There is nothing like The Pacific Northwest cruising. We left crowded, rainy Vancouver 25 years ago for sunny Florida, and although we love the daily dose of Vitamin D here, we miss the abundance of seafood, the honey cured salmon, and the magical sunsets ! Keep up the great videos !
"Prop shaft line cutter" on my Minesweeper in the 70s, we had a cable we deployed with kites to take them out behind the ship to cut the cable of moored mines. It had a cable cutter that had a trigger in the jaws & a .45 caliber shell that closed the cutter, cutting the cable & allowing the mine to float to the surface where we shot it with a MA deuce .50 caliber
Elizabeth, you are so lucky to have Shawn, with his incredible engineering skills and ability to do all that is necessary on your boat, with you, of course, keeping everything clean and in working order -- so important, I am sure, for safety and just living in a nice, organized, clean space, not to forget keeping costs down by maintaining the boat.
As an old retired tug boat shipper moving big barges , cargo ships ,& aircraft carriers around I have had a few problems with pleasure crafts cutting me off or just getting in the way. The rule is, "TONNAGE has the right of way." It takes a modern aircraft carrier moving at 35 knots 7 to 8 miles just to come to a stop ! I think you get the drift. No pun intended. I do enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.👍
I gave up even following the rules as nobody but the pros even have a clue. It's just chaos. Even a simple sounding of the horn to announce your intentions and people look at you like you're being rude. So around pros follow the rules, rest of time expect to be killed by or watch an idiot kill themselves.
Thank you for your videos. Love them. You both make everyone think about how we can do what your doing and getting paid to do. But, back to right of way, the rule is TONNAGE has the right of way. You need to be a courteous boater. If in dought be the bigger skipper, less problems in the long run. Happy cruising. Thank you. Charlie.
Shawn and Elizabeth it’s fun to use one’s hard earned training and skills. Master Captaincy make a huge difference in your decision-making around safety. Great training.
My cousin, a friend of mine, and I have hiked the Dungeness Spit out to the light house. Took some photos, just had my phone then. My cousin had his nicer camera. Was about 12 years ago, I believe. I love that part of Washington and I try to go up there whenever I can. Went kayaking in Crescent Lake last September, was amazing. My grandparents lived outside of Port Townsend when I was growing up, would visit them every Summer for a couple weeks, was a blast up there.
I'm a complete noob, but does this apply to the situation with container ships? I saw this in a "Who has the right of way guide" Rule number 9 - Narrow Channels, Inland states that: "(b) A vessel of less than 20 meters [65 feet] in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the passage of a vessel that can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway.
I love your videos! Regarding the ferries and the rules of the road, it’s possible that they fall within one the priority classifications of either being “Restricted by their ability to maneuver (RAM)” or “Constrained by draft (CBD)”. Keep up the good work and I look forward to your resuming the videos and seeing what projects and upgrades you are planning! Cheers!
My feeling on encounter with a ferry has always been the same.... treat it like a taxi on land, they have a schedule to keep and I'm just cruising...I give them room and don't really expect any radio courtesy although it would be nice. Pick your battles. You two are awesome love your channel
Love your channel and it lets me re-live my cruising of Puget Sound when my kids were young. About the ferries and right of way - some background on how a ferry captain thinks. Not a justification for violating rules, I just mention this so you can know your "adversary", so to speak. Just 20 or so years ago, there were still ferries in service on Puget Sound that did not have wheelhouse control. That is, the engine control back then was still via "telegraph". The captain in the pilot house sent a signal to the engineer in the engine room and the forward-reverse and power was adjusted accordingly. Of course, this involved quite a time lag. Some of the ferry captains today grew up in this era. Even the old ferries that were modernized by retrofit with wheelhouse control were a bit sketch. The old timers will remember the Issaquah Class ferries, and Ross-Hill controls on the Super Class. Both had engine control systems cobbled together in someone's garage - a la Steve Jobs and Wozniak in the early days of Apple. Move the throttle position too fast on an Issaquah and the controls were programmed to shut down the engine. This prevented damage to the engine, but was frightening on final approach to a ferry dock - where you had to maintain enough speed for steerage in a cross wind or cross current, but also needed the engine to be able to back down at the last minute for landing. To keep things stone simple, reliable and easy (cheap) to maintain, Washington State's ferries had no thrusters. Some of the ferries were diesel-electric, with the ability to apply 100% torque to the propellers at zero rpm. The Issaquah Class had changeable-pitch propellers that could be feathered to control speed with direct drive to diesel propulsion. But in both cases, you were steering with a rudder - and on some ferries, it had to be locked in place on the "front" end. You could not steer both ends of the boat. So while the right of way is the right of way, I can imagine some old time ferry captains, knowing their vessel's limitations, decided a long ago they will take the initiative and let the pleasure boat captains "deal with it", especially when close to landing at the dock. If you have been on a ferry docking at Friday Harbor, Lopez or Edmonds during adverse weather and tides, you will understand. They are also looking at their master's license vis-a-vis the safety of the hundreds, if not thousands of souls aboard. Ditto for ferries in other parts of the country. Over the years, I've worked with many of the ferry captains in North America, and docking at the Whitehall ferry terminal in New York where the Staten Island Ferry docks at the south end of Manhattan (where the East River meets the Hudson River) can be one tough place to dock. NYC did put Voith-Schneider into some of their boats, but later regretted it because it was too "complex" and required service techs from Germany. At least the city's bean counters regretted it, I don't think the captains did. I also have a vague memory of special rules for ferries on final approach to the dock - as in the final 1000 yards. Plus, the ferries have a security zone around them, as I recall. I believe you cannot approach the ferry or ferry terminal within a certain distance due to 9-11 security. Not sure if my memory is foggy, but it might be worth checking the Notice to Mariners, were some of the obscure rules get posted.
Hey MV Freedom! Might need some clarity on vessel right of way. For power boats, ability to maneuver and commercial vs pleasure boat seem to be very important. I recall in locks commercial boats seem to alway have the right-of-way. Any clarification you can give to us would be very helpful. Cheers!
On the note of ferry right of way, I have yet to see them follow the power boat rules of right of way... around our boat at least. Made me wonder if we were supposed to treat them like commercial vessels despite what we remembered on Boattest. A few years ago there was a ridiculous incident involving Nap Tyme (who was in the head at the time + on Autopilot lolz) and the ferry Chetzemoka. This article took a look at right of way rules and who was to blame in an avoidable situation. www.passagemaker.com/.amp/trawler-news/collision-avoidance-understanding-right-of-way-to-avoid-certain-disaster
Red sky in morning…….did you next head into Sequim Bay? As many times as I have passed the Spit I have never anchored there. I have been tempted to anchor in Dungeness Bay (we have a shallow draft) but so far, well let’s just say, I have had the courage at the right time. But Sequim Bay is another story and no, John Wayne Marina, is not the only choice there. Besides just anchoring south of the Marina in a lovely cove. In addition there is the State Park and other delightful anchorages throughout the bay. Enjoy! I know you have the 40 but the 46 is my dream boat. Almost bought one in SD but it needed so much work. Oh well there will be others.
NICE VIDEO, KINDA MAKES UP FOR ALL THE RAIN. PNW IS HARD TO BEAT WHEN THE SUN IS OUT IN ALL IT'S GLORY. I THOUGHT LONG BEACH, WA. WAS THE LONGEST SPIT?
In my 50 years of boating on Puget Sound and northern waters, I have never once seen a Washington State Ferry give way to a pleasure craft. Even though the COLREGS may view you as both motorized vessels without maneuverability restrictions, you should just treat it as a rule (and common sense) that you are ALWAYS the give-way vessel when it comes to ferries.
Very nice video Shawn and Elizabeth…, it might be my favorite one yet… just the combination of the boating suggestions and beautiful surroundings plus the fun interactions between you two… made it really great! 🛥
A pleasure vessel that has been issued a Certificate of Documentation with a recreational endorsement and is operated only for pleasure pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 12109 must yield to commercial vessels participating in VTS. Pleasure craft, even vessels under sail, do not have right-of-way over VTS participant vessels and must not impede commercial vessels in any way. All Washington State Ferries are VTS participant vessels, as are all powered vessels over 40M.
MV Freedom stumbled onto your channel while doing my research on Nordhavn's. Just to let you we bought our 42 ' Cascade out of the same marina that you berth Freedom at back in 2000. We spent a week getting her ready and then sailed to HI. Spent the night at Port T, Port A and 2 nights at Negh Bay around the corner then to Astoria, New Port and on to Eureka, CA. Topped off fuel, water bagels, scotch and 17 days 6 hours later pulled into Honolulu. The day I bought the sailboat was the first time I was ever on a sailboat. A week later started a blue water crossing. Pegasus has been to every island in HI except the big island. Now looking for a Nordhavn. Love the channel. This is Dennis not Linda
Have you ever anchored up the peninsula at Salt Creek - Crescent Beach? We were camping there the same days you were at Dungeness, enjoying the same sunsets. That area is also a marine park.
Nope. Limited maneuverability means the vessel can’t maneuver due to the nature of its work (such as dredging or towing another vessel that can’t be maneuvered). Your interpretation of the rule make no sense and is the reason why we have these situations. The Freedom cruises at 7 knots. There are lots of larger vessels that can go faster than Freedom and hence can maneuver faster. Under your interpretation of the rules, the larger vessel should give way to Freedom due to Freedom’s limited speed capability. How would that vessel know about Freedom’s speed capability?
Glad you guys finally got to the spit, it is a fun place. It's pretty comfortable there if you need to duck in out of a west wind in the strait because there is no fetch in the anchorage. The wind may blast you but there is basically no wave action. It would be a safe place for you to practice anchoring in 25 knots of wind.
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. We have a friend who lives on Vancouver Island, near Shirley. We are in Florida and flew to see her place just before the pandemic. Getting to explore some of Vancouver Island with someone who lives there was fantastic. Their house was on a cliff overlooking the strait. Your photography is great and makes us feel as we are right there with you. Enjoy and stay safe.
Are you allowed to have a couple of crab pots or able to go clamming at all? Here in Florida there are some strict rules for shrimping, lobsters and scallops and I grew up in Chesapeake Bay Area and strict rules there on crabbing. Now I am thinking about Chesapeake blue crabs steamed in beer and old bay lol...
Beautiful Eagles! I love Eagles, and am happy to say we have several pair here in our area of Ohio! Fantastic video as always... Safe & Fun travels! John / Ohio
Wanted to thank you guys so picked your latest vid. After watching your vid. on Alderbrook I was very interested since we had a charter booked. We are here now and this place is great.From the dock staff to the hotel. The dock staff even pumped us out I did not get my hands dirty !! Long way down here from Port Ludlow !
'Oh shit, shes crying again, i better get my tools and fix something.' 'Don't worry honey, its only the flat calm, and the sunset, and the sunrise etc' 'Riiiight'
I hiked all the way to the lighthouse with my scout troop once. It's 5.5 miles each way. There is always somebody out there, I think mostly volunteers who stay there for a week at a time. I was surprised to see a grass lawn around it.
You guys do such an amazing job with your videos. We love them, always interesting and never boring. Many thanks and have a fantabulous week yourselves😎🐾⚓🦘
Amazing place ! the views and landscapes are stunning . Coincidentally one of my favourite places in the UK is the original Dungeness beach in East Sussex . A wild beautiful place that is Europes only natural desert !! .
Yielding the right of way to a WSF is just common sense. We all hate to share the road with semi trucks as well, but only a fool would get in the way. That being said, love your videos.
the west shore of the spit is open to hikers all the way to the lighthouse, but there are restrictions. it's illegal to hike above the high tide line, and it's illegal to continue past the lighthouse. the rest of the spit is wildlife preserve and is off-limits. there used to be a dock on the east side at the lighthouse next to the helipad but it was removed years ago and it's now illegal to land a boat on the east side of the lighthouse, however you can go all the way around the spit and land on the west side, no dock however... but kayakers do it all the time. the lighthouse is staffed year-round with volunteers who give tours of the lighthouse and you can walk around the fenced area, there are picnic tables on the site as well.
Hi Elizabeth, I understand what you said but you might want to fact check that. Commercial Vessels Always have right of way. Size and maneuverability determine right of way. Never think you have the right of WAY and Way is the important word. The rule is all about the ability to alter course and speed. I love you two, be safe.
Common sense dictates, that a small private vessel, out of courtesy, will not expect a large commercial vessel to yield the right of way. In my world, I would never dream of making one of the larger BC ferries, with 310 vehicles, 2100 passengers, making 20 knots, yield to me and my small vessel, regardless as to whether I "technically" have the right of way.
@@captmiker7423 I understand what you are saying but I did say above "Size and maneuverability determine right of way. Never think you have the right of WAY" Thanks for your insight, I think you will agree it is every boats captain's responsibility to avoid a collision see rule 2(a). I am not defending Ferry Captain at all but they do have a tough job. And yes I enjoy these videos very much also. Lets move on.
What a beautiful anchorage you had in Dungeness Bay. Elizabeth, you sure do a great job with your make up, and those eyes! Question for Shawn: you have spoken about a secondary motor that could get you to safety should the main engine go dow. Could you explain just how that system works on an upcoming Q&A?
I’ve been the the UK Dungeness just today! It’s actually on the coast of a body of water called the English Channel. Interesting fact it’s also the only designated area of desert in the UK!
Olá, sempre acompanho seus vídeos. Os lugares são realmente bonitos. Gosto da forma como apresentam e navegam. Parabéns ! Saudações aqui do Brasil Hi, I always follow your videos. The places are really beautiful. I like the way they present and navigate. Congratulations ! Greetings from Brazil.
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There is nothing like The Pacific Northwest cruising.
We left crowded, rainy Vancouver 25 years ago for sunny Florida, and although we love the daily dose of Vitamin D here, we miss the abundance of seafood, the honey cured salmon, and the magical sunsets ! Keep up the great videos !
"Prop shaft line cutter" on my Minesweeper in the 70s, we had a cable we deployed with kites to take them out behind the ship to cut the cable of moored mines. It had a cable cutter that had a trigger in the jaws & a .45 caliber shell that closed the cutter, cutting the cable & allowing the mine to float to the surface where we shot it with a MA deuce .50 caliber
Elizabeth, you are so lucky to have Shawn, with his incredible engineering skills and ability to do all that is necessary on your boat, with you, of course, keeping everything clean and in working order -- so important, I am sure, for safety and just living in a nice, organized, clean space, not to forget keeping costs down by maintaining the boat.
As an old retired tug boat shipper moving big barges , cargo ships ,& aircraft carriers around I have had a few problems with pleasure crafts cutting me off or just getting in the way. The rule is, "TONNAGE has the right of way." It takes a modern aircraft carrier moving at 35 knots 7 to 8 miles just to come to a stop ! I think you get the drift. No pun intended. I do enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.👍
I gave up even following the rules as nobody but the pros even have a clue. It's just chaos. Even a simple sounding of the horn to announce your intentions and people look at you like you're being rude.
So around pros follow the rules, rest of time expect to be killed by or watch an idiot kill themselves.
Thank you for your videos. Love them. You both make everyone think about how we can do what your doing and getting paid to do. But, back to right of way, the rule is TONNAGE has the right of way. You need to be a courteous boater. If in dought be the bigger skipper, less problems in the long run. Happy cruising. Thank you. Charlie.
Shawn and Elizabeth it’s fun to use one’s hard earned training and skills. Master Captaincy make a huge difference in your decision-making around safety. Great training.
Thank you for not having ALL those annoying commercials popping up on your Blogs.
Happy Sunday All! What an awesome sunrise we're allowed to see there. Thanks for sharing ❤️
My cousin, a friend of mine, and I have hiked the Dungeness Spit out to the light house. Took some photos, just had my phone then. My cousin had his nicer camera. Was about 12 years ago, I believe. I love that part of Washington and I try to go up there whenever I can. Went kayaking in Crescent Lake last September, was amazing. My grandparents lived outside of Port Townsend when I was growing up, would visit them every Summer for a couple weeks, was a blast up there.
I'm a complete noob, but does this apply to the situation with container ships? I saw this in a "Who has the right of way guide" Rule number 9 - Narrow Channels, Inland states that:
"(b) A vessel of less than 20 meters [65 feet] in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the passage of a vessel that can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway.
Container ships operate in the shipping channels so we give way to them.
I love your videos! Regarding the ferries and the rules of the road, it’s possible that they fall within one the priority classifications of either being “Restricted by their ability to maneuver (RAM)” or “Constrained by draft (CBD)”. Keep up the good work and I look forward to your resuming the videos and seeing what projects and upgrades you are planning! Cheers!
My feeling on encounter with a ferry has always been the same.... treat it like a taxi on land, they have a schedule to keep and I'm just cruising...I give them room and don't really expect any radio courtesy although it would be nice. Pick your battles. You two are awesome love your channel
This one of your best videos! Great storyline, music, narration. Keep up the great work!
Love your channel and it lets me re-live my cruising of Puget Sound when my kids were young.
About the ferries and right of way - some background on how a ferry captain thinks. Not a justification for violating rules, I just mention this so you can know your "adversary", so to speak.
Just 20 or so years ago, there were still ferries in service on Puget Sound that did not have wheelhouse control. That is, the engine control back then was still via "telegraph". The captain in the pilot house sent a signal to the engineer in the engine room and the forward-reverse and power was adjusted accordingly. Of course, this involved quite a time lag. Some of the ferry captains today grew up in this era.
Even the old ferries that were modernized by retrofit with wheelhouse control were a bit sketch. The old timers will remember the Issaquah Class ferries, and Ross-Hill controls on the Super Class. Both had engine control systems cobbled together in someone's garage - a la Steve Jobs and Wozniak in the early days of Apple. Move the throttle position too fast on an Issaquah and the controls were programmed to shut down the engine. This prevented damage to the engine, but was frightening on final approach to a ferry dock - where you had to maintain enough speed for steerage in a cross wind or cross current, but also needed the engine to be able to back down at the last minute for landing.
To keep things stone simple, reliable and easy (cheap) to maintain, Washington State's ferries had no thrusters. Some of the ferries were diesel-electric, with the ability to apply 100% torque to the propellers at zero rpm. The Issaquah Class had changeable-pitch propellers that could be feathered to control speed with direct drive to diesel propulsion. But in both cases, you were steering with a rudder - and on some ferries, it had to be locked in place on the "front" end. You could not steer both ends of the boat.
So while the right of way is the right of way, I can imagine some old time ferry captains, knowing their vessel's limitations, decided a long ago they will take the initiative and let the pleasure boat captains "deal with it", especially when close to landing at the dock. If you have been on a ferry docking at Friday Harbor, Lopez or Edmonds during adverse weather and tides, you will understand. They are also looking at their master's license vis-a-vis the safety of the hundreds, if not thousands of souls aboard.
Ditto for ferries in other parts of the country. Over the years, I've worked with many of the ferry captains in North America, and docking at the Whitehall ferry terminal in New York where the Staten Island Ferry docks at the south end of Manhattan (where the East River meets the Hudson River) can be one tough place to dock. NYC did put Voith-Schneider into some of their boats, but later regretted it because it was too "complex" and required service techs from Germany. At least the city's bean counters regretted it, I don't think the captains did.
I also have a vague memory of special rules for ferries on final approach to the dock - as in the final 1000 yards. Plus, the ferries have a security zone around them, as I recall. I believe you cannot approach the ferry or ferry terminal within a certain distance due to 9-11 security. Not sure if my memory is foggy, but it might be worth checking the Notice to Mariners, were some of the obscure rules get posted.
Very enjoyable! Love your choice of tunes and editing is seamless. Food looks great too. I feel like I just took a trip on Sunday morning. Nice work.
Spectacular scenery! Hard to replicate those Great NW looks…. When the weather co-ops!! 😎
this is the best video on your channel.. 👍
Love the Q+A section - always worth watching. Thanks guys!
Hi guys
We are missing your next video.
We enjoy them very much.
John and Janet in France.
Hey MV Freedom! Might need some clarity on vessel right of way. For power boats, ability to maneuver and commercial vs pleasure boat seem to be very important. I recall in locks commercial boats seem to alway have the right-of-way. Any clarification you can give to us would be very helpful. Cheers!
The locks are a different beast with rules, in Puget Sound we are both power driven vessels.
On the note of ferry right of way, I have yet to see them follow the power boat rules of right of way... around our boat at least. Made me wonder if we were supposed to treat them like commercial vessels despite what we remembered on Boattest. A few years ago there was a ridiculous incident involving Nap Tyme (who was in the head at the time + on Autopilot lolz) and the ferry Chetzemoka. This article took a look at right of way rules and who was to blame in an avoidable situation. www.passagemaker.com/.amp/trawler-news/collision-avoidance-understanding-right-of-way-to-avoid-certain-disaster
Nice video. You’ve left us hanging on two issues, the parade collision and the table. How about an update?
Loved the drone shots. Beautiful
Thanks for another great video. My guess is that a perfect day like yours come all to seldom. So enjoy.
Red sky in morning…….did you next head into Sequim Bay? As many times as I have passed the Spit I have never anchored there. I have been tempted to anchor in Dungeness Bay (we have a shallow draft) but so far, well let’s just say, I have had the courage at the right time. But Sequim Bay is another story and no, John Wayne Marina, is not the only choice there. Besides just anchoring south of the Marina in a lovely cove. In addition there is the State Park and other delightful anchorages throughout the bay. Enjoy!
I know you have the 40 but the 46 is my dream boat. Almost bought one in SD but it needed so much work. Oh well there will be others.
We’ve been to Sequim Bay and it’s one of our favorite anchorages!
NICE VIDEO, KINDA MAKES UP FOR ALL THE RAIN. PNW IS HARD TO BEAT WHEN THE SUN IS OUT IN ALL IT'S GLORY. I THOUGHT LONG BEACH, WA. WAS THE LONGEST SPIT?
I can see a lot of the Olympic mountain range across the St. of JDF out my window.Viewing from southwest Vancouver Island.
Shawn is going to do projects all the time;) Truly beautiful extended moment. What a great vid.
Great video. Thanks.
Sea grass, UGH. I've had to many clogged intakes in my lifetime.
In my 50 years of boating on Puget Sound and northern waters, I have never once seen a Washington State Ferry give way to a pleasure craft. Even though the COLREGS may view you as both motorized vessels without maneuverability restrictions, you should just treat it as a rule (and common sense) that you are ALWAYS the give-way vessel when it comes to ferries.
Currently at the Perry Hotel thanks to your recommendation. Thanks so much we love it here in the Keys! Also love your channel Ty
An amazing spot!
Hope all is well with you and yours and looking forward to a possible return of your wonderful weekly videos. Take care and God Bless.
Good Sunday to you.
I hope all is well. Hope to hear from you soon
Very nice video Shawn and Elizabeth…, it might be my favorite one yet… just the combination of the boating suggestions and beautiful surroundings plus the fun interactions between you two… made it really great! 🛥
How about a short bit on using your drone. Pictures are spectacular.
Shawn likes things to be right, so Dungeness is in the English Channel. Beautiful scenery there👍
Great video MV Freedom. Really enjoyed it, and the beauty of the area.
Wha?? Has Anyone seen MV Freedom and its Crew..Where are you two??..We miss you .Hopefully soon we all get too see new content
Always a wonderful adventure! Now, I want to see a catch and cook! Hell, even a dungeness!
A pleasure vessel that has been issued a Certificate of Documentation with a recreational endorsement and is operated only for pleasure pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 12109 must yield to commercial vessels participating in VTS. Pleasure craft, even vessels under sail, do not have right-of-way over VTS participant vessels and must not impede commercial vessels in any way. All Washington State Ferries are VTS participant vessels, as are all powered vessels over 40M.
Great analogy ("Think of your house moving 2x week...earthquake"), very apt.
FYI there is a Dungeness in the UK (kent coast in the English channel) lovely beach near it camber sands.
Yes this was named after the one in the UK!
Amazing landscape.. lucky dog :-)
MV Freedom stumbled onto your channel while doing my research on Nordhavn's. Just to let you we bought our 42 ' Cascade out of the same marina that you berth Freedom at back in 2000. We spent a week getting her ready and then sailed to HI. Spent the night at Port T, Port A and 2 nights at Negh Bay around the corner then to Astoria, New Port and on to Eureka, CA. Topped off fuel, water bagels, scotch and 17 days 6 hours later pulled into Honolulu. The day I bought the sailboat was the first time I was ever on a sailboat. A week later started a blue water crossing. Pegasus has been to every island in HI except the big island. Now looking for a Nordhavn. Love the channel. This is Dennis not Linda
Have you ever anchored up the peninsula at Salt Creek - Crescent Beach? We were camping there the same days you were at Dungeness, enjoying the same sunsets. That area is also a marine park.
Thanks for the delightful ride along.
Sailing 101, the smaller, more manuverable vessel is the give way vessel. The big boys have the ROW.
Nope. Limited maneuverability means the vessel can’t maneuver due to the nature of its work (such as dredging or towing another vessel that can’t be maneuvered).
Your interpretation of the rule make no sense and is the reason why we have these situations. The Freedom cruises at 7 knots. There are lots of larger vessels that can go faster than Freedom and hence can maneuver faster. Under your interpretation of the rules, the larger vessel should give way to Freedom due to Freedom’s limited speed capability. How would that vessel know about Freedom’s speed capability?
Glad you guys finally got to the spit, it is a fun place. It's pretty comfortable there if you need to duck in out of a west wind in the strait because there is no fetch in the anchorage. The wind may blast you but there is basically no wave action. It would be a safe place for you to practice anchoring in 25 knots of wind.
Wow. Amazing place.. great video .
Question: Does Mr. Sully know how lucky he is to have Shawn an Elizabeth as his servants? Beautiful scenery!
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. We have a friend who lives on Vancouver Island, near Shirley. We are in Florida and flew to see her place just before the pandemic. Getting to explore some of Vancouver Island with someone who lives there was fantastic. Their house was on a cliff overlooking the strait. Your photography is great and makes us feel as we are right there with you. Enjoy and stay safe.
Are you allowed to have a couple of crab pots or able to go clamming at all? Here in Florida there are some strict rules for shrimping, lobsters and scallops and I grew up in Chesapeake Bay Area and strict rules there on crabbing. Now I am thinking about Chesapeake blue crabs steamed in beer and old bay lol...
Yes starting in July usually the season opens!
That was outstanding! Thank you from Port Angeles!!
Another great video thank you love the birds
A wise person once observed, “Everything on your boat is broken - you just don’t know it yet.” And the games continue!
Shawn looks like he is in his element when he has something to fix...
Great background 🎼🎼in the blog.
Beautiful Eagles! I love Eagles, and am happy to say we have several pair here in our area of Ohio! Fantastic video as always... Safe & Fun travels! John / Ohio
Wanted to thank you guys so picked your latest vid. After watching your vid. on Alderbrook I was very interested since we had a charter booked. We are here now and this place is great.From the dock staff to the hotel. The dock staff even pumped us out I did not get my hands dirty !! Long way down here from Port Ludlow !
'Oh shit, shes crying again, i better get my tools and fix something.'
'Don't worry honey, its only the flat calm, and the sunset, and the sunrise etc'
'Riiiight'
I hiked all the way to the lighthouse with my scout troop once. It's 5.5 miles each way. There is always somebody out there, I think mostly volunteers who stay there for a week at a time. I was surprised to see a grass lawn around it.
People pay to stay there a week at a time. You can book online
Love the Video’s of the PNW .
The original Dungeness is a beach some 12 sq. miles in S.E. England, mostly made of pebbles... the fishing is great there btw.
Always glad to see you guys! The ferries here in SF Bay are flying so we just avoid them at all cost.
You guys do such an amazing job with your videos. We love them, always interesting and never boring. Many thanks and have a fantabulous week yourselves😎🐾⚓🦘
When you threw in the clip “ Bueller “ you cracked me up, I couldn’t stop laughing!
Where did you guys go? miss you
Seriously, Sully ALWAYS looks like he's having the time of his life!
Good episode. Weather cooperated and some crystal 🔮 clear images. Sunset 🌇and sunrise 🌅 were truly spectacular. Thank you.
Are you guys ok? not heard from you in a couple of weeks?
Amazing place ! the views and landscapes are stunning . Coincidentally one of my favourite places in the UK is the original Dungeness beach in East Sussex . A wild beautiful place that is Europes only natural desert !! .
We have one of these at the top of the south island - looks similar - just warmer....
Great walk (about 26 km long). Called Farewell Spit.
Yielding the right of way to a WSF is just common sense. We all hate to share the road with semi trucks as well, but only a fool would get in the way.
That being said, love your videos.
Absolutely, there’s being right vs. being smart. In right of ways, always yield to tonnage.
At the end of this video...yep, I cried.
the west shore of the spit is open to hikers all the way to the lighthouse, but there are restrictions. it's illegal to hike above the high tide line, and it's illegal to continue past the lighthouse. the rest of the spit is wildlife preserve and is off-limits. there used to be a dock on the east side at the lighthouse next to the helipad but it was removed years ago and it's now illegal to land a boat on the east side of the lighthouse, however you can go all the way around the spit and land on the west side, no dock however... but kayakers do it all the time. the lighthouse is staffed year-round with volunteers who give tours of the lighthouse and you can walk around the fenced area, there are picnic tables on the site as well.
You guys got it goin’ on…new adventures coming soon. :)
Good episode. Enjoyed it.
Thanks for sharing
Life is good~
Outstanding video. I love the Q & A segment. Thank you.
Always projects is the best perspective I've heard and love them. Keep Boating
excellent video thank you
Hi Elizabeth, I understand what you said but you might want to fact check that. Commercial Vessels Always have right of way. Size and maneuverability determine right of way. Never think you have the right of WAY and Way is the important word. The rule is all about the ability to alter course and speed. I love you two, be safe.
Common sense dictates, that a small private vessel, out of courtesy, will not expect a large commercial vessel to yield the right of way. In my world, I would never dream of making one of the larger BC ferries, with 310 vehicles, 2100 passengers, making 20 knots, yield to me and my small vessel, regardless as to whether I "technically" have the right of way.
@@captmiker7423 I understand what you are saying but I did say above "Size and maneuverability determine right of way. Never think you have the right of WAY" Thanks for your insight, I think you will agree it is every boats captain's responsibility to avoid a collision see rule 2(a). I am not defending Ferry Captain at all but they do have a tough job. And yes I enjoy these videos very much also. Lets move on.
Great video as always. How's the on-line Capt school going?
Great video you guys, what beautiful scenery!
where are you? Everything okay?
What a lovely anchorage!
What a beautiful anchorage you had in Dungeness Bay. Elizabeth, you sure do a great job with your make up, and those eyes! Question for Shawn: you have spoken about a secondary motor that could get you to safety should the main engine go dow. Could you explain just how that system works on an upcoming Q&A?
FYI In Toronto
Canada, ferries are on fixed routes and have right of way over all other vessels
“Sullymander” 💙 and those mountains in the distance…💓
Great video.
Where have you gone? I sam missing you!
That was odd, thought you must have rushed to the UK, we also have a Dungeness! More headland than spit though.
Crab in Ell grass, trap area for sure !
Sach a treat to be able to watch you guys... Thank you ...
Washington State Ferry System, educate your pilots on the rules of the road and make sure they comply.
I’ve been the the UK Dungeness just today! It’s actually on the coast of a body of water called the English Channel. Interesting fact it’s also the only designated area of desert in the UK!
Putting the spit on the list! Great video, thanks!
Olá, sempre acompanho seus vídeos. Os lugares são realmente bonitos. Gosto da forma como apresentam e navegam. Parabéns !
Saudações aqui do Brasil
Hi, I always follow your videos. The places are really beautiful. I like the way they present and navigate. Congratulations !
Greetings from Brazil.
I guessed right. I think I should get Shawn's Buoy hat as a reward 😂
Duty before pleasure. That’s the rule. Keep away from large vessels.
There is that”Good Ship Freedom” !!
‘ Movin and Shakin’ …sums it up nicely