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We've Been at Sea for SIXTEEN DAYS NOW! (Jade is OK)
December 26, 2025 · 30 min · 80K views · Pacific Ocean
Two women relax on sailboat roof at sea
What this video covers
On day 16 of an Atlantic crossing heading west, Jade Evans describes conditions that have been consistently rolly and squally, leaving the crew sleep-deprived and mentally worn down.▶ 26:38 Guest Ayana is aboard, and the passage is being pushed to completion partly so she can reach her own boat by Christmas.▶ 13:35 The crew jibes to correct course from southwest to west-west, moving the jibe preventer to the new leeward side.▶ 0:32 Jade spots the headsail has slipped out of its lower track — a problem that would require dropping the sail to fix — and discusses rigging a soft shackle to reduce the load on a side-loaded shackle.▶ 2:44 The engine starts on day 16 to motor-sail the final stretch, though the alternator shows irregular RPM behavior.▶ 13:02 Jade walks through the full ditch-kit setup: a six-person self-inflating life raft in the stern cabinet, an oversized ditch bag with food, water, three first-aid kits, a floating flag, and an Iridium satellite communicator, plus a Starlink Mini mounted nearby.▶ 5:06 A corroded zipper on the ditch bag was replaced with a salvaged pull, and a knife is now attached outside so the bag can be cut open inside the raft.▶ 5:23 Sponsor Fluity portable battery banks are presented as a redundant power source for the life raft scenario.▶ 10:17 Seasickness patches worn too long left the crew disoriented; day 16 is the first day all three feel recovered.▶ 18:19
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