Sail Vessel Khalifavideo
#31 Crossing to Grenada: storm, fish and life on board in the Caribbean
27 December 2025 · 40 min · 5K views · Caribbean Sea, en route from Tobago to Grenada
Sailboat stern plunges into Caribbean swell near Grenada
What this video covers
Khalifa, a 38-foot sailboat, departs Tobago Island for Grenada on an 83-mile passage the crew aims to complete in 11 hours.6:02 Conditions include 14 knots of apparent wind, 1.7-meter swells on the quarter, and a squall line visible on radar.6:30 When the storm intensifies to 30 knots with steep waves, Adriano turns the boat around and waits for the system to pass before resuming course — the first time the full crew wore life jackets.17:32 The crew trolls a fishing line during the crossing and lands a 12-kilogram male dorado, their second dorado and fourth fish caught in the Caribbean, destined for sashimi and poke.11:03 Khalifa arrives at Prickly Bay, Grenada, on a Thursday night.18:50 At anchor, Adriano pulls both 200-liter freshwater tanks to clean out diesel accidentally pumped into one tank through the wrong fill port, then commissions the watermaker.22:22 The crew also clears immigration in Grenada, noting East Caribbean Dollar currency confusion and difficulty understanding local Caribbean-accented English.20:05 A 110-volt shore-power circuit fails mid-refit, adding to the workload.26:47
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