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James departs Spirits Bay, at the northern tip of New Zealand, for a 400-nautical-mile solo passage south down the west coast — a multi-day offshore run.0:14 The focus is setting up his passage berth on Triteia's settee using a Hest mattress roll, replacing the disposable egg-crate foam toppers he had been buying from stores like Target.0:21 Those foam toppers lasted only one passage each, disintegrating and generating repeated waste across previous crossings of 26 and 32 days.0:56 The Hest roll's dimensions fit the settee exactly; its water-resistant underside also makes it usable as a cockpit mattress for coastal watches.2:06 James received two mattress rolls and two zip-shell pillows from Hest.2:13 After the passage, he reports the final five or six days were the most comfortable he has experienced on that berth, with no back pain despite rough conditions — a marked contrast to the foam toppers, which caused back pain within two days.7:53 He flags the mattress as relevant for the upcoming Tasman crossing as well.5:41 Consistent, quality sleep in a passage berth reduces fatigue on shorthanded offshore sailing, and a purpose-built camping mattress sized to the settee outperforms disposable foam across multi-day passages.8:14

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