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Saint Martin — Last stopover in the Antilles before the transatlantic return

6 Μαΐου 2026 · 36 λεπτά · 760 προβολές · Saint-Martin

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Aboard the Beneteau Oceanis 440 Corail, the crew spends about 15 days at Saint-Martin completing pre-transatlantic maintenance and provisioning before the return passage to Toulon.10:50 The anchorage runs 4 meters deep with 30 meters of chain deployed; 35–40-knot easterly gusts earlier in the stay shifted the boat's orientation and complicated spacing with neighboring vessels.0:01 A weather window for departure closed when the final third of the passage would have ended in 40-knot headwinds, forcing a delay.1:35 Maintenance tasks include replacing a corroded windlass remote (€130 new, versus the original €79 bought in Mahon three years earlier), greasing masthead furler bearings with vaseline after climbing the mast with crew member Titouan, servicing cockpit winch bearings last done before leaving Toulon four years prior, repairing the stove bracket with a threaded rod after epoxy paste failed twice, and adding a carbon filter downstream of the watermaker's existing 1-micron filter to eliminate residual taste.2:55 Provisioning covers both the French and Dutch sides of the island, with prices quoted in florins on the Dutch side causing initial confusion; rice, canned goods, oil, and pasta sauces are sourced at competitive prices.16:12 A next episode on routing and weather for the transatlantic return is announced.35:46

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