Anchored Next to a CASTLE in LOCH NESS!! l Sailing the Scottish Highlands (MJ Sailing - Ep 117)

[@MJSailing]

You won't see me (Jessica) featured much in this episode as I was a little under the weather and didn't have enough energy to get in front of the camera, so I spent most of my time behind the lens. Not to worry though, I'm fully recovered and chipper in the next episode!!

[@KenBlackRifleAmerica]

Happy you were all set in the next adventure. Happy Belated Birthday to Matt! Take care!

[@philipmackin1025]

Watching the science shows on Sunday, 8 Sept. Using DNA found in the water, apparently "Nessie" may be a giant Eel. Some people eat eel. Not this fellow...

[@MrRourk]

Dont be messing with our underwater ally Napoleon! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4mmnWaqhbiaf6M

[@SquawkCode]

Glad you bounced back! I hope it wasn't the haggis. You had the real thing. It's banned in USA We can only get canned 'gaggis' which might be relabeled Alpo.

[@davidmilitz2275]

Nice Shout Out to Grand Rapids! Love seeing the name on the side of Elements!!!

[@brunsonr]

Can't beat Founders beer. Happy b-day Matt. Thanks for all the great vids. Sail-on!

[@SquawkCode]

Happy Birthday Matt. 🎂🍺Another nice segment. I know I'll be freaked out about spending a night in Loch Ness. Bucket list material!

[@PrecisionSailLoftVictoria]

Happy birthday Matt! Glad your enjoying beautiful Scotland!

[@MJSailing]

Thank you so much!!

[@ronaldwarren5220]

Thanks again for taking us along. We spent all last week in W Michigan. Attended a grand daughter's wedding in Borculo. Visited Grandville, Wyoming, Rockford, Cedar Springs, Lowell, Grand Rapids, Wayland, Mount Pleasant and Shipsewana, IN. The weather is cool there and the trees are still green with just a few starting to turn. Stay safe and well. Oh, yeah - we visited three different Meijer stores. We really miss them here in Arizona. When we got back we went to Phoenix and watched the Detroit Lions tie in overtime with the Phoenix Cardinals.

[@libmananchannel]

Wow! This is the first time I see it!

[@DouglasDenny]

Loved this episode. The music, scenery, projects, Dyneema! It has it all! Keep sailing guys. Although, you know it's going to start getting cold soon, right... :)

[@MJSailing]

Thank you so much! And yes, a bit colder...we are already missing our warm cruising climates. 😮

[@freedomrider30]

Huge shout out!!! Happy Birthday!!!! Had a beer? And had a drink??? OMG! Lmao! 👍👍👍A+++! You two!!! Thank you!!!

[@skflyfish]

Happy Birthday Matt! Ah Founders beer. Y'all are true Grand Rapidians. What an awesome spot. It just dawned on me that Georgie is better traveled than I. ;-) Cheers.

[@robertalexander9931]

Happy Birthday! What a beauiful spot to hang out on your special day.

[@johnmccormick175]

Happy belated Birthday Matt!..great video and great photography....thanks for sharing.

[@waynemcphail7825]

You are such a cool couple, in a wonderful location, great videos, and love your cat!!!!!

[@chrisblore9635]

I have been watching you from the very beginning You both are so enjoyable to watch. The views are amazing. Thank you for bringing us all a little escape each week.

[@MJSailing]

Thank you for all your support Chris!! 💟

[@rfairch75]

Happy Birthday Matt, What a great place to spend it!

[@pkane5472]

Love Matt's positive attitude. Raining and cold but he says what a gorgeous day! Great camera work Jess

[@sailingavocet]

So much positivity!

[@TurbaFilm]

Hi Georgie, life is good isn't it :) Thank both your crew members for this very entertaining episode!

[@bkackman]

Very talented Jessica, carrying lines and camera and negotiating all the foot obstacles leading your boat through the locks. Terrific shots of the boat's hull slicing through the beautifully calm water. Nice artistic shot. I could feel the serenity. Happy birthday, Matt! What a great place to spend it. Sorry you were under the weather, Jess. Feel better...

[@siaripop7]

Happy Birthday, Matt, although it is a belated one!

[@davidmadison8989]

Nessie in the house!

[@klouism1]

: I am glad that you had a nice birthday. The weather treated you well. What better birthday could one have, beautiful boat, beautiful wife, beautiful weather and your good health. Stay well and happy.

[@davidclarke7728]

Sailed there 25 years ago , went into the pub , the only English in there , the Scots had lots of fun with us sasanachs , but we never paid for a drink all afternoon ,but they just kept coming to the table, went back to the boat, and dove of into Loch Ness. The monster never got us but the water was freezing. Thanks for the memory, happy sailing

[@tonycassar116]

Happy Birthday Matt.

[@Amanaki]

Amazing video ! I was looking for videos and it’s really helpful. We are going to do this trip next week ! 😀

[@billroberts3864]

Great quality videos, music and narration. A belated Happy Birthday to you, Matt.

[@williamhollaway4174]

I'm getting ready for for work when I see your notification so I stop to watch. Wishing I was there or anywhere for that matter. You guys are awesome hope you feel better and HAPPY Birthday.

[@RiggingDoctor]

Congrats on going further north than MI! I wondered why people sail up that far and you have answered that question :)

[@handaferguson]

Great Place for a Birthday! Great Job!!! Thank you... :-)

[@bird718]

happy birthday matt, i'm impressed you two had authentic haggis

[@festitraining]

Urquhart Castle was one of our fav spots when we went to visit my family in Scotland and it was awesome that their were sailboats parked on the water next to it. Hope the rest of the trip goes well and don't forget to try scottish square sausage on a roll ( bun ) with an Iron bru to wash it down....truly the real national food of Scotland

[@PEI_Guy]

Super episode.

[@shawngamble4024]

Beautiful would love to be there.Thanks for letting us tag along😎

[@clayfarnet970]

A spectacularly beautiful place to be on your bday...with a hometown brew. Doesn’t get any better than that. Happy Birthday and Cheers🍻🎂🎈🎉🎊👍👍👍

[@sstem2169]

I've been to that castle before, you didn't miss much. Hanging out on the boat with a good beer, celebrating Matt's birthday sounds like a way better choice! And, what a great way to end a video! Queen Georgie, ruler of all she surveys, being doted upon by her loyal subjects!!! I sure do enjoy y'all's videos!!!

[@kenf1445]

We loved the Caledonian canal and area!

[@chefsteve3853]

Greetings from GR, and happy birthday. You definitely could have picked a better beer, then that.

[@peterstanistreet603]

Great to see you guys having so much fun! Thanks for sharing your adventure...

[@DobDog151]

Liked just based on title! Man, how cool?!

[@CheersWarren]

Splicing the 'main brace' in a dry suite on Loch Ness in a boat you rebuilt yourselves.....pretty cool! Do many people get they you sailed their from the USA , not something you see every day! Cheers Warren

[@mattjohnson6716]

Not many comments in Scotland, but in Norway we had a ton of people ask if we actually sailed from the US in our tiny boat :) Matt

[@karlfair]

Happy Birthday Matt!

[@deesandiego]

lovely

[@MrRourk]

Happy Birthday! I understand you had to edit out the Nessie Shots. ;)

[@mattjohnson6716]

We thought a black sensor bar was a bit tacky, so Nessie ended-up on the cutting room floor. Matt

[@jeanettesharrow4101]

Fredrick Rourk she also wouldn't sign the release! Cheeky monster😉

[@jerryfield5815]

Glad your back in Scotland hope you get a glimpse of Nessie. I will get up to G.R. soon as I live in the great state of Michigan to try some of that beer. Cheers

[@brucegarrison4999]

The rain and gray skies probably reminded you of home it’s great to see you could find a good beer there

[@mattjohnson6716]

It did! We've felt very "at home" in Ireland and UK due to the similarities of Western Michigan. Matt

[@chriskimble3501]

What a beautiful place to celebrate your birthday. So glad to see you had an excellent day, but it was just not as festive as in previous years without your balloons & banners :) Loved the drone footage! Next time you are near a castle and the weather is clear, We'd love to see an aerial view of castle ruins. Keep up the good work. We love your videos!

[@revans1166]

Happy birthday Matt- got you the same thing as last yr 😂 Thanks for a awesome video again 😃

[@aquablushgirl]

An idyllic way to spend your birthday Matt. Hope you enjoyed relaxing and taking in the gorgeous scenery.

[@mattjohnson6716]

We are typically on passage for my Birthdays, so it was a wonderful treat actually being able to spend time ashore for the day.... and what a place to be ashore! Matt

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

Happy Birthday!

[@TopShelfLife]

Ha ha where did you find the Founders all the way over there. Number 1 reason I started watching you 2 Grand Rapids 🙋🏼‍♂️

[@mattjohnson6716]

The Founders was brought all the way from Florida... it was forgotten in the bilge :) Matt

[@danieloliver20]

Location, location, location...... happy b-day Matt! Gotta love that 12v boat pump....

[@mattjohnson6716]

My second favorite Ryobi tool. First is the impact driver.... this thing will not die! Matt

[@danieloliver20]

@@mattjohnson6716 that's funny, I have four 18v Ryobi impact drivers for my workers that keep going & going..... also have an18 yr old blue ryobi 18v drill that has VIP status!

[@mattjohnson6716]

​@@danieloliver20 I bought the thing as refurbished around 15 years ago. But even with the abuse it won't die and allow me the justification to buy that Milwaukee set I"ve always dreamed of. 1st world problem. Matt

[@danieloliver20]

@@mattjohnson6716 yeah it's that whole inertia thing, ya keep with it until you're forced to change, haha I used physics, I need a beer!

[@TwoHands200]

12:10 Good choice going with the Oris Diver Sixty-Five

[@mattjohnson6716]

Close. It's a Spinnaker brand watch..... which I can't remember the model name. PRetty well done for the price. Matt

[@ronaldwarren5220]

Just heard by text that there was a huge storm in Grand Rapids and a tornado touched down in Lowell and is now headed for Saranac and Ionia. 8: 20 PM EST, Sept 11. My oldest son was down town GR attending a class. He was worried that one or more of the cranes would fall down as there is a lot of construction going on. Per a friend in GR there are no injuries known so far. Lots of trees blown down. I pray your loved ones are ok.

[@mattjohnson6716]

Thanks for the heads up. Most of the family is in the downtown area or North side, but I'll follow-up to make sure everyone is safe. Matt

[@beckypincalifornia1985]

What a glorious birthday! The weather was unbelievable. Lucky you! PS I checked The Highland Club website. Actually, the general public can spend the night, eat at the restaurant and use all of the sports facilities. If I calculated correctly, nightly rates are £ 220.

[@formhubfar]

Some stunning views, happy birthday.

[@Bradley_Clark]

Really enjoyed this thanks again! Thumbed

[@glassman51]

Holy shit guys, that has to be some of the coolest cruising ever! I’ve been to Loch Ness but not on my boat and you can bet your butt that if I ever get across the Atlantic I’m gonna follow in your footsteps. Absolutely fabulous episode, thanks so much and cheers! Happy birthday Matt, what a place to spend it😁

[@mattjohnson6716]

We're just so excited that we get to come back and really absorb the area once done with Norway. But even then, we're still going to miss out on so much history and beauty.... we need a few life times of cruising! Matt

[@greggronemeier1256]

Nessie might be a huge eel ! Happy Birthday to you.

[@mattjohnson6716]

I read that on the BBC too :) DNA caught another perpetrator. Matt

[@timjacobs6546]

Happy birthday from Jackson MI, love me some Founders as well!

[@mattjohnson6716]

I can't believe how large Founders has gotten in the past few years. It's amazing all the places we've seen it available. Matt

[@JeffyPop247]

it looks beautiful there! this is definitely on my bucket list. 14:07 -i'd love a house right on the side of that hill.

[@sailingavocet]

Our bucket list too! We can't wait to sail there

[@HeidiandFranny]

Happy Birthday! But, how come no footage of Nessie? ;) Really nice video :)

[@owenpotter2459]

Brings back memories! Did you go up to Drumnadrochit? (Not sure if I spelled that right.) We moored in a small boat harbour place just around from Urquart Castle, then walked to the village from there. Some nice pubs etc there.

[@davegunton254]

Enjoyed the video!

[@Alisdairification]

Another great video. Awesome to see you two out enjoying life. Thank you for sharing it with us. Hopefully see you guys down our way soon. #NewZealand

[@charliemcgrain]

Really love the videos, guys, great work. Just wondered if you thought about using music that added some magic and mystery to the scenes of the lochs, rather than the 'elevator' music, you're playing.

[@DD-Aerial-Photography]

Great video

[@jmcgoo4270]

Hi you wild adventure youngsters, love the videos watched from the start. Being a professional video editor for over 40 years the quality of your vids is AMAZING. Having a little Irish and Scottish in my blood we need some Scottish background music or celtic if possible before you head east. Good luck keep having fun!

[@mattjohnson6716]

I really wish we had the artistic and professional knowledge in editing you have, but I'm glad you've found our amature production worthwhile. Like I think most people, I never gave enough credit to editors before we actually started do it ourselves :) Matt

[@jmcgoo4270]

Seeing as my last name ends with Guinness I'll send you 2 some money for some Guinness once I figure out my wife's paypal. I have to get up to the cottage this weekend where my wife is to figure it out.

[@PEI_Guy]

So funny, I live on an island settled by Scottish people. There is a Fort Augustus here. A Caladonia here but no Loch Ness .

[@mattjohnson6716]

We've recognized a lot of names in Ireland and Scotland that correspond with names of locations back home (Michigan). Previously, I thought most of these were the surnames of people that lived in the area, but no see most were in fact the location of where they came from. Matt

[@PaulusPHM]

love it , the place I wore my kilt and played the pipes

[@MJSailing]

We did see someone in Ft. Augustus walking around in a kilt with bagpipes!! 😀

[@mysurlytrucker7510]

Happy birthday i am glad you guys are enjoying Scotland i hope very soon it will be the free country it was before ' i would like to apologise for the Ridiculus cost 'no excuse for ripping people off sorry guys.

[@almartin6227]

Fantastic

[@kennethmiller6158]

Have you met sailing with the tide they have a 1920 wooded 2 mast

[@destrollip506]

Great content as per your high standards. I had exactly the same experience at Urquhart Castle two years back trying to access the restaurant via the dock. Scottish Heritage is not interested in boat trade, they're already fat cats from coach loads of tourists happy to pay extortionate entry fees.

[@mattjohnson6716]

They had a guard down to talk to us before we even landed... Matt

[@rennyricejr.4532]

Nice to see a kitty can live abroad.

[@Michael-MYR]

Let us know as soon as you see Nessie roaming around, make sure you get a picture...Y'all keep smiling

[@chetfoster6836]

When was the footage for this episode shot?

[@MJSailing]

In mid to late June.

[@user-earthandfire]

beautiful images, so evious of you two, thanks so much for sharing the adventure. Hey just curious how do you deal with georgie's waste management system while on board?

[@mattjohnson6716]

Georgies waste goes in the trash and then to a dumpster when available (Harbor mode). Otherwise, it gets dumped overboard when offshore and away from land. Matt

[@danknox9986]

Bonnie Scotland. My nice and nephew were born in Inverness. Russell and Diane Knox. They are famous, ask about them and you may get someone to buy you a drink.

[@sailingavocet]

Did you find Nessie!? Cheers from the Channel Islands California!

[@Neil_A]

How u finding Scotland I love the place as a photographer it's a dream for me I go at least twice a year of a week I live in the centre of the U.K. Liverpool love your vids both of your I subbed at the start of your boat renavation 👍👍and as much as lochness monster is rubbish I bet u was looking out just Incase I found myself doing it 😂😂😂11.24 that building dead ahead has a live webcam pointed on it and the surrounding areas for the Nessie freaks to sit in front on a laptop 24.7 😁I did it for 2 min or so 😂😂

[@mattjohnson6716]

We loved Scotland and can't wait to spend more time there in the next few months (we're currently back in the Orkney islands and heading South). We saw a few guys stationed with telescopes watching over Loch Ness when we passed through :) Funny. Matt

[@Geoscot]

You are back in Orkney, hope you take time to explore, Neolithic sites, Scapa Flow, Highland Park distillery, if the weathers good I love visiting the Orkney isles.

[@Neil_A]

Lol

[@ASDbytheSea]

Goals!!! ❤️⚓️💙

[@pirateracer69]

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[@lrpreizen4379]

Wild Haggis or farmed haggis..........?

[@MJSailing]

Absolutely no clue.

[@mikeskelly2356]

Co-là breith sona agus seòladh rèidh. And remember, Scottish ales are every bit as good as the whisky...

[@MJSailing]

We did enjoy some cask ale when we went out for Matt's birthday dinner. 😀

[@earlklinestub2167]

Ok tell the truth now. How many times did You look for the monster . 😀😀

[@mattwhite9398]

Hi from West Michigan! Love seeing you drink Founders (although I am in Bells town). Great videos - Scotland looks amazing! Rig Question: I see you have a Walder Boom Brake AND a couple more blocks and tackle aft of the boom brake. How do you use the boom brake versus the tackle? My S2 11.0 is on Muskegon Lake - I think you guys started there long ago?

[@mattjohnson6716]

Great boat and great place to sail! We kept ours on a mooring at Toresens marina and loved it. The boom brake's friction line is tensioned by the block and tackle on the side deck (it's also the tackle that lifts the dinghy). Tighten the tackle to engage the brake, and release it to allow a gibe. The line goes from the starboard toe rail to the boom, down to a block (just a snap hook) and back to the tackle. Matt

[@mattwhite9398]

@@mattjohnson6716 Thanks Matt!

[@philthefarrier9469]

Has anyone else noticed that Loch Ness and the castle look like the inspiration for Hogwarts from Harry Potter

[@lotophagi711]

We call spectators at British canal locks "gongoozlers".

[@sailingavocet]

lol the more you know, I will remember this!

[@brucecooper8559]

Great location great couple great episode- making me miss Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 more and more with each episode! Cheers 🍻 🤗

[@airlincoln]

I watch a number of these sailing channels, and I have to say that Matt, Johan and Kirk all seem to be in the running for "perfect sailing husband"! I will make the same offer I did last year: if you give me a mailing address (if you have one), I will send Georgie a Christmas present. Keep up the great work and thanks for the wonderful videos! 🙂⛵️🙂

[@MJSailing]

Thank you!! I agree that Matt is up there for 'Best Sailing Husband'. 😃 Thank you for the offer, I"m sure Georgie would love a little present, she doesn't have as much to keep her occupied now that it's too cold for her to go outside. We can receive mail at this address: s/v Elements of Life The Jetty Sutton Harbour Marina Plymouth PL4 0DW, United Kingdom

[@stephkeach2717]

Happy day!! We are twins if you are 9/11/68 but me thinks I'm your older twin ;)

[@JCrook1028]

This was filmed in June.

[@edsondantas7179]

Bom dia meou mestre você é o cara excelente e muito educados e mito inteligente

[@TroyaE117]

At 3.03... "Loch Eeehaw" ?? Loch Oich !!!

[@MJSailing]

Well, that's what a pronunciation search showed me. 😉

[@TroyaE117]

@@MJSailing : good try. Welcome to the United Kingdom !!!

[@000001willy]

It's too bad the castle visit was so expensive. The price of admission seemed excessively steep compared to other castle visits in places like the Med. It would have been nice to see the grounds and the castle up close and personal.

[@mattjohnson6716]

I think the Med is all around lower pricing that in the North. The low cost and the warm weather is calling us right about now... but not until at least next year. Matt

[@tommygunz8692]

Beautiful absolutely beautiful....You guys should have put Georgie (sp)..On watch for Nessy....How was the Scotch whisky 🥃....?????....Yummy

[@kennethyoung3911]

Last week's news about loch Ness, was they are testing the waters for DNA ,trying to answer the question. They brilliantly determined from Nessi's Dandruff that he or she is a fresh water eel. ;)

[@mattjohnson6716]

I read the BBC article too. I told Jess to add the info to the video, but it was already edited and there was no going back :) Matt

[@grumpyjohntxredneckrc6346]

W@@W Incredible! Well Happy Birthday Son! May Your Day Be Filled With Pleasant Cheer, May Old Nessie Rub Up Upon Y'alls Keel, Butt Not Knock Ya's Over Into A Full Heal, Just To Show You Her Presence & Have Some Little Funs, Soo Eat, Drink & Be Marry On This Special Your Day, And May Your Cute Lil Missie Let You Have Her & It All Your Ways!!! ;~)P LOL Thanks

[@portfoliofotoz]

Waitaminnit: They charge admission to their restaurant, which (I'm guessing here) is pretty pricey?!?!?

[@JCrook1028]

No, they charge admission to the castle grounds. Restaurant is on the castle grounds. Maintaining old castles isn't free ya know...

[@digitalcanvas4444]

2 things... how can you have haggis and not talk about it??? What was it like? Also, why did you play the Price Is Right loser music when you showed the dark structure in the background? I didn't get that. Thanks!

[@MJSailing]

The Price is Right loser music is to show that our dinghy quest was a failure. We never got on the castle grounds to have our beers.

[@digitalcanvas4444]

Thanks! ;-)

[@zjc5671]

你们两个都的面相都特别有亲和力 特别正面

[@roberttorres809]

In case I didn’t say it already,” Happy Belated Birthday Matt”...