Sailing Sweet Ruca · vidéo

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Sweet Ruca, a sailboat without a bow thruster, departs a stern-to slip at Marina Taina in Tahiti by manually pulling the bow with a starboard line during calm conditions.0:47 The crew sails 12 miles northwest to Opunohu Bay on the island of Moorea, anchoring in 80 feet of water using a Rocna anchor and a long snubber to transition from chain to rope.4:50 During a multi-day weather system with 40-knot gusts, a 60-foot powerboat drags its mooring and drifts toward a black sand beach.8:48 The crew coordinates a rescue via VHF radio, enlisting the 350-foot explorer yacht Andromeda.9:49 Andromeda deploys a 40-foot tender to tow the powerboat, while the crew of Sweet Ruca uses their dinghy to transport personnel and manage lines.11:13 After initial attempts to pull the stern fail, the team attaches a line to the bow to pivot the vessel out of the mud.12:50 The powerboat is successfully secured to a new mooring.13:18

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