What It Really Takes to Cross the Pacific (Boat Prep + Haul Out)
Before you cross an ocean, it doesn’t look dramatic.
It looks like lists. Provisioning runs. Marking anchor chain. Servicing gear. Small jobs that matter more than they seem.
In this episode, we haul Big Lost, finish the last of our prep, explore old jungle bunkers near the marina with the kids, and head up the mast for one final look around before what may be the biggest passage of our lives — crossing the Pacific Ocean.
A Pacific crossing isn’t about a single moment.
It’s weeks of continuous decision-making across thousands of miles of open ocean — with no ports, no support, and no easy exit.
Only a tiny fraction of humans have looked in every direction for weeks and seen nothing but ocean, knowing the only way out is forward.
We’re getting close.
⛵ Boat: Vision 444 Catamaran
🌎 Currently in Panama preparing for our Pacific crossing
👨👩👧👦 Full-time sailing family
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00:00 The Calm Before Something Bigger
00:20 Preparing to Cross an Ocean
00:42 Boat Maintenance and Provisioning
02:04 Exploring Jungle Bunkers
06:30 Anchor Chain Maintenance
07:00 Splash Day
10:09 Up the Mast
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