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8 DAY OFFSHORE SAIL to USA: taking it on the chin - Ep 237
25 de maio de 2025 · 27 min · 53K visualizações · British Virgin Islands
O que este vídeo aborda
Jibsea, a cruising sailboat, completes an eight-day offshore passage from the Caribbean to the United States, covering approximately 174 nautical miles per day during the initial leg.3:22 The crew utilizes a full main, staysail, and headsail, occasionally deploying a code zero to maintain speeds of 7.5 to 8.5 knots.3:22 While attempting to avoid a forecasted wind pocket and later a severe weather system near Cape Hatteras, the crew encounters significant sargassum weed, which hampers fishing and requires frequent clearing.10:36 The vessel experiences a transition from calm, favorable conditions to a challenging final approach at Oregon Inlet. Faced with 25-to-30-knot headwinds, a two-knot opposing current, and a shallow, unfamiliar channel, the crew decides against a nighttime entry.26:09 They perform six tacks over 12 hours offshore before entering the inlet in daylight.26:35 The vessel, drawing 6.5 feet, navigates the channel markers and secures a 13-foot-deep anchorage.27:09
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