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

In this episode, we tour a 1969 Alden 32, "La Reina", and go for a short sail. This is the coolest little pilothouse motorsailer!! Thanks to Captain Ron for bringing me along. --- 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

No rest for the weary! Chris from @sailingflightlevelzero joins as crew as we sail from San Pedro, CA to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Our destination is Baja Naval where address: 1/ new custom stainless holding tank, 2/ plumbing repairs and maintenance on the head, 3/ clear the obstruction in bathroom sump hose and install a strainer, 4/ retrieve the broken raw water impeller pump blades in the heat exchanger, 5/ install a new hot water heater, 6/ re-seal the windless, and 6/ touch up the bottom paint! Ken from @Stolen_Idol joins for the return to San Pedro, California. --- 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, Andy from @sailingsole joins as crew as we sail the final passage on the 2024-2025 Great Pacific Adventure: Hawaii to California. We sail 3115 nautical miles from Hilo Hawaii to Two harbors, Catalina Island to Keeldragger's slip in San Pedro California in a little over 27 days. This July's North Pacific High pressure system is completely out of whack and throws us a few curve balls, but we maintain our morale and Keeldragger takes good care of us throw a range of difference wind conditions and sea states. Since leaving San Pedro at the end of October, 2024, we racked up a total of 11,750 nautical miles from California to Baja California to the Mexican Mainland, Sea of Cortez, and French Polynesia. We did the passage from Puerto Vallarta to the Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia single-handed. We also sailed from the Marquesas to the Tuamotus to the Society Islands single-handed visiting Nuku Hiva, Rangiroa, and Tahiti. While we are home but we are not finished with our sailing adventures! --- 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

The Aquarium - snorkeling - Rangiroa, French Polynesia (April 2025)