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<\/a><\/p>\nYou can anchor in Mariner’s Basin for 72 hours every 7 days. It is a very calm and protected anchorage.\u00a0In fact, it\u00a0is so flat that you forget you are on a boat. It is a super short dingy ride to shore where\u00a0you are\u00a0walking distance to the beach, the roller coaster, all kinds of shopping, and most importantly, lots of restaurants.<\/p>\n Our first visit to Mariner’s Basin was with our friend Tai, where we celebrated Eric’s birthday with some R&R and a sushi dinner on shore. On our second\u00a0trip to the\u00a0Mission Bay\u00a0we were with 4 guests, one of whom was on holiday from Russia and one on holiday from England. It was quite the international affair with lots of interesting discussions about how things, especially perspectives,\u00a0differ between the various countries.<\/p>\n We also were able to get pictures of one of our underwater active fin stabilizers. There is one on each side of the boat. They help reduce the boat from rolling, which makes for a much more comfortable ride:<\/p>\n And so far so good. We will continue to venture out farther and farther from San Diego to get more experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We made a couple\u00a0trips to Mission Bay. It is about 13 nautical miles and an easy trip from San Diego Bay.\u00a0Both times we anchored in Mariner’s Basin. This was a great chance to take some photos of Kosmos at anchor. … Continue reading <\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n