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Third day of solo sailing, I'm starting to get tired.
21 March 2026 · 20 min · 3K views · Mediterranean Sea
What this video covers
Solo sailor Captain Ziane logs day three of a Mediterranean passage bound for Sicily, covering roughly 511 km on a route he describes as one of the longer options across the basin.▶ 10:01 Persistent headwinds of 11–14 knots force him to motor for most of the day, burning through his limited fuel supply — a 27-liter tank topped up with a 20-liter jerry can that was already 5 liters short at departure, leaving him tight on diesel by nightfall.▶ 11:31 Wind speed fluctuates between 5 and 11 knots with no consistency, and a full calm midday forces him to drop the headsail and run the engine for hours.▶ 6:41 Windy had forecast beam winds; the actual conditions were dead on the nose throughout.▶ 13:40 Fuel management dominates his decision-making: he detours off-course to sail rather than motor, accepts 2–3 knot boat speed to conserve diesel, and estimates arriving 15 liters consumed over the passage.▶ 14:15 Near midnight he navigates around multiple ferries in close proximity at 35 nautical miles from the coast, taking 30-minute catnaps between checks.▶ 16:08 A fishing lure bought on Temu bends and loses both hooks after a strike — he concludes cheap hardware costs fish.▶ 8:19 Weather forecast accuracy beyond two to three days in the Mediterranean is unreliable; the longer the passage, the less the forecast holds.
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