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We left the boat alone in the water for a month and a half and were surprised by how we found it ...
March 1, 2026 · 45 min · 32K views · Polk County, United States
Sailboat deck fouled with bird droppings at sunset
What this video covers
Eze and Chilu return to their sailboat in Florida after a month and a half away in Argentina, anxious about mold and other damage from leaving it unattended.1:00 Before boarding, they recap the Argentina trip: a public talk at the Club de Veleros de San Isidro, where Chilu recounts learning to sail as a seven-year-old in an Optimist at Club Náutico San Isidro and describes how the couple met while Chilu was crewing on a Mediterranean passage.2:46 They also recount the boat-search process — months in Puerto Rico seeing unsuitable boats, then flying to the British Virgin Islands where they finally took possession of their current vessel — and note sailing roughly 5,400 miles (about 10,000 km) in the first 14 months of ownership.7:59 The Argentina leg includes several days in Ushuaia: a train ride through Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego, a solo muddy trek by Chilu to a laguna near Monte Susana, and a coastal walk along the Beagle Channel to Bahía Cucharita.14:51 The video breaks off before they actually board the boat and discover its condition.
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