SSL420 - Welcome to... the FORBIDDEN Land!
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- We made it to CUBA, and nothing bad happened.. Yaaay! Enjoy the episode!
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Captain Rick & Crew, Team SSL
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Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, enjoy your trip! Guajira Guantanamera always gets to me. Great song! 🇨🇺
This video popped up in my feed. I thought I had watched all of the videos. Absolutely gorgeous water! What a beautiful sunrise. You are so right about the media! It's very sad!
Well that was a good introduction to Cuba. : ) ) peace
This is a beautiful island i scuba dived and snorkel the reef i have a pic of me &a friend under water on the reef holding on to the gold statue i was told it was the mother island its been a long time the island got hit by a hurricane amd it was tore up but i got to see alot of building and helped a man do windows and doods all hand made thanks rick great memories
Hands down Captain, the most thrilling, mindful, fun, learning, trust, new connections, etc, etc..."everything I have ever watched online vid. Blessed are those souls that venture forth, explore and interact with natives. Feeling thankful...Mike
Awesome Capitan Rick, I couldn't agree more with your sentiments on the main stream media and tell-a-vision. Good one, enjoy Bro
Doesnt get any better than that! Cuba so friendly
Cuba is one of the most beautiful places in the world. The wildlife is better than most places as there has been little development and they use simple agricultural processes. Fair winds & regards from the UK
I do love this video how you showed the first contact, the paperwork the inspection that was anything but aggressive in appearance followed by some of the warmest hospitality. While I'm sure that not all of Cuba is such as that dock and not all is as unwelcoming as some would have you believe, I think lady luck smiled wide upon you all.
I have been to Cuba many many times over the years, i can tell you that what you saw is how the people of Cuba are...friendly ,respectful and very hospitable...not to mention that it is the safest country for tourists that i have ever been to...they are amazing people!!..just like the boat crew.
Now thats cruising , Good people , Good places & good crew ... Love it Oh did i mention good skipper & Boat With dash of rum - fairwinds my friend .
Dear Rick, your words are rewarding. I am a cuban born in New Jersey, my Mom still lives in Cuba with my youngest sister. The myth of the US government against Cuba is very untrue. Cubans are as friendly as any other people, if not more than most. The Government is not a democracy, but they are not terrorists as the US politicians paint them. They welcome the Americans very well always, without doubts. The Obama administration reopened the official US embassy in Havana, and this Trump closed it saying that there was a terrorist attack against it by the Cubans, which I think was self inflicted to create a motive to do what he did. Close every thing up. Shame. I love you guys because you are a true window to the information that you provide, wherever you go. Thanks a lot. Lovessssss!!!!
Preach to us, Rev. Rick! Spread the word and shatter the media bias! Loved the video...
Never bin to a place that i enjoyed more than CUBA . Cuba is the best . Thanks for sharing Rick enjoy.
The Cuba's are the nicest people I'm English and have been to Cuba about 6 times and love the cayo cocos its the most beautiful place ..
HEY THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME ALONE WITH YALL LOVED IT HAVE FUN LOUISIANA USA
Awesome video! I would have loved this sail. Cuba is on my bucket list. Great hospitality! Warm culture! I've heard great welcoming stories since weve been able to travel there. Great editing Brenden!!! Couldnt have been better for your 420 episode...😉🤣
Wow Capt.! Great episode. Great edit and music. Thoroughly entertained! To quote you...and I think, as I'm sure you do, this is profound. "If we are taught to fear something, it is to someones benefit." Hope I got that quote correct.
Well put Captain Rick. Search the world and you'll find alot more love than hate. Wish I could have been there!
Man I love your vids! I had a Cuban Dr. who lived down the street from me growing up. He fled Castro and became an American. His boy was a friend of mine I had forgotten about for 35yrs. So I looked him up! We had a GREAT time talking about the baseball games we played as kids. I turned him on to Tiki, and the rest of her crew, and he loves it! Anyway, thank you, I have a new?old friend again!
one of my favorite episodes, Thank You!!!
You won't be seeing any cruise ship traffic on the seas for awhile. All companies have discontinued operation for a few months at least. Safe travels!
SSL episode #420! I'll smoke to that!
The same can be said about when a media endorses something. It is always to the benefit of someone. The media is exceptionally dangerous especially in this age of communications at the speed of light and an anonymity rich environment.
BEAUTIFUL people !!!
Not that long ago I sailed into Santiago del Cuba...( Famous for the sitcom "I love Lucy" in the sixties )
She "Lucy Ball" was married to a guy from this city..His Rich family had to flee to the US because Fidel Castro's Revolution started.
We had to sail through a narrow entrance in the Rocks...In the old days big Cannons on both sides of the entrance protected
the many Pirate ships hiding in there, it was proven to be a fantastic safe hideout for them.
The ships were anchored in the bay behind this narrow passage.
Sailing into Santiago del Cuba was a very nice experience and I loved the people living there.
Dream of mine to visit cuba great culture and people what a beautiful place
Great video and nice friendly people.
Anchors away for Cuba ... yay! ⚓
You know I've been waiting for this one. My Aunt & Uncle being part of the hydroplane racing circuit, used to tell me wonderful stories about the nice people from a beautiful land. No doubt that still exists post revolution despite major changes there. I imagine you will have an enjoyable time there. Still there is a difference between visiting and living in Cuba. Cuban Americans will share that with you. They miss their homeland terribly, but would not go back there to live.
Can't wait to see more. Loved the gorgeous compass 🧭 ... hearing the native songs 🎶... seeing the beautiful fresh catch of the day 🐟
Enjoy your stay! I'm sure it will be memorable! 💃
watching the anchor chain coming up. looked like the winch is not lined up with the bow roller, causing the chain to jump around like it does. not sure but worth a check. Thanks for another well made video .
Good point about the media! Viva Cuba libre!
Most excellent video thanks 😊
Can't wait to visit Cuba someday, hopefully when the Cubans are free to visit us as well!!!
I rely respect the knowledge u have.
Just watch your P's and Q's. Beautiful place and mostly beautiful people just having to live their lives in a very controlled way so they are strong and deal with it. Stay safe.
Sunrise 😍
Great Message Captain.
Very nice Capt. Thanks.
Way to much fun, eh cap"
LOL
i love cuba the people are so lovely. try there own rum that will hit the spot rick enjoy
you meet with the locals that is just like us
Very cool compass.
People react according to your behavior in most of the cases , so nothing strange Captain..
hoping you would have had more footage at isla and its beautiful blue water
beautiful water @ 8:05!
I'd love to visit Cuba one day! Nice vid!
Cerveza y rum, cerveza y rum. ..see Cuba is not that bad ...:-)
El Borracho Amigo's con Rum! What an intro! Hey Rick! Make sure you set the microphone up properly before you run the cameras! (Reminder courtesy of Brenden :p) That water is sooooo gorgeous from Isla Mujheres! Beautiful people and amazing hospitality. Governments and the people in power well... let's just enjoy new relationships such as the one you made in Cuba - these types of encounters is what makes the world a special place and one of my favorites things with the various YT channels I subscribe to and watch. Great video and thanks for sharing!
I see Ricks rocking that SV. Delos shirt right of the bat... lolol
Matty is big help with her language skills! The Cuban official taking all the passports is bit scary. When do you get them back?
Something else that would be cool would be showing data while cruising, like depth, speed, maybe the occasional position on the GPS w/ direction and ocean data. It's NOT a criticism just a suggest and yeah it could make the video a little busy but once in a while seeing that would be interesting. I liked when you noted the depth since the bottom was so visible. I like how knowledgeable you are about sailing so it would be cool, especially for a novice lake sailor like me and perhaps others in the audience, to hear such information from time to time, and how you make decisions about navigation when perhaps the GPS mapping doesn't comport with the situation on the ground, so to speak.
I will offer that I've not heard, in recent years, negative reporting about Cuba. Obama began the process of normalizing relations, I know the populace is much like anywhere, people know other people are people as travelers to China and Russia have also discovered. There's been a history about reporting on Cuba that's evolved, and I bet I go back further than you, because I remember the Missile Crisis as a very young boy with a Lt Col father. But it's been a long time, and overall I don't feel like I've been led to any horrendous conclusions about Cuba or it's people unless it was negative reporting about a particular political figure's attempts to improve the relationship based more on politics of that political leader rather than facts.
Love the Delos shirt :)
We could only hope for the comradery these sailing channels have. To be in their world to me is beyond belief.
That's the cuban SS evaluating the new....
This was awesome
Nice t-shirt Rick :-) Love SV DELOS
I went dancing in Cuba with a dance group in 2007 and 8. wonderful place. We were on a cultural exchange exemption. Ended up befriending a few locals and got to see the place where tourists never go. Fun was paying for our guides gas in a plastic container of less than a gallon. Enough to drive us around in Havana. The media and US Government are still in a 1950s mentality where American Tobacco lost their tobacco plant. This embargo from 70 years ago is just plain stupid. On the other hand it is a step back in time where making money is not a priority but just living and enjoying life. Not totally socialist, not too capitalist but there are a fraction of entrepreneurs providing services for tourists and finding little ways to have a little more than others due to their working a bit harder. Since there is no incentive to work harder the lack of incentives keeps the good fish in the fishing villages and the best crops at the farmers. We ate at a nice restaurant and they didn't know how to cook a big fish. I recommend the beans and rice they make. It is the best in the world. They used to get $8 usd equivalent per month, now it is $10 or so. Enough to keep fed and comfortable. I am jealous of seeing those fish. In Havana, that would be very rare to find as there is no incentive to fish too hard to send off to the cities. I hope the knife was traded for a few fish. Those type of things are hard to get and it will have a very very long life with a story attached to it. They may sing songs about you and the knife. Barter is way more important than money in those rural areas. Great Video.
Great live video Rick
Superb as always.. but yes rick remember to plug your mic in properly...haha
wonder how the world would get along if no country had goverment or army's ? Good job captian rick
I'd be trolling and getting me some fresh fish without a doubt
Nope, try getting a fishing license in Cuba.
Good Morning Capt Rick
hey Rick, you should listen to more Canadian news , we have never had a problem with Cuba and like everywhere else the gov. is F#$%ked up, at this point - thank the powers above the Cubans are friendly and you all are safe and glad to see you having a good time
Been there twice Cuban people are Awesome
I was a long distance lorry( truck) driver travelling from the uk to the eastern side of Russia also down to the middle east . I like you have found some of the nicest most welcoming people in all the countriesI was told that there would br troubles with the authorities/paperwork and having a wander( my message is don't believe the hype!!
I thought it was odd the customs guy handling the vegetables. I guess he was checking to see if you were smuggling something in that half of onion? You are so correct about the media brainwashing us. Any way, love your videos. PS: was Jared drunk a lot? :)
On my visit I found what you say about the people is true
did you see brian added a new internet dom on delos, free internet any where
It may be free for Brian but that is not the case normally, check out the site the fees are around $2,500 / month
@@glenpeters955 wow
Was supposed to go next week but had to cancel due to whatsherface.....this awesome vid makes me wanna go even more now.....xo
Hey Rick nice video. Cuba looks like a fun place to visit. Also do you think you might sail to New Zealand when you sail in the Pacific?
I gotta disagree with some of what you said around 26:00. The media does not preach, and the average person does not believe, that the PEOPLE of Cuba are evil or bad. I don’t believe that me, the folks next door, or anyone else hates the poor people of Cuba. It’s the government that’s the issue. Not the people walking the street.
Unless you listen or watch some stations from south fla that have been so infuenced by Miami politicians. But it is a a tightly controlled society. Step out of line and see what happens.
Do Cubans really add rum to their coffee or did you just make that up ? Would the French add wine ? Do Belgians add beer ? Do Russians add wodka ? Maybe they do. Well, great video as always Rick.
I don't think its Canadians that feel afraid or worried, its Americans that do.
I just got back from Cuba, good people but the government is messed up!
You hit that one right.
Waiting patiently! Not...
cuba is old world with cool people
As always a great video !! Rick did this take place 6 or 7 months ago ??
Wow😍
I keep feeling like I missed episodes. People appearing and disappearing that I've not seen in the previous episode. Dreads one episode then clean cut and back to dreads. A little confusing. Beautiful scenery though and a great life.
You gotta make the money first, then when you get the money, you get the power, then you get the women ... Tony Montana
So you were not allowed to leave the dock ?
Capt Rick, you’ve named this video most appropriately “FORBIDDEN LAND”.
If you think it’s nice now, you should have seen it, lived it, before communism. What you’re seeing now is a run down country. of a people that struggle EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIVES to make ends meet. Not free to travel out of the country or freedom to speak your mind and if you dared, you will be severely dealt with.👎
However, the one thing that communism cannot take away is the human spirit of the people nor can it destroy the breathtaking natural beauty of Cuba 🇨🇺.
Have you had alook whats happening in the US at the moment ?
What are those dive tanks for ballast?
11:09 Wow!
Episode 420. You know what that means!
LOve the vid Rick....but .....The people of Cuba have always been great people. Media has nothing to do with it. The issue is the Cuban leaders. Its always safe in Cuba...the real people will always treat you the way you treat them. The"rule" pretty much across the world. Beautiful country. Thanks for sharing.
And also American leaders. :-)
Softly “ like a lady” YES ❤️
Cuba may be great as a tourist . . live as one of them for a few months. . the people may be great but not so much for the government
Is that the cat that killed your compresses for your frig.
Great stuff Rick & Crew! I'm curious if those from the US were treated any differently than the other nationalities during check in.
Being older than rocks and dirt I recall with clarity living through the Cuban missile crisis but being Canadian I don't recall a lot of negative propaganda in our media about Cuba. OK maybe there was during the sixties but that leveled off once Viet Nam dominated the news and Trudeau became our Prime Minister. Until recently Cuba was a bit of a black box.
@Indio Hatuey For good or for bad they shared a mutual respect and had a very close relationship. I never agreed with thumbing our nose to the US by embracing Castro the way he did but there was little I liked about Trudeau.
Wha? No splash of Kahlúa for Tiki?
I flew into Cuba a year ago- it was so awesome-I can't wait to go back!!! Where are you? Where is that dock you are at?
WOW
who's the back ground hummer ?
Let me know what is the Cuban cure for a serios Cuban hangover ?
hmmm.. timing... coronavirus... media power. :)
Scary how fast the government locked us up without a single shot being fired.
Rick, How to get super-fast internet like the Airlines use Check out SV Dellos and they will show you
I wish all people could talk and take the power from media and politicians around the world ,hopefully one day we can.
😀👍
Is there still no coronavirus on the islands?
It appears that Johns Hopkins CV Resource Ctr is reporting 4 Covid19 cases in Cuba as of midnight Sun 3/15.
If the Cubans are suffering it is because of trade embargos (like Venezuela).
Great video. Politics has a way of ruining friendships with family and others. There has to be a better way.