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A couple sailing a 38-ft boat from Albania to Montenegro completes a 34-hour overnight passage after two failed attempts due to severe weather and lightning. The crew initially attempts to sail upwind in 20 to 25 knots, but turns back twice when conditions escalate to 35-knot gusts and heavy swell.5:40 During the successful third attempt, they use PredictWind weather routing files imported into Navionics to monitor their tacking line across the Adriatic Sea.13:13 The passage requires reefing the genoa and main sail as winds reach 17 knots, while the boat’s chart plotter fails to display speed data.15:21 Upon arrival in Montenegro, the crew clears customs, pays a 75-euro monthly cruising tax, and notes the exhaustion associated with short-handed night passages.18:58 The experience leads the crew to conclude that overnight sails are only practical for multi-day transits rather than short coastal hops where stopping is possible.23:21

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