Part 3/8:
Setting Sail for New Horizons
The moment arrived on August 12, 2021, when the sailor cast off from Marina Del Rey, California, bound for the Hawaiian Islands. The journey was not without peril; halfway to Hawaii, a submerged object caused total rudder failure, leaving them adrift thousands of nautical miles from the shore. After three relentless days dealing with the crisis, they fashioned a makeshift drag to regain steering control, ultimately completing the 2,300 nautical mile passage in 32 days.
Once in Hawaii, they spent eight months exploring its islands, from Oahu to Maui, before preparing for the next leg of the journey towards the South Pacific.
Across the Pacific to French Polynesia