We're kicking off 2021 with a POLAR PLUNGE in the Pacific Northwest! Plus, weekly Q&A [MV FREEDOM]
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Shawn's comment at 20:41 is an excellent example of why auto life jackets are a good idea. If you go in the drink in cold water you quickly lose the use of your arms hands and legs and are invariably unable to help yourself. Something that should be borne in mind when designing a casualty retrieval system.
I bet the warm shower was bliss.
Nothing more beautiful than crossing that strait in calm seas, not much worse when it gets nasty out there. If you get the tides right it can shave hours off the trip.
Speaking of "Eye Candy" Elizabeth comes to mind!
How cold diving into freezing water, not once but twice, what a beautiful couple you are, I really enjoy your movies, Elizabeth is such a cutie.
Jim and Rosy are great, with his voice he is like the Bob Ross of boat cruising.
I'm with you Elizabeth, I never sleep well while at a windy anchorage. I'm always amazed how well the hook does hold, however. Great video!
Love the solitude of winter cruising. Shaun buy a 6 pack of Old Style and stick a couple of pretzels in the freezer for when Elizabeth gets cabin fever.. btw everyone knows hood canal is 15-20 degrees warmer than the islands. Lol. Thanks for taking the plunge. Last thing. Elizabeth sleep in the pilot berth on those scary nights. I do the same thing.
Thank goodness for cockpit showers!
I love the 14:00 mark! “Get me to land!” Then, the poopy weather, but it could be snowing. Haha!
I always love the drone footage as the views are spectacular !! The polar plunge was funny and it did look frigid LOL As always love your weekly Vlog, stay safe and enjoy your adventure.
You Guys are a hardy pair! I'd say that woke you up with a squeak!! Well done.
Hey guys, I want to see you get Jim and Rosie to jump in the water in the winter too. That would be a hoot. But I have to admit that with you being from Wisconsin, I'd think that having water that's liquid instead of a solid would be nice for a change!!!
By the way, how come we don't see any Leinies on the boat............There's "73 people who care" that would appreciate the advertising!!!
Most people do it close to shore incase of shock . Way to go with the commitment.
Nice job with the polar plunge. I live in northeast so pretty used to cold water-especially since I am a diver. Thankfully I have a drysuit though. Only did a polar plunge once and it was freezing even before getting in the water. Mr Sully could not get off the boat fast enough it looked like.
Jones Island is one of my favorite stops in the summer time. Glad that you are saving it for another time.
No sht Elizabeth is the bomb smart witty sweet whimsical fun and Sean allowed dino he's not as grinchy as he appears
The wing/dock/bow thruster convo was spoken like a true engineer 😂
You're mad, crazy people, keep enjoying what you do, it's so obvious you're happy and enjoying it!!!
Stern tie in Jones is an option too. I’ve done that when there were several others anchored.
Wondering why no flotation devices ever...not even your doggie
M.V. Freedom's crew sure have some beautiful vistas! Be careful not to get pneumonia!
During my Vietnam days in the Navy, we occasionally returned to Bremerton... but before we did we had to drop all munitions off in a facility in the Hood canal. They also do some torpedo testing in the hood. I personally know of two SEALS who trained for cold water activities up here, I was their emergency support. You don't have to walk on ice in order to get the polar dip experience. I'm very impressed to see your gutsy New Year dip.... Brrrrrrrrrrr. Ps, can we vote on whether you guys should leave the Pacific Northwest?
That would be an interesting vote, maybe we’ll do that in May!
@@mvfreedom I don't even know you yet, because of your open and transparent demeanor, you make me feel like you guys are dear friends. If at all possible I wish you keep your desire to keep sharing your adventures. I'm familiar with your marina, if you can give me a departure date, I and my family will bring you flowers and wave you off. I'll miss you guys but you have a hearty thumbs up from us. seidler1333@gmail.com
@@manfredseidler1531 won’t be until Fall if we leave!
The New Years plunge in the USVI is a little warmer.
Bring in the New Year with a splash lol. You know what you are doing and how you plan is everything. Elizabeth your smile brighten the day always. Your Polar Plunge worked out fine. I am surely looking forward to more cruising vedio in 2021. Thank You for sharing. Remain safe in your travels.
Excellent job guys,, Thank you...
A sweet boat, a gorgeous fun woman. Life is good!
Glad you made it to the quiet side of the San juans. You are crazy for going in the water!!!
Look at that speed!!! Shame you didn't break out the Water Skis!
ok... polar plunge... uhm, all I can say is ouch, and shrinkage!
Washington born and raised, grew up in Gig Harbor Fox Island area.
I just found y’alls channel and my wife and I hope to be there someday! So happy that you both get to experience such a beautiful life!
We have yet to get A motor yacht of that size but again it’s just a matter of time!
Clear skies for you both! Skol!!
OMG...the polar plunge! You guys are brave! I watch people every year do this in our neighborhood and there is no way I'm getting in there! The Puget Sound is freaking cold!
Its like that turtle joke when the snail climbs on the turtles back and says, 'WEEEEEE!"
We love your videos. Look forward to the day you discover the warmth of the Caribbean. Seattle will be a fond memory!
Had to smile watching you brave the dip,
Great video guys!! Super professional but still very informative with some fun! Love the show!!!
All this time I thought you two were pretty smart; then you go and jump into 46 freaking degree water. WOW ! Keep'em coming. Love the videos.
Shawn you came close to hitting the speed we did on the bay on my Formula!!
Mr.sully best dressed dog ever
The cold plunge was crazy once and Crazy Nuts on the second one. Loved it Happy New Year
Great video! We generally stern tie to shore in the cove at Jones Island. We don't have to worry about swinging into anyone. I'm curious why your aversion to mooring buoys. I personally feel safer on a buoy than the anchor if the wind comes up. (41' boat similar windage to yours) The ones at Eagle Harbor are DNR and are quite stout.
We don’t like when the ball hits the hull when conditions are calm and don’t know how well maintained they are to hold our boat better than our anchor, so we’d rather anchor.
Just an FYI to former Midwesterners: the car ferry Badger was sold to Interlake Holding which runs Interlake Steamship Company. This is the company that I retired from.
Happy New Year. I have been following you both or three for a while now. Haven traveled to BC just 1 year ago to view a 1967 Custom Trawler 76' x 20'w Yacht, You are a real inspiration. Thank you for filming and sharing all your experiences. Your Friend Eric from Trinidad, Ca. Remain safe and healthy.....
One of your best videos to date!
WAY TO GO ELIZABETH 👏 AND CEAN!!!!.WISH I WAS THERE TO TAKE THE PLUNGE WITH YOU. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU BOTH...
Jone’s Island holds great memories from my 70s cruises in SJI.
Happy New Year. Too cold for my old .....Be safe out there.
Hey Shawn, you got us thinking, a little late in life but oh well. Question-In the three years you have owned a 2004 boat, out of curiosity and planning, how much, approximately, have you spent on outside maintenance services. Thank you
We haven’t spent anything on outside maintenance except for bottom paint. Everything else has been done ourselves.
Happy new year thanks for sharing
I have been watching Sea Venture too. They have two cats that appear to be the real owners of Venture! Bigger than your little dog!CHEERS from SOOKE
Yeah, Cattle Pass can be a handful.
Every dinghy should be packed with a lightweight wet suit, fins, mask and snorkel in case you have to swim back to the boat. I had to do that, once, when the water was a balmy 34 degrees. No wet suit. Just jeans, a jacket and a PFD. Shoes off and tied to my sides. Thank goodness for the PFD, too. Even though I was an outstanding swimmer, I was exhausted after that 100 yard swim, and could barely climb back in the boat.
Love Hood Canal. Spent time there in the Navy at Bangor and Keport bases. Love the country and water ways. Thanks
watching how fast yall asses got out that water was enough for me ...i was in tears
Eagle harbor looks amazing!
“Maybe get off the boat by 3” except it’s dark at 4 lol. My biggest lesson this winter was plan 2 nights in each destination so we actually have time to get off the boat and explore. :)
That’s always a good rule of thumb 👍
Great page ! We are previous boat owners and are planning to charter this June. Wondering what you are hearing about the Canada/USA border opening up ? Oh when we had our boat 40' trawler we installed a sewage treatment unit worked great - your thoughts.John
We haven’t heard much but if we had to guess we’d guess that the border opens by June, possibly with a requirement to show a negative Covid test. That’s just our guess 🤞
Cheers! Stay well!
And Rocky comes through again.
Skag-it county ;0) LOL! prounounced (SKAJIT) It's not a hard G. Sorry, had to point it out...
I grew up in Skagit County and i was like yelling to my phone SKAJIT COUNTY lol :P
Another great video. Happy New Year. My brother and I normally swim of the beach at Camano Island on Jan 1st. Safe travels.
Years ago I was on one of those submarines that passed through the straits on the way to Bremerton. I love your vids of the area. They bring back a lot of memories. Keep it up!
Yeah, all those tropical sailors dive their anchors to see how it's dug in and what is the holding power of the bottom. I guess nobody in the frozen north does that. Easier and warmer just to stay up all night and watch and see if you're dragging.
SHHP anchors and drag alarms have made the diving obsolete.
You guys should try deep water bay on cypress there use to be a boys home there they tore down and dnr replanted and there is trail to the top where there is lakes with good fishing
Another great video. Keep having fun. God Bless.
Just a thought one day I got my anchor caught in the rocks it would not come out, so I had an idea, let me pull straight up over top of the anchor, there was maybe 1 foot sea so all I did then was tied the anchor line off to the bow of the boat and I let the bouncing of the boat with the waves pulled it loose in about five minutes.I figured if it worked its way into the rocks he could work its way out I was successful
80' is pretty deep for eel grass, so I would not worry. Also with mooring buoys, you don't know what they are rated for or how often they are maintained.
That’s exactly why we don’t like using them!
Thank you so much... Can't wait to watch more. A new boat dog, wonderful!! You both are wonderful.
Is MV Freedom a Canadian Vessel? And does Freedom have a sea chest? I ask because Freedom has a dry stack. Less holes, less risk of accidental sinking.
I think one of my odd luxury items would be a repeater screen right next to my side of the bed. I know a lot can be sent to a phone screen but just being able to open one eye and see that there is blue all around would be a really nice luxury (if my wife didn't complain about the light from the screen).
Great video thank you for sharing and enjoy your life
Nice video. That tall island to the East was beautiful. Question - Do your plans include coming into the great lakes?
No, we came from there and don’t plan to go back.
Enjoy your channel and travels.
If you are going to leaping in to cold water you should look up divers syndrome.
Small world. We were at the dock at Alderbrook at the same time as you. Also one of our favorite destinations!
The plunge is every day in Port Madison
Hello Elizabeth and Sean! Your bridge looks so warm and inviting!
true freedom, stay safe !!
Timing is all in live
Consider Mackaya Harbor on the south end of Lopez as a stop over spot. Not quite as far of a run to get into Griffin Bay when coming from the south plus you don't have to manage your timing around Cattle Pass currents. It's possible to get tucked in pretty snug on the southern end of Barlow Bay. Depending on what the strait is doing you may get a little roll coming into the anchorage but hey roll is in your future based your on cruising plans.
Good riddance 2020!
Thanks for sharing.
Life is good~
C ya next week...
Great that you came to Griffin Bay. I would highly recommend coming back there next summer, we live on Griffin and during the 4th you get the Friday Harbor fireworks show and then 10 minutes after it ends, you get the Lopez Island show. So its an awesome 2fer. Question, why don't you like staying on balls? You could have stayed on ball at Jones Island.. Great little island for exploring and camping plus the native dear population will come eat the apple out of your hand.
We definitely will have to go back for the 4th! And we don’t usually prefer balls because we can’t be sure how well they’re maintained or what load they’re capable of supporting, so we’d rather trust our Rocna 👍
@@mvfreedom It’s really nice to see how many folks from the Pacific Northwest have found your channel and add great comments for others viewing from all over the world. It’s a notable reflection of the quality work and effort you two put into these videos. I really like how you add historical information about the area’s you visit.
Cheers from Anacortes!
@@mvfreedom I upgraded to the Rocna after watching your conversion and experience, thank you.
@@rhinoromper that’s great, I’m sure you love it!!! We don’t budge an itch for days at anchor even in bad conditions, totally worth it!
And, no matter whats going on wind wise during the summer, GB is always very calm.
I got married on that ferry going from Anacortes to Friday Harbor in 2014
What a great way to tie the knot 👍
Another great video. Thank you!
Getting in and out of the dingy looks difficult. Have y'all ever fell into the water while getting in and out? Enjoy your videos. Thanks.
Sad to see Christmas Dino go but I know there is a Spring Kangaroo out there somewhere.
YOU JUMPED TWICE?! We chickened out on going in period. Well done you two :)
2nd was for good luck 😉
When you head south and hit San Diego, I hope that you stop long enough to let us meet you guys. Be glad to run around with you in our car to fetch supplies before you hit Baja.
your production just gets better. love it!
Diesel heaters are very popular for people living in campers. Huge selection from as cheap as $150.00 up to $1200.00. You can buy a real good heater for under $400.00. Quiet, works fantastic & easy to install. I recommend checking them out, save your generator, Diesel heaters are the way to go. GOOD LUCK GUYS, GREAT VIDEOS ‼️👍👍. Vinny 🇺🇸
Installed a Planar diesel heater on my Roughwater 41. It works well- starts readily and runs all the time in colder weather and keeps the boat toasty warm. I added a spare 7 liter tank of kerosene for starting. It doesn't use much and keeps the heater from carboning up.
Awesome, thanks guys, I’m in Elliott Bay Marina I’ll look fo you next time.
How do you get the trip line on the anchor without diving and if you didn’t put it on before you dropped the anchor?
You’d put it on before dropping the anchor, and then there’s a float or buoy attached to it. We’ve not used one but you could then drive up to it to pull it or maybe with the dinghy if that wasn’t on the boat.
Omg you guys are a riot!!! Loved this video ❤️❤️❤️
Visual proof that Liz is draggin' a wagon...did you guys consider a Fleming yacht before you bought the Nordhavn? If so, curious what the pros/cons were in your eyes.
How can you not like any of your videos
Thanks again for the vid. A question from Hamburg Germany. Once you are both bathing the video camera seems to be monitoring you both whilst positioned on Starbord aft. But who is controlling the drone to see you from a distance. What a miracle to me. Thanks for letting us know. rgds
We had the drone hover in place to film us 👍
Why not take a mooring ball at Jones Island? Boats up to 45’ can use them - is the nord too heavy?
We don’t typically like balls since they can hit the hull if seas are calm and also because we don’t know how well they’re maintained to hold us better than our anchor. The Rocna is pretty amazing.
@@mvfreedom makes sense! I am planning to upgrade to a rocna this season. Maybe i will be more confident in my anchor then 😂
In this video when you pulled up anchor from Griffin Bay. The drone shot showed 3 lines going into the water. Of course one being the anchor , what are the other two lines. Second part of question is why are they used and how do you properly use them. Can you maybe answer this in your Q & A. We are Criss and DeeDee from Sacramento area. Feel free to reach out to us when you plan the mentioned trip to the Sacramento River area. We watch you faithfully and are avid boaters. We have a Silverton 351 sedan cruiser hard top fly bridge...please keep up the content. We love watching. I have to wait for my wife to watch or she get mad. We enjoy watching together ❤.
The two other lines are called Anchor Bridle. Mainly, it takes a lot of stress of the deck hardware, the windless, and any hardware there.
@@gregbluefinstudios4658 Also tends to make things a bit quieter not listing to the chain move around on the pulpit and helps with tracking back and forth in a wind.
What is the wing you were talking about when you use it in conjunction with the bow thruster to get off the dock?
That’s our “wing” engine which is a backup in case anything were to happen with the main engine.
You would think they would have the none anchor areas on the charts, no?
It’s voluntary which could be why.
Plus the papercharts can be very old. If you don't update your electronic charts there maybe no notice to Mariners. It changes.
Thank you for sharing. Have u ever pondered sailing to Hawaii. Nordhavn seems to be the perfect boat for it at 8knots (I think :)
Yes, in fact our boat has already been there but before we owned her. They historically have very strict animal quarantine laws which is why that’s not on the top of our list, but we’d certainly love to get there at some point.
Taking down the Christmas lights, all of them........ hahahahahaaaaaaa
What were you carrying in the little case when you went ashore and about how much does it cost to rent a slip for a boat that size? Thanks just curious
It was the Mavic mini drone. And slip fees vary greatly and increase if you’re living aboard, all marinas have slip rates posted.