Overnight to Miami; please don't hit the bridge
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- So we begin our trek back to the northeast with an overnight run to Biscayne Bay from Marathon. Our promised southerly winds don't show up until late into the night, but we reach Fowey Rocks by daybreak and sail into the sheltered bay waters through the Old Florida Channel. After that I look for southerly winds to blow me into the anchorage behind Miami Beach. I get southwesterlies, which is still OK but they quickly veer WNW, which is not. I have quite a close call trying to get through the first bridge. In the lee of the city, I use the dinghy as a push boat to get through the remaining two bridges.
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🎶She's got big balls, he's got big balls but, Kevin has the biggest balls of them all!🎶 Beautiful seamanship, as always, mate! Cheers!
Ha ha, Bon Scott ... cheers!
That was a truly rocking comment⚡
Sailing the bridges of Miami? I didn't think it could be done. Nice job.
You are a true Master of your Ship Kevin. You handle that boat better than most guys only dream about. Enjoy Miami Brother. You deserve it. Great video.
Thanks Joe, how is the steam bending coming along (I think you were steam bending the exterior sheer strakes last I heard ..)
Fantastic. Sailing an engine-less boat makes planning so much more important - something we tend to lose with our big inboard engines. Great seamanship. Tell you what though - shooting that first bridge brought back memories of shooting racing marks but a bridge is whole other story. Great work!
Ha, ha, yes, usually those racing marks are a little softer than bridges, but same concept applies when you get headed at the last minute ... thanks for watching.
@@howtosailoceans1423 A little softer? I would have needed new boxers after trying that!
@@farrellko Lol, we all need some cheap thrills from time to time ...
I guess we all love the sound of silence when that engine is switched off! Your videos are very inspiring. I think it is a pure skill to be able to use your sailing boat under sails mainly. Fair winds!
Absolutely brilliant all the way to anchorage.
Another great job a little close for comfort but again he pulled it off anyway take care of yourself and hope to see you out there soon.
Another display of skill and nerve under sail. Well done.
Thanks William, this was very nearly a video about repairing cap rails and scraped up topsides ...
man i have watched and rewatched all your videos atleast twice.. you are my favourite youtuber and you make my work day so much easier just listening to your videos while laying carpet.. if im ever over your side of the hemisphere in my yacht i would love to meet you and shout you a beer... much love and respect from australia mate....fair winds
Thanks for that, Zac! Fair winds, give me a shout if you wind up in the Atlantic ...
You are sooo lucky a motorboater didnt come against you under that bridge. They usually have no clue what pressure us sailors are under, going under a bridge
Lovely, a biscuit toss away from some real bridge rash. Really appreciate the insight into planning the attempt and the tactics along the way. Btw, I have the same windlass on my boat and I’m sailing the last days of Autumn in Akaroa Harbour, 43S 172E. Thanks for the video, watching sailing while sailing.
The Force is strong with this one.
LOL!
For such situations you could attach the outboard to the stern of the boat, just add a bracket or use the ladder. I have done that when my engine died.
Yes, but not so simple with a double ender ...
Nice job tackling those bridges.
As usual, awesome seamanship!
Nerves of steel, loved it have a blast in Miami.
Thanks George, SoBe is always fun (to visit, would not live here).
@@howtosailoceans1423 i agree been there wouldn't want to live there cheers
Another well made video. Always good content.
I had my first ever sail on Sunday. I fitted the sails on Saturday and tested lines and so on while at the dock. The forecast promised light winds 4 to 6 knots the next day, but I got nothing. How ever I managed to sail around the outside of my island a distance of just over a nautical mile in 4 hours and 18 minutes. But I loved every second of it. The video of this will be uploaded in a few weeks. Next day there was some actual movement in the air so I vent out again (not alone this time so I didn't film it) this time I got a few hours of great sailing done. I can't wait to get a chance to take the boat back out. But for the next month it's boat work then I will sail it to the boat yard for a haul out.
You are an inspiration, thank you for showing us the real art of sailing.
Enjoy Miami.
Sounds good. Hopefully next time will be more sailing than drifting, but never hurts to start slow.
A clean galley !!! I don't know the reason because so many RUclips sailors have so dirty galleys. Well ....
I had a 32 footer. The water pump impeller failed on the way back to my dock. We sailed the 1.5 miles in very light airs, with 4 hard turns in the channel,right back into our slip. Such a great pleasure.
Excellent!
Wonderful as always. Respect to you and your beautiful motorless vessel.
That was a level above intense!
That first bridge was a little too exciting ... I'm really liking this Phantom 3, btw, but flying from a moving boat is something I need to work on, it's really quite a bit more tricky.
@@howtosailoceans1423 there are several things you can do to waterproof-ish it. My favorite is silicon-modified-conformal-coating. It puts a thermal shock and waterproof barrier around Electronics. You can't put it over the barometer or lens cap but it can go on pretty much everything else and it is chemical and salt water resistant, but it means taking the whole thing apart and coating each piece then reassembling.
@@sparrow082 Interesting, you wouldn't have a video on that?
@@howtosailoceans1423 no, I don't. But there are a bunch of videos on RUclips about it. Just Google waterproof Electronics, or silicone modified conformal coating. You paint it on, or dip your Parts in it. Keep it off the camera lens, the barometer (a tiny little sensor that measures air pressure if the Phantom3 has one.) And keep it out of unplugged pin headers. You can use a UV flashlight to make sure you've got all the parts coated then just let it cure overnight. Not much to it.
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There is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is. Great sailing
Good decision getting some assist from the dingy. Quiet passage and now some R & R. Happy sailing.
Enjoyed !! Great work.
Got to have nerves of steel to sail engineless with other boat traffic, bridges, and anchorages. I can see this isn't the first time you ever did this. LOL
Most of the time sailing engineless is no big deal, but every now and then you get your breakfast scared out of you ..
Not true. Remember, they are obliged to keep clear of vessels under sail .. And besides.... you can get quite fine control under sail with practice.
That was fun! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it John! Though I think that first bridge might have shortened my life a bit ...
Nice job
Well done! And so fun to watch. Extra bonus was Norwegian Wood!
That was Classical Gas, Mason Williams ...
Yes it was. Well done.
Quite the challenge when you got headed under the first bridge but mission accomplished in the face of some gnarly bolts protruding :-)))
Indeed, did not predict those heading gusts, nearly got a nasty bite that time ... thanks for watching.
We thoroughly enjoyed your video. Perhaps you might consider a folding motor mount for the stern. I know, I know it wouldn't be authentic (it might also save your butt). Best wishes Dave & Linda M/S Olivebank S/V Banyanda
awesomeness
Very nicely done. I didn't realize how close we were to crossing paths . We left Marathon on 4/3 to sail to the Key West then onto the Dry Tortugas. If we ever get that close again, I'll be sure to look for Ruth Avery and buy you a beer. Cheer!
Likewise, what's the name of your boat?
@@howtosailoceans1423 Mystic, as in Van Morrison's song "Into The Mystic". She's a fellow double-ender.
@@brunsonr I look for you ... I once knew another double-ender (Vancouver 43) named Gypsy Soul -- a line from that song.
How to Sail Oceans That’s a great name for a boat from a great song.
Nicely done as uusual Kevin. Thanks for the ride!
Thanks for coming along..
another awesome video Kevin......thanks 🇺🇸
Nice to hear you play Classical Gas, well done.
Thanks for stopping by.
Good episode...made Jedi....though the test will be at 4-5 its! Enjoy Miami! Thanks, Andrew
Congrats on finishing flight school ✈️
Missed your vids. Well done! Classical Gas--remember when it came out. I was just a kid. Excellent!
One of my favorite guitar pieces, so many beautiful phrases in it.
Despite some exciting moments in the past, I still like shooting bridges under sail :-).
Gotta get those cheap thrills once in a while ...
Don't try this (first bridge) at home, kids!
Great job!!!
Making me nervous! Great job!
The wind does weird things around bridges. I sail around Portland, OR and always have to pay close attention to the wind when I sail under the many bridges here.
Yes indeed, that one really took me by surprise, I shall be more careful in the future ..
You are a Jedi. Nicely done.
Ha! So far the Force has remained with me ...
Failure is not an option. Do, or do not. There is no try... :)
@@Zbip57 Star Wars taught us so many useful life lessons ...
Well done! Thanks for talking us through your strategy for winds, tides, and currents. That and your seamanship are teaching me loads of good information for planning my own (very short) trips. Curious question: how does having the dinghy made fast to the aft quarter affect the overall handling of your ship when the engine is not running? Never thought to use it as a push boat, so not sure how to make it fast with enough slack to allow for heeling even under light winds without scraping off all the paint. Also, why would it be less desirable to make it fast before going through (precautionary), have the motor available (even if not started), and leave it there until you’ve anchored? I saw that you kept it in tow, then let it drop back the moment it was no longer needed at the end. Appreciate you and your videos! Thanks in advance for an answer if you have a chance.
As you have implied, having the dink lashed off the quarter can only be done in flat water when the boat is relatively upright. I could not have had the dink tied off the quarter before that first bridge because it was still too open, too much wind chop. The water slopping up between the hulls might cause considerable amounts of it to end up in the dink, potentially swamping it. This will not happen with it towing astern, provide it's not too rough--offshore, the dink is on deck.
How to Sail Oceans Thank you for the response! I never thought about potentially swamping the dingy in the process. You always make it look so easy :) Appreciate your videos. Have fun in Miami!
Wow nice T-shirt! Good video Kevin
A very nice T-shirt indeed ... thanks Don, fair winds.
well done!
Good!
Amazing, my sailboat are fork rigged as yourse. 30fot enginesailor. I was sailing for the first time in my life this summer, i got an engine so no trouble with That 😅
Now he's just showing off with that fancy new gopro! XD
And there's already a story with that Go Pro, but that will have to wait ...
Great m8! Next level is to start and land the copter from Ruth Avery in gale conditions?
Um, yes, of course ...
I’m always impressed with you sailing abilities, no way would I have tried that in those conditions. Kevin how about making a video of you playing the guitar ? I thought it sounded pretty good and would like to hear more, and I don’t think I’m the only one. Thanks for the video and Fairwinds to you .
Thanks! Well I cannot video myself playing covers on RUclips unless I get permission from the publisher. They don't seem to mind short snippets, but if I play an entire song it would probably get blocked. That's partly why I write my own sound tracks to the vids.
How to Sail Oceans , I guess there is a lot of rules and regulations that that I don’t know about, I just enjoy your guitar playing. Appreciate the answer and will take what you can give ,😊
I guess you need an engine on standby (your dingy) to be allowed to cross the canter-lever bridge? At least that's the case in Europe when it's a commercial waterway. Great sailing :-)
Have you checked out “Keep turning Left”? You might get a kick out of it. I appreciate you doing the videos. Well done.
Again, great sailing. You're a sailor's sailor captain. Is that an ABI windlass? Our current boat was without a windlass when we purchased her 16 years ago. First purchase ever on Ebay right after signing the papers was an ABI. Great chunk of bronze.
Hi Kevin, nice video again!
Since I watch your videos, i've always wondered how you did manage the dinghy as a push boat: How do you start / throttle / stop it's engine, while you being on your boat and the dinghy being out and down?
But of course you'r explanation will be simpler than what I try to guess?
Thank you, and "Bon vent!", Greetings from France. Patrick.
I can lean over the rail and reach the throttle on the dinghy motor, I only have to get into the dinghy to start the motor. Thanks for watching.
Your bridge squeeze reminds me of one time when I was sailing up the Piankatank River. At the bridge there, I had to tack, but I was towing a big dinghy (Bolger Light Dory) for a friend and that dinghy was killing my tacking efficiency, so I finally ended up motoring through the gap. If I hadn't been towing the dinghy, I could have made it okay.
In your sails along the east coast, did you ever run into an older couple on a 26' Hess cutter, Polaris Jack? A.O. and Lindy Halsey? He passed away back in 2008.
Have you ever made it up to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador? I crewed on a boat once from Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland up the St. Lawrence. Getting back there on my own boat is high on my list of places to visit. There is a You Tube channel that has quite a bit of content about the area, ruclips.net/channel/UCgu4ZTW1cl1bpnt3-5pqsBA
I sailed Newfoundland and Nova Scotia with my father when I was young. Magnificent country from what I recall. I remember those fierce wind gusts that would come down off the high bluffs in Newfoundland, that and ice in the Strait of Belle Isle. That place is several worlds away from Miami ...
I know the current owners of polaris jack, george and Lily, out of Georgia now. See them in the bahamas every year, she is in good hands...
Hello nice video Miami FL the best. Saludos
Great nerves..great video. A quick question regarding the boats name. What I s the story behind it if you could share.
Great info
Forgive me, I’m currently just an armchair sailor. When anchoring, folks with engines put the transmission in reverse to set the anchor. Is that not necessary or how do you accomplish the same? Thanks.
Depends on the conditions. If it's windy, just the force of the boat settling back on the anchor will dig it in. Where there's clear water you can put on mask and snorkle and inspect. In light conditions you can do a "flying anchor set", which is to drop the anchor while slowly sailing downwind and then let the anchor pull her back up head to wind as it sets.
After seeing that cruise ship coming up behind you, I got to wondering... As far as the rules of the road go, when you are being pushed by your dinghy, do you consider yourself motor-sailing or would you have restricted maneuverability?
I would be a motor boat with the shaft engaged. The overtaking vessel must yield the right of way, regardless.
Hypothetically, if you hadn't got that luff under the bridge, what would you have done? Head into wind and let the current take you through? Back the jib, let off the main, gybe and go back out? Did you have fenders out? Just curious if you have a Plan B for these situations. This would be a good scenario for a pilotage exam! Thanks again, great vid.
I was pretty much caught. No fenders rigged. The current was taking me both through and to leeward, which was the rub. I did not see that heading wind shift coming at me under the bridge before it was too late. It was a narrowly avoided crash. Of course had I crashed I would have just had to push her away and forward until I was clear, with some nasty scrapes and gashes to show for it ..
No Sweat!
Ha ha, might have shortened my life a little, but not a scratch.
Makes ya want to use your iron jib for a mooring.
Nice job, I was thinking those bridge spans would be spaced much farther apart. What is the air draft on your boat?
I need around 36 feet of clearance. Yes, those spans are pretty close, making for a narrow passage.
Anyone have data in lightning strike susceptibility of wood mast vs metal.
What do you do in Miami?
When are you going to sail into Savannah,ga
I don't plan to stop there, although if the weather situation doesn't change I just might ...
How much drag does the dinghy put on the boat?
A fair bit, especially with the outboard on it. The boat still sails OK towing a dinghy, though.
@@howtosailoceans1423 : Inspiring. Thank you for taking me along on your adventures.
Classical Gas.
Indeed.
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I get "close hauled", but what is "lee" or "leigh"?
edit: Is it down wind?
Yes it is downwind. Lee describes the area opposite the winds direction from which the wind is coming from. In this video the wind was coming from the direction of the city's buildings, Kevin's yacht was downwind of these hence he was in the "lee of the city". As he sailed under the bridge, the bridge's supports were downwind of his position so they are described as being on the "lee side". Often you will hear the term "lee shore" referenced. This describes the situation when the wind is blowing from the sea and on to the shore.
The term leeward (pronounced looward) also means down wind. The term loo (as in toilet) is derived from this term. You don't want to be doing your business on the windward side of the boat, you go to the "loo". The opposite of leeward is "windward" and describes the area upwind from your position. I hope this helps, I'm not a teacher!
@@davidbrayshaw3529 Thanks for fielding this ... did not know about the toilet derivation!
@@davidbrayshaw3529 Thank you, fantastic explanation. I appreciate it!
Of course the useful idiots at Sunset Lake made it illegal to anchor there. Beautiful place to anchor. A short dinghy ride to the bridge and short walk to the Publics grocery. Bad news is you need to get through the guard gate to get to your dinghy.
You can find a video of one of the residents blasting music and lights on a boat at anchor until the police made him stop. Then the guy put around 22 dinghys in front of his house. You can see them on google earth if you go back to images around 2014. They are gone now since they forbid anchoring there. I am hoping someone challenges that.
What a shame, I hate hearing these things, most boaters are decent people who respect property and the environment.
@@howtosailoceans1423 I agree. If you get up by the bridge near the Sunset Marina, the NE corner of where you were going in this video, just north of the bridge were some boats that look like they have been there for a long time. I talked to one old frenchman living south of the bridge, that said he has lived there 30 years. I wonder if some tried living in Sunset lake. The guy with the 22 Dinghies came by my boat when I was there. I didn't realize who he was but he made a point to point out one of the houses that had just sold for $75 million. I suspect a derelict boat in among those mansions would stick in his craw.
That is the thing I noticed, many people living on boats that do not pump out or move. It makes it harder for us that just want to travel and visit.
I enjoy the videos.
@@ny1t Yes, I see permanent liveaboard boats everywhere in Florida, there's several right where I am anchored behind Miami beach. Marathon was particularly full of them, so I can understand why people want them gone--it gets to feel like a trailer park after a while.
@@howtosailoceans1423 If you get to the Cape Fear River in NC, we offer by you dinner. We need to go to Orange Park, FL on occasion so if you get there, when we are there, same offer. I don't know how long between your recording and your postings.
@@ny1t Thanks, I'm still in Miami, but plan to head north to the Chesapeake in May. If the weather is no good for rounding Hatteras, might put into Beaufort ..