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Sailing Solo Return from Little Harbor to Dana Point (August 2018) - Dana 24
26 August 2018 · 5 min · 459 views · Little Harbor, Santa Catalina Island
What this video covers
A solo sailor departs Little Harbor, Catalina Island at 8 a.m. aboard a Dana 24, bound for Dana Point.0:53 After an overnight anchor set at Little Harbor — with some uncertainty about how well the hook held — the anchor breaks out cleanly and the boat exits past Church Rock.0:53 Another boat, Ohana, departs at the same time and stays one step ahead throughout.1:14 With the engine off shortly after clearing the harbor, the sailor sets up wing-and-wing downwind.1:43 The video breaks off mid-passage before Dana Point is reached, but the course and sail trim are established. Conditions appear light, with the wing-and-wing configuration suggesting a following breeze. The departure sequence covers anchoring overnight in Little Harbor, weighing anchor solo, hoisting the main, and transitioning to a downwind sail set past Church Rock on the Catalina Island coast.
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