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Don't Try This At Home | DrakeParagon Sailing
December 16, 2023 · 5 min · 4K views · Killybegs
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Drake contracts COVID aboard the sailboat Paragon while anchored in Killybegs Harbor, Ireland, and the crew manages a 10-day quarantine at the marina.0:15 Monique tests positive first; Drake moves the boat from the anchorage to the marina's T-Dock single-handed, with Monique mustering enough strength to handle the spring line on arrival.1:06 Drake tests positive shortly after and spends 10 days bedridden in the aft cabin with high fever, severe aches, and total exhaustion.3:05 Monique, recovered first, delivers meals wearing a mask.3:43 Marina fees at Killybegs run €24 per day plus metered electricity and metered water.4:04 The couple had stockpiled COVID tests in the UK, enabling daily testing throughout.3:00 Drake credits the immediate decision to leave the anchorage as critical — remaining at anchor while both crew were incapacitated, with strong winds forecast for the following three days, would have been dangerous.4:49 After Drake tests negative, the plan is to complete the Hydrovane installation using epoxy from the local chandlery, then take the first weather window to continue south down the west coast of Ireland.4:36 Managing illness at anchor requires moving to a marina before both crew are incapacitated.
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