Lovely Day of Sailing with my Friends out of Cabrillo Marina ~ Brought my Drones

Life can be filled with the mundane and the routine all week. When a friend invites you to go out on his 31 foot sailboat for the day? I said "absolutely!" I brought my DJI Mavic Air 2S and my trusty old Spark drones and my gear in hopes to fly off the deck and do some aerial shots if the conditions permitted. I had never flown off a boat and understood the challenges of Return To Home GPS home position being where you took off from and a moving boat. I had bought some float sets for both of my aircraft but definitely didn't want to have to use them landing on the water. Trying to take off from a table was a no go. I had to hand launch. I didn't have anyone familiar with a hand landing recovery while I was flying so I tried a risky fly back in and that didn't go as planned. The aerial footage is choppy and not real smooth but you get the idea. Just barely avoided ending up at the bottom of the Pacific. I got a few ideas for next time.
Sailing and the ocean is a very symbolic thing for me. It brings out a lot of emotions. Seeing Santa Catlina Island right in front of me does too. Being at the wheel of this lovely vessel when we were under sail was incredible! I could not contain my big grin. Seeing one of the tall ships in the harbor was a bonus. My friend Tom and his lovely wife Beth were gracious to me and a delight to spend the day with them. Scruffy the sea dog was a champ onboard. What an incredible day! The Almighty speaks to me when I'm on the ocean. I had so much media that it was tough to edit and trim it down to a manageable size project. I hope you enjoy it.

Psalm 42:7
Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.

~ William Flying39