To yibe or to run

Day three saw us notch up the 450nm mark, even though yesterdays run
was only 137nm made good. Midnight saw the wind veering from sw to s,
with southerly gusts of 35 causing unhappy protesting flogging from
the headsails. Continueing to run off the wind would take us further
off course, but make for pleasamt sailing. (Cape to Rio guys make this
call every year, and often regret it!)I decided to drop the genoa. and
sail with preventer and main only until dawn, when we would rig the 6m
spinnaker pole to windward with the genoa , and run staight for St
Helena. Big mistake; we had the most rocky,rolly, and generally
uncomfortable time, going nowhwere fast either! We lasted until
lunchtime before deciding to gybe our way down the rhumb line from now
on, so as
to enjoy a faster and more comfortable passage.Currently at
29.15s,10.19e on a course 30deg.m doing between 6.8 and 7.5kn. .Will
hold this course for a while and then gybe back past the Valdevia
banks to try for a fish! By then the wind might have veered to full SE
which suit us fine.
We're both a bit sleep deprived, and muscle weary and
bruised, so we are determind to do everything slowly and carefully-
even the one drink sundowners! Rest and sleep are taking priority now
that we well up into the trades. Talk again soon!