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Nike and Flo sail their boat, Santana, 56 miles from Fuerteventura to Gran Canaria.▶ 0:07 The 11-hour passage features 10 to 15 knots of beam wind and a two-meter Atlantic swell.▶ 2:04 During the transit, the crew catches a bonito, requiring them to heave to and adjust the sail plan by furling the genoa and opening the main.▶ 4:16 They successfully engage the wind vane to maintain course through 18 to 20-knot gusts and whitecaps.▶ 5:58 Upon arrival in northern Gran Canaria, the crew navigates through heavy ferry and cargo ship traffic to reach the anchorage.▶ 7:17 Nike announces the acquisition of a 100-year-old steel canal boat, which will be the subject of a future refit series titled Roots on Water.▶ 9:04 Nike plans to travel to Germany to address maintenance issues on this new vessel while continuing to sail Santana with Flo.▶ 7:32

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