Acorn To Arabella · vídeo

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Arabella, a ketch, made a four-day offshore passage from Norfolk, Virginia, to Mattapoisette, Massachusetts, with Steve, Robin, and crew member George aboard — Robin's first multi-day offshore run.0:12 Approaching the first night, Steve chose to skip the mainsail and run jib-and-jigger to avoid reefing in deteriorating conditions after dark, with a cold front forecast to pass by sunrise.2:47 Winds built faster than expected; sustained speeds held in the high 20s with gusts to 35 knots, forcing a nighttime reef in the mizzen with George's help.4:42 The Raymarine Reactor 40's rudder feedback sensor failed during the blow and could not be repaired, leaving the crew hand-steering for the remainder of the passage.6:17 Steve kept the boat 5–10 miles offshore to stay on the landward side of shoals, which limited sea state; he judged that 20–30 miles out would have produced 8–10 foot waves.7:22 A second weather system brought thunderstorms and hail near the end of the run.9:18 Arabella arrived at Mattapoisette nearly two years to the day she was launched there.20:31 Steve and Robin then returned to Granby to handle house and family matters, leaving the boat on a mooring in Marion.21:34 Staying close inshore during an offshore blow trades sea state for shoal risk — the crew considered the tradeoff deliberate and the danger level low.7:54

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