Breaking Waves · video

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The crew visits Teahupo'o, Tahiti, to watch the final heats of the Olympic surfing competition.0:42 They hire a local boat to reach the reef edge, where they observe the surf conditions and the performance of local Tahitian surfer Kauli Vaast.0:50 Between excursions, the crew performs maintenance on their boat in preparation for departure from French Polynesia. They replace a damaged anchor with a 55-pound Mantis M2, which they select for its modular design to accommodate their existing Selden bowsprit.6:59 They also install a new Mantis bridle and snubber.4:26 Mast work includes replacing a main halyard using a weighted fishing line to fish it through the mast exit, and attempting to troubleshoot a Raymarine wind transducer and Windex that stopped providing accurate data.9:42 The crew concludes their time in Tahiti with a traditional Polynesian tattoo session before preparing to sail toward Fiji.16:53

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