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A 46-foot monohull, Sweet Ruca, completes a 500-mile passage from Gambier to Amanu in the Tuamotus, French Polynesia, while racing an Outremer 55 catamaran.0:16 The crew navigates through reef channels and avoids atolls in the Pacific Ocean, contending with 3-meter waves and 60-degree wind shifts caused by frequent squalls.6:48 To maintain speed in light, shifty conditions, the crew switches from a G3 gennaker to a blue R2 runner.2:39 During the passage, the spinnaker wraps around the inner forestay in heavy seas; the crew recovers the sail by undoing the tack and clew, manually furling the midsection to relieve tension, and sliding it down the forestay.8:30 Upon arrival at the Amanu pass, the crew drops the mainsail and kite to navigate the entrance under jib alone, successfully anchoring near the Outremer 55 and another vessel, Pop Legend.21:22 The passage takes three days, with the monohull maintaining a competitive pace against the larger catamaran despite the variable wind conditions.24:14

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