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Garrett, Ruth, and Kinsey depart Puerto Escondido, Mexico, after a month-long stay for repairs and provisioning.Watch The crew prepares the boat, Red Aviva, by cleaning the bottom, fueling, and verifying systems including the GPS, radio, and anchor light.4:52 They initially plan a 22-mile day sail to Agua Verde but decide to bypass the anchorage and commit to a 300-nautical-mile, three-day passage across the Sea of Cortez to Mazatlan.13:09 The crew navigates the narrow pass at Candelaros, noting depths of approximately 81 feet, before clearing the wind shadow of the islands.10:12 They deploy the full sail plan—main, staysail, mizzen, and yankee—and engage the wind vane to maintain course in light winds.13:56 The forecast predicts 25-knot following winds for the second night of the crossing.13:29 Recent vessel upgrades include a new gaff bang, running backs, staysail lashing, Starlink mount, gaff runners, and mast ears.7:17

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