In this episode, we solo sail from San Pedro, CA to Avalon, Catalina Island. Conditions are perfect for sailing to and from the island, and we enjoy every minute of it. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N WattCycle Lithium Battery Discount link:https://www.wattcycle.com/?ref=wwkkyjfk Code:keeldragger ORCA - Navigation: https://getorca.com/?via=keeldragger

In this episode, I join Andy from @sailingsole , Mike, and captain Trevor aboard sv Shearwater as we sail from San Pedro, CA to Ensenada, Mexico. Although there is a chance of rain and possible thunderstorms in the forecast, we experience mild weather. Winds shift from the Northwest to Southwest, but there is enough West to keep us on a reach as we head South on the outside of the Los Coronados Islands in to Bahia de Todos Santos and Ensenada, Mexico. We depart one day after planned ARTEMIS/INTEGRITY splashdown and a SpaceX launch at Vandenberg. I walk thru some of my pre-passage planning. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N WattCycle Lithium Battery Discount link:https://www.wattcycle.com/?ref=wwkkyjfk Code:keeldragger ORCA - Navigation: https://getorca.com/?via=keeldragger

In this episode, we sail from Los Angeles Harbor in San Pedro, California to White Cove, Catalina Island. We start with light winds and then manage to get the sails up after crossing the shipping lanes for some champagne sailing. We encounter a fog bank as we approach the island. Fortunately, it clears out as we make our way into the anchorage. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N WattCycle Lithium Battery Discount link:https://www.wattcycle.com/?ref=wwkkyjfk Code:keeldragger ORCA - Navigation: https://getorca.com/?via=keeldragger

WattCycle Discount link:https://www.wattcycle.com/?ref=wwkkyjfk Code:keeldragger I purchased a brand new 4-stroke Yamaha 2.5 HP motor about 5 years ago. While I have had it professionally serviced, I have had nothing but problems with it. It has stalled and forced me to break out the oars at Catalina Island, La Cruz De Huanacaxtle (Mexico), French Polynesia, and Hawaii. I've considered buying a different gas outboard engine, but it's hard to stomach the cost as well as deal with the inconvenience of being dependent on gas all of the time. I decided to get a Newport 55 lb salt water trolling motor and pair it up with a 100A WattCycle LifePO4 Trolling Motor battery. Now, I'm not the first person to try this and locally, my friend Andy on @sailingsole was one of the first sailors that I saw using trolling motors with lithium batteries on a dinghy. He did a great episode on his sea trials but what as missing at the time was a good solution to show charge state of the battery while the trolling motor was in use. WattCycle has solved that with their BMS and BlueTooth mobile app integration. I can use the WattCycle app to monitor the battery state in real-time--and I can see both how much charge is remaining as well as how much run-time is remaining at different throttle settings. This information was the missing link for me - and it's solved the range anxiety issue. If you are interested in picking up a Wattcycle, I've put a link and a discount code at the top. The code is 'keeldragger' and is good for 6% off! --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N WattCycle Lithium Battery Discount link:https://www.wattcycle.com/?ref=wwkkyjfk Code:keeldragger

In this episode, we plan a 5+ boat meetup at the Smugglers' Cove Anchorage on San Clemente Island. I plan a two-hop passage with an overnighter in Redondo Beach before connecting with sv Stoked, and sv Vanishing Point. Andy and his buddy boat friend, Brian, encounter rough conditions bashing past Palos Verdes and decide to re-group at Alamitos Bay. The next morning, conditions are calm and we meet up at Catalina Harbor. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, we tour sv Blue Aweigh, a Catalina Morgan 440 owned by my friend, Bill. Bill has equipped this CM440 for extended cruising and this is my favorite Catalina model for exactly that purpose. Come along as we tour the interior and deck as Bill shares insights into his CM440 and the thoughtful upgrades he has made along the way. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, we motor in light winds and seas to White Cove, Catalina Island. We had lots of rain this winter and the island is at peak beauty with green hills. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, I discuss how I planned my course to sail solo from La Cruz De Huanacaxtle / Banderas Bay, Mexico to Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia. This was a 3000+ nautical mile passage which involved trying to understand and time departure from Banderas Bay based on the El Norte Winds coming down the Sea of Cortez, avoiding strong winds which cycle around Cabo Corrientes, heading West to the Mexican archipelago islands of Socorro/Clarion, positioning towards the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone to find the ideal location to cross the equator, and final routing to Nuku Hiva. I also cover the squall activity that I encountered. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, I crew for Demetrios aboard svMarbella, a 1982 Pearson 40, as we sail from Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico to Bahia De Los Muertos (Los Suenos), BCS, Mexico. The total passage is about 200 nautical miles. We encounter light winds and motor sail across the Sea to an ideal anchorage. Before setting off, we show a glimpse into the preparations and provisioning in Mazatlan. As of the posting of this video, sv Marbella is currently for sale. Check out the boat tour video: https://youtu.be/1f3aXvwZdyY --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, we tour a 1982 Pearson 40, "Marbella". Marbella is current for sale with an asking price of $60k. For more info, contact her owner, Demetrios, on WhatsApp: +52 646 199 3205. The Pearson 40 is a Bill Shaw designed racer cruiser. She's a solid sloop with a swing keel draft that ranges from 4.25 ft to 9.4 ft. Marbella is powered with a Westerbeke 40(Perkins 4-107) with a Paragon 2:1 transmission and Walter v-drive with approximately 1500 hrs. Demetrios has been actively cruising Marbella is Pacific Mexico and the Sea of Cortez. As of the posting of this video, she's still in the water and cruising the islands near La Paz, BCS, Mexico. Our next episode features svMarbella crossing the Sea of Cortez from Mazatlan to Bahia de los Muertos on the Baja peninsula. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

20 miles out from Bahia de Los Muertos. We have nearly crossed the Sea of Cortez on svMarbella, a 1982 Pearson 40. Smooth seas and lots of motor sailing. Captain Demetrios virtually single handing this voyage while crew Keeldragger has been down with a man cold.

Day 2 of the mazatlan to La Paz adventure- fuel run

In this episode, I cover navigation instrument data terminology, illustrate how I reference them for long-distance passagemaking and weather routing with @PredictWind, and configure my instrument layout aboard Keeldragger for real-time sailing data. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, Subbu from @UnpluggedNarratives joins as crew on his first ocean adventure to Catalina Island. Unfortunately, we encounter little wind, fog, and swells which cause Subbu to suffer from mal de mer (seasickness) en route to the island. We have a blast exploring the island and hanging out after the passage. David from sv Riff Raff joins via Catalina Express and sails back on the return leg. We also hang out with our friends on sv Vanishing Point and sv Shearwater. As we enter our marina, a motor yacht - Quitcherbellyachin (sp?) barges thru the marina and bears down on a young kid sailing an opti dinghy and Captain Keeldragger raises his voice with a few choice words.... --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, we tour a 1975 Islander Freeport 41, "Shearwater". We sail to Hen Rock/White Cove at Catalina Island, and then motor the the backside of the island at Catalina Harbor. Andy from @sailingsole joins as crew for the first leg. Special thanks to Trevor, captain of sv Shearwater for a great weekend adventure and tour. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, we motor across the San Pedro Channel from Los Angeles Harbor to Catalina Harbor on the back side of Catalina Island. We meet up with three boats: svBlueAweigh, svVanishingPoint, and msvLaReina. Conditions are mild. While we motor the entire trip, the anchorage is chill and relaxing. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this installment of OPB - we join Chris and Karmen from @sailingflightlevelzero aboard their recently acquired 2005 Beneteau 57, "Vanishing Point". @sailingsole and I assist with the delivery and shakedown cruise from Baja Naval in Ensenada Mexico to San Pedro, CA. Later, I re-join Chris and Karmen for their first sail on Vanishing Point since their sea trials. We conclude with a brief interior tour. --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N

In this episode, we replace the raw water pump on the engine, fuel up at Jankovich fuel dock in the LA Harbor basin, and motor to Hen Rock at the White Cove complex on Catalina Island. We anchor in a little over 40 feet of water next to msvLa Reina. Overall, it's a pretty chill overnighter on the hook and another successful trip to the Island! --- Keeldragger Substack Blog https://keeldragger.substack.com Keeldragger Great Pacific Adventure T-shirts! https://maritimetees.net/products/keeldragger-great-pacific-adventure-t-shirt?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web Tracker: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Keeldragger/ Supporting the Channel: We appreciate your Likes, Channel Subscription, and Comments! If you are Inclined to provide financial support for our adventure, YouTube Memberships, Patreon, and donations on PayPal are humbly accepted :-) YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbGnGuwDWdjitpVf7npNAA/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/keeldragger?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R3JCDW4RGKS7N