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After two months anchored in the Rio São Francisco, a 40-foot sailboat with a 2-meter draft departs the river mouth for a coastal passage to Maceió, Brazil.Watch The skipper waits for a weather window with winds under 15 knots and wave heights below 1.5 meters to safely navigate the shallow, shifting bar.0:19 Heavy vegetation, specifically water hyacinths and rhizomes, complicates the departure by fouling the anchor and chain, requiring the skipper to repeatedly raise and clear the gear.12:28 Local knowledge proves critical; the skipper coordinates with a local fisherman, Chumbinho, to navigate the channel, ultimately trusting local expertise over previous GPS tracks when the exit route differs from the entry.20:45 The vessel clears the bar with a minimum depth of 2.7 meters during a 1.5-meter tide.22:56 The overnight passage covers the distance to Maceió, where the boat anchors offshore near the local yacht federation.27:16 Relying on local guidance and redundant navigation instruments, including multiple depth sounders, remains essential for managing shallow-water hazards.18:50

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