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The 40-foot sailboat Elixir navigates the pass into Maupihaa, a remote atoll in the Society Islands, against a six-knot outgoing current.2:44 The crew motors at full throttle to maintain headway against the tide before entering the sheltered lagoon.3:01 After anchoring, the sailors visit the island’s sole resident family, who subsist on coconut crabs, coconuts, and bird eggs while awaiting supply ships that arrive roughly every two years.5:34 The crew exchanges supplies for local food and explores the island’s infrastructure, including basic dwellings and outdoor facilities.5:30 Before departing for a 560-mile passage to the Cook Islands, the crew discovers the boat's windlass has failed.12:21 They retrieve the anchor manually by motoring forward to slacken the chain while a crew member hauls it by hand.13:11 The vessel exits the pass, timing the departure to utilize the current and a favorable weather window to cross the "dangerous middle" before the onset of cyclone season.13:27

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