Final Offshore Preparations | We're Ready To Sail To Hawaii! - Ep 104
January 10, 2026 · 18 min · 1K views · Chametla, Mexico
Sailboat heeling hard at golden hour, full canvas
What this video covers
A crew preparing for a 3,000-mile Pacific crossing from Mexico to Hawaii performs final maintenance and provisioning aboard their Westerly Yachts Ltd. Discus 33, Sea Dream of Clyde. After departing La Paz, the crew navigates coastal anchorages including Bahia Balandria and Los Muertos, managing erratic winds and tidal currents while refining their anchoring technique. During the transit, they address sail maintenance by reinforcing chafed Dacron sections with adhesive sail tape and sewing.8:49 The crew also reports a failure of a West Marine offshore life jacket, which self-inflated due to heat exposure.10:20 To finalize preparations at Los Muertos, they secure additional water from a neighboring catamaran to supplement their reserves, maintaining a consumption rate of approximately 10 to 12 liters per day.15:02 The crew utilizes Navionics for navigation and soundings while monitoring weather models to identify a suitable departure window for the open-ocean passage.7:00
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