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Exactly 90 days before the Newport Bermuda Race start, Chris is preparing Osprey in a European marina for a 2,800-mile solo qualifying passage back to North America.▶ 5:14 The $6,000 race entry fee is due immediately, with the first $3,000 installment needed within days; crew sponsorship slots are open to fund that fee plus a $1,000 ORR certificate and a $4,000 life raft recertification.▶ 5:28 Hull damage sustained when Osprey was pinned against a dock cleat for four hours in 120 km/h winds is being temporarily sealed with epoxy-wetted Kevlar and a traffic cone as a pressure clamp, pending professional assessment of the Kevlar-Nomex-Kevlar laminate hull and five chain plate positions.▶ 3:06 Interior LED lighting has just been installed.▶ 0:32 A new dual-intake seacock and strainer arrangement will let Chris select the leeward engine water intake on either tack, solving an overheating problem on port tack.▶ 9:40 A Lytime 24V 100Ah lithium battery doubles battery capacity to 200Ah, with a spare bringing total usable storage to roughly 270Ah rechargeable in under two hours from the main engine alternator.▶ 11:20 Cockpit rope bag organization and foredeck grab handle repositioning are also underway.▶ 1:29 The Atlantic crossing also qualifies Osprey for the Global Solo Challenge.▶ 5:54

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