Sailing Big Lostvidéo
Eventually, Life in the Pacific Felt Normal
12 mai 2026 · 17 min · 6K vues · Pacific Ocean
Ce que couvre cette vidéo
A Pacific crossing from the Galápagos to the Marquesas settles into routine by day four, with the crew of Big Lost covering 723 nautical miles at an average 7.5 knots, surfing waves at 10–12 knots in confused, opposing wind-and-current seas.1:25 By day six, 1,100 miles were behind them and the sea state had turned into a washing machine, with wind waves hitting the quarter beam.5:34 Fourteen sail changes by day eight included a failed spinnaker attempt in 5–6 knots of true wind that dropped boat speed to 3.84 knots, forcing a quick douse and return to the code 65.7:31 A 5 a.m. reefing maneuver in 18 knots of apparent wind went wrong when a clutch was left open: the boom dropped, ripping the lazy jack lines and sail bag.10:18 The crew repaired the sail bag offshore using basting tape and hand-stitching.12:26 The first reefing line then chafed through its outer sheathing; Connor cut it shorter, milked the sheath back over the Dyneema core, and re-tied it to the boom.13:51 Running the watermaker during a calm spell at 5.5–6 knots provided a break in the repair cycle.15:46 Offshore passage-making normalizes not when conditions improve, but when constant adjustment, broken sleep, and small repairs become the expected rhythm.
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