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Sailing from Dana Point, CA to Ensenada, Mexico Aboard Keeldragger - Dana 24 - Jan 2018
14 January 2018 · 36 min · 13K views · Ensenada
What this video covers
A Pacific Seacraft Dana 24, *Keeldragger*, completes a three-leg delivery from Dana Point, California, to Ensenada, Mexico, for scheduled maintenance at Baja Naval.0:08 The owner sails the first two legs—Dana Point to Oceanside and Oceanside to San Diego—single-handed, before a crew member joins for the final transit to Ensenada.0:51 During the passage, the vessel experiences intermittent satellite signal loss on a Garmin chartplotter and radar, necessitating reliance on handheld GPS units and NOAA charts on mobile phones.2:07 The crew encounters heavy fog, significant kelp patches, and diverse marine life, including dolphins, sea lions, and a sunfish.7:36 While approaching Bahia de Todos Santos, the boat sustains an accidental jibe in shifting winds, prompting the crew to rig a preventer to stabilize the mainsail.30:08 The vessel arrives in Ensenada ahead of schedule, navigating around departing cruise ships, including the *Carnival Imagination* and *World Odyssey*.31:43 Planned shipyard projects include bottom paint, exterior brightwork, a custom propane locker, cutlass bearing replacement, and through-hull servicing.0:23
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