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Crossing the Pacific Changed Our Family
May 26, 2026 · 8 min · 4K views · Nuku Hiva
What this video covers
A family crew aboard Big Lost completed a 3,100-nautical-mile Pacific crossing from the Galápagos Islands to the Marquesas in 18 days, arriving at Oahuka after months of preparation that began in Panama.3:58 The passage ran on rotating watch schedules, interrupted sleep, and continuous boat maintenance — gear broke underway, sail changes continued to the final miles, and fatigue compounded every decision in the closing stretch.0:32 The narrator describes feeding the crew through constant rolling and standing night watches as the ocean routine became its own normalcy.0:13 Children aboard stood watches and lived without internet for the duration.3:02 Captain Connor navigated the crossing.3:25 Landfall on the volcanic, cloud-wrapped peaks of the Marquesas did not bring immediate relief; the body's alertness did not release at once.4:43 Arrival meant checking into French Polynesia, taking on fuel, doing laundry, and washing salt off the boat before the crew could absorb where they were.6:12 The Marquesas are described as among the most remote islands in the world, reachable in practice only by sea passage of this length.6:42
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