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New Zealand Sailing Is Awesome! / Sailing Around NZ Pt 11 Ep 155
March 10, 2024 · 24 min · 32K views · East Coast of New Zealand
What this video covers
A crew sailing south along the east coast of New Zealand toward Wellington encounters a series of unfavorable weather systems, prompting a diversion to Napier.20:52 During the three-day, 250-mile passage, the vessel maintains a double-reefed mainsail in 20–27 knot winds.7:39 The crew adjusts the sail plan by deploying the genoa on a spinnaker pole to increase speed to 5.5 knots, which helps the boat stay ahead of breaking waves and reduces motion.16:02 They replace a worn control line for the self-steering system with high-quality rope, securing it with bowlines to allow for future tension adjustments.8:18 Using Starlink to visualize weather patterns on Windy.com, the crew identifies an approaching southerly gale and decides to seek shelter in Napier rather than risk an upwind slog to Wellington.20:52 The passage concludes with the crew docking at the Napier sailing club to wait for a more favorable weather window.22:56 Monitoring real-time weather visualizations via Starlink provides greater confidence and decision-making clarity during coastal passages than relying solely on text-based forecasts.18:46
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