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Sail Life - Time for a big decision ⛵️
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2023
- It's time for a big decision. Do we go north or south for hurricane season? Also, we get the boat provisioned, so we're ready to leave Barbados and go for one last dive.
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@15:57 - Sure other channels covered it, thing is I dont watch 100 channels, I watch around 3, so what I am saying is do YOUR thing! I love the way your channel has transitioned into cruising/repair/upgrades and Ava's portion with history and guides for shopping and such. Keep it up! Dont fret that you went to the same place as someone else did, good chance few of your viewers will have seen the other person's video and if they did then you guys will have done it differently. I was a full time pro-photographer for a number of years and I learned that 10 photogs could ALL shoot the same shot of something and we all edit differently, crop differently, color grade differently, in the end all 10 of us have different results. Dont sweat it
That is very reassuring to hear! Thank you so much :)
I so agree with you! Ava and Mads are doing a great job and I trust their content much more than other channels. Don't stop!
I think the way to success or happy viewers is: do your own thing, don’t try to please everyone. Be yourself. I started off watching an IT guy refurbishing a canoe called Obelix ( sounds like a recipe to success )then he got that Athena Soul Reaper of a boat, turned her into a spiffy looking true Warrior ( quite possibly the greatest Warrior the world has seen ), along the way he expressed his hopes and dreams to not care too much but finding a cool girl ( check 👍) to rock across oceans and see the world. Works for me 😅
Greetings from ze germ many
Ava has a great sense of humor!
I think so too :)
Mads and Ava, you both are doing great. Don’t worry about covering the Caribbean, you both have a very unique way of doing it compared to everyone else.
Thank you so much Matthew! :) That is very kind of you to say. We'll do our very best! :)
@@SailLife Your dinghy davits are the solution to your refrigerator lid/ countertop. I saw it in practice on a tall ship walkthrough. Some small pulleys and some line and you could have a solution that works for your day to day, and provisioning. Hinged or straight up you can creatively do whatever. It looked great in their galley. Just thought I would pass that along if you had not considered it. Cheers.
Seconded.
Best wishes from the North.
This is true. Every adventure is different and told through the eyes of the team. Lord knows there’s no team like Mads & Ava for the ying & Yang of sailing adventure. It’s why we love every moment together. So, look at this as *YOUR* adventure and bring us along. Literally, we’d enjoy watching you empty the holding tank.
Agreed!
Hi Mads, For those annoying piers with exposed pilings or plastic fenders - try building a fender board. They work amazingly well at protecting your hull from those types of docks
That is a great idea! :) I didn't bother making one yet because it's something I associate with high latitude sailing but if we come across a bit of wood I'll make one :)
This is a good idea. We found the only place we could tie up in a seriously rapid tidal estuary was at a public pontoon. Anchoring was not vaguely possible, but the fender board saved us from being spat out over the bar into the sea.
@@SailLife even easier is just to tie your fenders horizontally with a bit of rope at each end.
As others have stated, it's not about what we want to see as much as to see it from your perspective.
Remember what the key to happiness is... Life is not about the happy ending. It's about enjoying and cherishing every moment on the journey in getting there! So don't forget to sit back, relax and enjoy the ride!!!! Keep up the great work Eva & Mads
Make yourself a beater board for fending off those pipes and pilings! Basically you get something like a long 2x12 board and thread ropes through holes at the ends. So you can hang your board from the lifeline stanchions, put the board outside your fenders, and let the board mash against the pilings or pipes!
Hi Mads and Ava, first congratulations for the GREAT work you do with your videos, the mix of DYI, places, experiences and visits is great and you both complement each other very well.
Mads, I REALLY love your DYI style, actually you are the reason why I am doing a full refit on my boat, end to end. I saw all your videos, follow all your tips & tricks, glorious sanding, spiffy finishes, etc.
Recommendation: You asked about what video we would like to see. I like the mix of travel + DYI done by Ava and you respectively.
* My video request: The electrical system.
The only video I did not see, and would love to see is about your full electric system. As a such dedicated en enthusiast person you are, I think maybe you can do a diagram about all the connections. The connectivity between your Battery bank cells, Engine Battery, BMS, DC to DC, AC to DC, Isolator converter, DC to AC Inverter, solar panels, MPPT charger, Alternator etc etc etc. So basically how everything is connected together.
I have all the parts on each box, ready to begin the installation, but I would like to see how did you do it, to decide how to connect everything together. Or in case you cannot do it or you think it is not a good Idea, I will really appreciate if you can just send me a diagram about your electrical system and connections.
BTW, I live in Argentina, at the bottom of the world, we do not have all the options like in Europe or in North America, so we are very used to the DYI.
I would love to see you guys around here in case sometime in your life you decide to go South in America. You will be more than welcome here in Buenos Aires - Argentina.
Thanks a lot and keep doing the great job you guys are doing, and enjoying the life what is the most important thing we have 🙂
I also recommend fender boards to use when docking against a rough or irregular seawall. I had ones that were 8ft by 8 inches and 5/4" thick made from white oak. They were suspended by lines at each end. I put 1" half oval stainless steel on one side to protect the wood against chafe. Fair winds and following seas.
Ooo you have made us excited for Price Smart! Great video, as always guys 😀
you guys have become my favorite binge watching pastime! Thanks for all the great content!
Panama is south of ten north, and is also reasonably priced to haul out. Plus labor rates are pretty low. Not to mention it has some awesome cruising grounds.
You asked what I would like to see...
Wildlife on land and in the sea.. just seeing the fish and turtle was amazing also other boats, the boatyards a chandlers ... and any of Ava's history & buildings etc content.
Nice to see your both having fun.
You might want to get a magic siphon… (also called a jiggle siphon) and …the dirt and water in the dockside fuel can be an issue in some places… the magic siphon will let you get the fuel out of the jugs and leave the water and dirt at the bottom of the jerry jugs…you can put clean fuel in the tanks. You can let the jerry jug sit and the dirt will settle out.
Mads: With respect to jugging fuel, I use an XChangr electric pump (same one I use for changing engine oil to pump fuel from jugs still in the dinghy into the boat tank. This avoids the heavy lift from the dinghy onto the boat. I use a spare fresh water pressure pump to do the same with water when jugging that. It takes a while to pump but usually that isn't a problem and it reduces the risk of spills.
Im gonna watch your channel no matter what you have going on. One of the highlights of Sundays.
i'd like to see how the checkin/checkout process is as well as sail planning and chart accuracy.
Aruba also has some of the very best diving on earth (imho). Quite a few years ago the locals were extremely apologetic when the visibility went from 120+ ft to a mere 80 ft. We we all sooo disappointed (lol 80 ft is just a bit better than the 10-20 ft "great day" visibility we had in Rhode Island). You'll enjoy it there, don't miss doing a night dive.
One thing about most channels is they show the bahammas, BVIs, USVIs, it would be nice to show a lot of places in the lower Caribbean. But it is up to your schedule, we love the approach both of you bring, especially Ava's historic walks around the towns.
I watch a number of sailing channels but you guys are my favorite. I've been watching since back when you were doing the vacuum infusion on the rudder and I'll keep watching wherever you go.
Thank you so much, Jim! That is very kind of you! :)
I Remember myself being a new open water cert, kickin' away all over the place like a deer fawn on newborn legs, it's cute, and I know Maz is having a great time with his wife now in the water quietly chuckling to himself about that very same cuteness. Enjoy the new experiences Ava.
Wherever you go, I’m happy to tag along. Happy belated Ava… 🇨🇦🇧🇧🇺🇸🇩🇰
Thank you so much :)
Always enjoy the interaction between you two 😊and especially Ava’s cheery take on the world.
I use a Sony a6500 in Ikelite housing with a 8 inch dome port and the 10-18mm lens. This is my standard rig.
Last year we spent about 6 months with our cat in Trinidad. It was great. We did all the work ourselves on our boat. We sold her in the Caribbean and are now in Malaysia on our new to us Catana47 cat
Oh my the sea gull is brilliant. What ever you provide will be good.
Hello, DIY Tipp for pole docking:
Fender Bords, (Ger. Fenderbretter)
Mads, when you do get to the East coast of the US when the weather is bad you can bail out onto the InterCoastal Waterway (ICW). It runs from Florida up to the Chesapeake (though you probably won't be able to use it in Georgia because they don't dredge). The bridges that aren't draw bridges you will be able to get under. The down side is running the motor.
happy belated birthday to Ava! The best part of Sail Life are you guys being you! Your choices therefore are in themselves the basis of the content. So far you have not let me down, so I am following wherever to take us! Bon Voyage!
Mads:please don't only look at the price but on the hole package! How good is the work done compare with?, other costs and so on, you get the picture.( look at Thomas, the Norwegian guy, his channel, he has good examples, or bad experiences, and high costs with fixing things)
For the sake of completeness, Thomas' channel: www.youtube.com/@SailingwithThomas
Be free! :-)
Visit Mustique, it's so nice. Great diving and quaint town. Also, visit Petit St Vincent, a private island on the very bottom of St Vincent.
And while you're there, visit the local beach bar. AFAIK the only beach bar with a Michelin star. 🙂
Drawback: $200+ fees for visiting there. (However, these $210 (number from 2017) are for a three day stay (the minimum value))
When docking on to rough surfaces, black pipes or tires You should have a board that You hang outside Your fenders. This will act as a wall for Your fenders.
Hi Folks, the things I like are your fixing and building and in particular Ava's local touring guide stuff. New eyes see the most interesting things ashore.
As you are a more technical channel I would like to see:
1. What type of paperwork do you need for the boat.
2. How do you check into a country, what paperwork, pre-planning such as permissions, how detailed of a boat inventory, etc.?
3. Is it different if you have a US boat?
4. Where does one find this info?
Tip: Had to hit the "see more" button to find the survey. I filled it out. Took me five minutes cause I'm slow.
Need to build a large planter on deck and start growing almond trees on board!!
Haha, DON'T tell Ava about that idea ;)
Kind of like the mariner in "Water World"?
Boat US has a DIY for making fender boards to protect your boat from pilings and rough docks. DIY right up your alley Mads.😊
We watch because it's you two, not where you are. There are plenty of places in the Caribbean that have not been covered in any detail by other Channels and I listed some of them in the survey. Cuba stands out but I don't know how that plays with your US connection, some others are Turks and Caicos, Anguilla, St Kitts, Monserat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, and St Vincent. Bequia is lovely, pop into the Auberge des Grenadines and try out their restaurant and we are looking forward to seeing some shore life in Aruba, hopefully you can visit Curacao and Bonaire which has great diving.
You are doing great, we are now in the middle of O Glorious Sanding on our Trawler in the Great Lakes.
I just want to add that if you are planing to be in the Caribbean for 2 or 3 seasons, and also planning to haul out, before doing it in where you are planning check out the Rio Dulce in Guatemala, it is a great place not very well known by European sailors even though they are a few there, it is absolutely the best Hurricane hole in the Caribbean, sweet water, with several very affordable marinas and a few boat yards that are also affordable and with the best craftsmanship through the Caribbean.
Oh My Nauticals!
I googled the place you mentioned, is it ever amazingly beautiful. The water way in land to the lake, looks so spectacular.
What a great place regardless of the haul out option.
For underwater video I recommend that you first buy some lights. This is really the key. A go pro (newer) with a underwater housing and lights takes great videos. I currently use a Sony a7sii and a go pro 11. But I have recently purchased a housing for my iPhone. I haven't had a chance to use it but I believe that it will work fine. The problem with getting a housing for your mirrorless is that the housing are designed for one camera, then after 3 or 4 years you would like to update your camera, which means you would have to buy a new housing. Hope this helps.
Hauling out in the Chesapeake Bay is ASTRONOMICAL. We spent a week at a big marina/yacht yard there and I literally called them when the charge hit my credit card, thinking they had made a mistake. A week of a transient berth up there cost nearly as much as a month at a marina in northern Florida. I can't imagine what they're charging for haul, block, and storage.
Aruba is a great choice! And please make sure to make stops at Curaçao and Bonaire. Curaçao is my favorite island in the world.
My niece Harper is weirdly obsessed with Seagulls AND mermaids. You are going to make a 3yo very happy! Just placed my pre-order!
What, no fender boards? You need to add that to your todo list, AND that annoying hole by the nav station of course. Andy UK
For underwater video look at Ikelite 200DL Underwater Housing for Sony a7C Mirrorless Digital Camera. You will need a dome port or flat port depending on the lens you have. Ikelite has a chart to match your lens to the appropriate port. Wide angle lenses are commonly used underwater. Lights help bring out the beautiful colors underwater but only to a short distance. Lots of online info to teach yourself underwater videography. Used gear may be a value option. Looking forward to seeing more of your underwater videos!
Congratulations Ava.
For your birthday and for becoming a better communicator every day.
Madds,
For your swim platform, could you put it on vertical tracks so that it can be raised and lowered. In theory you could raise and lower the dinghy with it as well as you and your dive gear.
I think that would be really spiffy to have a platform lift.
In fact i pucture it being rasied and the aft part swinging down and being fastened back to the tracks so the platform becomes vertical as well.
Happy birthday Ava, make him do the Great Loop and introduce lake Superior and the rest pf the great lakes. Maybe late this year but i for one would love to see the trip
Hi guys! Great video as always. We're full time cruisers as well and love to dive and have all of our own gear for it. For filming, we've got a Seafrog underwater housing in which we house our GH5 with two 5K lumen Orchalights. We've had this set up now for almost 5 years and we use our GH5 for the diving video as well as for our vlog and we have found it to be really versatile. The Seafrog housing was one of the cheapest in the market and that's really the main reason we bought but now we're really happy we did. Easy to handle getting in and out of the dinghy and we've been able to take it snorkeling and diving and controlling the ISO and such are pretty easy. Currently it is very buoyant so we do need to get some weights to make it neutrally buoyant but all in all I love it. It's a bit bulky but we take turns during the dive holding it. (vlogger to vlogger, we're not sponsored by any of these guys just to be clear :)) We're going to keeping our boat in Curacao for the hurricane season but I hope we run into eachother down there diving!!
Happy Birthday Ava 🎉 Hello from Spring Green Wisconsin USA. Was wishing you would decide to push to the Great Lakes (ha!) Very neat underwater vids. Thanks for your post.
Go north and come explore the Chesapeake bay. I promise you guys will love it ....
Pretty sure that wriggly creature is an eel, not a snake. Seen them called snake eels in the Pacific, maybe sharptail eel there in the Caribbean.
Just keep doing what you are doing, your way. You don't have to worry about the other channels.
You guys probably have one of the funniest sailing channels. Keep it up!
My invite to Ava’s Birthday party 🎉 must have got lost in the mail. But considering the size of that cake🎂, I guess there is plenty of room on Athena.
Bequia (bek-way) is a nice stop. Used to use the western bay the most, though you can go around the bottom and into the eastern-side bay. Moon Hole is a local attraction when sailing past the southern tip (or used to be; it's been over a decade since I was last there). Definitely hit up the Tobago Cays for a bit of reef exploration, though beware the rip current that can show up. Local boats will (again, older knowledge) deliver ice, lobster, bread etc and are also used as water taxis. In general, western-side anchorages will be safer/nicer. Good eating too with a fishing line.
Maybe west too! Don’t forget to put in your diesel stable izer in your fuel and diesel dryer and a anti bacterial in the fuel called diesel clean !
Suggestion for your next year; We would like to see the Caribbean in your stern wake, come join us in the Pacific! We Love your videos!!!
5:22 Mads is gonna have to reballast Athena for added almond cargo.
I know 😂 Reballast and raise the waterline ...
The granddaddy of all pro underwater housings in the US is Ikelite. Great customer service, too. I'd try them if Sony doesn't recommend one.
I would like to see an abundance of rum, and your walking tours are always enjoyable.
Thank you so much :)
Spend some time in the dry Tortugas. That place is a forgotten gem on the sailing channels
Lovely video, glad you're having a great time. I was amused by your 'oh glorious sailing' as I am up to my 'itchy' armpits in 'oh glorious sanding'!! I remind myself that it will end!!! 😄
⭐You can clip your backpack to the front of your grocery cart so you're not fighting for room inside the cart while loading stores for the boat!
Love you bringing us along with your excursion of the island. It’s interesting to us as you share your daily duties. Keep up the good job.
I remember comments long ago about the expected usefulness of the a/c once you got to the Caribbean. Once you got to the target location I have not heard a dickybird (UK) concerning a/c in any respects. As a native Texan addicted to refrigerated air and the associated thrumming of the compressor I can’t understand how you sleep in warm weather without it. Furthermore in the South cool air and the requisite cool sheets are often considered to be essential matrimonial sex aids but perhaps you have adopted the local culture.
We were just in Aruba first week of May the cost of food is high . A MUST see is the Butterfly gardens across fron the Divi Hotel.
Hey Liz Taylor get a load of this 50 gallon diamond !!
Thanks for another great video. Good idea with the survey.
A lot of other channels have done the islands of the Caribbean but I don't remember many of them doing the mainland countries maybe an option to mix in on your travels.
Had such a chuckle when Ava was almond obsessed in filling the trolley 😂
Haha in the southern US we call a "trolley" a "buggy."
Just as long as she doesn't develop a liking to bitter almonds, sweet almond ok.
@@jeremymoore857 we call it a shopping cart in South Africa
Do consider Grenada. It has the coolest community of sailors, med students and locals.
Mads and Ava, you are now the show. What have you always wanted to see, where did you want to go. Even giving other channels a passing thought in your adventure should be the furthest thing from your mind. I've watched I think five channels go to the Bahamas, every experience is different because it's about the people, not the destination.
As always great informative videos, some adventures and some fun, I even enjoy the always boring technical videos which are my favorites ! Keep doing a fantastic job !
From one diving couple to another one I suggest more diving. I should broaden your viewer ship with little effort. Otherwise no back to your bread and butter, boat projects!! Love the show.
Dude, make a fender board or two and you can dock at the fuel jetty.
Admiralty Bay in Bequia. One of the great anchorages of the world. Might be a bit crowded these days. By the way Grenada was devastated by a hurricane many years ago. Virtually wiped out the spice crop.
Happy Birthday Ava!
I love my Mergull! Super well made, totally unusual cool. Excellent quality.
Make yourself a fender board, helps for when you have dock to a fuel dock like that.
Just found this channel. You guys are awesome! Great style! I miss diving and dream about getting back on a boat. Thanks for the video. Thanks for the upbeat nature and humor! "Liquid diamonds." That killed me. I thought! "Almonds."
I'll be combing through your content. I just love how you've brought that boat to life!
Take good care!
Ava's favorite band? Almond Brothers. (I know, Allman.)
Hi Mass and Ava…..wondering if you are going to do a new intro? Seeing that you crossed an ocean 🌊 together…just asking/wondering Thank You for the interesting videos. I never miss it on a Sunday night in South Africa thx 🙏 😊❤
Trinidad has a US Embassy, We also have a PriceSmart :-)
Get some stadium cushions that blow up & deflate.
13:13 Time for some fender boards?
What I recall about Aruba is the trees were all bent due to the trade winds. We enjoyed our visit very much.
Sounds nice! A bit of wind will make it easier to deal with the heat :)
En hilsen på Dansk jeg sidder klar hver søndag 20 00. well a littel in English i am sure your videos will help keeping my dream alive.
Tusind tak :)
Surprised you didn't decide to stop in St. Lucia. Rodney Bay Marina has greatly facilites and the scuba driving is spectacular. Also, the Grenadines are all down-hill from there.
St. Lucia is well into the hurricane zone, several hundred nm north of the ABCs and even they look affected sometimes.
I cant wait to see what you guys into in Aruba, well, besides lots of boat work and yes DIY projects.
You guys will love the Grenadines. Especially Bequia! We love Bequia!!
Wise decision on yard fees. The US has become ridiculous on fees. I live here, and it really is horrible. I live in Southern California, and it's better to just go to Ensenada if you have the time.
It seems like everything is getting more expensive all the time 😬
I like almonds too, not too sure about the peanut butter substitute, must be better for you though. We use plastic diesel cans as well, but it doesn't make filling up any less tedious! The balance of DIY and adventures is good for me, but I see someone else has also mentioned the Pacific... mmmm
More miniatures!! That’s the only thing we need on this channel!!
💯
Hahaha, thanks :D
Maybe you could use some fenderboards to land on difficult pier/scaffold.
Great idea :)
We love Aruba. If you get to Aruba we would love to buy you drink there!!!!
As always, thanks for including us in your adventures.
I'd like to see the local restaurants and cuisine and what the local fishermen are catching. Thank you and farewell on your ventures.
Pateon since "oh crap the deck is rotten". Great video! Just pre-ordered the shit-hawk (ahhh, cough, seagull) to add to my glorious sanding stickers. YAY!
It will land majestically on my xmas tree!
Happy Birthday Ava! Looks like you have a good plan for the season, and looking forward to seeing it! You might want to talk to Jamie Furlong of Followtheboat, he does a lot of underwater photography and might be able to point you in the right direction.
We do the exact opposite of you guys - we wash OFF our sunscreen before we go snorkelling and wear either a long wetty or long rash suit. Better sun protection and much better for the coral.