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A professional delivery captain transports a 1983 Cape Dory 28 from Oxnard to Dana Point, California, for its new owners.0:34 The 20-hour coastal passage covers approximately 100 nautical miles, requiring a motor-sail strategy due to light winds and calm seas.4:36 The crew navigates past the San Vicente Light at night, encountering a massive pod of dolphins and thick fog that necessitates radar use for the final approach into Dana Point Harbor.12:11 The vessel, renamed *Sonrisa*, maintains a steady speed of six knots throughout the trip.3:25 The owners intend to use the boat for botanical research and bird-watching expeditions to the Channel Islands.2:39 The delivery concludes with a successful arrival and docking at the new home port.16:22

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