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WE Sail with Legends at the Odyssey Sailing festival | Episode 242 #sailing #bvi #regatta #travel

February 28, 2024 · 21 min · 18K views · British Virgin Islands

What this video covers

Warren and Erica of the sailing channel WEsail participate in the inaugural Odyssey Sailing Festival in the British Virgin Islands, skippering a chartered Saba 50 catamaran for a week-long event.4:52 The festival gathers over 100 participants and multiple YouTube sailing personalities, including Laura Dekker, to sail in a fleet of catamarans.8:37 The charter company restricts sailing to winds under 25 knots, though local conditions during the event frequently exceed 20 knots.9:16 The crew manages 12 guests, conducting safety briefings and daily regattas while teaching sailing skills to participants.10:05 Following the festival, the hosts travel from the British Virgin Islands to California to collect and transport a large volume of boat parts and supplies back to their own vessel in French Polynesia.19:00 They encounter significant logistical challenges at the airport regarding excess baggage weight and quantity before successfully checking the gear for international transit.20:38

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