Sailing Sweet Rucavidéo
We Found a Hidden Club on a ☢️ Radioactive Island - Sailing to Rongerik Atoll [Ep. 184]
11 mai 2025 · 22 min · 19K vues · Rongerik Atoll
Ce que couvre cette vidéo
Sweet Ruca, a cruising sailboat, completes a 24-hour, 150-nautical-mile passage to the uninhabited Rongerik Atoll in the Marshall Islands.0:28 During the transit, the crew manages light, shifting winds between 6 and 12 knots and short, choppy seas.6:08 To avoid arriving at the pass during darkness, the crew furls the Genoa to reduce speed, later relying on the mainsail and staysail.7:33 Upon arrival, they navigate the pass by visual inspection to avoid coral bommies, noting that shifting sands have made depths shallower than indicated on charts.14:39 The crew anchors in a turquoise lagoon over sand.14:39 The destination features a remote, informal "yacht club" consisting of markers left by previous visiting sailors on the beach.19:19 The crew adds their own marker to the collection before planning a subsequent departure for Rongelap.22:08 The passage demonstrates the necessity of adjusting sail configuration and speed to time arrivals with slack tide and daylight for safe navigation through coral-strewn atoll passes.
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