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Hiding from the Trade Winds in Escape River - Project Brupeg Ep.447
18 maggio 2026 · 28 min · 13K visualizzazioni · Horn Island
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Brupeg, a converted fishing trawler, departs Horn Island at the top of Australia after replacing a failed battery bank for $1,200, bound south along Cape York Peninsula during trade wind season.0:09
The passage from Horn Island to Albany Passage crosses Asp Shoals, where current and wind-driven chop combine into steep, short-period seas.1:16 Brupeg pitches severely because fuel weight sits aft with little ballast forward; the crew drops to 950 RPM and tacks repeatedly to find a better wave angle rather than drive straight into the harmonic that causes uncontrolled pitching.4:05 The davit winch has failed, so the dinghy is towed rather than stowed, requiring the stern doors to stay open for camera monitoring.7:53 Albany Passage itself runs up to four and a half knots of current through the headland gap.10:51
The next leg targets Cape Grenville, then Lockhart River, but at 5 a.m. the crew is making only 2.8 knots over the ground due to constant tacking and calls off the run.12:54 Instead they divert into Escape River via Turtle Head Island, crossing a two-metre bar at first light on a near-high tide.17:40 The reference book *Cruising the Coral Coast* warns against entering at night.18:44 Inside, the river runs 14–15 metres deep; mangroves eliminate wind chop entirely despite 15 knots blowing at the entrance.18:38 Pearl and oyster farms line both banks.18:04 The crew plans to shelter there for a week, noting crocodile presence but no need to launch the dinghy.13:06
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