#24 Rigging, sailing, and more - We almost ran out of Vertical Lap - The Vertical Hour
May 31, 2026 · 53 min · 2K views · Océano Pacífico
Crew battles rough seas with damaged genaker aboard Vertical
What this video covers
Paula and Pedro aboard Vuelta Vertical are sailing the Pacific Ocean on May 17, having just departed Valdivia, Chile, after an 11-day refit stop that nearly ended their circumnavigation.15:18 After roughly 17,000 miles through southern seas, the boat arrived in Valdivia severely damaged: three sails needed repair, two shrouds (obenques) had failed, and the autopilot required a stronger hydraulic ram.1:29 Sailmakers Angel and Pablo traveled 200 km from Osorno/Pucón to Valdivia and worked ten-hour days for a week repairing the sails; Náutica Cusmán (contact: Pato) supplied the infrastructure.3:18 Pacific Sailing is credited for the sail repairs.6:28 A new, heavier autopilot ram was sourced in Madrid.14:32 The boat now faces a 9,000-mile Chile-to-Alaska passage sailing a north-south S-curve across the Pacific, crossing major currents perpendicularly rather than running with them.15:06 Pedro and Paula discuss conserving diesel through the equatorial doldrums, deploying the spinnaker day and night, and using Predict Wind for routing strategy.20:02 Onboard internet costs run €1,000–2,000 per month; nine security cameras are installed for the live-broadcast circumnavigation.28:07 A full routing and weather strategy session is planned for the following Wednesday's live stream.15:38
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