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Cruising in Alaska, the crew of the catamaran Supernova navigated through iceberg-filled waters near a glacier before receiving a radio warning from a commercial fishing vessel about a submerged net marked by two buoys.2:09 While sailing north, the crew encountered a pod of 30 to 40 whales, forcing them to drop sails and drift to avoid collision.4:28 The vessel later performed its first sail-off-anchor maneuver in thick fog, which resulted in a jammed roller-furling mainsail and a jib sheet tangling with the flag.7:43 During a passage to Baranoff Warm Springs, the crew caught a 10-pound Atlantic salmon while under sail.10:35 At the anchorage, they observed grizzly bears fishing in a nearby creek and successfully landed three halibut and four cod.19:56 The crew concluded their northernmost transit at Baranoff Warm Springs, utilizing the boardwalk trail to reach the thermal pools and a nearby lake before beginning their return journey south.15:13

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