Running from a Hurricane, Ending up in a Tornado | Sailing Soulianis - Ep. 83
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- Опубликовано: 30 янв 2021
- It’s tempting to think we’re cursed. After our boat was struck by lighting, we thought Mother Nature might go easy on us for a while. No such luck.
After leaving the boat on the hard in Florida, we drove up to the Midwest to put some miles between us and the hurricane season threatening the Atlantic seaboard. We prepared Soulianis as best we could, but as Hurricane Dorian began obliterating the northern Bahamas and with Florida appearing to be next, we couldn’t help but think we’d be forced to say goodbye to our boat.
A month later, while visiting family in Wisconsin, a tornado drew a path of destruction right through Lauren’s sister’s property, toppling trees and tearing the roof off of her neighbor’s garage and smashing it into her front yard - all while we hid under basement stairs.
What a strange series of events… Are we cursed? Does Mother Nature have it out for us? Come along for the crazy ride.
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I think what makes these sailing channels so enjoyable is the sharing of everyday life. No acting, or pretense but just two wonderful people sharing their perspective. I began my sailing with a love for boats and being on the water as a boy. Now retired I just closed on my Perry 41. I figure I have a little over a month of work to bring her up to speed as she needs a new sail drive seal. New standing rigging and bottom paint. Cheers
Congrats on your purchase!
We know it's been some time ago but glad all were safe and not much damage, well Chip had his glasses broken. Glad you were there to help family. A "safety sally" message for Lauren and anyone ese who does this, KEEP YOUR FEET OFF THE DASH !!! A front end impact that triggers the air bags will "drive" your feet/legs up and where the top of the windshield meets the roof will separate them from the rest of you.
OMG! Thanks for ending this episode with smiles. Tears on Lauren's face just rip my heart out. Stay safe you two (three, counting Chip).
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Amen to that...
Wow. Very moving. Glad you and your beautiful vessel are well.
I just bought a Tartan 37. After seeing how lovingly you have refitted yours I would like to offer you the opportunity to refit mine. I will provide as much beer and coffee as you need. My boat is on the Great Lakes so you can work on your boat in the winter and mine in the summer. My wife would happily watch the baby while you work. Yes... I’m kidding (except the part about buying a Tartan 37 on the Great Lakes.) Love your videos. So smart to chase your dreams while you are young. Never stop doing so!
Glad to see the UP and the bridge. Glad you made it safe through the tornado.
Thank you for the transparency of your videos. It really makes us (your audience) aware that what we see is what happened. Largely. So thank you, and I' glad you're both safe. xxx Cornwall, UK
Extraordinarily good episode. Thank you, Lauren, for giving us your deep and heart-felt emotions. It would have been easy to edit those out but you didn't. Thank you. Glad you ended the video with the positive feeling of getting the exhaust fan into the van.
You guys!!!! Thank goodness you are okay. So sorry to hear Mutha Nature seems to have a thing for you. Lightning, Hurricane, Tornado.. bad things come in threes. So, I think you all are set.
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Glad you and your family are safe! Can't wait to see yall back on the water. Keep your heads up and spirits high.
I’m so sorry your family went through that, but thankful that everyone’s ok. I know you’re months ahead from this point but what a horrible thing to have to go through. Thank you for your videos. ❤️👋🇨🇦
Thanks for sharing! Glad you and your family are safe! Remember material things can be replaced. Keep the videos coming! Safe travels wherever you are!!
I love your style of story telling. I'm happy that you and your family are safe. Cheers!
you survived! What a story you will have for generations to come!
Yay!! More boat coming, glad she made it through the 2019 hurricane season. Glad you both made it ok through the tornado. Take care!!
Wow.. Thank you for taking us on that emotional rollercoaster. Mother nature always wins....Love you Guys.....
Yeah great episode. Heart wrenching in some ways but finished strong. Keep your spirits up good things are ahead.
THANK YOu for the channel - I’m hoping to do a similar trip from Chicago this coming fall - I learned a lot! Good luck with everything - you guys got this!
I got off the cruise ship in Ft.Lauderdale where i used to work and went home for holiday in Yalova, Turkey and had an major earthquake after a week seeing my family with 7.3 scale lasted 45 seconds and nearly was losing my entire family. it taught me that you can not excape from mother nature. So i can definetly understand the fear even if it was 5-10 second. Hope your sister & her husband doing well. By the way that fan is looking greatly done by master kirk😂😜👍
Great video guys! I’m thankful you and family are safe!🙏❤️
It's heartbreaking seeing Lauren so upset. Glad that you, your families, and Soulianis were all safe. I'd say definitely not cursed, but rather blessed as you were all protected and stayed safe! I'm looking forward to seeing your upcoming videos of your prepping and sailing adventures during the 2020 season. (Good thing Lauren saved those hard drives!)
So emotional!! Thank you for taking us along with you for this ride
Great video, glad you, your family, your boat and van are OK!!!!!
Great story! Glad it all turned out OK and everyone was safe. I will look forward to the next episode and catching up to what your both up to... even if it is already a year or so in our rear view mirror.
That's wild you were on US-2 in the UP of Michigan, and the Mackinaw Bridge ,, I drive it often, it's where I live. Cool!
You guys are awesome. You've had adventures. That is good. It might not seem so at times, but it is good. Life without adventures is for the faint of heart.
Oh Kids, so sorry for the tornado experience! Just know that these types of experiences do make you STRONGER in life! A safe harbor awaits you in Okatie SC if you are ever in the neighborhood. Safe travels and fair winds!
Totally love Your videos. The good and the bad. Your videos are for real unlike some that make life seem like a bed of roses. Please keep them coming!
Thank you!
This one brought back memories for me. Starting about 7:05, when you showed the pieces of leaves/vegetation splattered on the side of the house, our house was covered on all 4 sides like that after the tornado. Similar situation though, as we lost 3 trees, some damage where one hit the house, but basically came out fine. Glad to see it was just the neighbors garage. I got nervous during storms for over a year after that, now I am back to normal, just respect for the power of Nature.
Yea we’ve been a bit shell shocked every time a storm rolls in. Feels like the world is ending.
I am so happy you are safe. I understand the emotions as I have been in two tornados both time it hit our home directly. Unbelievably one time in Venezuela and the other time in Australia. You have every right to be upset, just hang in there.
Lightening strike, near hurricane miss, hit by tornado, yet you carried on. I dream of sailing/van adventures but imagine all the things that could go wrong and so I don’t take even the first step out the door. This episode is a lesson for me, that the worst things can happen and yet adventurers carry on. Thanks for displaying such vulnerability and courage.
Wow!! raw and real. Hate that you went through that, but the truth and reality were truly captured. Glad you are all safe, and all are on a path to recovery. I spent a lifetime in OEM/911 response, and lived through MANY major hurricanes. All of those incidence and 911 calls we can see coming, prepare while enroute, arrive with multiple crews, plenty of foresight, etc. VERY different than having it hit with 6 seconds to spare. Glad you are all safe!!!
We spent a lot of time afterwards talking about the differences between a tornado and a hurricane. Similar effects but very different experiences. You can’t prepare for a tornado. They are super random but over relatively quickly. It’s pure adrenaline the entire time. Like running for your life, a hurricane is more like a marathon that you can spend some time prepping for but lasts way longer! not sure which is better 🤷♂️
...... well!! .... thanks for finishing off with elation and smiles ... that sure played with leaky eye syndrome .... sure glad you and your family are all well ... until one sees stuff like this one tends to forget the power of mum nature and she can do whatever she pleases, and for that we need to be prepared ..... as usual you have done a fantastic job relaying your story, thx for sharing .... as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans .....
Scary moments you two had there...but some luck too! Greetings from a fan from Norway.
At least you're ok now and all things turned out fine in the end. 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
So happy you all were ok...take care and stay safe folks!
Thanks John!
Glad averyone including Soulianis is safe, hope insurance will cover the damage to your van. Also, bit hats off to the editing of this video, very very nice job!
Thank you!
What is it with you guys, you are a magnet for crazy weather!!! 😂. Pleased that all ended well 🤘
Us too! It could have been so much worse.
Glad you guys are all safe. Weather is getting crazy everywhere...
Agreed...
Love you guys !
the way you pair always seem to smile is unreal. almost caught up with your videos
Thank you very much for the Patreon post of 12 Feb, and especially the photos!
What a trip. Very glad you are all safe.
Glad all is well with both of you and the boat.We live in coastal Ga and have our own sailboat. Fla. would be the last place I would leave our boat for hurricane season.I would recommend if you plan on leaving her again,look into leaving her in Brunswick Ga.One of the best hurricane holes on the East coast.Not sure I would go sailing or traveling with you guys,,lol.Not really,have enjoyed your adventure,stay safe.
When I was a kid a tornado destroyed every house on the street behind us. Standing in our front yard you wouldn't have know anything happened. Tornados are unpredictable and terrifying beasts. A tornado once even carried a young girl from her farm in Kansas to a strange bewildering land with fantastical creatures.
It's amazing how you take us (me) with you.. but, not the way you think you do... I'm a pretty big boy and you just brought tears to my eyes... you portray your emotions so well in your videos that - you take us (me) with you !!!
the emotions got to me too
Sorry for your angst. So very happy you are all safe.
Heart wrenching video.
Glad your family was safe. I've been through the same thing very scary and out of control.
That’s craaaaaazzzzy. I was born in Cassopolois, the southern triangulation of Kzoo and Benton Harbor; Michigan’s own tornado alley. Likely ‘cause we moved to Muskegon I never saw a Tornado. It seemed so unlikely to me. I never had fear of them.
Can’t believe lightning struck twice -sorta. Best to you and your fam. Loved the scene of your sister’s neighbor taking about this hurricane and that. - so midwestern ❤️🤣
Yikes! Glad Y'all are okay. Godspeed on your next adenture!
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When the arch for the solar panels was all messed up and Lauren was in tears that was bad enough.... but this is too heartbreaking......
Then I thought when these two have a child imagine the great characteristics she/he will inherit..... oh hang on a minute.......
My hometown in Ohio got hit hard by a tornado in May '19. Family was spared but it destroyed a lot of houses. Great video as always!
First off, I am so glad you guys are behind in videos, if you were current, I don’t think I could have lasted to the end. Glad you and the family made it safely through the tornado. As someone who has had to completely rebuild house twice in two years due to hurricanes, I can appreciate what you were going through. Learned very early on, things can be replaced. Lives cannot. Stay safe you two!!
So true, sorry to hear about your house!
Glad you guys are ok!!!!!!
may the good Lord take care of you two. Keep on keeping on. Big Hugs from Montana.
Happy for you that everything is going well for you guys
I recognized the road and lake overlook before you showed Mackinac Bridge. Cool to see y'all in familiar territory!
As a fellow boater and Michigander I always enjoy your content . Thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching :)
You should worry less about being on the hard in north florida; it has not had a hard hit by a cane since 1963. Much better than the southern or gulf sides of the state. The gulf stream protects it.
Yeah...life is that crazy!
Stay safe...even my town of Montreal
Cheers
Glad two of you made it safe and alive. ❤️
same! How scary!
I have never experienced or seen first hand the impact of a tornado. News coverage is always distant views, however in your footage really showing closeup that large pine tree snapped and the pieces of neighbour's garage roof driven into the ground. Can image it would have been scary being so close, but your personal footage was very enlightening.
Glad you guys were ok, take care
Love you guys! ...and miss you too! You guys tell a great story ... it's not hard to see why your subscribers have grown so much! This was great episode... as I said your story is really gripping... great drone work and editing!!! Some well intentioned observations... post production editing (RAW/color editing) and a gimbal would make your already amazing videos really pop!!!
That's one of the best fans I've ever used. Great choice. Glad you are all intact. Careful, YT may ban your wife from crying because I can't take it. Safe travels.
Such a great reminder to never underestimate Mother Nature. 👍
Having been through a waterspout, on a 30' sailboat, and standing behind a huge concrete motor pedestal, through a Derecho, which trashed most of the buildings around me. I can understand your feelings.
Best wishes, stay safe.
Yeah, we've had waterspouts pass about 1/4 mile in front of our bow a couple of times - certainly wakes you up.
Glad to see you guys,sad to see what's been happening to you😢But you both escaped unharmed,just a little scared👌I once had a tornado go by our home,it's terrifying as you know.Take care,best wishes always,see you next time🙂
Cheers Wayne 💛
Glad you are okay!
So glad your safe... I’ve had a tornado pass over me in high school
I can so relate to this one. We took a tornado hit a little over a year ago. I think the damn thing came through my back yard. Lost 7 trees, had to have a new roof, all new fence, totaled one car and a bunch of other damage. Wife and pup were home, I was on the way home. Thankfully no one was hurt at our place or anywhere else in the neighbor hood. Took over 6 months for us to repair all the damage and just about a year for the neighborhood to recover. Glad you all rode it out okay.
Wow, glad you were all okay!
Love for your home is a special thing
Glad you are safe, with all you have been through what else could possibly happen? Makes me worry a bit for my niece/nephew aboard SV Solamer but I’m sure they will be fine.
Yeah, if your ears pop, that means a tornado is basically on top of you. Their radius area of low pressure is quite small, so you definitely got hit as opposed to experiencing the high straight line winds that can occur near a tornado. Glad to see the boat dodged Dorian. You had us worried there for a bit in your narration.
Good to know
I would also be saving my hard drives! Think it's time or me to back up to a 'cloud'. Good to know you and family and neighbors made it safely thru the storm.
Otherwise, those hard drives may have ended up going "to the cloud" the hard way.
@@svechappe6075 LOL! Nice!
My Dad always told me ," Worse Things will happen before you die Boy" !! Tough it out and be thankful for all you do have!!
You've clearly used up all your bad luck...
Time to hit the lottery!
Seriously though, good to hear everyone came out safe x
That tornado damage looks bad. I hope neighbors and family were all ok. Lightning strikes not-withstanding--the hit y'all took was SCARY and occurs way too often for my comfort zone--St Augustine seems to be better bet than most coastal Florida towns with regards to hurricanes. We haven't had a direct hit on St Augustine in around a century. They seem to sideswipe our town...maybe due to the temperature influences of the Gulf Stream (?). In the 20 years I've been here, the hurricanes have produced lots of unfortunate flooding and winds but no major devastation (as opposed to Miami, or my hometown of Pensacola for example). Knock on wood (knuckle-rapping my head).
Chip, Chip, oh poor Chip!! Damn, that tornado was mean!!
If you are old enough to remember the old Hew Haw TV show one part of the program the old hillbillies sang a song with this line. "Room to spare agony on me, deep dark depression excessive misery, if it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all room to spare agony on me. " Seems like it fits your troubles.
Glad you and everyone are okay.
With your luck with rough weather, nobody is going to invite you over again. lol. Glad your safe, been through a number myself.
I'm a sailor. I've been sailing since I was 8-years-old. And I have never seen, never even met a woman, who loved a boat so much.
Kirk, on the other hand, sounds Kevin Costner, narrating Dances with Soulianis. "She's hurt. No. She's hurt."
The tornado suction on the ground pulls the surface ground apart, allowing debris to fall, get slammed into momentary fissures which then close instantly as the storm screams on... The forces of nature are totally random and can be equated to a madly dealt deck of cards... Here' s to you guys keep up the good and be safe.
Wild😳
Hi, damn guys 😲. Glad to see you are all ok. At this rate I expect to see it raining frogs on you’re video.
Cheer up, my daughter had tornados all around her house last night in Arkansas and like you she is ok,,, praise the Lord!!! Insurance will probably square away your van which is repairable. what doesn't kill us makes us stronger.
First South Australia
Glad you’re safe
At least you had a 12pk Busch Light when you were under the stairs 👍
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I'm so glad you to are fine
My Wife has a few videos up labeled "Cherrystone Tornado's" . We had one hit July 4th when we lived right next to Cherrystone campground. Several campers were killed, and the grapefruit size hail destroyed everything, and afterward left and eerie thick fog everywhere a few feet off the ground.
Yes, mother nature can be awesome scary or is that scary awesome?!? Glade you guys made through ok.
You got so lucky that both chip and Soulianis didn’t get damaged (or more damaged in the case of chip) - nice job on the vent fan, you think that is scary, try doing a window in your sliding door! That is a crazy big hole. Nice job, as always.
Haha ya! We’re considering putting one of those in...
You guys, the roller coaster.... glad you’re unscathed! (though we follow you on IG so we know) ;-)!
Hmm that thumbnail is the funniest shit, I had to watch this video. Stay out of trouble and good luck.
I don't know if you guy's should go buy a lotto ticket or hide under a bed, but the odds of being struck by lighting and hit by a tornado in a lifetime, let alone the same year must be astronomical.
Being a boat owner for 12 years I fully understand what you guys have been thru. The saddest day was the day we sold her. College for the Kids were more important. Maybe someday I'll get another boat.
Nebraska! every other week.. I'm sorry you had to deal with that.
I was woken up by a tornado at dawn on Christmas Eve morning many years ago. It sounded like a train. It was 1/4 mile from my house. There was insulation in the trees in my backyard but it wasn't from my house
Things come in three you guys were done. But you should have bought lottery tickets. Lol
Probably don't feel it but you two have been soooo lucky of late... Must've earned some good luck credits
What year was DORIEN? You guys weren't kidding when you said you were behind.
WHEN YOU BECOME GRANDPARENTS , YOU WILL INFORMED US THAT YOU BECOME PARENTS ? WHY SO DELAY IN YOUR VIDEOS . THAT REFUSED US, YOUR FUN AND SUBSCIBERS ALL THE WORLD.