Beached in the Bahamas - Distant Shores Classic Ep#4

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Welcome to these Classic Episodes of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series where we revisit destinations from one of our many cruises through the shallow seas of the Bahamas. This time we visit the "far out" Bahamian islands of Mayaguana, Crooked and Acklins where we snorkel on the pristine reefs, come face to face with a shark and later demonstrate how we beach our Southerly 42RST sailboat in remote salt water creeks by retracting its swing keel.
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[@onthebeaches]

WOW! I learned more about sailing and sea life than the last 20 videos I watched from other channels. You're the vessel people should be pining to get on. A true sailor! THANK YOU for all this amazing info!!! BTW...photography was great as well and loved the superb audio and professional footage! WELL DONE!

[@paulouellette6881]

Can't wait till we can go cruising there !!!!

[@DistantShoresTV]

You'll like the Bahamas I'm sure Paul!!

[@daviddigital6887]

I have done some boating on fresh water lakes but never had any desire to sail or learn about sailing until I started watching sailing vids on youtube about a year ago. Now I have way more sailing knowledge than I could have ever imagined. Now I actually want to go sailing. Kinda crazy

[@SV-DEDICATED]

Re-watched. These are great episodes time and time again.

[@Sailscovare]

I have only dabbled in the Bahamas over the years, sailing north or south but I think this coming winter I will enjoy a few months there! Thanks for you really fun videos!

[@conniemoore5056]

Love it guys. Such beauty in the Bahamas.

[@richardmyhan8755]

Nice, A vacation for my mind!

[@VoyagesofNormanJames]

Another great "Classic" Paul. More bulkheads now fitted in DSIII, and the keel being prepared for Coppercoat, great to see progress

[@DistantShoresTV]

Thanks Rob! All updates welcomed!!! I'm just editing a segment for KZbin on the build up till Tuesday :-)

[@clarisd]

Just found your channel and I am enjoying it so very much! Thank you for your channel!

[@hebelson444]

I stumbled upon your channel. Your video, editing and narration is superbly done ! Now I will have to binge watch from the beginning. May you have many nautical miles in your horizon and starry nights to spark your muse. - Hugo

[@DistantShoresTV]

Thanks Hugo for the kind words :-)

[@wingmasterable]

Beautiful !

[@ctaylor1655]

My wife and I are putting a deposit down on a FP 44 next week...! Looking forward to getting out there.

[@DistantShoresTV]

Congratulations Chris!! Thats quite a boat and will be great for exploring the Bahamas! When will she be ready?

[@ctaylor1655]

Distant Shores TV - September of 2019. We are so excited and it has been a dream of ours for many years. Thanks to you and your inspiration!

[@safethamzagic7226]

I love your videos

[@DistantShoresTV]

Thanks Safet 💕

[@OverlandSea]

Love your videos, very descriptive.

[@DistantShoresTV]

Thanks SV Compromise!

[@OverlandSea]

We missed you at the Southampton show, we wanted to pop over and say hi. Hope you enjoyed it, we certainly did

[@DistantShoresTV]

Sorry we missed you... we were there all 10 days and it was very fun! (long ... but fun :-)

[@kenwalter867]

Love your videos and just subscribed. I'm on the gathering information like a sponge stage of sailing and this video really opened my eyes to the advantages of a swing keel boat for such exploring. In the past I had thought that their only real advantage was for easy trailer loading and towing. as much as I can appreciate your boat, it is far outside of my budget. I'm very handy at repairing things and am the type that would actually go over something like a sailboat from bow to stern so that I know what I have and how to keep it safe. That said, I wonder if you would have any recommendations for a budget minded swing keel boat that could be sailed from Fla to the Bahamas with a crew of two? Really looking forward to seeing your new boat completed and thanks again for sharing all of your knowledge as well as the beautiful footage from your travels!

[@jorgehuerta3964]

Really nice. Just a question: how do you mark your stern anchor line? Is it any specific type of paint? (I saw 4 black strips) I use cable ties but that looks nicer. thanks!

[@Dorque19]

Have you considered a forward looking sonar/depth reader to avoid bottoming shallows?

[@crankinozzer]

When was this filmed?

[@billfournier1043]

awesome, love your videos! Didn't know swing keels existed until I watched one of your videos. Are all swing keels the same? If not what are the differences or advantages of the different swing keels? Thanks for sharing, looking forward to new adventures with your new boat.

[@DistantShoresTV]

Glad you're enjoying our Vids Bill. Here's a blog we did on sailing with a swing keel distantshores.ca/boatblog_files/how-to-sail-a-swing-keel.php Here's another on some of the different kinds of keels including a number of swing keels and centreboards distantshores.ca/boatblog_files/cool-keels-shallow-draft.php

[@jeanpaul1501]

Hello! Cool video. Can you explain me please, which „boats“ you are using at the moment and which boat do you will get? :D

[@DistantShoresTV]

DEzirewolf we are building a new Southerly 480 "by Discovery " distantshores.ca/about-us/the-boats/distant-shores-3/

[@jeanpaul1501]

Distant Shores TV Ah okay, cool. Thank you and have fun (:

[@americandad1301]

Would this area work for production cats with a 4' draft? Also, have you ever come across anyone who used a keel or bow shoe (like a skid plate for an off road truck or motorcycle) to take the scraping in known shoals? I was thinking of moulding one from plastic when we get our cat; but everyone I talk to around me just laughs. No one ever laughs in racing when they ruin a $80 skid plate instead of a titanium frame. I would only strap it on for slow/shallow anchorages. Thanks for your 2 cents ;-)

[@DistantShoresTV]

Yes the shallow cats are good in the Bahamas. When you draw 4' there are many more anchorages available than a typical 6' mono. I'm not sure about scraping into known shoals. We do that with our swing keel since its incredibly tough and heavy 2 tons of cast iron. So we set the keel to draw 4' and poke in using the keel as a safety. Then we still have 1' in case we need to pull back off. If you can't lift the keel then you have to be careful to explore when the tide is rising :-)