Our "Secret" Spots: Best Secluded Anchorages in the Exumas
Вставка
- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- Need a little eye-candy? The Exumas are sure to see a lot more boats this season. We are going to help you avoid the crowds by showing you some of our favorite spots to find a little more solitude. The Bahamas are an amazing place. Hope you get a chance to experience them yourself.
iTunes Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Private Fb Group: / 475364229906600
Products we use: www.amazon.com/shop/nickokelly
Website: www.sailclarity.com
___
Nick's Books and Audiobooks:
Get Her on Board is about getting that significant other to buy into this cruising nonsense. People seem to like it. All proceeds go to our dog Sugar.
Audiobook: www.audible.com/pd/B00CIE9I1I...
Book:
www.amazon.com/dp/0578057298/...
Live on the Margin is about making money on the go trading stocks and options. I co-wrote it with Pat Schulte of Bumfuzzle. People seem to like that one too. All proceeds donated to our boat.
Audiobook: www.audible.com/pd/B00CMCGHPQ...
Book:
www.amazon.com/dp/0578116642/...
Audiobooks:
Bumfuzzle - Just out Looking for Pirates.
You know these guys, and now you know me, so have a listen.
www.audible.com/pd/B00CWJISRE...
Bound for Distant Seas, by James Baldwin
James is the real deal and this his story of adventure aboard a small, simple boat.
www.audible.com/pd/B015HQBDWU...
Ok you two: This is award winning in my opinion. Just EXCELLENT in every single way! This is the best visually, informational, stimulating island video of ALL on youtube! (ok that I've seen at least!). You should be especially proud of this one - and I'm certain it took a great deal of time to edit. All of your videos are great, but this takes the cake! Love your calming character on top of the vibe of the surroundings. You are blessed and thank you for sharing your blessings.
Thank you very much for the kind words! Very encouraging!
12B4Christ I agree! Audio is exceptional also! And forgot to mention the drone footage is incredible!
I have to agree. Very much a professional production.
A1
This video is like a drug for me. I feel dizzy and lethargic it is so awesome. I love all the white sand secluded anchorages and beaches and yet the proximity to amenities when you need them.
This has to be one of my favorite videos in a long time. I am going to keep it for future reference.
Awesome. Makes me feel so good to hear that. Thanks Geoff.
Great video. I'm using this to "Get Her On Board".
Thanks Roger, that's awesome. Hope we see you out there soon.
Lol did it work?
Lol, good luck.
What a place to hang out I can see why people would keep going back. Stunning
The travel bureau of the Bahama's could probably use this video for promo's!
Maybe they should give us a discount on our cruising permit! Lol
Awwwww SUGAR! She looks so sweet and happy in the Exumas! She is my favorite Sailor of all the youtube sailing channels!
Aww thanks Jeremy. Hoping she makes it down there for another trip. Thanks so much for the kind note
I almost cried when Sugar barked to her friend on the other boat. Great video as usual
She misses Pluto! They were buddies.
Beautiful video of your adventures! Excellent information and will for sure go back to this when planing my trip to Exumas! Thank you and have a great time out there
This is by far the best photography and editing of any sailing video! Incredible. I grew up in S. Fla, know these waters well and no one has captured the beauty and peace of these islands. The drone footage really tells the story. Thank you
agree this very well done as both entertaining and informative
Thanks for the shark knowledge. I don't want to play all day splashing around where they hang out. The fish around sugars legs and the last shot was awesome. The entire video 5 star.
Hey thanks! Appreciate it. Sharks overall are not too scary to us, but hunting with them around is just too stressful. They come in and steal the catch!
Excellent work Nick & Megan! This is top level travel guide video to the Bahama's hence saved to collection for my time on water :)
Great video, guys. I especially love that closing shot. Well done.
Thanks Jim!
Yea, I’m just gonna mirror previous comments. This is a really good video, in every respect: editing, music, your calming voices, drone footage, and of course the Exumas. Thank you .
Awesome. Thanks for saying that!
Thank you for such a comprehensive overview. I had no idea there was so much there. Fair Winds.
Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Robert!
This is eye candy. Beautiful beautiful and beautiful. Thank you so much.
Easily the best Caribbean/ Bahamas video I’ve ever seen. Just awesome!
🤙👏👏👏👏👏👏
Wow thank you! The Bahamas are other worldly.
It won’t be so secret now!!! 😂 hope to see you guys out there next season. Great music too btw.
Thanks! Put together that little ditty myself actually! Hope we see you too!
Wow! The video, editing, superb! Absolutely breath taking views! That was an enormous amount of editing but your end product is excellent! Thank you for taking me along for the ride!!!
Thank you for a fantastic summary of this area. I’ve watched a lot of vids on the Bahamas but this was the most informative and entertaining of the area by far. My goal was initially the Abacos but after watching this vid I am placing the Exumas on the todo list!
Thank you both for the best video guide! I am so inspired and I just watching was so relaxing 😎
More of these please, from around the world. Loved it.
Thanks for the go pro and drone footage, excellent beaches, kudos for bringing natures' beauty to us, obviously you guys make it smoking hot.
Okay this video, WOW! It should be on the Travel Chanel it was so good. It is like a guide to what you should do for the winter. THANKS AGAIN!
Wow that is an awesome compliment. Thank you! Will you be my agent? Lol
Great video and footage! Thank you both!
Thanks Jody!
Best lay of the land walk through the Bahama's... Awesome!
Thanks Rick
Wow, guys, this is a top-notch video in EVERY way. Thank you so much for it. I took tons of notes!
Another fabulous video, Nick & Meagan!
Ah thanks Jackie! Appreciate that.
Absolutely stunning!
Thanks JD.
Thank you so much for sharing...wow. I'm tagging this video to be my "Bible" of places to visit when we retire in exactly 2 years, so 2024 here we come!!!! Again, thank you so much and just like you guys, we don't like crowds so even though we might spot ya, no worries, we wont bother ;) Luv ya and keep this up plzzzzzzz
This video is like a dream. Have to say it’s on an other level. Keep them coming.
Hey thanks. Appreciate that. Exumas are definitely another level!
Incredible video. I hope to visit every nook and cranny of the Exumas. Thank you for all of hard work and time that putting this video together must have taken. So much information to take in.
Ah thanks Greg. Our pleasure.
Very nice Nick ! Just came back from the Exumas this summer and I agree with you guys , it is , by far , the best sailing grounds I have been too !
Pierre
From @13:37 - 15:05..... pure bliss. What a place to decompress and fill the soul back up with positive, life energy! 🙏⛵️
Nick my hat's off to y'all! the content, editing, and music in your videos have gotten outta this world good! In my humble opinion, y'all are the heirs apparent to Distant Shores! Keep up the awesome!
Wow, that is an extraordinary compliment. Back in the day, when we started all of this, which is pushing 20 years ago, Distant Shores VHS tapes were about all that was out there. The ORIGINALS! Thank you so much. We are not worthy! Lol.
Great information Nick and Megan. I put that video in my Bahamas playlist so when we go cruising we'll know where to go!
Awesome to hear that Michael! Just a few of the awesome spots...poke your nose around and report back what other awesome spots you find. See you out there.
Wow! I hope the Bahamian Tourism Board are watching!!! If ever there was an ad for getting on a sailboat - and that final shot is a classic. Congrats guys - you keep nailing it. Phil.
Awesome video overview with great aerial photography, Thanks
Beautiful work guys👍👍
Thank you. Appreciate that.
Great video. You two are truly blessed.
We are and we don’t forget it. Thanks!
Some of the best drone footage out there, a very professional video to be sure. I have never seen the colors of the ocean show up so well on my screen ............Fantastic !
Thanks G. Appreciate it.
wow..amazing "pictures"... I follow your channel completly and love it.. keep it going....greetings from germany :-)
Many thanks Tim!
Thanks for the video. The Exumas were even better cruising when we visited 23 consecutive years starting in 1983. Bell Island the best until designated a Park. Then it was Between the Darbys when we traded the 37 Alberg to the 42 Bristol trawler. The concrete blocks in a square was my conch crawl. Both boats were named Joy and our 26 logs are a joy to re read.
Never disappointed in a video from you O’Kelly’s. Seeing the fish swim around Sugars feet was great footage as well. Great description of all the Cays and Islands. Well done. Can’t wait for the next vid.
Thanks Doug! Next one will be a little more nuts and bolts.
Awesome video! Well done you two!
Excellent video you guys , thanks !!!
Awesome! Great narration and description.
Wow! Absolutely stunning! It’s on my list of must sees. Cheers 🍻
You should! It is an amazing playground. One of our favorites.
Grt Vid Nick n Kelly . M saving this to be my Exuma Guide
Awesome. So glad it is useful!
Thank you immensely, fantastically put together!
Thanks. Some wonderful spots there.
Awesome video and great information. Thanks for making the effort.
Appreciate that Richard. Thank you.
Amazing...So well done!!😍😍😁😷
Breathtaking closing shot!
I know. That place took us forever to find, but once we did we had it all to ourselves.
@@TheOKellys Great video. I'm wondering where this is as well. Is it the area used by the "Pirates" movie? That would be at the very south end of the Exuma chain. I think it's called Hog Cay.
This is wonderful. Loving this one of the Exumas.
My Dream destination. Thanks for bringing it to life.
Really well done guys. The drone footage on this episode was amazing.
Cheers from Canada
Steve
Thank you sir! I've got so much awesome drone footage. Hard to pick. I could do hours long vids of just drone shots! LOL
Thanks for the info. We are in Nassau right now and looking to spend the next two weeks heading to Georgetown. This is a great help!!!!
I watch this video whenever I've had a bad day. In March of 2022 I'll be taking my boat to the Exumas for the first time with my wife. While we repair and upgrade the new (to us) boat and wait for hurricane season to pass, we put this video on in the evenings with the Explorer chartbook on the coffee table, and plan and dream. Thanks for the great video, guys.
wow, that's incredible, so excited for you and hope we share an anchorage in those incredible, glowing waters. You're going to be blown away.
This is such a great video about anchoring spots ! Hope to see you again once your Outremer cat will be on this side of the Atlantic !👍⛵️
At 7:45 you are anchored on the north end of Dennis Cay! Dad bought that island in 1962 and spent all my summers there beginning in 1967😎
It was ALL pristine back then! Great video Nick!👌
What an awesome spot. How lucky! Hope to get back down that way someday soon. Thanks Cliff!
Super super nice, no much more FANTASTIC!
in two weeks We’ll sail in the exuma for a month with our cat. How can I speck with you? If we can 🙏 without bother you!
Absolutely amazing! Looks difficult to navigate for a novice. Filming and narration was fantastic! I discovered your channel about 6 months ago and enjoy viewing your older videos.
I'm in the process of gathering information to get my ASA certifications to go to the Exumas! As previously noted by other viewers: What an Amazing Video and loved the narration pace! Hope to see you soon in the water! God Bless you all! Great dog inclusion; we watched the video with our kids and even our dog! Hehe
This is the excellent video I’ve ever seen, thank you
Wow, I want to go there so bad but my parents can barely afford the condo. If I did I would not have a boat but it looks so cool! Hope you guys had fun!
Who else has this type of information on the Exumas, and can talk specifics about each cay. An, absolutely amazing video that is incredibly informational has great music and very good editing. You broke open the bottle of champaign traveling for the Bahamas. I agree, AWARD WINNING.
That’s really nice of you to say. They sell themselves!
Wow great stuff, and you have given us a couple more places to check out on our next visit this winter. Thanks!
Right on! See you out there
Best video ever. loved it!
Just great!!
One of the best sailing destination videos I have ever seen!
Wow, that is saying something! Thank you!
Just popping by to say that we've done two seasons in the Exumas and will be leaving for the 2024 season in a few weeks. This video is what convinced us to go there. If you're ever in Samson Bay just North of Staniel and see a 75' Hatteras w/ a blue hull named "Copper," that's us! Thanks again for this.
Great info!! Thanks for sharing 😊
Great video. Thank you
We fell in love with the Exumas and are slowly shifting our boating life towards a power cat lifestyle. Really enjoy your videos.
We ❤️ the Exumas! Let us know how you like the power cat, looks nice!
beautiful islands thanks for showing them to us
I rarely comment on UA-cam but we are on our last day down here and you did a fantastic job of describing a good part of this area, very nicely done all the way around! Wish I’d seen this before we got here…would have been a great help and resource for our adventures. We had a great time but now we know what we’re going to do next time.
Well done and thank you for putting this together.
Wow what a beautiful journey!!! I'm going! Thank you for finally motivating me!! Vasco Bonini
As free as the ocean, Beautiful world oh beautiful paradise
That place looks amazing and can spend forever there. Sharks, boat wrecks and “human bones.” Might not be exhibit A for “getting her on board” lol! Great great video.
That was an amazing video
Thanks so much
On our way in the slow boat. Thank you for the “most excellent review”
love so much this video. like the video is the best.
As we develop day by day,
Always follow your luck
I sincerely hope that your channel will be very big.
amazing video, so glad it popped up in my feed. my mom and i have always wanted to do something like this. unfortunately we know nothing about sailing, so will have to look into charters. thanks for the vid and continue enjoying what has to be the good life.
Thank you. We’re really lucky and try never to forget it!
Great tour!
Fantastic video guys
Thank you for this fantastic video. I just have to echo all the other comments about the production quality and laid-laid back, informative content. You have knocked this one out of the park!
Appreciate that. Thanks man!
Awesome video, great information! Thank you.
Leave a spot for us!
Ok.. You made your point. Looks awesome. Now all I need is a boat...🤣 And great video as usual. Thanks guys.
Thanks Jeff. Go get one! Get on out here!
@@TheOKellys Workin on it
Planning a trip to exzumas in May videos are real helpful in planning trip
Only recently discovered your channel. I’m busy binge watching. Living life through your eyes! ✌🏻🇿🇦
Awesome. We are ready to binge-live it! A week in the yard and we will be out again soon!
The O'Kelly's well that sounds great: look forward to seeing the video. Safe travels.
one could only dream of your adventure, I truly envy you 2 for having the time of your life. Unfortunately wife is sea sick and we can only free dive in south florida almost impossible to get her on a boat.
Love the channel, information which you share is priceless and true human spirit to share with one another. Safe travels
Thank you for the kind kind words Robert. I’m sorry to hear of the mal de mer. Fortunately you’ve got some fine territory to explore down here in FL. It just occurred to me there is a medication called stugeron that many people swear by. I don’t think it’s available in the states, but maybe worth looking into, but with a doctors supervision, as they say. Best to you!
I actually might be able to go in a year! for 3 days only but I am exited!
This is fantastic!
This is very professionally done. Thanks for putting it up for others to enjoy.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Damn it you guys. Your killing me! Lol. Sitting here looking at the brown Caloosahatchee river water in my canal and this pops up. I can't wait to take my kids cruising!!!
Sorry about that Robert! LOL. Hope we see you out there soon. It is amazing. You have lucky kids! Thanks for the note!
Impressive as usual!
Thanks Clyde.
great video. the drone footage is simply spectacular. I like your nerdy videos, too, but this is a nice change of pace.
Glad you enjoyed it!
FANTASTIC VIDEO FOR CRUISERS!!! EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL AND ENJOYABLE TO WATCH YOU TWO!!! Nick you reminded me of the younger version of the older guy who used to narrate the Disney movies when we were younger. You missed your calling my brother...lol
Thanks. I think I remember that voice. Ok, now I just need an agent....! LOL
Very nicely done! I see you like hanging out on the north tip of Dennis Cay( next to Sampson)...my brother Eric,s ashes were spread on that little north beach. He named his son Dennis Cay Long! Many great decades of fun for us back before anyone ever knew such a place existed!
Yes, one of our favorite spots for a number of reasons. In fact we will probably head back up there in a couple days. Stay well Cliff!
The Exumas look like the worlds largest postcard. Very nice.
Basically, it is. It is truly a unique and gorgeous part of the world. Thanks Lowell.
Brought a tear to our eye seeing Sugar saying goodbye to her doggy friend. Great vid guys, love from Australia.
That was Pluto....she passed away a few weeks ago. We miss Sugar every day. What a good girl.
@@TheOKellys theyre heartbreakers, its not the same without our furry friends around.