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3 Phase Sail Away.......................................(Days 34 & 35/100 Day Water World Challenge)
6 de julio de 2025 · 28 min · 8K visitas · Bahamas
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A solo sailor on the 34th and 35th days of a 100-day, no-money challenge departs a rolly, bug-infested anchorage to transit to a new location.▶ 0:41 The passage involves a three-stage sail: a downwind leg, a beam reach along the coast, and a final upwind stretch.▶ 0:16 During the downwind portion, the autopilot struggles to maintain a heading in following seas, forcing the sailor to manually assist the helm to prevent the boat from broaching.▶ 11:12 The sailor navigates around a tanker ship and coordinates with a companion vessel, also sailing to the same destination, to optimize their upwind tacking angles.▶ 17:18 Using Navionics for route planning, the sailor chooses to tack early toward the coastline to minimize fetch and maintain a smoother ride before anchoring at Manowar North using only the mainsail.▶ 21:43 The experience highlights the physical toll of living at anchor and the necessity of manual steering when electronic autopilots fail to handle following swell.▶ 26:27
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