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Lee and Sarah, sailing in Samara, Costa Rica, anchor their vessel using a stern tie to minimise rolling in the bay.0:42 They join a local spearfishing charter, Drift Spearing Adventures, to hunt yellowfin tuna 20 nautical miles offshore.1:31 The crew locates tuna by tracking pods of spinner dolphins, which share the same prey source of small fish and squid.2:56 While diving, the group encounters a thresher shark near a bait ball, a rare sighting of the elusive, deep-water predator.7:20 Although the crew fails to spear any tuna themselves, the charter captain provides a fresh fish, which Lee prepares as ceviche using lime, red onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, cucumber, tomato, coriander, and avocado.10:09 Later, the family uses their outboard-powered tender to explore a surf break and a beachside waterfall five nautical miles away.13:55

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