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A crew sails a Neal 43 trimaran from Plantation Yacht Harbor Marina on Plantation Key to Marathon Key in the Florida Keys.2:45 To depart the tight marina, the captain uses a spring line to kick the stern off the dock while a crew member manages a fender at the bow.4:02 During the 35-mile transit, the crew deploys a spinnaker in a sock for the first time on the vessel.0:03 They maintain speeds between 8 and 12.5 knots in 18 to 20 knots of wind.19:35 The captain explains that the spinnaker is a downwind sail requiring an apparent wind angle of at least 110 to 120 degrees.10:15 Because the sail is in a sock, the crew uses a halyard and a control line to raise and lower the sail, noting that high wind pressure makes the sock difficult to pull down if the sail is not properly depowered.11:19 The crew successfully retrieves the sail by easing the sheet and pulling the sock down before docking at Marathon Key.25:06

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