I have been working on editing a quick video of the Catalina trip. Most of the footage is iPhone 5s, with the exception of 3 GoPro clips. Pretty amazing what you can do with an iPhone and a laptop these days. Cuajota Goes to Catalina … Continue readingCatalina Video!
What an amazing trip. Jaime (damn can he cook!) grilled tri tip and sausages on the beach at Two Harbors and we laughed and told stories. Woke up this morning took a nice long walk to Catalina Harbor and saw the pacific on the west … Continue readingSaying goodbye to Catalina
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[fergcorp_cdt] Because of the weather forecast, I have decided that the safety of the crew and the boat are of the utmost importance and because there is a forecast of gale force winds with gusts of up to 40 mph and waves in the … Continue readingWeather Delay
[fergcorp_cdt] Less than 25 hours to go!! Been prepping the boat for Catalina… Flares, check. PFD’s check First Aid Kit, check Check engine fluids, check Fill up tank with Diesel, check Wash the boat, check Wax transom (was VERY oxidized!), check My list of things … Continue readingCountdown to Catalina 2…..
[fergcorp_cdt] Planning a 2 day trip with the guys on Cuajota over to Catalina. The plan is to shoot around to the back side of Catalina and possibly circumnavigate the island then head back to Newport Beach. Right now I am prepping the boat, and … Continue readingCountdown to Catalina!
Here are some pics from the recent Catalina Trip! I realized that while I take LOTS of pics I publish very little, so moving forward I will make it a point of focus to post more pics of my sailing adventures!
Catalina Trip – 7/23/13 from Cuajota on Vimeo. Ok. So I did the Catalina turnaround in one day. Got to the boat at 5am. Prepped it and reached the harbor entrance at 6am. Motored over to Catalina. The boat cruised at 6.5 knots. Did the … Continue readingCatalina!!!
We arrived in Catalina. Smoking but in one piece!!! Smoking because one of the batteries is cooked. I’ll have to replace that when I get back. Other than that it was a calm,relaxing and uneventful motor sail. Had lunch in Avalon after we moored and … Continue readingCatalina!!!!!!
Today I set foot on the island of Santa Catalina! Well I didn’t sail there, but the wife and I went over with our friends TJ, KJ, and their 2 kids. KJ and I are going next week as long as the weather isn’t absolutely … Continue readingCatalina Trip!!! OK…Sorta….