Our most remote island yet - Suwarrow - Sailing the Pacific Episode 26
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
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Hundreds of miles from the next inhabited island, and with only 2 rangers living there to guard the nature reserve, Suwarrow is the most remote location we have sailed to so far. On the way there we swim in the middle of the ocean. Then we explore the delights of Suwarrow, 30 year old massive coconut crabs, majestic manta rays and almost tame boobies.
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Music in order as played:
Come With Me - Dreamwave - www.hooksounds.com - Creative Commons - Attribution Creative Commons 4.0 license
New Places - Nicolai Heidlas - www.hooksounds.com - Creative Commons - Attribution Creative Commons 4.0 license
Soft Acoustic Guitar - Nazar Rybak - www.hooksounds.com - Creative Commons - Attribution Creative Commons 4.0 license
Acoustic Breeze - Ben sound - www.bensound.com
After The Fall - Purple Sound - Music: www.purple-plan...
Inside your dream - Nick Petrov - www.hooksounds.com - Creative Commons - Attribution Creative Commons 4.0 license
I TOTALLY LOVE how you mentioned my idol Bernard Moitessier. I have all his books and read them all.... Lots. I too have been to your enchanted Island in 2011 during a "blue moon". We were a little gutted that a record 23 yachts were anchored as well.... But the party was... One in a BLUE MOON. x
Hi folks. I'm in the middle of binge watching. I have Tom's book. I got it just after it was released. Sadly he died at 77 I believe of complications of skin cancer. Unfortunately he was accused of squatting by the Cook Islanders. The problem for them was at the time, the island was governed by Nz. Not Cook Islands government. As they weren't self governed at the time. Great episode, and thank you for sharing. Take care.
Tom Neale’s book brought me here. Really enjoyed the video. Thanks for posting.
Lovely rolls, nice beach party, the Amy Ray shot was unique.
Thanks for taking us to Suwarrow.
This is one of my favourite videos. You guys are filming stuff that David Attenborough would be proud to show! and the quality.... SUPERB!
Wow, what a fantastic shot of Amy in the background with the Manta Ray.
Totally agree! The élégance and the relative size are wonderful to see in this extremely clean water.
Cheers and keep suprising me/us with these wonderful videos. Wishing you Fair winds and save saling from Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Beautiful underwater video of the rays 👍
Thank you. ❤❤❤
I saw a manta in St Helena once but by the time I'd grabbed my mask and jumped in off the boat it was gone. That one seemed in no hurry to disappear. It's a privilege to see them.
Love you guys
Ha Ha. You do the same as me! I always leave a floating line out when swimming off the boat, I case I find I can't make it back agsinst the current. I though I was the only one.
So awesome.. a dip in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.. the water is a pretty as water gets, Just love that deep blue color, and that island, how beautiful, it must have been hard to leave..!! Loved this vid..!!
We much-prefer these real-life sailing adventures to some of the "foofoo" vids that we see on RUclips. It is most enjoyable to see how life aboard really is, as opposed to some fantasy of how things are. Goodonya!
Sail Before Sunset Totally agree
Says it all
Amazing manta Ray footage!
Absolutely love your channel. You two are awesome!
Love you two,so glad to be seeing some regular videos again,thanks o much😀
Hi Wayne, Thank you. We will be disappearing into places without an internet connection for a while again soon. We'll probably squeeze one more video out before then. However rest assured we will be back :-) M&A
So happy u guys back
Thanks for sharing this special passage. What an adventure! Have really enjoyed following your journey from the beginning, the trials (bugger I broke the boom) and the joys (too many to mention). I hope one day you get to visit our back yard - the magnificent Great Barrier Reef. Your reef-hopping experience will see you well! You are a delightful couple. N‘joy ⛵️
Thanks for sharing. Great to see the beautiful blue and the manta rays. After reading Tom's books and seeing it first hand that is wonderful.
To Ghita - D. Attenborough is an ideologicaly oriented guy who thinks he has discovered all mysteries of the world.
While Amy and Tom are honest in their presentation and more gifted reporters.
Terrific!
Great video both, well done and keep having fun.
Awesome video guys, thank you for sharing your time with us
Great to have new videos again
Thanks for coming back.
Luvly view ...been watching your episodes..much luv n regards from Fiji
Very cool! More boats there than I would have thought!
You should read Tom's books, very interesting, he wrote two. Saw one boat in 7 years and they wrecked on the island, now look, yacht 's all over. Nice one guy's.
What was his second book?gwoz1@bigpond.com
Great video, many thanks
Warm greetings from the garden island of Kauai.
Fair winds
Well done passage video and wonderful experience. ⛵
Awesome videos. Missed your vids earlier in the year
Catching up...
Excellent video guys, we really enjoyed it.
We need to find time to watch your other episodes.
loves from Turkey
Very cool
Cool video
Good vid ya'll.
Might get youtube tv for this!
impressive little dingy! you must plug-up the centreboard slot somehow when motoring and rowing?
Another great episode, and boy am I jealous of your oven. How was the weather for you guys in general in the South Pacific while on passage? Keep it up!
Thanks. Generally the weather on passage has been pleasant to this point, but then we are always careful to pick a good weather window for a passage. Apart from Panama to The Marquesas, all the passages are short enough that you can get a reasonable weather forecast to cover them.
Great Video, We here now in the misleading corona crisis but your video's are so awsome. swimming in the pacifis with 4 km of depth under you is just as scary as fear of height:)
I once was with the navy in the meditarenean with 2 K under me and i was swimming very fast back to the ladder :) I was the Medic on board so i knew my resonsibilties :)
Tom Neale was my hero , his book is my all time favourite , wanted so much to emulate him , but sadly not to be
cok güzel ;-))
im still catching up. love the sounds as much as the sights, you make it seem possible for me to join you out there some where. after all your travels does it seem like the planet is getting smaller?
The color of that deep water is sweet. Im not up on my sailboats as much. What is the brand of your boat? Im glad to still see a mono hull out there doing it. Yall do a good job with your vids. Enjoyable and easy to get into. Thanks,safe travels.
Thanks Micael, she's an Oyster Heritage 37 built in 1985.
Ah, stretch and fold. Do you guys make your own sourdough bread, too?
New subscriber and I am loving your great video's. I have yet to catch your names or where you are from but I'm guessing Australia! I noticed that those ray's didn't have the usual bunch of remora hanging all over them! So happy to see all of your fellow cruisers gathering for the beach dinner. It must be wonderful to meet new people with the same lust for sailing!
Hi Edward, We are from England which is where bought Florence and started from. This vid is a little out of date now but tells a bit of the story of how we came to be where we are now. ruclips.net/video/L3LPi2FPvSk/видео.html#action=share
moitessier said of his decision that it was to “save my soul”......
"Maybe to save my soul" and he regretted the word maybe!
Hi. Great series of videos. What make is your tender or did you build it yourself? Great to be able to row, motor or sail.
Great video guys! When will you guys be back in the UK?
Thanks, not up to your standards though :-). As for returning to the UK, current plan is 2021, but you know how plans can change (back when we last saw you the answer would have been 2020)...
How you know where you gonna go and islands you will be safe on? And how you know what papers need for every island you visit?
Hi Robert, There is a wealth of information available online, (noonsite, cruisers forums and government websites) and also in pilot books. We spend a massive amount of time researching the rules and regulations for where we go to ensure we comply. We also research online about safety for the areas we plan to visit, if it looks dodgy then we change our plans.
@@SailingYachtFlorence thank you, planning to do same. Be safe
I have noticed when a sailor gets near land up goes some colorful small flags. What are these for? Great and exciting video.
Michael S one is a courtesy flag of the country you’re about to visit and the second is a yellow quarantine flag you must show,it says you haven’t cleared customs or registered in the country. You take the yellow one down after you clear customs and sign in
Brett Swampy thank you for that information.
All that rough water in the lagoon is it caused by wind fetch or do the waves crash over the fringing reef surrounding the lagoon?
Mainly wind fetch but the waves do crash over at high tide too.
What's the boat - a Westerly? Are you happy with your Crusader sails as I've just ordered them for my boat. Interesting, well done.
Stephen, I believe it's an Oyster 37s.
Hi Stephen, The sails were one season old when we bought Florence, they are holding up really well, no complaints. We have just had to deal with a couple of small wear points but the stitching is all still good, not bad for 20K ocean miles. Oceandrew is correct, Florence is an Oyster Heritage 37. M&A
Thanks, good sailing and I'm enjoying your VLOGS.
We love your videos, but often have difficulty understanding you words. I know it's a lot to ask, but a little closed captioning here and there would be appreciated.
Robert Frost 😳😂😂😂
What was cooking on the griddle? Looked a little like burgers...
crab cakes, very tasty :-)
Those were huge! Looked tasty.
Those were huge! Looked tasty.
How long is your sailboat ?
Philip Freeman she is 37ft / 11.28m