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EP42 - Sailing from Ensenada, MEX to San Pedro, USA | CREW CHRONICLES #2
31 March 2024 · 34 min · 3K views
What this video covers
The crew of the sailboat *Solé* joins the owner of the vessel *KeelDrager* for a multi-leg delivery from Ensenada, Mexico, to San Pedro, California.Watch After clearing customs at the Baja Naval shipyard in Ensenada, the crew motors to Shelter Island in San Diego to complete U.S. Customs and Border Patrol entry procedures via video chat.5:50 During the transit, the crew encounters a jammed self-tailing winch, which they clear by manually unwinding the sheet.9:22 While sailing toward Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, the crew experiences VHF radio and AIS signal failures, complicating communication when a warship hails them near an explosives dumping area.18:35 The crew relies on a handheld VHF radio to maintain situational awareness.23:38 After arriving in Avalon, the crew moors the vessel and later completes the final leg to San Pedro.27:38 The trip highlights the necessity of redundant communication gear and the importance of verifying chart hazards like military exercise zones when offshore.
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