Life is good SAILING around the WORLD
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- BONAIRE! My dream sailing destination. And we made it, we sailed to it and now we are exploring it. And when we say exploring, we mean, road tripping, free diving, kitesurfing, cave diving? Its all go and we honestly couldn't be happier.
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Episode 75 I Chapter 3: Lets head to the Tropics [Caribbean]
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About Our Boat
- Name pronunciation (Tay-Lee), its Welsh, feel free to call her Too-Loo/Te-a-lu/Teaugukug/Tulu
- 1987 Colvic Victor Ketch
- 40ft/12m
- Two Cabins
- Encapsulated Keel and Skeg-Hung Rudder
- 13 Tonnes
About Us
We are Becka and Zach, a couple who, in 2020, dreamt of sailing off into the big blue. Trouble is- we were in a pandemic, had a university degree to finish, on a student budget, only had ever sailed dingies, oh and didn’t have a boat. The dream seemed not only unrealistic but pretty insane.
However, we worked hard, finished our degrees, worked as many hours as physically possible, saved with all our might, got experience and in March 2022 bought our very own sailboat, Teulu. Having little sailing experience and being a young couple, we have encountered a tonne of hurdles and made plenty of mistakes! but for every downfall, there has always been a reason to dust ourselves off and carry on.
We hope you can join us as we sail around the world and keep #bloodydoingit
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:57 Time for a BNG? BNO?
03:26 Klein Bonaire Freediving
06:13 Exploring the South
11:16 Kitesurfing
14:48 Cave Diving
21:52 Next week...
#sailing #boatlife
Hope you could also share our joy in this one, at experiencing the beautiful island of Bonaire. Would you give kitesurfing or cave freediving a go?
I love becka's infectious optimisim and happiness, it shines through in the videos! Good to see you so happy after your difficult sail! Bonaire looks amazing!
Thanks Tom! Ah Bonaire was so incredible ☺️☺️
Yes freedom is not free,fight for it or lose it, if people don't get it after the last 3 years we are in trouble ❤❤❤
AMEN!!!
Yes! ❤ Freedom is worth “everything”!
You are right. The U.K. Government wants to leave the European Court of Human Rights for one reason and one alone. So it can remove the rights from U.K. citizens. They will make us slaves with invisible chains.
So very sad to see how the reefs have died away and no longer flourish with the life they once had. And yet the sea-life and island surroundings are so magical. How awesome Rowan was to take you around. Exciting adventures become cherished memories. Congrats on accomplishing another bucket list milestone!
This was the best reef we have seen in the whole Caribbean! Tobago Quays was amazing but some of the reef was still quite dead which was so sad to see. Rowan was a legend, so happy he took us around and showed us some cool spots ☺️
It’s wonderful watching Becka’s smiles and twinkling eyes at each new Discovery or adventure, but this one has been the very best! You both fit in so seamlessly to Bonaire and everything about it. It’s almost like you were the “resident’s” that were telling us about your home…….
We truly loved it there, but that’s the thing about cruising, gotta keep moving 🙈
Becka: I'd like to compliment you on your editing and sound. It's a pleasure, indeed to watch and listen to your commentary. Yeah, Zack does
a commendable job - but you're much prettier and more articulate during those early watch-hours. You bring us into your private visions and observations. You are one of a very small number of couples sailing on UTube today, which provide realistic and honest emotions regarding
sea experiences and landfalls. You have the ability, capability and determination to provide realistic and visually pleasing videos regarding
questions and your answers of seafaring living. Blue skies and fair winds.
Thanks so much for your lovely comment Jay. Glad we can provide an insight into the highs and lows of life onboard ☺️
What beautiful underwater footage. So sharp and clear. And those caves are incredible. Thanks.
Thanks John! We are working on our underwater footage so it’s lovely when it gets noticed 😀
I'm impressed. Just the thought of cave diving makes my heart race. I could never do what you did.
This was ideed a good one you two! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent adventure! Stay safe! ☺️
Good heavens that was spectacular! Plus the cave adventure! Wow!! Thanks!
I'm so glad after all your hard work your having fun. Also congrats to you both
Ace! One of the best you’ve done. Setting the bar ever higher, team Teulu. 🎉😊
A lovely video guys and I think its your best to date - I do like your new video format & quality and you have come on leaps & bounds as presenters - cinematic standard . I really liked the cave diving segment and the segment where you were kite surfing together - Just keep bloody doing it ! R x
Hey, hot tip!!!
If you use your spinnaker pole on the foresail halyard, you can use the winch to turn it into a crane for your dinghy. Use some spare dockline to makeup a picking sling for your dinghy. It makes a much smoother operation, and it lets you use the dinghy as a basket to lower stuff down to the water. It also makes it WORLDS EASIER to get groceries on board! 😂
This is one of your best episodes. The cave diving was epic! Also I have never seen squid ink just floating like that under the surface. How cool. Thanks for putting out such quality videos.
I absolutely agree, one of you best vids ever!
Thanks so much! And yes, that was pretty cool wasn’t it ☺️
Wow that was brilliant, cave diving I would leave that to you fair play 👍👍⛵️⛵️
Awesome episode,guys, probably your best yet. The cave diving was insane, just gets better. Bonaire looks like an amazing place. Andy UK
Looks absolutely amazing! The quality and content of your videos just keeps getting better! Keep up the awesome work!
Aw thanks Mitchell, that really does mean a lot 😀
Good food. Great fun kiteboarding. What a beautiful place.
For the content alone….great video ! Cheers, 🍻🤗🍻🤗
Absolutely brilliant, loved it. Thank you for taking me along. Xx
And thank YOU for joining us for it Michael!
What a fantastic video, thanks guys, showed us a wild ride with very interesting footage, thanks again Ralph
Thanks Ralph! Glad you enjoyed 😀
so, the first sailing channel I discovered on UA-cam was Sailing Uma, and they visited these same islands, and small houses.
It's just really cool to see y'all visiting these same places, and sharing a new perspective
I simply loved this video :)
Well done, the episode was entertaining and well shot. You were lucky to get the advantage of local knowledge.
Another interesting and enjoyable video. As I neared the end of it real life intervened and it was necessary to poke the pause button.
When I returned to watch the ending I was greeted by what may be the best Heinz Beanz commercial yet.😁 22:04 . 👍👍
Bonaire was cool! Haven’t heard a lot about it! Thanks for the tour!
It’s an epic place! Thanks for watching Donald 😊
Another awesome video, thank you & best wishes
Thanks so much for watching ☺️
Wow, Hello hello guys....Teulu TARDIS took you to an amazing underwater world- so beautiful!!!! Love the new ACTION PACKED opening- Becca as a backrider???? Who knew! And Zach too!!! I remember moments in Thailand on a porch in a hammock watching water go by....was amazing just like for you. The little car on the map thing was cute...Now a descent into the bowels of the Earth- very action adventure!!!! Glad you didn't run into any Weeping Angels down there...scary if the lights go out......CAVE SPIDERS ARrrrggghhhh....and you successfully identified BEANS- very British!!! Thanks for the Viddey...
Thanks Gary! Haha it was an adventure packed week for sure- the cave spider was pretty creepy 🤣 and the beans! Can’t believe we found them!!
What a stunning place bonaire is thank u guys for sharing us your experience 😁
Thanks so much for watching Mitch!
What an amazing video! I was alternately holding my breath and covering my eyes.
Haha we thought you might be 🙈
I love watching you enjoy yourselves 😁
Aw, we love that you can join us in these places!
Thanks for another amazing video beautiful people!
Thanks again for watching! We couldn’t do it without you 😀
You guys just keep killing it, another awesome video 👍😎👍
Thanks Paul! So glad you enjoyed 😀
Becka is diving next week I can not wait !!!
Beautiful video. A little scary on the cave diving for me but I bet it was fun. Love that Island and I hope one day to go there.
I am a little surprised they didn't see any Dutch Gunboats. After all, it must take a lot of firepower to prevent the Chinese from ripping all the life right out of that reef.
They do it everywhere else, just ask the Sea Shepherds.
Loved this, can't wait until I can leave the great lakes and sail south
Thanks Joseph!
It’s beautiful, have the greatest time.😊
Thanks so much!! It was soo beautiful there
that is some great underwater video, amazing.
Glad you enjoyed- it’s become a bit of a hobby of ours to try and get good underwater footage- long way to go but getting a bit better ☺️
WOW! Those salt crystals look an awful lot like an illegal narcotic that's everywhere here in The U.S. OF A.!? Eee~Yicks! Thanx for posting.
Haha I can confirm it wasn’t anything illegal 🤣 well I hope not anyway 🤣
Bloody awesome video of the island guys!
Thanks Dave! Means a lot 😀
I love your content (which I'm sure I've mentioned before). Am I the only one who notices that Becka's underwater face always seems to be frowning however? You're enjoying the best part of the ocean, smile a little bit! :D :)
Keep up the adventures! I hope to run into ya'll in an anchorage somewhere someday!
Bestest ever. Love the no red tape we are so used to back here in the uk. If those caves were here you’d have to pay to go in. And you certainly wouldn’t be able to piggy back with a kite surfing outfit. Amazing.
Try adding a knob of butter to those beans and salt and pepper for an astonishing result.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much David! Great suggestion about the butter in the beans. That sounds incredible- will give it a go
Good morning Teulu. I don't know if I've seen you happier since I discovered you two. What an amazing place. Cave diving.....maybe at your age, but I seem to have lost the edge for that sort of thing as I have gotten older. Freaky summed it up pretty well. Thanks for sharing. I love that you take the time to take us along. Be safe. ❤🙏
Oh this one was soooo amazing Steve. Honestly we were so happy! The cave diving was a bit freaky but incredible at the same time 😀
@@TeuluTribe You’re not just doing it, you’re bloody doing it! 😉😁
Congratulations on achieving your dreams, your videos are very well produced and you two work so well together. I have a Legend 33 now based in Conwy, Dom from Cadoha did my rigging whilst he was on a work break last year and my adventure last year was sailing from Southampton to Conwy 😁 Oh how I would like to be in Aruba now! I look forward to your updates, all the best Cliff
Congratulazioni che vi siete SPOSATI, e poi che beli video che avete postato.
We didn’t get married, just engaged! But thanks 😀
Beautiful couple, thank you for sharing 🎉Gary, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks so much Gary!
What a bloody good episode. I hope the next one is just as good.
Thanks so much. To read comments like that really do mean the world to us
@@TeuluTribe Well, I am subscribed to dozens or most of the other sailing channels and they have all been to the same places you guys are at, but you are bringing a different flavour to this that I am really enjoying. Don't know what it is yet, but your videos are really enjoyable and when I get disappointed that it has ended, then I know it's been a good watch. That's what I have been getting from your videos of late. So well done to both of you and thanks for sharing the journey.
From and old bloke in the Great Southern of Western Australia.
Looks like yer long wait for Bonaire was worthwhile👍 That Cave trip took some “Brass”😜 Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy😎
Oh it was soo worth the wait Steven- we absolutely loved it there 😀
Wow Bonaire is beautiful. Those caves awesome. Guess it's best to dive them with a local. How neat is that the fact they do not get hurricanes, Those huts the slaves lived in where they mined salt 6 to 8 per hut. I find that hard to believe. If true the death rate would have been very very high. Also how cruel and inhumane to have a fellow human live like that. Enjoy your time there and looking forward to next awesome video.
Well, so far away, and yet in a Dutch municipality.👴🤔😁
Love to see you live the good life there!👴🤗👌
It’s a strange thing isn’t it! We fully induldged in the Stroopwafel 🤤
Loved the underwater and cave pictures. So glad you are enjoying Bonaire, it truly is breathtakingly beautiful. What’s next on your bucket list? Are you planning doing much sailing during hurricane season, or are you just going to hop around the ABC Islands for a few months?
It’s amazing! And we will be sticking in the ABC’s until at least beginning of November because of hurricane season 😀
Bloody hell its hard to say but i think this was my favourite soooo far
Ah so glad!! We had so much fun editing it 😀
Great video
Thanks Thomas ☺️ glad you enjoyed 😊
amazing video
Thanks Dave!
Thanks, I really look forward to your videos, if you are into caving and diving Norbert Casteret- Ten Years Under the Earth is a must read, one of the earliest cave explorers he was swimming through in deep caves with only a candle and matches! But what he found... Well won't spoil it if you haven't read it! Take care both, happy travels.🙏
Oo that sounds an amazing book. Will add it to the list? Thanks!
Amazing! ✊🏻🏴 that would be a hard place to leave 😊
It was sooo hard to leave!
Welcome to the Netherlands, you are back in Europe 🙂 Just stay there forever.
I could not do those caves! If the knight goes out you would be lost….
Standing around in dark cave water.. that sounds like how horror movies start. 😂Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Haha now you mention it 🤣 thanks for watching!
Congratulations, your videography has really improved.
Thanks so much 😀
Love your video, how hard was it to get a mooring ball and how long could you stay? Bringing our boat to the island is on our bucket list. Thanks
As I set here on my lanai, and watch the moon setting on the Pacific ocean. I am having some Kona coffee and injoy your latest video.
Thank You for a Great video. Your videos give me Great joy. And a bit of a Escape! For a short time.
I don't if you know what has happened on Maui but it is sad very sad news. You see a few weeks ago the entire town of Lahaina was burned down to the ground. There is over 1000 people still missing. They believe over half are children.
A town of 4500 has lost over a 1000. It hit so fast that over a 100 ran and jump into the ocean to escape the flames.
So if you could say a prayer for the people of Lahaina Maui. They need all the help they can get.
Ok until next time, Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii!🌋🥂
I visited Maui a number of years ago and stayed in a hostel in Lahaina for 2 weeks and absolutely loved it there. Sadly the hostel was also completly destroyed by the fires on the island, but thankfully everyone who was working and staying there managed to get out. However, it is devastating how many lives and communities it has destroyed! I hope you and your family managed to stay safe and that situation improves ❤️ We can't imagine what it must have been like.
Hello peeps, remembering your proposal vlog and the thought of church bells and last week’s lightening made me think of a church lightening conductor. Asking for a friend (😂) could you use the same idea, fore mast and main mast joined with cable and then a piece chucked over the side. Downside it might make you more attractive!!
Haha oh maybe! We will look into it 😀
Well guys..Now you know why The Kingdom of Holland never gave Bonaire away. Still a sort of colony. Our King Willem goes there at least two times a year. And great to hear that Zack's omi is Dutch. Where does she live?
Cheers to you guys! What kind of motor is on the dinghy?
Sick spot indeed! Used to kite somewhat regularly at a lake here in Oklahoma, but haven't in a while. Did you guys take any lessons? Another great way to experience the water. Becka may need a little 6 meter kite so as to not blow away 🤣
Oh awesome- and we didn’t, it’s on the list though! Think I would like a small kite if I did it, I find flying one by myself a bit intimidating 😆
Even with an experienced gpuide, cave diving is very dangerousl I was on the edge of my seat
We are always very careful and would never do it without a guide or an experienced local 😀
Just a little clue for next time, if the video has made it to UA-cam then they survived.
@@matthewbaynham6286 So non-lethal accidents don't happen? Your reply was ridiculous
@@rboston33 no your answer was even more ridiculous by a million billion trillion gezillion times ridiculous.
Are you guys in Magen’s Bay USVI right now, boat anchored here looks just like yours.
Wow, another Destination to add to the list. I think I’d be stocking up with sea salt there for Pickling things with tbh.❤ Best Wishes and Fair Winds. Bob still Landlocked in Wales(though thinking about picking up a cheap Sailboat to tide me over and get to Florida with as I’ve had the damned heating on Morning and evening for Five Weeks now. This is getting silly. 🤣🏴🇬🇧⛵️🌟🌟🌟
Oo that would be a good use of the salt- maybe not the ones people have licked though 🤣 would be lovely to pick a boat up there, just gotta watch for the big weather coming to Florida at the moment!
@@TeuluTribe Must admit I love pickling, and used to do lots of Onions, Pickled abbage, Pickled eggs etc, and Pickled in 50% home made Vodka, Liqueurs to be ready for Christmas, but my kid sister, had to have some Pickled eggs hidden from her, or they'd all be gone lol. Still waiting for the Silver Bullion to fill up my Piggyba k, but this winter, could be ok for a tide e over Boat, as imho, there are goingbto be huge numbers of people desperate to offload Boats they can no longer afford to keep. Could be worse than the 2008/2009 Crash by the look of it, some analysts have been saying that the US Federal Reserve Note dollar is already Dead , but the Fundral will be held in October. That is likely when Silver starts to Really Take off, Peak price of Silver higher than the Gold price according to Financial Cycles, is July 2026, prior to a Massive Global Crash in 2027 - these from very reliable Cycles Analysts such as Dr Charles Nenner. So No ember ish ? should be able to get a tidy Sailboat for a bit of Silver, just because I'll be able to save the boat and keep it in great shape. Far better than poor owners being forced to Scuttle their Boats like last time. That was really awful, large umber were sunk just Offshore from California. One guy could no longer afford to e en Berth his yacht, so gave his buddy a harbourmaster, his 250,000 dollar yacht, because he knew he would look after it, plus with his job, he had a free Berth for it. Too Sad. 😒 Best Wishes and Fair Winds. Bob 👍 ⛵️✨️✨️✨️
Hey there, If I click "skip Ads" does this detriment the channel. I'm enjoying your trip.
Hi Caroline, it doesn’t detriment it ☺️ glad you are enjoying it!
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How long ago was this? Where are you holing up for hurricane season?
we go diving here i think 6 out of the last 10 years - i was going to tell you about the red bus haha
Oh lovely, small world. The Red Bus did amazing food- did you do the East coast diving when you were there?
@@TeuluTribe i'm a divemaster so i just rent tanks and weights and bring in all my gear, we hire a car for a few weeks and just dive all over the island, we also started windsufing there on our last trip, you can basically dive anywhere on the leeward side of the island by walking into the water, just be careful of diving between bonaire and klein bonaire, it gets deceptively deep (60m) and i know divers who have died there chasing scorpian fish, also be careful of the heat, when you are young you have a higher tolerance to heat like I did, but then I had heatstroke mountain biking in the tropics, now I cant handle anything over 27 degrees
Had to fast-forward through the cave diving.. way too scary for this old codger!!!
Haha ah that was the best bit 😉
Oh my Universe, how EPIC was this vlog, gotta say my bloody heart was in my mouth when u were in the caves, I was really concerned about the tide changes, if they affected the caves system at all. Please don't scare me like that again, I'm an old Salty Wench😲😭🤣 I can see a kite board sitting on the bow of Teulu soon. Wait till u see the Australian Great Barrier Reef and our awesome coastline. Ooh La La. Luv yas 🇬🇧🇦🇺🤗👍🏳️🌈
Haha we will always be super safe! We want this trip to last forever after all 😆 would love Kite surfing gear- maybe one day! Oh and Aus is on the list, maybe in a few years time 😉
Is there a tide out there?
@@david45ross Hi David, there would have to be surely, but that's my ? I'm just asking.
@@TeuluTribe oh Hectic, cant wait to meet u both🤣 i can be patient, xx
guess it's too early for me, I was like "no way that Rowan/Roan has lived there all his life" (however you spell it, sorry for butchering his name 😢 ) cause he sounds too dutch.... then I remembered, bonaire IS dutch 0.o the ABC islands ( aruba, bonaire and curacao for those wondering) were dutch colonies.
Anyways, as a diver (and someone who wants to learn how to sail), bonaire and the other 2 abc islands are definitely on my bucket list as well :p
If thats cave spelunking then its a little bit scary & dangerous ü
You are a beautiful daredevil couple and I admire you….Following you from Montreal, Canada, i`m a diver but not certified cave diving, it scares me diving in caves without my gears, anyway good bubbles to you from Pierre
Playing around in caves with sediments at the bottom is a bit iffy... be careful you guys. Its known for catching out even experienced divers. 🧙♂️ 🤞🏼😉🇬🇧 from an old geologist.
Yeah. We were being super careful. Rowan gave us a heads up before to be careful where we put our feet. Thanks Clive!
Good pair of lungs, bet you can hold your breath for ages!
I’m still very much working on mine but Zach can hold his breath for ages, scares me sometimes 😆
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Where guide line?! Please be very wary diving in caves, even if you think you know the system, Because you might not know it as well as you think you do. Lots and lots of open water divers have ended up dead in that part of the world. Blue holes and cenotes are serious mankillers. I did a bit of caving in my youth, and knew several cave divers. After a couple of years, I knew less cave divers, because most of them were dead.
BTW, when Becs went to the dive shop and they asked her how long she wanted her fins, I'm guessing she said 'Yes'...
Half woman, half Thresher shark...🦈
Amazing, really. It's not that long ago you set off to sail from Britain "all the way" to the Canary Islands, which was a pretty big and gutsy jump to begin with. Then it was, hey, why stop there, and you went all the way across the Atlantic, to the Caribbean. And here you are, all the way in the ABCs, close to the coast of South America. I bet you didn't dream even in your wildest dreams you'd do all that. What's next on the menu?
I know, when we think about it, it all does seem like a bit of a dream, but also just a series of small steps. Still pinching ourselves about the whole thing though 😆 we are hanging out in the ABCs until the end of hurricane season before flying to the US in October for our first boat show!
Sorry to say Bonaire reefs have been ruined by excess tourism. I hope you get to visit and dive Indonesia, Raja Ampat near Misool are gin clear waters and full of life, especially Misool which is a marine protection area. It's full of life and one of the best dive areas in the world
We will add it to the list! 😀
Am I first?
Yes! Nice one 🎉🎉
Hi team, great location. These videos are all about story telling I’d rather you do fewer videos if you can get this right.
Thanks Chris!
I enjoy your channel and have followed you from the beginning. However, I do not appreciate being attacked for submitting a concerned messagae. I need to know if the attacker is related to your channnel is just a miscreant viewer?
Bitt of a soggy video
This is a sailing channel? You’re getting a bit political there. Remember many of your viewers will be older and wiser then you both, and don’t need lectures from teenagers. Keep to sailing so we can stay friends ❤
What bit was political?