Blessing of the Fleet and a STUNNING twilight cruise through the Georgia ICW

It is finally the day for Pivot's crew to experience the 54th Annual Blessing of the Fleet in Darien Georgia! It is a day to remember and we conclude it with a twilight cruise, leaving the free town dock, and venture down the Darien River towards our anchorage for the evening.
Thanks for watching!
Cheers from the Loop,
Jennifer and Elliot
#greatloop #boatlife #blessingofthefleet
🎥 Episode 225 | Filmed on April 4th, 2022
🇺🇸 America's Great Loop | Darien, Georgia
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Hi! We are high school sweethearts from Atlanta, Georgia who decided to take a year off to travel around the world. Together we decided to create vlogs for our journey as a fun way to remember it. On September 15, 2019, we left Atlanta with 3 bags, 2 one-way tickets, and 1 goal of traveling for a whole year. Little did we know, 6 months later we would find ourselves in a nationwide lockdown in India. After spending 5 months in India, we came back to the United States and decided to purchase a 34’ Trawler, dive headfirst into boat life, and kick-off America’s Great Loop.
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[@Niki10-32]

Evening/Sunset cruise on a calm night... That is as close as it gets to heaven on earth

[@SchoandJo]

Absolutely agree! Just magical!

[@chuckmeyers3555]

If you said “blessing of the fleet” one more time, I was going to cry. Basically I enjoy your channel. Take care

[@SchoandJo]

😁

[@larrybenson3514]

Awesome video .shrimp boats don't go out and back each day they go out for 3 weeks or more at a time. Don't come home until freezers are full.

[@SchoandJo]

Neat! Super interesting 🤙

[@paulharmina7480]

I love the way Ollie stands watch.

[@SchoandJo]

She's just living life to the fullest!

[@KatHoyt]

We are so excited for the 56th Blessing coming up in just a couple of weeks!

[@SchoandJo]

oh, thats going to be awesome! Hope you have a great trip 😁

[@thecurlyorange]

I’ve been enjoying your videos after the kids go to bed each night! They are so well done and very relaxing to watch! Thanks for the great content!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for watching!

[@ldirk58601]

Im sure no-one has told you that you look exactly like your mom, Elliot. So let me be the first. This was a fun video. I love it when the stars align and all the fun happens. The boat hitting you was the universe pinching you so you know its real 😉

[@tomreid5184]

This is the best video of all the 200 plus. The sights, the music and the manner in which you both present yourselves is truly relaxing. I mean it when I say "I wish I was there". This is my second comment tonight so I'll close and let you enjoy the day. Later.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Tom! We really appreciate the kind comments! We're glad we were able to share the day well enough that you enjoy it! It's always hard to completely capture the feelings and experience but we try our best every time!

[@donnaspinks4103]

Great video, my husband is on stage today with Touch of gray! Bass player Bill Spinks❤

[@SchoandJo]

Super cool, hope it goes well!! 🤘🎸

[@johnoconnor3795]

awesome to watch the blessing of the fleet, well done guys.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks John!

[@tmac709]

Wow! That was a fun day! I enjoyed the cruising when you left Darien with the sunset and all.

[@SchoandJo]

That twilight cruise was one of our favorite so far!!

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

Spectacular!

[@martellnelson6962]

Enjoy your adventures..Lotta shrimps is at night..put nets down late evening..drag till after daylight..long day or night..hard way too make it now..!

[@SchoandJo]

Oh wow, interesting! It’s impressive the work and dedication required 🦐🦐🦐

[@tomreid5184]

I was stationed at Parris Island (Beaufort SC) and with just a 15 min ride to Lady's Island, I had fresh shrimp right off the boat. You were correct on the shrimp boat return time. Any time after 2 pm and you could get all the fresh shrimp you wanted. I miss the South. Different way of life as you know. Stay safe.

[@SchoandJo]

Oh neat! I definitely can see the appeal of life in the south on days like today... Thanks Tom!!

[@holgerlafrenz2895]

Local marina here in St. Clair Shores, MI has a blessing of the fleet also in the spring.

[@SchoandJo]

Super cool!

[@barelyafloatwithsteve3975]

You Guys are Great. You've done so many Cool things since you restarted your Loop, and your only 10% through. I'm no Priest, so I can't Bless Your Boat ... But I am Catholic, and I keep you kids in my Prayers for Safe Travels ‼️🙂🙂🙂

[@SchoandJo]

Aww thanks so much Steve!!

[@steveandereggen3182]

Another super video guys. I believe some of the fleet blessings were sent your way. Very interesting little town and festival. Aloha!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much Steve - aloha!

[@jomarkelly3932]

We kept our 36’ Cruiser on Lake Erie close to Sandusky, OH. Every year the local Catholic Church, had “The Blessing of the Boars”. I know I always looked forward to it… Safe Travels! John M. Kelly

[@SchoandJo]

Oh super cool!

[@toddbrauselling]

That would be cool to watch

[@SchoandJo]

It was a lot of fun! Totally recommend it 😁

[@larrydicenzo3826]

Awesome video, thanks 😊

[@SchoandJo]

Cheers - thanks Larry!

[@pap91rt50]

Your episodes are so well done. Especially this one..so peaceful and calm. Excellent! Oh one question I've been meaning to ask..has Ollie ever gone over the side??

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much Larry! Ollie has never gone overboard on Pivot but she has fallen off of Fred a couple of times… it’s why her life jacket is required!

[@walterdavis4808]

Great stuff. Thanks for bringing us along !

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for deciding to watch and coming along 😁

[@walterdavis4808]

@@SchoandJo I've been watching a while , usually don't have time to comment . I would love to do the great loop. But I don't want to demast for the Nothern low bridges . Hope to sail to Wisconsin some day

[@johnmarschalk1977]

So a little info on the equipment on the boats. Those that looked like they had big air condition units on to are actually cooling salt water below normal freezing temperatures. Run the shrimp through the brine flash freezes them to maintain peak freshness

[@SchoandJo]

Super neat! I was wondering about that, thanks John.

[@haroldconnell2973]

Loving the journey

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Harold!

[@xwiick]

can't wait for you guys to get north of NYC

[@SchoandJo]

Won’t be too long! 😁

[@LadyEdisto]

Most coastal towns w/shrimp boats have a Fleet Blessing this time of year. Charleston, SC, Mobile AL. Are 2 that I know of.

[@SchoandJo]

Cool, thanks Virginia!

[@lesterwicklein717]

awsome thanks

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for watching Lester 🤙

[@hueandsteve1989]

Such a beautiful evening. Lovely your mom could be with you for a while.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much Steve! Hanging out with Mom definitely made this weekend very special!

[@davidingraham1989]

Always wanted to go to one of those. I hear that the one in Tarpon Springs is spectacular. Thanks. D.

[@SchoandJo]

We are looking forward to visiting Tarpon Springs in general! 🤙 Darien's not too far away for next year though 😁

[@gregsullivan8956]

Jen does your voice get higher with adult beverages?

[@SchoandJo]

Hehe I don’t think so

[@suzanneaydelotte801]

Such a fun video…watching the fleet to go one by one to the bridge for their blessing was amazing. Thanks for sharing. It looked like you all had a great time!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Suzanne! It was really neat, just the positivity and celebration was really cool to be a part of! 🦐🦐🦐

[@oceanrider68]

I wonder if the wreath tossed into the water at the end was for the sailors that never came home?

[@SchoandJo]

That’s what Jen thought as well

[@351linzdoctor]

I live in Savannah Ga and when they had Blessing's Of The Fleet In Thunderbolt The Wreath Was For Sailors Lost At Sea!

[@frankrice5364]

At one time I owned two of those shimp boats ran one and had a crew to run the other .in the West coast of flordia

[@SchoandJo]

Wow! I bet that was an incredible experience!

[@michaelhensley4102]

Great video as always. Thank you once again.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much Michael!

[@frankrice5364]

Booms is what they are called

[@SchoandJo]

Oh cool - thanks for the information Frank!

[@jamieklennert6213]

Hi! That was so cool!! I am curious, and you probably already explained it, but why did you wear the scarf masks when you were cruising.. thx again for all you hard work:)

[@SchoandJo]

Hi Jamie! Thanks for watching! Those scarfs basically protected us from the no-seeums (tiny mosquitos). There are other options like spray, or thermacell, but sometimes we just covered up since that worked well and was easy 😁

[@bradirby2355]

Apparently there wasn’t any major damage to Pivot in the collision?

[@SchoandJo]

Just some scuffed paint. Pivot needs a lot of paint touch ups after the deck project so will take care of it eventually! We were lucky!

[@flyfliker]

While cruising how much fuel do you consume per hour? What is the average price of fuel?

[@SchoandJo]

We use anywhere between 1.5 gal / hr and 2.5 gal / hr and our last fill up was 4.35 a gallon for diesel. It changes very frequently so I couldn’t say an average 😁

[@flyfliker]

@@SchoandJo Thanks!

[@johnmarschalk1977]

A true Gator fan would not have put the video of the third boat in. There's some hope for you as long as you don't start barking instead of chomping

[@SchoandJo]

Hehe we accept all 😁 however you won’t ever find us rooting for the teams which wont be named

[@gregsullivan8956]

Was my previous comment removed?

[@SchoandJo]

Don’t think so! What was it? If it was about Jens voice, I think you put that as a reply to Davids comment

[@juniinc40]

Your Lehman seems to be idling too high. You want to check it out with a photo tach... should be idling at +-600 RPM. 1000 RPM is too harsh for your tranny.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for the advice I’ll look in to this! Do you know how hard it is to adjust the idling? We idle at about 800 so still a bit higher than the recommended still

[@flyfliker]

@@SchoandJo Have your mate move the throttle lever while you watch the linkage on the engine. When the throttle lever is pulled back to the idle position the engine linkage should rest against an adjustable stop screw. That screw should be your idle speed adjustment.

[@juniinc40]

@@SchoandJo 99% old analog gauges are inaccurate, as I suggested you should order a digital tachometer to verify & to calibrate your tachometer. Lehman Idle RPM adjustment is done by adjusting the idle set screw on the injection pump. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3PJkqaPgK-qeKM

[@kw8757]

12:51 ju-ju is about right for any religion, 2022 and people still believe this BS.

[@SchoandJo]

To each there own 😁

[@kw8757]

@@SchoandJo yes, in a free country you can waste your time and life with whatever BS you like 🙄🤣

[@tomreid5184]

@@kw8757 Is that what you took from this video. The only time wasted is that taken to comment on your lack of respect for and individuals own beliefs.

[@kw8757]

@@tomreid5184 I think where religious BS is involved I don't have to show any respect. Would you show respect for someone who believes fairies live at the bottom of their garden? You would write them off as deluded at best, mentally ill maybe. Religion poisons everything and should be condemned.