Sailing to Key West preparation Part 1
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- We prepare and plan for our sailing trip to the Florida Keys.
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The thing I like about what you two are doing is that it’s something any of us who are interested in sailing could do if we put our mind to it. A lot of the other channels are circumnavigating or going to some place thousands of miles away… you two are an example of what can realistically be done by regular folks.
Thats a good point. Not many of us can stop working long enough to get far on a sailboat.
Isn’t there a phrase about half the fun of a trip is the planning and preparation. Well there’s something like that, take care and safe travels.
Yea, true. It forces you to get things done that otherwise get put off also!
Planning is so important, looking forward to seeing y’all’s trip. I am currently planning an overnight kayak trip myself.
OMG that was my OLD SAILBOAT!!! That’s so sad. I loved that boat! No, I did not own it when I sunk.
Bugbusters makes a hatch screen that's extra wide and you may have gotten it, not sure. ANY gaps will let bugs in! For my Catalina which has a very wide companionway, I had to get one of those. We love ours, nothing gets in save for when we momentarily open it. Thanks for sharing.
I recognize that harbor! I go down there all the time on my bike, small world eh? Thanks for explaining/showing what happened with that wrecked boat.
When are you planning to be in key west? I’m currently on a Catalina 25 solo sailing down the keys from Ft Lauderdale and would love to say hi if the timing is right
Great video and great idea of using the drone to see what’s up there. I need to go up my O’Day 302 and test/replace the anchor light. What is the weather station you have set up there? It looks like it is solar powered and how has it worked out for you?
Spectacular documentary quality video. Always appreciate living vicariously through you guys.
What weight anchor do you run?
We are looking forward to seeing you guys on the trip. Keep posting.
Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
Then one day he was shootin at some food,
And up through the ground came a bubblin crude.
Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.
Well the first thing you know ol Jed's a millionaire,
Kinfolk said Jed move away from there
Said Californy is the place you ought to be
So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly.
Hills, that is. Swimmin pools, movie stars.
HA HA.... I thought there was a 3rd name for the oil but I guess not!
Thanks for sharing, your videos are very creative I got the biggest laugh from "vocabulary police". I can't wait to see the Key West trip. God speed skipper.
Thank you!
Yay! The time is finally nearing. Super excited to see how this trip goes for you. Like someone else commented, this is a trip many of us could actually take. I always learn so much from you videos, thanks you. One last thing, do you guys have a solar oven for your trip? Have you checked out
Go Sun? They're pretty awesome and one of their models has a boat mount. Safe sailing ahead! ⛵️
We don't have a solar oven, so any of our hot food can be heated either by the rail-mounted gas grill or our denatured alcohol two-burner stove in the galley. In case of bad weather, we can survive on other snacks. I looked at the solar oven but and that looks great, but we're not on the boat long enough. What's so great about the solar oven is no fuel required. Thanks for watching! -Jason
Really looking forward to your trip also. I am thinking of doing the same from Miami, which is much easier. "Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea."
Looks like about 150miles for you, 250 for us... but you've got an actual ocean with larger waves, I think.
Thanks for the interesting and very enjoyable video! I have evolved to "fan", and now look forward to seeing you in my notifications list (that gives me a smile - please keep me smiling)!! Looking forward to your trip to Key West. 😃
Thanks, glad to hear that!
Regarding your contingency for towing: While docking my 36' Beneteau in downtown Nashville a few months ago, I had a spring line wrap the prop and I was in a strong river current. I deployed the anchor and rigged a tow line using my Mantus bridle with a tow line attached to it; tossed the line to a tug which maneuvered me back to the dock where a diver cut the wrap. The bridle made a huge difference in effective towing.
Good tip. Half the reason I keep that is in case a nearby boater needs to help us, or we need to help them. We have a towing service that covers the entire area of Florida and tows for a yearly fee and it covers any boat I use, mine or not. We've used the service four times on power boats and watched as they've pulled two sailboats off that were run aground.
Hey Question....I noticed when you floated the drone what was at the top of your mast. Because we are in Florida, has there ever been thought to a lightning defuser ? I see one of these here in North Port over an electrical panel next to our Legacy Bike Trail. I've seen this on other sailing videos. The one guy said they really work. Just curious!
You mean those round things? I looked online I can't figure it out. I'm pretty sure the whole boat has a ground to the water... it's got a really thick ground bare wire that runs to everything and then grounds into the water, I believe, but most of the time if you take a direct hit, it fries everything. We have daily lightning storms in the summer and have been lucky so far.
Several things. First, I had to go look up the lyrics to the Beverley Hillbilly song 😆. I was way off. Second, your videos sure do represent us average boaters. How these other fancy youtube people nonchalantly set out across large bodies of water, seemingly without a care, ill never know. I have list upon list. And third, if you need to upgrade the Garmin at the helm contact me.
Oh..what editing software do you use, and do you recommend it?
@@mvintrigue-trawlerdiy1101 I love Power Director and it's easy and fast, but I switched to a dedicated apple with Final cut for the stability. I miss the speed and easier-to-use-ness of power director, plus it has more free stuff - but not the crashing.
Great video! I appreciate that you’re walking us through your checklist. You’re right, other UA-cam channels might be crossing the ocean, but they seldom show us what went into the planning. This is great for any of us who hope to one day follow in your footsteps.
Thanks, we appreciate it!
This is a great video and I'm super excited to see how your trip goes! I agree with many of the other comments that I don't plan to quit my job and learn to sail while offshore. I purchased my '81 O'Day 28 in 2020 and have been sailing on Thursday nights in the local bay and getting out on longer (25 nm or less) day trips as much as possible... but I have to be back in time for my job! As I learned on one trip, the weather doesn't always cooperate with a schedule, so trips like yours are exactly the type of thing I want to see. What's more, I'm interested in doing some sailing in the Keys (Key Lime Sailing Club in Key Largo provides Catalina 22s with the cost of the room) so am interested to see what kind of weather and interesting things you encounter. Thanks for the great videos!
We will probably go do a week at Key Lime in the next few years as we had a Catalina 22 prior to the O'Day and would like to be able to spend some time down there but not have 70% of the trip made up of getting down there and back. If we like this trip, we might do it again, staying two weeks instead of one. Thanks for watching!
@@AdventuresInParadise If you do I'd be interested to see it!
Always enjoy your videos. I am learning a lot from you both. Looking at an O Day 28 in Venice this week. Keep it going and good luck on your trip to KW
I absolutely know how you feel about setting out on your first trip. Our first trip in our motor yacht was up the lake for 53 miles and I thought I was going into the Pacific! Great video as always!
love the Beverly Hillbillies reference at the end! Love your videos! I was thinking about getting a sailboat to tool around the great lakes in, but your videos have taught me that I don't have the time or money for sailing. lol
Thanks Justin. Just come down here and go sailing with us. Free lessons.
@@AdventuresInParadise I'm seriously planning on going to see you this summer sometime. 😁
Have a pleasant journey
Thanks!
Nice video Jason i always look forward to your postings yours was one of the first that i found on utube and I've watched every episode and look forward to each new one
That'll buff out
Some ceramic spray will make it look fine.
This quickly became my favorite sailing channel, keep at it
Thanks!
This sounds like great adventure. It will be interesting to see how the boat performs off shore. I'm a couple years behind you on this trip, so it will be very informative since we have the same boat.
Thanks! I'm hoping it's just a longer version of a day out sailing, but the winds are higher and more consistent south of Ft. Meyers. Plus, we will be sailing two nights all night, so that should be interesting.
@@AdventuresInParadise keep up the good work. It will be fun to see how it goes.