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Sailing Squib - Update 18/09/2025
September 18, 2025 · 4 min · 1K views · Mangalia
What this video covers
Sabina and her crew sailed the Squib from the Danube River mouth into the Black Sea on September 16, 2025.0:03 Before departure, the crew cleared a clogged head pump caused by water plants.1:05 Navigating the river mouth required crossing shallow sandbanks with depths as low as 2.5 meters.2:24 Once clear of the river, the vessel encountered 8 to 10 knots of wind from the quarter, accompanied by dolphins, before motoring through the night to reach Mangalia at 05:15.2:49 The crew currently waits in Mangalia for favorable weather to continue their passage toward the Bosphorus.3:15 They plan to depart early Thursday morning, utilizing the coastal wind shadow to minimize wave height before turning south-southeast.3:57 The crew has adjusted their Windpilot self-steering system in anticipation of forecasted 20 to 25-knot northwesterly winds.3:40
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