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Sailor Style shopping – Martinique | Sailing Florence Ep.150
10 March 2023 · 23 min · 94K views
What this video covers
The crew of the 37-foot sailboat Florence sails from St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Martinique to provision for a six-month period.0:36 They choose Martinique for its relatively affordable supermarket prices compared to the southern Caribbean, where food costs are often four times higher than in the UK.15:59 During the 90-mile passage, the crew encounters acceleration zones and strong trade winds between islands, necessitating the use of a staysail and reefed mainsail for upwind performance.3:04 They bypass the southern coast of St. Lucia due to reports of violent crime against yachts, opting instead to anchor in the familiar, secure waters of Rodney Bay.4:48 In Martinique, the crew replaces a broken rubber-bushed propeller on their outboard engine and upgrades the top three mainsail batten cars, which had developed cracked pins.20:50 They store six months of supplies by calculating weekly consumption and distributing weight low in the bilges and lockers.16:21 Maintaining a stock of spare parts and sufficient provisions allows for safer, more autonomous long-distance cruising.
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