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Suns Out, Guns Out! We Deploy Our Best Bluewater Sailing Weapons [Ep. 141]
January 14, 2024 · 22 min · 19K views · Golfo del Corcovado
What this video covers
The crew of the *Sweet Ruca* sails through the fjords of Patagonia, completing a 1,200-mile passage toward Puerto Montt.Watch After extensive upwind sailing and staysail use, the crew transitions to downwind conditions, deploying a G3 spinnaker for the first time in over 2,000 miles.12:53 During the crossing of the Golfo del Corcovado, they encounter 10 to 15 knots of breeze and significant tidal currents reaching four knots.6:48 The crew navigates heavy maritime traffic near the town of Melinka, a hub for salmon farming vessels.4:10 To improve autopilot performance in choppy beam seas, they remove dampening settings from their B&G H5000 system, which had been causing steering instability.17:58 They bypass a planned stop in Melinka to capitalize on a favorable weather window, opting to anchor at Chiloe instead.15:33 The passage concludes with the crew navigating around unlit salmon farm buoys in daylight before reaching their final destination.19:57 Adjusting autopilot dampening settings can resolve steering wallowing caused by legacy sensor calibration issues.
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