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A solo sailor prepares for a 1,200-mile passage from Antigua to Panama by performing maintenance on his boat, including installing a chafe-reducing loop for the genoa sheet, adding protective hose to stanchions, and upgrading the freshwater filter.Watch He stocks critical engine spares, such as belts, diesel pre-filters, impellers, an alternator, and a starter motor.3:52 Departing Antigua, he covers 147 miles in the first 24 hours, navigating through 25-knot winds and heavy seas.6:46 Throughout the transit, he manages frequent squalls by reefing or furling the genoa and using radar to track weather cells.8:39 During the final approach to Colón, he identifies a traffic separation scheme designed to organize vessel transit.15:06 Upon arrival at 1:30 a.m., he finds the fuel dock occupied by a 45-meter yacht and chooses to anchor offshore until morning.15:24 The passage concludes after several days of managing variable winds and squall-heavy conditions.

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