To be honest I was feeling the tension, prolly thanks to the slow pace and the lack of music, which kept it real. A unique and interesting video, and enjoyable to the end. Thanks so much.
Thanks Warren. The camera in the helm died otherwise you'd have seen the sweat pouring down my face. That one was tough! Got the idea to film it after we touched bottom that morning. Appreciate the note! Nick
Really nice job with the multiple camera angles, including overhead, chart and underwater. Nice editing with arrows and comments on the video. Thanks for the extraordinary effort which made us all feel like we were there with you!
Thanks for the kudos Bob. I am going to go back to the states and order more GoPros. That was pretty fun. Stressful. But fun. Only got the idea to film since we ran aground right before that! Appreciate the note. Best, Nick
That was one of best anchoring episodes I have seen as you just took the time to narrate the entire procedure and details / depths , scope etc. with the graphics. Just a really great episode to watch. Many of my fav sailing channels have done anchoring episodes but not like this detailed and such a good pace to follow you guys in the shallows with all of your commentary.
Something I enjoy about this channel is I can see a phrase I don't understand mentioned, in this case "short scoped", and being naturally incessantly curious I tab over to dive down a google-fed rabbit-hole and hop back to this tab 25 minutes later, having an elementary but solid understanding of basic anchoring principles. The things you guys talk about inspire me to learn and that, I think, is one key factor to what's drawn me to your channel and this particular kind of content. In most every video I watch, you either teach me something new I didn't know (and didn't know I wanted to know), or you point me towards something new to learn myself.
that's very cool. We do the same thing. Just following that curiosity rabbit around. I think it keeps you young. Glad you enjoy the vids. Appreciate the feedback!
I could feel the stress and that feeling you get in the belly, trying to be skinnier going over the shallows. Then, you have the added stress wondering if you can get back out. I love & hate that feeling. Kudos for taking chances
@@TheOKellys Agreed there are a number of solid sailing channels. You have created a niche in videos like this one through the channel, the "Top Secret" walk thru. Your story is like a charter guest.
Love ALL your videos! Thanks to them, I was able to charter a Catamaran 3 weeks ago and take my wife and daughters to the BEST vacations on Earth! Exumas is a piece of Eden!!! Thanks a LOT!!!
Thanks! I am going buy a bunch more GoPros when we get back to civilization. It's a pain to edit, but how cool is it to have all these shots? Best, Nick
That was a lot of fun to watch from start to finish. You're camera angles, like under the water, really make it pop! I'll be a subscriber, for sure! Thanks.
Fabulous execution of navigation and presentation. Double breasted is a stunning anchorage only for the brave. I'm sure you've discovered the name which is for 2 huge sand bars viewed from the air running parallel with each other. Big congrats for your multiple boating achievements and documenting them.
I think I lost some serious water weight on that one! Just goes to show you the value of no planning.... Hit bottom and decided to film five minutes before warming engines! Underwater shot was oldest gopro taped to a boat hook! Lol. Thanks for the kind words Roger. Nick
Hey Nick - second the kudos on the underwater view... really adds ‘depth’ to the various perspectives (pun only partially intended 😁). I actually used a similar trick a couple of years ago when helping a guy deliver an old cat across the Gulf to Kemah TX - we had snagged a crab pot line that had apparently broken loose and was in about 1000 ft of water, and weren’t sure if it was going to foul the prop. We were doing about 5.5 kts though, so I had to jab the makeshift camera extender down into the water along side the port hull and let it swing through an arc - took me a couple of tries but eventually got a really good look at the line snagged up close to the hull... we ran that way all the way across the Gulf. Great video, love the ‘this is how we did it’ content.
Nick O'Kelly I’d brought my mask, fins and snorkel for cases like that, but we were in 5-6’ following seas and my experienced friend who’d come along for his knowledge (8 years of full-time Pacific cruising, but mid-70s with some diabetes-related health issues so not able to contribute physically) was concerned about possible injury if the boat came down on top of me... the only other able-bodied crew was the owner, as his friend got seasick less than 25 miles off Ft. Myers Beach and basically wasn’t seen again for 6 days until we were inside Galveston Bay. I didn’t think about it until later, but I had a serrated-edge Spyderco knife that I could’ve lashed to the boat pole and sawed the snag away from outside the hull shadow. Turns out it didn’t cause any problems until we were dodging ships anchored in the fairway anchorage at the entrance to the Bay, so we just motored up the bay and into the marina on the starboard engine without issue. Unfortunately for my friend Stu, that trip was when he realized that he no longer had any business doing off-shore passages...
Well that's a good reason not to go in. Your friend is smart. I once sawed through a huge kelp wrapped in the prop off Pt Conception using a dive knife hoseclampled to a boat hook. There was no chance I was going in that water while single handing... one knock to the head and that'd be it!
Hi Nick, I really enjoy your videos! I'm two years and counting from transitioning to the mostly-liveaboard lifestyle and your videos are a great source of information for someone without a ton of experience and no boat yet, but a mind for learning and planning. Thank you for that. If you ever find yourself looking for topics for video content, I think it would be very interesting to learn about your camera(s)/editing setup and your solution for internet access. Maybe you've already covered that at some point - I'm still making my way through your videos. Cheers!
Thanks for the note Tony. Appreciate it. A camera gear inventory. Interesting! Going to pick up some new kit here in the next few weeks and it might be a great thing to do a video on. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you Dianne. I was worried people would find it boring. Wasn't boring for us! Wait till you see all the shots of this place we have coming for the next video. This is easily in our top 5 all-time anchorages.
I really like the way you do these videos Nick. My wife and I plan on doing this in the next few years so even though we don’t expect UA-cam to teach us everything we need to know, You talk us through why you do what you do and trust me, I take notes. Keep up the great videos and commentary because we really appreciate it.
Wow, thank you so much Joshua. Funny...you know how I decided to do this one? Because we touched bottom for the first time with this boat about an hour beforehand. I thought to myself, you know, this is tricky stuff and there is a lot on the line, so I get someone out there might find it useful to come along. I learned so much by sailing with my grandpa and uncles growing up. And now this youtube thing...it's just so amazing to me. I am always learning so much from others on here. It is so cool to think that we have something to offer to the community. Appreciate your note very much. Nick
I watch a bunch of vloggers sailing around the world but I am always looking forward to your videos. Great job guys and thank you for sharing your journey with us. Nice to see a variety in videos as well.
Ah thanks Oliver, that's really nice of you to say, especially given the high quality videos out there today. Appreciate the feedback immensely. Best, Nick
Hey guys. We needed to see some actual good TV. SO we went back on your older videos before we found you. Ok Shocked by how much water was under the keels. Then the play by play from the aerial footage was great. Then we saw sugar and our heart just melted a little bit. Because we have several animals that are up there in age. Anyway, one of the things Annette mentioned was, "honey do you see how calmly they speak to each other when they are in shallow water and anchor". lol I have to admit just watching that under water cam video and how close you guys were had my heart racing. Till next time guys. Fair winds. Aodhan & Annette
That was amazing. This was better than virtual reality games. Without the music, you gave us aventure, suspense, drama. This is by far my best video. I’ll be watching this a few times, with all that info going on. Thanks for looking at unique anchorage. I would call this extreme cat...
I love the attention to detail you put in explaining your navigation and what you're looking for. That's a beautiful anchorage and the information you gave people can help them share that safely.
That was real heart-in-mouth stuff ! Those rudders look a little . . . ummm . . . _exposed_ . We're really spoilt in our little trailer yacht - bump the bottom, no problem - just pull up the swing keel & rudder and she floats in 12" of water. We're starting to wonder how much it would cost to freight our boat to the Bahamas in a shipping container. It looks like a trailer sailers' paradise - almost as good as our Australian Whitsundays & Fraser Island ! Thanks for a fantastic video, Gavin & Amanda.
Oh now that would be really cool. I do wonder if Bahamas customs would ding you for import if you did that. It's really intimidating, but you could actually Cross from Florida in just about anything if you had the right weather. Follow me here: instead of waiting for hurricane season to end, take it over and find a nice quiet spot for the boat when the winds are still mild - say in September. Then come back and cruise it when the threat of storms is gone. It could be done. Would be an amazing adventure. Draft like that could get you into some really sneaky little spots that the rest of us can't touch. Hope we see you out there!
@@TheOKellys - I wrote that post from the heart Nick. I've seen your videos, watched the Shards on Distant Shores, Sailing Nahoa and of course, Sailing la Vagabonde. The Bahamas look almost beyond description. You can keep the tiger sharks though 8-). BUT it's so very safe to comment on a UA-cam channel being run by dangerous people - the people living their dreams with their eyes wide open, making dreams into reality . . . Seriously - you are both living the life I have been steadily heading towards for the last 18 years. I bought "Live on the Margin" this morning. I am looking forwards to reading it and seeing if there is a way to help accelerate the process. I have already "Got her onboard". I also have a background in small business, and am painfully aware of just how precious my time is. We just have to figure out the way. We are on the path. Will definitely look you up when we make it to the Bahamas. Cheers, Gavin.
Excellent. That's fabulous. Pat and I wrote LOM because of getting the question all the time about how we'd done it so young. Everyone thinks it is about money. It isn't strictly about the money. It's not about the boat. Or rig. Or whatever. Our consumerist society has us programmed to think it is about having the right toy for the job. It is about the attitude and the mentality, and that's what you learn once you go do it. Because you are going to end up one day in an anchorage (and I don't mean this metaphorically or symbolically, but in REALITY) anchored next to a $80M yacht on one side and a $5000 yacht on the other. And you are going to be swimming in the same water, going to the same beach, chasing the same lobster, etc., etc. And the more you do that, the more you see that the adventure is maybe greater for the guy on the small boat, and that's what really matters. So yeh, you gotta have some dough to make the show go, but that's not what it's all about. I am really inspired to hear of anyone who is putting together a plan to do this stuff in whatever manner or fashion, because while they might think the adventure still awaits, I know that their adventure has already begun. It is a magical time. Soak it up.
@@TheOKellys Thanks for your thoughtful reply Nick. You are spot on - we are on our way - and loving it - living our dreams the best way we can right now. The Pardy's idea of go small, go simple, go NOW is beautiful. That's why we still have a trailer sailer (and a _reliable_ 4WD). We both work full time, and we sail all over our local area most weekends. Our holidays are spent on longer trips to interstate destinations that would take three weeks just to reach by sail, one way, weather permitting. We get there in two or three days - have our adventure & tow home in two or three days. We keep our boat in the carport, so it's easy to maintain & she's (hopefully) fairly safe. The Bahamas keep popping up in our UA-cam feed & it's really caught Amanda's imagination. We'll just have to find a way . . . Thanks for your wonderful videos and making the time to chat with me. Hope to share an anchorage, one day. Cheers, Gavin .
Great job on the video with introduction of chart graphics, pointers, description and view of the hull. That water is amazing. Thanks for not overlaying the video with music! Keep it real!
Hi Nick ....Best coverage ever .....well explained and well laid out . The video coverage , going from keel to overhead shots as well as indicating obstacles... fantastic!!!!!! Just getting better and better with your videos. Love them . You should be a 100k subscribers by years end . Cheers ⛵⚓ Fairwinds from the @captains.chair
Thank you Jim. Appreciate the feedback. I am going to buy a bunch of gopros when I get back and just put more an more angles into these videos. I agree it makes the coverage more complete. Nick
Ah cool! Wish I had youtube when I was starting out. I learn so much myself from watching these shows. Glad we can be of any help! Thanks for the note. Nick
Nick, I just found your channel. Love it. Thank you. You guys do an excellent job of making me feel like I'm there with you and making me part of the experience. I understand that the video making and editing is a lot of work. I appreciate your passion to share and how well you do it.
Hey thanks Thomas. It is amazing to me that this is even possible. I'm writing this note back to you from where we dropped the hook a few days ago. We live in amazing times... thanks for the positive feedback. Nick
OMG, great vid. 4 or 5 cams. LOVE the underwater hull shots. Outstanding editing and continuity. Really Excellent narration, maps, damn bro! impressive professional level stuff. Upping the game! Be careful, yer going to make Nikki Winn's head explode!
Thanks man! Those Wynns do a fantastic job, so that's a heck of a compliment! You know how much forethought I give things like this? Almost none-mostly I am busy running the boat. But this time, we touched bottom lightly and I thought, hey, we should film this. The underwater shot was a gopro taped to a boathook which was taped to the wind generator mount. Maybe I should just keep buying gopros! Thanks for the note!
I think this is the second time I watched this, and had to drop a comment on the use of multiple camera angles including underwater and editing and drone support shots and graphics. You did a really excellent job of cinematography.
Thanks Peter. We hit ground for the first time (unexpectedly, just as it always happens) and I thought, hey this would be a good topic for a video! Appreciate the feedback! Nick
Fantastic footage guys... and y’all stayed so calm and cool through it all the way! Love the keel cam too! Okay, I need to go watch it a few more times.
Your video brought back the great memories we have of that place. We anchored in the exact same spot 5 years ago. The current really rips through there...swimming off the boat at certain times was not an option. Walkers has some amazing coral heads on the ocean side. Well done!
Quite a spot, eh? We didn’t visit Walkers Cay but I believe that it is undergoing renovation/restoration. Don’t know what the season holds, but if we get back that way we are certainly going to stop again.
I've been to Grand many times in the past years. The fishing is crazy good. Muttons on the bank side....mahi, wahoo, grouper, yellow eye snapper and marlin on the ocean side. I was happy to see that Walkers finally sold and was being restored. It has been vacant since the hurricanes in 2004. Coincidentally this year we also anchored in that channel between Pipe and that complex to the south (can't remember the name of the Cay) and I also snorkeled the rocks to the east. ua-cam.com/video/USJiS0HWxMQ/v-deo.html Mayhaps one day our paths will cross.
Ahhhh. Good to know. I watched your vid. At first I couldn't figure out where you were at Pipe, but I think I figured it out. You are on the outside of that little channel where that big ketch seems to be permanently moored. We go through that little channel with the ketch to port, and make a hard turn to starboard then go around the other side of that little private island. It is one of our favorite spots in all the Exumas. Even writing about it now makes me want to go back. Like another planet. Nice boat, btw!
My friend Dale got his twisted around his rudder right here and had to cut one rode free! No thanks! I think if it go that crowded, I'd just leave. Too stressful for me! But I am a fan of the stern anchor for sure!
Peter, are you as blown away by modern technology as I am? Opposite ends of the earth, sharing a place and time. Amazing. Safe travels to you as well. Nick
Hey thanks. I'm one lucky guy! Places like these are why I keep buying boats and doing this craziness. Sugar has been loving it in here. Can't even swim over to shore without her barkin to come along. I love to see it! Thanks for the note.
Ok, that was one gorgeous anchorage and congrats on not making any new holes in the boat getting there...I'm assuming you spent the night because even leaving gps breadcrumbs I wouldn't wanna work my way back out unless I had "bolas de latón"....
One night? Lol. We may be here a week! It's just that awesome. Bolas de laton not withstanding, I am VERY happy to have the recorded track for when we leave. I am going to give that northern corner a wider berth and leave at slack high water! Thnaks for the note Sean!
Yeh us too! Sweating bullets, as they say. It is absolutely doable with up to 6 ft draft, but you gotta do it at slack high tide and you have to go sooooo slow. So that means settled weather because you'd never escape without high water. Thanks for the note Tori!
Awesome video Nick! just love the camera in the water for the delicate maneuvering required and on the mast. Keep up the great videos guys and keeping it real. We will be taking our RYA Day Skipper practicals in the next few weeks in Greece. The plan being to get out there in the next couple of years.
Thanks so much for this informative and well-done video! We are days away from launching to the Abacos for the first time, and are a little apprehensive about negotiating such close waters in our full-feel boat - particularly Double Breasted. I wish someone would do this for all the tricky cuts!
Ah cool! Congrats Kendal! Looks like maybe some good weather to come across coming your way. I hear you can check in over at Grand Cay, so this might be our new go-to spot on arrival! Haven't seen any monohulls try it over here, but I think if you were confident and went really slow at high tide and slack water, you might make it in with 5-6' draft...but wouldn't be at all surprised if you hit bottom either! We are maybe gonna hang for a while, so if you make it over quick, come say hi. We often leave our AIS on.
@@TheOKellys Super, we will give you a shout if you pop up on AIS! Ours doesn't transmit, but if you see a red/white Tayana 37 with hillbilly solar panels, that will be us! Checking in at Rosie's Place seems less hassle than at West End, off the usual path.
@Kendal Strickland, hillbilly solar panels....now I am curious! Was just over there at Rosies...better not show up looking for groceries! Chill little place. Red and white Tayana, got it! Have a nice sail.
Wow...wow...wow! Two questions. One, can you/do you use the GoPros as live feed and watch it on an iPad to monitor the bottom as in the video? Two, do you anchor the Stern as well?
Right on. Appreciate the kind words. UA-cam is friggin amazing. Wish I had it back when I was bumbling through all my mistakes! But this place, Double Breasted.....wow..... like another planet.
Ha! Didn't know people did that. But it makes so much sense! I actually have a spare set on the boat. I may just have to install at next haul which is coming up soon. Thanks for the note!
@@TheOKellys If you fit the second transduce, you can also fit a "pendulum change over switch" which will automatically switch to the "lower" side when heeling to a breeze. Probably more useful in a mono hull, but the option is there. Great video.
I did not know that I can hold my breath for 3 minutes. LOL hell of an opening scene. Thanks for your video's I recommended your recent one to Oceanvolt.
You guys take some chances which I plan to do as well. But you know what your doing and you’re extremely careful so it’s not just taking chances for the sake of being in a hurry or something it’s to go to amazing places etc.
To be honest I was feeling the tension, prolly thanks to the slow pace and the lack of music, which kept it real. A unique and interesting video, and enjoyable to the end. Thanks so much.
Thanks Warren. The camera in the helm died otherwise you'd have seen the sweat pouring down my face. That one was tough! Got the idea to film it after we touched bottom that morning. Appreciate the note! Nick
Agreed. Real time is good and lack of music even better. Great video.Love the underwater camera. Could it be linked to a display next to the wheel?
wouldnt that be cool. I would love to have someting like that. Will check into it back in states
This was tense, well done! Great teamwork.
Really nice job with the multiple camera angles, including overhead, chart and underwater. Nice editing with arrows and comments on the video. Thanks for the extraordinary effort which made us all feel like we were there with you!
Thanks for the kudos Bob. I am going to go back to the states and order more GoPros. That was pretty fun. Stressful. But fun. Only got the idea to film since we ran aground right before that! Appreciate the note. Best, Nick
Very informative and entertaining. No music needed....just the sweet sounds of boat. Thank you!
Man that was awesome!!! I felt like I was riding Shotgun......
That's awesome. Glad you could come along. I think maybe we should do more of these, eh? Appreciate the note! Nick
That was one of best anchoring episodes I have seen as you just took the time to narrate the entire procedure and details / depths , scope etc. with the graphics. Just a really great episode to watch. Many of my fav sailing channels have done anchoring episodes but not like this detailed and such a good pace to follow you guys in the shallows with all of your commentary.
Always great when the eyes on the bow are looking at the wildlife instead of the rocks ;-)
Something I enjoy about this channel is I can see a phrase I don't understand mentioned, in this case "short scoped", and being naturally incessantly curious I tab over to dive down a google-fed rabbit-hole and hop back to this tab 25 minutes later, having an elementary but solid understanding of basic anchoring principles. The things you guys talk about inspire me to learn and that, I think, is one key factor to what's drawn me to your channel and this particular kind of content. In most every video I watch, you either teach me something new I didn't know (and didn't know I wanted to know), or you point me towards something new to learn myself.
that's very cool. We do the same thing. Just following that curiosity rabbit around. I think it keeps you young. Glad you enjoy the vids. Appreciate the feedback!
I could feel the stress and that feeling you get in the belly, trying to be skinnier going over the shallows. Then, you have the added stress wondering if you can get back out. I love & hate that feeling. Kudos for taking chances
Great walk thru and detail. One of the best sailing VLOGs on UA-cam.
Wow, thank you so much for that. I am in good company. There are a lot of great channels out there now.!
@@TheOKellys Agreed there are a number of solid sailing channels. You have created a niche in videos like this one through the channel, the "Top Secret" walk thru. Your story is like a charter guest.
Wow. Skinny water indeed. Loved the underboat footage. Gorgeous spot. Well worth the sweat.
I would have to agree with you. Pretty awesome here. Thanks for the note Matt. Nick
Love ALL your videos! Thanks to them, I was able to charter a Catamaran 3 weeks ago and take my wife and daughters to the BEST vacations on Earth! Exumas is a piece of Eden!!! Thanks a LOT!!!
That's awesome. The Bahamas DELIVER!
@@TheOKellys 💯 Absolutely!!!!
As one sailor to another god job and your Nautical skills and terminology is spot on good on you
Thanks Richard. I grew up among some fantastic (and accomplished) sailors. Also, I don't video all my flubs! Lol. Appreciate the note. Nick
This was the most intuitive and detailed channel nav I've seen. The camera under the boat really gives the viewer a great perspective. Excellent job.
Thanks! I am going buy a bunch more GoPros when we get back to civilization. It's a pain to edit, but how cool is it to have all these shots? Best, Nick
That was a lot of fun to watch from start to finish. You're camera angles, like under the water, really make it pop! I'll be a subscriber, for sure! Thanks.
Thank you Eldon. Glad to have you along for the ride! Best, Nick
Fabulous execution of navigation and presentation. Double breasted is a stunning anchorage only for the brave. I'm sure you've discovered the name which is for 2 huge sand bars viewed from the air running parallel with each other.
Big congrats for your multiple boating achievements and documenting them.
Interesting. I had forgotten to research it. That makes sense though. Those long cays are pretty unique. Haven’t seen anything like them elsewhere.
Hehheeheh so true, no music needed, just the heart beat was enough in this tight run! Nice vids!! :D
Right on. Thanks Peter. Still sweatin!
Fantastic video - the underwater shots were a genius idea, really gave a feel of how you were working the boat. I was sweating along with you Nick!
I think I lost some serious water weight on that one!
Just goes to show you the value of no planning.... Hit bottom and decided to film five minutes before warming engines! Underwater shot was oldest gopro taped to a boat hook! Lol. Thanks for the kind words Roger. Nick
Hey Nick - second the kudos on the underwater view... really adds ‘depth’ to the various perspectives (pun only partially intended 😁). I actually used a similar trick a couple of years ago when helping a guy deliver an old cat across the Gulf to Kemah TX - we had snagged a crab pot line that had apparently broken loose and was in about 1000 ft of water, and weren’t sure if it was going to foul the prop. We were doing about 5.5 kts though, so I had to jab the makeshift camera extender down into the water along side the port hull and let it swing through an arc - took me a couple of tries but eventually got a really good look at the line snagged up close to the hull... we ran that way all the way across the Gulf.
Great video, love the ‘this is how we did it’ content.
Ha! Sounds like that crab pot made some miles! Out of curiosity, why didn't you cut it free? Thanks for the kudos on the video! Appreciate it!
Nick O'Kelly I’d brought my mask, fins and snorkel for cases like that, but we were in 5-6’ following seas and my experienced friend who’d come along for his knowledge (8 years of full-time Pacific cruising, but mid-70s with some diabetes-related health issues so not able to contribute physically) was concerned about possible injury if the boat came down on top of me... the only other able-bodied crew was the owner, as his friend got seasick less than 25 miles off Ft. Myers Beach and basically wasn’t seen again for 6 days until we were inside Galveston Bay.
I didn’t think about it until later, but I had a serrated-edge Spyderco knife that I could’ve lashed to the boat pole and sawed the snag away from outside the hull shadow. Turns out it didn’t cause any problems until we were dodging ships anchored in the fairway anchorage at the entrance to the Bay, so we just motored up the bay and into the marina on the starboard engine without issue. Unfortunately for my friend Stu, that trip was when he realized that he no longer had any business doing off-shore passages...
Well that's a good reason not to go in. Your friend is smart. I once sawed through a huge kelp wrapped in the prop off Pt Conception using a dive knife hoseclampled to a boat hook. There was no chance I was going in that water while single handing... one knock to the head and that'd be it!
Hey nick and Megan.what a fabulous couple,just can,t get enough of your videos.exellent camera and audio
Thanks Tony! Goes to show you what zero planning can do for video production! Appreciate the kind words! Nick
Hi Nick, I really enjoy your videos! I'm two years and counting from transitioning to the mostly-liveaboard lifestyle and your videos are a great source of information for someone without a ton of experience and no boat yet, but a mind for learning and planning. Thank you for that. If you ever find yourself looking for topics for video content, I think it would be very interesting to learn about your camera(s)/editing setup and your solution for internet access. Maybe you've already covered that at some point - I'm still making my way through your videos. Cheers!
Thanks for the note Tony. Appreciate it. A camera gear inventory. Interesting! Going to pick up some new kit here in the next few weeks and it might be a great thing to do a video on. Thanks for the inspiration!
WOW Nick & Megan you had me on the edge of my seat! Beautiful setting for R&R.
We were on the edges of our seats as well! At least I was! Major payoff at the end of that one! We may never leave! Thanks for the note Robert!
Great shots! Thanks for an exciting video where we felt like we were there.
Thank you Dianne. I was worried people would find it boring. Wasn't boring for us! Wait till you see all the shots of this place we have coming for the next video. This is easily in our top 5 all-time anchorages.
Great team work. No hysterics. Great editing. Enjoyed the dialogue boxes. Thanks
Thanks Scott. We try to be cool. Appreciate the positive feedback! Nick
Another excellent video, loved the underwater camera shots
Thanks Stuart. Just working on the next one. Still anchored in that same spot. Get ready for some serious eye-candy. This place is amazing!
I really like the way you do these videos Nick. My wife and I plan on doing this in the next few years so even though we don’t expect UA-cam to teach us everything we need to know, You talk us through why you do what you do and trust me, I take notes. Keep up the great videos and commentary because we really appreciate it.
Wow, thank you so much Joshua. Funny...you know how I decided to do this one? Because we touched bottom for the first time with this boat about an hour beforehand. I thought to myself, you know, this is tricky stuff and there is a lot on the line, so I get someone out there might find it useful to come along. I learned so much by sailing with my grandpa and uncles growing up. And now this youtube thing...it's just so amazing to me. I am always learning so much from others on here. It is so cool to think that we have something to offer to the community. Appreciate your note very much. Nick
I watch a bunch of vloggers sailing around the world but I am always looking forward to your videos. Great job guys and thank you for sharing your journey with us. Nice to see a variety in videos as well.
Ah thanks Oliver, that's really nice of you to say, especially given the high quality videos out there today. Appreciate the feedback immensely. Best, Nick
Some of the sights in the Bahamas are simply other worldly - absolutely breathtaking! Thank-you for sharing your beautiful adventures!
It is simply unimaginable beauty. Almost like you want to rub your eyes. We love it there.
Hey guys. We needed to see some actual good TV. SO we went back on your older videos before we found you. Ok Shocked by how much water was under the keels. Then the play by play from the aerial footage was great. Then we saw sugar and our heart just melted a little bit. Because we have several animals that are up there in age. Anyway, one of the things Annette mentioned was, "honey do you see how calmly they speak to each other when they are in shallow water and anchor". lol I have to admit just watching that under water cam video and how close you guys were had my heart racing. Till next time guys. Fair winds. Aodhan & Annette
Didn't know i could hold my breath THAT long! ;-)
Nice job.
Lol. Thanks. Earned this spot, that's for sure. And now it's so nice we are having a hard time leaving! Appreciate the note Rusty.
That was amazing. This was better than virtual reality games. Without the music, you gave us aventure, suspense, drama. This is by far my best video. I’ll be watching this a few times, with all that info going on. Thanks for looking at unique anchorage. I would call this extreme cat...
Appreciate that Michel!
I was clenching my teeth until you anchored! Worth the risk it looks like!
I love the attention to detail you put in explaining your navigation and what you're looking for. That's a beautiful anchorage and the information you gave people can help them share that safely.
Thanks Jarod. We hope other people can get in there and experience it.
Definitely my favorite sailing channel. Really interesting. Love the underwater shots.
Wow, seriously Joel? Thanks! That's a tremendous compliment. I really appreciate that.
absolutely clenching my teeth when the current caught you off the first set of rocks. great vid y'all
I know, me too. Notice my long winded chatter stopped there for a bit... lol. Tough one!
That was real heart-in-mouth stuff ! Those rudders look a little . . . ummm . . . _exposed_ . We're really spoilt in our little trailer yacht - bump the bottom, no problem - just pull up the swing keel & rudder and she floats in 12" of water. We're starting to wonder how much it would cost to freight our boat to the Bahamas in a shipping container. It looks like a trailer sailers' paradise - almost as good as our Australian Whitsundays & Fraser Island ! Thanks for a fantastic video, Gavin & Amanda.
Oh now that would be really cool. I do wonder if Bahamas customs would ding you for import if you did that. It's really intimidating, but you could actually Cross from Florida in just about anything if you had the right weather. Follow me here: instead of waiting for hurricane season to end, take it over and find a nice quiet spot for the boat when the winds are still mild - say in September. Then come back and cruise it when the threat of storms is gone. It could be done. Would be an amazing adventure. Draft like that could get you into some really sneaky little spots that the rest of us can't touch. Hope we see you out there!
@@TheOKellys - I wrote that post from the heart Nick. I've seen your videos, watched the Shards on Distant Shores, Sailing Nahoa and of course, Sailing la Vagabonde. The Bahamas look almost beyond description. You can keep the tiger sharks though 8-). BUT it's so very safe to comment on a UA-cam channel being run by dangerous people - the people living their dreams with their eyes wide open, making dreams into reality . . . Seriously - you are both living the life I have been steadily heading towards for the last 18 years. I bought "Live on the Margin" this morning. I am looking forwards to reading it and seeing if there is a way to help accelerate the process. I have already "Got her onboard". I also have a background in small business, and am painfully aware of just how precious my time is. We just have to figure out the way. We are on the path. Will definitely look you up when we make it to the Bahamas. Cheers, Gavin.
Excellent. That's fabulous. Pat and I wrote LOM because of getting the question all the time about how we'd done it so young. Everyone thinks it is about money. It isn't strictly about the money. It's not about the boat. Or rig. Or whatever. Our consumerist society has us programmed to think it is about having the right toy for the job. It is about the attitude and the mentality, and that's what you learn once you go do it. Because you are going to end up one day in an anchorage (and I don't mean this metaphorically or symbolically, but in REALITY) anchored next to a $80M yacht on one side and a $5000 yacht on the other. And you are going to be swimming in the same water, going to the same beach, chasing the same lobster, etc., etc. And the more you do that, the more you see that the adventure is maybe greater for the guy on the small boat, and that's what really matters. So yeh, you gotta have some dough to make the show go, but that's not what it's all about. I am really inspired to hear of anyone who is putting together a plan to do this stuff in whatever manner or fashion, because while they might think the adventure still awaits, I know that their adventure has already begun. It is a magical time. Soak it up.
@@TheOKellys Thanks for your thoughtful reply Nick. You are spot on - we are on our way - and loving it - living our dreams the best way we can right now. The Pardy's idea of go small, go simple, go NOW is beautiful. That's why we still have a trailer sailer (and a _reliable_ 4WD). We both work full time, and we sail all over our local area most weekends. Our holidays are spent on longer trips to interstate destinations that would take three weeks just to reach by sail, one way, weather permitting. We get there in two or three days - have our adventure & tow home in two or three days. We keep our boat in the carport, so it's easy to maintain & she's (hopefully) fairly safe. The Bahamas keep popping up in our UA-cam feed & it's really caught Amanda's imagination. We'll just have to find a way . . . Thanks for your wonderful videos and making the time to chat with me. Hope to share an anchorage, one day. Cheers, Gavin .
Ok .. you have done it .... I am INSPIRED... and soon on wy way there. Thanks so much for a very interesting and authentic video. Well done !!!
Great job on the video with introduction of chart graphics, pointers, description and view of the hull. That water is amazing. Thanks for not overlaying the video with music! Keep it real!
Hi Nick ....Best coverage ever
.....well explained and well laid out . The video coverage , going from keel to overhead shots as well as indicating obstacles... fantastic!!!!!!
Just getting better and better with your videos. Love them .
You should be a 100k subscribers by years end .
Cheers ⛵⚓
Fairwinds from the @captains.chair
Thank you Jim. Appreciate the feedback. I am going to buy a bunch of gopros when I get back and just put more an more angles into these videos. I agree it makes the coverage more complete. Nick
Hey, Impressive boat work & really cool underwater shots. I loved being able to hear you workin the boat, throttle and stuff.!!
Thanks! It was fun to film.
Thanks for sharing. That is truly a beautiful place.
My pleasure Thomas. Really. :) It is spectacular. Thanks for the note!
awesome... thnks for the video. love watching and learning.
Ah cool! Wish I had youtube when I was starting out. I learn so much myself from watching these shows. Glad we can be of any help! Thanks for the note. Nick
Thanks again...What a beautiful anchorage...
Seriously. Top five all time. Megan says #1
Paradise. Great job
Thank you so much for sharing!
It's a privilege. Happy to do it!
A truly do enjoy your catalase thank you once again
Very nicely done yet again Nick!👌
Wow...those shots of the water! I am now going to set this as my next goal in life. Going to learn how to do this stuff.
Right on! Hope we see you out there soon!
Awesome video! I was nervous watching you guys move along those sand banks
Me too! Thanks Ekau
Nick, I just found your channel. Love it. Thank you. You guys do an excellent job of making me feel like I'm there with you and making me part of the experience. I understand that the video making and editing is a lot of work. I appreciate your passion to share and how well you do it.
Hey thanks Thomas. It is amazing to me that this is even possible. I'm writing this note back to you from where we dropped the hook a few days ago. We live in amazing times... thanks for the positive feedback. Nick
OMG, great vid. 4 or 5 cams. LOVE the underwater hull shots. Outstanding editing and continuity. Really Excellent narration, maps, damn bro! impressive professional level stuff. Upping the game! Be careful, yer going to make Nikki Winn's head explode!
Thanks man! Those Wynns do a fantastic job, so that's a heck of a compliment! You know how much forethought I give things like this? Almost none-mostly I am busy running the boat. But this time, we touched bottom lightly and I thought, hey, we should film this. The underwater shot was a gopro taped to a boathook which was taped to the wind generator mount. Maybe I should just keep buying gopros! Thanks for the note!
Cool video Nick . Specially the underwater shots .
I think this is the second time I watched this, and had to drop a comment on the use of multiple camera angles including underwater and editing and drone support shots and graphics. You did a really excellent job of cinematography.
Hey Clarity crew, Nick and Megan. DITTO, Roger Elliott !! What a fab place to spend a few days !! Hope to see you both on the water. !! 🤩💗🌞⛵
Hope so too! Get on out here. Water is perfect!
Oh, the vicarious life for me! The difference between the BVI and the Bahamas ... I need to go to the Bahamas!
True that!
Absolutely spectacular. Very interesting.
Wow, really incredible ! Good job !
great video. You guys rapidly pushed into my top 10. Thanks
Aww thanks! That's saying a lot. There are so many great sailing channels out there these days. So that's a big compliment. Appreciate it. Nick
Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing.
so cool seeing the boat beneath the water! job well done! i may look into the audio books!
Wow! That was fascinating and your video production of it was amazing!
Thanks Andrew!
Nice one. Really enjoy the presentation style. Thankyou
Thanks Peter. We hit ground for the first time (unexpectedly, just as it always happens) and I thought, hey this would be a good topic for a video! Appreciate the feedback! Nick
Another great video. Loved the anchoring. Very nice.
Thank you Joey!!
Fantastic footage guys... and y’all stayed so calm and cool through it all the way! Love the keel cam too! Okay, I need to go watch it a few more times.
"Keel cam." I like that. I was sweatin, that is for sure! Thanks for the note. Nick
Coming into this spot soon, your video was MUCH APPRECIATED. Thank you Nick, Megan and Sugar! Keep it coming.
Thanks Michelle! We will try!
Woo hoo can't wait to see you three!
Nice technical boat handling and a great audio and visual description that brought it all together.. Good job.
Great video - very helpful tips!
Thanks Silas. I learn something new every day myself. Fortunate to be able to share the experience.
Your video brought back the great memories we have of that place. We anchored in the exact same spot 5 years ago. The current really rips through there...swimming off the boat at certain times was not an option. Walkers has some amazing coral heads on the ocean side. Well done!
Quite a spot, eh? We didn’t visit Walkers Cay but I believe that it is undergoing renovation/restoration. Don’t know what the season holds, but if we get back that way we are certainly going to stop again.
I've been to Grand many times in the past years. The fishing is crazy good. Muttons on the bank side....mahi, wahoo, grouper, yellow eye snapper and marlin on the ocean side. I was happy to see that Walkers finally sold and was being restored. It has been vacant since the hurricanes in 2004. Coincidentally this year we also anchored in that channel between Pipe and that complex to the south (can't remember the name of the Cay) and I also snorkeled the rocks to the east. ua-cam.com/video/USJiS0HWxMQ/v-deo.html Mayhaps one day our paths will cross.
Ahhhh. Good to know. I watched your vid. At first I couldn't figure out where you were at Pipe, but I think I figured it out. You are on the outside of that little channel where that big ketch seems to be permanently moored. We go through that little channel with the ketch to port, and make a hard turn to starboard then go around the other side of that little private island. It is one of our favorite spots in all the Exumas. Even writing about it now makes me want to go back. Like another planet. Nice boat, btw!
A really cool video; I love the underwater shots. The location is amazing. Well narrated and well done.
Thank you very much!
I was on the edge of my seat !!!!!
Me too. Literally. Lol. Thanks Wayne!
Nail-biter! Thanks guys - really love the insight on real-world sailing. Beautiful spot - enjoy!
Hey thanks Phil. Feeling really lucky to be able to share it with you. Technology!!!!! Wow. Best, Nick
Your voice is so good for educational stuff. The camera angles along with your narration was really good, thank you.
Thanks. Maybe that is my next career!
LOVE IT! more like this PLEASE!!!
You got it Jamie. Stay tuned!
That was cool :) Thanks for sharing
Thanks man!
nicely done, love the underwater view. I really want to know how to live this life style
Just got to put one foot in front of the other. Really no other way. If I can be of any help, just ask.
@@TheOKellys thanks mate
A stern anchor would come in handy in a narrow channel like the one you are in here, it would stop the tidal swing, happy sailing.
My friend Dale got his twisted around his rudder right here and had to cut one rode free! No thanks! I think if it go that crowded, I'd just leave. Too stressful for me! But I am a fan of the stern anchor for sure!
That place . . and you, for that matter, . . looks veeerrry familiar! --Pat/Nap Cat
Great video guys. I'm catching up on your video and podcast while sitting anchor watch off Magnetic Island, north Queensland, Australia. Safe travels.
Peter, are you as blown away by modern technology as I am? Opposite ends of the earth, sharing a place and time. Amazing. Safe travels to you as well. Nick
Nick, gotta complement you, sir. You're rocking the sun's out, gun's out mantra!
I could also tell that Miss Sugar had all the confidence in her her Daddy getting to the anchorage.
Hey thanks. I'm one lucky guy! Places like these are why I keep buying boats and doing this craziness. Sugar has been loving it in here. Can't even swim over to shore without her barkin to come along. I love to see it! Thanks for the note.
Ok, that was one gorgeous anchorage and congrats on not making any new holes in the boat getting there...I'm assuming you spent the night because even leaving gps breadcrumbs I wouldn't wanna work my way back out unless I had "bolas de latón"....
One night? Lol. We may be here a week! It's just that awesome. Bolas de laton not withstanding, I am VERY happy to have the recorded track for when we leave. I am going to give that northern corner a wider berth and leave at slack high water! Thnaks for the note Sean!
THAT ... was amazing!
Thank you!
The camera angles were amazing! Great video
Thank you! Gopro taped to a boat hook!
I was on pins and needles the whole way in.... What a spot, thanks for sharing... We might have to visit that one on the dingy :)
Yeh us too! Sweating bullets, as they say. It is absolutely doable with up to 6 ft draft, but you gotta do it at slack high tide and you have to go sooooo slow. So that means settled weather because you'd never escape without high water. Thanks for the note Tori!
Awesome video Nick! just love the camera in the water for the delicate maneuvering required and on the mast. Keep up the great videos guys and keeping it real. We will be taking our RYA Day Skipper practicals in the next few weeks in Greece. The plan being to get out there in the next couple of years.
Awesome! Hope we see you out there!
Great place, great job!!
Thanks so much for this informative and well-done video! We are days away from launching to the Abacos for the first time, and are a little apprehensive about negotiating such close waters in our full-feel boat - particularly Double Breasted. I wish someone would do this for all the tricky cuts!
Ah cool! Congrats Kendal! Looks like maybe some good weather to come across coming your way. I hear you can check in over at Grand Cay, so this might be our new go-to spot on arrival! Haven't seen any monohulls try it over here, but I think if you were confident and went really slow at high tide and slack water, you might make it in with 5-6' draft...but wouldn't be at all surprised if you hit bottom either! We are maybe gonna hang for a while, so if you make it over quick, come say hi. We often leave our AIS on.
Thanks Kendal and best of luck, I'm excited for you!!
@@TheOKellys Super, we will give you a shout if you pop up on AIS! Ours doesn't transmit, but if you see a red/white Tayana 37 with hillbilly solar panels, that will be us! Checking in at Rosie's Place seems less hassle than at West End, off the usual path.
@@meganokelly Thanks Megan!
@Kendal Strickland, hillbilly solar panels....now I am curious! Was just over there at Rosies...better not show up looking for groceries! Chill little place. Red and white Tayana, got it! Have a nice sail.
Very, very cool video. Informative. And loved the underwater footage
Great camera locations, especially under the hull.
GoPro taped to a boat hook. Lol. Thanks Scott!
Wow...wow...wow! Two questions. One, can you/do you use the GoPros as live feed and watch it on an iPad to monitor the bottom as in the video? Two, do you anchor the Stern as well?
Amazing video! I love this type of content. Learning how to sail one detail at a time! So beautiful.
Right on. Appreciate the kind words. UA-cam is friggin amazing. Wish I had it back when I was bumbling through all my mistakes! But this place, Double Breasted.....wow..... like another planet.
Great info on the VPR! Good stuff.
Thanks Chris. No choice out here sometimes! I think the storms push the sand around quite a bit. Best, Nick
Great remote Bahamas and team piloting through ..great video guys , I enjoy so much this stuff you would believe!..saludos , bests
Love your videos! Really well done. I liked the sound, it made it very real.
Thanks Kirk. Ironic that I like to make music as a hobby yet barely ever use any music in the videos, lol. Appreciate the note. Nick
Highly educational thank you.
Very cool.
Very good knowledgeable you are and nice angles of camera. 👍👍👍👍
So nice of you to say. Thanks Christopher!
We have a second transducer in our port hull. It adds a tremendous level of confidence knowing water depth under each keel! Great Vid!
Ha! Didn't know people did that. But it makes so much sense! I actually have a spare set on the boat. I may just have to install at next haul which is coming up soon. Thanks for the note!
@@TheOKellys If you fit the second transduce, you can also fit a "pendulum change over switch" which will automatically switch to the "lower" side when heeling to a breeze. Probably more useful in a mono hull, but the option is there. Great video.
Interesting....though we don't heel that much. Appreciate the kudos Roger!
Wow that had my spinkter tight
lol
You guys are great !
Great content Thank you for sharing.
I did not know that I can hold my breath for 3 minutes. LOL hell of an opening scene. Thanks for your video's I recommended your recent one to Oceanvolt.
Thanks Hans. Appreciate that. Yes, I see they started following us. I hope to use them with a future project.
You guys take some chances which I plan to do as well. But you know what your doing and you’re extremely careful so it’s not just taking chances for the sake of being in a hurry or something it’s to go to amazing places etc.