LAGOON 450 RUNS AGROUND AFTER LOSING ANCHOR!! - (Episode 289)

[@nimblemonkey]

Your karma account is more than full, Colin. I love how quick you are to lend a helping hand to those in need!

[@karlbarrick340]

It’s an engineer thing, we’re built to find solutions.

[@seanmcknight4157]

You are the best SAILING channel on KZbin- and actually show some sailing! Keep up the great content! We just lost our boat 2 weeks ago after lightning strike took out all electronics on Beneteau 473. Time to look for another boat!

[@Thisislakelifewanaka]

It’s a kiwi thing bro.

[@TheDigitalDancer]

Funny I always think when these disasters happen to him it’s because of the Karma for all the murdered fish lol

[@72tripsaround]

Colin, I have only one complaint. The videos aren't long enough. The vibe is so good. I know it's a lot of work, but you're all showing the world how good people can be. You spread decency everywhere you go!

[@Tigerlilart]

Geeze Colin you’re a bloody legend of the seas! What a great thing to do for someone! So impressed with your seamanship and willingness to always help a fellow sailer. The world needs more kind hearted people like you. ❤

[@themt.oceans]

That was so satisfying to see you find the anchor! Seemed like such a long shot, but you brought all your skills of navigation, technology, currents, buoyancy and equipment at hand and solved the puzzle. I can only imagine the feeling you all had at the achievement 🎉

[@vanessavandervalk1084]

I love the camaraderie between the sailors, the natives, Colin, and the crew! Truly, our world is one big community! Love to ya'll 😍🙌❤

[@LatersOnTheMenjay.]

We've lost touch in modern society with what makes a great village. Hats off to those lads for saving the day on several occasions and doing it all with a smile on their face.

[@cameronstokes5092]

You guys and gals are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! The world could definitely use more people like you!!

[@tomwhelan9872]

It's so heartening to see the locals chipping in to fix a problem. The world is a mess, but not there. Great vid as usual. Thankyou.

[@Davidcallard]

Those islanders have it made! No politicians and no politics or wars, just each other and their beautiful islands! I know those island people and I ❤ them! They are living their lives the way we should be living ours! 😂😅

[@stephenmacleod8524]

Great episode guys! Parlay to the rescue again.

[@GenXPats]

Awesome episode Colin! Your willingness to lend a helping hand is inspirational!

[@wildaltarose]

I actually had no doubt that you would find their anchor. Colin you have so much experience and it showed it’s worth when you chose to follow the correct drag mark. I was surprised that you only had one scuba tank and I hope someone donates a few more tanks and scuba gear to you. You have a wonderful crew, and I find have to admit, I can hardly wait for my Sunday morning adventure watching your videos. Please stay safe.

[@sailorslocker]

Omg, like finding a needle in a haystack. Colin, not only are you kind but you are a legend!!

[@rayb3117]

It is amazing what the human spirit can do when a little bit ingenuity is used. Colin and the crew are fantastic humans and deserve some serious recognition for their efforts

[@PROCKS303]

Idk how Colin always does it, he’s always able to adapt on the fly. Freaking incredible.

[@JimL-q7x]

Wow what a great episode! Good on you for helping the newbies with their anchor!

[@nitafairburn7339]

That was GANGSTA Colin!! Love the islanders willingness to get into it. No questions asked.. Perfect

[@BradMalpass1]

I’m not in to sailing but I really like watching every episode of your channel. It brings me peace and motivation at times when I have none

[@thomascrook6254]

What an adventure! I love it. I can definitely appreciate the difficulties in that dive, way to make it happen. Thanks for another amazing episode.

[@monicasgh68]

Way to go, Colin. I love how you and your Parlay crew are so quick to help people out.

[@westcoastgabber]

come on Pedro, give your fellow men a hand! 😅 Well done Colin, showing us humans helping humans, its heartwarming! ❤

[@Ian-gf8id]

Best way to learn is by making mistakes. Just shows how quickly things can escalate. Great work team !

[@mudpuddle8805]

Everybody pitched in to help those that were really in need. Awesome sight to see. Good on all of you! Respect!

[@anthonyogden8859]

This is what I miss most about traveling. The awareness you get of how much other people really do care about each other. We really only hear about the bad stuff most of the time. There is war going on some place on this Earth everyday. It's so nice to see the good stuff that's happening as well. Thanks for that Colin.

[@chrispy104k]

Hahahaha, Pedro copped a fair serve. Ya gotta watch what you say when you are full of singing syrup.

[@roadboat9216]

As a Scuba instructor, I have done lots of searches. Some successful, some not. That was a great job! It’s not easy searching at that depth. We carried a Scuba compressor and had 10 tanks as we did Scuba charters for the cruising kitty. We didn’t have KZbin. 2 or so months a year kept us cruising for 20+ yrs. I really appreciate your knowledge on the Lagoons. You could do consulting of extra money before people do it the wrong way.

[@rickhunt4487]

Colin what an Incredible plan ! An with tha Help of tha friendly locals , U really pulled off a Long shot ! Jus Awesome Colin 👌 👏 👍

[@JOHN-ROSS-RAYNER]

Kiwis helping Aussies, aussies helping kiwis is so good to see. We're still anzacs.

[@akneemoose3383]

Wish the World could watch this. Grow up in a sailing community and it will follow your lifetime. My husband is a cowboy. Between us both, we feel life is marvelous. We’ve made our mistakes, don’t get me wrong, but we will meet our maker with heads held high❤. 🤩 BRAVO

[@craigjones4479]

Parlay saves the day. Another feel good vid. Good work ya'll...

[@mcintyreadventure]

Thats cool...Thanks...that 450 was our "Explorer" from 2016-2021 in Tonga...good to see she has a new life !! good luck :) we sold her after the Tonga Volcano and Tsunami....we lost our island....and everything on it ... Life hey...

[@jacksbackable]

Oh wow, I pretty sure I know which island. Very sad story.

[@diamondpanda]

What a small world. Was the 450 called Bikini when you owned it?

[@mcintyreadventure]

@@diamondpanda No we named her EXPLORER :) ...great boat :)

[@diamondpanda]

@ was it showing signs of being bent or movement when you when you had it?

[@iangadget3848]

Colin, nicest guy in the world, (according to my wife, Erica) goes out of his way to help a fellow sailor with a bent Lagoon 450. Well done Parlay crew! Well done!

[@janisconley290]

That was so awesome to watch! You guys are so kind and friendly and giving... you're like the Robin Hood of the Seas 🤩

[@merryfergie]

The anchor recovery story is the magic of a nomadic life. Good on ya mate.

[@lymonk41]

So many skills to identify specialties in construction/design of the vessels ! And loved the community appeal on the fiesta meal island !

[@denisemoon5853]

Colin , what absolute lovely people !!! It must have been an amazing experience to be treated with so much love & friendly people !!

[@KennyP88]

Great episode. Had a powerboat come too close to my bow and cut my rode in the middle of the night with 50’ of chain and anchor in the mud. All I had to retrieve it was a floor-less Avon inflatable dingy with aluminum oars and a 20# grapnel anchor. Absolutely brutal experience trying to drag that grapnel across the mud by rowing. Hours later, having pulled that grapnel up to check dozens of times, blisters and heartache, I got the chain. 😮😮 one of the most satisfying moments of my cruising life.

[@naturocamz7920]

Well done colin !! You my friend are blessed ! Keep listening to your gut and follow your heart and you'll never go wrong. I see the power of Gratitude is paying off 10 fold What a great life you are living

[@IslandersReels]

Great team from Parlay, awesome friends we made together from the islands. Hehe more Kava next time ayeee ( Marsel dugong Guide ) 😎

[@gordonroberts5227]

Well done guys. I find it hard to believe there boat was fixed bent WTF .

[@saxbychaplin1112]

Another great episode guys, Only thing, Please tryn make the next few a lil longer, These 20 minute ones go by so fast!! That was awesome Colin runnin into their anchor so quickly!! Great recovery man!! Until next Sunday brother, Yall stay safe out there and Have tons ah fun!!! Thanks again Mates!!!

[@nooneanybodyknows7912]

@1:08 Use Lindos' ears as telltales for trimming the sails. 😂 Thanks for sharing.

[@allypaul7310]

Too cool for Cats! love you all and Ta for the laughs xoxo

[@ChrisSmith-ee6gu]

Love what you guys are doing. Its like international rescue.

[@samgentile7494]

Nothing gives us sailors more pleasure than helping a fellow sailor. PS: All of us old experienced sailors allow our wife to always pull up the anchor.

[@JibeTalking]

They gotta start somewhere! Good on them. Good thing the locals are so giving!

[@mvconcorde5243]

Good on you and your crew, Colin! The sea, well, she doesn't care what flag we fly, or what conveyance we sail upon. She's going to try to get us all, one way or another. All we have out there is each other, and you exemplify the Mariner's Code. Well done you! Fair winds...

[@Racerman27410]

Not one bit surprised you found their anchor. The good Karma is like a snowball rolling downhill for this Captain and his crew!

[@AndyPearo]

Learn by doing. We all have to start somewhere.

[@philzail2532]

Hilarious, give a bunch of guys a challenge like this and they'll be all in. Add beer and now it's priceless! ❤

[@scottmcintyre6631]

The Parlay team is Awesome.... solving big problems with no expectations... it's called expert charity Your engagement with the locals is always a hoot and obviously appreciated

[@ultracleansolar]

Great effort, I think the locals enjoyed the challenge.

[@bradbloxsom253]

Onya Colin! My favorite saying is "there's always a way" it helps if you've got an engineers brain of course! It's surprising how just working the problem and not focusing on the negatives gets the results! Cheers mate, safe travels.🤟

[@RichardJackRobertson]

Colin an excellent job getting the anchor back - I think your two friends should be congratulated for getting out and doing it - the only way to learn. Cool man

[@roberta4989]

Another awesome episode! Such seamless editing, great camera angles...better than network and cable TV, way better!

[@ShowMeThePast]

So cool to be living this adventure with you every week! My arms are as sore as Pedro's pulling that anchor up! 🤣😂🤣

[@dmarykavanagh]

Thank you for another great episode Colin Jamie and Crew!!!

[@katniss2024]

Colin you are an absolute gem

[@reidnichol9255]

Over my lifetime I have salvaged 7 small boats and helped with others. One CRITICAL fact has turned up on every job, whether the engine was under for a day or a month, many on them have up to 4 double lipped seals on the crankshaft and reduction gear. You recently flipped 2 hurricane salvage boats without a mention of this problem. Salt water gets between the wipers on those seals and slowly corrodes the shaft away. spreading outward until the rough surface until it eats the seal lip away. It can take from months, to years. We first saw this on 2cycle outboards, 50+ years ago. It show up in months as the base compression drops.

[@craigrik2699]

well that was different, good idea to find the anchor, all worked out well. always good to help fellow boaties, another great episode, cheers guys

[@johnfisher7143]

Hi Colin, just an update on Blue Gold from last episode which you are probably already across. Front page story in the Vanuatu Daily Post 30/11 “VMSA confirms Derek French as legal owner of super yacht Blue Gold”. You may be able to find the online version yourself but I’ll copy part of it here. “According to the Shipping Act and VMSA act, as specified in the Certificate of Registry, the superyacht Blue Gold is registered as a private vessel under the ownership of Mr French. French is a naturalized Ni-Vanuatu who resides in Moso and is married to a Moso woman.” So basically French has been given two years to remove the Blue Gold otherwise ownership will revert to the government. Hope this helps. Cheers

[@mn7803]

That's so epic, Colin!

[@ninacarson5336]

Wow, talk about good luck! Great job. See you Sunday!

[@californiakayaker]

A party on a private island with such beautiful and nice people. Amazing.I think the fact that you had such a great team really helped. I've been told about folks trying to do what you did without that team and its just overwhelming ! Bravo team !

[@tdxbunger]

Love the channel. Never dive by yourself.

[@rbnhood39]

Colin finds a needle in a haystack. Wow that was an awesome video of the Parlay boys coming to the rescue…… again.

[@Pete-nl8ok]

Very nice deed you've done for those people.

[@jourds]

Good times man, looks like good fun being of service and hanging out with people who have all the time in the world. Real cool

[@bobram94]

Parlay to the rescue again!

[@onboardsvtsunami7662]

We're a sailing family of 5 on 38 ft monohull for 3 years, having cruised US east coast, Bahamas, DR and now in Guatemala doing some bottom work. Watching episodes like yours makes us want to continue exploring distant locations.

[@Saturn-6]

Legend effort finding the Anchor and boy what an amazing effort pulling that thing up.

[@octodadmtbmartyrichards2862]

Nice job on salvaging the anchor ⚓️

[@DYoung-vt8pq]

Love you guys! Great job finding and salvaging the anchor & chain. Safe travels. ❤

[@leroysmith8203]

That was awesome you found the anchor… ⚓️🤓🥰⛵️

[@hodadyou]

Amazingly good karma points and well done!

[@jeanneauowners]

Brilliant work Colin! They must have been so relieved that you were able to get their anchor back. Hopefully they will get that slipping clutch sorted too! cheers Malcolm Perrins (JeanneauOwners)

[@sireina5590]

Amazing! You are truly blessed. Thank you for spreading positive vibes around the world!!

[@TerryKeever]

Enjoyed the adventure. Very good you had a tank of air and that you chose the right drag line. Very cool.

[@stephenday1897]

Another great video, a clear example of your willingness to help a fellow sailor, and another opportunity to see and hear the wonderful people of Vanuatu. Thanks for sharing!

[@colinmansell3524]

Wow thank goodness. When I first started watching I thought it was Parlay. Sorry to hear about it though, for the Aussies. Some more work though to straighten it like you had too. Now to be the teacher on Lagoon 450 problems. Yes it was a super lucky fond on the first dive.

[@soggybottom3463]

Great dive, boss. And a bit lucky, eh? Not even a delayed smb for a marker in case you hit pay dirt? The dive gods gave you some sort of break 🤗🤗 but we all need one now and again 🤗🤗 fair winds etc, 30 metres was plenty, working hard....You know what I'm talking about, right on a dcs limit I'll bet. Stay with us, boss, you are needed and much loved.

[@anniep2907]

Kiwi ingenuity at its best. Well done all of you for helping them out.

[@PhilippLaubscher]

Colin While diving I always have a diving buoy with a rope with me. Saves lives as you can be noticed in a sea with waves and could have been used to mark the anker or the chain. Rgds Phil

[@simplysandy3288]

That was so awesome !!! Thanks so much for sharing 💜🛞⛵️

[@Frank-Sailorman]

Colin, you Rocked it.

[@1904-d3x]

Well done so awesome. Good people helping good people. It's what makes the world beautiful❤y'all happy safe travels

[@joost6383]

Yep, again, better than before episodes and as always a tissue or two for the wedness in my eyes❤

[@RexEllacott]

Brilliant stuff mate. Am surprised that with the amount of windage that cats often have that you were able to find that anchor so easily. Sometimes the drift sideways can be deceptive. I used to have anchors at the front and back when sailing back in NZ, and in Asia, as I found that cats tend to dance ariund in the wind a bit. Great videos, keep up the great work. Awesome to see what you are doing on youtube !!!

[@reb4898]

Never a dull moment with this crew…good on you

[@zillafunfun1576]

As a fellow engineer, I was like the way you think your way through problems - too many people guess or have a "feeling".

[@jacksbackable]

Awesome as always, really glad to see you go through the bulkhead issue again. That was the first thing I wondered about when I saw another 450. They’re off my list. Thanks for sharing.⚓️🏖️🌴☀️😎🇦🇺

[@gilbertmathis27]

You and the crew are always ready to help anyone it is awsome great job

[@janderson3786]

Love the persistent deposits into your Karma Bank!

[@hectorcyre7664]

Colin; In the Pacific Northwest, logging is big business. Logging trucks secure their loads using chain and "chain hooks", which are heavy duty hooks designed to engage individual chain links. Most commercial fishing boats around here, and we on our little trawler, carry a couple chain hooks to retrieve chain 9and potentially other things) from the bottom. This is valuable if an anchor and chain should get loose from the boat as was your case in Vanuatu. As long as we know approximately where the anchor chain lays on the bottom, we can drag a chain hook back and forth across that line hoping to hook up on the missing anchor chain links. Once a chain hook links up, it is relatively secure. The key is to use about 10' to 20' of chain rode on the chain hook end of the drag line to keep it on the bottom when it is being towed around, with adequately sized nylon rode as the tow line from the boat. I have personally used this method to find another boat's anchor and chain (successfully), and have seen others use it for similar purposes. This approach works more often than not. The biggest problem is usually random bottom debris that the chain hook picks up. Around here dragging a line around with a chain hook is better than putting people into the water (even with dry suits or set suits). The water is pretty cold up here (+/- 10C), dark, and there is typically limited visibility. The ease of use in this situation certainly justifies the limited cost of a couple chain hooks. FWIW, we also regularly use our chain hook to pick up mooring balls. Once the chain hook is dropped into the ring on a mooring and set, tension is taken on the line and you can more easily deal with getting the mooring line through the ring and back to the boat. It is even faster and easier than putting a kayak in the water to attach a line to the mooring. When we have the morring line sset, we just release the chain hook from the mooring ball and put it back in the deck tool locker.

[@blue1991flhs]

That's crazy that you found the anchor!

[@geoffroberts1608]

That was such an exciting episode. Wow like looking for a needle in a haystack. What a bloody legend You guys 👏👏👏🫡

[@dewijones67]

Generous spirits you Parley gang ❤️

[@Super68SF]

This is so amazing! Good people helping good people! Thanks for that!

[@thebrokenbiker869]

Epic. I never would of thought to follow drag marks through the coral

[@MaryBrewster-o6s]

What a success 🎉 They are so lucky you were passing by.