25 DAYS AT SEA, We Didn’t Know About The PANDEMIC | Crossing The Atlantic Ocean [101]
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- Опубликовано: 9 авг 2020
- Couple Finds Out About Coronavirus PANDEMIC After 25 DAYS AT SEA and lands in the only country that's NOT in lockdown.
This video was filmed in March 2020. This is part 4 of our Atlantic crossing video series.
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My heartfelt congratulations on crossing the pond Skua crew😃! I have watched every episode right since you first began and truly feel my life has been enriched by watching your journey. Thank you both. Please may I ask that you look back at this video some years on (especially if things get tough) to see the elation on your faces as you walk on land in the Caribbean for the first time? You both look so ALIVE and full of wonder! May that feeling visit you again and again as your travels take you further and further around our crazy beautiful world. Stay safe, FW&FS👍🏻👍🏻🏝⛵️
That’s so sweet Michael! Thanks so much, we feel really fortunate to be here :)
Even poor people get much from you. Thanks for your kindness and generousity. Best wishes!
Don’t underestimate your achievement in crossing the Atlantic - its amazing! You did it in a boat you rebuilt yourself, you did it by building your skills months and years before, you did it in real style! You did it as much in Kittywake as you did in Skua. I said it before and I will say it again - you guys are amazing! So well done and drink a beer in the Caribbean on me! :-))
Thanks ever so much, Andy! That's such an amazing comment. Wow. We'll toast you :)
The folks who gave this a thumbs down have their head where sunshine does ot exist. You two have more guts than 90% of the rest of the world. Wishing you blue skys and a following wind.
Hahaha! Love it! Thanks so much.
We just put a new video live ;)
It really sux to go thru a quarantine since you were basically in quarantine during the crossing...LOL
Haha! Yes, an extreme quarantine! :D
Great movie and great achievement. Very well done indeed. Godbless and thankyou Bequia for standing up and displaying some humanity and common sense, it will not be forgotten. And guys remember, adversity develops character!! Ouch!! Ok I'm going, I'm going!!👏👏👏😂😂😂
Such an interesting and engaging episode. Your best yet! Thank you so much and safe sailing.
It made me smile, the view of Skua with her name on the stern as you were taking the dingy to shore. To think that little boat carried you safely and swiftly across. That was a thrill.
:) that’s one of our favourite views of Skua!
Congratulations on your passage. Wishing that the Caribbean was opened up for you two, for that matter the world. Take comfort in the fact your in better shape than many other people plus you can go fishing every day.
Thanks! We’ve been incredibly lucky.
So inspiring!!!! Emotional!!! Thank you for this!
Wow! I can't imagine what it must have felt like when you got your data to read the news...I'm so happy you guys are safe and sound ♡
Thanks so much, Sindy. It was a shock.
This is the best ocean passage arrival video by a country mile. You really captured the whole trip brilliantly. There's a pint for you guys in your tip jar.
Wow thanks ever so much! So glad you enjoyed the journey.
Old sailors used to get land sick when they first landed on terra firma. What an achievement guys.
I’m told by friends who subsequently sailed north towards Florida, that the Gulf Stream runs north at a good 6 knots.
Happy days. Fair winds tides and currents.
Cheers Nigel!
Congratulations on reaching the Caribbean. I've enjoyed following your journey.
Thanks so much, Bob! We hope you'll stick around to watch our Caribbean adventures. The first video on them goes live tomorrow 🙂
Congratulations! A great effort that lead to a truly great and well deserved achievement. Glad to see you landed in, what turned out to be, a relatively safe and welcoming place - and so nice of the customs guy to plead your case. Enjoy your time there and hopefully a bunch of other islands at some point in the not too distant future. Be safe and well!
Well done and congratulations 🎊 St Vincent is soo chilled enjoy the vibes 😊
Thanks, yes BEST PLACE to land EVER! :D
Glad y’all made it to solid land. What better place to be stranded. Good luck.
Really admire the mental toughness you both have for not only crossing the Atlantic in a small boat, but coming to term with the bad news when you reached port.
Hope you are both keeping safe wherever you are right now and your family in Italy made it through OK.
Thanks ever so much, Stephen. We're great and all our loved ones are well :) We feel super lucky.
Welcome to paradise. Admiralty Bay is one of my all time favorite ports in the E Caribbean. Loved it there. BTW as you probably know now it is pronounced. Beck’ we. As in my beck and call and we as in we all now know how to pronounce Bequia And Grenada as in Gren in Grenadine and ada as in aedah
Glad things worked out for you. Well done on the crossing, quite an achievement, then to land in paradise, Wow.
Thanks so much, Duncan! We were SO incredibly lucky!
Congratulations, to have all the emotions of a 25 day passage to then realise that the world has changed 😷 and all the worries and stress Of trying to check into the Caribbean, when all you want to do is jump off the boat and feel sand between your toes , you are an amazing couple with remarkable courage to even attempt a Atlantic crossing, let alone deal with a pandemic on arrive , I am sure you will inspire so many people with your journey, stay safe 👍🏻🇬🇧
Wow thanks ever so much, Gary ❤️
What a roller coaster ride of emotions you must have had to come to terms with. Very sorry to hear of your hometown, E. At this point you are both safe, and were blessed to find a country that would allow you to enter. Time to take several deep breaths, and move forward, but make sure you pat each other on the back for that crossing...a huge accomplishment.
And go do what you went to the Caribbean to do in the first place as best you can.
Thanks Arch! Yes, it was intense. However, we felt super grateful to be allowed in and like we were the luckiest people on Earth.
So cool! Well done 👍
Congratulations on such a big sail and landing in a beautiful country. Well done to the two of you.
Thanks Stephen!
Congratulations on your crossing and 25 day quarantine. Enjoy the island and maybe some day you will be allowed somewhere slse.
Thanks so much, Don!
An amazing accomplishment, cudos to the both of you. Please update us on an lessons learned and how Skua did. I’m particularly interested on the wind vane and how that worked out for you on the long crossing. I do agree you picked a nice place to get stuck.
Thanks so much, Ken. We have one all FUN video about Bequia scheduled, and then we’ll tackle these technical things in an all-technical video 😊
Hey beautiful italian, you landed me on a dream.. where are you right now? Your crossing was kind of inspiring all of us on search for freedom... Fair winds guys ...
Hi guys, that was just brilliant i loved every minute of the crossing, you should be proud of yourselves that is not a little achievement it is s huge undertaking !! I have followed you from the start and im so impressed with your journey to get to where you are now, just brilliant, so proud of you.
Thanks ever so much, Richard! You're always too kind :)
You guys are very lucky. What a relief it must have been when you were allowed to check-in.
HUGE! We're the luckiest people on Earth.
CIAO ragazzi una bella impresa, vi ammiro e soprattutto vi abbraccio,semplicemente GRANDI ...GRANDI...GRANDI....
L'ITALIA NON MOLLA (ANCHE SE SIAMO UN PO' INCASINATI QUI)......ora potete divertirvi e rilassarvi....un po'...
Non vedo l'ora di vedere i vostri nuovi filmati......continuate cosi.....siete bravissimiiiiiiiiiiiiii..........
Grazie mille Luca! Bravissimo, non mollare!
Great job Skua!
Nice retrospective.
In the beginning of Covid no one knew what to expect, we're all in the same boat.
Enjoy the Caribbean.
Thanks Brad. Yes, an unexpected ending to our crossing.
What a shock it must have been, but you’re so lucky to be able to land. Congratulations on the successful crossing.
congrats on your crossing, hope your staying safe. cant wait to see what your doing next. tc both
Thank you so much!
Glad you both are safe and sound
Cheers Philip!
Cracking video , thanks
What's ridiculous is you were at sea for a month, with no contact as your chart plotter will have proven, yet countries insisted on the same quarentine as people getting off a plane.
Thankfully, they saw reason (though only because we had various forms of evidence to submit).
I was thinking the same thing. Everyone knows how long a crossing can take min and max time frame. They are the safest people there!
Wow! Imagine....So long ago i read about your landing in the Guardian...and was then interested in your channel...i have not been dissapointed with your excellent reports and your fascinating, though not easy, journey...and now today..da!da! Full circle! You have landed!
Thank you for a glimpse of wonder!
Thanks ever so much! We hope you'll stick around to see what the Caribbean looks like :)
Glad to see that you made it to land again and you both safe and well all the best to you both
Cheers Harry!
Enjoy Bequia, it’s a beautiful friendly island.
I still can not imagine and place myself in your shoes. Well done on crossing the Atlantic though.
Hi, glad to see your only a day away from land ,how the world has changed in 25 days .Stay safe and lets hope they let you off your yacht. Food for thought, may be you both should keep a record in your log of your body temps from day to day.
To see what happened when we got to Bequia, watch the video till the end 😉
Any port in a storm comes to mind.
Good luck guys stay safe
The smile on your faces once checked in and walking on firm ground was the best part of the video. Ear to ear grins,,love it. I can only imagine what it must have been like for you two after finding out about the pandemic. Prayers to you and all of your families back home. I am very much looking forward to all of your adventurous fun and videos of the Bahamas. Thanks for sharing your Atlantic crossing with us. Fair winds always..
Thanks ever so much, Thomas! :)
What an amazing achievement you should be really proud of yourselves! It's been great watching your adventure crossing and can't wait to see the Caribbean and your adventures
Thanks ever so much, Andrew! Super appreciate your support.
Cant wait for the next one! ;). I also follow Sailing Project Atticus, who are also sailing DIY'ers. It would be cool if Skua and Atticus met for a RUclips episode, Ya??
You actually used the Q flag for its true purpose. Your experiences will be a great story to tell your grandkids some day.
All the bad news about Covid-19 aside I would just like to say congratulations and full celebrations on your successful Atlantic Crossing. You guys are one on my inspirations and just love watching your videos. From Cape Town South Africa.
Thanks ever so much, Glen! Glad you enjoy our little production 😊
I need to get back to my boat in SA - are things opening up?
I'm so happy you made it and was so scared for you with the pandemic and needing to check in somewhere. (I know I could of cheated and watched a later episode but I'm trying to live the adventure as it was meant to be lived) The ignorance really was bliss for you I'm sure! I'm so happy you found a customs officer with logic and understanding. What was everyone to do...Can't go back across the Atlantic...I'm so happy you landed in a country with out lock-down. You needed to walk a lot I'm sure. Really enjoyed this big adventure and can't wait to see how all this plays out in the strange world we are in. They should have a award registry for every sailor and their craft that made is across an ocean! Congratz!! Keep living the dream!
Very cool..and congratulations on your accomplishment !
Thanks so much, Peter!
We was just talking about you guys and there you are!!! Great to see you back with another video..still stuck in West Africa for us, so feeling your pain in lockdown.
Thank you! We post on Mondays :)
Nice one guys, must have felt weird, strange times,ahead for everyone. Stay safe. Andy UK
Yes, it was like we time travelled, or something. We had zero time to see the news evolve and get used to the idea. We went from “there’s a weird flu in China” to “thousands of people are dead and every country is in lockdown” 🤪
congrats on your crossing but that arrival...jesus, must have been quite the rollercoaster. Cheers
That’s quite accurate 🤪 Thank you!
Glad ya made it to my side of the world! You are probably lucky that you did this sail this year, there may be no chance again ever.
My wife and I went on a day trip to The Grenadines from St Lucia. We spent the da going from island to island on a catamaran swimming in the crystal clear water and walking on sandy beaches. I am envious of you and wish you a most enjoyable stay.
Thanks John! It's such a special place.
I recall entering Nassau ( Bahamas ) Harbor - after a crossing from Florida in a 48 foot ketch - years back. Upon reaching the first western breakwater I stepped out of the house and fired the signal cannon ( 12 gauge shotgun ) while the crew danced a jig on the fore deck ( tradition to alert the Harbormaster ). I had no yellow quarantine flag to raise but I had a pair of bright yellow shorts which I promptly ran up the starboard signal lanyard. Customs and Immigration went smoothly and the uniformed official said, while shuffling papers with a sideways smile , " You can pull down your shorts now," which I did. ( south Florida ) .
😂
Like everyone else, very happy you arrived in a good place
Cheers Steve!
Wow you guys are in the New World. Welcome Euros. Hope you enjoy the Islands.
Cheers! We’re so lucky!
Nice to see your landing in real time. Congrats guys!! Job well done. Bit of a shock upon arrival eh? Looking forward to what's next.
Thanks ever so much, Dawn. Yes, it was a big surprise!
Congrats! Well done. I love your videos that bring out the real cruising experience. It is hard work and your effort is exemplary. We cruise on a Pearson 365 and have similar rules and links to the land when we've sailed across the Gulf of Mex, Bahamas and east coast US- we too use the In Reach. We also use a shortwave radio with a tablet connected to get NOAA marine weather faxes.
Thanks so much, Dean! You're too kind.
Nice video and well done.
Thanks so much.
What an incredible achievement Ur both awesome people, real emotions real sailors well done. Great video were so glad Ur safe. Can't believe the bullshit stress people have put on U. But U touched down and enjoy because U both deserve it. Xx love from Aussie. Flower goes in left ear if Ur married or taken right ear is single.
Thanks ever so much! After our check-in, we felt the luckiest people on Earth.
we are glad your safe, (but out friends on another channel let us know you were safe before (A channel with a Rose), congratulations on a super long sail and safe arrival, hope your stay remains comfortable, enjoyable and above all safe. Hugs from Canada
Thanks so much!
So glad you both are well and in a place that is safe. Congrats to you both on your Atlantic crossing all the best to you from the Brit in California. cheers. xxx
Thanks so much, Andy!
Buy a short wave radio- news, music and a lot more
Come to Saint Lucia next!!
Thank goodness someone used common sense and let you in. The global panic was considerable I was really worried at the beginning of the video. And yes Italian origins at that time was the equivalent to wearing a tattoo on your forehead saying "I'm infected". Congrats on your crossing ..... hope everyone is safe back home.
Yep, we’re so grateful that Bequia and SVG were so understanding of the situation.
Very Nice Video
Thank you!
When I saw the weeds I expected to see you guys catch a nice dorado... they like shade and they hang out under the Sargasso grass
Us too! We only caught three dorados on the crossing. We couldn't believe how unlucky we were with fishing.
Good to see Skua is up and running! Ryan and Elena stay safe! There are a few RUclips crews in Luperon. You might could go there just in case. About 820 KM. I hope you both feel extra fluffy with this achievement. Good stuff! It was really cool to see that little flower fall right in front of you Elena as if to welcome you and Ryan. Nice!
YALL CROSSED THE ATLANTIC!! Hip hip! Great job on the Dorado!
Thanks ever so much Jeremy! 😊
Just a thought, I’ve watched a few channels from cruisers who were at sea while COVID developed into a worldwide pandemic. Has anyone heard of any cruisers contracting COVID whilst cruising? It seems that anyone on a 14+ day passage is probably among the safest people out there. PS Loved the part where you looked at your watch and said “25 days” 😂. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Hey Herny, we haven't heard of any cruisers on offshore passages with Covid.
Looking at my watch is the only way I know what day and date it is 😁
Congratulations on completing the crossing and welcome to the ‘new normal’.
Thanks so much!
Welcome to the crazy world again!
Thank you!
Love the black an white number.
So glad they let you in! Yay for when logic prevails instead of... stupidity? Whatever you call sticking to illogical decisions without thinking.
Believe me, we are too!
SI VEDE SEI UNA TIPA PERICOLOSA.
Good morning you guys!
Morrrrning! :) How's it going, Chris?
@@SailingKittiwake going good, sitting at work like every Monday, wishing I was out sailing like ya'll lol
How lucky to land in Bequia. My favorite island. S/V Cork
Yeah it’s a real peach!
Fantastic effort to make the crossing - well done.
I really have been inspired by you two... I just need to learn to enjoy eating fish now, or it's a diet of Supanoodles for me...
Stay safe :-)
Haha! Thanks Patrick! Fresh tuna doesn't taste fishy at all :) And you can make tacos with it - the spices really hide the flavour.
@@SailingKittiwake Wait, fresh tuna? You mean a new tin, yeah? lol!
Patrick Maloney hahaha! 😂
Sorry to hear about your hometown in Italy. :(
Thank you 🙏 ☹️
ragazzi siete fantastici,io sono un 59enne e ho finalmente superato l'esame patente oltre le 12 mg . ora da operaio ,mi cerco una barchetta e chissà..sorry for my inglesss. un abbraccio dal Po
Bravissimo!!! Il mercato é sicuramente buono per i compratori. Vai Alberto!!
Well done! For once the 'Q' flag really was a quarantine flag - glad the helpful officials dealt with you so fairly (I'm sure you realise this by now, but SVG is considered to be part of the hurricane belt).
Thanks. Yes, we left after Gonzalo (it was a bit of a scare!) and we're now quarantining in Grenada on the boat :)
Was everyone in your family doing OK back in Italy?
Yes, thankfully they're all well. Thanks for your concern.
The island you are in is called Bequia and is pronounced both BECK WAY and BECK WEE but never BECK WAY AH !. If you ignore the "a" on the end it'll make it easier to pronounce. In Grenada they call it Beck-wee. I wish I was there to buy you that drink I promised but I must use the "pandemic" card. Canadians were well taken care of by their government but I'm self employed and because I was busy moving last year instead of making money, those provisions include me out. I guess terra firma must feel like a blessing after all the rolling nights you had on your crossing.
Yes, the correct way to pronounced it flashed up on the screen as text the first time we said it the wrong way. In the middle of the Atlantic, never having heard of the place, we had no idea how it was pronounced 😊
Cheers!
After 25 day quarantine they better let you into the country.
9:52 what is that brown spot on the ocean?
You have been quarantined for weeks..lol
I wonder if you're the couple I heard about. There were likely others going through the same thing.
If you're referring to articles like this: www.bbc.com/news/uk-52332899, then yes, it's us.
Isn't it international law to provide entrance to refuel and provision?
Not if the country is under state of emergency or in lockdown.
:)
👍
Holy crap. You were the last humans to find out...
Most likely not. There were people crossing the Pacific, which takes 40 days or so.
Sailing Kittiwake they probably had satellite internet on board :-P
Time warp.
I might have known that you are Italian, you sexy thing. I guess you will be fluent in that exceptionally romantic language.
HEY!! Things are bad all over. May I suggest you congratulate yourselves on a great accomplishment and count your blessings. There are a couple BILLION people out there that would gladly trade places.
Did you not watch till the end?
While under stress, we were focused on the huge problem ahead, just like anyone else would. Once we managed to check in, we high fived, counted our blessings and called ourselves the luckiest people on Earth. We don’t know anyone who would behave any differently to be honest.