Offshore Sailing - 6 Days to Caribbean
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- čas přidán 3. 01. 2017
- This can be a VERY rough passage. We watch the weather and sail directly 6 days offshore from the Exumas to the Caribbean. We start in Staniel Cay in the Exuma Islands installing our new battery bank, then set sail for the Caribbean. This is often a tough offshore passage as the winds are predominantly on the nose.
All 130 half hour episodes of the Distant Shores TV show are also available on DVD and download at:
www.distantshores.ca/sailingdvds
I cannot wait to finish your video to make comment, top quality video! Much more professional than many socalled boating pro youtuber!
Clear aside in nice international tone, neutral and easy BGM, smooth camera moving, multiple angle shooting……more to list indeed.
Very well done!
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it Jay!
Once again, i find myself watching your videos AGAIN and AGAIN. I swear i have saltwater in my veins !!! You guys are all i hope to become one day. I LOVE you guys and everything you represent. Keep me in your prayers as i keep you in mine !!! ONE DAY !!!
Como siempre nos tienes acostumbrados a un alto nivel de video, edición y narración, los felicito siempre. Rudy.
Muchas gracias amigo Rudy!
Valuable information and guidance. I am an ameture seafarer and learning sailing in local water in India. Thanks a lot.
Beautiful couple! What you are doing together is simply wonderful. Muah🥰😘😘🤗🤗
I missed watching you guys on TV in your old boat. Very Happy to see you once again......... Happy travels
Thanks Steve! We post on youtube regularly so please subscribe here :-)
Wonderful as always. Love the vicarious escape!
Fantastic video! Thank you Distant shores TV. I'm retired now still at the young age of 66. In good shape too. Was thinking of sailing the Caribe as my first venture to those southern shores. Hopefully I can get over the idea of seasickness. Did the Hudson canyon on a fishing trip twice, way back. Not a happy camper. Most of the crew were sick.(Partying the night before) No wonder. However I stayed aboard the boat and watched TV. Hence yours truly was the proverbial "Capt. Bligh". Tho we had a ball out there. Power boating is ok. However I'm told that sailing is quite the experience. I hope to try it some day soon. Thanks again for this wonderful vid.
Absolutely LOVE your video series on CZcams! Really well done videos, great information and gorgeous scenery. You really put it all together really well.
This is quickly becoming my favorite sailing channel. Great vid.
BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you for sharing your passage.
Fair Winds and Following Seas...
You have an amazing boat, fabulous presentation.
It was wonderful sailing with you hope I don’t miss any trips with you guys . Thanks for sharing .
Love your videos & your show! I always learn so much!
Hi Guys, I follow The other big sailing Channels, And I'm gonna say it. You film much better than all of them, Even Delos. So really appreciate all the different camera views, setups. And the Narration is so profession, WOW. Can't wait for the new boat also. Brilliant stuff !
Well done. Nicely shot and very informative...
Nice video guys! I have to tell you the contagious nature of your show on AWE inspired Judi and I to purchase a Pearson 40 on Lake Texoma. We are going full circle. As newlyweds 41 years ago we lived on a small boat in Florida. Now the kids are grown and on their own, so we are like newlyweds again! We plan on trucking "Slithy Tove" to Florida soon, on to the Bahamas... and maybe beyond. Thank you again for the inspiration... for lighting the fire! I hope we cross paths someday!
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i watched already every single video on the channel. and i repeated many of them. let me say you are both amazing . i love your style and everything you do. thank you very much
I am from Canada and love your story....right now new to sailing and sailing lakes in Ontario
thanks for taking the time to explain concepts you present in good detail (i.e beam, etc)
Thank you for another enjoyable and informative video.....
Paul & Sheryl, Just wanted to say this is the best video Ive see from you two. And Ive seen all of them and have all of your DVD's except Season 10. I loved all the details you showed in the short segment. Please keep up the great work. Best regards, Anthony
Thanks for the kind word and the support Anthony! 😊😍❤️
very nice boat and a great episode. ty. happy new year
Another great video. Keep up the good work
Always a nice footage great quality and sound
Thanks DJ Jeff! we work hard on these vids and its nice to hear good feedback :-)
You deserve much more followers. I've been discovered the channel 3 days ago and I can't stop watching. Every part of it is awesome!
Thanks Arda :-) Glad you're enjoying the videos!
You have a very soothing narration voice. Fast boat !!
Thanks Pogor!
Love your work guys and your Southerly, drinking tea straight from the pot takes to a whole new level 😂
As usual thanks for your great vid,
I really enjoyed every second of it.
Glad you enjoyed it Ammar 😊
I really enjoyed your video! Thank you....
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you guys just look so happy toogether. Enjoy!
Thanks Todd! We are...
Really great video!!! 👍👍👍
Excellent video
Very enjoyable and informative.
An enjoyable video - thanks, with some interesting shots across a beautiful sea. I also liked the commentaries alternating from both of you, it contributes towards a more collaborative theme. The boat looks truly fantastic. Good luck
Glad you enjoyed it Evano! We work hard to get good shots and make the videos at a high level!
Man, that dinner outside on the deck looked so nice!
Very informative videos.. thank you and stay safe
Thats crazy ...I Love you life and your style of life...Im on my way. Who knows , maybe one day our paths will cross until then God speed !!!
Love your videos!
Can't wait for my chance to get a boat and sail the islands!
love your stuff brother!
From Hawaii!
Nicely narrated👍
Hello from Texas Houston
So wish I wish doing this right now, so sick of COVID-19, great edit, kudos!
Thanks a lot! Yes, I think everyone is getting weary of COVID-19. Glad the videos can provide some escape.
Great vid. You and wife shows how enjoyable cruising can be; BTW, compliments to te cook!!!!!!!!!
You're welcome Ramiro :-) Glad you enjoyed the video! The cook says hi!
Great video...I commend you for being professional and exemplary. Example: wearing your lifevest while on a passage. Too many youtubers (and very popular ones) do not that! Thumbs up guys!
Glad you enjoyed the video Watrworld! We do feel safer wearing our PFDs especially since they are quite small and light and also have an integrated harness point.
Was thinking the same! Also having the life line attached when leaving the cockpit. This is proper behaviour and is just a must. Love the video and the nice blue water, not to compare to the North Sea. Weather looks a bit different here in Europe, brrrrr.
We have a rule on long crossings. You don't leave the safety of the cockpit unless someone else is in the cocpit. You are always tethered at night, regardless of the weather conditions.
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@Spearfast Better to stay here then. The best place for the old farts. Its all good.
NIce video. She is a beautiful boat and that was the perfect passage.
Thanks Greg! It was an amazing sail!
very nice video and good info. thanks
I like it alot... Great video
We spent New Years in SXM Dec 31, 2016 - Jan 1, 2017. Great Fire Works! Plus 3 days before and 5 days after in a new 3 level condo on Simpson Bay.
Good video. Thumbs up!
Loved this video! I also own it on Vimeo but I just LOVE watching Distant Shores. When will you be back out sailing on the new boat? Also, will we be able to purchase new videos from the new boat? Thanks again for the wonderful content. Peace and fair winds
Thanks for your support on Vimeo Kia! Much appreciated!
Yes we will continue making videos with the new Distant Shores III!
Thanks, will check it out
awesome episode :)
Thanks Formerly :-)
liked your video guys! hope to sail past you soon... Im starting out this season on a blue classic ketch I just bought and will be posting some videos of the journey soon!
Glad you liked the video! It was a very fun offshore passage!! See you out there guys :-)
Excellent video! It's wonderful that you're sharing all of the details of offshore passages. Question, does the boat's motion and constant heeling make it difficult to rest?
Congratulations on a perfect execution of riding a norther all the way to St Martin, of course, you did miss all the bars in Puerto Plata.
Thanks Wailin! Yes when I saw it coming I thought we could make it all the way... we'll have to return to Puerto Plata another time :-)
Love your videos -- appreciating in particular the instructional aspects. Do I observe correctly that DSII has a single bow roller? Do you ever wish you 2? In my shopping for a bluewater cruiser, I've thought of a dual roller as a "must have". Can you comment, please? Thx!
Glad you enjoy our movies! We are doing more instructional features these days so its nice to hear feedback!
DSII does indeed have a double bow roller - although I think they could be a little wider. I will look carefully at the design for DS3 :-)
Nice Video. Really enjoy how you produce your videos - well done !!
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I would love seeing your 12-day provisioning list. I always get something out of the way others provision their vessels for lengthy passages.
Great video! i just saw you Boat on another youtube channel. They actually pointed your boat out on the hard in St Martin.
Great video Paul and Sheryl I love your books and video series and have been a fan for many many years now. I noticed you didn't release the clutch when you were sheeting in the genoa is it designed that way? I put on Ronstan, but I had to release them in order to winch. What make do you use?
Regards, Ian
Ours are Spinlock. they can be left closed while winching... Glad you liked the video :-)
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i like this video the boat saludos de playas del coco costa rica
Do you still have your TV show? My family loves it!
Great video. thank you for all of them. Do you all find the galley to be a more challenging design than a u-shape galley? I'm looking at a vessel with a galley like yours but i've never experienced one to know if i am going to regret the experience on passages. Thanks
You guys should sail to Cuba, I did it and it was an awesome trip.
Awesome episode mates, thumbs up from Sint Maarten.
Thanks Eric!
What a ride
So lucky to have those winds. Never happened for me!
Great video! Thank you! Will you meet Rick Moor on Sophisticated lady on st.martin?
Hi guys, nice video and I have to say you guys are well one of the originals and THE BEST!! When did you guys get another boat and what kind if you dont mind me asking? I love the videos!! Happy Sails and Safe Winds!!
Hi Jennifer , glad you enjoy our videos! We're working on our fourth boat now... here's the current page on her... www.distantshores.ca/about-us/the-boats/distant-shores-3/
Good Morning guys, is DSIII a Southerly? Me and my boyfriend are getting into the cruising seen as well, we are looking for a pilothouse, we were looking at the Haber Pilothouse 34C4, they just like DSII has a lifting keel, and that is something that we are really interested in, where we can beach the boat in the sands. I am affraid I have to say with the bulb keels.. I do have to say the Southerly's are actually very nice as well. My boyfriend was thinking of a cat, but as you mentioned in the link added about the new boat talking about your hypothesis about the cats, yes I feel two motors and in heavy seas I feel the size cat he wants is not that great.. I think a single engine and monohull is excellent for traveling up and down the Atlantic and across the pond. But I have to say the Med and the canals is where we want to go in 2017, and possibly the Great Loop next year as well. Just a thought, have you guys ever thought or maybe do you have plans on going westward like Pacific Ocean way in the distant future? Like I said you guys are THE ORIGINALS!! LOVE YOU TWO!! And besides even though I live in Long Island Sound and and hour from the Hudson (near Poughkeepsie, NY as well) ocean or river I Love boating and you guys just offer more of the "GET TO KNOW BOATING" scene, and you make it very informative where others well it's just recording vlogs which is ok too.. Where can I purchase your DVD's?? Thank You again for getting back to me.. Happy Sailing and Safe Winds guys!! Take care and have a great day!
Hi Jennifer, Soon I'll post more details on DSIII :-)
The Haber looks interesting - sort of like a Fisher but with the addition of centreboard and dropping mast!!! Would be amazing in the Med with access to the canals ... we made a lot of programs on the Med back in our early Seasons 1-5 with our first boat. DVDs and downloads available here www.distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/catalog/
Some of the early Southerlies were somewhat similar to the Haber like the Southerly 105 or 115 (37 ft).
It depends on what your planned cruising grounds are ... from Long island sound you can enjoy sailing down to the Bahamas by the excellent ICW :-)
Awesome
don't you just love it when the plan comes together ,Once had a sail from NZ to Tonga 6 days & didn't touch a sheet, auto all the way 15 to 25 just arft of the beam..enjoy. I used 'wind direct'
Sounds like a great passage Bill. I haven't heard of "wind direct". Is it a weather routing service?
Yes ,used it for some time , found them to be very accurate, still 2 days out your on your own so what ever comes , comes and ones just got to deal with it. The hardest sailing iv found is coastal deliveries , every thing can change so quick & of coarse you have those hard things called rocks ,Ocean sailing really is mush nicer , relaxed once you get into the rhythm of watches, cooking & reading. All ways been impressed with your yacht ,shallow draft, well protected cockpit & excellent workmanship . I'm afraid the price has all-ways kept me to Bennys & jenneaus witch are ok as long as you reef early, not pleasant banging to windward in 30 kts still we shouldn't be doing that at my age. Follow the wind, pleasant sailing.
We've been using Predictwind and receiving the data for it while at sea using the IridiumGO - so we can get updates 2 days out and on longer ocean crossings... check out our blog on that here...
distantshores.ca/boatblog_files/predictwind-weather-routing-forecasting-review.php
had a brain freeze Predictwind not wind direct,rums getting to me .
Awesome!,,
nice video, good commentary
your editing dept gets an A
nice boat thinking of sailing in near future what boat you recommend for blue water under 100k and what size why you did not buy catamaran ? also why not aluminium boat ? GRP is weak when whale will hit you or you hit reef safety no 1
Can you tell me if it would be possible while running downwind in heavy winds and seas, with an in mast furling system, to pull in the boom and furl the main sail? I know you should head up into wind but I'm thinking in heavy seas that might not be possible. so how would you reduce sail area?
That soo cool to sail caribbean !
I envy you guys, you're living the good life.
Thanks Dan we're trying! Welcome aboard!
What a great video. Do you have all your videos on DVD ?.
Thanks Gary, yes our videos are all on DVD :-) www.distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/catalog/
Nice
Your boat is new, and you are changing batteries already! Did you mistreat the original battery bank or did it just fail on you for no apparent reason?
Great video.Will you be at the Toronto Boat Show this year? Would like to talk with you on the weather software and other weather technologies that you may know of. Hope to see you there.
Glad you liked it! Yes we're at the Toronto Show both weekends (plus the middle monday and Friday I think)
Hi! Can you tell us the software you're using to determine wind/weather direction? Thanks! Like your videos :-)
We were using Weather4D for this passage...
www.distantshores.ca/boatblog_files/weather4d-routing-grib-viewer-review.php
Does the weed ever pose a problem....fouling the rudder(s), for example?
is this still being filmed? its an absolutely awesome show about the life i dream of. :) im subbed!
Yes we are still filming/editing new episodes Jo! Welcome aboard!
Distant Shores TV woo hoo!!!!!! i was going to be so bummed if you said no. i really hope you'll upload more of the longer episodes like 10+min. i been telling my friends, family and coworkers about your channel. i hope they'll tune in. excellent, excellent show. :)
Awsome video!! Do you plan to visit Panama??
We do plan to sail there. We already filmed on a friends boat visiting San Blas! Amazing!!!
Hey Great informative show! I'm producing a video documenting the transport of a Pirate Ship "Devil's Gauntlet" from Stockton CA to Roatan Island. Any advice on camera angles, tips on timelapse, GoPros? Ever do any drone shots?
what the best guide and or pilot for the Caribean?
What food is concerned, do you's also take a very good measure of frozen pre-cooked meals with? And how about an onboard desalinationer [hope I spelled that correct] instead of tanking up on fresh water every time at a stop?
Thanks for the upload :)
Glad you enjoyed it Roszain! We do take frozen food but do not depend on it in case the freezer failed. Here is our webpage on Provisioning www.distantshores.ca/news_files/category-provisioning.html
Distant Shores II carries 545 litres of water so we didn't install a desalinator, but we will have one on the next boat!
Thank you for such an informative website! :) One last thing...what do you guys do with your garbage/rubbish after a sailing trip? Surely not all small ports favour the idea of every ship docking there dump their trash there also?
We do bring our trash ashore at our destination. We have very rarely had a problem with this. Cheers
Thank you! Warm South African regards :)
Hi happy new year to you both I had a question I was wondering how tall is your mast?
From the water she stands 67 feet tall... happy new year to you as well!
Could anyone tell me what route software he uses at the start?
What software are you testing? I imagine you need your boat's polar and it overlays it with the gribs coming in to calculate the best course?
Its called Weather4D plus iPolar to put the boats polars in... www.distantshores.ca/boatblog_files/weather4d-routing-grib-viewer-review.php
I also reviewed Predictwind which is a very comprehensive software here ... www.distantshores.ca/boatblog_files/predictwind-weather-routing-forecasting-review.php
How do you determine how much food/provisions to take? Is it a formal process or X pounds of meat per day?
Its a process involving your crews needs Patrick ... Sheryl has done some articles on it including this one on figuring out your own requirements...
www.distantshores.ca/news_files/starting-a-provisioning-notebook.html
I see southerly have gone into administration again. Such a shame as the boats fantastic and are one of my favourite offshore cruising boat.
yes indeed was a shame to see them stop building boats :-( our favourite offshore/exploring boat too. They're still running the yard doing repairs
Hey I want to cross Cuba and Cancun channel when is it a good time to cross though on my way to Honduras in a carver Mariner 35
Visit the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
I recognized a fellow Canadian accent at the first word.