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Viento Del Mar sails from Lizard Island to the northern tip of Australia, navigating the Great Barrier Reef via Lad’s Passage and the Albany Passage.0:09 The crew uses Navionics charts to identify reef markers and shipping channels while dodging isolated danger buoys and rocky outcrops during overnight watches.5:06 At Ninian Bay and Cape Grenville, the crew encounters shallow, murky water and crocodiles, preventing swimming.2:03 During the transit through the 3-mile-long Albany Passage, the vessel experiences a 3.5-knot current, requiring precise tidal timing to avoid fighting the flow.18:02 The crew coordinates with a German yacht, Ban Mai, throughout the passage.13:17 Upon reaching Cape York, the crew anchors near the northernmost point of the continent before proceeding to Thursday Island.19:34 The passage demonstrates that navigating the Great Barrier Reef requires constant vigilance for reef markers and careful tidal planning to utilize favorable currents in narrow channels.

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