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Ep 95 | Gnarly swells "better than a roller coaster!"
March 30, 2025 · 18 min · 1K views · Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur
What this video covers
Blue Pearl departs Isla Coronados for Loretto to collect family members arriving with replacement parts for the vessel's dinghy.0:57 After hosting family, the crew encounters unexpected sea conditions while motoring around the island, reporting swells reaching eight feet despite a PredictWind forecast predicting one-foot waves.6:10 The vessel subsequently anchors on the outside of Isla Coronados before departing for Puerto Escondido.6:23 To avoid an incoming weather system bringing 35-knot wind gusts, the crew sails toward the anchorage known as the waiting room outside Puerto Escondido.15:35 The transit covers the distance at speeds between three and four knots under light winds with the jib deployed.16:07 The crew successfully reaches the sheltered anchorage to wait out the forecasted high winds.16:01
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