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A Hobie FX ONE catamaran completes a 1,200-kilometer, 15-day solo cruise from Monfalcone, Italy, south through Croatia and back, covering the Istrian coast, Hvar, Korčula, the Pelješac peninsula, the Kornati islands, and Šibenik.Watch The FX ONE's twin daggerboards allow efficient upwind sailing even in 7–8 knots, and a large red gennaker drives fast downwind runs past cruising monohulls in light air.2:53 The skipper rigs a bosun's chair instead of a trapeze harness for long-distance comfort, doubles the trapeze wire as a backstay when sailing downwind under the gennaker, and organizes running rigging using climbing chalk bags.1:36 A satellite communicator worn in rough conditions serves as the primary emergency device.34:32 A small outboard engine handles calms after hours of drifting.6:37 A front-zip drysuit with a ventilating zipper manages temperature swings between cold spray and hot sun.39:49 Two-day sheltering stops accommodate a bura cold front.49:32 The return leg from the southern turning point takes a fraction of the southbound time by riding favorable winds north.1:24:12 Sailing with the wind rather than against it, and island-hopping in benign conditions, is identified as the practical lesson after years of testing limits offshore.1:24:22

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