Will this Destroy my boat?
12 de abril de 2026 · 19 min · 14K visitas · Chiapas
Sailboat Houdini glides at sunset, golden horizon behind.
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Aubrey departs Mexico aboard Houdini, a 31-ton vessel with no bow thruster, and fuels up at a cement dock edged with exposed rebar — a maneuver requiring Jordan's partner Shane to push the bow off using a 13-foot dinghy with a 30-horsepower outboard.4:07 The dinghy nearly got crushed between the dock and the hull.4:47 After $1,200 in fuel and a checkout with Mexican authorities in Chiapas — involving paperwork and a dog in boots — the crew begins a multi-day offshore transit toward Panama, skipping El Salvador intentionally due to political conditions and a treacherous sandbar entrance requiring a pilot boat.5:37 The autopilot fails for no identified reason, forcing 30 hours of hand steering.12:54 Crew member Savannah develops severe seasickness as seas build, threatening the plan to bypass El Salvador entirely.9:44 With the last available anchorage approaching and no legal port of entry in El Salvador, Aubrey faces a decision about sheltering in an unrecognized anchorage and risking a customs violation.15:42 Since leaving Mexico, multiple onboard systems have required field repairs without proper spares — a gap Aubrey identifies as a key preparation mistake.8:44
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