SAILING into FREEDOM

Ep. 116 FLOOD in Vietnam, did my boat float away? + Windlass design

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Flood season in Vietnam, boatyard engineering, ridgeback dogs, and why **48 volts makes a lot of sense on a serious cruising boat**. ⛵⚡🐕

In this episode of **Sailing into Freedom**, we take a bike ride through the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City as heavy rain fills the canals, rice fields, and flood-control systems around the new boatyard. Vietnam handles an extraordinary amount of water, and we get a close look at pumps, dams, flooded streets, and everyday life during the wet season.

Then it’s back to the boat project. We look at **Phu Quoc Ridgebacks and Thai Ridgebacks** as possible futu...