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Crossing the Pacific alone p.2
13 de agosto de 2023 · 25 min · 1.5M vistas · The Doldrums
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A 19-year-old solo sailor crosses the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to French Polynesia aboard a North Sea 27.Watch During the 1,100-nautical-mile transit, the sailor navigates the doldrums, managing light winds, frequent squalls, and equipment failures, including a lost wind indicator and a broken phone.0:12 A confusion over VHF radio protocols leads to a tense encounter with a tanker, the High Sung 61, which mistakenly attempts to bunker fuel from the small sailboat.6:55 The sailor later receives a welfare check from a California Maritime Academy training ship after JRCC Hawaii initiates a search.14:33 Despite exhaustion, dehydration, and near-misses with the boom, the sailor successfully crosses the equator and continues toward Tahiti.16:20 The trip involves motor-sailing through calm patches to conserve diesel, managing mold in the cabin, and supplementing freeze-dried rations with hand-caught fish.1:19 The experience highlights the mental and physical challenges of solo long-distance sailing, including the necessity of satellite communication for weather updates and safety.
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