Avalon, Catalina Island: Fog, Sea Sickness, and Island Fun (Dec 2025)

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