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El Viaje de Bohemiavideo
January 24, 2026 · 18 min · 38K views · Miami
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The crew of the 40-ft sailboat Bohemia navigates the Exuma Banks in the Bahamas, emphasizing the necessity of daylight transit to avoid shallow coral heads and sandbars.▶ 5:41 After anchoring at Allan's Cay, the crew tests a newly installed watermaker, which produces 40 gallons per hour and provides critical autonomy for their planned passage to Panama.▶ 10:29 Departing the Exumas for a 200-mile leg, the crew encounters stronger-than-expected headwinds and current, forcing a difficult decision to continue sailing into the night.▶ 14:16 Lacking an anemometer, they estimate wind speeds of 18 to 22 knots while beating into the weather.▶ 14:26 The situation escalates during the final approach to George Sound when a handling error with the furling line results in minor burns and a near-collision with rocks.▶ 15:31 The crew successfully anchors, later replacing the worn fabric on their wind vane with a spare sourced from Panama.▶ 16:30 The experience highlights the risks of prioritizing arrival dates over favorable weather windows.▶ 13:32
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