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Lee cuts Sarah’s hair on board Catalpa to manage tangles before a spearfishing trip.0:30 The pair then navigates the Sumatra coastline, where they encounter a squall characterized by a flat, fast-moving front from the northwest.7:29 Lee maneuvers the boat to the lee side of a nearby island to seek shelter, noting that these systems can escalate to 50 knots within minutes.7:49 Because their usual anchorage on the windward side of the island offers limited scope among the reef, they prioritize finding cover to avoid being driven onto the beach.8:01 The squall brings 25-knot winds and rain before passing quickly.10:08 After the weather clears, the crew dives the area, observing a mantis shrimp and spearing coral trout for dinner.12:01

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