Adventures Sailing the ICW and Chesapeake Bay (Take the Waters) S2:E5

Our sail north continues towards the Chesapeake Bay as we navigate our way through the intracoastal waterway (ICW). We find our favorite and most beautiful spots of the ICW, experience a terrifying lightening storm, and have fun in our Carolina Beach anchorage. We arrive in the Chesapeake Bay where we have an amazing sail!
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0:50 Cruising Waccamaw River
3:15 Navigating the Carolina ICW
6:40 Moored in Carolina Beach
10:40 Hiking Beaufort, North Carolina
13:41 Lightening Storm
15:58 Sailing Norfolk to Annapolis
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[@joutube68]

Great to see you guys having fun.

[@christopherkohel8555]

Production, editing, voice-overs, background music; spot on! Diggin’ your story big time! Be safe, fair winds.

[@JCrook1028]

Good to see you guys back on again! Take care, from Clw!

[@raiban719]

Way cool to see you both having a good time ..

[@mkmizell]

Welcome to the Carolinas. Where the charts are almost accurate. Love to see you guys having a safe passage. ~capt matthew

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Missed you guys , glad to see your still sailing. You two have came so far it’s pretty amazing

[@TakeTheWaters]

I know, it’s been a while since our last video. We found ourselves busier than we thought while in the Chesapeake, so spent the free time we had getting out and having some fun. We’ll be sailing for as long as we’re able to keep up our mid-life retirement lol, which we’re hoping will be a few years. We still can’t believe how far we’ve come so quick. Very thankful! -Mandi

[@annatoth790]

love this crazy couple!

[@RustyCroom]

I grew up near Beaufort, NC. I frequently saw the wild horses just across Taylor Creek from the Beaufort waterfront, much less frequently on Shackleford Banks.

[@toddhemsoth695]

Bell's Two Hearted....nice!

[@TakeTheWaters]

One of our faves!! 🍻

[@dustmeister4415]

The main thing is, the two of you look like you're having so much fun. Well done

[@TakeTheWaters]

We get more comfortable the more experience we get, which always brings out fun and happy times! We’re so looking forward to getting back to the islands and enjoying it :) -Mandi

[@AirRaidBaby]

That was a great video, Thank you. Have you seen this one? Watch to the end, get more entertaining. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4bOpGiObpuYaMk

[@sailingintermission]

Enjoyed your video and seeing the ICW footage.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks very much! 😊 The ICW had some beautiful views -Mandi

[@fire8storm]

You guys are hilarious. I love it!

[@ianspencer8109]

Ditto, they're quite hilarious. Maybe worthy of sharing some rum with, argh

[@williamhalling7744]

Great video guys ! Thx

[@colingrant7355]

Hi from Scotland. Loving the honesty of new sailors finding their feet and the limits of their abilities. Looking forward to many more episodes. Just don’t get pregnant for a season or two lol. (Practice all you want though).

[@TakeTheWaters]

Hi Colin! So cool to hear you’re watching with us there in Scotland (love it there). We’re learning more and more everyday, and it’s an awesome experience seeing each other grow as sailors. And don’t worry, we’re holding off on any boat babies lol -Mandi

[@markperry4220]

That was a nice tour. Now what. ? Sail on 😎✌️⛵️⛵️⛵️

[@TakeTheWaters]

We’ve got several seasons left in us :) Sail on! - Mandi

[@markperry4220]

@@TakeTheWaters outstanding I’ll keep watching for your updates. Thank you for responding ⛵️⛵️🇺🇸🇺🇸✌️😎

[@womackke]

Yay finally

[@TakeTheWaters]

Yayyy!! 🥳

[@Boody523]

Fun couple. Great job on the videos

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thank you! Enjoying this life while we can 🙂 -Mandi

[@chuckwolf8540]

Yeah - Your back. Happy Thanksgiving

[@TakeTheWaters]

It’s good to be back! Happy Thanksgiving! -Mandi

[@nickshenstone1362]

Great vid guys ,love your channel,keep it up cheers for now nick

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks for watching, Nick! -Mandi

[@jeremyduncan3654]

Make sure you have your mast grounded to an anode outside the hull. Make sure all your electronics are grounded also. Nice video.

[@oNeWiCkEd1]

You guys are so wierd and quirky, enjoying every episode! Not to many videos i am commenting on, but you got my like and comments in most of your recent videos 4 a reason! Keep up the good work. As "Advoko MAKES" would say ( a channel i can recommend btw ) "good people watching good videos" ;) God bless!

[@TakeTheWaters]

So great to hear - thanks for saying! Yeah, we’re glad we found each other - we’re equally as quirky, haha. Being a little weird only helps make life more interesting. Hope you keep having reasons to come back to our stories :) -Mandi

[@jasonw8325]

Good to see you guys heading South! Stay safe and happy sailing!

[@DWilliams-ce8nb]

Welcome back to my laptop. Missed ya!

[@TakeTheWaters]

Haha, yes!! It’s good to be back 🥳 -Mandi

[@Seabee2nd]

Really enjoy your channel. Not sure what it is but there is something a tad different about yours virus other channels. You do capture real emotions or it appears you do. Your learning curve is very interesting to watch. So, what you might consider as a mistake or embarrassing, is educational and a good learning tool for your viewers. Keep it going and stay safe. Paul s/v The Friendly Confines

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks for saying so - great to hear! Our goal with these videos has always been to show the stories and our deeper emotions that come with this life. We feel like we’ve learned SO much in so little time - but I think that’s what happens too when you fully immerse yourself in to it. Hope you keep enjoying the stories, Paul -Mandi

[@jameskahl9546]

Have y'all play it past Ocracoke yet it's a great place to spend a couple weeks the beach is there is and you can stay on the hook at the marina

[@TakeTheWaters]

This video was filmed this summer, so we’ve past the Ocracoke area. Just recently passed it ocean side, as we’re making our way south currently :) -Mandi

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

I'm not sure where your current position is as I haven't made it through all the videos, but If you make it down south there is Cumberland Island that has wild (feral) horses. I spent several trips to that island trying to photograph a horse with the beach in the background. Finally got it.

[@jefftilghman9059]

You in my country now, Beaufort

[@ianspencer8109]

Woah! Metric T shirt, gotta love it. If y'all listen to the band then you must be good folk.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Metric is one of my faaavorites!!! ~Mandi

[@jgbaugh]

Love the video. That plane was not illegal. Just saying.

[@Munkeez]

Happy thanksgiving guys! Are you attempting to cook a turkey on a boat?

[@TakeTheWaters]

We ended up getting a rotisserie chicken 😂. Even the hen wouldn’t fit in our oven. But we did manage to do our traditional pie apple-pie bake-off in our teeny oven! -Mandi

[@briancarson367]

Sorry you guys were on Carrot Island... Shakleford is a little bit further out.. Thta where all the horses are

[@TakeTheWaters]

Yep, your right! Good eye. We tried going a dinghy ride to shackleford but it was just getting to be too bumpy and wet of a ride, so we went back to carrot island. We’d seen pics and have heard stories of people seeing horses there too, so figured we’d give it a try. No horse sightings, but lots of horse poo! Maybe someone else will have better luck. -Mandi

[@jbeck7660]

What is your bridge clearance? Did you have any bridge issues on the ICW?

[@edwardwerthner7717]

Great water ways, no big waves. What does your boat draw n has shoaling been a problem

[@TakeTheWaters]

We have a 5’7” draft, but we always read the charts like we draw 6’. We soft grounded once when we first started sailing in the Florida ICW while leaving an anchorage (funny story). Otherwise we’ve never had a problem. We always read the charts very carefully, go slow when needed, read the reviews of others for certain areas, and stay alert when passing through them. The N.C. ICW is our favorite, amazing views! -Mandi

[@minken9]

What is your mast height? We have a benetau Oceanis 41.1 with a 65ft mast. We would love to do the ICW down the Charlston but are a bit concerned about the bridges

[@TakeTheWaters]

Hi there, our mast is 63.5. I wouldn’t go with a 65’ mast because there are 64’ bridges with little tide changes. All the bridges are supposed to be 65’ but thats not the case. -Brian

[@minken9]

@@TakeTheWaters thank you! We actually looked again at the specs of the boat and we are 62 ft!!

[@phongcao8117]

Nice vid!!! honestly i came bc of the nice bikini thumbnails xD

[@shanevillis4079]

AAAHHHHH the bikini thumbnails..... gets everybody in...... clickbait

[@phongcao8117]

@@shanevillis4079 haha... but it worths to click

[@waynemcintyre3953]

Are you guys returning to KZbin?

[@colinboniface194]

It's only over kill if nothing goes wrong. When something does go wrong, it becomes prudent seamanship... Funny old world...

[@TakeTheWaters]

That’s how we feel! If you run in to a bad situation, it’s better to know you prepared the best you could instead of not well enough.

[@braddobson2060]

There are not many attack horses

[@thaitom449]

Hi from the east coast of England, are you guys still planning on a round the world adventure or have you knocked it on the head for a while

[@TakeTheWaters]

Hey Simon, Not sure of our future plans atm. We only had so much money to sail for two years and then Covid wiped out over a year of that while keeping us in the US. Many countries are shut down still like NZ and that was our original half way point. But we finally starting to cruise around the Bahamas, just made it to the Exumas yesterday and we're enjoying this beautiful place for now. It's a crazy world, but we're happy to just happy to be here and healthy for now. -Brian

[@thaitom449]

@@TakeTheWaters sounds fantastic,what a great place to cruise around. We are in the process of looking for a 30 ish footer for a first time yacht so we can sail up and down the UK east coast and as we gain more experience over the Channel to France. Stay safe you two and happy travels

[@bryonensminger7462]

You should ground your mast to the water in a storm another channel I watch sailing into freedom was just hit he was filming at the second that it hit but it blew 2 holes through the bottom of his boat where the propeller shaft comes through the haul you should go in and check out the strike the gang on sailing parlay was just struck too not too long so like I said get your self some heavy rubber covered cable and ground your mast over board to the water

[@chitownxring1444]

Pro Tip: The Captain of the boat is the person who owns the boat and is responsible for all souls on board. Just because you are on the helm doesn't make you the captain you are just the helmsman and still need to take orders from the captain, period.. Now if you don't own the boat and are sailing it without the captain on board and you are legally responsible for the vessel then you are the captain for that time as you would be responsible for the souls on board and the vessel itself if you are sailing on waters where a captains licence is not required in the first place.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Im the helmsmen, you killed it sailing your boat babe. -Brian