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Garrett and Ruth are on a passage aboard their gaff-rigged vessel, maintaining roughly 5.5 knots in hazy conditions.1:25 A prop shaft vibration develops above 6.5–7 knots, reaching 7.4 knots, prompting a deliberate decision to slow the boat rather than investigate the source mid-passage.4:46 With a forecast suggesting conditions would build further and poor sleep the previous night, they opt for a double-reefed main as the primary driving sail, with the staysail used only for balance.5:14 Ruth handles daytime watches while Garrett rests to cover night watch.1:33 A newly installed Gaff Fang — only its second deployment — proves useful but not sufficient: lowering the heavy gaff rig mainsail downwind while powered up remains a struggle even with the addition.5:52 Watch-keeping strategy on a two-person crew and the trade-off between boat speed and mechanical caution under deteriorating conditions are the practical threads running through the passage.

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