Land lubber here. Grew up on the ICW watching the boats go by. Sitting here in my recliner on the other side of the world wishing I could live your life! Love your videos and thanks for giving this old man a grin listening to the names of the ICW bridges you were going under. Cheers from Vietnam.
That little aircraft carrier was an LHA Amphibious Assault Ship for helo's and Harriers VTOL aircraft, plus Marines with all of their gear. Retired Navy here...1964-95. Living in Va. Beach near the ICW. Great video's. Good to smell the air, water, and something magical about diesel exhaust on the water. Thanks
Awww, that was great and it was over too soon. I want to see a Walton's ending. A shot of everyone being tucked in to their bed, followed by a shot of the boat at anchor with everyone saying "Goodnight" to each other.
+James Aspell aw shucks.. :) Thanks for your kind words James. We're not even really trying to teach.. We're just trying to tell our story. Lots more to come! :) Thanks for sailing with us and Happy New Year! :)
The bulbous bow is also used to increase LWL, allowing for faster speeds, as well as wake elimination (they try to get the bow wake to be phased ~180 degrees opposite the stern wake to cause phase cancellation, and thus, no wake), Also, on the really big ships, it houses the bow thruster, which gives it better leverage against the ship.
We are counting the days before we can drop in here in New Hampshire. Your videos certainly get me energized for a summer of sailing. Thanks for taking me along!
I thought we were the only ones to get excited after motoring all day, dropping the hook and celebrating with a deserving drink…in peace. Nice to know seasoned sailors do the same. :)
@ 5:41 re: the "bulb" protruding from the bow of large ships: I don't know the name for the design , but it rides just under the surface (so the water resistance is constant). The purpose is to create a bow wave ahead of the ship so that when the above waterline bow reaches the wave (about 6' behind the protrusion), the crest of the wave has passed and the bow is entering the wave trough.This lowers the water resistance on the bow, adding about 1% to the speed. I researched this after my first Carnival cruise and seeing this phallic-looking thing sticking out of the bow of our ship....I just had to know!
I just want to say how much I enjoy your great adventure posts. I also am very impressed with the chemistry between the two of you. I don't know where you are in your relationship, but it warms my heart a little bit every time I see you together on Paragon. Best of luck on all your future adventures! PS: If you ever happen to sail the dinghy ashore and pop the question, Drake, we'd all love to see it happen!
John Lynch Thanks John, I'm so glad you are enjoying these posts. Drake and I enjoy each other's company very much (ಠ_ಠ most of the time!), which is good since we're rarely apart. It's been a lovely adventure and we look forward to many more. Fair winds to you! ⚓
LOVE these videos. I've watched a bunch of ICW vids on UA-cam but these are the best. Your vids just feel so real! I feel like if I saw the Paragon at a dock somewhere I could just join the crew and have a blast. Keep them coming!!!!!
Between bridges, barges and armed Navy watch boats, that stretch of the ICW is so much fun. On our first trip down we stayed in the City marina across the channel from where you anchored. I did do some it at night. It's not that bad and I didn't have a chart plotter back then. Great stuff! keep it coming.
Hi guys, really enjoyed your new video here. I understand that feeling when the anchor is set and the engine gets turned off....peaceful. Thank you for taking us along with you on your journey. Spent some years in Norfolk myself when I was in the Navy, such a different perspective looking up at the ships like that.
That "bulb" under the water line of larger ocean going vessels is used as a sonar dome however the primary purpose of that feature is to keep the bow down properly to the sea. Those vessels are not designed to plane at all and in fact lose propulsion efficiency with any bow lift. When used as a sonar dome they are filled with fresh water as the transducers must be covered with water. The transducers themselves look sort of like satellites as they are rather squat cylindrical objects set vertically and with the radiused surfaces covered with square black rubber appendages like 24" x 24" each over their entire surface.
That Was so crazy about the bridge, just when you were about to go back the other way. One thing I must ask,I have dreamed of living and sailing on a sailboat all my life. After you have Anchoraged and then say leave your boat to go ashore, I would worry so much about leaving my boat. You know coming back and thinking is my boat steel there the way I left it. It's just something I always wondered about, anyway thanks again for the great video of you life aboard. I love it, Freddy,
Hey Drake & Monique, it's been a great video of your trip so far. This brings back memories of my trip through the NY State canals fromToronto, Lake Ontario to New York City. Locks, bridges and checking off each as we would pass it. We even had a canal swing bridge breakdown on us. We were only waiting about 45 min..not quite the 4 hrs plus like you guys !! Great Job!!!
The bulb on the large freighter makes it travel through the water better. It's the view you don't want to see heading your way.... Watched with interest as you past the pointy end to see if that part of the ship was named Titan Uranus ;)
Another nailbiting wait to see you guys clear that bridge the video's really make me feel I am there with you and again some great tips email.good. Anchoring methodology I liked Mo's dance in the background too Keep upthe great work and many thanks for sharing
My life gets more boring with every episode I watch. Did the 30 year grind and can only hope to get a small taste of the sailing life at this point in my life. You guys are an inspiration as well as educational to young and old. Enjoy every minute of it.
Your meticulous anchoring procedure makes me smile... But I detected some good natured crew-member eye-rolling that you might need to calibrate :) I hope to do this segment of ICW myself in the future, but don't know what bridges will challenge the 65-ft mast. Any advice?
bill bye Ahoy Bill, You are very welcome. We also take a look at the USS Cassin Young and the USS Constitution at the Charlestown Navy yard in Massachusetts in an upcoming episode. thank you for sailing with us!
Excellent guys! I have watched a lot of UA-cam videos (I think all of yours) and that is one of the best ever. Thanks! RD - (you may remember me from an email about Shrimp ‘N Stuff in Galveston a few years ago)
Another great job guys! You seem to capture the very essence of the cruise in each video. Again, I felt as if I was onboard. Your anchoring technique and explanation is superb. Where did you get the anchor hook you attached to the 3 strand line? I cannot wait until the next episodal installment. Fair Winds and Following Seas!
It was quite the blow, wasn't it? One of those days when my drive into work was sort of a half look at the road while driving/half scan L.I. Sound to see if any boats have broke their mooring. I wouldn't have wanted to have been out there. I have in the past, in commercial fishing boats. Never is fun and it never seems to be profitable. It's almost as if the owner of the boat wanted to send the crew on a sort of Boot Camp journey to weed out the weaklings. If you would come back and wanted to go out again, you could.
flacousa62 It may seem that way at times, but in reality we all do everything that you've described and each of us contributes to the care and feeding of the boat, the navigations, sailing, safety, and ultimately the success of the voyage, and the filming and video production.
Hi Jonathan, thanks, We're using a variety of cameras and camcorders including GoPro Hero 3s, Panasonic Lumix, Canon SX40, SX50, Vixia HF M52, 60D, G30, and I just bought a G1X and am looking forward to someday buying a SCUBA diving case for it.
The bulbous nose on ships causes the bow wave to occur in front of the ship and reduces drag. In a conventional hull the bow wave rides high on the freeboard and increases drag on the vessel. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbous_bow
How did you guys like the city? Did you guys get a chance do explore it any? That's an Amphibious assault ship, it carries United States Marines and all there gear a little bit of everything they would need to make an amphibious assault against a beach or whatever's needed.
Aidan Hill Hi Aidan, We've published over 250 videos, and over 70 since this one. Most of them, and all of the ones that we are producing now are available in the highest resolutions available.
DrakeParagon's The Real Cruising Life Remember the rule of 3, if you don't have three copies, you are not backed up! Hate to see you loose any of that.
Hello johnandkristin holland, Greetings from Drake and Monique aboard s/v 'Paragon' in Iceland. We are publishing a episodes every Tuesday of our 6000 nautical miles of voyaging from North Carolina to Iceland via Canada and Greenland. We are also publishing related episodes every Thursday, or occasionally on Friday too. See you tomorrow (Tuesday) in Norfolk, VA! Happy sailing,
best to always remember that when passing through a lock;obey all rules and signs-else the dock master may be inclined to raise or lower your craft one teaspoon of water at a time. hows that for being a BOSS! lol just kidding.
bill bye Hi Bill, thanks for sailing with us! We also had a great adventure going through the Caledonian Canal in Scotland where we had to go through 29 locks! There was a part called "Neptune's Staircase" with a dozen locks, each one immediately after the other. If you haven't seen it then I think you might enjoy it - It's at ua-cam.com/video/ALpYaTASkvo/v-deo.html
Love the Paragons, enjoying the voyage. Could use less of the "porn" music and something a bit more fitting. Also, a request for a Paragon Cruising Life Cooking Show.
Land lubber here. Grew up on the ICW watching the boats go by. Sitting here in my recliner on the other side of the world wishing I could live your life! Love your videos and thanks for giving this old man a grin listening to the names of the ICW bridges you were going under. Cheers from Vietnam.
That little aircraft carrier was an LHA Amphibious Assault Ship for helo's and Harriers VTOL aircraft, plus Marines with all of their gear. Retired Navy here...1964-95. Living in Va. Beach near the ICW. Great video's. Good to smell the air, water, and something magical about diesel exhaust on the water. Thanks
Awww, that was great and it was over too soon. I want to see a Walton's ending. A shot of everyone being tucked in to their bed, followed by a shot of the boat at anchor with everyone saying "Goodnight" to each other.
I have learned more skills from these videos than in any ASA sailing course I have ever taken. Great stuff.
+James Aspell aw shucks.. :) Thanks for your kind words James. We're not even really trying to teach.. We're just trying to tell our story. Lots more to come! :) Thanks for sailing with us and Happy New Year! :)
Ep 11. Motoring up the ICW to Norfolk, VA - Paragon's Sailing Adventure
I second Adam's comment. Another cool video!
Shorter episode this time. Great way to start my morning. I love these episodes!
Thanks for posting these real sailing life videos. I am 2 years away from my departure, and am learning much about what to expect. Thanks again!
The bulbous bow is also used to increase LWL, allowing for faster speeds, as well as wake elimination (they try to get the bow wake to be phased ~180 degrees opposite the stern wake to cause phase cancellation, and thus, no wake), Also, on the really big ships, it houses the bow thruster, which gives it better leverage against the ship.
We are counting the days before we can drop in here in New Hampshire. Your videos certainly get me energized for a summer of sailing. Thanks for taking me along!
I thought we were the only ones to get excited after motoring all day, dropping the hook and celebrating with a deserving drink…in peace. Nice to know seasoned sailors do the same. :)
Exciting and laid back, its all coming through. Great job. Thanks for the work you put into it. Looking forward to the next episode!
I am really enjoying your trip. I need to go back and watch the early episodes, I have only seen 3. Thanks for doing and sharing.
@ 5:41 re: the "bulb" protruding from the bow of large ships:
I don't know the name for the design , but it rides just under the surface (so the water resistance is constant). The purpose is to create a bow wave ahead of the ship so that when the above waterline bow reaches the wave (about 6' behind the protrusion), the crest of the wave has passed and the bow is entering the wave trough.This lowers the water resistance on the bow, adding about 1% to the speed.
I researched this after my first Carnival cruise and seeing this phallic-looking thing sticking out of the bow of our ship....I just had to know!
I just want to say how much I enjoy your great adventure posts. I also am very impressed with the chemistry between the two of you. I don't know where you are in your relationship, but it warms my heart a little bit every time I see you together on Paragon. Best of luck on all your future adventures!
PS: If you ever happen to sail the dinghy ashore and pop the question, Drake, we'd all love to see it happen!
John Lynch Thanks John, I'm so glad you are enjoying these posts. Drake and I enjoy each other's company very much (ಠ_ಠ most of the time!), which is good since we're rarely apart. It's been a lovely adventure and we look forward to many more. Fair winds to you! ⚓
LOVE these videos. I've watched a bunch of ICW vids on UA-cam but these are the best. Your vids just feel so real! I feel like if I saw the Paragon at a dock somewhere I could just join the crew and have a blast. Keep them coming!!!!!
Drake, Monique, Adam fantastic video, I've enjoyed them all. Thanks for the adventure.
Between bridges, barges and armed Navy watch boats, that stretch of the ICW is so much fun. On our first trip down we stayed in the City marina across the channel from where you anchored. I did do some it at night. It's not that bad and I didn't have a chart plotter back then. Great stuff! keep it coming.
Hi guys, really enjoyed your new video here. I understand that feeling when the anchor is set and the engine gets turned off....peaceful. Thank you for taking us along with you on your journey. Spent some years in Norfolk myself when I was in the Navy, such a different perspective looking up at the ships like that.
That "bulb" under the water line of larger ocean going vessels is used as a sonar dome however the primary purpose of that feature is to keep the bow down properly to the sea. Those vessels are not designed to plane at all and in fact lose propulsion efficiency with any bow lift. When used as a sonar dome they are filled with fresh water as the transducers must be covered with water. The transducers themselves look sort of like satellites as they are rather squat cylindrical objects set vertically and with the radiused surfaces covered with square black rubber appendages like 24" x 24" each over their entire surface.
Great job….I am an offshore guy and will not experience the ICW so this is great to see and experience with ya...
Always fun sailing along with you and Mo, Drake.
wow very cool views of the navy ships,and loved that crazy bridge
That Was so crazy about the bridge, just when you were about to go back the other way. One thing I must ask,I have dreamed of living and sailing on a sailboat all my life. After you have Anchoraged and then say leave your boat to go ashore, I would worry so much about leaving my boat. You know coming back and thinking is my boat steel there the way I left it.
It's just something I always wondered about, anyway thanks again for the great video of you life aboard. I love it,
Freddy,
Hey Drake & Monique, it's been a great video of your trip so far. This brings back memories of my trip through the NY State canals fromToronto, Lake Ontario to New York City. Locks, bridges and checking off each as we would pass it. We even had a canal swing bridge breakdown on us. We were only waiting about 45 min..not quite the 4 hrs plus like you guys !! Great Job!!!
Yes another Great Video I wish I were their with you Guys as I lived in Norfolk and Virginia beach area for over 15 years just keep the Video's coming
The bulb on the large freighter makes it travel through the water better. It's the view you don't want to see heading your way.... Watched with interest as you past the pointy end to see if that part of the ship was named Titan Uranus ;)
Awesome!!! I so want to get going!! So inspirational as always!!!
Thanks, enjoyed it. Informative and entertaining. I enjoy the technical part as I'm learning.
Great stuff chaps
Another nailbiting wait to see you guys clear that bridge the video's really make me feel I am there with you and again some great tips email.good. Anchoring methodology I liked Mo's dance in the background too
Keep upthe great work and many thanks for sharing
That would be fluid dynamics.
I just love your videos drake. Cant wait for the next one.
Great video, that's for sharing. Full of cruising tips.
Thanks for sharing the details however mundane but always interesting.
+truebluetopkat It's the details that make these videos so darn valuable.
My life gets more boring with every episode I watch. Did the 30 year grind and can only hope to get a small taste of the sailing life at this point in my life. You guys are an inspiration as well as educational to young and old. Enjoy every minute of it.
What a great adventure, thanks for sharing
Your meticulous anchoring procedure makes me smile... But I detected some good natured crew-member eye-rolling that you might need to calibrate :)
I hope to do this segment of ICW myself in the future, but don't know what bridges will challenge the 65-ft mast. Any advice?
thanks for the view of portsmouth navy yard and norfolk was stationed there in 1959-63.
bill bye Ahoy Bill, You are very welcome. We also take a look at the USS Cassin Young and the USS Constitution at the Charlestown Navy yard in Massachusetts in an upcoming episode. thank you for sailing with us!
I was so happy for you guys when the bridge opened up! Oh btw Adam sounds a bit like Matt Damon =)
awesome... living vicariously!
Excellent guys! I have watched a lot of UA-cam videos (I think all of yours) and that is one of the best ever. Thanks!
RD - (you may remember me from an email about Shrimp ‘N Stuff in Galveston a few years ago)
Another great job guys! You seem to capture the very essence of the cruise in each video. Again, I felt as if I was onboard. Your anchoring technique and explanation is superb. Where did you get the anchor hook you attached to the 3 strand line? I cannot wait until the next episodal installment. Fair Winds and Following Seas!
Great videos, noreaster coming hope you get some sleep tonight.
It was quite the blow, wasn't it?
One of those days when my drive into work was sort of a half look at the road while driving/half scan L.I. Sound to see if any boats have broke their mooring.
I wouldn't have wanted to have been out there.
I have in the past, in commercial fishing boats.
Never is fun and it never seems to be profitable. It's almost as if the owner of the boat wanted to send the crew on a sort of Boot Camp journey to weed out the weaklings. If you would come back and wanted to go out again, you could.
Yuengling is good...wish we could get it in Maine.
Must you do the steering, setting anchor, cooking, tying the boat, rowing, Producer, etc, etc, what are the other two people on the boat for?
flacousa62 It may seem that way at times, but in reality we all do everything that you've described and each of us contributes to the care and feeding of the boat, the navigations, sailing, safety, and ultimately the success of the voyage, and the filming and video production.
Perfect, thank you. May I ask what camera are you using?
Hi Jonathan, thanks, We're using a variety of cameras and camcorders including GoPro Hero 3s, Panasonic Lumix, Canon SX40, SX50, Vixia HF M52, 60D, G30, and I just bought a G1X and am looking forward to someday buying a SCUBA diving case for it.
Great job. Really like last episode when you guys went to CoinJock's (sp)
Nice set Drake.
The bulbous nose on ships causes the bow wave to occur in front of the ship and reduces drag. In a conventional hull the bow wave rides high on the freeboard and increases drag on the vessel.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbous_bow
Drake can be my captain on anyday!
How did you guys like the city? Did you guys get a chance do explore it any?
That's an Amphibious assault ship, it carries United States Marines and all there gear a little bit of everything they would need to make an amphibious assault against a beach or whatever's needed.
You guys drinking Yuengling? Good choice!
can't wait to see you out in the blue waters.
oh and a great how to on anchoring
Ahhh.. my weekly drug. Take care, Monique and Drake :-)
the thing in front of the larger ship is to help die down the wake of the ship
Can you record in better video quality than 480?
Aidan Hill Hi Aidan, We've published over 250 videos, and over 70 since this one. Most of them, and all of the ones that we are producing now are available in the highest resolutions available.
When (date) was this filmed Drake ?? Just curious.
Hi PaulOWindosr, This was filmed in March of 2013. We've accumulated over 6 terabytes of video since then, all organized and waiting for editing..
DrakeParagon's The Real Cruising Life Remember the rule of 3, if you don't have three copies, you are not backed up! Hate to see you loose any of that.
You tell Vil Baltic that SV's have the right of way. Lol
+Urban Deployment LOL. BBFG.
What are a good charts to get for the trip?
+Arkansas Journal We used Maptech paper chart books, but now we are really happy with electronics charts on our iPad made by Navionics.
Where is Episode 12 and beyond?
Hello johnandkristin holland, Greetings from Drake and Monique aboard s/v 'Paragon' in Iceland. We are publishing a episodes every Tuesday of our 6000 nautical miles of voyaging from North Carolina to Iceland via Canada and Greenland. We are also publishing related episodes every Thursday, or occasionally on Friday too. See you tomorrow (Tuesday) in Norfolk, VA! Happy sailing,
The Bulbous bow creates a wave that cancels our the wave created by the hull making it more efficient through the water.
best to always remember that when passing through a lock;obey all rules and signs-else the dock master may be inclined to raise or lower your craft one teaspoon of water at a time. hows that for being a BOSS! lol just kidding.
bill bye Hi Bill, thanks for sailing with us! We also had a great adventure going through the Caledonian Canal in Scotland where we had to go through 29 locks! There was a part called "Neptune's Staircase" with a dozen locks, each one immediately after the other. If you haven't seen it then I think you might enjoy it - It's at ua-cam.com/video/ALpYaTASkvo/v-deo.html
DrakeParagon's Real Cruising Life thank you for the wonderful vid.
Love the Paragons, enjoying the voyage. Could use less of the "porn" music and something a bit more fitting. Also, a request for a Paragon Cruising Life Cooking Show.