Cruising French Canals On A Sailboat!! 2/2 [Ep. 5]

In perhaps the most exciting episode to date we:
• Get woken up by a hot air balloon
• Cruise under a castle
• Cruise through a love tunnel
• Weather a storm
• Avoid a dangerous collision
• Celebrate France's world cup win in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere
• Watch a 6 year old boy breakdance to old French classics and Irish folk music
This is a pretty full episode of Sailing Magic Carpet! We travel from Montbeliard to Macon on our journey through the French Canals to the Mediterranean Sea, finding countless adventures along the way. Enjoy!
If you have any questions about doing the canals on a sailboat, let us know in the comments below!
If you wish to help us create these videos and continue our mission to sail around the world, please consider donating at this link. We have some nice rewards associated with donations as well! www.patreon.com/user?u=13249792
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Love,
Maya and Aladino

[@chriscorr9124]

Your Music is the best of all the Sailing videos on KZbin

[@klazyy641]

I am about 3 years behind on my binge watching, but to see you drifting below the chateau at Besancon made me wake up. I studied at university there in Besancon back in '66 for a semester and never knew the Doub flowed beneath the citadel! I drank many a 'flagon' of wine on its banks, ate more than I should of croissants and fondue, and basked in the brief sunshine before winter set in. Thanks for taking me along on a fine trip down memory lane!

[@yamon9896]

Love your music selection, makes for a great video.. not sure how anyone could give you a thumbs down.

[@searsrachel2927]

Mia, I just love your artistry and your love of music and life. It truly is expressed in everything you put forth on film.

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

Sears Rachel Thank you so much, this comment really put a smile on my face. I am so happy to hear you enjoy the videos. I look forward to having you follow along our journey!

[@jacklaird7967]

The music, your selection in back ground or in some cases for ground music is just super. Love it all.

[@BobLinton]

Jim Morrison "Did you have a good life? One you can write a book about?" That's some good adventure right there!

[@Essjaythegreat]

And as the legends go, that little kid is still dancing to this very day!

[@tentimes4]

I love the choice of music you put in your videos. Just wonderful. Thank you for being this well versed. It's exceptional.

[@aboversite]

Nice to hear Madeline Peyroux. Saw her at the Yardbird Suite a few years ago.

[@allmomomosthomebus3895]

Wow. Not too many sailors can say they sailed under a mountain with a 🏰 very cool.

[@jamesamodio6970]

Love the music, yours and all the rest!!!

[@velocita8842]

Oh to be young, full of adventure and curiosity!

[@thedarkroomcheltenham9032]

Smitten. Oh, the freedom of 2018: how we miss those days!

[@toshirotomodachi3205]

Her hair grows a lot longer.. how lovely indeed.😍😍😍 The art of love is beneath the true story of friendships. They will both grow old forever.

[@uzubegroup]

A beautiful boat - 🙂 Great trip and great violin - Share your short clips with us.

[@JeanClaudeNoel]

Wow! you are a breath of fresh air. Slow camera movements. Nice music in tune with the moment. To top it all, two nice and resourceful individuals. All of that on a smaller more accessible scale. You both look healthy and happy. Which is a lot to be thankful for in these troubled times. This thing is invisible and sneaky. It's also a two way street. It's sad to say but you will have to be careful with just about everybody that you meet. Otherwise, I predict quality times ahead! 😎

[@williamkeily6686]

Ah. Le Boat. We have them on the Thames in England too. Fortunately I live on a 16.5 m, 15 ton steel narrowboat. There’s only ever one winner. 😳

[@davidkyle5017]

I went to college in Besancon, but I've never seen this view of the canal under the fort! Thanks so much!

[@sv8211]

One good advantage i see travelling by boat is you can dry your clothes on the deck, railing and mast. Not possible when you roam by a camper van or a motor cycle.

[@kiang8269]

Just started to look at buying my first sailboat. Think this has made it a definite!

[@Nerd3927]

Wandered off at 8:03 to wallow in 3 hours of Leonard Cohen. How I love that guys music ;-)

[@scs130773]

Hi from Bermuda. What an absolutely amazing experience. I could see myself just cruising the canals and drinking wine for the rest of my life! Thanks for putting this up.

[@oceandrew]

Loved the footage from Dole as it's how I imagine provincial France to look like, even though as towns go it's not tiny. Well done.

[@brianmason6273]

I started watching for the boat repair and the sailing. Now I'm hooked on the music. I am not a very musical person listening mostly to talk radio in my travels but the breadth and styles you play are awesome. I never seem to find these on the radio or I would listen more. But then I saw you play and now I understand where it all comes from. News flash, Le Boat has come to Canada and now playing havoc on the Rideau Canal System based out of Smiths Falls Ontario. I am hooked.

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

Brian Mason That is SO great to hear that you enjoy the music so much! Choosing the music for these episodes is one of my favourite parts. Many of the artists I choose are not terribly well known (with some obvious exceptions!) so feel free to look them up and maybe buy a song or two of theirs. I am all about supporting small artists! I’m glad you liked my little performance on the bow too. We are very glad to have you along on the journey, you are a valued subscriber! Sincerely Maya (and Aladino)

[@NormanHenryMartin]

Music is grabbing me too. It could be a channel on Pandora. Or, for us old timers, a CD set!

[@Sailboatstory]

Wow! How incredible it must have been to be on a sailboat, in a canal, beneath a castle. Amazing. -Ben

[@scottmaschino1927]

When are you guys going to France Ben. It would be great seeing you navigate the language. Though I'm not sure I could handle laughing that much.

[@Sailboatstory]

You're darn right. Funny thing is that I took 2 years of French in High School. I remember, maybe, 1% of that. I imagine that it would be pretty comical watching me struggle to that degree.

[@scottmaschino1927]

If you took it in school, your way ahead of me! All I know is a handful of greetings, and about insult or two I picked up from some Canadians lol.

[@AfricanFlightStar]

Repeat what others have said, from me: "So happy for you guys! Awesome videos. Super glad I found this channel!" FUN and the appreciation of life, is what I feel when watching your videos, thank you for that!

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

Thank you so much, it means a lot to us that you took the time to comment and share your kind thoughts. Thank you!

[@andrewbassett8210]

How beautiful.

[@1michelon]

Congratulations, on the boat, for the good taste in music, and for gifting us with your exciting adventures.

[@CapeFearFamilyLaw]

So freaking lovely. I felt like I was there too!

[@chrisrupp3255]

This has to be the best sailing channel I have seen and I watch them all ! You all have an honest presentation, no hype . Keep up the good work as I work my 9 to 5 job and dream of your having your beautiful lifestyle.

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

Hi Chris -- wow, thank you SO much for these kind words! I'm overjoyed to hear how much you like the channel. Thank you for commenting!

[@charles11ification]

One can only dream of such a voyage. Beautiful!

[@axellintilhac6295]

Beautifull music , beautifull landscape ,welldone vidéo À new french follower

[@crismoore6811]

Fabulous. LOVE THE WAY YOU "SEE" things and not just pass by.

[@fesfasgmailcom]

Great episode. I watched it several times,Thanks for sharing this amazing videos ,you guys are amazing ,keep up the great work .

[@texwires]

Absolutely love the music!

[@craigkaschan4822]

That was amazing I find your videos addictive. It is like a good book once you start you find hard to stop. Great footage of all those beautiful towns and villages I especially loved the tunnel under the castle. Thanks heaps for that. 🇦🇺

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

Thank you so much Craig! -Maya

[@mikbe2579]

I own a 46 years old Rebell Seaskip Mk 2 and plan a similar trip from Maaseik, Kingdom of Belgium to Verdun (France) on River Meuse this summer.

[@YvanR0Y]

14:47 Nous sommes le champignon de la monde! Best French ever, thumbs up for you. :)

[@ericlaurent6084]

Nous sommes les champions! :-)

[@stephenberry1205]

I love these video. Stunning scenery including the Besacon castle tunnel, Tunnel of Love with lights and waterfall, quaint Dole, serene small canals, a lovely violin player, handsome skipper. Truely magical. The yacht draft of 1.7 metres is sometimes scaping the bottom of the river.. You would not be able to take it on many English and Welsh canals which need flat bottom boats. Hello from Australia. We have almost no scenic canals. Lots of Coastline, beaches, islands, rivers, lakes, estuaries and harbours. Many country rivers like the Darling have all but dried up and the paddle boats of a century ago are long gone. Long rivers like the Murray lack varied scenery with just a few interesting towns. We Aussies love the European waterways, scenery and sense if history. Bon Voyage mes amis.

[@colekuchenbecker2]

So happy for you guys! Awesome videos. Super glad I found this channel!

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

Cole Kuchenbecker aww thanks so much for the comment! We are so happy you found us too! 😁

[@cruisingholiday4996]

magnificent !!! Thanks.... You are a great couple.

[@harleygrip]

So Beautiful the sights you see!

[@passinthru4328]

Maya, you are a very good musician as well. Your music track selections also demonstrate this.

[@sc1212able]

The creativity you two impose in your videos is just amazing.......

[@richardmailloux1117]

Just found the blog and love it. Love the music choices.

[@Hans007Dampf]

Love your music and your violin skills! Greetings from a 🇩🇪 in 🇵🇹

[@garyagish]

A great adventure, enjoyed every minute. Thank you all for sharing.

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

And thank you for watching and commenting! I absolutely love receiving such comments :)

[@cavemanbgood]

Wow. What a amazing video. Thank you.

[@rich0laskin664]

WOW!!! What a great trip. I've heard of the canel's and locks . This video brought them to life.

[@AdventureTimeLoui]

Hehe I'm enjoying binging this series! Makes me smile all the adventures yall had! Thanks for making such authentic beautiful videos!

[@stevenhaldane5910]

More of this please,I'm loving it

[@kenmcelreath2345]

Came across your channel and started from the beginning. Thank you so much for the ride .. What a different view going thru the rivers and Lock's. To a Awesome couple and beautiful ship I say thank you and can not wait to catch up to your tails.

[@nautigseczechia.pro-fishin6601]

Awesome adventure.

[@funkyfender1]

Typical rental boat action! On the Norfolk Broads in the UK, it’s usually chaotic during the holiday periods. However, there are no locks on the Broads. On the camel network in the UK narrowboats have a central handling line to make lock work easier, particularly for single crewed boats. Boats are also well equipped with plenty of fenders... thanks for making such great videos...

[@francnuke]

I like these people.

[@john47742]

I love the trip through the French Canals! :-)

[@johnnyp628]

I got to say I think it’s pretty awesome you guys sailed the boat from where it was repaired through all the canals to get to the Mediterranean. It must have been so awesome going through the canals slowly taking in the scenery of France.

[@rollinrock6696]

Beautiful....

[@patrickcote2392]

Very well filmed, good music, good story... bravo...

[@petes9524]

Love your choice of music, especially your version of Autumn leaves. I'm binging your lovely episodes under lock down. Never felt freer.

[@lancedaniels]

Thanks for posting.

[@keebearfull]

Having only found your beautiful channel about 2 months ago I have been catching old episodes and am finding them all very enjoyable. Great presentation of aspects of French canal travels. Always love your musical talent and am thrilled to see the connection to the real local culture via music. Thanks for your labor of love. May it bring you unexpected rewards.

[@richardmailloux1117]

Love the pictures of the town. Have some similar from a place in Belgium.

[@CheersWarren]

What a blast! Lovely towns. In the long northern tunnels (1+ mile etc) they tie the boats line astern and then tow them all 5-10 at a time thru the tunnel with a tug boat.....now that is white knuckle stuff! The southern canal are so different! Cheers warren

[@jamestaylor3075]

Love the jam session!

[@jsonnichsen]

The tunnel was sooo cool!

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

Wasn't it?! :D

[@crispinswainstonharrison9042]

You talked about you following SV Delos in a previous episode. They’ve changed a lot so I looked for a new sailing channel to follow and found Magic Carpet. So glad. This is creative genius !

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

I'm so glad you found our channel and that you like it!! Hopefully it just improves with time :)

[@fanzineken9552]

Thats my opinion! Who is SV Delos? 😉. No, formerly I followed SV Delos and that was a fun! But Magic Carpet is now my Favorit.

[@roberttyler6454]

Hello there, a another enjoyable veiwing n Very interesting good camera work Great music n enjoyable Thank you for sharing your video cheers take care see you soon

[@TheMightyStriker]

Very nice episode...Content, music, editing...loved it all.

[@mlhm5]

Love the music!

[@terryg3921]

Great video. Great filming of that beautiful area.

[@williamdraper6916]

You two are so great together

[@afitlife]

Great jamming session music 🎶

[@michaelrothenhoefer2916]

Great job guys! Keep it up!!

[@patrickhackett3878]

I am amazed at the infrastructure of such mature areas.

[@rimasmeleshyus6545]

Great video,many thanks . Good luck

[@scs130773]

Oh and thumbs up for guitar and violin jam sesion

[@alansmollen]

Very good music....dance me......

[@didiermazurier9712]

Très belle vidéo, très bon choix de musique, bonne continuation à tous Didier

[@doughansen9007]

Love your musical taste!

[@johngambit356]

I love the scenery and your choice of background music. 👍

[@rickjames8887]

Your choice of music is great - very enjoyable and flows with your commentary

[@JKVTrucking007]

Thats a good thing about small boat you can go through canals. However, I guess big ones can also fit there. I want to buy big one 😇😇🏝🦶🏼

[@Tyley61]

Great to see Cameron Balloons (from my home city, Bristol (UK)) floating overhead.

[@frankd2301]

Too cool

[@SkinnyStupido]

love the music so far, if i buy my next boat, i will name her; bella ciao gues i love that song to much ;-)

[@michaelrandold4656]

I'm late as well. Just found your channel. Amazing stuff. My heart is set on the South Pacific, but now I'm kinda thinking I would like to pass through these canals as well somewhere in my travels. Absolutely superb videos. Well done.

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

The canals were a wonderful experience, I feel lucky to have gone through them. Just gotta make sure you have a reliable engine! Thank you so much for your comment and your support.

[@notwhatiwasraised2b]

the beginning of a great adventure...with chill music You're too young to be this competent!

[@GeannXD]

Salute, from Puerto Williams Chile. Really nice place, congrats for the video, it's beautiful.

[@noelanicolon2506]

Love your channel!

[@johnberry4492]

New follower here. Great stories and even better music 🎵🎶!

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

Thanks so much John, so happy you’re enjoying the channel and the music! Welcome!

[@kirkpartney1464]

Well done and thanks for Peroux's cover of Leonard Cohen's classic...kind of reminded me of Josephine Baker.

[@toshirotomodachi3205]

The strength of healthy commitment builds a very good partnerships and romantic relationship.😍😍😍very lovely.

[@CREATIVESOLUTIONS23]

That Pizza looks Awesome.

[@catboatadventures7208]

What a gorgeous little village. Great footage. Great video. Greetings from cold Boston area. All the best, Jim Andersen, Cat Boat Adventures, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

[@horrkneeh1713]

I'm here a little late, (8/17/2018) but I have to comment on those amazing locks, and crossings scenery. On the bucket list from this moment.

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

Horr Kneeh a worthy bucket list item indeed!

[@williamdraper6916]

This channel just gets better and better each episode

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

William, thank you for all your comments, they’ve all made us smile!! -Maya

[@Denverjimhooker]

We found you last night and watched several episodes. We liked it so much that we subscribed and started from your beginning. The music and scenery make the videos ( I am going to borrow a term from you) magical. Having lived in France and Belgium, we are hoping your canal voyages will take you (and us) through some of our favourite parts Belgium. Bon voyages et merci!

[@ErnestV]

I happened to pull into a bay in Corsica at the day of the finals. I assume this was one of the very rare days where the Corse admit being french. It was a great party across the whole anchorage ;-) Thanks for letting us be part of your joourney!

[@cece354]

Bella Ciao is an Italian classic.

[@williamdraper6916]

You've mentioned Fon Casey's book. Don has forgotten more about fixing things than most people will ever. His books are in my home and aboard my boats. A copy goes with me if I'm aboard someone else's boat. Must have. I also recommend Ferenc Mates' books.