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The crew organizes the boat’s consumables, medical kits, and tool lockers while docked in Nova Scotia to prepare for future offshore voyages.1:06 They sort adhesives, oils, and food into labeled buckets to prevent shifting during heavy weather.0:16 The team audits safety equipment, including two separate grab bags for two life rafts, and prepares emergency steering and rig cutaway gear.12:52 During a training session, the crew discusses man-overboard procedures, specifically the importance of not pressing the MOB button on instruments if it disrupts critical navigation data, and the mechanics of maneuvering a boat under sail and engine to recover a person in the water.11:51 Technical discussions cover knot-tying, including the friction mechanics of bowlines, sheet bends, and water bowlines on modern kernmantle rope.6:41 The crew plans to transit to New Bedford to refuel and restock water, opting to use the boat's internal plastic tanks for grey water due to contamination concerns.13:35

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