Sailing across the PACIFIC OCEAN - spinnaker blow out! ( Part 2 )
September 10, 2023 · 25 min · 228K views · Pacific Ocean
What this video covers
The crew of the Lagoon 450 *Parlay Revival* departs San Benedicto Island for a 3,000-nautical-mile Pacific crossing to French Polynesia.0:57 Before departure, the chief engineer adjusts the mast tension by tightening the upper diamond shroud turnbuckles by two turns to restore proper mast bend.3:22 Once offshore, the crew deploys a Code D sail to improve downwind performance in 10 to 12 knots of wind.9:49 During the passage, the crew encounters 12-to-15-foot Pacific swells and experiences a spinnaker wrap around the forestay, which they clear by detaching the jib sheets and using the furler to unwrap the sail.20:08 Shortly after, the spinnaker rips horizontally while flying in 10 knots of wind, likely due to a small snag on an untaped split pin.22:29 The crew switches to the Code D and repairs a small tear in that sail using circular sail tape patches to prevent further propagation.24:26
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