I hear you on the squall trains. We sailed for 1100 miles in a squall train from Bora Bora to AM Samoa. It was about 120nm wide as we tacked quite a bit off the rumbline trying to get out of it. In the end we just followed them to Rainmaker Mountain in Tutuila.
We're in Palm Beach finishing up gathering parts and supplies. We should get out of here next week and sail directly to Key West.