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Dirk and Rigi depart Gozo at dawn aboard their Lagoon 410 S2 Suria, bound for Palermo via a single overnight passage from Malta. Leaving the anchorage, they note a neighbouring Italian boat had swung to within half a boat-length overnight — a reminder to pay out more chain relative to depth.▶ 0:05 Dirk activates Starlink's Ocean Mode for the first time, 30 miles offshore.▶ 1:39 Night watch runs in two shifts: 22:00–02:00 and 02:00–06:00; at 02:35 a cruise ship closes to 0.3 miles on AIS without responding, forcing a gybe to avoid it.▶ 5:15 Wind builds to 23 knots by morning with a cap effect near the western tip of Sicily.▶ 6:15 They anchor at Favignana's Cala Rossa — harbour fees there run €521 per night — then sail on to San Vito Lo Capo before reaching their familiar anchorage at Arenella, outside Palermo, where they cross their own two-year-old inbound track, completing a circumnavigation of Sicily, the Aeolian Islands, and half of Greece.▶ 13:20 Arenella's dinghy landing has become significantly more restricted since their last visit.▶ 17:58 The hike up Monte Pellegrino covers 7.8 km and 600 m of elevation via the old pilgrim path (Akianata), rated moderate on Komoot; the descent passes the Cappella di Santa Rosalia.▶ 20:07 A rigger named Vincenzo checks and adjusts the standing rigging before departure for Sardinia.▶ 24:33

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