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We discover a GHOST TOWN in the Bahamas!! 😱 | Ep. 65
20 luglio 2024 · 15 min · 5K visualizzazioni · Long Cay
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Matthias and Luisa, sailing their 34-foot Settler Wanderling, navigate from Acklins Island to Crooked Island in the Bahamas.1:38 They anchor a mile offshore in a large lagoon near Albert Town, a ghost town formerly supported by sponge and salt industries but devastated by hurricanes.3:28 Due to heavy swell at the anchorage, the crew departs at 2:00 a.m. for a 50-mile overnight passage to Clarence Town on Long Island.4:49 During the transit, they maintain speeds of five to seven knots using the mainsail and a partially deployed genoa, noting that Starlink connectivity remains unreliable without priority data settings.7:16 Upon arrival at Long Island, they visit Dean's Blue Hole, a 200-meter-deep sinkhole, and explore the shallow lagoon areas by dinghy, encountering depths as low as 10 centimeters.9:00 The crew notes that while the shallow sandbanks surrounding the lagoon provide excellent conditions for kitesurfing, the area's extreme shallowness requires careful navigation.13:28
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