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Gerard and Jacqueline aboard the Cape Vickers 41 Avanti explore Los Roques archipelago north of Venezuela, anchoring first outside Francisqui after finding the anchorage too challenging, then working into a shallow sandbank at Half Moon Reef in 1.5 meters of water.0:20 Setting the anchor required carrying it by hand into the shallows with help from a buddy boat; their deeper draft made the maneuver difficult, while the buddy boat's lifting keel let it reach the sandbank directly.5:47 Charts throughout Los Roques proved unreliable for depths and hazards, so the crew navigated by eyeball between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and used downloaded iPhone satellite imagery as a backup chart when out of cell range.15:23 Motoring replaced sailing through most of the narrow, reef-scattered interior channels.19:51 Dinghy safaris to Half Moon Reef's 45-kilometer reef system produced the best snorkeling the crew had seen in the Caribbean — healthy coral in multiple colors, turtles, stingrays, and barracudas in 29.5°C water — in sharp contrast to the bleached reefs seen elsewhere.10:29 A live conch, briefly kept aboard, was returned to the water.6:52 The crew sails 10 nautical miles to Kraski, reported by locals as the best snorkeling spot in Los Roques.19:23 Unreliable charts make downloaded satellite imagery and strict daylight-only eyeball navigation essential for safe transit through Los Roques.

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