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A sailor recounts a solo coastal voyage from Bertioga to São Francisco do Sul aboard a 16-foot Paturi sailboat.1:10 To improve the vessel's buoyancy, he installed inspection ports and filled the hull voids with plastic bottles.10:27 He navigated using a 3.3-horsepower Mercury outboard motor and a custom-built wind vane self-steering system, though he frequently steered manually due to the boat's motion.2:23 During the transit, he anchored off Peruíbe near a property formerly owned by a Nazi sympathizer, where he discovered remnants of the ideology on the premises.6:26 He later requested assistance from lifeguards to navigate the breaking waves at the Guaratuba bar, where he anchored offshore overnight in 2-meter swells using a 7.5-kilogram anchor and 50 meters of line.13:58 Upon reaching the Yacht Club Capri in São Francisco do Sul, he required medical attention for sunstroke.18:58 The journey also included a stop at Ilha do Mel, where he navigated shallow channels on a rising tide.12:25 Persistence remains the primary requirement for completing long-distance coastal passages in small, open-cockpit vessels.

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