That was fun, Jeff does so much for the sailing community, it's great to see he and Cam enjoying life! Noticed the little cameo appearance by the man in those white sunglasses at the end...
Nice to see Jeff and Cam get their boat to the Bahamas after having it in the bay for so long. They really deserve it, I hope they enjoy their time there.
This is the only sailing channel I watch. I am loving the boat build. That said, this video made me realize how much I miss the Matt & Jessica sailing videos. I guess I'll have to be patient and wait for the catamaran to be finished for more sailing videos. Now, get back to work you two! 😉
No big damage to the boat thankfully, but it will be a few weeks before we can do a real repair to the tent. Which means working around ALL our building supplies inside the boat, lol.
Nice uneventful trip. When crossing the gulf stream, it's the best kind to have. Good to see you guys out having fun. Bumping into Bobby, proves what a small world it is.
Since the winds were supposed to be shifting north, we're very happy we make it across the stream before they did so. By the time we went to anchor they were getting strong, and that would have been a very uncomfortable ride!!
The adventure to the top of the mast demonstrates why I added a couple of folding steps at the top of the mast to stabilise the person trying to work up there. I also have one of these on the inside edge of the stbd hull below the dinghy gantry. When raising and lowering the dinghy into the water and wanting to move from boat to dinghy or back, that step has been a godsend.
Oh boy, great to see u guys on the water again. I could not have said it better, "great time to have a beer and relax". BTW: think about hanging out a "for hire sign". The world famous, ❤ oh it's u Bob
I think we really needed that beer. Not only for the work of sailing, but for all the work of our own boat, building up, haha. Not ready to hire out jobs just yet, we're still at that stubborn point of wanting to build this boat on our own, haha.
@@MJSailing Everyone doing there own build whatever it may be. Must take time to get away from it. Being away revitalizes the soul for when you return.
We've missed being able to hangout one-on-one. Each year at the boat shows it is too difficult to catch-up with all the other things going on around us. But this was the perfect opportunity
Fantastic sailboat delivery from PE to Nassau, powering this distance takes on a whole new perspective of life on the water. Enjoy the scenery and editing that goes along with this delivery. We love BetterHelp and you will too! Did you have any Beam for those good night sleeps aboard?
I did actually bring the Beam with me! I thought I might need it, but then forgot how tiring days on the water can be. On the night we went to the beach bar, all of us were fast asleep by 9 pm.
Great to see you back having much needed building rest and fresh sea air in your lungs to recharge. You both have taken a battering of late! If your paths cross with Nick Burnhan Aquaholic well worth linking up for a meet the owners session!
Must have been wonderful to get back to sea and back to the Bahamas. And away from never-ending fairing? Did I see UA-camr Bobby joining you in Nassau? Enjoyed the video.
Especially getting away from the build in winter! It was a much needed break, and another great reminder of what we're working towards. Yes, Bobby did happen to be there on his Sea Ray, so we were able to catch dinner together. 😃
Quick navigation question: when you cross the Gulf Stream do you pre-calculate a course to steer and adjust your heading accordingly, or do you set your heading to your destination (on Navionics?) and keep your heading that way for the whole passage?
You set for the destination accounting for drift - the angle changes based on the current along the route. Smart people calculate this ahead of time, we just don't based on the chartplotter showing our rate of drift and angle.
Hey Guys, There's a real inexpensive airline called "Fly By Air" that you can use to get across to the mainland - LOL - I have to admit, that's a pretty obscure reference...
LOL, it's a reference to the movie, "Big Trouble" written by Dave Barry. It was literally one of the funniest movies I ever saw, but only brought in $8 M at the box office.@@MJSailing
Look at that ---- at least a six month delay in finishing just so "someone" could have a good time. (read with an extremely high level of sarcasm - please) PS I think you both deserved the break, have fun.
surprised the water was that cold. I had thought it would be lukewarm bathtub temp. Seeing all the cruise ships docked together like that didn't make me want to go on a cruise. Although trusting what seems to be a small sailboat once you get out on the wider ocean at night by yourself. I am a little curious about Self driving boats now.
The water was about 70/21, so not actually *that* cold (same as we swam in Lake Michigan), but I think it was just a complete shock to the system, haha.
lmao and yet again the boat build is on hold for travel time .......this boat will never be finished and it will continually be pushed back time and time again.
@@garyobrien2155 I guess you miss the part of our channel name that says Sailing. Not to mention it's my channel (not Gary's channel), and I'll publish what I please. BYE GARY!! 👋
Mooring poles are the worst. No idea why marinas use them, creates a time crisis whenever there is any wind and it seems like there is always something to adjust. Perhaps they are easier with small boats where you can just push the boat around, but not even then.
Over here in the Baltic Sea they are used almost in any marina. Good for winds of fifty knots and changing water levels of plus/minus one meter. So what is your problem?
@@johnmayer3433 I am in the baltic sea and I would not agree, most where I have been (from stockholm and southwards, they might be more popular in the north) thankfully do not use them. The only thing they've ever been good for for me is causing exactly the situation on the screen where unless you are a lot of people you have to choose what pole to attach to and jackknifing the boat in high winds. Basically they restrict the space that can be used to maneuver and are extra things that can damage the boat. And if you hit them in high winds they are too weak to actually stop several tons of boat anyway, best case they'll bend an send you in another direction. Then again, I might have bad experiences. :-)
@@bfs007a You are right, mooring poles are not found in Sweden where the bottom is granite for obvious reasons. In Denmark and Germany they are found anywhere, sometimes in Poland. Nowadays it's mostly floating docks that are tricky if the float is tiny and only good for persons of less than say 70 kg 😉. I am sailing mostly single handed and have always found poles an easy way to dock as soon as you have learned to use them to your advantage. Especially in high winds they are way safer than mooring stern buoyies or stern anchors.
@@johnmayer3433 You probably have superior ability to me, granted I am not as used to poles as other means. As I hinted, I am also often single-handed, and those poles will be my doom. I have narrowly avoided ending up between the pole and 5 tons of rolling boat several times. I actually like floating (Y) docks, possibly because I avoid try standing on them, again to avoid dying. :-) And in high winds, it is just a matter of aiming, putting out a lot of fenders and when you are in, you are in. But it is strange how much is up to personal taste in sailing. And I suppose it would be boring if it wasn't.
@@bfs007a I don't think it is a matter of personal taste but rather one of initial training. How do you deal with stern mooring buoys in high winds, single handed. Since I plan to sail in Sweden in the summer I am really interested in learning new tricks.
You have to hoist a quarantine flag as soon as you get in a country territorial waters. Once you check in, then you are supposed to hoist a flag of country showing you're not a visitor.
We work 7 days straight we are working, for 8 weeks at a time. If we never took *any* time off, this boat still wouldn't get finished because we'd be too burnt out to do the work.
When Jessica jumped into the water it wasn’t air bubbles surrounding her. It was in fact two years of fairing dust coming out of her pores!.
Clean at last!!! 🥰🎨
That was fun, Jeff does so much for the sailing community, it's great to see he and Cam enjoying life! Noticed the little cameo appearance by the man in those white sunglasses at the end...
So fun you did that trip with Jeff and Cam! I’m sure your expertise was much appreciated!
Nice to see Jeff and Cam get their boat to the Bahamas after having it in the bay for so long. They really deserve it, I hope they enjoy their time there.
Bobby photobombing 😂
I'm wondering how many people will catch that!!
This is the only sailing channel I watch. I am loving the boat build. That said, this video made me realize how much I miss the Matt & Jessica sailing videos. I guess I'll have to be patient and wait for the catamaran to be finished for more sailing videos. Now, get back to work you two! 😉
We keep waiting for the day we splash and sail away as well!! Hopefully there aren't too many more delays in our future.
Good break from sanding. On a mote up to date note i hope the damage isnt too bad and you can recover quickly with little stress amd disruption.
No big damage to the boat thankfully, but it will be a few weeks before we can do a real repair to the tent. Which means working around ALL our building supplies inside the boat, lol.
Hi PV pals Jeff and Cam! All the best in the new year! Cheers all! 🤗🍻🤗🍻🤗
Happy New Year to you too!!
Thanks for flying on Southwest.... My paycheck appreciates your patronage.
Nice uneventful trip. When crossing the gulf stream, it's the best kind to have. Good to see you guys out having fun. Bumping into Bobby, proves what a small world it is.
Since the winds were supposed to be shifting north, we're very happy we make it across the stream before they did so. By the time we went to anchor they were getting strong, and that would have been a very uncomfortable ride!!
The adventure to the top of the mast demonstrates why I added a couple of folding steps at the top of the mast to stabilise the person trying to work up there. I also have one of these on the inside edge of the stbd hull below the dinghy gantry. When raising and lowering the dinghy into the water and wanting to move from boat to dinghy or back, that step has been a godsend.
Awesome! Yes! Totally sure your trip refreshed the two of you! Enjoy and have fun! G & Sally! Titusville, Florida
Now we're so eager to get the catamaran finished and get it to the Bahamas!!!
Fantastic voyage thanks for sharing it with us!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh boy, great to see u guys on the water again. I could not have said it better, "great time to have a beer and relax". BTW: think about hanging out a "for hire sign". The world famous, ❤ oh it's u Bob
I think we really needed that beer. Not only for the work of sailing, but for all the work of our own boat, building up, haha. Not ready to hire out jobs just yet, we're still at that stubborn point of wanting to build this boat on our own, haha.
Opps, I meant a sign for hire for mjsaling pilot, delivery, and crew services. Bob @@MJSailing
What a lovely trip and first Bahama cruise! Great boat perfect for more adventurers.
Cheers warren
Miss you all!! 🥰
You know where to find us 😜
I love the baby powder like sand in the Bahamas.
So good to see you two sailing again.. all be it brife.
We can just never seem to tear ourselves away from the build....but sometimes it's good for us to!
@@MJSailing
Everyone doing there own build whatever it may be. Must take time to get away from it.
Being away revitalizes the soul for when you return.
Doodle cameo :). Bobby is the goat
We've missed being able to hangout one-on-one. Each year at the boat shows it is too difficult to catch-up with all the other things going on around us. But this was the perfect opportunity
I could almost feel how cold that water was at 23:18 ! I shivered
Sad thing was, it was still close to 70 (21) degrees!
@@MJSailing Ohh, you wuss!
(secretly - I'm a wuss, too, when it comes to jumping in to cold water)😁😁
Jeff’s famous breakfast sandwiches should be illegal they’re so good! Awesome video guys 🤙
It was seriously one of the first things we commented on once Jeff invited us. "Yummmm, breakfast sandwiches!!" 😋
I hope I have a crew like you guys some day. Safe adventures and Happy 2024 !
Happy 2024 to you as well!
Fantastic sailboat delivery from PE to Nassau, powering this distance takes on a whole new perspective of life on the water. Enjoy the scenery and editing that goes along with this delivery. We love BetterHelp and you will too! Did you have any Beam for those good night sleeps aboard?
I did actually bring the Beam with me! I thought I might need it, but then forgot how tiring days on the water can be. On the night we went to the beach bar, all of us were fast asleep by 9 pm.
Nice to see you having a bit of downtime from Boatbuilding.
Bahamas look so nice
All the best to you both take care.
Thank you so much! The Bahamas were wonderful and now we REALLY can't wait to be there in our catamaran. 2 years from now? Lol.
Taking a break, a jump and some beer.
It was a great 5 days!! 😍
Bobby seems to show up everywhere !
He really does, haha.
Nice to see you sharing a beer with Bobby too 😊
It was really fun running into him again. 😃
Enjoy your vacation ❤❤❤
Well deserved time off, all work and no play makes...👴😉
Thank you so much!! And yes, sometimes we need a break after all that sanding or we will in fact go crazy. 😉
Great to see you back having much needed building rest and fresh sea air in your lungs to recharge. You both have taken a battering of late! If your paths cross with Nick Burnhan Aquaholic well worth linking up for a meet the owners session!
Nice snack, im looking forward to your new boat!
It definitely gave us some motivation, so we can get back to sailing these waters ourselves.
Nice get away for you too!
It was such a great getaway, and good way to spend time with friends. ❤️
Just what the doctor ordered!
Exactly!! 😍⛵🌴
It is a good idea of have a comm equipment for crew. Cheap PMR446 radio can do wonders for comunicating.
fun ep...well earned break!
Thank you!
Warm sun in winter 🙂
It felt so nice to lounge with the warm sun on our faces again. 😍
I happy for you guys, a brake from sand is good to recharge the body, plus a good reminder of why you are doing all that work.
I think this trip is important because it is an incentive for you to get back to sanding and finish quicker. The Bahamas are calling to you back.
Ain't that the truth! Yes, the trip renewed in our minds what we have to look forward to
Must have been wonderful to get back to sea and back to the Bahamas. And away from never-ending fairing? Did I see UA-camr Bobby joining you in Nassau? Enjoyed the video.
Especially getting away from the build in winter! It was a much needed break, and another great reminder of what we're working towards. Yes, Bobby did happen to be there on his Sea Ray, so we were able to catch dinner together. 😃
Quick navigation question: when you cross the Gulf Stream do you pre-calculate a course to steer and adjust your heading accordingly, or do you set your heading to your destination (on Navionics?) and keep your heading that way for the whole passage?
You set for the destination accounting for drift - the angle changes based on the current along the route. Smart people calculate this ahead of time, we just don't based on the chartplotter showing our rate of drift and angle.
Nice to see you guys sailing instead of working on fiberglass
Hahaha, thanks! We were very happy for the change too.
Hey Guys, There's a real inexpensive airline called "Fly By Air" that you can use to get across to the mainland - LOL - I have to admit, that's a pretty obscure reference...
We'll have to check it out!
LOL, it's a reference to the movie, "Big Trouble" written by Dave Barry. It was literally one of the funniest movies I ever saw, but only brought in $8 M at the box office.@@MJSailing
@@rickemmet1104 Ahhhhhh, hahaha, ok.
Ken and Karen to the rescue 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
First time I travelled to the Bahamas, we checked in at Chubb key. Enjoy.😅
Still have to make it there, but we've heard great things!!
Look at that ---- at least a six month delay in finishing just so "someone" could have a good time. (read with an extremely high level of sarcasm - please)
PS I think you both deserved the break, have fun.
surprised the water was that cold. I had thought it would be lukewarm bathtub temp. Seeing all the cruise ships docked together like that didn't make me want to go on a cruise. Although trusting what seems to be a small sailboat once you get out on the wider ocean at night by yourself. I am a little curious about Self driving boats now.
The water was about 70/21, so not actually *that* cold (same as we swam in Lake Michigan), but I think it was just a complete shock to the system, haha.
with a view like this sanding and priming would be far easier. get the boat seaworthy and finsh the light work in paridise
Info we trip that on the last build and found out the work will not get completed once we hit the water, lol.
@@MJSailingmuch easier to sand and prime in the snow
I’ve made that crossing nine times.
Hopefully our 7th will be in the completed catamaran. 🤩
Does the boat have working sails?
It does.
lmao and yet again the boat build is on hold for travel time .......this boat will never be finished and it will continually be pushed back time and time again.
Did I miss the part where we were supposed to be building 365 days a year? 🤔
@@MJSailing did we miss the part where we give a fu k about your adventures...this is a boat build chanel so build a boat
@@garyobrien2155 I guess you miss the part of our channel name that says Sailing. Not to mention it's my channel (not Gary's channel), and I'll publish what I please. BYE GARY!! 👋
Of coarse you all drink Bud Light
Was that Bobby White of Sailing Doodles?
Yes it was! 👍
Mooring poles are the worst. No idea why marinas use them, creates a time crisis whenever there is any wind and it seems like there is always something to adjust.
Perhaps they are easier with small boats where you can just push the boat around, but not even then.
Over here in the Baltic Sea they are used almost in any marina. Good for winds of fifty knots and changing water levels of plus/minus one meter. So what is your problem?
@@johnmayer3433 I am in the baltic sea and I would not agree, most where I have been (from stockholm and southwards, they might be more popular in the north) thankfully do not use them.
The only thing they've ever been good for for me is causing exactly the situation on the screen where unless you are a lot of people you have to choose what pole to attach to and jackknifing the boat in high winds. Basically they restrict the space that can be used to maneuver and are extra things that can damage the boat.
And if you hit them in high winds they are too weak to actually stop several tons of boat anyway, best case they'll bend an send you in another direction.
Then again, I might have bad experiences. :-)
@@bfs007a You are right, mooring poles are not found in Sweden where the bottom is granite for obvious reasons. In Denmark and Germany they are found anywhere, sometimes in Poland. Nowadays it's mostly floating docks that are tricky if the float is tiny and only good for persons of less than say 70 kg 😉. I am sailing mostly single handed and have always found poles an easy way to dock as soon as you have learned to use them to your advantage. Especially in high winds they are way safer than mooring stern buoyies or stern anchors.
@@johnmayer3433 You probably have superior ability to me, granted I am not as used to poles as other means.
As I hinted, I am also often single-handed, and those poles will be my doom. I have narrowly avoided ending up between the pole and 5 tons of rolling boat several times.
I actually like floating (Y) docks, possibly because I avoid try standing on them, again to avoid dying. :-)
And in high winds, it is just a matter of aiming, putting out a lot of fenders and when you are in, you are in.
But it is strange how much is up to personal taste in sailing. And I suppose it would be boring if it wasn't.
@@bfs007a I don't think it is a matter of personal taste but rather one of initial training. How do you deal with stern mooring buoys in high winds, single handed. Since I plan to sail in Sweden in the summer I am really interested in learning new tricks.
What? No fairing jobs for Jess???
For once!! I finally got a few days away from it!!
I'm no sailor but why do you have to raise a flag of the place your going? Is it a customs thing?
You have to hoist a quarantine flag as soon as you get in a country territorial waters. Once you check in, then you are supposed to hoist a flag of country showing you're not a visitor.
You’re never going to finish that boat if you keep taking t8me off to play every month.
We work 7 days straight we are working, for 8 weeks at a time. If we never took *any* time off, this boat still wouldn't get finished because we'd be too burnt out to do the work.
you guys look so pale
Haven't been out in the sun for months, we're too busy building! (Most of the time, haha)
What a home build a ship that's what we're watching for, I don't want to see you. Go to the boat show. I don't want to see you sailing around.
Then skip these episodes. 😉 - Jessica