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After completing a 500-mile passage from Puerto Rico, the crew of the 34-foot sailboat *Wanderling* arrives at Great Inagua, the southernmost island of the Bahamas.0:09 The vessel docks at a municipal harbor where the crew replenishes water supplies using a neighbor’s watermaker and performs maintenance, including drying sails and laundry.2:32 While exploring the harbor, the crew identifies two wrecks—a 40-foot yacht and another vessel—damaged during a previous storm, and recovers a snatch block from the wreckage.4:46 Using borrowed mountain bikes, the crew traverses sandy terrain to visit a local salt factory and a lighthouse on the island's southwest corner.9:19 Departing Great Inagua, the boat sails 90 miles northwest toward Acklins, maintaining 6 to 7 knots in 5-force northeasterly winds with a partially furled genoa.13:00 The crew reports navigating shallow, 3-meter depths and coral heads, noting the psychological challenge of sailing in clear water with a 1.70-meter draft.14:32 The segment also includes a brief appeal for hurricane relief donations following the destruction caused by Hurricane Beryl in Carriacou.7:33

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