Au grès des voiles · vidéo

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A crew sails from Raiatea, French Polynesia, to Vava'u, Tonga, and finally to Vuda Marina in Fiji to deliver a sailboat. The transit from French Polynesia to Tonga covers approximately 1,300 nautical miles, during which the crew experiences a genoa failure caused by a broken halyard attachment point and persistent issues with an in-mast furling mainsail.2:09 To avoid a depression moving from the south of Fiji, the crew maintains a target speed of 135 nautical miles per day.5:15 Upon arrival in Vava'u, the crew completes customs and immigration procedures before departing for a 540-nautical-mile passage to Fiji.22:12 The final leg involves navigating through reef-heavy waters to reach Vuda Marina, where the vessel enters a channel with a 2.4-meter depth at low tide.30:03 The marina utilizes a cyclone-protection technique where boats are placed in excavated pits with their keels buried in the ground.34:48 The crew concludes the delivery at Vuda Marina, where the vessel is prepared for long-term storage.50:48

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