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Adriano Plotzky demonstrates a technique for moving a 2-ton sailboat across shallow water at Ponta do Salgado, also known as Areias Brancas.Watch Sailors in this region often use boats with retractable keels and manually pull them onto the beach using a method adapted from horse handling, locally referred to as "cabrestear."0:24 This technique involves leading the vessel by a line attached to the bow, similar to guiding a horse by its halter.1:21 The area near the entrance of Arroyo Araçá features shallow depths, making it inaccessible for boats with a 1.90-meter draft like the Brutus.2:39 During a visit to the Araçá region, the crew anchored overnight while enduring 30-knot winds from a minuano.2:53 The surrounding area includes the town of Barra do Ribeiro, home to a school for traditional accordion players founded by Renato Borghetti.4:38

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