Jakob Lang Sailing · video

What this video covers

After a collision with an unlit buoy in the English Channel, the 30-foot sailboat Wolf undergoes extensive hull and deck repairs at a boatyard in Camaret-sur-Mer, France.1:05 The impact caused significant damage below the waterline and destroyed the bow pulpit.1:30 During the three-month haul-out, the boatyard fabricates a custom stainless steel bow system to accommodate both a Delta anchor and a gennaker bowsprit.27:51 While the boat is on the hard, the owner installs a Halo 20 radar system, routing the data cable through existing deck seals to the cockpit chart plotter.24:37 He also troubleshoots an "Error 15" under-voltage fault on his diesel heater, tracing the issue to a voltage drop caused by undersized wiring between the battery distributor and the nav station circuit board.15:22 Once repairs conclude, the boat is relaunched in Camaret-sur-Mer to await a weather window for crossing the Bay of Biscay.26:34 The owner identifies the decision to transit the channel between the mainland and the island of Ouessant at night as the primary cause of the collision.28:21

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