SAWLORS - Sailing Around the World · video

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Thais Canado, Beto Toledo, and Domenico explore Harlingen, a Dutch port city in the Netherlands that sits 5–7 meters below sea level, separated from the North Sea by a single lock and dike system.5:45 The crew arrives by dinghy from their anchored boat roughly 1 km from the city center, visits a local maritime museum covering Harlingen's history from its 1228 founding through its 17th-century whaling rights and North Sea trade, and inspects the lock where the sea level visibly stands higher than the inland lake behind it.2:10 They also visit Maku beach, one of the few sandy beaches in the area, noting strong wind and offshore wind farms.7:43 The following day they take the two-hour regular ferry from Harlingen to the island of Terschelling, rent e-bikes, and ride 7 km to a beach on the island.8:34 A separate segment covers a tight marina maneuver — entering bow-first then reversing to turn the boat in a confined slip — before joining a dense queue of boats waiting to pass through a low opening bridge, with Beto securing first position in the line.13:24

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