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keithsinger
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Initially Posted - 08/05/2014 :  10:52:19  Show Profile  Visit keithsinger's Homepage
Fellow Catalina 25ers. Recently cruised my wing keel standard rig with brand new Tohatsu 9.8 electric start extra long shaft, towing a Saturn inflatable, from San Diego bay to Avalon on Catalina Island and back. Anchored, moored, or docked every night and cruised the Pacific coast during the day. Our sailboats are made for this passage of around 200 some miles, and, I believe, much more. Check out my sailblog for more details. Any one of us can do this and more on these sturdy coastal cruisers.
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Response Posted - 08/05/2014 :  11:18:48  Show Profile
Thanks for sharing Keith and keeping the dream alive!
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islander
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Response Posted - 08/05/2014 :  11:27:59  Show Profile
Totally jealous. Nice to see places that more than likely I will never sail. Thanks!
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kiko
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Response Posted - 08/05/2014 :  14:36:11  Show Profile  Visit kiko's Homepage
That's exactly the trip I want to take in my new to me cat 25 next summer, nice blog, thanks!
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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 08/08/2014 :  20:10:41  Show Profile
Dito! On my punch list to do (with or without a C-25!)
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sdpinaz
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Response Posted - 08/11/2014 :  14:46:18  Show Profile
Keith,
where did you put your boat in the water? Were you able to use a boat ramp? Where do you leave the truck/trailer when you are on the water? My wife and I are planning to go to sandiego this fall and sail around the bay and up to mission bay for a couple of days.
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Scott
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keithsinger
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Response Posted - 08/12/2014 :  02:56:07  Show Profile  Visit keithsinger's Homepage
I put in and stored the truck and tralor at Chula Vista marina in southern San Diego, but you can do the same at pretty much every marina along the way. If you want a shorter hop to Catalina Island leave from Dana Point or Long Beach. There are plenty of ramps in San Diego and parking is not too hard to find. Southern California is a boaters paradise and is very well equipped with ramps, docks, parking, ice, etc.
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sdpinaz
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Response Posted - 08/12/2014 :  05:54:10  Show Profile
I don't think we will make it to Catalina this trip. We will mostly sail around San Diego-, sail to missionBay and spend a couple of nights at Mariners' spend some time on the beach there and get the water taxi to sea world with the kids... Did you have to use a lift to get your boat off your trailer or did you find a good enough boat ramp? I have found Arizona to have really really good boat ramps compared to the California coast, I don't know if it is just that the reservoirs in AZ have to be designed to deal with so much of a water level change or what, but the boat ramps I have used in Ventura and Santa Barbara are harder to use- of course I had a boat with a 4 foot draft back then.... Looking on Google, Chula vista looks like it will be pretty easy to drive in to, not like the chaos of driving the big rig into Harbor Island....
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Response Posted - 08/13/2014 :  18:58:26  Show Profile
Hey Keith. One of the only things holding me back from making the Catalina trip in lack of port knowledge. I realy like your pictures. It feels like I know exactly where to head to at all the ports along the way. Did you have prior knowledge or did you just figure it out when you got there? Looked like a great trip.
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