BOARDED BY THE COAST GUARD//Sailing From Savannah to Fort Pierce Part 2-Episode 74

[@stylep9533]

It was nice boarding you all! Nice to know that there are knowledgeable sea goers like you all traversing waters safely. Glad you guys were safe! Lots of boaters go out but don't come back. That is why we conduct these safety boardings. Loving the content!

[@bushydray]

bolloks!!

[@DennisJ]

Wow, very educational, I would have never known you’d need a trash placard giving directions on “if you take it with you, bring it back with you”. 😂 thank you so much for the amazing insight, you guys do an epic job showing the realities of sailing. Love it 👍🏼

[@prohero22]

Positive attitude from everyone goes a long way.

[@sandyc6569]

For sure!!

[@ladykay8]

It looks like they were taking the opportunity to train newbie coast guard crew.

[@BrianProwker]

Dudes mustache was the only thing out of regs in this video.

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Hotdog last day looked fun!! :) Welcome back to Florida Dauntless crew!! Glad passage was safe! 👍👍👊👊

[@Johnny-tt8zc]

A friend of mine is in the Coast Guard and she says you wouldn’t believe the amount of high end boats that don’t have half the things required. And how arrogant they are when they get written up. She loves people like you that treat them with respect and let them do their job so you both get on with your day. Safe travels.

[@haroldpaulson]

"How arrogant they are when men-with-guns muscle their way into their home and rifle through their shit on false pretexts."

[@PreacherwithoutaPulpit]

@@haroldpaulson Exactly.

[@davidnonya7359]

lol tell your friend he is the arrogant one! some people want to be left alone. and don't need the government to protect them from themself!

[@xbetaroo]

I was boarded by the Coast Guard a couple of years ago. A group of the finest young people I've come across in a long time.

[@maddogmicknyatv]

Sea foam, Sea foam, Sea foam been using it for 20 years on every type of engine, use it to store all my tools in the winter never fails.

[@russellbalint3576]

Pretty fast look for spark ignition causes, lookin for WEED MAYBE?

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Loved the pirate ship!! Arrgggg!! 😂🤣😂🤣🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🦜🦜

[@trinadecker657]

Wow that was a huge inspection. Sounds crazy.

[@rickhudson6890]

Hey Kim! I hope your healing is still progressing nicely!

[@bradmottishaw467]

If life is what you make it, then you have made one heck of a life for yourselves!

[@peggykm4977]

Now the nice Coastguard folks (doing their job per their superior’s orders) will be able to show their boss and friends their “cameo appearance” on the famous Sailing Dauntless show! Good video this week!

[@jnjentinc]

Man.. that dudes mustache tho 😂 I crack myself up. Sorry mustache guy 😄

[@matthewsellers82]

I have known boats reflag to avoid being constantly boarded by the US Coast Guard. The suspicion was often "safety checks" were an excuse to search for contraband, however, fines for minor infringements are common. As one friend put it "this boat is my home, my home on land the Police would need a warrant to enter, why not at sea?".

[@jacobmann2594]

Because you’re not on land, if you’re in federal water, the coast guard can board you for no reason except to make sure you’re in compliance with federal laws. For your safety, and the publics. See 14 USC 522

[@matthewsellers82]

@@jacobmann2594 I believe If you're US flagged you can be boarded in international waters too. A very indignant friend of mine got boarded in the middle of the Pacific and given a ticket for an expired fire extinguisher. Like most things, there is a balance to be struck. Are regulations being driven by real-world problems or by regulators feeling the need to justify their existence by adding more regulations? Are there more problems in say western Europe where enforcement is less zealous?

[@jacobmann2594]

@@matthewsellers82 you are correct. If you’re US flagged, you can be boarded by US Coast Guard anywhere. And him being cited for an expired extinguisher while he’s in the middle of the pacific is exactly my point. 2 of the many missions of the coast guard are law enforcement, and search and rescue. We do Law Enforcement to prevent having to do search and rescue.

[@jacobmann2594]

@@matthewsellers82 also these boardings have absolutely zero to do with intent to search for drugs or other contraband. Yes, If we find it, you can be cited or detained, but we do these types of recreational boardings with the sole purpose to inform the boating public on safety and make sure they’re in compliance. Majority of the time, even if there are citable offenses, we won’t cite the Captain, just inform them. Unless it has to do with real safety. No fire extinguishers, flares, PFDs etc.

[@matthewsellers82]

@@jacobmann2594You could make the same argument for randomly inspecting houses and vehicles. Like most things in life, there is a balance to be found. I would trust the seaworthiness of a US, Canadian, or European boat fairly equally. However, I don't believe in random stop and search without reasonable cause. An annual or biannual coast guard inspection should be sufficient. As Ronald Reagon said "the scariest sentence in the English language "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you""

[@br5498]

Wow…. I’ll bite my tongue on the USCG..

[@steveeggert8814]

Great episode! Thanks for taking us along. Stella is gorgeous. All the best...

[@nooneanybodyknows1321]

I love St. Augustine and the Fountain of Youth. ⛲

[@TheMorten1181]

Love your boat....

[@josephstevens3357]

Very interesting episode! And good to see the USCC being so polite (they were on camera so that might have helped). Lots of exciting work ahead. We will be watching every Monday!

[@Cubamara]

You had a very pleasant experience with the Coast Guard. Most of them are. Coast Guard once decided to pull us over, and board while we were docking at MCCS Camp Pendleton. Coast guard at first couldn't understand why we were allowed to dock in that part of the Marina. Didn't take long for the driver of the car that was sent to meet my friend, a retired Marine Corp Colonel, to call Misson Control, and declare "We have a problem". No video exists of the pissing contest that took place between those two branches of our armed forces. Even if there were, I couldn't post it. Another time we were held in place for 4 hours before we could go through VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE restricted water because they where about to fire a rocket. The rocket was scheduled to launch 10 hours before. Never approach a "WTF is that" to take a closer look. No it was not a UFO. We were waved off at about 750 yards from it. Never planned on getting closer than 50O yards. Once we returned to US territorial waters the Coast Guard pulled us over. Nothing but a pleasant experience happened that time. No mention of our encounter with the "WTF is that"".

[@williesful]

That was very interesting having them board the boat.

[@dtonvista]

Great video, I went through a similar experience outside of San Diego when the Coast Guard boarded my 45 foot Catalina as we where sailing south from LA, took them 1.5 hour to go through the same inspection. So leaving the boat we where on a good heel and I watched as I knew one them was going to go swimming, but they made it. I grabbed that yellow sheet as a right of passage and wanted to frame it and put on a wall in the boat, well I set on the center console in the cockpit and when I removed the cover, it went flying overboard, damn thing!

[@anthoneyking6572]

Oh No Coast Guard and Tar on the New Dingy omg You can stop that right away lol Great Vlog Loved it Please the Visit on board all went ok thanks

[@OurCabinInThewoods]

My mom and brother still live right around fort Pierce Florida I did too and they used to own a business down there and my parents had their trimaran anchored down in fort Pierce Florida also that's been years ago though

[@over-there]

A dry bilge on a boat, thats new. Ive never seen one. They were great.

[@96chevydually6.5L]

You should run a dose of Sea Foam through the dinghy fuel system on occasion to help keep things flowing.

[@rickhudson6890]

Hi Syd!! Hope you had a cool vacay!!

[@geebee7341]

Seemed totally unnecessary and a complete waste of time………just sayin!

[@stanleygodlewski5489]

My fav. You tube family. You all are amazing people & & your abilities In your projects are truly Amazing. So says your fan STAN

[@SailingDauntless]

Thanks Stan the fan!

[@paratyshow]

👍☑️🏝️ Sweet, back in warm weather.

[@davidbuchan4610]

Glad to see you passed your safety inspection, after all the Coastguard main concerns are about Safety at sea.

[@fredjones7705]

I wish that were true. Last time they boarded us they said "safety inspection" but they were really searching for drugs. I knew that when they wanted to do skin swabs on everyone aboard. This was in the passage off Yucatan. They radar tracked us all morning (have detector) and approached and boarded around noon. I asked why they were searching us when we were Headed SOUTH to Panama? I used to like the Coasties but these guys were over bearing and altogether unpleasant.

[@thechaplain9906]

The one Guardsman had quite the “Porn Stash”. The 70’s were calling wanting it back…lol.

[@williamcantalamessa5231]

We are looking for fire ,water and drugs. Drugs was the main reason for the inspection period. Hello from siesta key Florida

[@peterplouf2836]

Can you explain what the missing sticker or placard, that the coast guard kept circling back to was all about?

[@cgmason7568]

It basically says environmental law about dumping from ships, oily waste and such

[@stephenthompson5852]

Wow what a lot of regulations. In Australia if you get stopped by the water police (which is rare, I have been stopped once in 25 years) they ask for marine licence, registration, life jackets, flares and if you have been drinking they will give you a booze test.

[@marcjordan29]

You guys have to check out Fernandina.... You were right there. Amelia island is pretty nice... And quiet. Just dont tell anyone else... 😜

[@stefaniewheeler2632]

You guys are so amazing I would absolutely love to get on a boat with you guys and learn. You guys are so knowledgeable and fun! You’re just live in a dream that seems pretty amazing!

[@akLeanne]

Looks like TY was enjoying her difficulty with the hatches.. I know I would.. I think they where bored, and just wanted to see the inside of you vessel.

[@TheMikeSpike]

You can thank your good freinds that own Thunderbolt marina for ensuring you got a very thorough safety inspection...right down to the dates on your glares. You know how much they (Thunderbolt) care for you guys? Especially since you guys did all the repairs yourself and didn’t use their expert $$$$ repair services. They are just looking out for you. (sic)

[@phil2707]

unbelievable - how was the boat able to float without the placard?

[@RYBAT]

It's not about the Placard. It is about making Contact, Observing, Communicating and Safe Operation. These men and Women are Protecting and Serving Our Nation, Keeping us Safe on many different levels.

[@thewatchman6074]

@@RYBAT Just more big brother government. My view is, "stay the hell out of our lives, and we'll call you when we want you."

[@RYBAT]

@@thewatchman6074 The purpose of the Boardings is just like Local LE. They are looking for Narcotics, Human Trafficking, Unauthorized Entry and Criminal Enterprise. We are a Lawful Nation and these Fine Men and Women are Protecting Our Nation. We would not be having these Problems if the Left Wing Politicians would follow their Oaths of Office and the Laws on the Books. If you can't Tolerate a Rare inconvenience, You are perfectly welcome to GTFO....Love it or Leave it

[@thewatchman6074]

@@RYBAT All very commendable, but their visit had nothing to do with any of those things. I'm all for law and order, but it's gone way too far from the concept of do no "wrong, harm, or injury," to your fellow man. The whole system of law has been abused to the point that we have become vassals of the big brother state, with thousands of state enforcers dictating every facet of our daily lives. Government has got so powerful and bloated that they no longer serve us, they dictate to us through petty bureaucracy.

[@ThoughtfulWander]

What?? What about the Space Coast with the rocket launches!! Sheesh those are pretty cool! Only interesting place is St. Augustine... sheesh 🤣😂🤣😂👍👍👊👊

[@elysiumsailing]

Hey I am missing that placard too, where did you buy yours from? All I can find is the cheap looking stickers.

[@SailingDauntless]

I stole the one from the Leopard🙄

[@SailingDauntless]

I have a new set coming from Leopard.

[@iiikkkiiizzz]

Hard to open the bilge cover on Lagoon 45. I would check the bulkhead ASAP.

[@SailingDauntless]

It’s swollen from the Georgia humidity. The bulkheads are straight.

[@akLeanne]

Should of waited before I commented,, they where nice

[@ymk8355]

I am amazed by all what they were asking for. Do you need a licence to operate a sailboat in the USA? Also I still didn't get what the “plaques or placard” are. Quite strict bureaucracy for US flagged vessel. I have sail around western Europe and the Caribbean and I have never been asked half of what they’ve asked you. Here in the UK, HM Coastguards are only competent to prevent loss of life at sea and on the coast and the agency provide legislation and guidance on maritime matters and certification to seafarers. They organise rescue with other agencies (RNLI (lifeboat), firemen, police, ambulance...) they cannot board your vessel (unless it’s an emergency). Very interesting share though and courteous Coastguard agents.

[@Mechone11]

Same as Canada, no issues

[@shanevillis4079]

USCG = just another form of police

[@michaelcanto6175]

Love you guys!

[@sheldoncrane3588]

I crewed on a yacht and were boarded by the coast guard who were very rude and disrespectful and rummaged through what they could and were making a mess, the captain made a call to the owner and were off the boat in a hurry. The owner had connections in high and probably low places.

[@mlh4284]

Great trip! .? Did you have to repair your bulkhead on your L 45 like Colin on Parley?

[@SailingDauntless]

No

[@LifeProducersofNewJerseyLLC]

Checking the bilge means aka looking for contraband. But these coasties looked like they were just following a list that they had to follow. Very professional. God bless the USCG!

[@CheyneDaggett]

It sure was sporty between Cape Canaveral and Fort Pierce. Not what what either us planned.

[@cgmason7568]

Public officials doing their job in public

[@patrickdavey9692]

Silly question, but where or how does Sally do her dodo etc?

[@dc1544]

I've seen brand new impeller go bad dry running like you did. always stick it in the water.

[@tomcoon9038]

Yes. Very bad practice. Known to wipe them out in less than a minute. Be cautious people.

[@dboboc]

More money than brains.

[@cbchopper911]

For your safety...

[@stephen2346]

Stella is so cute 😍 💕

[@jimgagne4484]

they just wanted to be on the Channel...lol

[@rauldempaire5330]

that's what I thought!🤣

[@peggykm4977]

Yes, ha ha. Some people will do anything to get airtime😜

[@markphillips2076]

Wow, so much beaurocracy. Here in the UK we're free to set sail in any old leaky tub we feel like.

[@patrickconway5542]

Lol , just checking for illegal substances 😉

[@bake162]

They pretty through looking for “water” in your bilge for you

[@peggykm4977]

Yeah, more like looking for Rum in the bilge 😉

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Coasties are awesome! Keep patrolling CG!! o7

[@peggykm4977]

I think a lot of these stops must be for training new recruits, recurrent training, and to keep everyone on their toes!! I for one am in favor of this training and screening activity😀

[@ThoughtfulWander]

@@peggykm4977 It does make the sailors safer even though it is an inconvenience to stop what you doing to allow them on board... I would say the minor inconvenience of being stopped and shown what might be wrong is worth it the ocean is a very unforgiving place and each boat and crew needs every advantage they can get and to make sure their safety equipment is up to date is most certainly critical.. Practice makes perfect 👍👍👊👊

[@donr416]

Clean the idle jets with a very small wire.

[@stephenmahoney9531]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@nutsandbolts432]

I got mixed emotions about this one. On one hand, thanks you coast guard for all you do. This was obviously a training exercise for them, when they had to be told to go inside the boat to find the bilge. Only way the noobs will get better is to do it. Glad they boarded a boat with a compliant crew, made life easier for everyone. However, a reasonable judgment can be made within 10 seconds of meeting someone. Simply asking the necessary questions to see if they were in compliance, and not smelling alcohol or or weed on the captain should be enough to suffice. If suspicion is raised, continue with the investigation, otherwise take their word for it and move on. The whole process should take less than 5 minutes unless an investigation is warranted. Leave it to the captain to be responsible for the souls on their boat, and let the CG assist in emergencies. Just my opinion.

[@dbrown308]

At one point one of the officers head was less than 10’ from the radar as they were boarding . That can’t be healthy with all the boats they hop on and off all day.

[@cgmason7568]

Radar is non ionizing

[@elizaandalisa]

Ok same old same old in australia

[@stevemccormick4938]

Colreg's required only above 12 meters.

[@jeffsdale2]

Just going to be an hour job? Famous last words. 🙂

[@rickhudson6890]

How long?

[@BarracudaHawk]

Do these requirements for garbage sticker instructions have to be attached to non us vessels, got me worried now..

[@SailingDauntless]

I’m not for sure but i think that it might.

[@annsheridan12]

We’re here from the govt. and we’re here to help you. An unreasonable search.

[@davidnonya7359]

according to a coast guard commenter he said See 14 USC 522! that trumps the consitituion! dont you know the coast guards is above the constituioN! fucking scumbags comming in with boots in someones home without a warant

[@allendeibert6072]

Your Black Lab I s as much a chow hound as mine

[@mirage2991]

I think the USG boarding was a training exercise for them....they looked/acted very "new" almost fresh out of boot camp....which hey, no big deal, that's how you learn to do your job...can't "train" real interaction....

[@headcheck100]

That placard is pretty disturbing with how IS LEGAL to dump in the ocean

[@stevemccormick4938]

Low speed jets...

[@Mike-uc1eu]

For the life of me, I fail to understand why the Coasties aren't issued proper footgear for this job. Tromping around on people's vessels in jump boots is at best leaving the vessel's crew with clean up following their visit.

[@ericdelevinquiere9902]

Sent them the cleaning bill!

[@denniscolleen]

I cringed when I saw the coastguards radar running with you all standing around waist high in front of it. Lot's of radiation coming out of those things at close range. Too bad they didn't shut it off!

[@thanosgauntlet4300]

non ionization

[@williamparker2809]

Did they Ask permission to board or tell you that they were boarding? The latter could be described as a pirate haha

[@cgmason7568]

They tell you

[@PreacherwithoutaPulpit]

Checking for safety compliance, fire hazards and leaks my butt isn't it just great how "Free" our country has become? Here's to finding all the materials and equipment you need in a timely manner to get amazing cat back into ship shape and Bristol fashion. She's already came a long way due to you and your families hard work, dedication and skill. Fair winds, following seas, safe travels and God Bless.

[@davidbolduc828]

Shaking down sober competent tax paying citizens just fort the hell of it even if it is for a training exercise isn't my idea of fun time. Whenever I see the coasties I get the same feeling as when I'm driving down the highway doing the speed limit and I see a highway patrol man pointing a radar in my direction. I certainly don't feel safer.

[@davidnonya7359]

havent you heard form a coast guard guy in here! he deems himself above the consittuion he said see See 14 USC 522

[@fluffdoug7765]

Really looking for Sparks in the bilge I don't think so unfortunately it sounds like America is becoming like China I don't really understand what the placards mean I think it's just more revenue

[@cgmason7568]

Bilge is an engineering space

[@tropicrec]

Fix the music loop that was driving me crazy!!@!@!#@@!

[@kipdiddy23]

Fyi, this is what happens when there's no Black boaters😂😂 buy me a boat and this won't happen to you again🙂🙃

[@CG-99]

Jeez this would give me the shits if people searched my boat in such a way, without due cause or suspicion - is this intrusion common in the US??

[@cgmason7568]

Not a search

[@2Moza]

:)

[@peetky8645]

looks like a trining exercise for noobs

[@swedishkev]

Why don't they just be honest and say they are looking for drugs. Why would they be interested whether you are taking in water or not. pure bullshit.

[@sandyc6569]

👍💞💞💖💝💖💞💞👍

[@ScotChef]

Weird how they dont just say obviously we are looking for drugs creepy af, safety check my ass 🤣

[@Bass2010]

They were looking for drugs cause there are a lot of people running drugs these days but they are not going to say that

[@Peter-sv4nt]

What a joke, the bikini atol is where they left their trash.

[@TheOldGuy]

Nice! Always looking for opportunities to add new subscribers!

[@UUBrahman]

I am surprised the USCG let you film an inspection as I would think it would contravene security policy.

[@tomcraddock244]

They are looking for drugs. Checking documents.just know when they board you they consider you guilty until they complete everything.most times they have crew on deck under guard with guns in hand.been through this a few times.this was on a commercial fishing boat.just depends on the crew boarding.this crew was very professional

[@bongoslide]

So their not looking for drugs gun running .lol?

[@dudeleboski2692]

Black soles on deck? Id ask them to remove their boots i would

[@Mechone11]

That coast guard visit seems annoying , really I've been sailing 12 years in Canada and have never been boarded by coast guard or police . They usually leave sailboats alone and go after speeders, wake makers , and seadoo's

[@Skyrmir]

Canada doesn't have as much of a smuggling problem from the islands. That's why they're interested in looking in the bilge. The rest of it is just for show, but news of the enforcement does help a small amount in keeping other boaters compliant with dumping and safety rules. It's not a lot different than the TSA theater in the air ports, but does actually server a bit of a purpose.

[@karlstreed3698]

If you are the only boat in the area and they are bored, they will likely stop you. One way to avoid stops is to have a current safety inspection sticker in your window from Coast Guard Aux.

[@Mechone11]

@@karlstreed3698 Not needed in Canada , and they never bug you unless you need them. They do have volunteer inspections where you bring your boat to them ,however every 6 years you must have a survey for insurance, and you must have insurance to go into a marina or yacht club

[@cgmason7568]

More of an RCMP job in Canada

[@micheletetley6142]

Wow! How annoying to have them board your boat.

[@racer193wr]

Yeah.. I dont buy what they're selling.. could they look at the water line and know its not sinking? Law and order is fine with me but this should have been a check your documents maybe the flares and safety gear. Checking the bilge was a step too far in my view..

[@cgmason7568]

It's an engineering space so not really

[@micheletetley6142]

They were nice but to me that is unacceptable harassment! Huge invasion of privacy. You're right you have to submit or they will crush you. My father never would have let them on his boat.

[@karlstreed3698]

They will get on your boat i they want to. They can do a much deeper inspection if you give them a reason to do it.

[@micheletetley6142]

@@karlstreed3698 I'm sure.

[@janefaulkner3749]

WOW LAND OF THE FREE Eh, some hoops you got to jump through to appease your government's agency's. Strange that a government agency has the right to enter your dwelling without a warrant.... As the cat is your dwelling. It's Not a big deal you say, just let three strangers snoop around your home, I find that very disconcerting... And then you blow smoke up their behinds thanking them for that service WOW...

[@peggykm4977]

They are young and need to learn- probably one experienced guy and two newbies- it appeared they only slowed down for boarding but then they could maintain speed and heading (at least that’s how I heard it). There are truck drivers smuggling contraband, women and drugs and its the same on the water. I suspect this random check helps keep the “pirates” on their toes and non- pirates safe 😎 i worked for the Motor Carrier Safety Administration for many years and these random roadside inspections happened all the time to truck drivers…..

[@PreacherwithoutaPulpit]

@@peggykm4977 Yes and cost a lot of us who always ran legal lost money due to some of those stops costing us time we couldn't afford to loose.

[@peggykm4977]

@@PreacherwithoutaPulpit yes, we heard that a lot. It’s always the few “bad apples” that spoil it for the rest of us.

[@davidnonya7359]

@@peggykm4977 they are young and need to learn how to trample the constitution is NOT AN EXCUSE, while the border is white open they smuggle in fentanyl and sex slaves! the coast guard has time to board someones dwelling without a warant