WAJA Adventures: Delivery of 82’ Superyacht

82' Horizon Superyacht

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Oct 1-7, 2012. I was hired with two other captains I had worked with at Anacortes Yacht Charters to deliver a 82 foot Horizon superyacht from Seattle’s Lake Union to San Diego Harbor. It was a 7-day delivery of over 1,204 miles (124 running hours) underway 24/7 @ the average speed of 10 knots. First day out we experienced gale force winds and got a good pounding at Point Wilson as we entered the Strait of Juan de Fuca. We decided to drop the hook near Port Townsend and make another attempt the next morning after the winds settled before heading into the Strait and onto the Pacific Ocean.

Underway

All crew watches were four hours on, twice a day. The seas were rolly down to Northern California, but the yacht had many luxuries to make the trip more tolerable (such as stabilizers, 2 freezers with ice cream, a bathroom, shower, satellite TV, and stereo in each stateroom). It was a great crew (Mike, Jeff and myself) with many stories to share out on the water. We saw Humpback and Pilot whales, porpoises, dolphins, Sunfish, seabirds, and even picked up a couple hitchhikers who stayed with us for four hours through the fog. We pulled into San Diego on October 7^th with all intact, crew and vessel and using over $12,000 in fuel. What a journey!