I lived in Port Huron from birth to 18 and absolutely love Lake Huron, sailed this lake with my uncle on his sailboat. Moved to Georgia and have missed the clean water and lake life so much.
The Great Lakes have so much beauty. Such a great and pretty place to grow up and live. Thank you for watching and sharing! Hope you can make it back to the fresh water soon! Cheers
I was born and lived my entire life in Michigan and have been to most of the places you covered but I really enjoyed your perspective coming in from the water.
Lake Huron is not to be messed with. Several years ago a friend from work invited me to go on a fishing trip. We took the Saginaw River to Lake Huron. Started out as a pretty nice day, but took a turn for the worst. There is a man made island not to far from the mouth of the river that we took cover behind because it would have been too rough to fish otherwise. After a couple of hours of fishing we notice many big yacht's struggling to get back to the river so we decided to cut the day short and head back ourselves. Turns out the waves were now too big for the boat we were in so we all put our life vests on and we began to zig zag to avoid hitting the waves head on. It tooks us what seemed like forever to get back to the safety of the river. I had always heard of stories when people got in trouble on Saginaw Bay (which is part of Lake Huron). We learned that lesson the hard way.
I did forget to get a walkthrough of the engine room on this one 🤦🏼♂️ hopefully the rest of the video was enjoyable. Thank you for watching and for commenting. Cheers!
Very glad to hear that! Thank you for watching and sharing your feedback. I wrestled with whether people would actually want to watch this style so your input is helpful. Cheers!
Absolutely Great video Love those passages, more of them please. if possible next time slow the video speed during casting off and going along side as they are so excited moments to watch and informative. appreciate the effort captain. Lovely vessel and the distribution is so comfortable. Keep them coming please.
This trip I could have gotten some more of the docking set ups but leaving the dock in pitch black didn’t help for any footage. Planning the shots and camera angles is ever changing especially with docking situations being ever changing so I don’t always have enough time to plan in advance. I’ll definitely work on getting better on that for sure. Thank you for watching and for your feedback! Cheers!
Really enjoyed the video and interesting sights. I couldn't see if you had an anchor out when you were both in the water, but it might be a good idea. Safety first! LOL! Subbed.
That was fun - and you visited my daughter’s home (Harbor Springs) and one of our favorite places to getaway (Saugatuck) before coming to my brother’s city of Chicago. Lovely. You can’t go wrong with any lake town, really.
Even though I live in west Michigan, I never get to the east side. Spend all my time in Boyne City, Bay Harbour, Petoskey are during the summers. Still want a big boat to cruise around in. Great content!
Michigan born and raised! I love the Great Lakes! They really are like inland seas; incredible that middle of Lake Huron is more than 50 miles from land in any direction in parts :D
Outstanding! I have swam in Lake Huron several times. I felt the chill when you were in the water! 😃 Such a beautiful vessel. Fuel consumption spooked me, but I imagine that is normal at that running speed. Keep on posting please.
I watch a lot of boat walkthrough videos , I must say I like the fact you cover captain tips ,docking ,wind explanations along with local flavor comments. Thank you I felt like I made the trip with you.
This is very nice to hear. It’s great to know the videos are appreciated by avid watchers of this type of content. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts🙌🏼 Cheers
Good to be back my friend! Love to hear the video has been received well and people seemed to enjoy it. Thank you for the support and feedback! Cheers. Hope to see you in Miami/Palm Beach
You were an early subscriber and I appreciate you sticking with me! Plenty of improvement along the way and I keep working to be better for you guys. Definitely learning along the way so thank you for your patience through it ha. 🙌🏼
Grew up in Northern Mi and got to boat Lake Huron and Lake Michigan with my dad in our 32ft Chris Craft. Have gotten to visit Presque Isle, Bay harbor and all the surrounding harbors. Great video. Brought back a lot of good memories
That’s so cool to hear! Memories from growing up on the water are the best! So glad I could help bring some of those back. Thank you very much for watching and sharing your story! Cheers!
Awesome you got to tour our little summer town of Saugatuck! Definitely the best place to visit in Michigan!!! I love my summers there and we have tons of Chicago people living here too!
Just met your guy Zach Mann at the Oshkosh boat and rv show, he told me about your RUclips channel and turns out I was already following you guys! Love the content!
Greatly appreciated! I’ll try to be a little less obviously touristy next time in town. Thank you for the pointer! Thanks for watching and the helpful tips! Cheers 🙌🏼
@@ElevateYachtDan, I enjoyed every moment of this video! I’ve never seen anything like it before and the grand tour of Michigan with its little marinas and towns was so great.
Loved this! New sub here. I grew up here in Michigan. Was lucky enough to crew on a Tarten 37. You need to experience the Bayview Mackinac Race sometime! You just did the course! But sailing it is a joy -or a nightmare - depending on that weather. We actually won several times! Celebrated by doing the North Channel, the Benjamins, etc. So many wonderful memories. The Great Lakes are so special. Thank-you for sharing your trip. Looking forward to many more. Cheers! PS. The big bridge is called the "Mighty Mac"! You can walk across it every Labor Day! Really cool. And try to stay at The Grand on Mackinac sometime. It truely is magical. Enjoy some smoked whitefish & a glass of something nice from the Michigan vineyards. Go Blue!
Love all these great details and tips! I always hear “Mighty Mac” but wasn’t sure if that was slang or official. I’d love to spend some time on the island. Seeing pictures of winter on island and that actually looks amazing too, with snowmobiles everywhere. You’re absolutely right, the Great Lakes are so special. Love them. Thank you so much for watching and for the great feedback you shared. So glad you enjoyed the video. More to come! Ps, I’m a Hawkeye, so it somewhat pains me to say go blue but, you guys deserved it this year for sure! Cheers!
the biggest and best reason for raking the windshield that direction is to keep the glass in it under high seas... huge waves trash vertical or, rear sloped windshields with much less pressure.
Well done sir! First video I've seen ofits kind on the great lakes and I completely enjoyed it...spent some yrs off Waukegan harbor, loved the white-capped days.
Isn’t that the truth! Most people who haven’t spent time out here think, it’s just a “lake”. And that’s where many are greatly mistaken. These lakes are like inland seas (Lake Superior actually is!). Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences! Helpful for others to hear. Cheers 🙌🏼
@@xtravelling7154 Mitchell was using his DJI Mini2. The drone did great and got some amazing shots. Mitchell did great work there. For launching and landing the drone, I will slow the boat to idle or neutral while the pilot can do their thing, then off running again. Thank you for watching and for the great questions! Cheers!
Just found your channel. Great video! I’ve subscribed and I’ll be watching older videos as I can. Thanks for all of the information. Fair winds and safe travels! Cheers! 🍻
My ex-wife lives in Cincinnati or rather Bethel. That's about as much as I know about Ohio besides the Trriple F Collection is there too. The Prestige is a pretty neat yacht. I remember seeing yachts when we were in Minnesota and I was told that if the yacht was over 45', they came in on a freighter and if it was under 44', they transported it via rail or on a trailer. On Lake Superior we saw a 110' Cheoy Lee explorer yacht. That was the coolest thing I had ever seen there and this was about 23 years ago when I had just gotten out of yachting. It gave me hope.
All Prestige vessels are built in a factory in France, so no matter the size, they do have to some here on a freighter, then either finish their journey via water or land depending on their size. You are pretty correct about vessels under 45-50' being typically able to be transported on a semi trailer, as long as it's not too tall. We get our new yachts delivered to Cleveland off the freighter so we have shorter distance to bring them back to Chicago. Typically have 5 new yachts a year that will need water transport from Cleveland to Chicago. Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences. It's always pretty crazy to see the big boy vessels of 100+' out on the Great Lakes. Cheers!
I grew up boating & sailing on the Great Lakes in Michigan. We often did the North Channel. We were dazzled one time when a Cheoy Lee cruised by our little secluded anchorage! Felt like a cruise ship had arrived! Such a cool vessel. We were on a Tartan 37 so not a dinghy! Cheers.
OMG Felt like a home tour! born in Cleveland, raised in Detroit, have cottage & family in northern Michigan near Presque Isle and Mackinaw, and worked in Saugatuck for over a decade. lol, thanks for the memories!
I did the great circle tour with my dad...florida to sheboygan WI, then back to florida via chicago and the rivers southbound. Great trip. Huron was a rainy stormy bastard when we were on it
Great boating area you’ve got by you! Put-In-Bay area seems like a lot of fun. I’ll plan to get another distance trip in the future for sure. Thank you for watching and for your feedback! Cheers
@EdWisneski-gy6jl I visited briefly one evening with a broker friend in the area. Unfortunately, most of the time I’m in that area is on a delivery trip so I don’t get to stay and play. Maybe we’ll experience a “mechanical issue”‘that holds me over in that area for an extra night or two 🤔
Used to pull into Presque Isle as a kid on my parents boat back in the 70’s; there wasn’t a house within many miles. The only road to the marina was a very rough two track. You could watch Sturgeon swimming in formation under the boat with black bears playing on the shore. Great place and good memories! ❤
The problem I’ve had with calling ahead and expecting any warnings or alerts is a lot of the marinas on the Great Lakes employee young uninformed summer help. I’ve had a few mishaps because of this. Presque Isle is a great place but it’s pronounced Preesk~eel I had family that lived there and I call Traverse city home while traveling the lakes in the summer Our company built the yacht club in Bay Harbor as well as several of the homes just a beautiful place. Great looking yacht and a top notch video I enjoyed it all.
Spent my youth on long distance sailing on the great lakes one thing have trouble getting used to is the unlimited usage of electricity you get on a power cruiser.
I grew up on the straights of Mackinac St.Ignace Michigan I am from a family that spent their lives commercial fishing. My family originated from Mackinac island my great grandfather x4 was stationed at fort Mackinac from 1796-1803 and was was the first hotel owner on the island. I worked commercial fishing for a couple of years during the summer and the winter and I have experienced every type of weather out on the lakes . I have been out in 10 foot seas which was terrifying especially when you boat is only 22 ft. Been in fog banks and almost getting rammed by a 1000 foot freighter. I no longer live there but my family still does it is always home thanks for the video.
The crew quarters were full of new delivery stuff on this trip so it wouldn’t have been a proper tour. Here is a video from Cannes where I get into the crew quarters ruclips.net/video/dVn6WIlFnVE/видео.htmlsi=rnjSxM4cvZLdY4Bp Thanks for watching and for the follow up!
Very nice video. Nice to see the small towns around the area. When you mention Chicago and Detroit I immediately think urban jungle, good to see the other side.
Tip from a Great Lakes Michigander; Presque Isle is pronounced "Presk- EEL" as in the electric creature. Love this video and hope to see more of our Great Lakes. This helps get us excited as we count down the days til we get out on Lake Michigan! Thanks for this really well done and also informative video! Perhaps we will see you at our Harbour; safe travels!
I live about a half hour west of Rogers City and it was really awesome to see you pulling into that town which I am very familiar with. Thank you for sharing your videos
Love your trip. I’m 76 and been boating the lakes since my uncles and dad would take me fishing not too far from Port Austin in Lake Huron. Usual trips were Lake Huron, Upper Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and a little Lake Erie. Even made to Isle Royal in Lake Superior 56 miles from the tip of the Keewenaw Peninsula. Did the trip in a 32’ go fast boat on a dead calm day. Had to do the equivalent of breaking the sound barrier while passing the carrier. We went wide open exhaust in the inner harbor to amuse the lover of the peace and quite. Sorry.
Wow! Such a cool story! I’ve been wanting to get up to Isle Royal. Was just talking about that spot with a client last week. Sounds like a perfect day to make that trip. It’s a rare thing to have that flat of water up there for sure. I’m really happy you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching and for sharing your on water experiences! Cheers!
Hey! We bought that yellow hull 45 chris craft in saugatuck! So funny to see it in the video! She's in lake erie again now. Great video especially since we just did that trip in reverse last September!
Holy cow small world! Great vessel by the way! Congrats on your new baby. I hope she treats you well. I’ll look for you next time in out on Erie. Thank you for watching and sharing your story! Super cool. Cheers!
I’ve stayed in Port Austin a few times. Really like that spot. Sunrise and sunset over the water. Cool views. Most people who aren’t from the Great Lakes don’t believe the waves get so rough. Thank you for watching and sharing. Glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers
Fully agree! Wish I could have stayed longer. That was my first time there and definitely didn’t get the full experience. Thanks for watching and sharing! Cheers
Dan, thanks for making and sharing this video. Nice work! The only thing missing for me was a bit of technical data and maybe an engine view. Even a quick oil check would be cool, it would be as much a part of your daily life on this boat as the accommodations unless you hired a captain and deck hand to travel with you. (Of course I can’t afford this vessel so maybe that’s exactly what people do :) Thanks again!
The engine view was definitely something that slipped my mind. The mix of focusing on the safety of this brand new vessel, dealing with conditions, entertaining a client, all while trying to get quality content, a few things got missed 😖 Doing all the content and editing on my own, while also working can get to be a lot. it would be easier if I hired someone to simply follow me around and shoot…maybe some day. I’ll work to get more of this style of content though! Baby steps :)
Nice job. I did a 12-day delivery from Norfolk, VA to Sarasota, FL on a 62ft Vicem over the Christmas holiday. I'm from Chicago but I haven't been back there since visiting in 2013. Hopefully back this summer. Cool channel, subscribed. Bear Down!
Great to see this trip. Very fun To watch. Love the style of this boat. It looks speced out ~ except no dishwasher ? Why do people spend millions for a boat and not a dishwasher is beyond me, that would be a dealbreaker ? I know it takes up space~ but you better keep the kitchen people happy, if not nobody is happy. Like the option for V Drives ~ eliminates the expensive pod seal problems ( I hear expensive) .
Great point about the dishwasher. This vessel can easily have one added, it would go in the one cabinet underneath the sink. You’re right this vessel is very spacious and great open layout. Pods can have seal problems but that was more of an issue back when Cummins Zeus pods were first released and not nearly as regular of an occurrence as of late. Thank you for watching and for sharing your input. I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers
26:15 I am not used to seeing so much fresh water and massive navigable lakes, channels and locks for the different lake elevations. I really don’t like swimming in salt water, but fresh water swimming looks incredible!
It is! And no sharks or jellyfish! And it actually cools you off on a hot summer day. Esp if you're just barely Up North! It's beautiful even in winter too!
He was a member of the Singapore Yacht Club. He even caught a record setting Pike while he was there off the back of his boat while moored in his slot.@@ElevateYacht
Just started following you tonight 👍what a fantastic video really interesting for the likes of me who has no boating experience whatsoever looking forward to watching more on your channel 👍
Little known fact about the mighty Mac is It’s the only bridge that no one has ever jumped off or ended their life from. Depending on weather you may not be able to cross the bridge in a vehicle or might need an escort. Also Memorial Day is the only day of the year you can walk across the mackinaw bridge.
Excellent video!!!!! Really enjoyed the journey and the education you share. Keep it coming.
Great to hear you enjoyed the video! Thank you for watching and commenting! Cheers 🙌🏼
I lived in Port Huron from birth to 18 and absolutely love Lake Huron, sailed this lake with my uncle on his sailboat. Moved to Georgia and have missed the clean water and lake life so much.
The Great Lakes have so much beauty. Such a great and pretty place to grow up and live. Thank you for watching and sharing! Hope you can make it back to the fresh water soon! Cheers
What do you mean, you guys have muddy LK. Lanier that is drying up partially due to human incompetence.
@@johnthomson8332all the “lakes” in the south are fake resiviors.
You should have stayed in port Huron. You made those people work late in Sanilac. Shame.
@@johnthomson8332she’s talking about missing the clean clear water in Michigan
this is what youtube is all about. thank you for making this content.
we need more great lakes boating content! thank you for showing what the great lakes have to offer!
I was born and lived my entire life in Michigan and have been to most of the places you covered but I really enjoyed your perspective coming in from the water.
One of my favorite times is coming up on deck in a stiff breeze with my coffee to watch the sun come up.
Lake Huron is not to be messed with. Several years ago a friend from work invited me to go on a fishing trip. We took the Saginaw River to Lake Huron. Started out as a pretty nice day, but took a turn for the worst. There is a man made island not to far from the mouth of the river that we took cover behind because it would have been too rough to fish otherwise. After a couple of hours of fishing we notice many big yacht's struggling to get back to the river so we decided to cut the day short and head back ourselves. Turns out the waves were now too big for the boat we were in so we all put our life vests on and we began to zig zag to avoid hitting the waves head on. It tooks us what seemed like forever to get back to the safety of the river. I had always heard of stories when people got in trouble on Saginaw Bay (which is part of Lake Huron). We learned that lesson the hard way.
Thanks for the tour. Cheers from the South Carolina Lowcountry.
You rock, Captain Dan - I'm learning so much! Thanks
Great job with this video. I've done plenty of boat transport jobs. Nice accurate description of how boat moving works. I enjoyed.
Very interesting. Thanks.
The only thing I missed was an engine room explanation.
I did forget to get a walkthrough of the engine room on this one 🤦🏼♂️ hopefully the rest of the video was enjoyable. Thank you for watching and for commenting. Cheers!
I really enjoyed this episode! You really showed what it’s like to travel on a yacht!
Very glad to hear that! Thank you for watching and sharing your feedback. I wrestled with whether people would actually want to watch this style so your input is helpful. Cheers!
As a sailor its fun to watch how easy the "other" yachting is
🤣 yeah it’s a bit different than your side. Come join the dark side 😜
Great job captain and thanks for the ride 👍
Absolutely Great video
Love those passages, more of them please.
if possible next time slow the video speed during casting off and going along side as they are so excited moments to watch and informative.
appreciate the effort captain.
Lovely vessel and the distribution is so comfortable.
Keep them coming please.
This trip I could have gotten some more of the docking set ups but leaving the dock in pitch black didn’t help for any footage. Planning the shots and camera angles is ever changing especially with docking situations being ever changing so I don’t always have enough time to plan in advance. I’ll definitely work on getting better on that for sure. Thank you for watching and for your feedback! Cheers!
Really enjoyed the video and interesting sights. I couldn't see if you had an anchor out when you were both in the water, but it might be a good idea. Safety first! LOL! Subbed.
That was fun - and you visited my daughter’s home (Harbor Springs) and one of our favorite places to getaway (Saugatuck) before coming to my brother’s city of Chicago. Lovely. You can’t go wrong with any lake town, really.
Even though I live in west Michigan, I never get to the east side. Spend all my time in Boyne City, Bay Harbour, Petoskey are during the summers. Still want a big boat to cruise around in. Great content!
Thanks for an awesome video, your tips and advice are much appreciated.👍👍👍
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for watching and commenting. Cheers!
Michigan born and raised! I love the Great Lakes! They really are like inland seas; incredible that middle of Lake Huron is more than 50 miles from land in any direction in parts :D
Outstanding! I have swam in Lake Huron several times. I felt the chill when you were in the water! 😃 Such a beautiful vessel. Fuel consumption spooked me, but I imagine that is normal at that running speed. Keep on posting please.
I watch a lot of boat walkthrough videos , I must say I like the fact you cover captain tips ,docking ,wind explanations along with local flavor comments. Thank you I
felt like I made the trip with you.
This is very nice to hear. It’s great to know the videos are appreciated by avid watchers of this type of content. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts🙌🏼
Cheers
Harsens island. San souci bar. Harbor springs. Port Austin. Ludington.. downtown Detroit. Definitely would love to see more Great Lakes content.
My great aunt had a cottage on Harsens island i remember visiting as a kid about 50 years ago
@@CM-gx8tu I grew up there.
@@CM-gx8tu San souci sold and is now open again
@@goateemike72 i live near ferry to Harsens Island. My aunt and uncle own the airport.
@@goateemike72 I have not been inside since it reopened.
Great boat, thanks for taking me aboard.
nice boat - but rather than own one, I'd like to be the company delivery guy. All the fun of it with none of the expense.
Get to use it for free and get paid to do it. Can’t beat it. I pinch myself daily.
Thank you for watching and commenting! Cheers
So glad to see you back! I love your videos because of the great knowledge you share and how down to earth you make the experience. Great job buddy!
Good to be back my friend! Love to hear the video has been received well and people seemed to enjoy it. Thank you for the support and feedback! Cheers. Hope to see you in Miami/Palm Beach
I agree, Dan really knows his stuff!
I’ve lived in Toronto on Lake Ontario my whole life. I know so little about this lifestyle. Thanks for sharing.
This was a very enjoyable video format! Please do more videos like this as trips allow! Thanks for the tour!
Great feedback! Thank you very much for watching and for the follow up! Cheers
I will continue to watch! When I first subscribe to your channel, you had maybe four or five postings, now look at where you’ve gotten to! Keep it up!
You were an early subscriber and I appreciate you sticking with me! Plenty of improvement along the way and I keep working to be better for you guys. Definitely learning along the way so thank you for your patience through it ha. 🙌🏼
We fuel up at Desmond all the time! They’re very welcoming and helpful 🇨🇦👍😊
Just started following you yesterday...love the content!
Watched while Hudson napped. Loved the different POVs 🙌🏼
Maybe he will learn by listening while he sleeps. Never too young to learn! Thank you for watching!
Grew up in Northern Mi and got to boat Lake Huron and Lake Michigan with my dad in our 32ft Chris Craft. Have gotten to visit Presque Isle, Bay harbor and all the surrounding harbors. Great video. Brought back a lot of good memories
That’s so cool to hear! Memories from growing up on the water are the best! So glad I could help bring some of those back. Thank you very much for watching and sharing your story! Cheers!
Awesome you got to tour our little summer town of Saugatuck! Definitely the best place to visit in Michigan!!! I love my summers there and we have tons of Chicago people living here too!
If you come back, definitely stop by Wally’s!
Great tip! Thank you. I’ll definitely check it out 🙌🏻
Just met your guy Zach Mann at the Oshkosh boat and rv show, he told me about your RUclips channel and turns out I was already following you guys! Love the content!
Oh cool! Glad you got to meet Zach. Great dude. He told me about your channel, I’ll check it out! Cheers. Thank you for the follow 🙌🏼
Presque Isle is pronounced Presk-eel. That’s how we could always tell you were a tourist! Lol great video and beautiful boat
Greatly appreciated! I’ll try to be a little less obviously touristy next time in town. Thank you for the pointer! Thanks for watching and the helpful tips! Cheers 🙌🏼
1 of the very best boating videos on RUclips. Keep it upn
Wow, that’s super nice to hear! Thank you very much for watching and for the kind words! New video coming soon! Cheers!
Would it have been better to put the boat on a lowboy trailer and drive it over there with a oversize permit?
I've watched yacht tours but it's great to see one actually travel. especially on the great lakes.
Just found channel, love it! I spend alot of mornings on lk stclair and those sunrises are unlike anywere else
Welcome to the channel! Glad you’re here and enjoying it. Thank you for watching and sharing! Cheers!
Captain Dan, it's awesome to see you again!
Glad to be back. Hope you enjoyed the video. Cheers
@@ElevateYachtDan, I enjoyed every moment of this video! I’ve never seen anything like it before and the grand tour of Michigan with its little marinas and towns was so great.
You didn't show engine room ?
It's his video. He doesn't have to. Keyboard warrior
Brownie hates life
@user-ph8sh9kt9v Jesus why so aggressive
very cool man good video
I WANT YOUR JOB! Great video...thanks for sharing
Great trip! Your content is second to none!
Really appreciate the kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for watching and commenting 🙌🏼
Awesome video Captain Dan!
Loved this! New sub here. I grew up here in Michigan. Was lucky enough to crew on a Tarten 37. You need to experience the Bayview Mackinac Race sometime! You just did the course! But sailing it is a joy -or a nightmare - depending on that weather. We actually won several times! Celebrated by doing the North Channel, the Benjamins, etc. So many wonderful memories. The Great Lakes are so special. Thank-you for sharing your trip. Looking forward to many more. Cheers!
PS. The big bridge is called the "Mighty Mac"! You can walk across it every Labor Day! Really cool. And try to stay at The Grand on Mackinac sometime. It truely is magical. Enjoy some smoked whitefish & a glass of something nice from the Michigan vineyards. Go Blue!
Love all these great details and tips! I always hear “Mighty Mac” but wasn’t sure if that was slang or official. I’d love to spend some time on the island. Seeing pictures of winter on island and that actually looks amazing too, with snowmobiles everywhere.
You’re absolutely right, the Great Lakes are so special. Love them. Thank you so much for watching and for the great feedback you shared. So glad you enjoyed the video. More to come!
Ps, I’m a Hawkeye, so it somewhat pains me to say go blue but, you guys deserved it this year for sure! Cheers!
the biggest and best reason for raking the windshield that direction is to keep the glass in it under high seas... huge waves trash vertical or, rear sloped windshields with much less pressure.
How cool! I can't wait until my schedule allows me to do some similar type trips!
Well done sir! First video I've seen ofits kind on the great lakes and I completely enjoyed it...spent some yrs off Waukegan harbor, loved the white-capped days.
Nicely done video! Made the trip many times and always respect the lakes. Can see three or four changes in condition and weather in one day!
Isn’t that the truth! Most people who haven’t spent time out here think, it’s just a “lake”. And that’s where many are greatly mistaken. These lakes are like inland seas (Lake Superior actually is!). Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences! Helpful for others to hear. Cheers 🙌🏼
@@ElevateYachtYup… the Edmund Fitzgerald.
You're back with a new video! Glad you're back man😊
So glad to be back! Thank you for watching and keeping up with the channel. I really appreciate you! Cheers 🙌🏼
@@ElevateYachtwhich drone did you use for the shots? Mine always has trouble with winds and all that. How did you land on the moving boat?
@@xtravelling7154 Mitchell was using his DJI Mini2. The drone did great and got some amazing shots. Mitchell did great work there. For launching and landing the drone, I will slow the boat to idle or neutral while the pilot can do their thing, then off running again. Thank you for watching and for the great questions! Cheers!
Just found your channel. Great video! I’ve subscribed and I’ll be watching older videos as I can. Thanks for all of the information. Fair winds and safe travels! Cheers! 🍻
When you passed the Samuel DeChamplain ship, I have a cottage on Black Lake, just north/west of your location. Great video and channel!
"Everything's a boat to me." Words to live by.
Awesome video.
My ex-wife lives in Cincinnati or rather Bethel. That's about as much as I know about Ohio besides the Trriple F Collection is there too. The Prestige is a pretty neat yacht. I remember seeing yachts when we were in Minnesota and I was told that if the yacht was over 45', they came in on a freighter and if it was under 44', they transported it via rail or on a trailer. On Lake Superior we saw a 110' Cheoy Lee explorer yacht. That was the coolest thing I had ever seen there and this was about 23 years ago when I had just gotten out of yachting. It gave me hope.
All Prestige vessels are built in a factory in France, so no matter the size, they do have to some here on a freighter, then either finish their journey via water or land depending on their size. You are pretty correct about vessels under 45-50' being typically able to be transported on a semi trailer, as long as it's not too tall. We get our new yachts delivered to Cleveland off the freighter so we have shorter distance to bring them back to Chicago. Typically have 5 new yachts a year that will need water transport from Cleveland to Chicago. Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences. It's always pretty crazy to see the big boy vessels of 100+' out on the Great Lakes. Cheers!
I grew up boating & sailing on the Great Lakes in Michigan. We often did the North Channel. We were dazzled one time when a Cheoy Lee cruised by our little secluded anchorage! Felt like a cruise ship had arrived! Such a cool vessel. We were on a Tartan 37 so not a dinghy! Cheers.
Great video Dan! Fantastic vessel.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting! Cheers 🙌🏼
Welcome to the Great Lakes!!
OMG Felt like a home tour! born in Cleveland, raised in Detroit, have cottage & family in northern Michigan near Presque Isle and Mackinaw, and worked in Saugatuck for over a decade. lol, thanks for the memories!
Damn that’s cool! Great spots. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Love your job.
I do too! Twist my arm to be on boats daily 🤷🏼♂️
I did the great circle tour with my dad...florida to sheboygan WI, then back to florida via chicago and the rivers southbound. Great trip. Huron was a rainy stormy bastard when we were on it
I used to fuel a boat that made that journey every season. Father and son and they would start out with 1500 gallons of diesel.
My dad made the tour 3x with a variety of people throught the 90's. Maybe you refuled his boat! :)@@blauer2551
That’s such a cool story. I bet some amazing memories were had on that trip. Thank you for watching and for sharing the memories. Cheers!
Presque Isle is a beautiful area, along with the rest of the northern peninsula. We’ll be heading up there next week.
Great vid! Very informative! Live in Cleveland. Do more on the Great Lakes! Thanks
Great boating area you’ve got by you! Put-In-Bay area seems like a lot of fun. I’ll plan to get another distance trip in the future for sure. Thank you for watching and for your feedback! Cheers
If you’re in Lake Erie, you have to stop at Put-in-Bay. It’s the Key West of the North Cost. Ha!
@EdWisneski-gy6jl I visited briefly one evening with a broker friend in the area. Unfortunately, most of the time I’m in that area is on a delivery trip so I don’t get to stay and play. Maybe we’ll experience a “mechanical issue”‘that holds me over in that area for an extra night or two 🤔
Used to pull into Presque Isle as a kid on my parents boat back in the 70’s; there wasn’t a house within many miles. The only road to the marina was a very rough two track. You could watch Sturgeon swimming in formation under the boat with black bears playing on the shore. Great place and good memories! ❤
Wow!! That sounds amazing! Thank you very much for watching and for sharing such a cool experience. Cheers!
The problem I’ve had with calling ahead and expecting any warnings or alerts is a lot of the marinas on the Great Lakes employee young uninformed summer help.
I’ve had a few mishaps because of this.
Presque Isle is a great place but it’s pronounced Preesk~eel I had family that lived there and I call Traverse city home while traveling the lakes in the summer
Our company built the yacht club in Bay Harbor as well as several of the homes just a beautiful place.
Great looking yacht and a top notch video I enjoyed it all.
Love the Chihuly-look chandeliers in Agave & Rye
Being a Michigander and familiar with all the ports of call you visited made this vlog very interesting! Well done!👏👏👏
Super cool to hear! Love these parts. The Michigan coastline is unmatched. Thank you for watching and sharing! Cheers!
Many fond memories of chartering over the years, including warm fall waters and great anchorages along the North Channel. Now on the West Coast.
Spent my youth on long distance sailing on the great lakes one thing have trouble getting used to is the unlimited usage of electricity you get on a power cruiser.
47:00 "Back up cam & MAP". Spoken like a true over the road trucker!
I lost count how many times the adverb/adjective "SUPER" was used. 👌
I grew up on the straights of Mackinac St.Ignace Michigan I am from a family that spent their lives commercial fishing. My family originated from Mackinac island my great grandfather x4 was stationed at fort Mackinac from 1796-1803 and was was the first hotel owner on the island. I worked commercial fishing for a couple of years during the summer and the winter and I have experienced every type of weather out on the lakes . I have been out in 10 foot seas which was terrifying especially when you boat is only 22 ft. Been in fog banks and almost getting rammed by a 1000 foot freighter. I no longer live there but my family still does it is always home thanks for the video.
Wow! This is such a cool family story. Thank you very much for sharing. What a history. Thanks for watching and for sharing. Cheers!
You mentioned crew quarters and I didn't see the engine room on the tour.
The crew quarters were full of new delivery stuff on this trip so it wouldn’t have been a proper tour. Here is a video from Cannes where I get into the crew quarters ruclips.net/video/dVn6WIlFnVE/видео.htmlsi=rnjSxM4cvZLdY4Bp
Thanks for watching and for the follow up!
Bob Evan’s Restaurants in Ohio are one of my favorites! Extremely consistent and tasty.
My bucket list is to eat biscuits and gravy at every Bob Evans in the country! Lol
Very nice video. Nice to see the small towns around the area. When you mention Chicago and Detroit I immediately think urban jungle, good to see the other side.
Tip from a Great Lakes Michigander; Presque Isle is pronounced "Presk- EEL" as in the electric creature. Love this video and hope to see more of our Great Lakes. This helps get us excited as we count down the days til we get out on Lake Michigan! Thanks for this really well done and also informative video! Perhaps we will see you at our Harbour; safe travels!
Almost an island!!!
The literal definition. Presque Isle (French: presqu'île, meaning 'almost island')
@@ElevateYacht I used to live in Presque Isle county,
This is a job i have always wanted to try out, awesome to see my home harbor (Bay Harbor) in the video!
I live about a half hour west of Rogers City and it was really awesome to see you pulling into that town which I am very familiar with. Thank you for sharing your videos
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching and commenting! Cheers
Love your trip. I’m 76 and been boating the lakes since my uncles and dad would take me fishing not too far from Port Austin in Lake Huron. Usual trips were Lake Huron, Upper Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and a little Lake Erie. Even made to Isle Royal in Lake Superior 56 miles from the tip of the Keewenaw Peninsula. Did the trip in a 32’ go fast boat on a dead calm day. Had to do the equivalent of breaking the sound barrier while passing the carrier. We went wide open exhaust in the inner harbor to amuse the lover of the peace and quite. Sorry.
Wow! Such a cool story! I’ve been wanting to get up to Isle Royal. Was just talking about that spot with a client last week. Sounds like a perfect day to make that trip. It’s a rare thing to have that flat of water up there for sure. I’m really happy you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching and for sharing your on water experiences! Cheers!
Hey! We bought that yellow hull 45 chris craft in saugatuck! So funny to see it in the video! She's in lake erie again now. Great video especially since we just did that trip in reverse last September!
Holy cow small world! Great vessel by the way! Congrats on your new baby. I hope she treats you well. I’ll look for you next time in out on Erie. Thank you for watching and sharing your story! Super cool. Cheers!
Congratulations! I'm jealous. Wish you well and lots of fun & great times on her. Best wishes.
Boated for a dozen years around port austin, caseville, tawas. Great boating and the waves are no joke. Great video.
I’ve stayed in Port Austin a few times. Really like that spot. Sunrise and sunset over the water. Cool views. Most people who aren’t from the Great Lakes don’t believe the waves get so rough. Thank you for watching and sharing. Glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers
Great Captain and crew. Very knowledgeable . Enjoyed video
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Parents have been bringing my brother and I to Saugatuck since we were born. Fun town to visit and walk around in!
Fully agree! Wish I could have stayed longer. That was my first time there and definitely didn’t get the full experience. Thanks for watching and sharing! Cheers
I enjoyed the trip. Thank you
been on many prestige Corks,,, an inner coastal boat. Good Video Captain
Really enjoyed it all. Hoped to see the engine room.
Dan, thanks for making and sharing this video. Nice work!
The only thing missing for me was a bit of technical data and maybe an engine view. Even a quick oil check would be cool, it would be as much a part of your daily life on this boat as the accommodations unless you hired a captain and deck hand to travel with you. (Of course I can’t afford this vessel so maybe that’s exactly what people do :)
Thanks again!
The engine view was definitely something that slipped my mind. The mix of focusing on the safety of this brand new vessel, dealing with conditions, entertaining a client, all while trying to get quality content, a few things got missed 😖
Doing all the content and editing on my own, while also working can get to be a lot. it would be easier if I hired someone to simply follow me around and shoot…maybe some day.
I’ll work to get more of this style of content though! Baby steps :)
It wasn’t about the yacht, it was about the what you go through for delivery of that yacht!
@@leeparker3159 thanks for stating the obvious. Do you think you’d deliver this rig without checking the oil?
Great video!! Thanks for posting!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching and for your feedback 🙌🏼
Nice job. I did a 12-day delivery from Norfolk, VA to Sarasota, FL on a 62ft Vicem over the Christmas holiday. I'm from Chicago but I haven't been back there since visiting in 2013. Hopefully back this summer. Cool channel, subscribed. Bear Down!
Vicem is a beautiful boat! Sounds like an awesome trip. Hit me up if you make it back to the city. Cheers. Thanks for commenting!
Captain Dan it's pronounced Presque Eeel. I live 1 mile from the harbor. My wife and I have boated on 4 of the 5 Great Lakes.
Great to see this trip. Very fun To watch. Love the style of this boat. It looks speced out ~ except no dishwasher ? Why do people spend millions for a boat and not a dishwasher is beyond me, that would be a dealbreaker ? I know it takes up space~ but you better keep the kitchen people happy, if not nobody is happy. Like the option for V Drives ~ eliminates the expensive pod seal problems ( I hear expensive) .
Great point about the dishwasher. This vessel can easily have one added, it would go in the one cabinet underneath the sink. You’re right this vessel is very spacious and great open layout. Pods can have seal problems but that was more of an issue back when Cummins Zeus pods were first released and not nearly as regular of an occurrence as of late.
Thank you for watching and for sharing your input. I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers
26:15 I am not used to seeing so much fresh water and massive navigable lakes, channels and locks for the different lake elevations. I really don’t like swimming in salt water, but fresh water swimming looks incredible!
It is! And no sharks or jellyfish! And it actually cools you off on a hot summer day. Esp if you're just barely Up North! It's beautiful even in winter too!
Excellent and informative video
Really appreciate the feedback! Thank you for watching 🙌🏼
4 Great Lakes... Don't forget about Lake St. Clair
Would have liked to see engine room, and the rest of this fabulous looking vessel...
My grandfather kept a boat at Saugatuck from the late 60's to the mid 80's. Great little town.
I’m sure it’s changed a lot in more recent times but I totally agree. It was a great spot to stop for sure. Thanks for watching and sharing. Cheers!
He was a member of the Singapore Yacht Club. He even caught a record setting Pike while he was there off the back of his boat while moored in his slot.@@ElevateYacht
That is awesome!!
Dream job
Just started following you tonight 👍what a fantastic video really interesting for the likes of me who has no boating experience whatsoever looking forward to watching more on your channel 👍
Welcome to the channel! Very glad you’re enjoying it. New video in the works, stand by!
Cheers
Little known fact about the mighty Mac is It’s the only bridge that no one has ever jumped off or ended their life from. Depending on weather you may not be able to cross the bridge in a vehicle or might need an escort. Also Memorial Day is the only day of the year you can walk across the mackinaw bridge.
Dude, great Video. Very valuable
Awesome video! Really enjoyed it!