My final passage - S4 E15 Anguilla Cay to Stuart, Florida
October 27, 2025 · 17 min · 1K views · Gulf Stream, off the coast of Florida
What this video covers
A solo sailor completes a circumnavigation aboard a Pacific SEACRAFT 34 named Sea Change, traveling 225 miles from Anguilla Cay in the Bahamas to the St. Lucie Inlet in Stuart, Florida.▶ 0:49 The passage requires navigating the Gulf Stream, where the sailor encounters wind-against-current conditions that create short, steep waves and force the vessel to jump and slam.▶ 5:54 During the transit, the boat faces heavy sargasso weed, frequent thunderstorms, and shifting winds that necessitate reefing the main to a third and partially furling the jib.▶ 8:49 To manage fatigue, the sailor heaves to offshore near Palm Beach to sleep before timing the arrival at St. Lucie Inlet for high tide.▶ 10:27 The final approach involves navigating the marked channel into Manatee Pocket, where the vessel secures to a mooring buoy in nine feet of water.▶ 15:30 The journey concludes with the boat moored near an Island PACKET 32, marking the end of the solo voyage before the vessel is listed for sale.▶ 16:12
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