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The crew departs Puerto Aventuras, Mexico, for a 200-nautical-mile passage south toward Belize.1:17 The transit spans three days, with overnight stops at an atoll and a reef-protected anchorage.1:49 During the first leg, light winds force the crew to motor-sail and deploy an asymmetrical spinnaker to maintain progress.3:56 On the second day, the crew encounters 15 to 18 knots of wind, prompting them to put a reef in the mainsail before departing the anchorage.8:05 Navigation requires visual watch-keeping to avoid shallow coral heads and reef systems while approaching the Belizean coast.9:18 The crew successfully sails nearly the entire distance from anchor up to anchor down, utilizing the engine for only 10 minutes of the day.11:55 The passage concludes with the vessel navigating through a gap in the reef to reach a sheltered anchorage.9:48

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