Ale & Max - Y2K Sailing Adventure · video

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Max and Ale, sailing the 45-ft catamaran Y2K, complete a 250-mile passage from Tuvalu to Rotuma, Fiji, before continuing another 250 miles to Savusavu on the island of Vanua Levu.0:20 Upon arrival at Savusavu’s Nawi Marina, the crew repairs a malfunctioning refrigerator by recharging the gas.0:53 They secure the vessel for a three-month layup at the marina, where they sign a commemorative arrival board alongside other cruisers.1:55 The pair then travels by air from Labasa Airport to Milan, Italy, to visit family and transition to land-based life.2:55 The transit involves multiple flights and significant fatigue after two years of continuous ocean voyaging.9:27 Back in Italy, they focus on domestic tasks, including grocery shopping and preparing for future travel, while leaving Y2K in Fiji.15:46 The video also references earlier, difficult passages near Tarawa and Majuro, noting challenging sea states and social visits to the Alele Museum.18:55

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