shakedown solo sail with a NEW rig! [ep 150]
1 de fevereiro de 2025 · 18 min · 252K visualizações · Simpson Bay, St. Martin
O que este vídeo aborda
A solo sailor reroutes a passage from St. Martin to Panama, opting to stop in Puerto Rico instead of Colombia to avoid a dangerous compression zone with 40-to-50-knot gusts.1:05 The transit includes a stop at Peter Island in the British Virgin Islands to retrieve epoxy from the vessel *Gypsy*.1:59 During the 87-mile leg to the British Virgin Islands, the boat maintains 7 to 9 knots in 18-to-22-knot winds, requiring a reefed jib.7:59 Technical issues emerge during the passage: the AIS antenna fails, and the autopilot loses connection to the controller.9:30 Upon arrival at a marina in Puerto Rico, the sailor struggles to back the boat into a slip while contending with wind and a potentially malfunctioning bow thruster.16:12 The sailor plans to wait for favorable weather before continuing toward Shelter Bay Marina in Panama, citing the need to avoid the high-wind compression zone off the Colombian coast.2:47
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