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Solo round-the-world sailing trip #14 - Sailing to paradise: Bali
February 18, 2026 · 22 min · 6K views · Bali
Sailboat enters port with cargo ship distant on horizon
What this video covers
Departing Kupang solo, Pablo sails 500 miles to Bali aboard Sofia over five days, motoring much of the passage in 9–13 knots of wind with favorable current helping offset the light air.0:27 The final night brings no sleep: fishing boats, floating debris including a barrel with tires that passes within 5 meters, lightning, and a strong contrary current reducing speed to 2 knots.7:04 The propeller strikes a submerged branch on approach but takes no damage.7:53 He arrives on day five, exhausted, and moors to buoys at a construction-stage port through a contact named Alberto.10:34 At Bali he refuels, adding 25 liters of diesel from jerry cans, restocks provisions at a bulk warehouse, drops laundry, and buys a local SIM card.11:55 The original plan to cross the Indian Ocean to Mauritius is shelved as too late in the season; a new route is under consideration.0:02 Ashore, he explores the Uluwatu temple cliff site, Bali's rice terraces, and the traditional subak irrigation system.13:25 The passage confirms that approaching Bali at night demands constant watch for fishing boats and floating debris in strong tidal currents.
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