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Go outside…save yourself the aggro of singlehanding the ICW. Been there……

Could you not have gone into the irons to take wind pressure off the shackle? Thanks for the video

Like George Carlin said it’s a big club and you’re not in it .

Interesting video. Not very nice to be treated like a second class citizen. However why hang around Miami if it's so unfriendly and troubled. Go where you are valued and welcome. Miami along with many other oceanfront cities are toxic due to their overwhelming financial problems.

Nice job Captain Mike there's a lot of RUclips sailors out there but there's only a few that do more with less and make it look easy high regards to you cheers Fair winds and following seas

Captain Michael, glad to see you making progress homeward bound! I did the same trip singlehanded from the Bahamas in 2020 racing ahead of the Covid lockdowns and only got as far as Jacksonvile before having to fly home! Good luck, at least you can follow your breadcrumbs home!

You use that music track a lot. It's cool. See if you can acquire the rights to it, or an exclusive use contract or something.

I spent 6 months in the ICW and in Florida, the bottom of my boat was well populated. I store my boat in Green Turtle Cay, redid the bottom, and spent 6 months sailing The Bahamas. Virtually no growth at all. There is a difference in the amount of nutrition availble, the ICW and Florida waters are full of fertilizer and the life that brings.

What's up with home land security treating you like some sort of fugitive? What's up with this 24h limit in one place about? And why could t you head down south instead of returning to Canada? Either way I can't wait to see your adventures. Great Chanel! Keep Sailing ⛵️

You should do some time-lapse shots of a bay somewhere when you're at anchor showing all the boats rotating around their anchors in unison with the changing current and wind. That's something people who've never lived on a boat probably haven't seen.

Mike, it’s the Minister- great video… I appreciate the transparency… you are doing a great service. You’re a very good educator. Now that God spared you, what are you going to do with your life? Hint from the pros, There is a knife in every cockpit, and one on every boom vang.

He,,,, it’s the Minister… thanks for commenting on my channel… I love yours. I subscribed and I’ll send you our new knife…. Cheers mate

We are with you in spirit and following your trip. Love the honesty, adventure, and high quality videos. Inspiring!

MiKL, How come you didn't give me a call while passing thru Vero? If you needed anything, I could have got you there. We have a new addition at the house. He's now one year old. Harley is an AKC registered Golden Retriever. I got him so he could be trained as a certified service dog. We are attending classes as we speak. The program is available to veterans. If you have disabilities then the training will continue for over a year. My hearing is pretty much shot and a couple of other issues. So far, it's been great. Enjoy the videos, and without question, you are turning into a genuine first-class cruising sailor! Let's hope you're making good progress on your way home. Stay in touch and stay well and safe! The Quartermaster 😂

Thanks for the video captain. Good luck and stay safe. Cheers 🍻

For how long is the coast guard mandating you don’t stop for more than 24 hours? That seems quite unusual. They really seem to want you out

Keep on trucking brother!

Holysmokes that was epic! Subscribed! I first made that crossing in 2017, in an asa106 class. I got lucky that it was a class. We left Miami at 3am. I didn't understand why, until we got to Bimini. And you're right, those waves look tiny on the gopro compared to real life. I think bcs in large part real life you also feel the swell, you see one on the horizon coming for you and you're like "F*ck. F*ck f*ck f*ck f*ck f*ck. Maybe if i put enough distance between us, itll be rollydownside by the time it's under me." 😜 You did it, man!!! Blue skies!!! 🌬⛵️💨🏝

Next time you drop your phone in the water, as soon as you get it out, immediately, put it in a bucket of freshwater flush all of the salt out of it completely. Then put it in a small container of 90% rubbing alcohol. Shake it around in the alcohol. Give it a little time so that the alcohol can displace all of the water. Take it out of the alcohol and shake it out the best you can. put it in the oven and bake it on a very low temperature. You don’t need heat. You just need dry air. The longer you wait the better. I would not be surprised if you could get a phone working again. I flooded the control unit on my metal detector, in salt water, and I used this method, and my metal detector works to this day. 10 years later.

keep on truckin!

Get yourself a hoe....for bottom cleaning.

I want to take my 25’ powerboat down the same route and do a lap of the Statue of Liberty. I’d love to buy you a coffee or something and pick you brain about logistics, tips and your experiences between here and New York.

ever consider a 360 degree cam mounted on the mast? everytime you see water cops now going to expect a boarding at gun point,,what fun

I’m sorry our country treats you like a dog. I don’t agree with it. The fact they only give 24 hours an anchor just shows they don’t give two licks about your safety.

Most sailors who have done Georgia intercoastal said once was enough lol-so many twists & turns it took forever, but was also kinda funny when continuously passing your buddy boat appearing to go the opposite way as you followed each other around the S turns. That never appealed to me, so I always went offshore.

Nice sailing captain

I always hit the like on these videos because I get the feeling that this is what it’s REALLY like to be out there cruising full time, especially as a solo sailor… there’s a lot of channels out there and a lot of them either seem to make small problems appear big to get the clicks or act like nothing EVER goes wrong and they’re stylin’ and profilin’ from one exotic locale to another without a worry in the world… You ain’t that, and I appreciate it. Heading over to Patreon now to see what you got going on there. Edit: say hello to your newest 2nd mate!

I ALWAYS wear gloves when doing the bottom. That stuff on your bottom is sharp and can get into your hands. Like you said. In your blood stream. I buy a bunch of those cheap work gloves from harbor freight. They work great for free diving as well. Love your footage man. Do you ever wear sunglasses man? Hahahah

Great vid captain Mike 🎉. I hate going for engine because it feels like it will shut down any minute and then I have to fix it😅

Hey man, why are you not fishing / trolling while underway...especially when under power? Free food and GREAT content!

Glad things are going well. St. Augustine is our favorite town to visit when down there. We used to go to Palm Coast every year to visit family and would hang out at St. Augustine. That is where I want to start my adventure to go down the east coats then over to the bahamas for the fist time. Will be trailering down from Traverse City Michigan with my Free Grampian G23 to do the adventure with. If you ever have watched James's one and only call in podcast on Zingaro he talked to me about it towards the end. lol.

So, will you ever be able to get a permit to cruise the U.S. again?

You're trying to get north before winter, I'm trying to get south. Cheers brother!

The crow is cool as long as he doesn't start shiteing everywhere or on you captain

And the adventure continues! remember what the doorman said, "Keep your head!".

Didn't you have a saw?

Welcome to the “free” state of Florida.

They will ban all ocean activity if we let the global UN 2030 sdgs

New world order will ban all of it . The last frontier and theyre gonna ban it

I can remember coming back from the Bahamas in the 80's and not even bothering to check in with US Customs. Too much surveillance these days to get away with that now.

9:33 Your math doesn’t seem right. If you have a 36’ boat at $2/ft 2 nights is only $72 (not “hundreds”. If $72 is the cost of a month storage that place would have a waiting list for years. Also $110 to clean the bottom is pretty reasonable. You’re paying the labor cost, water, electricity or fuel to run the equipment and you’re taking up the time this expensive gigantic lift is holding your boat in the air while they do it. And taking up time they could be hauling out other boats.

It’s all about money

Interesting. Like most new videographers it takes a while for them to realize that the audience does not want to see them, but the scenery or subject matter. Looking forward to seeing the Bahamas. What part of Canada are you from?

Yeah, lived 7 years on a 52 footer, ferrous cement schooner mid cockpit. My father built it, he is Dutch, say no more.... Marine life cannot be described. Just do it, fyi, not easy, but nothing good in life is. You will create the best freindships of your life with a boat! Boaters are amazing.❤

Like and sub guys❤