Where the heck is BANGGAI? We sailed around it, check this out! (Ep 271)
September 15, 2024 · 20 min · 5K views · Sulawesi
What this video covers
The crew of Learning By Doing circumnavigates Banggai Laut, an archipelago off the east coast of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, characterized by a lack of tourism and minimal digital navigation data.0:18 Navionics and Zulu Waterways provide almost no anchorage markers for the region, forcing the crew to rely on satellite imagery to identify potential stops.0:47 During the transit, the crew manages wind-against-current conditions by timing departures to favor either speed or wave comfort, noting that steeper, wind-against-current seas are preferable to slow progress in flat water.2:12 When sailing downwind, the crew employs a barber hauler on the jib, leading the sheet to a wider block on the boat's edge and back to the spinnaker winch to increase sail area without a pole.12:03 The crew encounters poor holding in several bays, where the seabed consists of rock or hard substrate, before finding suitable anchorage at Oyama beach.8:40 Persistent rainy season weather and health issues, including staph infections and infant illness, complicate the passage.9:47
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