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Ep 62 | We've had better days...
20 November 2023 · 10 min · 2K views · San Felipe
What this video covers
Chris and Jessica Hanna aboard Blue Pearl endure three or more days of sustained 30-plus-knot winds with 35-knot gusts at a marina in San Felipe, pinned against a deteriorating dock. The wind blows from the north, pushing the boat continuously into the last finger of the Fonotour marina dock — a structure missing most of its plastic guide rollers, leaving bare metal scraping against the pilings day and night.7:14 Marina staff and coast guard personnel collect spare tires and extra fenders from around the facility, packing them between the hull and the dock to limit contact damage.6:08 Despite the effort, the starboard hull takes paint loss and chips severe enough that a full repaint of that side appears necessary.7:33 The crew wakes at 3:30 a.m., unable to sleep through the constant jerking, shuddering, and dock noise.8:28 By day three they describe themselves as physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted.5:48 Sustained winds ease slightly to 20–25 knots on day two, and one or two more days of the same conditions are expected.6:57 Docking in sustained 30-knot winds on a degraded floating dock causes hull damage that fender improvisation can limit but not prevent.
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