The blue colours of Bahamian waters is second to none! If entering Nassau you'll find a true British Caribbean vibe. We love it there. Happy for you guys!
*Ciguatera... What did Matt say? And it's not really a disease but toxins produced by a dinoflagellate plankton that is then concentrated up the food chain. Similar to how DDT and other long lasting pesticides are concentrated up the food chain. Ciguatoxins are not proteins so can't be denatured by heat (cooking). Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is similar but deadlier. Saxitoxin is also produced by dinoflagellates and other planktonic organisms but is usually concentrated in bivalves and not fish. So these are two of MANY examples of NATURAL things that can kill you. The complete opposite of Gwyneth Paltrow's (GOOP lady) ignorant statement: "I don't think anything that is 'natural' is harmful to you!"
My My first visit to the Bahamas in 1964 was to Bimini. I talked to a local on Weech's Bimini Dock where a big tuna was hanging but half was missing from a single sharkbite! The old timer had been a fisherman all his life and I asked him about his hand which was deformed where all the fingers stood straight out but were curled a little at each joint and were stiff and immobilized. He could not bend the fingers at all. He said that when he went to remove the hook from a barracudas's mouth, it bit his hand. He said the barracuda have bacteria on their teeth that causes this when it gets into our joints. Nice to know after-the-fact!
Wow! I'm impressed. Sailing that boat around the world is amazing. You two must have strong stomachs. It rocks far too much for me. A 24.89 comfort ratio! I regularly sail on a boat with a comfort ratio of 32 and I wouldn't dream of sailing it around the world. You make me feel like a wimp. Congratulations on your circumnavigation! ❤
I have such admiration for you two ..you are so determined and not afraid of hard work. Hope all is going well wherever you are at this point....fair sailing. 💚 Patricia, Dublin
Love it! Love it! Once again, the great videography tells the story. Amy, the kitchen wrangler trying to keep things from going everywhere, and Matt, the fish wrangler trying to avoid the Baracudas.
Hi Matt and Amy, it´s good to see you again. Sailing off on the rough Caribbean seas is not necessarly a soft banana I know, but getting to your final destination to the crystal clear waters from that paradise on earth was worth it all the way. I myself went to the Bahamas in 2003 when I was living up in Ft Laudardale, Florida, which is located about 180 miles off the Grand Abaco Island. I can tell, like you I was surprised with the unbelievable clears waters from that area. You guys as always caught awesome, stunning views with your drone camera. Have a safe sail on the next leg of your trip. Bear hugs to you both. 🐻❤ ⛵
Another fabulous episode Amy and Matt. I simply must also add, Amy your video editing skills and ability to make first class watchable content is just wonderful... as is your choice of music to accompany your videos. I write similar stuff hence why I like it so very much. Good luck on your Atlantic crossing - is there any way to welcome you back to the UK?
Wonderful video again guys and you are well and truly on your way home, having left the Carribean. I’m sailing from Belfast to Dublin tomorrow in my Dehler 37. It’s not the same…is it? We are having a heat wave in Northern Ireland. Lots of coastal fog as the land heats up faster than the sea. Wonderful colours by the way. Amy’s seasickness a reminder of the adjustment to longer passages. Enjoy and thank you. ⛵️
Watched your Bahama arrival. I have sailed the Abbacos out of Marsh Harbor. Chartered a 45’ Hunter, center cockpit. Continue to so enjoy your journey!!
When you sail you will get the good the bad and the bumpy. Lets hope next time far winds calm seas remember keep the people inside and the wet stuff out.
You sailed past me in the DR 😢. Sorry you got so.sea sick, not looking forward to when we start sailing again for the same reason. Bahamas looks amazing and looking forward to that next year.
When sea sick ,just water is really hard on youre stomach. Better to put saltine crackers in there and only enough water so swallowbit down. I learned this in my early days when i used to get seasick sometimes also.
Oh no, sea sickness is terrible, I recall going out on a ferry some years ago to learn how to scuba dive, and I recall how sick I was to this day. Glad you're feeling better, Amy, and you're both back on track. Amazing video, as usual. Watching from Queensland, Australia.
Matt, I think it was that chicken that made Amy so sick......it can do that you know, a bad bit of poultry (of any sort) can be a terrible thing. In my home town of Cambridge I knew a chef who explained to me once that poultry is 'live'.
After your lessons start, visit a yachtclub and ask if you can join for Wednesday night races. I suggest 2yrs of practice driving your own boat. Start with something around 20'.
@@artsmith103 Why two YEARS...these guys didn't wait, neither did Uma, Teulu Tribe, Milennial Falcon etc. Get some skills (sailing and mechanical), get a decent boat and go ⛵🌍 Edit: we've bought a 31' Westerly for my wife to learn on, in the Bristol Channel area (sail there, sail anywhere)
@@marclawyer2789 If you start big, you learn not to damage the boat to the best of your ability. If you start small, you learn how to sail. Racing in traffic is the excellerated program. Matt and Amy were dinghy racers. Actually, the lessons are the part I suggest skipping, but it could be key to getting invited to crew. Try this, when your wife thinks she learned on her boat, get invited to crew and see if she feels half confident when the race is done.
@@artsmith103 She's starting as crew on a race boat this weekend, as a novice. As for being experienced dinghy sailors that can be a problem for yachting, as Matt and Amy said themselves, as it's a different job (they broke lots of things pushing too hard)
Reading this comment thread about starting out. I am also looking to take lessons, but I also want to volunteer at my local marinas to learn and help various boat owners do maintenance tasks on their boats. But I am not sure how to ask such a question and/or if that is a good idea to even ask such a thing? opinions?
Hi Guys, we really love your channel and have been following you since you arrived in our home country, South Africa.. We are passionate about our environment and especially about the state of our oceans. Your cinematography is beautiful. Have you experienced any of the huge 'floating garbage patches' that we hear about, in any of your passages?
@@waterboy8999 Point noted. 🙂 My wife and I have sailed the coast of Alaska for 20+ years for months at a time but I have never been very meticulous with yachtie terms.
@@waterboy8999 It is an amazing place to sail. I highly recommend it if you ever get the chance. Make sure to bring warm clothes and good rain gear even in summer.. 🙂
Have you tried reefing down the main so you'll keep the wind in your front sail for longer? At our boat that works usually really well. Love your channel, thnx
Truly outstanding work from two dignified, modern-day adventurers. What will we do after you complete your circumnavigation? Perhaps we will see you in a television series on your travels?
Great video. Sorry you had a bad time with sea sickness. Thanks to your videos, it has inspired to learn to sail and have taken my first steps on my sailing journey. I have just completed a rya competent crew course. Looking forward to the next video and hope the Atlantic crossing is trouble free. Cheers Paul
The water is always amazing in the Bahamas, but it can be hard to capture on video. Your camera equipment and skills really do it justice. Thanks for the view!
Another great video with beautiful scenery! Where are you now in real time? When are you planning on sailing to Canada? I live on the east coast of Newfoundland. Love to meet you.
At some point when I return to CUBA, I will bring you back to this place. We will navigate the entire North coast from the tip to the cape and if possible we will turn it around blessings and greetings
Amazing video as always...one day we hope to get there...my wife has started taking lessons and crewing on a yacht in local races (im fixing the boat up)
Your problem sailing before the wind. If you buy a new foresail, think about getting a double Genoa. You can sail 140 to 140 degrees before the wind. Getting a little bit faster then the swell and there is nearly "no" rolling.
3 years ago and halfway through your circumnavigation you did a video on what it cost to sail around the world. Now that you have completed your sail around the world, do you have plans to revisit that subject?
2nd June - I had a feeling that you should by now be making tracks for your grand arrival back in UK. But I'm OK with following "in your wake". You must have passed fairly close to places like Haiti. Anyway, I expect your next episode will be something of a big final celebration as well as a big send-off. So, keep busy editing (when you can) during your Atlantic voyage. Un três bon voyage.!!
It's my understanding that consuming smaller barracuda isn't a problem. We've eaten pretty large ones with no problem. Who knows about the next one? I wish we could have made it to the southerly Bahamas. We were dodging cold fronts in the Barries and Eleuthera. Fair winds!
He said the toxin is built up in the body over time. He didn't say it was fatal on the first try. So saying you've eaten them with no problem really doesn't say much.
Very beautiful. While the water clarity and cooler are amazing in the Bahamas. As seen here, unfortunately the coral reefs are in very bad shape. The use to be among the most beautiful and plentiful in the world. I started diving them back in the sixties. By 2000 they were on there way out. Hope you are having a great passage.
I'm late to this post. Is one reason not to fly an MPS (multi purpose sail) by itself off the bow, rather than wing on wing to get a better downwind sail, that Flo would not be as balanced and would affect the helm/vane?
1. Don't buy too big a boat. People who buy 45+, 50 and 60 foot boats often never get away from the dock because they have too much complexity. At the other end of the scale, people do cruise in 30 ft or 26 ft boats but they only really make sence if you are on a very tight budget. 2. Dont buy too new a boat (unless it is an exceptional, high quality make, like an Oyster). Every year, builders squeeze more and more compromizes into their design or production, to save cost. By far the best fiberglass boats were built in the 1970's and 1980's. 3. Only consider a fiberglass boat, unless you have some very specialized needs. Steel boats are a logical choice if you are doing high lattitude sailing but their maintenance needs are 2 to 5 x that of a fiberglass boat, so they have no merit for most cruising areas. Wooden boats deteriorate very rapidly in tropical environments so only make sense in places like Maine or Scotland. Ferrocement boats are uninsurable. Cannot comment on aluminum boats but there are so few around anyway. 4. Cats are too expensive and I worry about sea worthiness / structural integrity. For the same money you can buy a far better monohull. 5. Look for a well maintained boat. Assume every system in the boat has a life expectancy of (say) 7 years, so boats realistically require an annual maintenance budget of (say) 20% of their purchase price. Very, very few owners make that sort of commitment but they are the gems you are looking for. Invariably, boats that initially look to be bargains are not, once you factor in the cost of working through a long list of neglected maintenance items. Think not only about the cost but the value of your time. A neglected boat might eat up five years of your life, that you might have otherwise might have spent cruising. My wife and I have been cruising in a 1970's 34 ft fiberglass boat for the last ten years and you cannot believe how many cruisers we have met who either never got away or gave up, far too early. The truly serious cruisers, who cruise for years and years, have well built, older, fiberglass boats in the 37 to 40 ft range (ie a little bigger than ours) and also acquire lots of skills along the way.
@@stephenburnage7687 That's an amazing good list! Per boat size, provisioning is good perspective. 1st decide if you'll be coastal cruiser stopping every week or 2, or blue water cruiser stopping every month or 2. Water maker or no Water maker? Then batteries, Solar, wind to meet your needs. 2 panels can fit on 36', 4 panels need starting 39'. Keep in mind boats grow 1ft wider for each 3ft longer. 36' is pushing it small, 39' begins quite comfortable, and I think 42' starts excess. Depth over 6ft can be regrettable. 5.5ft is great target. If I had to pick one, 37-39' with at least oversized quarter berth, 5.5' max.
@Art Smith To my mind, you have just described the perfect cruising boat. On the extras: 1. Yes, Never met a sailor who regretted the installation of solar. The only question is how much space you want to give over. 2. Conversely, never yet met a cruiser who loved their wind generator. 3. watermakers are iffy. They are expensive, complicated and require lots of maintenance and can keep you in port, awaiting delivery of spares. I personally would only bother with one in áreas where there is no rain and no essy fresh water supplies (like Mexico). Matt and Amy have managed a circumnavigation without one. 5. The one ítem I would add is a small portable generator (say 2000W). Essential for power tools and recharging the batteries when solar output is low. I have no idea how Matt and Amy have managed without one.
@@stephenburnage7687 For those following us...my experience while moving for thousands of miles, I loved the wind turbine, especially at night. Parked, mostly useless. Cruisers spend a lot of time parked. I tried to organize initial description of power generation that it had to meet fridge and water maker plans. I've never needed a water maker but I've never worried about disease getting in my tank. It's a big world out there.
You really should have more respect and compassion for wildlife. The way you treat the Barracuda and going back that Marlin (leaving in that lure is certain death for at least that animal not to mention the other animals which would then feed upon it and get the lure/hook trapped in their stomachs and at best is just littering the ocean) due to lack of adequate equipment and/or knowledge of handling techniques. I am not a hater of you guys at all just wish you would improve on these points. I am coming from a former fisher/hunter turned conservationist and ecologist. I have subscribed and watched every single episode to this point (found you guys this year and have binge watched most playlists) and look forward to following you guys for hopefully many years to come. All the best and safe travels as always.
Boy they can they can get you anyway they can huh $14 to check out. They charge you to check out of the state and for you to tell them you’re leaving you got a pay them
The standard of your videos has grown so much that it wouldn't look out place on the BBC. Plus you make them enthralling and engaging. Perhaps a career change into TV when you finally settle on land?
@@saylaveenadmearedead TV will be a thing of the past by the time they decide to settle. This is the new TV. It's already much bigger than TV audience-wise for the under fifties. Personally, after suffering another looong Swedish winter dealing with death-spiralling TV channels, I think I'd like to start the re-population of that island.
@@usefulcommunication4516 Hmmm... Over 50's ??? I haven't subscribed to broadcast TV in over 15 years. When the signals went digital I could no longer get them. Streaming only ever since... And on a DUMB TV! Just a 42" monitor.
Shame about the endless music overlays. I can never comprehend why the natural sounds of reality - the sea, the wind, etc, aren't sufficient, and instead we get mindless pointless random music obscuring the narration ...
