We really are loving following your journey! From the first episode "you gotta bring in the sail", to sailing to our favorite Caribbean islands. ..we applaud you! Good to know the Coast Guard is so quick to respond. Safe travels and thank you for sharing your journey!
Thank goodness for the men and women of the US Coast Guard! I am sure that they are more than happy to find an "oopsie" with a positive outcome than any other alternative!
The USCG is beyond amazing. What I didn’t show in the video was how much they tried to reach out through voicemails, FB, and instagram and how much they followed up through phone calls after we reached St. Thomas. They even contacted the armada in the Dominican Republic. I’m still friends with some of them through social media. I’ve seen other countries coast guard and, hands down, no one comes close to the USCG. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yes, a lot of chaos, but the last six minutes are lovely. Jammed radio signal, collapsing davits, a CBP glitch denies you entry. A dramatic "rescue" by the Coast Guard! Some bad luck, some lessons learned as you said. But then, gorgeous scenes at sunset (13:58) and sunrise, and a pristine beach to enjoy. Wonderful footage of the Seagull raid, e.g. 15:19! Touching final scene.
Awesome video. We just discovered you guys today. What a beautiful family. It's so nice to see a big family like you guys out there experiencing life. Good job Mom and Dad (and kids too). Definitely subscribing to follow along. 👍
so happy to find your channel. I will go back and look at all your previous posts. I used to sail all those islands down there extensively. Make sure and try to stop and see as much as you can, hopefully with no threats of tropical storms. Fairwinds
That is hilarious about the Coast Guard. I feel ya though. A long time ago, after I left combat training in the Marines for my first school to work on jets, my mother called all the Marines because she hadn't heard from me. I had a broken foot in a non walking cast and was not interested in going on a hike to find a phone to call home. Some Captain chewed me to pieces for not calling my mommy more.🤦♂️
Great video again, I really love your background music choices. I feel really bad for you guy's regarding your davit. Stuff just breaks on a boat when you least expect it. Very hard to plan for all these crazy scenarios. Keep yourselves positive i think you are doing a outstanding job especially with four young children, it must be very difficult but rewarding.
Thank you so much! Sometimes I pick right on the music, sometimes it’s a miss! Thanks for watching! The davits breaking was a blessing. We love our new davits and it works better for how our dinghy is set up.
@@sailingmachete my wife said that’s something her mother would do! Looks like starlink dropped the price for marine to make it comparable to RV plan. Are you guys using that? Or is there fine print on that plan?
We have mobile regional for 150/month. But will have to change to mobile global before we leave Panama for $200/month. While underway we have to pay $2/GB
@@sailingmachete the 2$/GB is for starlink? When I heard that in the video, i thought you were using iridium. How disappointing. So much for watching Netflix underway in the pacific
Yes definitely no streaming! It looks like we can download movies from Disney+ so we are going to do that before we leave for Galapagos and play them underway
You might consider getting a satellite tracking device that is separate from internet. They will stay working and provide an additional means of sending sos.
Just a suggestion for potentially the next time you have to tow your dinghy, take the motor off if possible. I've flipped my dinghy a few times like that with the motor on, and having to do some emergency maintenance on an old two-stroke is easier than doing it on a four-stroke :)
@@sailingmachete it will at some point, gust of wind, just the right wave, and flop, it'll be upside down :( I generally just towed mine empty so if it does flip it's no big deal but I only had a dinky 3hp outboard to get back on board for it so it wasn't a pain in the to do :D
I lost my videos from the middle of July until Feb. I have some of Daniel’s video. This is still from around June. I’ll have to piece together what video I have, but maybe it will get me more caught up!
We really are loving following your journey! From the first episode "you gotta bring in the sail", to sailing to our favorite Caribbean islands. ..we applaud you! Good to know the Coast Guard is so quick to respond. Safe travels and thank you for sharing your journey!
Thank you so much!!! ❤️
I stayed out fishing one time, and my parents called the Coast Guard. 😂😂😂😂
Thank goodness for the men and women of the US Coast Guard! I am sure that they are more than happy to find an "oopsie" with a positive outcome than any other alternative!
The USCG is beyond amazing. What I didn’t show in the video was how much they tried to reach out through voicemails, FB, and instagram and how much they followed up through phone calls after we reached St. Thomas. They even contacted the armada in the Dominican Republic. I’m still friends with some of them through social media. I’ve seen other countries coast guard and, hands down, no one comes close to the USCG. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Finding a boat safe and okay is the Coastguard’s best outcome.
Yes, a lot of chaos, but the last six minutes are lovely. Jammed radio signal, collapsing davits, a CBP glitch denies you entry. A dramatic "rescue" by the Coast Guard! Some bad luck, some lessons learned as you said. But then, gorgeous scenes at sunset (13:58) and sunrise, and a pristine beach to enjoy. Wonderful footage of the Seagull raid, e.g. 15:19! Touching final scene.
Thank you for watching! ❤️
One of your best videos yet. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
I really appreciate you saying that! Thank you for watching!
Awesome video. We just discovered you guys today. What a beautiful family. It's so nice to see a big family like you guys out there experiencing life. Good job Mom and Dad (and kids too). Definitely subscribing to follow along. 👍
Thank you so much!!
That Fathers Day personalized card reading was the greatest thing I've ever seen! Too sweet. OK. I'll say it now: My kids suck ;-)
😂😂😂 I’m sure your kids are awesome! Keep in mind - my videos are highly edited. I tend to cut the yelling-crying-fighting-kid parts out.
so happy to find your channel. I will go back and look at all your previous posts. I used to sail all those islands down there extensively. Make sure and try to stop and see as much as you can, hopefully with no threats of tropical storms. Fairwinds
Thank you so much for watching! Yes those islands are beautiful!
That is hilarious about the Coast Guard. I feel ya though. A long time ago, after I left combat training in the Marines for my first school to work on jets, my mother called all the Marines because she hadn't heard from me. I had a broken foot in a non walking cast and was not interested in going on a hike to find a phone to call home. Some Captain chewed me to pieces for not calling my mommy more.🤦♂️
Great video
Thank you!!!
Great video again, I really love your background music choices. I feel really bad for you guy's regarding your davit. Stuff just breaks on a boat when you least expect it. Very hard to plan for all these crazy scenarios. Keep yourselves positive i think you are doing a outstanding job especially with four young children, it must be very difficult but rewarding.
Thank you so much! Sometimes I pick right on the music, sometimes it’s a miss! Thanks for watching! The davits breaking was a blessing. We love our new davits and it works better for how our dinghy is set up.
Dagum, i had to clean the living room after Dan said “is that the coast guard” to the plane on his card. That was so funny i spit out my coffee.
😂😂😂 I was surprised he didn’t draw the coast guard
@@sailingmachete my wife said that’s something her mother would do! Looks like starlink dropped the price for marine to make it comparable to RV plan. Are you guys using that? Or is there fine print on that plan?
We have mobile regional for 150/month. But will have to change to mobile global before we leave Panama for $200/month. While underway we have to pay $2/GB
@@sailingmachete the 2$/GB is for starlink? When I heard that in the video, i thought you were using iridium. How disappointing. So much for watching Netflix underway in the pacific
Yes definitely no streaming! It looks like we can download movies from Disney+ so we are going to do that before we leave for Galapagos and play them underway
Greetings Daniel ….. they make this stuff called “SUNSCREEN” brother. They also make bigger hats😎
Thanks for the info! We wear sunscreen constantly, a lot of times it’s wind burn or the coloring of his skin. He has always had a red coloring.
You guys are one cute family.
Thank you!
You might consider getting a satellite tracking device that is separate from internet. They will stay working and provide an additional means of sending sos.
Yes, good advice! We have that up and running now and leave starlink on all the time.
Just a suggestion for potentially the next time you have to tow your dinghy, take the motor off if possible. I've flipped my dinghy a few times like that with the motor on, and having to do some emergency maintenance on an old two-stroke is easier than doing it on a four-stroke :)
Thanks for the tip, I would hate for it to flip!!
@@sailingmachete it will at some point, gust of wind, just the right wave, and flop, it'll be upside down :( I generally just towed mine empty so if it does flip it's no big deal but I only had a dinky 3hp outboard to get back on board for it so it wasn't a pain in the to do :D
Fathers day is June 16th 2024 isn't it ? Enjoy the children at this young age , it goes bye real fast !
This was last Father’s Day! I’m behind on videos unfortunately!
Were you able to recover your data?
I lost my videos from the middle of July until Feb. I have some of Daniel’s video. This is still from around June. I’ll have to piece together what video I have, but maybe it will get me more caught up!
@@sailingmachete how was your crossing to panama?
It was good! Glad we made it through!
@@sailingmachete can’t wait to see the video!!!
Fathers day?
I’m behind on my videos unfortunately!