Picking Up a Mooring With a Sailing Catamaran at Catalina Island
Mooring description in Catalina Island: www.visitcatalinaisland.com This video shows my first time picking up a mooring with a sailing catamaran. I am not saying I’m the best at it, but i think it came out pretty well. The Boat is a Mahe 36′ If you refer to the link above, it will show you a picture of the mooring set up in the water. The main difference is that a catamaran has a bridal line connecting the two hulls together and making it possible to center the mooring line with respect to the boat (allowing you to be centered in your “parking spot”). I just cleated the aft line on the side which gave me the most room away from my neighboring boat. Happy Sailing, Eli
Sailing Trip to Santa Catalina Island: Days 1 & 2 in Avalon Harbor
Sailed out of Oceanside Harbor a little past 5am in Captain Mike’s 1972 Newport 30 and soon had both San Clemente and Santa Catalina Islands in our sights. 5 miles from Isthmis Harbor, we had some weather that forced us back to Avalon Harbor. We all slept good that night with consistent rain pelting the hull that night. Spent a full day enjoying Avalon before departing the next morning on our second attempt at Isthmis Harbor.
Low Altitude Tour of Catalina Island and Avalon Airport Landing/Take-Off in Piper Archer
One of many flights to Avalon airport on Catalina Island, this time in a Piper Archer. The video starts with a flight over Twin Harbors, then continues counter-clockwise around the island from the west coast, around the new construction on the south side, then finally to the east side over the city of Avalon. Landed on 22 (slight uphill) and departed on 4 (slight downhill). Most of the clips are sped up to make viewing less tedious. The initial clip is 8x, the low-altitude shots are 3-4x, and the approach is about 2.5x. The landing and take-off are left at 1x for maximum temporal enjoyment. Music: “Sweet Country” by 10ft. Ganja Plant and John Brown’s Body
Helicopter Landing and Takeoff on Catalina Island
Just a helicopter landing and taking off from Fishermans Cove, which is right next to Isthmus at Catalina Island. August of 2008.
Lick This Catalina Rum Run 2008 POPRA race
Lick this boat running from Avalon, Catalina to the Queen Mary, Long Beach. 3rd leg of the 2008 POPRA Rum Run race.