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After a six-month gap, Sweet Ruca departs Majuro, Marshall Islands, bound for Fiji — a 1,500-mile passage to the southwest.7:40 The skipper explains the hiatus: a month ashore in the USA to launch a startup, followed by a parasite infection that required hospitalization and a long recovery.4:20 Kate and the dog Roxy stayed aboard in Majuro during both absences.1:00 Departure prep includes hoisting the mainsail, stowing the dinghy on the bow, and donning life jackets before a 25-knot squall hits on the first day out.4:01 The crew debates whether to gybe through a squall cell or skirt its edge, ultimately threading it under a full genoa.10:36 Conditions on day four are steady trade winds and clear skies; the video notes the full run to Fiji is expected to take 12 days.16:03 Henry Lloyd is mentioned as a new sponsor providing sailing clothing.3:23 A closing line hints that this Majuro-to-Fiji leg was the last passage the current crew would make together.7:52

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