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Vlad anchors Mirage off Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda, and dinghies roughly 1.5 miles to The Baths, a geological formation of massive granite boulders created by volcanic activity millions of years ago.0:13 Anchoring is prohibited at The Baths; only mooring balls are permitted.0:19 Rain arrives during the visit but does not cut it short.0:54 Vlad explores the boulder formations, noting the rocks are scattered densely and extend well into the site.3:42 He describes the place as the one destination on Virgin Gorda he had always wanted to visit and calls it extraordinary.Watch Back aboard Mirage, he discovers that repeated use of the gennaker left the retaining pin — the pin that secures the sail to the furler — seized and difficult to extract.4:05 The pin is not bent but needs lubrication and possibly light filing.4:14 The manufacturer anticipated the problem and included a dedicated tool in the kit for driving the pin out.4:22

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