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Adam and Luke, sailing from Panama toward French Polynesia, encounter a strong, adverse current and variable winds that force them to motor-sail and beat into 20-knot winds.4:25 While navigating near the coast, a large log strikes the boat, shaking the rudder and skeg; the crew confirms the propeller remains undamaged by testing the engine.8:23 The vessel struggles to maintain a westerly course due to a two-knot current pushing them toward the coast, forcing them to heave-to overnight and perform an emergency repair on a damaged control line for their windvane.11:36 After seven days of difficult conditions, the crew successfully clears the coastal current and reaches more favorable winds, allowing them to maintain a southwest heading.14:58 The passage concludes with the crew crossing the equator into the Southern Hemisphere, where they perform a traditional ceremony for Neptune using cheese, biscuits, and rum.20:52

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