ISLANDS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF: SOCORRO [Adventure

Hundreds of miles offshore the Mexican coast lie a group of remote islands, have you heard of them? The Revillagigegos are volcanic islands home to sharks, manta rays, turtles, dolphins and so many fish! Sailing to Soccoro, we go jump in the water with them all, and sail all around the island in good weather and bad.
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Footage from March 2018
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[@sincerecanadian2791]

Love travelling with you from my couch 👍🏼

[@brianboys9015]

Beautiful underwater photography. Im not a diver and a lot of that stuff bores me. Love your work.

[@fisheadstew1312]

Why do my cheeks hurt so much after watching your episodes?... Oh yeah because I can't stop smiling for 20 minutes!! Thanks, keep it up :)

[@frankrice5364]

Great job with the CAMERA thank u guys for sharing

[@stigifberg]

Have to say that it’s super cool that you are visiting these kinds of places. Well done!

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Thank you so much.

[@Captain10Star]

I saw your subscriber base was at 18,999. So I rightfully hit that button for 19,000! You guys deserve it :) Thanks for the entertainment and knowledge.

[@oaklandmax]

Great SCUBA footage, and very precise editing and camera work!

[@kellee6551]

Thanks ya'll...Always fun and love the up close and personal....looking forward to the next Adrift

[@jensen7194]

Very Nice vids!!!...The "Bluest water" I've ever seen!!!.....A+

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Where does this blue stuff come from :)

[@jensen7194]

The depth and clairity of the ocean!...Pure Ocean Water!!..."Light Waves" being absorbed by everything except pure blue wavelengths!.(i.e..Light plankton, little sedimentation suspended in the water).....Great Stuff!,.... Keep the "Voyage" going!!!!

[@HammerRocks]

I recommend bringing along extra long lines in your dingy when you dive. As we usually pull our dingy along when we dive in places that have a fragile ecosystem [ie. coral reefs etc] or too deep [ie. ridges]. Unless you plan to dive in and out of caves etc, after a while you usually don't notice you're towing your dingy. Best part is, when you're ready to surface, your dingy is always nearby. This method is also perfect for drift diving.

[@Tbear7000]

Another awesome video. Love the underwater video and the fish, big and little.. See y'all on the next one...

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Cheers Gary, until next week.

[@sailingvesselsouthernlady447]

Great video! I like that you take the time to label the fish in your editing. Thanks!

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

You are most welcome and thank you.

[@rjlundeen]

I like your narration of the wild life, sea life and surrounding areas.

[@martinengelbrecht5384]

The best narrator

[@nheeren1]

So cool. Thanks from Alaska. The ocean is still covered in ice here up North. Always amazes me from you guys crossing the Columbia bar and sailing down the coast to now. Right on!

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Crazy how far we have come, we never would have considered ourselves capable. Just goes to show we can all do anything with enough effort. Stay warm.

[@davidbarry2372]

G'day Guy's, those cliffs @11:45 are simply stunning. Have enjoyed binge watching about 10 vids, your editing skills are so good:))

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

We do think our editing skills have improved greatly from the beginning, still more we can do. A lot is in shooting good footage now as well.

[@user-earthandfire]

Love your perpetually inspiring and educational videos, thanks heaps for the upload

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Awesome comment Andrew, thank you!

[@richardwinn8221]

Love you guys! Better and better. Good ID's on critters.

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Thank you Richard!

[@MrA1582000]

Incredible video. I love seeing the marine life and your descriptions of them. Your appreciation of nature is contagious

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Aww thank you Mary, nice to have others enjoying the same beauty.

[@laurentfroggy6631]

Superb video guys as usual 😎 that manta was a He 🤓 and you were correct on the last fishy too. Many thanks for sharing and best from HKG 🇭🇰

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Ok you can't just say it was a HE and leaves us with that. How can you tell and don't say it was because of the tail :p ?

[@laurentfroggy6631]

Fair enough lol.... when you look under the manta you will notice claspers (penises) which mantas and sharks and some rays have which means they are males. Ain't they lucky beasts? :) Best from HKG

[@barb9124]

great video...congrats on another completed sewing project

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Thanks Barb! We just had our Singer serviced here and a new motor put in, exciting to get onto the next project.

[@gregorydavids]

Another great episode. We are wondering if you think it would be worth the effort to head out to those islands without scuba gear. We would just have mask/snorkel/fins to explore the underwater life with. We are heading down to Mexico this Fall/Winter. Love the idea of seeing those mantras close up.

[@cyclomaniac9086]

Nice Vid guys!!

[@christorrance2876]

GREAT VIDEO. BEAUTIFUL.

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Cheers Chris.

[@csranch2000]

Really nice U/W footage! Are you using a red filter on the gopro? Loved hearing how you are careful of how and where you anchor the dingy during a dive. How much anchor rode do you carry on your dingy? Safe sailing!

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Yes we are using a red filter for most of the diving and have had to play with the gopro settings to get the best colour. One of us jumps in first and the other hands the anchor over so we can lower it down onto an area without coral and then we readjust when below, currently we have just under 70ft of anchor line.

[@arthurpryor773]

great video...thanks from texas...

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Cheers Arthur.

[@gkarjala]

2 weeks at San Benedcto!! wow you guys get the most out of every Naut, distance and speed.

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

We are not lying when we say we are slowly moving, we need to move now to avoid hurricanes though.

[@SailBeforeSunset]

If you have that feeling in your gut that you should not anchor, then you should not. Good call!

[@Richdudevids]

1st comment yah cool video as allways fun place to be ,,love it hey thanks for sharing.

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Thanks Richard, congrats on being the first to comment.

[@m.x2100]

Hi did you visit isla clarion?

[@thatdutchguy2882]

2:39 That's a cool shot of the island with the rolling waves infront, quite dark blue water btw, how deep is it there just of shore ?

[@thatdutchguy2882]

Ahh 95ft, silly inpatient me hahaha 😂, Hillary answered the question not 3 seconds after hahaha,....classic. Great vid again you legends 👍😆.

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Haha too funny, yes quite deep and it just dropped of deeper quite rapidly. Amazing water!

[@USMCCGAGNG]

Do you find the asymmetrical spinnaker difficult at various angles? I’m glad you guys are doing so well.

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Not really Dean, we are amazed that we can even fly it at 60 deg thought that is pushing it. Ideal is around 100-140.

[@billypunte]

Another Great video ,...there,s a youtube guy Old salty sea dog < Barry > SV Shaddy he,s on the Pacific side now and i asked him to call out to you he,s new to the pacific. maybe you can show him the tips tricks and neet places ? ps he sails alone .

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Thanks for the heads, Hillary reached out to a couple of other sailors to see if we can meet up in Central America. I'll ask her is she has heard of him, name sounds familiar.

[@billypunte]

Helping others Good on you Mates:]

[@comm2531]

Our ship went through the Panama Canal on our way to Hawaiian Islands and on to Guam. Back in 1988. We went right by Isla Socorro. So yes. I've seen this island and have known about it since 1988.

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Awesome! A place very few have seen, but pretty dang cool!

[@juanmunozphoto]

what kind of paperwork do you need to sail there?? whats the protocol like?

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

At the time we visited, you needed to have Mexico's version of a National Park pass for all people onboard (from CONANP), then you apply to Conanp for a special permit to visit by private vessel - they ask you for a bunch of details about your boat and your intentions for the visit and then they will mail you (by post) a permit valid for the dates you request. When you arrive at Isla Socorro (the main island), you call the military by VHF to check in - they will verify your permit and may come aboard for an inspection. All is pretty easy to do, and things may be changing, as the place is growing in popularity.

[@juanmunozphoto]

@@AdventureAdriftSailing Thanks for the info!!! hopefully one day I can sail there!!!

[@jacknimble1]

Maybe instead of installing markers underwater, unesco should install permanent moorings so thousands of cruisers don't ruin the reef with anchors. Not everyone is as careful as you guys with your hook.

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Jack you have a point, the recommendation from the parks and the other dive boats is to try and live boat if you can not dive and set your hook without damaging the bottom.

[@billw3571]

You two are too cute.

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

:) Thanks Bill.

[@rjlundeen]

How did the bread turn out?

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Delicious!

[@SailingWithVampires]

600 feet of anchor chain does she feel a little nose heavy?

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

No we added 8 plait line for the additional length and kept the same chain, we do want to move our second anchor though to reduce bow weight.

[@9ramthebuffs9]

standard breakfast, mutant sized monster ketchup packet.....

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

So many things here come in those squeeze packets, the strangest we think is motor oil.

[@titustiger27]

when are you guys going to get a hat sponsorship??

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Haha, Hillary would love that. She likes her hats, well we both do but we are not huge fans of sponsorships unless it is something very relevant. I guess hats fit that.

[@davidbarry2372]

ps. how did the bribe for fuel go?

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

It turns out we didn't even need the bribe and were given about 3 litres for nothing, typical friendly helpful cruisers.

[@johnnya9001]

Why is it that the women do all the sail handing? That is the hard job.

[@AdventureAdriftSailing]

Agreed it is tough, we alternate on sail handling. Though we have fallen into Hillary doing the anchor drop and retrieve.

[@thefreestylefrEaK]

Too bad you have no footage exploring the island 😒