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A seven-boat flotilla of roughly 50 people charters out of the Navigari Yachting Base in Split, Croatia, for a week-long cruise aboard a 2022 Beneteau First 53f5 and six other vessels.▶ 1:36 Bobby leads the flotilla, covering approximately 20 miles on the first sailing day to Milna, then onward to Vis, Lastovo, and Korcula, with a 30-mile leg to Lastovo in light wind taking just over three hours.▶ 12:02 The Beneteau First 53f5 features electric winches, a bow thruster, twin helms with carbon fiber steering, a dinghy garage, teak decks, and a full-beam forward cabin.▶ 3:02 Sailing conditions vary: most legs run under motor or motor-sail at two to four knots until a 15-knot breeze on the Lastovo-to-Korcula leg pushes the boat to six and a half to seven knots.▶ 45:27 Med mooring is the standard docking method throughout, with marina reservations required early to avoid losing spots.▶ 12:19 Stops include a green cave on the southeast side of one island, a local winery on Vis serving a grape variety found nowhere else, and seafood restaurants in each port.▶ 25:14 A crew member on a mooring ball suffers stroke-like symptoms; Bobby contacts the port captain, an ambulance is dispatched, and the man walks out of hospital later that day — assessed as severe dehydration and jet lag rather than a stroke.▶ 21:59 Cultural notes on Croatian and Italian directness at docks are discussed after a tense med-mooring arrival in Korcula.▶ 49:18

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