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Chilu and Eze sail their boat from Nassau towards Miami, stopping at a Bahamian blue hole, a submerged sailboat wreck, and Bimini as they close out their Bahamas leg. The blue hole visit ends without a full dive — a shark fin appears on the horizon and Chilu backs out, making it a self-described failed adventure.▶ 5:44 The wreck, a relatively intact two-masted ketch, draws a long snorkel session before they move on.▶ 2:42 Crossing the Great Bahama Bank, they navigate 4–5 metres under the keel — far less stressful than their earlier Caicos Bank crossing where clearance dropped to 20 centimetres.▶ 13:21 At Bimini, the dinghy struggles against strong tidal current in the entrance channel; they clear Bahamian customs and immigration there before preparing to cross the Gulf Stream to Miami.▶ 29:26 The hurricane season timeline drives a key routing decision: heading north towards New York gives more time and shelter than rushing south.▶ 9:12 Chilu explains the Bermuda Triangle as a statistical and media myth — a journalist coined the name, the region has high traffic volume that inflates accident counts, and compass anomalies in the area are caused by geological metal deposits, not supernatural forces.▶ 24:42 The crew also jokes about finally naming the boat, attaching a placeholder label made with a label maker.▶ 34:51

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