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Highs and Lows of Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean - SailwiththeFlo - Ep.9
7 de febrero de 2017 · 9 min · 79K visitas · Atlantic Ocean
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Florence departs Cape Verde for a 2,000-mile Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean, anticipating a two-to-three-week passage.0:20 The crew maintains a steady downwind configuration with one reef in the mainsail and a poled-out genoa to manage 9-to-12-knot winds.1:27 Mid-passage, the crew discovers 60 liters of water in the bilge caused by a pinhole leak in a hatch drain pipe.4:49 The spinnaker pole fails, complicating downwind sail handling.5:14 During a 45-knot squall at 0500, the boat gybes, snapping the preventer and breaking the boom.7:24 The crew rigs temporary lines to straighten the boom and lower the mainsail, preventing further damage.7:42 They complete the final 80 miles to Rodney Bay, St. Lucia, under reduced sail.8:00 Regular maintenance and immediate, coordinated response to gear failure are essential for managing major structural damage during long-distance offshore passages.
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