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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.0:04 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.0:10 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.5:17 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.13:15 Arenella's dinghy landing has become significantly more restricted since their last visit.18:01 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.24:37

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