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Camille Milligan and Jesse sail their boat Stella through Southeast Asian waters during monsoon season, compiling the year's most significant passages and moments. The most intense incident occurs when 40-knot sustained winds and 3-metre swells force them to abort a crossing and turn back to Lanta — Camille describes it as the most frightened she has ever been, with the boat pitching so steeply the water disappeared from view before each crash down.▶ 26:10 A separate passage from Thailand to Langkawi departs at 6 a.m. into 20–30-knot headwinds, adverse current, and full rain, requiring a timed entry through a river channel at high tide to reach Krabi safely.▶ 8:36 Anchor drag in poor mud holding — with 55 metres of chain out and a decision to drop 20 more — tests the boat in a crowded anchorage where neighbouring boats are also dragging.▶ 19:42 Highlights include arriving at Maya Bay (Phi Phi Islands) as the only sailboat, catching mahi-mahi on a hand reel while underway, sailing the mangroves around Langkawi with new davits and a ship's cat named Shelly, and sail-trimming instruction covering traveller adjustment and telltale matching.▶ 14:30 Ocean plastic encountered in otherwise pristine anchorages draws repeated comment.▶ 36:37 Turning back in 40-knot winds confirmed that schedule pressure — Jesse's Monday flight — is not sufficient reason to push through dangerous conditions.▶ 26:17

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