Sailing Sweet Rucavídeo
Why We Anchored In The Rolliest Anchorage in the Marshall Islands - Goat Island [Ep. 179]
6 de abril de 2025 · 16 min · 31K visitas · Wotje Atoll
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The crew of the Sweet Ruca navigates the Wotje Atoll in the Marshall Islands, executing short hops between islands to time their arrival at the Western Pass for a daylight departure toward Likiap Atoll.2:24 This strategy aims to shorten an 80-nautical-mile overnight passage to a 45-nautical-mile day sail, avoiding open-ocean travel in darkness.8:25 While transiting the atoll, the crew encounters treacherous coral heads and bommies, requiring visual navigation through sun glare due to sparse charting.10:34 At Goat Island, the crew experiences significant swell and rolling, forcing them to re-anchor after finding a coral head only four feet below the surface near their initial drop.13:57 During the approach, a sudden increase in wind gusts blows a chair off the transom, triggering an impromptu man-overboard drill in 20-knot winds.11:56 The crew ultimately secures the boat in a sandy patch for the night, confirming that while short hops avoid overnight watches, they often result in uncomfortable, rolly anchorages in remote atolls.15:46
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