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Thilo and Leonie complete final boat maintenance projects in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, before departing for a short 12-nautical-mile passage to Isla de Lobos.15:00 The crew installs a new radar system, which requires routing separate power and data cables through the boat's arch and connecting them to a new Orca signal processor for tablet integration.2:46 They also service the steering system and perform a hull cleaning using scuba gear to prepare for an upcoming Atlantic crossing.18:03 After departing Lanzarote, the pair moors at a buoy off Isla de Lobos, a small, arid island near Fuerteventura.15:36 The crew notes that the mooring line noise during the night serves as training for the louder conditions expected during their planned passage to the Cape Verde islands.17:08 The transition from harbor life to anchoring allows the crew to resume independent energy management using solar and wind power.5:40

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