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Barry Perrins aboard his boat Shad meets Kirsten Neuschafer, winner of the 2022 Golden Globe Race, at the Royal Cape Yacht Club in Cape Town, South Africa — a single-handed, no-modern-equipment circumnavigation navigated by star sights.21:00 Cape Town's persistent 40-knot-plus winds pin Perrins in the marina long enough to cause seasickness at the dock.17:00 Pre-departure work includes replacing a leaking pump and its associated pipework, repairing a sun-damaged headsail with stitching and sail tape, and removing a dead-weight SSB/HF radio.11:39 A new Starlink replaces it as the offshore communications link.11:14 Perrins downloads backup charts on two tablets simultaneously — an iPad and a second tablet — covering potential emergency stops along his Atlantic route, including Barbuda.15:38 Camera gear gets an upgrade: a Canon EOS R50 replaces heavier action cams for lightweight filming, and a Boya microphone replaces a bulkier unit.14:45 A boat launch ceremony at the Royal Cape Yacht Club and a tour of the Castle of Good Hope — built by the Dutch East India Company between 1666 and 1679 — fill the weather delay.5:23 Perrins departs Cape Town for what he describes as a monumental Atlantic passage, covered in the next episode.24:33 UV exposure in southern African latitudes destroys sail cloth faster than expected, even on relatively new sails.12:50

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