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We found the hidden VAGABOND Sailing Club — Sailing Yabá 281
August 31, 2025 · 27 min · 64K views
What this video covers
The crew of the sailboat Yabá visits a community-built beach site known as the Vagabond Sailing Club, which provides cruisers with shared amenities including a fire pit, shower, sink, and communal storage for kitchenware and games.▶ 2:10 The site relies on contributions from visiting sailors to maintain its infrastructure.▶ 1:57 To give back, the crew constructs a rustic bench from scrap wood and leaves behind a camping chair for future visitors.▶ 18:55
Later, the crew attempts to depart their anchorage under sail alone to avoid using the engine.▶ 12:14 They maneuver Yabá away from the shore by timing the anchor lift with the offshore wind, using the mainsail to control their heading and clear nearby rocks before deploying the headsail for propulsion.▶ 15:00 The maneuver succeeds, allowing them to exit the bay without mechanical assistance.▶ 15:58 The crew emphasizes that while they initially planned to arrive under sail, the lack of wind forced them to use the engine, demonstrating the importance of adapting to changing conditions.▶ 11:35
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