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Anissia and Tom, sailing aboard their boat, mark seven years of their cruising lifestyle while navigating the Marquesas Islands.9:28 The couple manages ongoing maintenance tasks, including sealing holes in the hull to deter wasps and debating whether to strip the boat’s mahogany superstructure to bare teak or continue applying eight coats of varnish.Watch During a stop in a bay, Tom struggles to set a 15-kg aluminum Spade anchor with 15 meters of chain and 15 meters of rode to stabilize the vessel against a 2.5-meter swell.5:36 They also hike to a waterfall, snorkel with silky sharks, and manage food storage to prevent corrosion in canned goods.12:34 After a laptop failure, Tom secures a used MacBook Pro in Tahiti to continue editing their voyage films.23:13 The crew balances the challenges of boat life—including sleepless nights due to rolling at anchor and the constant need for repairs—with the experience of living in remote island anchorages.19:16

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