Great Loop Route #79: Panama City, Florida to Apalachicola, Florida | What Yacht To Do

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  • Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
  • Welcome to What Yacht To Do, a real life documentary of our great loop route.Today Rev and Sam are moving from the Lighthouse Marina in Panama City, Florida to a wall in Apalachicola, Florida. We are cruising around America's Great Loop and selected a Carver named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard!
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  • @WhatYachtToDo
    @WhatYachtToDo  2 года назад

    Want to know more about the Great Loop? Get our FREE Great Loop Journey Overview that breaks this trip of a lifetime into an easily, do-able seasonal adventure. Sign up for this Overview, other free goodies and our newsletter (with Sam's Captains Corner) on our home page at www.WhatYachtToDo.com Just Click on "Sign Me Up"

  • @johnnyrocco
    @johnnyrocco 4 года назад +3

    Just signed up and are enjoying your posting. Cruising the great loop is a dream of mine, until then viewing others doing it is about the same as doing it myself, without the expense, lol. I also love the sound of freedom. I pray each day that the world could have peace but the sad fact is the world is full of evil people. Those people eat the weak for lunch. I hate wars but love knowing if it comes the USA can kick butt with the best of them. Go USA and God bless all.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      So happy to have you along with us, and hope your dream comes true sooner than later! Cheers!

  • @seatiger3540
    @seatiger3540 4 года назад +4

    Excellent learning experience with your nimble maneuvering between sticks and green marks. Thank you

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      Definitely got our attention. Never a boring day on the Loop!

  • @timothybowen129
    @timothybowen129 4 года назад +3

    Learning a lot from watching your videos! We can hardly wait until we get our start on the loop.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      Thanks Timothy! Glad they are helping you. When are you going to be starting?

    • @timothybowen129
      @timothybowen129 4 года назад

      @@WhatYachtToDo We are currently traveling the country in an RV. We think we'll be done in about a year then get our boat and start the Loop! This is a great country and we plan on seeing all there is of it. Your videos are so full of information from locks to the guidance equipment that you use that we feel like we will be way ahead of the game when we start! Again, thank you for all the work you do posting the videos!

  • @genemartin6962
    @genemartin6962 4 года назад +4

    The Jets are from Eglin and Tyndall. Both GREAT bases that train the worlds finest on the most beautiful beaches in the World. Panama City are my home waters. Hurrican Michael devestated the area and the county has forgotten about us.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      It is a very beautiful part of the country. Truly a gem in the panhandle.

  • @larryclark6212
    @larryclark6212 3 года назад

    I lived in Ozark Alabama years ago. We could smell the paper mill about 90+miles. I knew some people worked there.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  3 года назад

      Very nice area there. Hoping the hurricanes don't hit to hard!

  • @byronstyron3893
    @byronstyron3893 4 года назад +2

    Well done again Captain !! Way to look out and stay calm Rev !! Heard a smart Captain say something like "skinny in skinny out" :-) Nice to hear you found a place. Enjoy yourselves with the food hunt. Full stomach wishes you all.

  • @genemartin6962
    @genemartin6962 4 года назад +4

    SSHHHHHH!!! Don't tell everybody!!! We call it the Forgotten Coast for a reason.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      Oh sorry! We are definitely going to be telling everyone we know just how beautiful it is. LOL

    • @SFIFAB
      @SFIFAB 4 года назад +1

      What Yacht To Do
      Nooooooo. Please don’t. 😎

  • @brucethomson6339
    @brucethomson6339 4 года назад +3

    thank you for your time and effort. another great and informative video.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      We appreciate your coming along with us. It has been such a great trip.

  • @hdlure3595
    @hdlure3595 4 года назад +2

    Another great video thanks for taking us along!

  • @robjohnson2649
    @robjohnson2649 4 года назад +3

    Hard to see but looked like an F16. What a situation with that dredge. Keeping you on your toes. Thanks for sharing! 😃

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад +1

      Hi Rob, Yes one of those moments that get the adrenaline flowing!

    • @bks252
      @bks252 4 года назад

      They had F-22’s before the hurricane at least. I used to keep my boat at the Tyndal marina.

  • @thomengel9720
    @thomengel9720 3 года назад

    Maneuvering between those sticks and the green buoys wouldmake for some reeeel heavy Doctails at the slip!

  • @cliffart7398
    @cliffart7398 4 года назад +1

    There are three air force bases up there. At Panama City you have Tyndall AFB. Then you have Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field. As you get close to Tampa you will see MacDill AFB.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      Thank you! A lot of Air Force activity in that part, for sure. And Navy at Pensacola.

  • @christopherneil988
    @christopherneil988 4 года назад +2

    That was a tight spot for sure with all those pvc markers out there.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад +1

      YES! Perhaps they could paint those things ORANGE! We did not see them until the last minute. Next time, we will put the binoculars on them early!

  • @venessajackson
    @venessajackson 4 года назад +3

    Whew! That was fun. 😁

  • @jhen6690
    @jhen6690 4 года назад +3

    several places for conch fritters. anna maria island and of course the conch republic...key west!!!

  • @larrydicenzo987
    @larrydicenzo987 4 года назад +1

    Just started following you. Great job on your videos and explaining what you see and encounter. Going by that dredge was very informative and helpful, those white pvc poles was an obstruction for sure. Good job Captain and first mate.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад +1

      Thanks for following us, Larry. Yes, quite an adventure, that one!

  • @runincool01
    @runincool01 4 года назад +1

    The ICW is definitely on my bucket list. I subscribed.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      Great! Thanks. We are glad you are coming along with us!

  • @luhtathefinn3036
    @luhtathefinn3036 4 года назад +2

    Whew !! That was close !!

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      For sure! Don't need many more like that!

  • @terrysouthard2417
    @terrysouthard2417 4 года назад +1

    Great job Captain

  • @vanessamdavis9713
    @vanessamdavis9713 4 года назад +1

    group of people that looks interesting ,Lucky for you, mirrors can’t laugh out loud.

  • @bestfriendsrving-sailing8329
    @bestfriendsrving-sailing8329 4 года назад

    We really like how your videos now have lots of pictures and videos.

  • @DocNautiJay
    @DocNautiJay 3 года назад

    That plant is a paper mill just like it smelled. Depending on the wind pattern for the day dictates where it can be smelled around town.
    The “smoke” was actually steam coming from the plant due to EPA regulations. Looks bad but it is just steam, that’s why it dissipates so quickly after it leaves the pipes.
    Hope you enjoyed Panama City!

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  3 года назад +1

      Thanks so much for the information! So glad you are onboard with us!

  • @jgoods19
    @jgoods19 4 года назад

    I remember seeing trains going over the Apalachicola Northern RR bridge. That was back in the late 90's. There was a big paper mill in Port Saint Joe and when that closed the ANRR pretty much lost almost all of its freight.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      Thanks Jon! It's amazing how the decreasing need for paper has changed things.

  • @Vegvisir_Oceanis
    @Vegvisir_Oceanis 4 года назад +3

    Quite Interresting to see how close you had to go to those markers.. 4.5 feet depth would freak me out, because that's about 2 inches away from my prop.. way to go staying calm lol

  • @stevetadlock5223
    @stevetadlock5223 4 года назад +2

    I like the 49' Defever at time 17:50!

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      That is a very sharp eagle eye, Steve!

  • @judithjones4041
    @judithjones4041 3 года назад

    Living vicariously -so jealous

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  3 года назад

      Nice to have you following us. Enjoy!

  • @jeffreyelder5575
    @jeffreyelder5575 4 года назад

    great video. Great lesson with the dredge operation.

  • @nelsonreau3842
    @nelsonreau3842 4 года назад

    Definitely on my list !!

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      Excellent. Get it done sooner than later! You will love it!

  • @TERMIN8TOR99
    @TERMIN8TOR99 3 года назад

    Sticks, they are markers, although I've never seen those either, and we were calling them sticks too lol😂

  • @buckpowers4837
    @buckpowers4837 4 года назад

    You all are living the dream we enjoy living it with you. hope 19 was super and 20 will be even better. what depth do you actually draw. Enjoy

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      Hi Buck, We draw 4.5 feet. Cheers, Sam

  • @charlesdavenport2543
    @charlesdavenport2543 4 года назад +2

    You can see that paper mill for 10 miles. You can smell it for 100. Glad to see Tyndall AFB is operating normally again.

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      Ah, ha! We thought it was a paper mill. Nasty smell. Yes, Tyndall seems to be getting up to speed quickly.

  • @richardbohlingsr3490
    @richardbohlingsr3490 3 года назад

    That's getting up close and personal with a dredge. Better find somebody close to your size to pick on. 8-)

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  3 года назад

      It was a pucker factor 9 on a scale of 10!

  • @billbehrens4487
    @billbehrens4487 4 года назад

    Great videos

  • @FotoFFX
    @FotoFFX 4 года назад

    Man, I would have been dragging by that barge as my draft is 4’ 3”! I would have been as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs!

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      Funny one! You can do it! Just wiggle your toes when you are nervous!

  • @AdventuresInMetalDetecting
    @AdventuresInMetalDetecting 3 года назад

    Hey guys, enjoyed the video... that bridge is the Hathawy, not DuPont though

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  3 года назад

      Thanks!

    • @AdventuresInMetalDetecting
      @AdventuresInMetalDetecting 3 года назад

      @@WhatYachtToDo WOW! I gotta correct myself, that IS the DuPont bridge. Lived there 10 years and never once heard anyone call it that... always heard it called the "Tyndall" bridge, it is actually the Tyndall-DuPont bridge. D'Oh! That's what I get for being assigned to Sheppard instead of Tyndall LOL. Sorry about the wrong info. And I meant Tyndall but typed Hathaway, double D'Oh!

  • @treypike8215
    @treypike8215 4 года назад +3

    It's a paper mill. Lol

  • @br5498
    @br5498 4 года назад +2

    Naw the Sound of Freedom is 4 5"/38's Naval gun dual mounts in rapid fire for about 5 minutes...😉

  • @jimmyhouston1895
    @jimmyhouston1895 4 года назад

    It was 2 am I was below sleeping wife was at the helm, she wakes me up frantic and yelling come up here theres a castle in the middle of the river, at 2 am with super low moon light that swinging railroad bridge before apalachicola looks just like a castle in the middle of the river🤣

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад +1

      Wow! Frankly, I don't think I would be sleeping if Rev was driving the boat at 2AM... LOL

  • @brianklawitter8710
    @brianklawitter8710 3 года назад

    I see bottom stirred up with 5’ under my 390 CPMY!

  • @65Max
    @65Max Год назад

    Good day... trying to make a decision whether to try some ICW live-aboard along the Gulf Coast and possibly on to W FL ICW then through Okeechobee to E Coast ICW. There will be no "rush" for any passage and will consider a 32' Grand Banks. Just turned 80 and in good health. Don't plan the Great Circle but keep to SE US. Am I "nuts" or just continuing my lifetime adventures. I'd been sailing/boating/cruising off an on for day and short trips in LI Sound and AL, Mobile Bay, Gulf ICW and W FL ICW mostly single-hand or with non-swimmer partner. Everything sail and power, from 13' BlueJay, 32' Elco Classic (thought to be the Lindbergh honeymoon boat), 32' Wright-Allied ketch & assorted, 32' max bare boats. Plan to live on/off shore for maybe up to 2 seasons. Whadyathink?

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  Год назад

      Hi Allan, I think you should go for it. We don't get any younger, and your plan sounds VERY doable. You have the experience and you have your health. Are you signed up for our newsletter? We do put a lot of inside scoop information that we share there with our newsletter subscribers which is a smaller group. You can sign up for it at www.WhatYachtToDo.com or www.GreatLoopAcademy.com Cheers, Sam & Rev

  • @HighwayStar70
    @HighwayStar70 2 года назад

    I just subscribed a few days ago. This is my third video. Did I hear you correctly in another video taking about your boats draft is 2 feet ?

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  2 года назад +1

      Welcome aboard. Great to have you. Our draft is 4.5 feet. The 2 feet you heard is the distance my sensors (transducers) are below the waterline. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter which goes out on the 5th and 29th of each month. Sam

  • @stevewest4253
    @stevewest4253 Год назад

    In your opinion, just how much water would you dare push making that passage? How big a boat is safe to take through there ?

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  Год назад

      I'd be a bit nervous with any boat that has more than 5' draft. They do take barges through there and I have also seen 100' boats go through.

  • @ClassXIRoads
    @ClassXIRoads 3 года назад

    Man that dredge didn't afford you much room , Did the dredge operator tell you to watch for the PVC markers he had put in the channel, were they there to mark the red side? , you handled it well, as I have been learning our boat I have found neutral to be my friend, at the speed you were going our boat would have had no rudder response and I would have to be maneuvering solely with the transmissions as we have no side thrusters. Again thank you for these educational videos I can see your flight instructor side coming out every so often....lol

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  3 года назад

      Thanks James. Yes it was tight and the dredge operator was helpful, but I still had a pucker factor of 8.5 on a scale of 10! 😉

  • @pcbmale
    @pcbmale 4 года назад

    yep paper mill

  • @chrisrourke8404
    @chrisrourke8404 3 года назад

    Very interesting. How accurate do you think your depth sounder is? I think you say 3’6” in the video. A Carver 504 is 4’7”?

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  3 года назад +1

      Yes. 4' 7" from waterline to lowest part of the prop (draft). My transducers are 2' below the waterline. I prefer to not put the offset in the plotter. So at 2' 7" on the depth sounder, I could ground. At 3' 6" on the depth sounder I still have 11" of water under the prop.

    • @chrisrourke8404
      @chrisrourke8404 3 года назад +1

      @@WhatYachtToDo Hmm. I always assumed that the read outs were adjusted for transducer location to show actual water depth. Good to know. These videos are loaded with nuggets of information. Thanks!

  • @davidwhitfield3863
    @davidwhitfield3863 4 года назад +1

    You forgot the Overstreet Bridge

  • @daveharman
    @daveharman 4 года назад +2

    i thought anclote river was tight on a strong current

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      Not sure where you are talking about but we were glad to get there.

    • @daveharman
      @daveharman 4 года назад

      @@WhatYachtToDo tarpon springs, fla. Tricky in fog or in the dark but plotter helps
      My wife no way your lady loves your work being a capt.
      capt dave

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      @@daveharman oh yes. We saw that there but went to the marina instead.

    • @daveharman
      @daveharman 4 года назад

      @@WhatYachtToDo weather no good on saterday but enjoy your stay.

  • @tammydemis7851
    @tammydemis7851 3 года назад

    Awesome video...nail biting going past the dredge, but had no doubt you could do it!😉 This is probably a stupid question, especially since all I know about is being on the Great Lakes, but is there anything special you had to do on your boat-with your systems, going from fresh water to salt water?

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  3 года назад

      Nothing special. We put a good coat of bottom paint on that works well for both.

  • @itsofficialj
    @itsofficialj 4 года назад

    Hi. What size is your chart plotter screen ?

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад +1

      It is a Garmin 7610XSV (10 inch). Cheers, Sam

    • @itsofficialj
      @itsofficialj 4 года назад

      @@WhatYachtToDo Thank you sir . I bought a 46 Chris Craft Constellation in Deale ,Maryland last November. We are Taking a trip from Deale to Sandusky Ohio, where we live , as soon as the locks open up . We are taking the exact same route you guys took up until we get to lake Ontario. We are going west as you went north. I've watched your videos numerous times just to make sure I'm not missing anything. Is there any advice you could give ? Some of the what not to do's lol . Btw ... I'm running with navionics on my phone and looking to purchase a 10 - 12 inch iPad. Also using navionics.

  • @richardmartin404
    @richardmartin404 3 года назад

    Give 'em one horn!...

  • @danielthomason5685
    @danielthomason5685 4 года назад

    Looked like ethanol refiners

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      We think it might have been that or a paper mill.

  • @Logan-ns7uj
    @Logan-ns7uj 4 года назад

    how fast do you cruise?

  • @michaelmccolgan3291
    @michaelmccolgan3291 4 года назад

    It’s a paper plant

    • @WhatYachtToDo
      @WhatYachtToDo  4 года назад

      A very distinct smell. I guess residents get used to it!