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Sailing to Cabo San Lucas (December 2024)
11 de janeiro de 2025 · 13 min · 1K visualizações
O que este vídeo aborda
A 183-nautical-mile passage from Bahia Santa Maria to Cabo San Lucas involves motor-sailing in light winds and following seas.0:14 The crew maintains a double-reefed main and stays within 12 miles of the coast to ensure Starlink connectivity for weather GRIB files.5:33 While passing the entrance to Bahia Magdalena, the crew observes humpback whales and Mola Mola.9:54 As the vessel approaches Cabo Falso, winds increase to 14–15 knots, prompting the crew to furl the genoa and sail with a double-reefed main and staysail to maintain conservative control.7:45 The vessel arrives at Cabo San Lucas after dark, requiring careful navigation through local party boat traffic to find an anchorage.11:16 The crew notes that hugging the coast during the transit minimizes fetch and provides calmer conditions during offshore wind events.4:57 Reefing early consistently proves to be the correct decision throughout the passage.8:35
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