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The crew of the Lagoon 450 catamaran Parlay Revival departs Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, for a 1,000-nautical-mile passage to Opua, New Zealand, carrying a total of eight people.1:07 To comply with New Zealand’s import restrictions on pit bulls, the crew leaves their two dogs with a local family in Tonga for a six-month stay.3:21 Before departing, the captain conducts a safety briefing covering the Raymarine radar and navigation systems, assigning watch pairs that mix experienced and inexperienced sailors.9:49 The vessel clears the reef under Code D sail in 13 knots of apparent wind, maintaining 8.2 knots.10:28 After an initial period of calm, the boat encounters a rough sea state with 20-knot winds and conflicting swells, creating uncomfortable conditions for the crew.15:10 The vessel makes a planned stop at Minerva Reef, a submerged volcanic atoll, to anchor and free-dive for lobster.18:55 The crew finds the reef depleted of crayfish by a previous flotilla of 25 sailboats and must dive in deeper, outer-reef crevices to find a limited catch.20:42

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