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A sailboat cruises from San Pedro to Cat Harbor on Catalina Island to test new ground tackle and meet the crew of the vessel Keel Dragger.0:08 The transit involves sailing in 10.5 knots of apparent wind at a 60-degree angle, maintaining speeds around 5 knots. Upon arrival at Cat Harbor, the crew anchors in 68 feet of water near the moorings. The new windlass and anchor perform reliably during a two-night stay in the calm, glassy anchorage. On the return passage to San Pedro, the crew encounters multiple blue whales in the northbound shipping lanes. While drifting in neutral to film the whales with a drone, the boat narrowly avoids a collision with a large ship, requiring an immediate engine start to clear the lane. The trip concludes with a return to the marina in San Pedro, where the crew practices docking procedures using a spring line.

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