Sailing very quickly through the Caribbean Islands so we can leave the boat in Tortola after Christmas. The sailing has been intense with heavy winds and gusts off the mountains to 35-40 knots. Yesterday we blew out a shackle on our first reefing line while we were underway moving at 9.5 knots and the falling sail took out our sail bag which led to some drama (and another trip up the mast for me which was uneventful). Really glad we didn't have anything break crossing the Atlantic because it is very loud and a bit scary.