CAPTAIN ZIANE · video

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Two days in Bizerte, Tunisia fill the 48-hour weather window before Captain Ziane departs for Annaba, Algeria.11:16 He walks the small fishing port, noting the cluster of restaurants and bakeries around it and expressing regret at missing the early-morning return of the fishing boats.Watch Along the corniche he identifies Cap Blanc and the Mezzaluna breakwater, which he navigated into port using GPS alone because the flashing channel lights were invisible from seaward.1:45 The medina tour takes in stone alleyways, ornate wooden and wrought-iron doors, and a marble sculptor who carves Ziane's name in Arabic calligraphy using Chinese ink.2:55 At the marina's mobile bridge — compared to the Brooklyn Bridge — he inspects a large cruising sailboat named Trigui, noting its teak deck, enormous carbon mast, boom roughly nine metres long, and spacious interior.9:39 He reports the marina staff as welcoming.11:18 Departure is timed to a weather window: some swell sits just off Bizerte but is expected to ease within 20 nautical miles, with wind dropping further out.11:33 He has negotiated directly with customs and police to clear from Bizerte straight to Annaba, skipping an intermediate stop, and plans an overnight passage.12:27

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