Sailing Challenge: Caribbean to Florida Passage | Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2024
- Join the crew as they navigate weather challenges, secure cargo, and meticulously prepare for the journey ahead. Experience the excitement of anchor checks, provisioning, and towing a tender in this glimpse into life at sea!
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Nina is a HERO!! Y'all are so blessed to have her. She's a trooper!! Just look at how good she cooks for the crew? She's the boss!! El Hefe!!
La Jefa.
Good food is a key component to any well run operation…the most important ingredient never mentioned is love!!!Nina shines!!
I totally agree about the over cutting of the people talking, so what if there’s a little lag or funny expression, you’re not robots, and perfection doesn’t exist because everyone is different! It’s very dizzing! I found the videos before were much more flowing and I could see and feel the emotion
The unshaven Capt. Paul at work. Love it.
Drills with expired flares are great training. Most crew members have never, fired a parachute flare. And are scared by them. Not only are they great for training but are a great fireworks show. Keep the wonderful videos coming.
If you chat with a local life raft service agent or chandlers its sometimes possible to procure expired or near expired flares for training too...
Most of the crew had never seen a smoke flare, so it was an excellent opportunity for them to learn. That's why we do the drills
Some great storytelling here Steve...im getting a real sense of what its like to be on board while off charter and how you all bond together etc. getting to know the more serious side of things is very interesting. Also, fair play for putting in all those hours to get speaking to crew duting watches that arent during 'typical working hours.'. Nice to see a bit more of some of the characters we wouldnt normally see. I think you bring a real personal touch to your video. I think so anyway...thank you and well done.
Every single one of you on this crew is a superstar. Every time I study one of your 'no guests' videos, I learn soooo much. It seems there are thousands of things to keep track of, attend to, test, and maintain - and from my viewpoint, you excel. I found the channel from following Nina, who reigns her culinary kingdom like a boss. I think we followers and Loon's owners are very luck to have you, your resourcefulness, and these cinematic logs of your journeys. Fair winds, M/Y Loon.
It's fun watching all of the MY Loon videos, especially the crossings. I'm amazed at what it takes to keep the vessel and crew functioning. Fair winds and following seas. Keep up the Good Work!
As a veteran of shipboard duty and then an aviator, I recommend the pills, but even more importantly, get where you can see the horizon (even an artificial one) and let your inner ear and visual sensing get on the same page.
Loved seeing the crew hang out and enjoying time alone w/out guests.
6:40 I read that some superyachts started turning off AIS to make tracking of their owners/VIP more difficult for media etc. Have you guys encountered “surprise yachts” that sailed around wo/ AIS?
Take the seasick pills Steve there is no shame in it. Great vlog enjoyed this one and Nina making the pasta I wanted a bowl full. Greg 🇬🇧
I think he learnt his lesson 😂
Right. I was a proud “no tablets” person but around age 30, finally realized there are no prizes for being tough 😂
Chorizo and Lobster pasta sounds amazing!
Love seeing and hearing so much from the crew!
The positive feelings exhibited by the crew towards each other is very nice (and necessary for success) to see.
There truly is no complaints about how the loon is managed the time that goes into keeping us up to date with everything that's happening from the captain to all the crew the professional way everything is managed is amazing you all deserve the biggest applause the success is in the way everyone works together what a lovely group of people👍❤
Captain n Crew find this content oddly compelling because there only like 1,000,000 things between me and chartering the epic Yacht..
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Omg all the jump cuts are making me seasick!
me too
I said the same my eyes ache after watching these videos. Something’s changed I’ve binged these videos for months- now it physically hurts and I can’t watch. Love the areal and drone footage, but while people are talking it’s too much.
@@robinchipman6746 I hope the editor reads the comments and tries to do better
@@nobs2904 I know they have a new editor and it’s not really a bad way to edit. It just hurts me. It also makes me a little sick to my stomach, which is what others are saying. It’s been maybe the last three or four videos. I hope they do change it because I really like watching..
Excellent video
You are all such a fun bunch, great vibe and crew.
This channel makes me so hungry 🙂. Thanks for the great content.
“The swell has decreased JURASSICLY…” Watch out for d’em swimming dino. 😂 Take the tablets.
Some of my fishermen friends tell me that drinking neat Worcestershire Sauce is great for avoiding seasickness. Obviously being able to see out & keep an eye on the horizon helps as well.
One of my neighbour's crew, who is not a seaman, was below deck on their 53ft Catamaran last week, during a period of high swell in the harbour & he got terribly seasick.
Awesome behind the scenes video. Love seeing how your crosses work!
The MOB episode was super realistic.
The food looks soo good!!
Nice job guys!🔥
3:44 *Steve:* I'm struggling.
*Plants in the windowsill:* It's fine. We're fine.
🤣I bet Steve takes Nina's advice about the seasick pills now! 😁
You all stay safe out there.
Paul's strategies are always spot on... well done all!!!
Thanks Bubba 😎
great content, pliz bring more
Stare at the horizon. It works. Its the only thing that's not moving and it allows your brain to reconcile the movement it feels.
Of course, if the horizon is actually moving, you have FAR bigger problems than seasickness.... :)
Nice to see Nina still rocking it! Feel badly for those who were sick. I get car sick so can't imagine being out at sea. Always been told it's the liquids in your stomach and to eat saltine crackers.
These videos are genuinely the best part of my week! I always get super excited to see a loon vid on my fyp. I’m so glad that Steve is doing such a wonderful job with the content :) thanks Steve 🫶
Agreed - he's a great storyteller and really lets everyone - and Loon herself, and the work that goes into crewing her - shine, as well as bringing the drone footage and the beautiful environment. It's a great balance of both.
Awesome 🎉
Looking forward to your Atlantic crossing.
Thanks for sharing
Great video and nice to get some behind the scenes for the Man overboard drill. That was filmed and edited very professionally, Steve! Action and suspense. Also love seeing the crew heading topside to enjoy a sunset together. When I was in the Navy, heading out to the weather decks to watch a sunrise or sunset always made the long hard days worth it to enjoy that beauty. It really brought out the romance of being at sea. Cheers!
I feel like the chef is more important than the captain. Pretty sure about that even 😊
Man I would to drive down and come see the boat! Here in orlando working on my certs oto hopefully get a gig! Love the content as always guys!
Another terrific video. Funny that one never tires if sunrises, sunsets, dolphins and whales.
Thanks for sharing👍🌺👍🌺👍🌺
„The other port!“ 😂😂😂
Nina is da bomb
I really enjoy your passage videos. I'm hoping for an EB Transatlantic passage video on the way to the Med.
Have you ever seen a green flash at sunset….love to see one
We usually are lucky enough to see a green flash a few times a year if the conditions are perfect. We typically see them a lot more in the Caribbean than in the Mediterranean 🌅
You all do a great job of making your presentations and videos--very interesting and most enjoyable!
04:11 FELT like that many many and many days! Take the advice of pro’s they are there to HELP
I am so looking forward to the Atlantic crossing. Steve, you're doing great. Hope everyone feels better. I'm still hoping for some live dockings again soon. Really, really enjoyed those. I know the timeframe is way off, but praying it's a very fun, uneventful, safe crossing. Capt. Paul, are you doing passage back to Med? God bless the entire crew and Loon herself.
We need some loon merch
We're working on it 😎
@@motoryachtloon Yall are awesome
My timeline is all out of whack as we just watched you dock in Monaco and now you are going to Florida 🤔
2 days ago was a live stream. Whilst the edited videos take a little longer the film, produce and edit so they are quite far behind right now but we are trying to catch up
Great video guys 👍🏻
Q. For Paul, at what sea state would you draw the line at towing the tender?
Hi all, is there a delay in video making ? on my left screen i am waiting for you to dock in Monaco, this video that was published 3 hours ago you are not yet in Florida ? It takes two weeks to cross the atlantic... Love your videos, keep it up
Have you guys ever thought of having a competition to have a subscriber to come on a crossing so many of us that watch would never be abel to afford to go on a super yacht it would be an amazing experience for me and im sure alot would agree love your work guys 🇦🇺
Loved seeing the behind the scenes of the mob video!
And I think the reason the jump cuts are more jarring here then they would be normally, is due to the movement of boat and camera…
Great video. What's the reason for towing the chase boat on long trips instead of stowing it?
Question for the Captain.
During a crossing like this would captain or crew be allowed to drink? ( when not on duty)
Thanks
Does Loon go to the Exumas ??
Another great video, I always enjoy watching. I was wondering why the outboards are not trimmed up on the tender while under tow?
Hey Paul, They are trimmed up and locked off to reduce drag whilst being towed.
@@motoryachtloon I would have thought so, but from the high angle they looked down. Cool.
Love seeing your passage routine, bemused by the sea sickness, the sea state wasn't much!
Liked hearing the comment that it is really hard to find a person in the open sea as you can only get glimpses of a poorly distinguishable head bobbing amongst the much bigger chop, white spray and swells. Man overboard must be treated seriously, many lives are lost each year. I wondered if you sent anyone up high to look, a much better perspective.
I like the idea of children aboard, maybe not so much on long passages, so I wonder how the crew ensure that they are safe 24/7 or is it just down to the parents?
Cheers, first time I've seen Nina make a mess!
Blair was probably kinder to her lol
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Like the updates do you go to Robich Rivera Beach?
Poor Paige. LOL
Ja, die meisie was baie siek. 🤢
8:47 Daaaamn! 😳
G’day Captain Clarke! Fellow Aussie here. Always enjoy these videos. Been watching a lot of videos about boats lately (eg Nordhavn, Riviera) and just wanted to ask a quick question. Obviously your boat is much bigger than either of those manufacturers, but does it have stabilisers and/or a gyro to assist with minimising the roll motion? Can you have both or is it one or the other only? Gotta say, I’m surprised you have so many crew who get seasick. Do you ever ask them why they took a job on a boat, just to give them a bit of a hard time? 😜
We have great stabilizer fins, but unfortunately, in 12' beam seas, even the best Stabilizers and Gyros won't do much. At the end of the day, we're a small cork bobbing around on a big sea.
Only a few of the crew were seasick, and they are usually the ones still finding their sea legs. They'll eventually find them.
I have but one thumb to give.
Thank you, Peter always appreciate your comments 🛥🥂
Hi guys. Absolutely love the videos! I noticed that Captain Clark and other members of the bridge crew have to bend down in order to see out of the bridge windows. Is that a design fault? Thanks, Dave
Hey Dave, we do; the build team must have been much smaller than our bridge team. It's okay, though. We make it work.
Isn't there seasick medication for all of the crew on board? And what about guest capacity? Like keeping 15 day stock of seasick medication for 35 people...
Yes, we have plenty of sea sickness pills on board, but most of us don't take them.
I’m very supportive of you getting your groove, but could we stop the constant cuts while people are talking? It’s extremely distracting and feels tiring to watch.
Agree, even if the person takes a breath let them. We will still look even if the clip are minutes longer
@@timpiiiss..yeah, videos a little too short Steve
I would rather watch a 20 minute video that flows vs editing cuts.
Completely agree
Couldn't agree more. We all here for new editing techniques and new flow but definitely agree, too many quick cuts
Poor old Paige "Getting Hammered Hard"
Cool vid. Question, do you not run the stabilizers with guests off? Or are they running and doing their best?
They were running, but they could only do so much in a large beam sea. If they weren't on, it would have been much worse.
@@motoryachtloon Gotcha, thanks for the reply.
I noticed there you have a mast forward of superstructure of the Loon. Is that by chance also called the Belknap Pole like it is on US warships (after the USS Belknap ran into the USS Kennedy because they didn't know which direction the USS Kennedy was headed)?
Haha I didn’t know that story. I’ll have to look it up. No it’s called a foremast and holds the navigational nav lights. It’s telescopic and we put it up and night and back down in the morning 😎
Really cool! -- QUESTION -- What make and model are the washing machines/dryers in the laundry room? Bit of a weird question, but I kinda want to know as I have seen those on other yacht videos so I am assuming that they are super sturdy and strong.
Hi Coleen, interesting question. They are large commercial Miele washers/ Dryers. They run pretty much 24/7, but they do require bi-annual maintenance to keep them running smoothly.
@@motoryachtloon ... very cool! Going to look them up.
Do they not have the ability to raise the tender engines out of the water? Or are they... and I just cant tell from the drone haha seems like a lot of unnecessary drag
The chase boat is a 53' 33,000lbs tender that one does not come onboard. We have 3 other smaller tenders onboard in the garage. The drag is justifiable to the experience it gives at the destinations.
@@motoryachtloon that makes sense! I just thought the reason for having outboards was you can tilt them up out of the water. Maybe you can't with that setup on such a big boat!
ESysman Motor Yatch RUclips channel gave your MY and RUclips channel a shout-out in Monaco for the F1 race.
No ways we didn’t see it! We’ve been sending him messages on IG trying to connect
Paul what's the difference between a land mile and a see mile.
Really enjoy Page's lovely Smile 😃😊
I assume the ship has stabilizers. Are they activated during crew-only transits?
they were on but they can only do so much when in a large beam ocean swell.
Shame the content has slipped a bit and also behind as the boat has been in Italy for a week or so now, maybe in Monaco for the Grand Prix I hope👍👍
We're working on catching up.
What mate tablets dose chef take for sea sickness
Hi guys.
When towing the tender do you run Nav lights on it at night?
It has a solar all-round white that turns on at sunset and off at sunrise.
08:50 Darken ship
Do the engineers get to play like the staff?
The windows on the bridge seem so low and small.
I'm surprised that some of the crew became sea-sick. I'm guessing the boat has stabilizers, but I don't know exactly how they work. I'm imagining those fins the correct roll rather than the gyroscopic kind. Do they make those big enough for a boat that size? I'm going to search the channel out of interest, but if anyone knows, I'd be very interested in how it works on Loon?
Right, it seems that Loon has 'zero speed stabilizers' which sounded like the gyroscopic kind, but turn out to be fins. ruclips.net/video/SMycsaRNSkc/видео.html Does this mean that the crew would have had a rougher trip without the stabilizers?
yes, we have Qantum fin stabilizers and they work great. But when we're in 12' of beam seas there isn't much they can do. We would never put guests in this situation but when on delivery with crew only something we just gotta go and the crew need to endure it.
what does a charter like this cost?
You really keep the tender pulled behind Looney for 1200 miles?? Wow
Yep, the HCB just locks in behind and bobs around. Remember that boat is designed to do over 50kts so cruising at 12 is easy for it
@@motoryachtloon great footage ✌️
Question: This video was put up 19 hours ago as I am writing this but I am currently watching the live stream Docking in Monaco how old is the footage in this video? I suspect you did not cross the atlantic in 19 hours :)
haha no we're fast but not that fast. Our videos are about 3-4 weeks behind right now. We should start catching up shortly.
"No real AIS targets"
*cough* Utopia IV *cough*
Nina is like "Drugs are good, take the drugs...."
haha thats how it starts with the Dramamine.
Can you not head over the Atlantic from the BVIs? Curious 🤔
of course but all the contractors we use between seasons are in Ft Lauderdale. So we head up to Florida for some work, and to resupply before we cross.
That makes sense but for a ship or boat that doesn’t require anything from the States they could just head over it is not a required stop then. I thought it might have been a maritime requirement check in point. 🤔
Yea, lots of yachts go straight to Europe from the Caribbean and get their work done on that side. We just choose to do it this way as we have trusted contractors we have great relationships with.
How do you guys get round Shengun ie stay in Europe for more than 90 days in 180 day period - is it to do with employment
The crew are signed onto the vessel and not technically in Europe so we can stay as long as we need when onboard.
Our GPS has a MOB (man overboard button) to mark the spot as soon as the alert is recieved
Yes, All GPSs have this button, but with current and drift, the person might not be in that exact spot when you are able to turn around.
Chef Cook a bloody good meal doesn’t she 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍💪💪
We are all very spoilt by Nina 👩🍳
drinking a pint of sea water sorts the sickness right out......
Any concerns with piracy in the areas that you travel?
No, superyachts don't typically cruise areas of piracy; however, we always keep a high security standard.
Any of you sailors every sailed the Great Lakes?
What is the most used South African slang word or term used on board.😅
I bet there are move Aussie slang words with more aussies onboard.
The Aussies are still out numbered by the Saffas 2/1
Probably “lekker”…when they’re tucking into those platters of food that Nina is forcing on everyone 😋
Furst
I've noticed that 1crew member have never been of the boat for vacation since this channel started. Is Bjorn so essential he can never have a week of? What does he know noone else can do?
Why do you tow your tender so far behind?
it's designed to sit that far back so it rides on the back of the 2nd wake from Loon, reducing the stress on the towed Chase boat and the towing gear.
Where is the Loon store
soon very soon.