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A family of four prepares their Antares catamaran for a passage from Florida to the Bahamas by completing final maintenance and provisioning. A rigger hired to replace a wireless wind instrument discovers the main halyard is worn through, requiring an immediate repair to prevent potential sail failure.5:25 The crew spends $2,000 on supplies before departing for West Palm Beach, where they encounter 20- to 25-knot winds and adverse currents during a four-day coastal transit.9:53 While staged in West Palm Beach awaiting a weather window for the Gulf Stream crossing, the crew manages electrical consumption, noting that their current solar array cannot support the 25-amp-per-hour load required to run the air conditioning and Starlink simultaneously.10:38 The vessel experiences a generator failure while at anchor, forcing the crew to monitor power levels closely.12:08 The family utilizes a custom-built cockpit baby gate to manage two children while underway and at anchor.7:59

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