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Ep 17 Sailing Solo from The Azores: My Furler Jams at end of 900 NM passage
14 September 2017 · 9 min · 49K views · Muros, Spain
What this video covers
A solo sailor completes a 900-nautical-mile passage from the Azores to Muros, España, aboard the vessel Isabel.9:10 The seven-day return trip remains calm, contrasting with the outbound leg that involved 30 hours of gale-force winds.4:10 During the final approach, the sailor relies on the motor due to a lack of wind, despite having diverted 100 miles off-course based on inaccurate forecasts from Passage Weather.2:26 While PredictWind provided accurate routing for this transit, the sailor notes that the service previously failed during the outbound journey.1:21 Upon arrival at the marina, the genoa jams in the furler after the sail wraps around itself during a rapid deployment.6:26 The sailor clears the knot, drops the mainsail, and secures the boat in the port.6:51 The experience highlights the variability of long-range weather forecasting and the risk of furler jams caused by improper sail handling.
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