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SOMETHING ALWAYS GOES WRONG ON A SAILBOAT!
29. mars 2026 · 15 min · 2K visninger · Cat Harbor (Catalina Island) State Marine Conservation Area
Sailboat heeling under full sail with American flag flying
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Andy sails the Catalina 30 *Solé* from the Los Angeles area toward Santa Cruz Island but turns back nine miles offshore after hitting 25–27 knots of headwind and 3–4 foot waves on a 4–5 second period.0:48 The consolation destination becomes Cat Harbor on Catalina Island, where he plans to meet friends Mark and Chris aboard *Vanishing Point*.1:18 Arriving just before sunset, he attempts to anchor and discovers the windlass switch has failed — no power reaches the motor.4:17 He grabs a nearby mooring ball to avoid drifting, then troubleshoots with a spare control box Chris brings over, but cannot get it working.4:52 Without radar and with fog rolling in, he stays on the mooring for the full weekend.6:07 The return passage runs in 11 knots of northeast wind at 5.5 knots under sail, engine off, past dinghy regattas and kite surfers near the Alamitos entrance.10:25 The windlass failure at anchor — not at a dock — underscores why a spare switch and manual backup matter, and Andy notes that a fixed schedule is the worst thing to impose on a sailboat passage.14:19
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