Garrett’s Adventure · video

What this video covers

Garrett, a solo sailor aboard the North Sea 27 Hooligan, navigates a series of passages and boatyard refits across French Polynesia. After sailing from Fakarava to Moorea, he attempts to secure a slip in Papeete, Tahiti, for cyclone season.5:13 Finding the marina infrastructure inadequate and potentially dangerous, he decides to haul out his vessel in Apataki instead.9:00 He re-rigs the boat, sails back to the Tuamotus, and leaves Hooligan in a boatyard for three months.9:16 Upon returning, he addresses a generator failure caused by moisture, which he resolves by cleaning electrical connectors with WD-40 and compressed air.11:46 While preparing for departure, he monitors the progress of Cyclone Nat, which dissipates into a tropical depression before reaching the atoll.19:44 The boatyard experience includes logistical challenges with shipping parts, including a mis-shipped outboard engine and missing propane.16:08 After splashing the boat in Apataki, he plans a passage to Rangaroa.21:26

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