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Jerome Rand prepares the Westsail 32 Mighty Sparrow for a 700-mile passage from Southport, North Carolina, to Maine. The pre-departure checklist includes cleaning the boat, flushing water tanks with a bleach solution, and verifying battery levels, which remain at 14.1 volts via solar.4:52 Rand performs an electronics test on the AIS, VHF, and Iridium Go satellite communicator, noting issues with his previous Iridium top-up provider.36:36 He utilizes the LuckGrib app for weather routing and plans to time his departure with the tide to avoid fighting a two-knot current in the channel.10:30 To manage potential thunderstorms and squalls north of Cape Hatteras, Rand emphasizes maintaining boat speed and maneuverability by reefing the mainsail and dropping the drifter early rather than over-correcting.26:40 He intends to replace his aging power tools with DeWalt equipment upon arrival in Maine.33:25

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