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A 600-mile offshore passage from Key Biscayne, Florida, to Beaufort, North Carolina, aboard the custom-built schooner *Arabella* results in the loss of a 45-lb Mantis anchor and a near-disastrous accidental jibe.16:28 During the first night of heavy weather, the anchor shackle works loose despite being lashed to the bowsprit with fire hose and line, causing the anchor to fall overboard.17:27 Later, while running wing-on-wing in light winds, the crew experiences a back-winded sail event when the autopilot fails or the wind shifts.20:33 The preventer lines, secured to cleats without a proper round turn, cinch under extreme tension, preventing the crew from releasing the booms.23:42 The situation stabilizes only after the crew releases the jib sheet to depower the rig and performs a "scandalizing" maneuver on the gaff-rigged main to reduce sail area.25:09 The owner concludes that preventer lines must be secured with a round turn to prevent jamming under load and that secondary anchors require a physical tether to the hull that bypasses shackle connections.28:17

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