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SAILING ACROSS THE PACIFIC Pt 6 / 38 Days At Sea Comes To An End / Ep 123
6 August 2023 · 24 min · 20K views · French Polynesia
What this video covers
A 38-day, 4,141-nautical-mile passage across the Pacific concludes as the crew arrives in French Polynesia.18:16 Throughout the transit, the sailors manage spinnaker handling challenges, including a broken carbon fiber baton and excessive strain on the port-side spinnaker pole.2:28 To stabilize the pole, they experiment with a triangle line configuration, extending the lines to the rear cleats to prevent the pole from shifting forward under load.3:10 The crew reports frequent wind shifts, requiring rapid transitions from spinnaker to a reefed main and genoa as wind speeds climb from 10 knots to over 20 knots.7:41 A fishing reel used for trolling fails due to internal gear breakage, leaving the crew without a functional setup for catching mahi-mahi.12:47 Upon arrival, the crew navigates a busy harbor entrance and identifies a crowded anchorage marked as a no-anchoring zone.21:21 The passage ends with the crew celebrating their first cold beer in over five weeks.21:56
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