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MP spends two weeks alone aboard Yabá — anchored, not sailing — while Ben travels to Europe, marking her first extended solo time on the 80-ft boat.3:40 She manages the boat's power system, confirms the solar and battery bank supplies enough electricity to share with neighboring boats, and receives 23 fish and a shrimp from grateful neighbors as payment.5:30 Daily life includes kayaking to Ponto da Vigia with the dogs, catching her first fish (released after the traditional kiss), and working through a chore jar Ben left her — tasks including cooking a meal with local seafood and trying exotic Brazilian fruits: pitaya, Seriguela, Carambola, cashew fruit, and sugar apple.16:04 A rough night at 1 a.m. with heavy boat movement sends her on anchor-drag checks; the boat holds.10:34 Ben, meanwhile, attends the Düsseldorf Boat Show — described as covering 220,000 square meters across roughly 1,500 booths — and returns with gifts including an AIS transponder (pending their MMSI number), a siphon pump for water transfer, and outboard spare parts donated by a supporter named Alan.12:03 MP concludes that two weeks of solo responsibility confirmed she can manage the boat alone, but prefers not to.19:00

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