Sailing La Vagabondevideo
Goodbye For Now! 😔
8 marzo 2021 · 21 min · 1.2M visualizzazioni · Canary Islands
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A crew prepares for a 3,000-nautical-mile Atlantic crossing from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean aboard the catamaran La Vagabonde.1:25 Preparations include provisioning, checking out of the country, and repairing the Code Zero sail.4:28 The crew also tests an Iridium satellite device and organizes emergency gear, including a handheld VHF, flares, and smoke bombs.6:21 During the initial departure near Tenerife and La Gomera, the crew monitors wind shifts caused by the islands' topography and manages close-quarters navigation near a cruise ship.12:34 While offshore, the crew evaluates weather models to choose a route that avoids the rougher, traditional southern trade wind path in favor of a faster, calmer track using a spinnaker.18:54 The crew also encounters a Mayday relay on the VHF, though they are too far from the reported coordinates to assist.10:55 The passage involves managing squally weather and deciding whether to fly the spinnaker at night.19:55
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