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Thilo and Leonie host their parents for a week of sailing around the Aeolian Islands, Italy, aboard their boat.0:14 The trip begins in Lipari, where strong winds reaching 50 knots force the crew to remain in the harbor for several days.2:11 Once conditions improve, they sail five miles to the island of Vulcano to hike the crater and visit natural sulfur springs along the coast.4:26 The group later explores the cliffs of Lipari by dinghy before completing a 25-nautical-mile passage to Milazzo.12:40 During the final leg, the crew utilizes a gennaker in light winds to maintain a speed of six knots.20:41 The hosts note that their current vessel’s larger sail plan and autopilot allow for sailing in light conditions that previously required motoring on their smaller boat.22:12 The trip concludes in Milazzo, where the parents depart and Thilo prepares to install a watermaker to increase the boat's self-sufficiency.22:37

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