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Salt & Tar: Ep.170- Ocean Medicine
16 December 2021 · 20 min · 69K views · Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay
What this video covers
Garrett and Ruth of Salt & Tar join a friend to sail a Bristol Channel Cutter 28 named Lyra out of Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, California.1:06 The vessel features a fiberglass hull and an electric motor.1:24 After clearing the harbor’s double breakwater, the crew encounters a transition from light air to 20-knot winds near a wind line, necessitating a reef in the mainsail.9:17 The boat maintains a heel of 20 to 25 degrees while navigating through a fog bank.13:43 The crew discusses their ongoing construction of their own boat, Red Aviva, specifically planning for the installation of a windlass and teak boom gallows.2:42 They intend to sea trial Red Aviva by spring and sail south toward the Channel Islands or Catalina by summer.17:17 The day concludes with a final tack in the outer harbor before the crew douses the sails and returns to the marina under electric power.18:51
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