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Celebrating My 50th Birthday with Friends and Family At Santa Cruz Island

19 May 2025 · 23 min · 14K views · Coches Prietos, Santa Cruz Island

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A group of friends celebrates a 50th birthday aboard the SV Filurian, a vessel cruising the Northern Channel Islands of California.0:34 The crew anchors at Frenchy’s Cove on Anacapa Island for a morning visit, noting calm conditions but observing numerous dead pelicans, which they plan to report to the Wildlife Service.2:37 After a dinghy motor failure caused by a stuck carburetor float, the crew sails to Coches Prietos on Santa Cruz Island.4:26 They anchor in the bay to snorkel and scuba dive in the kelp forests.11:32 Despite wearing 7mm wetsuits, the divers encounter 62-degree Fahrenheit water, heavy surge, and poor visibility of approximately three feet.20:02 The challenging

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