Wind Hippie Sailing · vídeo

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A 38-ft sailboat transiting from Darwin, Australia, toward Kupang, Indonesia, encounters frequent Australian Border Force aerial surveillance and navigates through a cluster of unlit, suspected illegal fishing vessels at night.14:04 The crew manages light-wind sailing by alternating between wing-on-wing configurations and beam reaches to maintain sail shape, noting that their current whisker pole is too short to support the full headsail while running downwind.13:03 To mitigate the effects of shallow-water shoals and ridges—some rising from 1,200 feet to 40 feet—the captain monitors Navionics charts for depth changes that can create erratic, steep wave patterns.19:46 The crew utilizes a Rolly Tasker sunshade in the cockpit to manage heat and employs cedar plugs and non-diving squid lures for fishing, though they note that slow boat speeds limit their catch.8:44 The passage involves managing sail flogging during wind shifts and coordinating two-person maneuvers to raise the mainsail.4:20

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