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Dana 24 Sailing: Return from Ensenada, Mexico
February 11, 2018 · 12 min · 9K views · Bahia de Todos Santos, Ensenada
What this video covers
Mark prepares his Dana 24 for a return passage from Ensenada, Mexico, to San Diego, California, after completing maintenance including a new through-hull, bottom paint, and a propane locker installation.0:25 Departing Bahia de Todos Santos on a Saturday morning, the crew navigates around damaged, unlit buoys near the harbor entrance.3:48 The vessel maintains a steady speed of 5 knots under sail, though the crew eventually motor-sails to charge batteries that sat idle for five weeks.9:22 Throughout the transit, the crew monitors AIS for commercial traffic, including two 600-foot tankers encountered near the Coronado Islands.10:04 The route takes the boat three miles offshore, passing the Coronado Islands before reaching the US-Mexican border at night.7:16 Despite light following seas and occasional head-sail flogging, the self-steering system manages the course effectively.7:34 The passage concludes with a night approach to Point Loma and the San Diego harbor entrance.11:46
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