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Sailing to Buccaneer Days at Two Harbors, Catalina Island (Oct 2024)
7 October 2024 · 32 min · 2K views
What this video covers
The crew of the sailboat *keeldragger* transits from the mainland to Two Harbors, Catalina Island, during October 2024 for the Buccaneer Days event.0:53 Navigating through heavy fog, the crew utilizes radar to monitor shipping traffic, including a close-quarters encounter with the 1,106-foot cargo vessel *Maersk Algo* in the shipping lanes.3:21 After arriving at the isthmus, the crew anchors in approximately 90 feet of water.7:28 While attempting to weigh anchor for departure, the windlass stalls after snagging an unidentified, abandoned anchor and chain on the seabed.20:17 The crew clears the obstruction by using a boat hook to loop a line around the snagged anchor, lifting it enough to release the tension, and then dropping it back to the bottom.21:56 During the return passage, the crew manages another encounter with a 728-foot cargo ship, the *Posen*, by adjusting course to pass astern.25:38 The crew also assists the harbor patrol by retrieving a drifting, unmanned center-console dinghy found near the anchorage.15:26
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