From Chaos to Paradise: Sailing Vieques → Culebra → Puerto Rico E379
4 de mayo de 2026 · 14 min · 2K vistas · Fajardo, Puerto Rico
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A hose clamp on the coolant line to the heat exchanger snapped at the connection point just as the crew departed Vieques for Culebra, dumping all coolant and triggering an engine overheat alarm.0:25 Cory spotted water pouring from the engine; the boat turned back to the anchorage before reaching open water.0:53 After repairs, the 20-mile crossing to Culebra went ahead, and the crew walked four kilometers to Playa Flamenco on the island's north end — skipping a $90 golf cart rental — where two rusted U.S. Navy tanks and buried unexploded ordnance remain as reminders of former military exercises.2:45 From Culebra, the passage to Fajardo, Puerto Rico covered roughly 20 miles in 5- to 6-foot swells; Coral was seasick and Kai nearly so.9:52 The crew caught a mackerel trolling — the first fish since leaving Luperon, Dominican Republic — and made fish tacos at anchor near Isleta Marina east of Fajardo.10:32 A 6-kilometer round-trip walk to Walmart, followed by an Uber from Pueblo back to the dinghy dock, completed a major provisioning run before a planned move to the USVI and BVI.12:54 A hose clamp showing only minor surface rust can fail without warning at the fitting.0:25
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