Proud New Owners

December 1, 2012 – February 24, 2013

We took possession of Exodus in San Diego on Dec 1, 2012. It was a long, overnight sail from San Diego to Marina del Rey via Emerald Bay (Catalina Island). We weren’t official owners yet, but we took possession in order to have time at home for final outfitting and preparation.

When we left San Diego we were intent on sailing (not motoring) but the winds were light and from the wrong direction, so after many hours of going further and further off course we finally motored up. We arrived at Catalina island while it was still dark and although Avalon was the closest anchorage, we weren’t that familiar with it, so we kept going to Emerald Bay, where we felt comfortable anchoring in the dark, since we had previously spent a few chartering weekends there. We got a few hours of sleep and then started the second leg to Marina Del Rey. We were able to sail most of this leg and pulled up to our end tie at Marina Del Rey Marina in the late afternoon.

Logbook Entries from New Boat Owners

Our logbook format evolved over time, and eventually we settled in on one section for passage log (indexed by time) and another section just for daily notes. But in the beginning, it was a bit of a mess.

Logbook – Dec 1, 2012 (San Diego to Emerald Bay)

Passage Log Highlights

0945 Departed San Diego
1140 Raised main and genoa

IMG_0652_edited (2) — French toast breakfast in the salon on passage from San Diego.

IMG_0655_edited (2) — A game of dominoes in the cockpit. It was December, so the weather was on the chilly side.

Logbook – Dec 2, 2012 (Emerald Bay to Marina del Rey)

Passage Log Highlights

0643 Arrive Emerald Bay
1104 Depart Emerald Bay
1231 Light rain
1656 Arrive @ MDR Marina

Edit: From the beginning, we used 24 hour military time for the logbook.

IMG_0657_edited (2) — A rainbow guided our way as we were headed towards Marina del Rey.

IMG_8922 (2) — Exodus on an end tie at the Marina in Marina del Rey.

We had Exodus in Marina del Rey for almost 3 full months before our big departure. During that time we practiced navigating and docking; completed cleaning and maintenance work; and did a ton of provisioning and preparation. There was a lot to do but we also had a little fun.

Logbook – Dec 9, 2012 (Day Sail)

Passage Log Highlights

1423 Departure
1725 Arrive back at dock

Daily Notes

Deanne, Alex, Brenden practiced maneuvering with engines
Left the harbor to watch the sunset

Edit: Being a catamaran, Exodus has two engines, one at the back of each hull. This makes maneuvering a catamaran infinitely easier than a monohull.

Edit: The harbor at Marina del Rey is quite small compared to places like San Diego and Long Beach, so it was easy and quick to get from the dock out to open ocean.