Sailing SV Delos · vídeo

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The crew of SV Delos experienced heavy weather during a coastal passage from Annapolis to Florida, encountering 45 to 55-knot winds on four of five legs.0:25 While sailing near Cape Fear, a loose jib sheet caught the downwind pole, ripping it from the boat and losing it overboard.5:28 The vessel’s electric mainsail furling system failed when the motor shaft snapped under load; the crew replaced it with a spare unit salvaged from a previous repair in South Africa.10:15 Navigating the St. Augustine inlet required contacting a local TowBoatUS captain for updated coordinates because channel markers were off-station or missing due to shifting sands.18:24 The crew utilized weather windows to move between ports, opting for harbor stops to avoid the worst of passing low-pressure systems.2:41 The passage highlighted the necessity of manual backup procedures for electric furling systems and the importance of verifying inlet conditions with local authorities in areas prone to shoaling.

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