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Overboard with a EPIRB and a 12 Pack of Beer? - Lazy Gecko Sailing VLOG 81
23 August 2018 · 11 min · 29K views · Gulf of Mexico
What this video covers
The crew departs Marathon, Florida, for a 23-mile passage across the Gulf of Mexico toward Shark River in the Everglades.3:37 During the transit, the catamaran maintains a beam reach in 17 to 25 knots of wind, motor-sailing at 2,500 RPM to achieve speeds near eight knots.4:19 The crew manages two reefs in the Genoa to handle incoming squalls and manually steers the autopilot to avoid scattered crab pots.4:27 The vessel experiences significant rolling due to swells hitting the beam.10:08 Data management for video production occurs underway, involving the transfer of 64-gigabyte memory cards from GoPro and Osmo cameras to hard drives.5:24 The crew notes that the decision to reef should be made immediately upon considering it, rather than waiting for conditions to worsen.3:14 The passage concludes with the crew anchoring in a remote area with no cellular service.9:22
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