This is a very well documented storm video showing a lot of footage most youtubers only give us a glimpse of. I haven't watched all of it yet so Im hoping it all works out. Ill watch the rest when i get home.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Enjoy! I won't give away the ending :-)
@DavidNewell-TBW
8 жыл бұрын
This is as good as the bahamian mooring video... I realized near the end, bows to the mangrove provides protection for the keel/prop and rudder! Provided the anchors hold! Force of wind I experienced while serving on a destroyer. Seas 25 to 30' / winds 70 + knots... We went to an anchorage after many hours. The force of wind broke the chain, links were as thick as your wrists. The sea is to be respected at all costs. Thank you for demonstrating the importance of respecting natures power.
@hthring
6 жыл бұрын
was wondering about direction too, but that makes sense
@JohnSpo
5 жыл бұрын
you two are the originals in the craft of documenting sailing voyages and still the best. I bought your series on Vimeo and its nice to see you still putting out new videos on KZitem. Safe travels!
@captainmarkgray8856
6 жыл бұрын
Foremost you did the right thing not anchoring near ANY other boats. They always seem to let loose. I have seen people on a 30 ft cat anchored in 30 ft with 15 ft of chain. AMAZING. My first cruise in the early 1970s (I was crew with a Captain), we got chased by pirates at the southern tip of Haiti and had to sail INTO the hurricanes to escape the pirates. NEVER go through a dangerous place when there is no moon and back then there was no radar, no GPS nada. For weeks we worked 4 on and 4 off (cooking and navigating in our off time so 2 or 3 hrs sleep every 8 hrs) all the way to S America. It is quite a story. I am too old and ill to sail anymore so you two enjoy the adventure for all of us to see here as you so kindly share it with all of us! Thanks 0---) PS: Here in Channel Islands CA (Santa Barbara USA) we get 80 knot Santa Ana winds EVERY year and the rest of the yr we always have some of the most heavy weather sailing of anywhere in the world. WE LOVE IT! Great place to train sailors or to test your new boats. Yes, this is also where we had the huge fires this year with the high winds. They spread ? 15 miles the first night and became the largest fire (or #2) CA ever had.
@bobcougar77
3 жыл бұрын
No sensationalism, just facts. Love it!
@Wolfpack1254
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I appreciate the effort you put into that video. In the Florida Keys, where you're not allowed to tie to mangroves, my anchor pulled out of sea grass and I luckily woke up in time to keep my sailboat off a breakwater by starting the motor, in the unpredicted 3 AM blow. The anchors were just dragging along and didn't reset in the hard seagrass, they just bounced along.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Sea grass is difficult, and everything is tougher at 3am :-) bigger anchor is often the answer . Glad everything worked out OK for you
@Skarletbloom
6 жыл бұрын
Get a delta plow anchor. I've road out 60mph winds with 150ft of anchor line out on just that one anchor.
@pcmadmann
8 жыл бұрын
That was really help full. Impressive to see the force of the wind work the boat like that. It really gives you a sense of how strong the wind was blowing!
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it. Yes that wind was impressive... imagine if it was a full hurricane ...
@working2bselfsufficient724
6 жыл бұрын
Why is it always so beautiful the night before major storms? Did everything get sucked into them? I've never looked to see why but I've been thru a dozen or so hurricanes and everyone the night before was beautiful.
@niagarawarrior9623
7 жыл бұрын
i dont own a boat, and know little about sailing but i just binge watched a bunch of your videos regardless. PS you did a excellent job with your post production.
@jayfigg7981
4 жыл бұрын
I used 5 40lbs Danforths set WELL, and about 10 smaller anchors I found while diving, that other sailors cut off because they wouldn't dive on their anchor, off the stern and 300ft of 3/4 in line snaked about 20 times into the mangroves during Wilma when it hit in Vero beach. Wild ride, but I didn't drag. I was the ONLY boat that didn't. Spent the next two months helping to clear the other boats outta there just so I could get a rum runner in Key West.
@PaulExner
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Paul and Sheryl. I enjoyed watching your boat hold its position as the gusts came through. Seeing the wind animation overlaid on a map depicted your challenge with securing the boat in a changing wind field as the cyclone crossed your location. I also liked that you explained how you attached your lines to the mangroves. Kind regards, Paul Exner
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul - glad you liked it. Filming the storm was quite exciting indeed! Best, Paul
@robertcole9391
8 жыл бұрын
Great job.. glad I found the video. Nothing makes you feel more alive than to weather a storm and come out just fine.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert. Yes its a great feeling for sure!!
@jcameronhollis
7 жыл бұрын
I've missed you two. Our cable provider quit providing AWE-tv (Formerly Wealth Television.). Great to see you're still enjoying your sailing and travels. Cheers from Seattle
@SK22000
6 жыл бұрын
I honestly don’t understand how there are any thumbs down on this video. This is a very informative and educational.
@DistantShoresTV
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks "Why Me?" for the kind words :-) Glad you enjoyed it!
@MrMike9ed
7 жыл бұрын
been doing it in North Queensland for 25 years, yeah STU , the crocs make it fun. but I go well ashore with much heavier ropes and tie off to the biggest trees I can find . 2 heavy CQR anchors off the bow, I usually find the smallest deep creek to do it, branches brushing both sides of the boat.
@homefront3162
7 жыл бұрын
mikey e Crocs? Fun? Lol
@giovannifiorentino8947
6 жыл бұрын
Great animation that make the most out of this detailed tutorial. The soup sounds delicious.
@R1Predator
7 жыл бұрын
You guys are by far the best KZitem cruisers specifically in the how to videos. Please keep up the good videos it would be such a pleasure to bump into you guys somewhere.
@DistantShoresTV
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks R1 - we're working on more "how-to" and will look out for you on the water 😊
@craigsmith6446
4 жыл бұрын
I found this video quite fascinating!
@davidc6510
5 жыл бұрын
Anchored for the tropical storm like a boss! Nice technique. Thanks for sharing!
@ronprince1478
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys, good and early preparations make all the difference.
@filiproets2062
8 жыл бұрын
Super! Clear information on good seamenship. And Nice to watch.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it 😊
@Bacoprah
8 жыл бұрын
great info and well documented for others to know how to do it properly. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful Bryan 😊
@Yeshua73732
3 жыл бұрын
That looks so peaceful when there parked up
@claggy17
4 жыл бұрын
This was possibly the coolest and most informative video I’ve watched. Well done!
@DistantShoresTV
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@andre1987eph
3 жыл бұрын
Great episode
@django1364
8 жыл бұрын
nice docu-vid it was educational and entertaining.
@alphasxsignal
8 жыл бұрын
Looks like you did a great job
@michaeloneal312
8 жыл бұрын
it works ! was on a 32 foot trawler during hurricane hugo in a mangrove on viequez island off puerto rico ! we lost windshield ,antenna , it pulled cleats off the deck an pulled three anchors so deep we had to cut them loose ! but we made it back to st thomas two days later !!!
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
WOW thats amazing and good news! What an experience. When Hugo hit Charleston was the day we first set sail on our first cruise :-)
@xxtwr1
8 жыл бұрын
Good preparation. We were in the mangroves in Marigot St. Lucia for Mathew.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Glad you are ok!
@xxtwr1
8 жыл бұрын
Of course, we were in Vancouver. Hope to meet you on the water. Times Two
@Teddy_Bass
7 жыл бұрын
Nice work. Looks cosy too
@ridemydirt2005
8 жыл бұрын
great information. you have a beautiful sailboat. thank you for sharing and very detailed how to information.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Glad you found the info useful Rich!
@ridemydirt2005
8 жыл бұрын
:)
@noelgrant5783
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent detailed video and glad you and your boat are safe.
@handleismyhandle
6 жыл бұрын
Tying between trees and boulders is a good general practice, not just for storms. There are lots of nooks that are perfectly sheltered but too deep for anchoring. With good enough ropes, it's no different from being tied securely to a dock.
@Frossiart
8 жыл бұрын
Great video. I don't have a boat, but I have some experience and recently have taken an interest in it again after many many years. I'll be delving into your videos for sure. I did once save a larger sailboat with the help of the deck crew ( I was giving the orders ) , that had run aground onto some mud flats near where I was fishing in a rowboat once, with some very creative ingenuity and some good timing when I saw a container ship coming up the channel.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Sounds like you had some adventure!
@Frossiart
8 жыл бұрын
Distant Shores TV , it was, first time I ever handled a sailboat other than book study. I took an interest in boating at a young age and was working from memory when that happened. The Boat owner was so happy I got them free they took me on board, into port, and treated me to a lobster and steak dinner on deck. Thanks for the Reply ^_^
@Mach1Greeble
7 жыл бұрын
Try that in northern Australia. Croc figures it out by the third rope.
@jackass123455
7 жыл бұрын
and you get a nice big fine if the croc doesn't issue it first
@homefront3162
7 жыл бұрын
Stu Rocks THATS WHY i stay the hell away from Australia... Big Bugs and shit
@lukaswint7067
7 жыл бұрын
Have you ever seen who runs Canada? Canada is a SJW heaven, so its hell for any decent person! Thank god the UK and Australia are nothing like that beta country called Canada
@jasperasis5209
6 жыл бұрын
Luke Free fall ...ever been to aus or uk...?
@lukaswint7067
6 жыл бұрын
jasper asis yes lived in both also been to America many times and Canada couple times.
@dulls8475
3 жыл бұрын
Also have a gallon of mozzie repellent on the moment you get near a mangrove. Where did you place the bow anchor? I know you talked about it. The windage on a cat must be huge in those conditions. Great info.
@S1lentJoy
8 жыл бұрын
Very well documented as usual, really appreciated the time outside seeing/feeling the wind. I agree with your comments, would not want to face a hurricane. I know you left the genoa as you ran out of time. What about the dodger? Guess not as big a deal if it goes.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Watrworld :-) Re Dodger... yes its probably on the edge at 60 knots... We take it down so rarely I think ideally we would have a tougher hard dodger. We'll plan that for Distant Shores III :-)
@PeteOLindstrom
6 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. You are a very good boats man.
@ronaldnickell6110
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I had never heard that method of riding out a storm before. To Cpt. Chef Mark, my wifes name is Alcena, who was named after her great, great , grandmother, that was French.
@richpickard1680
5 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe you don’t have more subscribers your videos are amazing !so much so I don’t think I’ll ever buy a boat I just watch your videos from my comfy couch andI feel like I’m right there .Without spending a dime on boating life.PS your videos are so good I will tell everybody I know to subscribe and you’ll always get a thumbs up from me! Thanks
@DistantShoresTV
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for the kind words Rich :-) Glad you're enjoying our vids...
@beactivemontenegro7680
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, and very useful! Thanks!
@CaptMarkSVAlcina
8 жыл бұрын
thanks Guys for all that info and to see it happen on vlog could not ask for any more.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
You're welcome Mark :)
@albertdavid366
8 жыл бұрын
Distant Shores TV
@laszlozsoldos824
7 жыл бұрын
Albert David
@swindleycomputers
7 жыл бұрын
Capt Chef Mark SV Alcina qq
@chriswillie4109
7 жыл бұрын
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@MsSpike587
8 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
@venomguysydney
8 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video of anchoring in the mangroves, had previously read about this type of setup but first to see actually how its done, very informative and very useful for the south pacific and Asia locations on how to ride out a large storm, just subscribed +1
@davemartindsshop8
7 жыл бұрын
someday I'd like to own a catamaran for sailing around on. This is truly a helpful video because my wife is from Caramoan, Philippines which is continuously slammed by typhoons. Luckily we have shallows with a lot of Mangroves. When the need should arrive I hope that I remember this video.
@DistantShoresTV
7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed our Mangrove hints! Good luck with your plans to get a boat David.
@davemartindsshop8
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@mariadelcmontalvo6116
8 жыл бұрын
Very nice explained!
@mjsurf1784
8 жыл бұрын
Maria Del C Montalvo
@touayaaj84
7 жыл бұрын
great episode, I learned a lot.
@storymedia6672
8 жыл бұрын
Hey guys. What a great video. Well done.
@HorizonFilmsGermany
8 жыл бұрын
awesome video!
@americanman4746
8 жыл бұрын
Very good information, thank you very much!
@jwulf2002
8 жыл бұрын
Wow! That's a reality check! Glad you made it safe.
@ExpatMoe
7 жыл бұрын
Interesting video, well put together.
@randymorris4716
7 жыл бұрын
Very informative video, really liked it. Emerald Steel channel did one very similar. One thing they really stressed was having your lines secured to several different spots on the boat. They showed several instances where the cleat held but the hull around the cleat, sometimes big sections, ripped off the boat. It was hard to tell but it looked like you had more than one line tied to a cleat but had other unused cleats available? Maybe you could clarify the boat ancor points in a future video?
@jefflaporte2598
7 жыл бұрын
Very well done. Thank you.
@bcl_jacob6934
7 жыл бұрын
You guys have a nice boat
@chrissyboi88b
8 жыл бұрын
This was absolutely brilliant!! From start to finish I was loving it! And great job keeping your yacht safe!!
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris...
@MrRoberjager
6 жыл бұрын
Great great video !! Congrats boys !!
@vincentbarkley9121
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you
@MarkRGPratley
8 жыл бұрын
Great video, well thought out and produced. My only observation is that it's best to cross over the anchors you had on the stern. That is, take the anchor tied to the port cleat over to the starboard and take the anchor tied to the starboard cleat out to the port side. You were fine in this storm but in a hurricane the crossed lines act very similar to spring lines used when docked.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Interesting thought... I would worry about chafe in that case though since the line couldn't lead directly overboard...
@Ronin4614
6 жыл бұрын
Well done video!! Thanks.
@joelaldridge5851
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys so much for documenting this! Great JOB! Glad you are alright. I Look forward to more videos.
@captainsudden1709
7 жыл бұрын
Great Info! Interesting that some people complain about tying to mangroves. Not sure if they have ever been on a boat and had to worry about keeping a boat safe during a storm. Also, after Irma, how many people really want a Cat? From all the Cats that were flipped over, it appears that they become airplanes at about 150mph. But, with no ballast and a wing between two light weight hulls, its no surprise.
@soemaintenance2817
7 жыл бұрын
thank you for all your videos love them all
@MikeFlyItAll
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome video... Make More like this please....
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike :-)
@michaelmcilrath3420
8 жыл бұрын
AThanks for sharing... Ive learnt alot!
@GPSJayDog22
8 жыл бұрын
Very nice. Thank you for all the outdoor work for us. Well done :-)
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
You're Welcome Jay 😊
@irakperez
7 жыл бұрын
Great Job man!! Thanks for sharing. Very well documented and very helpfull.
@ageorgiapeach9442
6 жыл бұрын
what a great video. thank you. You are so smart.
@raymondmendez8092
3 ай бұрын
Great video .. I am new in your channel .. I am new to sailing so I am curious, what is the model of your boat ?
@KustomSigns
8 жыл бұрын
Super video! Thank you
@tancolvis5240
6 жыл бұрын
great knowledge to know how to tie your sailing boat in mangrove with bow tied nearest to mangrove and 2 x side anchors at left and right prevent boat moving side to side.
@tabascopierro
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this instructive vidéo !
@magicman9486
6 жыл бұрын
great video. Always learning something from you. keep up the great videos.
@mikeoconner1356
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent Video! Thank you.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it Mike!
@stormchaser8472
4 жыл бұрын
that was fun! i like storms!
@mortweiss3151
8 жыл бұрын
Well done skipper!
@mizelanie
8 жыл бұрын
Very nice video packed with good to know information. It looks like I am going to be hooked on your video's. Just subscribed.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Elaine :-) Welcome aboard!
@1450JackCade
7 жыл бұрын
Nice boat! Really like that dark wood on the exterior.
@John-qw4vs
7 жыл бұрын
great video....
@johnheav
8 жыл бұрын
This was really quite instructional, and a unique kind of teaching. I've subscribed and will view all your work. Godspeed!
@steadmanuhlich6734
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent video with good tips and demonstration and narration. Well done! (Will subscribe and share.)
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Thx Steadman! Glad you enjoyed it!
@daledeonarine9811
5 жыл бұрын
good captain.
@godiskungen27
8 жыл бұрын
Awsome video well done
@fairwinds1960
8 жыл бұрын
great video....thanks.
@melellington6677
7 жыл бұрын
If I were facing an impending tropical storm or hurricane, I’d look for a hurricane hole in which to tie off my sailboat to mangroves (regardless if doing so is illegal, such as in the Florida Keys). Also, it seems to me that a hurricane hole is less subject to high winds than the wide open bay seen in your video, which has a lot of fetch to build wind and waves.
@JamesWright1955
8 жыл бұрын
if I am ever caut in a tropical storm , I will apply the mangrove idea as it makes sence the more you distribute the stress weight throughout an broader area the safer.
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Glad we could help James 😊
@robertorzech2466
6 жыл бұрын
That gives us a good idea even though it wasn't a hurricane. Thanks for sharing
@Nucky131973
7 жыл бұрын
Great job great video
@nards656
7 жыл бұрын
This stuff is so neat to watch. Thanks for taking the time to share. I'm assuming you're monetizing the feed in SOME fashion, and I've got zero problem with that. Good sailing to ya!
@bernardowiederhold1533
6 жыл бұрын
Nice video very interesting.
@edrymes3653
8 жыл бұрын
This is a good one. Never had wx like that on a boat but with reports and proper preparation it seems the best way to ride it out. Question: What spacing did you use along the mangroves? How far away were your neighbours?
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ed - glad it was useful. At about 7:33 in the video you can see the spacing - perhaps 60 ft apart?
@harrisonboyt7060
8 жыл бұрын
I love the informational style! Reminds me of The Life Aquatic, with less Bill Murray.
@jasonjenkins1124
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. One question. How did you set your main anchor? I see at minute 2:10 that the anchor chain is coming off the bow; but you also mention that you have the 3 anchors set astern. I don't imagine you are running the chain under the boat and then astern. Just trying to figure this out as I'm planning on tying to mangrove in the future; although NOT in a tropical storm.
@jasonjenkins1124
5 жыл бұрын
Nevermind... I just saw this question was already asked and answered. :)
@bchadaway7469
8 жыл бұрын
This is very good. In Biscayne Bay (Miami), they tell you that you can't actually tie anything to the mangroves, as they are a protected species in Florida. You can, however, place an anchor among the roots.
@melellington6677
7 жыл бұрын
The same applies here in the Florida Keys.
@homefront3162
7 жыл бұрын
I love this video
@BuenaVistaMar
8 жыл бұрын
Great information you share tanks.,,!!!
@DistantShoresTV
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ramces!
@rayred74
5 жыл бұрын
I always keep ski goggles on board to help with sea spray and hail if confronted with it in a storm - usually yellow or clear lenses so I can use them at night.
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