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A couple departs San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a 300-nautical-mile passage to the Dominican Republic, navigating the Mona Passage.0:45 The crew maintains a steady speed of seven to eight knots using only the genoa, though they encounter erratic, steep seas caused by the transition from 3,000-meter depths to 200-meter shallows.9:41 During the night, the wind vane steering system fails repeatedly, exacerbated by Sargassum seaweed fouling the mechanism and a sudden, accidental jibe that forces the crew to hand-steer in total darkness.10:53 The passage is further complicated by heavy commercial shipping traffic near the coast and unpredictable, conflicting wave patterns.9:46 After an initial night of exhaustion and equipment frustration, the crew experiences calmer conditions the following day.18:33 They decide to bypass a planned stop in a coastal bay due to unfavorable currents and light wind forecasts, opting instead to continue directly to their destination to maintain momentum.19:37 The experience highlights the physical toll of short-handed night watches and the necessity of managing gear failures under pressure.

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