Day # 19 Time passes on

The wind came right up Thursday night, I had the starboard side port hole open for cooking then later that night when the wind and waves built it was still open. With the 2 headsails set we were flying down the swells doing hull speed a lot of the time, autopilot working for its money. With the waves from one way and the swell from the side we corkscrew a bit, this one big wave we surfed fast down, then back up, big carve at the top then fly back down, another big carve and then bang just dropped on our starboard side. You guessed it a good bit of water through our porthole, all over our bits and bobs on the table and radio, Satphone, and the inverter (120v power source). Even though the inverter was switched of I came in and it was smoking, really not good. I disconnected it from the battery and sprayed the shit out of it with WD40 and left it until today. It's a lot calmer today and we pulled it to pieces and cleaned it up and now it seems to be working again alright.
Yesterday at daylight the wind was really up there and the swells had built and we were getting pushed north so when Julie woke we put back up the mainsail so as we could head a little south. Once at the mast we saw both the headsail poles barely hanging in there, the track they sit in had been ripped from the mast and luckily they were still hanging in there otherwise it would have been catastrophe with the poles banging around loose connected to the sails in 30kts of breeze, not cool. The spinnaker pole ring was real hard to get off but we managed with a big hammer and a hacksaw anyway we cut the track off, leaving what's left of the good track and then managed to get the rings out of the track with the help of the vice and more hammering and now we are back on track with both poles set once again. There was obviously just too much pressure on the track with the two pole rings right up the top, I never thought much about it. I will put on a new track, a little higher and will have more fasteners so hopeful it won't happen again. A shame though to see the newly painted mast scratched up but nothing a bit more paint won't fix.
Anyway the weather is once again good, been under 20kts all day and we are rolling away again heading west. It's great heading west and one of the most satisfying things is adjusting the clocks. At this rate we adjust the clocks back half an hour every 2-3 days to keep it in line, pretty cool.
Been too rough for fishing but maybe tomorrow but I'm kinda hoping we still have this wind and can keep romping along for the next few days and get there in good time. All good on the fine ship Sunflower
Saturday 5pm Pos 6*55S 128*22W. 708nm to go