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A solo sailor transits the Panama Canal aboard the vessel Zoraika, incurring $3,000 in fees and navigating strict requirements, including mandatory pilotage and a four-person line-handling crew for the Gatun Locks.0:41 Following a difficult departure from Panama involving immigration issues, the route leads toward the Galapagos Islands.2:27 The passage requires crossing the equator, where the sailor celebrates with a final warm beer.9:18 During the 35-day, single-handed voyage to the Marquesas Islands, the sailor manages maintenance tasks including overhauling the bilge pump, clearing a jammed wind generator, and investigating noise in the diesel tank.5:19 The wind generator provides sufficient power for the refrigerator only in winds exceeding Force 4.9:19 Navigation challenges include light winds before reaching the trade winds, which then necessitate constant beating.2:29 Wildlife encounters include flying fish and birds that roost on the mast, eventually damaging the wind vane.7:08 The journey concludes after 35 days of total isolation without sighting another vessel.10:47

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