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What this video covers

Eddie and Kelly prepare their boat for launch at a yard in Corfu, Greece, after a three-week haul-out.0:10 The refit includes installing a new solar panel, new batteries, and a remote receiver for the anchor windlass.0:23 Electrical work on the battery isolator remains incomplete when the boatyard demands an immediate launch to clear the hard stand.0:30 The crew launches the boat in an unfinished state, opting to troubleshoot the remaining electrical systems while underway.3:24 They motor from the Corfu anchorage to Two Rocks Bay on the mainland before transiting the Lefkada Canal.4:39 The canal operates on an hourly schedule from 0700 to 2200, signaled by a siren.6:51 After clearing the canal, the crew sails south toward Sivota Bay, encountering increasing winds near the southern tip of Lefkada.7:17 They drop the sails to motor into the protection of the bay to meet friends.8:52

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