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The crew of a sailboat, 12 days out of Cartagena, navigates the poorly charted islands of the San Blas archipelago to prepare for the arrival of guests.3:42 To replenish fresh food supplies, the crew completes a five-mile round-trip dinghy excursion to a local town, where they secure produce and a Panamanian SIM card to coordinate guest logistics.4:49 While sailing between anchorages in 18 knots of wind, the boat maintains 8 knots of speed on a beam reach.6:39 Upon arriving at the Cocoa Banderas islands, the crew uses a drone to scout the shallow, reef-strewn entrance before anchoring in a sand bottom.7:51 The crew manages power and water self-sufficiency while living off-grid, relying on local supply chains and digital communication to facilitate a complex guest pickup in Porvenir. Despite a drone crash into a tree during filming, the equipment remains functional.10:11 The crew successfully rendezvous with their guests, who arrive via a two-hour water taxi from the airport.14:22

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