Sailing Zataravideo
She’s leaving. (Ep 266)
December 14, 2023 · 20 min · 319K views
What this video covers
Crew member Jaden departs Zatara after deciding a four-day ocean crossing was enough offshore sailing, leaving in a few weeks to travel Europe solo before joining her family in Switzerland for Christmas.10:39 The crew is anchored at Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote, preparing for an Atlantic crossing.2:03 Fuel costs for the year reached $16,000, with roughly $18,000 projected after one final fill-up before the crossing; the Mediterranean accounted for a large share of that expense.4:58 Keith installs Balmar alternator regulators and a center fielder unit that slaves two alternators together so both produce maximum output simultaneously when charging the house battery bank, replacing a setup where the two alternators fought each other and neither reached full output.14:29 Wiring runs to the helm station starter switch and a charge-indicator light are complete; alternator installation itself is deferred.16:45 A water filtration system purchased in Turkey is temporarily mounted for marina use, since the watermaker handles clean water at anchor.9:40 Kate completes her last homeschool exam at 16.15:54 The crew sails two hours to a neighboring island under sail alone, reaching four knots.12:44 Thanksgiving is celebrated aboard with chicken fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and improvised pumpkin pies baked without pie pans or shortening.17:37 Hull inspection finds the Coppercoat antifouling in good condition below the waterline but the waterline itself dirty.19:37
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