Living the dream for all of us! You almost have me convinced this is a possibility for life. Take care and stay blessed! Thanks for sharing this amazing place with everyone.
You are living what both fascinates and terrifies me. You and Sam Holmes and others of your ilk are Living Heroes and Legends. Gratitude, Salutations and Godspeed. ❤🙏🙌
James is the best on utube when as far im concerned.every episode he captured my heat and soul and my brain ain't resisting.i sometimes feel like im with you on board.just never stop making the videos .❤
Another fantastic video,James!! The sea..,,your voice,the music,the landscapes.... everything is medicine for my soul that does not stop crying since a lost my dog on saturday.Thanks,thanks,thanks.May God bless you and protect you always!
A lovely video in all its simplicity. However, I must say that as time goes on and I follow your videos, I also appreciate more and more the introduction of the videos. It is so suitable for your style and the way the videos are made and what you want to express. Calm, balanced and subtle are words that come to mind. I really get in the mood when your videos pop up on UA-cam and you don't disappoint. Looking forward to the slightly longer passages (also love the sailings). Greetings from Norway :)
When im going through it and have a lot on my mind, I always this video. This is why I’m in the coral reef tank hobby cause seeing stuff like this relaxes me. Thank you and greeting from New York City 🏙️
The resort at Drawaqa Island rents the reef from the village so there's been no fishing for about 10ish years. They also cull the crown of thorns starfish which gets to plague abundance without the predators due to overfishing. So that's why the coral reef there is so fabulous ❤.
@@SailorJames even crazier, such a big world can still be so small. Not only is she a badass, over the utube she seems to vibrate at such a chill and patient, yet fun level. Between her channel and your channel there's enough inspiration and good vibes, that y'all pulled this 40 yr old outta his mid lifey and helped put a dream back in my brain. Thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.
Yes very calming channel to watch i agree 💯💯💯 and i loved the blue/green fish swiming in that coral tree Awesome and yes. Very healthy coral garden OMG 😱😱😱 and i watch alot of sailing channels and never seen that many fish( tropical ) Just Beautiful Thanks
Ive been catching up on your amazing adventures. i love the respect you have for evrything you do. ditto to the comment below too, your channel is a go to for maximum chillness. Trying to stop bingeing as im coming to real time. Thanks James.
Hi James, I forgot to say you should go and have a look at Cloudbreak Off the mainland, you wouldn’t believe how big those waves are. Thanks once again, keep up the good work brother.
Brand new to channel from wind hippy channel. Looking forward to watching all your videos. U.S. Navy veteran who loved being at sea on Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ENTERPRISE fro 1986 - 1990 then from 1990 - 1994 in Newfoundland!
Hey sorry it took so late to comment. I crushed my shoulder Monday morning moving my 88 year old dad . Anyway it's been rough. But your video did as always and cheered me up. I think I'm gonna sell everything and move south. I've lived on the gulf coast long enough. Peace. Sean
A great video and narration James as usual. Enjoy the underwater adventure and the amazing mixture of wild live. What a beautiful group of islands. Thanks for sharing with us and look forward your next video.
Awesome vid James! Also watched you help Holly with her engine install today, nice! We're rolling a bit here in Great Inagua, Bahamas but will move after provisioning. Take care brother!💪❤️⛵
Another great video James. Never seen seas and coral like that, I bet you were loving swimming around in it. The rain never bothers me so where you are looks idyllic.
I spent a lot of time there and became good friends with many of the resort staff. The diving in the pass is also excellent. I went on a dive with the divemaster at the resort, just me him and a safety diver. It was amazing. The Anchorage over at Paradise is also very good. I rode out that storm over there.
If you can, you should make your way over to Kadavu. Waisalima is a really laid back resort and people there can show you were to go on the Astrolabe reef to swim with sharks.. Have fun.
About diving when there is lots of cloud cover--often the visibility is even better on those days as all the lighting undewater is indirect with less reflectivity on suspended matter. Love your adventures, wish I could have made it to the outer islands of Fiji. Though Vita Livu was great too.
Superb James, man the snorkelling was off the planet bro....haha, my wife walked by when you got a little excited with the fish jumping and came over to see what ''James was excited about'', she knows your excitement laugh lol 😂 Anyhow, wonderful film James, thank you so much.....btw the soundtrack 5 stars bro!!.....safe travels ☺
There's a significant difference between cruising today versus fifty years ago (besides GPS v sextant). Another yacht evoked great interest. Now, not much.
A charity is selling an Alberg 30 for $500 (in Indiana). The keel and rudder look good, no sails. Diesel is from a forklift. It needs a ton of minor fixes from windows to cushions to toilet to paint, etc.
James I compare you with Will Geer in Jeremiah Johnson. He was able to keep his scalp in tact and you have managed to keep your head on your shoulders where it belongs. With him it was Griz and with you its giant manta rays.
Hi James, thanks for the videos. Fantastic brother can’t wait for you to come to Australia. If you come to the Gold Coast please look me up I will show you around keep enjoying Fiji. I love that place that people are fantastic Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 From the big island 🏝️
when you jump into the water and leave you boat, do you ever worry about currents? Surely there will be some situations and anchorages that will have sketchy currents?
Hey James was wondering if you leave a note on your boat saying were you are or went when your snorking or in the water period in case something was to happen you know like a shark attack and you dont make it back. ???? Just wondering with no buddy system in place
Spoiler alert! James damn kind of you to help out Holly! You are an awesome dude. A cynic might have said, “No one helped me!” But not you man! Well done. If you don’t know what the heck I’m talking about, you most likely will later on. This is mystical look into James’s future with my crystal ball!
Love your work! Have a question- you mentioned that there usually isn't rain on that side of Fiji- with your knowledge of weather, have you noticed changes due to climate change? With more energy in the atmosphere do you think there will be necessary changes to maritime navigation?
I am a firm believer in science and climate change but that has nothing to do with the Yasawas being dry or having rain. With the world wide strengthening of storms I do believe sailing around the world will get more challenging in the next few decades.
JAME'S YOUR NOT SEEN BEAUTIFUL CORAL TILL YOUR SEEN THE GREAT BARRIA REEF IN AUSTRALIA, YOUR BEEN IN NZ A LONG TIME CANT WAIT TO SEE YOUR VIDEO'S FROM NZ ITS A PRETTY PLACE NOT AS GOOD AS OZ BUT NICE.
Thanks to your content, I have set my plan in motion after "thinking" about it for years. I have launched my own business to escape the 9-5 slavery of normal society and once i get it up to the point that it can self sustain with only minimal internet interaction, I am going to sell everything and buy a liveaboard boat and start actually living this beautiful life we are given.
As usual. Another great video. What’s the variable. Why so much rich hard corals? I remember when I was a kid, the coral reefs of the Fl keys and certainly the Bahamas looked this good and more. No more so. So why here? So nice. Thanks for the documentation.
I'm sure it's multifactorial but I've read that increased drought in Saharan Africa over the past 50 years has contributed to more dust events occurring by way of the trade winds with direct impact on coral reefs in FL and the Caribbean
Even more confounding is that there are coral bleaching events just a few islands over. Sure, elevated ocean temps might be stressing the coral, making them less resilient but there must be other factors at play even on a local level. Perhaps pollutants being discharged.
Very wise not moving when the light is poor. Fiji is dangerous and the charts totally unreliable. That you think that reef is in "good health" is incredibly sad. I was on that very reef in October and it's 80-90% dead. All that brown colour is algae colonising dead polyps. It's supposed to be pink, green, red, blue, purple, not brown. The best coral in Fiji is in the Somosomo strait, where there is still much live coral. Unfortunately much of the South Pacific - and the world - coral is dead like this, with another El Nino episode about to start and therefore another coral killing bleaching event in the coming summer.
I read your Yachting World Magazine article. One question... I was surprised to read that your rudder was made of layers of wood. Is that because you, or someone prior, repaired it or modified it and used wood? I thought Alberg would have used foam and fiberglass or some material that was not wood?
@@SailorJames ...interesting. Well it did last nearly 50 years so that is a testament to their choices. Do sailboats come with an Owner's Manual that details service items and schedules for servicing the way that cars do?
-- QUESTION -- Can I ask how much you paid for your sailboat? I know that you have done lots of work to it, but when you got it "new to you", roughly what did it cost? I would love to get one too if I can find a bargain but it is not easy.
@@SailorJames ,,,ah, that makes sense. I am looking at listings from $5,000 to $40,000.00 for an Alberg 30.. Seems like condition is everything and these prices probably reflect that. Your sailboat looks like it is dialed in and I really like that hardtop Dodger.
Hey James your not far from OldSeaDog..who posted he was last in Vadu Marina...If you see him..give him a kick up the arse and tell him to get back to Blighty instead of all that fannying on !!
When I'm stressed out, I watch your channel. Always calming, gives me something beautiful to experience. Thank you for making healing content.
🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
For real!!
Your story and adventures are truly awesome. Love your channel, thank you for your effort.
DITTO!
Living the dream for all of us! You almost have me convinced this is a possibility for life. Take care and stay blessed! Thanks for sharing this amazing place with everyone.
I was really happy to see you helping Holly with her engine install in New Zealand. She is really good people
Kudos for helping out Wind Hippie Sailing
You are living what both fascinates and terrifies me. You and Sam Holmes and others of your ilk are Living Heroes and Legends.
Gratitude, Salutations and Godspeed.
❤🙏🙌
Love UR Work James.. 🎉🎉. Thanks for helping Holly with her engine.. Follow U all
James is the best on utube when as far im concerned.every episode he captured my heat and soul and my brain ain't resisting.i sometimes feel like im with you on board.just never stop making the videos .❤
Thanks for helping Holly🎉 🎉😊. Interesting style with more of a musical based video.
Hey sailor James. Glad to have another upload to watch. Thank you so much for documenting your travels my friend
The most calming vid with the snorkeling action. The beautiful fish esp. the multitude of little turquoise ones hanging in the coral. Wow,
Another fantastic video,James!! The sea..,,your voice,the music,the landscapes.... everything is medicine for my soul that does not stop crying since a lost my dog on saturday.Thanks,thanks,thanks.May God bless you and protect you always!
A lovely video in all its simplicity. However, I must say that as time goes on and I follow your videos, I also appreciate more and more the introduction of the videos. It is so suitable for your style and the way the videos are made and what you want to express. Calm, balanced and subtle are words that come to mind. I really get in the mood when your videos pop up on UA-cam and you don't disappoint. Looking forward to the slightly longer passages (also love the sailings). Greetings from Norway :)
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
He’s the best!
would stay there 5 days ! and could hear the goat. Great to see the coral and the water as it is.
When im going through it and have a lot on my mind, I always this video. This is why I’m in the coral reef tank hobby cause seeing stuff like this relaxes me. Thank you and greeting from New York City 🏙️
Happy to know it brings you peace 🙏🏻
LOVE YOU CAPTAIN JAMES 😍😍😍
The resort at Drawaqa Island rents the reef from the village so there's been no fishing for about 10ish years. They also cull the crown of thorns starfish which gets to plague abundance without the predators due to overfishing. So that's why the coral reef there is so fabulous ❤.
Saw you helping Holly on her video today, it's crazy you two have crossed paths on your journeys.
We actually ran into each other in Fiji a few times and then both of us had to deal with our engines in Opua, she is a badass 💪🏻
Me too!
@@SailorJames even crazier, such a big world can still be so small. Not only is she a badass, over the utube she seems to vibrate at such a chill and patient, yet fun level. Between her channel and your channel there's enough inspiration and good vibes, that y'all pulled this 40 yr old outta his mid lifey and helped put a dream back in my brain. Thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.
Yes very calming channel to watch i agree 💯💯💯 and i loved the blue/green fish swiming in that coral tree Awesome and yes. Very healthy coral garden OMG 😱😱😱 and i watch alot of sailing channels and never seen that many fish( tropical ) Just Beautiful Thanks
Very cool James and another good video, have fun be safe 😊
Great video James looks like you made it to a beautiful anchorage. Magical storms baby goats, kind people and a clear coral reef 👍🏼
A little paradise James. Thanks for taking us along.
Ive been catching up on your amazing adventures. i love the respect you have for evrything you do. ditto to the comment below too, your channel is a go to for maximum chillness. Trying to stop bingeing as im coming to real time. Thanks James.
Hi James, I forgot to say you should go and have a look at Cloudbreak Off the mainland, you wouldn’t believe how big those waves are. Thanks once again, keep up the good work brother.
Brand new to channel from wind hippy channel. Looking forward to watching all your videos. U.S. Navy veteran who loved being at sea on Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ENTERPRISE fro 1986 - 1990 then from 1990 - 1994 in Newfoundland!
Awesome
Just watched Wind Hippie. Very cool!
Noice James still on the ocean trade winds,,,, keep the adventures flowin,,,keepin peeps encouraged.. blooms nz
What a beautiful coral reef- I bet the colors are even more brilliant live. Thanks for sharing your adventures
Thanks James, once again I am here at work watching your newest video living my life through you. You rock dude!
I love it when people watch my videos while at work! It means YOU got paid to watch it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Awesome brother, sail on!!
Dip the scones , I broke a tooth on a hard one before . Great video James ,thanks for sharing .
Wonderful video. Lablu - From Bangladesh. Thank you.
I really do live vicariously through your videos. Much love
Mate a huge thanks for helping holly the wind hippie cheers n beers Marty Australia
I mostly just heckled her and Keith
Hey sorry it took so late to comment. I crushed my shoulder Monday morning moving my 88 year old dad . Anyway it's been rough. But your video did as always and cheered me up. I think I'm gonna sell everything and move south. I've lived on the gulf coast long enough. Peace. Sean
Absolutely amazing bro , stay safe and thank you for sharing your adventures,😎✌️
Thanks James. Love your adventures. All the best to you and Triteia
well done helping out @boatlizard in the engine swap....bravo!!
We stayed at that resort a few years ago for a couple of days. And we did get to swim with Manta`s. Thanks for bringing back good memories.
thanks for the awesome music too!
There are some pretty cool reefs in fiji enjoy !
My ray of sunshine on a Monday evening in the UK……keep on keeping on 👍👍👍😎😎
Great video ,thanks
Great episode...also very cool to see you in Holly Martins video helping with the engine install....
Yeah me and Holly both where in Port Denarau Fiji with engine problems and we both replaced our engines in Opua NZ
Thanks!
A great video and narration James as usual. Enjoy the underwater adventure and the amazing mixture of wild live. What a beautiful group of islands. Thanks for sharing with us and look forward your next video.
Awesome vid James! Also watched you help Holly with her engine install today, nice! We're rolling a bit here in Great Inagua, Bahamas but will move after provisioning. Take care brother!💪❤️⛵
Another great video James. Never seen seas and coral like that, I bet you were loving swimming around in it. The rain never bothers me so where you are looks idyllic.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BEAUTIFUL 🌈🌎❤️💎
I spent a lot of time there and became good friends with many of the resort staff. The diving in the pass is also excellent. I went on a dive with the divemaster at the resort, just me him and a safety diver. It was amazing. The Anchorage over at Paradise is also very good. I rode out that storm over there.
Your music choice 👌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
Love it! We need 4k!!
Very nice
If you can, you should make your way over to Kadavu. Waisalima is a really laid back resort and people there can show you were to go on the Astrolabe reef to swim with sharks.. Have fun.
Sometimes it's good to just chill and do nothing just be 🤙🇮🇪🙏
Great video 💜
About diving when there is lots of cloud cover--often the visibility is even better on those days as all the lighting undewater is indirect with less reflectivity on suspended matter. Love your adventures, wish I could have made it to the outer islands of Fiji. Though Vita Livu was great too.
Superb James, man the snorkelling was off the planet bro....haha, my wife walked by when you got a little excited with the fish jumping and came over to see what ''James was excited about'', she knows your excitement laugh lol 😂 Anyhow, wonderful film James, thank you so much.....btw the soundtrack 5 stars bro!!.....safe travels ☺
😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
There's a significant difference between cruising today versus fifty years ago (besides GPS v sextant). Another yacht evoked great interest. Now, not much.
A charity is selling an Alberg 30 for $500 (in Indiana). The keel and rudder look good, no sails. Diesel is from a forklift. It needs a ton of minor fixes from windows to cushions to toilet to paint, etc.
James I compare you with Will Geer in Jeremiah Johnson. He was able to keep his scalp in tact and you have managed to keep your head on your shoulders where it belongs. With him it was Griz and with you its giant manta rays.
you should visit Beqa lagoon in fiji it’s awesome! They are known for the best tiger shark dives anywhere.
Hey James - would ya like a windlass that does the work for ya.. so you do not have to use the "Windlass Manuale".. great video. You still in in NZd..
Bro I just saw you helping holy change out her motor that was kind of you. I follow you both
I mostly just heckled her and Keith 😂😂😂
Hi James, thanks for the videos. Fantastic brother can’t wait for you to come to Australia. If you come to the Gold Coast please look me up I will show you around keep enjoying Fiji. I love that place that people are fantastic Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 From the big island 🏝️
when you jump into the water and leave you boat, do you ever worry about currents? Surely there will be some situations and anchorages that will have sketchy currents?
If the current was running strong you can feel it in the boat and see a wake on your ground tackle
@@SailorJames Thanks for the heads up, have a great day
Hey James was wondering if you leave a note on your boat saying were you are or went when your snorking or in the water period in case something was to happen you know like a shark attack and you dont make it back. ???? Just wondering with no buddy system in place
Nah, if I die I won’t know it so it’s chill.
Absolutely stunning reefs James ! Do you scuba dive?
Spoiler alert! James damn kind of you to help out Holly! You are an awesome dude. A cynic might have said, “No one helped me!” But not you man! Well done. If you don’t know what the heck I’m talking about, you most likely will later on. This is mystical look into James’s future with my crystal ball!
Love your work! Have a question- you mentioned that there usually isn't rain on that side of Fiji- with your knowledge of weather, have you noticed changes due to climate change? With more energy in the atmosphere do you think there will be necessary changes to maritime navigation?
I am a firm believer in science and climate change but that has nothing to do with the Yasawas being dry or having rain. With the world wide strengthening of storms I do believe sailing around the world will get more challenging in the next few decades.
Another good vid ✔️ ✔️ & ✔️.
Those low pressure systems down in NZ won't give you a break will they? (Tracker)
It has been a wild time here that’s for sure !!!
JAME'S YOUR NOT SEEN BEAUTIFUL CORAL TILL YOUR SEEN THE GREAT BARRIA REEF IN AUSTRALIA, YOUR BEEN IN NZ A LONG TIME CANT WAIT TO SEE YOUR VIDEO'S FROM NZ ITS A PRETTY PLACE NOT AS GOOD AS OZ BUT NICE.
I saw you in mollys video
Thanks to your content, I have set my plan in motion after "thinking" about it for years. I have launched my own business to escape the 9-5 slavery of normal society and once i get it up to the point that it can self sustain with only minimal internet interaction, I am going to sell everything and buy a liveaboard boat and start actually living this beautiful life we are given.
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The skys there look like ours do after they've been spraying them for a few days in a row.
Hey! You found Nemo! Lol. You knew that was coming! Lmao
you planning on up towards japan, or back over to south america eventually ??
No, I am circumnavigating
As usual. Another great video. What’s the variable. Why so much rich hard corals? I remember when I was a kid, the coral reefs of the Fl keys and certainly the Bahamas looked this good and more. No more so. So why here? So nice. Thanks for the documentation.
I'm sure it's multifactorial but I've read that increased drought in Saharan Africa over the past 50 years has contributed to more dust events occurring by way of the trade winds with direct impact on coral reefs in FL and the Caribbean
Even more confounding is that there are coral bleaching events just a few islands over. Sure, elevated ocean temps might be stressing the coral, making them less resilient but there must be other factors at play even on a local level. Perhaps pollutants being discharged.
Are you planning to round the capes or slog the ditches?
ahhhh weather models , not the austrailian girls . 😂
gg
Very wise not moving when the light is poor. Fiji is dangerous and the charts totally unreliable. That you think that reef is in "good health" is incredibly sad. I was on that very reef in October and it's 80-90% dead. All that brown colour is algae colonising dead polyps. It's supposed to be pink, green, red, blue, purple, not brown. The best coral in Fiji is in the Somosomo strait, where there is still much live coral. Unfortunately much of the South Pacific - and the world - coral is dead like this, with another El Nino episode about to start and therefore another coral killing bleaching event in the coming summer.
I read your Yachting World Magazine article. One question... I was surprised to read that your rudder was made of layers of wood. Is that because you, or someone prior, repaired it or modified it and used wood? I thought Alberg would have used foam and fiberglass or some material that was not wood?
No, it is original. My boat is from 1965, very common
@@SailorJames ...interesting. Well it did last nearly 50 years so that is a testament to their choices. Do sailboats come with an Owner's Manual that details service items and schedules for servicing the way that cars do?
-- QUESTION -- Can I ask how much you paid for your sailboat? I know that you have done lots of work to it, but when you got it "new to you", roughly what did it cost? I would love to get one too if I can find a bargain but it is not easy.
I paid $2400 for Triteia. But it cost another $30k+ to turn her into an ocean going boat.
@@SailorJames ,,,ah, that makes sense. I am looking at listings from $5,000 to $40,000.00 for an Alberg 30.. Seems like condition is everything and these prices probably reflect that. Your sailboat looks like it is dialed in and I really like that hardtop Dodger.
James, are you open to personal questions?
save them for the live streams 👍🏻🙂
@@SailorJames ...fair enough.. DIdn't know you had live streams but will check it out.
Hey James your not far from OldSeaDog..who posted he was last in Vadu Marina...If you see him..give him a kick up the arse and tell him to get back to Blighty instead of all that fannying on !!
Thanks!
Great video thanks