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The crew of the 45-ft sailboat Zephyr is preparing for their first hurricane season in the Bahamas, where they plan to remain through August.0:56 To mitigate risk, they maintain the vessel in a constant state of readiness with full fuel and water tanks.9:59 Their primary strategy involves monitoring daily forecasts via the NOAA website and leveraging a personal contact with a meteorologist to track storm development.6:02 The crew has developed a multi-tiered hurricane plan that includes identifying specific hurricane holes in the Bahamas, as well as potential transit routes to marinas in North Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida, where they can seek shelter or haul out if necessary.10:55 They emphasize that their ultimate contingency is to abandon the boat and evacuate by air if a storm track makes a direct hit unavoidable.13:46 The crew acknowledges the heightened risk associated with the current transition from El Niño to La Niña, which is forecasted to increase tropical cyclone activity.17:23

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