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Catalina Island or BUST!

Adventure narrative of a group of Thistle sailors crossing 26 miles of the Pacific Ocean from Newport Beach, California to Catalina Island in August 1999. Five boats made the challenging journey with support from a lobster trawler, featuring rough conditions on the outbound leg and easy downwind sailing on the return.

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  • Catalina Island
  • Southern California
  • Adventure
  • Fleet 68