Ep25 | Italy: Floating rocks and extreme fishing!
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- Опубликовано: 18 авг 2020
- The sword fishing boats in the Messina strait have to be seen to be believed, with a 30 meter high tower and an even longer bow sprit both with men perched precariously at the ends you get the feeling fact is stranger than fiction.
And to get to the Messina strait we sailed through Sicily and its volcanic islands so we had already run the gauntlet of the large floating rocks. I kid you not, rocks the size of our table that would take lumps out of the gel coat floating in the ocean. The strangeness of pumice.
We cover a lot of ground in this episode, sailing from Sardinia to Sicily and is amazing Aeolian Islands, then on the Italy. Great food, great scenery, really good sailing!.
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My favourite 20 mins spent on RUclips. It's as if I was right there with you two.
Good job. +1 An elegant boat. Nice couple.
I enjoy watching you two live your life together, walking, spending time together. It is very warming. My wife and I are mid 50's and I hope we will be quite like you two when/if I ever quit work. No sailing in our future but just to spend our time together as you two do.
Nice video thanks
Another Belter guys. Love the stone fishing..... 😂🤣😂
Those harpooning boats were amazing!
Very nice. It even looks hot from texas. Great sailing and thanks for the video and taking me along.
Floating rocks! Crazy. That water looked gorgeous. I watched it twice. Ha! Thanks for sharing.
I did like this episode very much. Thank you and best regards from The Netherlands. Take care!
Nice thumbnail. My compliments to Judy on staying fit on a sailing vessel.
Loved this episode. Brought back so many memories 😀👍
Love your tours! Such a lovely couple!
Always a good watch. Appreciate your sharing.
Thanks for another fantastic film.
Brilliant!👍
One of the best presentations on RUclips. Love your films.
Lovely video😀👌Thanks⛵️
Yet another great edition. Loving them. Judy is looking lovely...
Great episode. Those swordfish boats are incredible. All the best from sunny Switzerland.
I love all the history and pictures
Beautiful video. Nice film footage and cinematography.
Wonderful to see you back. Keep up your fantastic filming and story telling. Stewart, Wellington New Zealand.
Very nice 👍🏻
Another wonderful video. Your camera work is fabulous. You are excelling in sharing your adventures. Thank you so much for bringing us along on these outstanding travels.
A different type of rockfishing!!! CHEERS from Canada!
Great video ;Loved the shots of Sicily ; "One day Rodney" 😅
Fair winds. 😎
Great video. Take good care from the high UV and scorching sun in the Med. Fair winds!
We wish you good sailing.
I have to say love your intro.
Thanks for making us feel completely imprisoned in our no travel state. Seriously though folks, nice video. Almost makes me think of sailing over there. Almost.
Re Swordfish boats, I have seen them winched up on the beach at Reggio Calabria, Italy. Fair sailing to you both.
Spent 2 days sailing frew a sea of pumice from NZ to Tonga a couple of years ago , A little trick with the sticky back , round the corners & use the shiny side of the backing to press down to creat a little heat - Fair winds .
Enjoy the wine and the sunset 🍾🥂
Great episode really enjoy everything you do especially your tech corner. Working towards my dream of getting my boat and doing all this myself one day and watching you both helps keep me focused on that goal :)
Lekker man lekker
Great episode, very interesting. Whilst I recognise tradition with the Swordfish boats, I’d rather see them in a museum now.
Such great footage and storytelling, always a pleasure to watch!
The mysteries of volcanic pumice stone. Besides floating, it is great for the care of the feet and the corns of the skin. hehehehehe.
Welcome to Croatia!
A fine video and a nice voyage - epic sulfur at the shoes and floating rocks!
About the fishing boats, I assume that they lift the passerelles up to the outlook mast(?) when landing.
We were in Lipari the first week of March when they started locking it down. We were the only yacht in the harbor so had a great spot on the sea wall adjacent to the town. Then off to a curiously quiet Messina. No swordfish boats 😢
If that were reg. Tourist season without covid19 EBVERYTHING WOULD be massively crowded. Even in the 80's you packaged 2-8 yachts tied to each other. The streets packed. The beachesb promenades packed.
I've been saying that before and will repeat it again. This is the best sailing channel ever 👍
Thank you!
I will second that last remark, third it and even fourth it. Just wish there were more videos...I'm up to date now dang it!
Never seen pumice float fresh in the ocean. Kind of cool, but not good on the hull finish I suspect as you mentioned. Great video.
Speedos have always been the go to swimwear for men in Australia. André in Sydney
I’m a convert
Come to Australia. You'll definitely see Speedos 😎
And you have no excuse... for the Italians it’s fashion, the Ozzys just have no shame!
I've seen a picture of these boats (felucas) moored at Bagnara Calabra, just up the Italian coast from the Straits
Really nice. Are you the fastest growing sailing channel on YT at the mo?!...suddenly at 33k.. well deserved.
I think we are lucky that more people are watching sailing channels now and showing their support. RUclips is the new TV where viewers have a wider choice! I think it’s great and we talk to the other channels too so everyone helps each other
Another interesting video, thanks. You guys seem to be in a hurry to get to Venice but your about to pass an area in Italy I plan to go to next time being Gallipoli. Many people think Gallipoli is in Turkey, which it is, but there is also a town of the same name in Italy and it's a bit of a hidden gem. If you have time to stop there I highly recommend.
We do need to get to Venice for the film festival, we’re working there. We will have more time when we come back down in the spring to visit all these great places.
@@svfairisle Ahhh. I didn't know that part. Wonderful.
I just love your films. Such a relaxing watch. I like the sound of the naked beach. We own a motor boat built in Finland we keep in Portsmouth, any chance I get to be clothes free is great. My wife is not so keen although she like jude has a great body in her 50’s. Keep up the good work. Are you offering any crew positions as in working crew during your cruise. Would love to experience what you guys are.
In complete agreement about judy's body Could I offer Judy a chance to join my crew in my 15' kayak bikinis and speedos de riguer
I thought sailing around the world is the essence of all sailings but it turned out that sailing the Mediterranean equals all sailings !
Haha well we are still looking forward to going further around
judyaslett2 you still need to go to sailors’ heavens, Greece 🇬🇷 and Turkey 🇹🇷 all the best of luck
Imagine you are sailing around the Isle of Man, would you say “ we are waiting the right wind to go to the UK” ? I mean. When you are in sardegna, Sicilia, o any other islands.. you are already in Italy!
Maybe they meant the little stub of what is left of Italy up north, and not the arabian peninsula? :P
Speedos are popular in Australia with 45 years old and above.
Doesn't a fella need to be the Prime Minister to be allowed to wear Speedos in Australia? At least Tony could just about get away with it. Imagine ScoMo.
Too many Prime Ministers, in Australia. Too many of 'em wearing Speedos, too.
We had the current going with us when we passed through the Messina Strait and for a brief moment managed 11.8 knot GPS SOG. We're looking forward to your thoughts on Croatia.
Yes it was more of a current that we thought! Croatia lovely but windy so far...
Our personal best was 18.7 knots over the ground rounding the Cape de le Hauge, Northern France! Are you thinking of heading this way? We may have to do some juggling if the 90 days in 180 rule is implemented for us next year. At least the Eastern Med has Croatia & Turkey, might be a bit stuffed in the Western Med.
@@svfairisle we're in Turkey for the next 12 months. Plenty to explore here. That will give us time to figure out exactly how Brexit fully impacts sailors.
Dear both - thank you for great videos! Very scenic, inspireing and educational. One Q, why did you not visit France when crossing the Med? Ole
It was just a time factor, we needed to be in Venice for work this winter. The quickest route from Spain is the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica, Italy, Croatia. Hopefully we will have more time on the way back and we will certainly visit France
Very good, but too hot for me... 40°-yikes! Pumice stone is a worry as you rightly point out, but where is it coming from? Good exercise walking up the volcano on, er, Volcano, and a well earned beer or three at the bottom. Powerboat city, well I suppose they all have to go somewhere. Great video and insight, mixed with a bit of sailing making a nice balance. Do you know this area well, or do you spend hours pouring over pilot books? Well done either way.
We don't know the area but we've spent our lives as international journalists, so we're nosey buggers1
Hey guys, remember you are British, your skin is NOT prepared for all that sun. so careful there. BTW Of course it is pumice (lava + water).
Great film as always. Do you guys have air con? Whats your views on that?
No we don't. I don't think we would want it either, power considerations aside I'm not sure i would want to shut all the hatches and lock ourselves inside to keep cool.. At anchor there's usually enough breeze through the boat to be comfortable.
Thanks Steve
Since we are still in a pandemic this is rather strange, even thought Sicily wasn't Hit as Hard as the north. Stay save.
Interesting an Italian MP from the North debunked the deaths , Had evidence %95 of the virus deaths were actually from Natural causes , Got reasonably excited in the Parliament .
@@billhanna8838 How should I Put this, it doesn't help if you are older and and already have inferior health. But one can't deny that the Situation got out of Hand. But that should not be the topic here.
@@digitalfotonetz totally agree , You did bring it up ?
Thank you guys great video, amazed to see no face masks in Italy after all they have been through. Here in Spain the Costa del Sol has had CV19 cases rocketing through the roof. It's August, the time of year that the Madridiots appear for their summer hols. I don't think it'll be too long before Andalucia province starts a new regime of lockdown protocols, they have banned smoking in the street / cafes because" smokers are a greater risk?. But hey ho I still have your great vids to look forward to, thanx a bunch, stay safe.
You are making great progress going west. Where do you plan to spend the winter?
Sorry...going East!!
You had me worried there for a second! Yes loosing 3 month in lockdown has made this a bit of a rush! We have a work commitment in Venice do have to be there by the first week of Sept. & we will spend the winter in a fantastic marina called Certosa, a 10 min trip to St Marks Sq! We will hopefully have more time when we do head West!!
I just saw your HF antenna. Have you done or would you consider making a technical doco on radio and Internet?
I will try to do some tech videos in the winter.
Are you going to Venice? Venice is awesome!
Yes we are staying the winter in Certosa Marina
@@judyaslett2 Where is that exactly?
Sailing Citrine Sunset www.ventodivenezia.it
And what is wrong with speedo's. (budgie smugglers) At 67 yrs I wouldn't wear anything else. It's an antipodean thing I think. hello from NZ. Spread your wing and come South.
We’re coming! The Speedo’s were the clincher for Judy!
@@svfairisle Bahaha.
:)
Do you visit Trieste on this journey?
Not this time. Next year
August in Italy! You are gluttons for punishment. I made the mistake of lugging a heavy tripod up Volcano so I could capture the views, they are very impressive from there. You didn't mention the ancient Poseidon's who control the Straights of Messina? Fabled for sinking large sailing ships in the area. I made a point of motoring through the worst of the overfalls to see how it affected my yacht, we went from 8kn to 1kn and spun round quite a lot in the current! It was exciting but not dangerous. Stay safe.
We were berated by our youngest daughter for not mentioning the greek god Aeolian (god of wind) who apparently crops up in lots of theology causing havoc. He's her favourite greek god!
Hi. On noforeignland it seems you do not move since some hours. Is all fine with you?
All good thanks, It freezes sometimes, I've updated it manually now
Good. Guess you don't need advices, but when in venice apart the arts there we all know, if you want the perfect address for eating some cicchetti, try "cantine del vino già Schiavi". In fondamenta Nani. Behind the Accademia museum. Went there last . Just close to where there is the last place where they refit gondolas in town and has to be seen. Cheers
fabio fcg Thanks Fabio, we enjoyed the tapas in Spain, I’m sure the Italian version is just as good. We will give it a go.
@@svfairisle I follow some other boats on RUclips. Definitely your videos are those I prefer. The last ones being myself Italian (but living in France)and knowing all the places you have been to remind me so many good memories. One day I will sail too. Looking forward my retirement so strongly!! I want to age quickly 😂
@@svfairisle have a look to Comacchio, south from venice. There is a great museum unknown where there is a whole Roman shipwreck with all she was carrying in such a perfect state ! The small town is surprising. Don't know you can sail the short canal leading there but there is a marina at Lidi di Comacchio just close to the old town.
Floating rocks. I'd be worried about hitting a large one with the boat. Do you know where those rocks were coming from?
The rocks were freaky! We would have loved to have had more time to try and find a source. There are hundreds of underwater spots that the pumice appears from apparently, I did try asking around to see if anyone had any local knowledge of where this lots was coming from and scoured the internet to see if someone had logged it but no luck. Must look great seeing it coming out underwater.
Are you thinking any passage near Rome? I will love to meet you...
Not this season. One day maybe
On the way back out of the Med hopefully!
Great Video as always. I've always known the Swordfish boats as "La Feluca". I have seen them moored up "complete" behind the small rock harbours around where you anchored for the night. The front part comes off in pieces and is easily done with the boat bow onto the beach. This video shows it at 07.07.......ruclips.net/video/HqNY817z9i4/видео.html There seems to be enough stays to keep the tower up as long as there is no large Italian in his speedo's at the top.
The marking on the face at 11.14 shows it has been caught by hand and not any other method.🙂
Thank u for that information. I was wondering how it all worked
You should goggle White Island about a volcano in New Zealand. 9/12 2019 It erupted killing 23 and injuring 26 tourists. They were doing what you two just did.
you would think White Island would say to idiots "maybe we should stay away from volcanoes?" but no, they never learn.
Agree. The volcano was an unnecessary risk, does it reveal a feeling of omnipotence? An illusion that things can only happen to other people only?
You whent to Eolie and visit just Vulcano... you lost some of the most beautifull islands of Mediterraneo !!! (Filicudi, Salina, Panarea,...)
Stone fishing!?! Really? Did that sulphur steam have that kind of efftct! You better get that woman a new hobby! I hear sailing might be fun. Try that.
More Judy in a bikini!
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