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A solo sailor completes a 1,035-nautical-mile round-trip passage from La Rochelle, France, to Fastnet Rock, Ireland, in eight days and four hours.14:56 To avoid quarantine restrictions, the sailor makes no stops during the journey.4:35 Throughout the trip, the sailor relies on Iridium GO grib forecasts to manage sail plans, opting to keep full sails up at night in winds up to 16 knots.3:21 During the return leg, the boat encounters 35-knot winds and four-meter seas, forcing the sailor to heave to twice to sleep and manage the vessel.9:09 To drop the mainsail safely in 26-to-30-knot winds, the sailor heaves to, which allows the sail to drop without snagging on the rigging.10:00 When navigating heavy shipping traffic in dense fog, the sailor again heaves to to wait for visibility to improve.11:22 The sailor also discovers that jibing is an effective way to exit a hove-to position when a staysail prevents the genoa from crossing the deck.13:27

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