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Nika updates the software on her Pelagic autopilot using a cable provided by ScanMar to resolve erratic steering.0:36 She also relocates the compass further from the autopilot unit to reduce electromagnetic interference.0:58 After completing these adjustments, she departs for a 10-mile passage to Espiritu Santo.1:36 During the transit, the autopilot fails to maintain a straight course, forcing manual steering in light winds of two to eight knots.4:14 Nika uses Navionics to check tidal data, timing her arrival for low tide to better identify underwater hazards like rocks.10:42 She sails the twin-keeled boat, Carl, in a wing-on-wing configuration before rolling in the genoa to navigate a narrow channel between islands.11:33 The passage concludes with anchoring in 12 meters of water using 60 to 70 meters of chain.14:19

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