This is a video record of a sailing trip on "From Grace", a 45 ft Hunter sailboat, that started in Guadeloupe on May 15, 2017 and ended in Boston, Massachusetts May 28, 2017.
The crew consisted of the Captain, Boby, and crew members, Phil and Kim. The purpose of the trip was to bring the boat from the Caribbean to North America.
Sudden, high and variable winds between 40 and 50+ knots were encountered ~250 NM east of Chesapeake Bay. Despite having the sails reefed for 30-35 knot winds as per the weather report, the high winds shredded the sails after the boat heeled and pointed into the wind. The wind turbine was also lost. We motored through the storm and refueled in Martha's Vineyard.
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