Timshel - Cape Verde to St Lucia Day 5

Ran well overnight, but wind increased 1st thing - or perhaps seas are more alarming when it gets light and you can see them? Reefed right down to tiny main and tiny yankee poled out. Timshel running comfortably enough but seems to have developed a death roll - how on earth did anyone manage in these conditions before we got that dead frog non-slip stuff? Mind you the washing up us still hurling itself around the cabin. I think wind has dropped as sun came out so maybe more sail needed?