Made first trip with wife and 5 young girls to the Isthmus last week.. Finally felt competent to single hand it while girls relaxed and learned on their maiden voyage. Crew did well, and they wanted to stay longer. Next trip is further north then whites cove. Thanks for the inspiration and education!
@keeldragger3 ай бұрын
Congrats, Greg. Sounds like you had a full boat and I'm glad your first trip went well! Looking forward to catching up with you at the Island one of these days.
@sebrofseven3 ай бұрын
Fantastic video (again) Captain. Loved it.
@keeldragger3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
@sailingsole3 ай бұрын
Looked like a fun trip. I wish I could’ve made it out to join y’all.
@MasterBaiterFishing693 ай бұрын
Yeah, I like watching those videos when you guys hook up.
@SailingSea-renity3 ай бұрын
Wow, it did not seem as busy as I thought it would have been on the 4th. Looks like a great trip I am hopeful to get out here soon to the island......... Great video...
@keeldragger3 ай бұрын
Not sure what happened with my prior comment. Busy but it was worse a couple of years ago. Looking forward to catching up on the island. Hope you can make Keeldraggerpalooza on 8/17 at Whites Cove.
@SailingSea-renity3 ай бұрын
@@keeldragger Yes I am going to try and make it out there......
@RameyFamily3 ай бұрын
90 feet of water to anchor is nuts lol
@keeldragger3 ай бұрын
I anchor at those depths all the time and I have yet to drag anchor but I generally do not recommend it. It helps having a large, modern anchor and all chain rode. I'm generally comfortable with 3:1 at Catalina in MILD conditions and with my specific ground tackle.
@RameyFamily3 ай бұрын
Andy was telling me about that in Florida. I only have 100ft of chain to begin with. I have never dragged really myself either but I’m always in about 20 feet of water
@MasterBaiterFishing693 ай бұрын
Yep, you gotta watch out for sketchy seaman!
@crunchycrispybacon3 ай бұрын
In reality, the chances of being struck by a container ship in clear weather are extremely low. The chances being struck AND sunk, almost impossible. I feel more comfortable in the channel with these gentle giants than in a busy lake like Havasu! They are intimidating though! Take care. PS, I’d bring back the rear stay tensioner, you want your fore stay nice and tight.
@maritimetees23153 ай бұрын
Mark, my wife, gets sick as well. She uses scopolamine works pretty well. Although, I would have gotten a ball for her. When I am at Santa Cruz I do not have satisfaction of mooring. When she is on board, I normally have to throw a stern hook.
@keeldragger3 ай бұрын
She's had decent success with scopolamine in the past. I made an attempt to get a mooring but there was a long line due to the Holiday. Agree with you on the stern hook. I wasn't equipped to drop one at those depths. I also considered moving in closer where there is a little less swell but then things got pretty crowded.
@jasonippolito3 ай бұрын
Great video, you for sure had the best view of the fireworks! You could have charged people for the experience lol - svLiZARDFiSK
@keeldragger3 ай бұрын
That front-row seat to the fireworks came at the expense of a lot of rolling. Good times!
@sailingthehoneybadger15673 ай бұрын
Wife and I are north of frog rock We will ne here for the summer stop by nect time out.
@keeldragger3 ай бұрын
Looking forward to connecting with you at the Island.
@hebertcentrone68043 ай бұрын
watch for andy and his catalna
@keeldragger3 ай бұрын
Tried to coordinate with Andy but he had other commitments and was still wrapping up his windless install.
@hebertcentrone68043 ай бұрын
@@keeldragger i thought you guys are divorcing or just taking some time apart 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@keeldragger3 ай бұрын
the bromance is still solid. LOL. check out the episode he just dropped. he's been doing some pretty epic stuff.
@hebertcentrone68043 ай бұрын
@@keeldragger 😂😂😂
@789train3 ай бұрын
dont for +-11get dux gets loose when its colder
@789train3 ай бұрын
sorry keyboard died
@keeldragger3 ай бұрын
this is my first experience with dux. fixed intermediate backstays have not needed to be retensioned yet. backstay was on a hydraulic backstay adjuster. that failed so I had the rigger replace it with my backup turnbuckle and tang. i still have some room to add tension with the turnbuckle but I'm not sure if it will be enough without retensioning the dyneema lashing line.