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A small fleet of three boats — Pioli's vessel, Pernambuco, and Odín — departs El Portil via the Río Piedra bar and sails roughly 3.5 hours to Isla Canela on the outbound leg.0:24 Pioli navigates the channel buoys at the Portil bar against a 2.5-knot current, using a navigation app recommended by Javier of La Aventura de Moana.1:20 The fleet enters Isla Canela through the Bocanada inlet and ties up at the courtesy dock, where Pioli notes the port's full services: fuel station on the dock, reception up the ramp, bars, Italian pizzerias and gelaterias, restaurants, a nautical shop, and an ice and drinks store.7:19 The return to Nuevo Portil the following Sunday runs in near-calm conditions — 5–6 knots of easterly, not worth raising sail — with an unexpected 3–4 foot southerly swell making the ride uncomfortable.8:16 Dense longline gear between Isla Canela and El Portil demands constant vigilance; Pioli warns that navigating the stretch at night would be extremely difficult.9:27 The fleet briefly deviates southeast to fish in deeper water before a light sea breeze fills in, allowing a final stretch under sail at 3–3.5 knots.9:53

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