We never imagined our day would take this turn when we woke up. After navigating out of the lagoon, dodging coral bommies at low tide, things quickly took a turn. A part broke on the daggerboard—ripping currents, tides, and winds causing the chain and boat to act unpredictably, and to top off the day, the bilge alarms went off, and water began flooding the boat.
Fortunately, the broken piece on the daggerboard was fixable. With the tide ripping, we decided to pull anchor, and the 2x 500gallon bilge pumps were able to keep up with the ingress of water while Sam tackled and fixed the issue. Despite the chaos, we made great timing, had a fantastic sail, and, thankfully, all the excitement was fixable!
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Chapter Content:
0:00 – Welcome Aboard
01:16 – Dodging Bommies
07:59 – Setting Sails
08:48 – Broke Daggerboard
12:12 – Bundaberg Shuffle
15:25 – Water Flooding In
20:56 – End Credits
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