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Sailing Mission to San Diego - 102 nautical miles (Jan 2024)
21 January 2024 · 36 min · 1K views
What this video covers
A solo sailor completes a 102-nautical-mile overnight passage from Long Beach to San Diego, California, aboard a sailboat.0:26 After a failed attempt to fuel at the Shoreline Marina dock, the vessel performs a touch-and-go at the Parker’s Lighthouse public dock in Long Beach to pick up a crew member.7:44 The transit follows a route south through the San Pedro Channel, passing oil platforms Edith, Ellie, and Ellen while navigating against northbound shipping traffic.15:56 The crew maintains three-hour watches, motor-sailing to optimize speed and timing for a morning arrival.15:39 Upon reaching San Diego, the vessel enters the harbor by identifying lighted buoys, including red buoy number four and number six, while avoiding the Zuniga Shoal white flashing light.21:53 The passage concludes with a fuel stop in San Diego, where the boat takes on 68.3 gallons of diesel.30:26 The crew observes local maritime traffic, including a Falcon 9 rocket launch and various naval vessels, while noting the hazards of unlit, abandoned boats anchored near Coronado.23:10
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