At one point, we noticed the anchor light wasn’t working. Apparently, after six years the battery was dead. We were able to buy a spare anchor light, and I went up the mast to replace it. The first time, we thought it would be easy—just replace the light or the battery—but it turned out that more work was needed. The anchor light had to be unscrewed and the two wires had to be reconnected in the terminal block. And all of that at 22 meters up, right on top of the mast. After some instructions from Gilles, I went up the mast again, this time bringing tools along in the side pockets of the “chair” (bosun’s chair) in which you’re hoisted up. It worked, and the anchor light was shining brightly again at the top of the mast!

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Seahorse (#59) is making its journey from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and finally to Annapolis, Maryland for the 2018 United States Sailboat Show! This is just one of over 100 whale sightings we had on our journey!

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Breaking Waves is a channel about Ben and Alie sailing the world in search of the best surf waves, and the adventures they find themselves in. SV Kiana is a 1989 Sceptre that has circumnavigated once already, Ben and Alie refit her to do it again! To join us on Patreon and get exclusive content! https://www.patreon.com/breakingwavessailing Follow us on instagram for daily updates! https://www.instagram.com/breakingwaves.alie https://www.instagram.com/breakingwaves.ben Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/breakingwavessailing Get your Breaking Waves Swag at https://www.breakingwavessailing.com/shop A portion of everything we make from this channel will be donated to https://www.ruggedcoastresearch.com to help us clean up the ocean. #sailing #surfing #liveaboardlife

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Glamorous conditions on Good Friday! The first day of the RORC Easter Challenge was blessed with sparkling conditions in the Solent. A light gradient breeze from the south east built during the day to over 10 knots of pressure. Brilliant sunshine throughout the day added to the superb conditions. The RORC Race Committee led by Steve Cole held a number of practice starts, followed by three short, sharp windward leeward races. The coaching team out on the water giving competitors top advice included North Sails and a RORC team run by Andrew ‘Dog’ Palfrey. After racing, competitors enjoyed a free bowl of pasta and a beer before the well-attended coaching debrief at the RORC Cowes Clubhouse. “The coaching team have one overall goal and that is to help all the teams progress at an early stage in the season. The wind strength was better than expected, not especially shifty, but wind speed did vary,” commented North Sails’ Jeremy Smart. “In puffy conditions, anticipating the change becomes very important and we saw quite a few teams not foreseeing the change in gear, so that is definitely an area for them to work on.” Read more at https://bit.ly/3Ma4YG4 #RORCracing #RORCEasterChallenge #NorthSails 📸 RORC / Shaun Roster / Louay Habib

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OWGH Segeltörn 2014 auf der Ostsee. Boot: Ulysses Oceanis 38

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