Cheating Death at San Miguel Island; How A Simple Mistake Almost Cost Me My Life
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- čas přidán 27. 12. 2020
- Season 7 : Episode #169 : Escaping Death and Learning Important Lessons.
Hello Friends,
Well here is the full story that we alluded to at the end of last weeks episode. We learned a lot and are fully aware of our mistakes. We are sharing this to hopefully help others.
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James & Camille
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Your humility and dedication to others safety is admirable. Respect!
Having tunnel vision and being so cold that you are gray, and blue, and not shivering says that you were very close to losing consciousness and would have probably drowned soon thereafter. I'm so happy that the two of you made it through this event!!
Incredibly useful experience for all of us to heed. So often I think, eh I'm a good swimmer and could make it to shore before freezing, and I'll be too active to get cold anyway. He was swimming his heart out and about to go black. Scary stuff.
Wow, I'm glad you made it through that. It seems like a very easy situation to get into.
In terms of being super-prepared and cautious, I'm curious about a few things that might have been able to work. I don't know how practical they are. I know there's only so much you can bring in a dinghy, but here goes:
1) If you had with you lightweight emergency blankets or some kind of warm clothing, you could have spent the night on shore. That just delays the problem, but at least you'd have daylight, even if the wind didn't die down.
2) If you had a handheld VHF with you, could have called the other boats to help or keep an eye out for you while you made your trip back to the boat?
3) If you had a long rope you could have attached one end to shore and payed it out until you made it to the boat in the dinghy.
4) Or, bring an anchor along and use the anchor and its rode to slowly move downwind to the boat. You might have been able to "steer" by pulling and repositioning the anchor.
So, I guess the question is whether it's practical to have any of these things in an emergency kit in the dinghy: emergency warm clothing, VHF, rope, anchor and rode. It's easy to imagine a perfect emergency kit, but in reality, would someone bother to bring all this stuff for just a quick trip to shore? There's a balance.
Anyway, high wind is unforgiving, so I don't know if there really was a safe way to do that with minimal equipment.
Finally, I like the recommendation to get strong and get good at swimming. I'll definitely keep that in mind, since I'm not in very good shape now.
Guys thanks so much for sharing this. It takes a real man/sailor to admit that “I was wrong” and this is why. But it takes a real human being to say “I’m was stupid” and this is why! I’m so glad that you are both OK!!
Don’t do what I do, but do what I say!
All the best Richard
Great comment.
Thanks for being so honest about your experience. I think like a lot of us with sea miles under are belt we become very complacent. It's these types of stories that make me realize how a couple of bad decisions can make the difference between life and death. I'm glad you are both safe and wiser from the experience . Sail On Sailors!
Complacency he'll get you killed as we hear it now man I respect the seas but I don't play around with them I got much respect for you guys out there but I'll watch from a distance I'm a big mountain biker though😂😂❤❤❤❤ prayers that y'all stay safe out there man especially in these little boats 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Dude watching this after hearing this woman left you, makes me sad! I hope you work it out brother
He's better off alone.
Women aren't worth the trouble they bring.
@Ryan Jones imagine if your dad had said that about your mom😂
A woman is never yours, it's just your turn.
She saved his life
These hoes ain't loyal lol
Your courage in telling your story may save someone elses life. Glad you are OK. Cant believe you got your dinghy back(what are the odds?)
I always carry a waterproof vhf in dinghy. Glad u ok
"If you're a sailor you should always marry a lifeguard". That was awesome.
Meh
She left him :-(
Oh, my dear friends. I watch all the sailing videos, and this is one of the most honest and important ones of all!! Thank you for all that you share with us, and better times going forward.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I thought the title was click-bait. NOT. Wow dude. It's amazing how quickly things can go south despite all the experience and knowledge. Glad it worked out! Happy New Year to you both.
One of the very best sailing videos that I have ever seen, in spite of the fact that it is all narrative. Great lessons, thank you for being so honest. My takaway from this is never allow yourself to create a rushed situation - those throw themselves upon us all by their own. And, Camille did look VERY cool.....
Holy shit!
Camille WOW Cheers to you young lady!
What an eye opener.
Whatever doesn't kill you makes you smarter!! Thank you for sharing this all so freely, I'm sure it will help many others.👏
Yeah but that's not always a good motto to live by man
Camille, I taught life saving. I am so proud of you *not* trying a swimming rescue. Finding a line possibly saved two lives.
Glad you're alright! Thanks for sharing. Good work Camille!
Wow, scary stuff. Thank you for telling us about it. That took a lot of courage.
I'm really glad the two of you are OK! That sounds like such a scary experience. Thanks for being brave enough to share with us so that hopefully someone can avoid this experience. I'm sure you'll never make this mistake again.
Glad you two are here to tell the story. Thanks for posting, cheers.
You both rock! You made a mistake, Camille saved you. You lived to share your experience, thank you and thank God🙏
best video so far. Honest and very eye-opening. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the good work
Thanks for sharing, I'm sure this will save someones life at some point. You guys rock
Thanks for telling the story - those Channel islands can be so unpredictable for sure - glad you guys are all safe - just another lesson learned ..we always have to be taught - safe travels you two...one of the best true sailing channels out here love the content of your videos
Thanks for telling your story. You guys are awesome and glad it turned out the way it did. Some lessons are learned harder than others.
Wow, what a cautionary story to share with the rest of us. Glad you survived and eventually got your equipment back. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you to both of you for sharing your story. I am so glad that you were able to overcome that life threatening situation. Thanks for the details. So many lessons on what to do and what not to do.
"If you're a sailor you should always marry a lifeguard" The quote of the year !
I am glad you realize how lucky you are having maried a lifeguard, a bright and beautifull one too.
Thank you for sharing that experience with us. Thank you for sharing the lessons you learned from it.
And, in case you forgot those ones...
Put a ladder on that boat to help you climb abord, especialy when your exausted.
And a throwing bag with 50 or 75 feet of propylen floating rope.
Now you can appreciate how important those safety gear are.
James, total respect for you, your wife and your channel, most of all your honesty is sharing the good, the bad and the ugly. I'm in Alamitos Bay, I hope to bump into you guys one day.
WOW. I can only say Ty for sharing your story because I for one will think about it and it may save my life or someone else's life. Glad you guys are here with us.
I owned a kayak/sup/sailboat rental for 28 years and I used to refuse rentals to anyone wearing jeans because cotton kills.You owe your life to Camille! Her physical strength, rescue training, clothes saved you and I am especially glad you had each other, that was the one thing that saved you both, you didn’t go out alone.It’s awesome you decided to share your experience with the world, cotton kills!
I would never take anyone out on my kayaks if they were not wearing wetsuits
Man you jave my dream biz! How was it? How did you get started? Got a video?
Thank you for sharing, these stories are important to keep others safe in the future. Having the story in my head will help me to foresee these similar situations and know when not to go...
Wow, what a story. Appreciate you sharing this immensely, it's crucially important to know this lifestyle is not always picture postcard scenarios and a wrong decision can have devastating effects in the snap of a finger. Love the channel and the insights into this world. Thanks James (and Camille of course!)
Most importantly, James and Camille, YOU SURVIVED. and a lesson has been learnt. You had age and fitness as an advantage. And now you have 2021 to look forward to. And I'm ending my comment how I normally end it. "Take care and stay safe." All the best from me down here in Nz.
Thank you for finding the courage to share your experience with us. As we all know many of the channels would never share the unfortunate things that happen but you did and you should be applauded. There are a lot of things we can learn from this situation (good and bad) and also for the rest of us who are planning to live this lifestyle we need to also be reminded of the danger that can and will acquire at sea. May God continue to watch over you and keep you safe. I personally really appreciate you sharing. Cheers
"Good judgement comes from experience while an experience is often the result of poor judgement." Dr. White... Often true in the mountains too. Good job you two for keeping it together under those circumstances.
I’m so glad you guys were there for each other!
An old sailor once wrote “Engines get sailboats into places where sailboats don’t belong!” (Dinghy too!)
So true . I took a dingy ride in winds that I would have never tried to row in and guess what, the outboard died . I was rowing like my life depended on it which it did. If I missed a single stroke it would cost me 50 feet before I could get pointed in the correct direction and moving again. I was pissed when I discovered afterwards the tank vent was closed.
Man, I'm so glad y'all have each other ! Sending love an light an hugs!
Well I'm glad between the both of you you saved each other's life. Learn from what happened and make sure you don't have to put yourself through that again heaven forbid. Love you guys love your videos and pray that you're staying healthy from now on. This is from Robert in San Diego and Sonja. We've lost family members and dealt with this virus that's been going around like everybody else and these last couple of years have been just like unpredictable for sure and I hope things start to stabilize soon cuz it's crazy 😎✌️👍
Glad to hear you two are alright. Thanks for the courage to share this lesson with us. Haste makes waste.
Thank you for sharing this harrowing experience. It was very brave of you both and could possibly save the lives of others.
Wow, what a harrowing experience. So glad you made it. Lots of lessons for ME and my ship to take from this. Thanx for sharing.
Thank you for your story . So Happy your here to tell us this scary story . Good advice.
Thank you guys. Have watched all your videos and appreciate you sharing this.
Thanks for the honesty and your look back evaluation. Very thankful you were able to survive such a bad situation and sorry you guys lost so much gear! Because we have such a high free board our SOP is to drop a ladder over the side when at anchor.
Thank God you are both OK. Thanks for sharing your awesome but scary experience and may this also be a lesson to many sailors and ordinary people out there. God Bless everyone and stay safe.
Way to go Camille, you kept a cool head in a real bad moment ,when some might not have been able too. James is a lucky lucky man to have had you out there with him that day.
That is quite a lesson learned and for all of us a strong warning to be prudent. Thank you for sharing. Richard
Wow that's a hell of story and you're both lucky to be alive to tell it. Thanks for sharing.
My friend fell off a fishing boat in Cabo
on the way in and nobody noticed.
He was in the water a mile off shore for almost 2 hrs. The crew realized and backtracked right before sunset and found him. Talk about a finding Gid moment.
Wow, what we do with complacency, takes guts to share and I personally thank you. Every sailor should thank you. I've been guilty myself of such behavior. I went through the ice while walking my dog. I was lucky myself.
I recently told someone that the ocean cares not for mortal flesh. But, from the story, I’d say that when Camille was at the end of the rope and James was at the end of his and the boat yawed over just enough to allow one last gasp of energy to make the kink and effect the self rescue of you both that I stand corrected. It appears that the ocean showed you mercy because it wants you to share more of yourselves with us. Often it is better to be lucky than good. And being lucky and good makes stories like this happy in the end. Y’all deserve to be alive. 🤙🤙🤟
Link*. Wooops!!
Thank You For The Courage and Honesty you demonstrated in the explanation of your experience. Hindsight is 2020 may apply in some of your explanations, but learning from it and how to deal with such situations in the future, can save your lives. Sail On!
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I have a passion for empty anchorages in remote places and Ive had a few humbling moments myself coming back from shore or going to that have been eye openers but thankfully none (yet) as scary as this. I really appreciate your candor, and even more so I appreciate you both coming home alive to tell the story! Maybe time to consider some ink to keep the occasion in mind? Either way, thank you so much for sharing what you do and keep sailing! I wish you nothing but the best for you both. Peace and fair winds, S/V Devotion: Puget Sound
Brilliant! What an amazing lesson, thanks so much for sharing. You nearly got, Got! All the best and thanks again for sharing.
This is undoubtedly the most important video of your channel. Congrats for overcome your ego to preserve others life, a very nobel act. Sail to Brazil someday. Fair winds!
What a scary situation! At the point of realizing I had no oars, I would probably have found a dry spot and slept under the dinghy. I am not a strong swimmer. Glad you made it out alive! The no shivering thing is good information. Terrifying, but good to know.
Thank you for sharing....lesson learned on my end from your mishap, will never ever forget it.....just glad you guys are good...chin up guys!!!
Thank you for sharing your experience. I learned quite a bit from your story and you answered a question for me about how I might get someone back in the boat if they can't help themselves. I want to practice that technique in a non-emergency situation. Also glad you got your dinghy and your gear back! You are lucky: your life, your dinghy, your gear, and a hearty lesson to share with others!
Thank you for sharing. Experiences like these are life changing for you and scare the hell out of me. We are in our 70s and it is getting more and more difficult to do things aboard. Absolutely must not get in over our head, brute strength no longer can be relied upon.
I think it’s great that you guys had the guts to share this mishap..All of us on the water make mistakes mostly it works out ..
I did have hyperthermia once on my own as I’m a solo sailor. Managed to heat a tin of soup wrapped in warm blanket ..not fun ..
You have a set of balls telling this story. Well done. I think this really demonstrates how the simplest of oversights can get you in real trouble, and I believe this may well save someone else's life. Love you guys X
Yeah its VERY easy to get into a situation like this and equally as easy to avoid it as long as you stop to consider certain things.
@@SailorJames absolutely. As they say, hindsight is 20/20. Your telling of this story has given me pause for thought though. Clearly demonstrates the requirement to stop, think, and act.
Thanks for sharing that experience. Happy sailing !
Great story I’m glad everything worked out. I will definitely try to learn from the situation.
Omg, scary story! James, please don’t beat yourself up too bad, we are all humans and as humans we are all doomed to make mistakes, even life threatening ones. BTW, it’s your candor, humility, humor, and informative content that makes your channel so great to watch! Glad you and Camille are safe. I like your lessons learned ideas and will apply them (I have a ‘66 Pearson Triton) in our adventures. My wife and I are not as young (or as fit) as you two so a situation like that would have doomed us I think.
You guys are awesome so glad you are ok.... Camille is amazing just for keeping her head ...
Very glad you both survived to tell the tale. A lot to be learned from this well done to both of you
That’s some true talk brother
, shits gets real crazy real fast ,
I will take your experience n make those precautions
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Well congratulations on your success, a situation that you will never forget and that will always be remembered. I've had two situation somewhat similar that I do not care to extrapolate on but I will never make those same mistakes that I made. Camille you are a beautiful capable woman and you have a lucky man to have you.
Thanks for sharing, this is precious information! Thanks!!
It is fun to follow you guy's adventures. Stay safe!
So glad you guys are ok , thanks for sharing lessons learned.
... great episode, thank you, I could feel the shock :)
you two are good together :)
Thanks for sharing and glad it worked out in the end👍🙏🏻
Thanks for sharing. Glad you could tell the tale.
Wow, scary situation, so glad you were both ok. Thanks for sharing the lessons, very interesting 🙂🙏
WOW James and Camille so glad you both survived.
Glad you're ok, thanks sooo much for the warning , it just may save another life. Maybe mine or someone I love.
I'm so glad you're both ok, what a scary experience! Safety first, always...
Thanks for sharing, brave of you to tell the story. Just within my family I probably have 5 close call dingy stories so there are definitely no 'told you so's'. Part of my every time dingy checklist: PFD's with loud whistle, submersible vhf, anchor, ours. When cruising I always have six feet of line with 3 loops about 6 ft long tied to a stanchion base for getting out of the water. Even though its scary and embarrassing, everyone is glad it turned out the way it did.
Thank you for sharing this!
Thanks for sharing. I’m sure it was a hard decision, but this is the sort of lesson learned that saves lives.
In the flying community, we say, “Don’t rush to the scene of the accident”. Hurrying rarely leads to good things.
Our lives are full of memories, some good some bad some we are never ment to forget. I'm happy you both are safe now. Thanks for sharing.😇😎🇺🇸
Glad to see you guys are ok, thats the most important thing. Although it may have been an expensive mistake. what you guys learned from it is priceless. Thanks for sharing this. Definitely not easy to admit mistakes like this to the entire world. Hope you guys continue to share yr adventures, good and bad.
why do you say expensive mistake?
thanks for sharing guys,,,so happy it had a good ending for you. its a great reminder for my wife and I. fair winds to both of you. God Bless.
Whew! That was intense. So glad you're alright and learned a bunch! I better subscribe and keep an eye out for you guys. ;) Quality motto dude and one I'll consider when she comes along and says, can I go sailing with you? Well...are you a lifeguard? I look forward to watching your adventures, though not Type III please. :)
I just found this channel & I'm obsessed with it!
I've been in the great white north for the last week! so glad to hear that you guys are ok!
James, it's said an accident is not a single event, but a series of contributing events. It sounds like you were not more than one or two such 'moments' removed from Davey Jones' Locker. Thank you for sharing the lesson with us. I'm at the beginning of my boating career (nearing retirement) and your story is not lost on me. Camille, you're pretty awesome. Both you guys take care. Alan, La Buena Vida, Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard.
Ya they were about 15 seconds away at 7 different points
Kudos to you both, and especially Camille..
Thanks for sharing the lesson bro
Thank you for sharing.
A portable vhf on your bag would probably also help. Would make calling those boats on anchorage a breeze
Thanks for posting and glad your both ok. Dinghies can be very dangerous - know of a couple of people who have drowned in similar circumstances
Glad you made it mate! Look forward to seeing you someone on the high seas or in a cove in the next 3-4 years. I’m leaving life on land behind to go be free.
Thanks for sharing! It takes courage to admit failure. What you share may save others. My dinghy kit includes a whistle, flares, and a handheld VHF. Now I’m going to add matches, fire starter, and space blankets! If you’re in San Diego, beer and tacos are on me. Cheers!
Soooo glad you guys made it! Safety first! you guys are the shit. Have you seen the movie All Is Lost? Hindsight is a fortunate thing to have. Keep living the dream for us snowbound dreamers. Thanks for the update, who are gonna play you guys in the movie? Love ya! Great campfire stories...I have a few.
Thanks for sharing that. I am very happy things worked out. It was scary just hearing about it.
I have seen so many close calls with dinghies trips, almost always from a cascade of small errors and mistakes. Glad you are safe.
Thanks for sharing and really valuable. Best wishes.
Damn! Thanks for sharing your experience and near tragedy. No matter how experienced one is on the water, one lapse in judgement can be dangerous. So glad ya'll are safe!
My motto i recite to many of my sailing comrades: "THERE ARE A LOT OF OLD SAILORS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF BOLD SAILORS , BUT THERE NOT MANY OLD BOLD SAILORS.
Enjoyed your vids!