WhiteSpotPiratesvídeo
Sailing toward “the edge of the known world”
5 de dezembro de 2025 · 14 min · 9K visualizações · Canary Islands
O que este vídeo aborda
A 38-ft sailboat transits from La Gomera to El Hierro in the Canary Islands, covering the final leg of the season.Watch With light, unstable winds of 6 to 8 knots, the crew deploys a light-wind sail in a sock to maintain a 4-knot average speed.1:54 The vessel encounters 1.5-meter swells, which cause the sail to collapse during rolls, but the light-wind sail provides an additional 1.5 knots of speed.2:23 Upon approaching the island of El Hierro, wind speeds increase to 25 knots, prompting the crew to abandon their plan to enter the marina at La Estaca.12:12 They anchor overnight in a sheltered spot instead.12:55 The following day, they enter the marina, where port authorities instruct them to select any available berth.13:40 The crew plans to leave the boat in La Estaca for several months while returning to Germany for a refit project on a separate canal boat.10:53
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