Sailing a Tropical Storm After COVID19 Changes Our Sailing Plans (Take the Waters) S2:E3

COVID19 forces us to rethink and change our sailing plans. After a month of isolating during The Bahama's mandated lockdown orders, we finally head back out to sea. While moving our sailboat to the next destination, we cross paths with a tropical storm that no one predicted until it was too late. We sail to our nearest bailout spot, nearly 90 nautical miles away.
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0:04 Lockdown in The Bahamas
3:03 Leaving The Bahama's
4:44 Gulf Stream and Overnight Crossing
8:29 Cape Canaveral, Florida
8:59 Sailing to Beaufort, North Carolina
11:50 Sailing in a Tropical Depression
15:42 Sailed in to Charleston, South Carolina
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[@samthomas4531]

Glad you made safe to port. But just watching you grow with your sailing skills is awesome. Lil rough weather sailing is best experience it really boost your confidence as sailers

[@TakeTheWaters]

You know, at the time that storm really freaked me out. But it’s true, the more you go out, and the more different experiences you gather sailing, the more skilled and comfortable you become. It’s awesome to hear people say how they’ve liked seeing us improve. On a personal level, I’m even happy to have these videos for the same reason. Now we look forward to that ocean sailing more than ever! -Mandi

[@samthomas4531]

Take the Waters lol controlled freak out right lol. But yeah the more you sail more comfortable you get when those situation arise nothing like rough weather sailing then after you get thru it that wasn’t so bad. I really do love your channel makes me laugh at times your personalities and quirkiness made me a fan. Oh and you sailing beneteau 46 lil bigger than mine beneteau 40.5. Stay safe out there keep up good work by this time next year you be old salty dogs at sailing god bless

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

Oh dang cruise ships. That brings back memories. We were supposed to board a cruise ship just as COVID broke out and everything shut down. The whole family was literally driving to the coast to board the ship when they cancelled and we had to turn around. Looking back, that was the best thing that could have happened to us. The vessel that left just hours before us was not allowed to make port at any of their destinations.

[@Parastorm.]

So envious of you guys. Enjoying the videos and the adventures.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thank you! And its getting better everyday -Brian

[@donnakawana]

Fun,sporting for sure!!! Fare winds sailors ❤💪😊❗

[@rainfinger]

Teamwork is everything and you guys are a strong team, loving each other.

[@NoBody-me5me]

So awesome to watch your progress and confidence grow each episode. Loving the journey guys.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks!! It's been amazing, even for us, to see the progress too. Each time we go out and do an ocean sail, we become more and more comfortable and are growing our skills. We can't wait to show more of what we've been up to :) -Mandi

[@JimiJo]

Forgive me I couldn’t help but laugh at the 8 foot waves and in fear of you lives. 😂 wait until you experience 8-10 meter (26-32 feet) waves, now that makes you fear for your lives. Loving the raw honesty of your channel. Good Luck. From the UK.

[@robgagnon]

Empathy for those pizza-beer hangovers! Great fun guys!!

[@HeidiandFranny]

You two are great :) Looked like a wild ride, but great job! Always excited to see your videos :) Oh, and the boat tour is awesome. I recognized the backgrounds :) f

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks, Franny!! :) It was so wild we forgot to take video for most of it lol. It’s funny, that tour was the first video we put out, but we made it after we really set off on our journey.... and we were bored out of our minds in isolation lol. -Mandi

[@stevesimonsgaard973]

Terrific video. Thank you.

[@johnmagnan759]

I loved this one. You are really starting to relax and have fun now. I live in Charleston and yes we have some awesome food. Come back when this COVID19 stuff is over.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Oh man, we ate Vicious Biscuits more times than we can count on two hands!! And yes, the more we we go out, the more times we pull up those sails, the more comfortable and relaxed we get. It’s a great feeling! -Mandi

[@Badastro59]

Wow Terriffic Brian ! The video had a Great vibe. You looked like You are ready to Take on the world .I am the best version of myself when traveling. To me you felt like that too.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks Glen, the vibe was important as we know its been a rough start. Ive been keeping it real, and showing the good and bad times, and lately its been a lot of awesome times and it exciting to show that. More to come. -Brian

[@oNeWiCkEd1]

Another awesome video! U guys keep the confidence up and all will be good. I am, as many others a big fan of your alternative egos. Something new to this kind of content. Love it. God bless!

[@TakeTheWaters]

Haha, thanks!! I’m sure they’ll find their way in to some vids 😉 -Mandi

[@jeffbazor5286]

Great video! Loved all of the Cape Canaveral footage😎 I also noticed that your choice of Pizza was spot on. (Papa Vito’s)👍

[@TakeTheWaters]

I just need people to know that Mandi ate an entire large pizza by herself, and was drinking a two liter coke right outta the bottle lol. Im lactose intolerant so i didn’t do so well with my pizza. Yes we ordered two, it was magical. -Brian

[@patrickmaloney6440]

Nice video! I love your humour. You get some speed out of that boat huh? Stay safe!

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks, Patrick! We were sailing pretty fast that day. But our boat always has pretty great speed! :) -Mandi

[@cryttersytter]

Congrats on your over night passage making!!

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thank you. We cant wait to do it again in the day. Hopefully things work out this year. -Brian

[@jimromero1384]

Its been so long, i forgot i was subscribed with you two. It's good to see you.

[@TakeTheWaters]

We’ve been busy traveling and sailing! Trying to put out an episode every 2 weeks. Keeping true to our real and honest story! -Mandi

[@jimromero1384]

I gotcha, looking forward to the adventures.

[@raiban719]

Ohhhh Awesome fishing ... Dude I'd take 'em

[@davidpaddock362]

Great work Brian and Mandi! Looking at that sea 🌊 I was feeling for you both. You can see the difference in both of your body language, maybe that salt is slowly entering your systems 😁 Great video and literally setting the stop watch for the next one! Love the shirt Mandi 😁🇦🇺

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks David. Its been a trial and error process for sure but we love ocean sailing. -Brian

[@davidpaddock362]

Take the Waters It shows guys, it’s so great to watch you find your way through it....it’s very inspiring I will say. Look forward to the day you both are setting sail for Southern waters and heading here to Aus 😁🇦🇺

[@dougduke2589]

Great video! I think you should set up a preventer line for your boom. If you should have an accidental jibe, it will save your rigging etc. from getting slamed around during the uncommanded jibe. (downwind) Why do you think they call it accidental? Better to protect yourselves and your rigging equipment from damage, before it happens, than have to jury rig a traveler and other rigging. Duke

[@TakeTheWaters]

We actually have a preventer 🙂

[@mikedean8061]

Yep. Confidence is a good thing on a sailboat. Don't confuse confidence with complacency though.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Fortunately I don’t think we’ll ever be complacent but we’re feeling better about sailing oceans. -Brian

[@TheJustonemore]

Awesome

[@clairesorg2486]

What an interesting time to start a sailing adventure. Who knew any of this was going to happen. It's sort of spooky to see deserted marina's and cruise ships lazily hanging out with no where to go.

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks Claire. Interesting for sure. Hopefully things get less interesting for us lol :) Brian

[@dgasmd1]

Simply love the comedy. She is cute, funny, sexy, and yet intelligent and bright. He is a cool guy and yet humble knowing limits. Best of all. Keep it up!!!

[@para1324]

That was a good passage, and handled well. I know all the marinas and places you have been. The first boat I was on was the Fritz Mar out of Charleston. Stay frosty. 👍🇺🇸

[@TakeTheWaters]

Charleston was very pretty! Our Marina was on the Mount Pleasant side, but we made it to Charleston by crossing the bridge plenty of times. This passage was crazy for us! Taught us a lot of lessons and I think overall made us even better sailors! Just like the saying, a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. -Mandi

[@para1324]

Take the Waters Very true, you have predict wind aboard I think. That’s a good application. 👍🇺🇸

[@petermorelli5925]

If you ever make it back up the Chesapeake come down the C&D canal ill buy you a beer on the water

[@chrisstuart6976]

Great video guys.... Id have to agree with chuck, brain you would make a great voice over guy....miss you two, stay safe👍

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks Chris, hope you’re doing well in Harbortown. -Brian

[@ronaldoliver1700]

Love your alternate egos. Hope they make an appearance once in a while.

[@TakeTheWaters]

I think they just might 😉 -Mandi

[@nortonmolly]

Good video, nice sailing shots👍

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks, Andrew! Sometimes it's hard to get all the good stuff caught on film. When you're in the moment, making sure you're sailing right (and safe) comes before filming. But we do our best to get the goods :) -Mandi

[@JCrook1028]

Was that a Big Nasty? Looked mighty Delish!

[@clayfarnet970]

Good one guys. Keep up the great work. 👍👍👍✌️✌️✌️

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks, Clay! Hopefully no more big storms in our future :) -Mandi

[@japorter34]

You are a very nice couple and very good at videos and smiling!

[@TakeTheWaters]

Awww, shucks! Thanks John :)

[@style6629]

Great video capten

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thank you! Speaking of Captain, Mandi sailed through most of the big storm at night in 10' waves by herself! I had a really bad migraine and couldn't see, so she took the helm while I slept on deck. She's incredible. -Brian

[@jeremiahjahn]

nice job again, keep it up!!

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks! Hopefully no more named storms though 😄 -Mandi

[@williamwright2183]

Did good 👍🍺

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks, William! -Mandi

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

That is not a yellowfin tuna nor is it a "poor baby." That is a blackfin tuna and good eating. Entry into the Bahamas comes with a fishing permit so if you were still in Bahamas water or international waters you could legally keep it. For just the two of you, that tuna was just the right size.

[@jeffrouse8098]

Glad to see the harneses Safety First

[@marty2872]

Nice video! I'm not sure I'd trust clipping in on the bimini frame though...

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks Marty! Yes, we actually have realized the same thing and are sticking to more sturdier items to clip in to :) -Mandi

[@PaulBartomioli]

There are Old Sailors. There are Bold Sailors. There are NO Old Bold Sailors. Be safe.

[@TakeTheWaters]

This is a great, we never heard it before. Btw we are not bold sailors, we try our best to be safe sailors. -Brian

[@PaulBartomioli]

@@TakeTheWaters It's a paraphrase from a quote for pilots. I asked my friend about it and he said that with more experience handling poor conditions, some develop an attitude that there is nothing they cannot fly through. The joker in the deck is Mother Nature, especially at sea, as you discovered. Technology is great; it is also wrong, and things can change in a heartbeat. Be safe out there. Trust YOU over technology.

[@chrispomfret8592]

Hi guys, just noticed your forestay has quite a bit of sag in it. A huge performance gain would be to swap out the backstay turnbuckle with a small hydraulic ram. It will improve your upwind speeds because you will be able to tighten it in heavy air (pulls the sail shape draft forward) & ease it to get the sag back in light air. A cheap way to get speed & that means sailing more safely.

[@TakeTheWaters]

ahh, I've been looking at racing boats in Annapolis that have the ability to shape the rigging, and wonders how exactly it helps. Maybe we'll look at this down the road. For now I really want to install a whisker pole but they're expensive. so we'll see. -Brian

[@chrispomfret8592]

Take the Waters No problems. A whisker pole is great but if you’ve already got a spinnaker pole run with that. Ideally your mast has a track on the front of the mast so you can get the butt end of the pole at the right height. Adjustable means it works for both headsails and spinnakers. Some wisker poles don’t use topping lifts or kickers. This is a waste of time in my opinion as you can’t set the sail shape the way you want it. It helps to wing a headsail out then lift the clew slightly so that the leech bellows more. It will set better & means it is less likely to want to backwind from the leach first and gybe. So maybe spend your money on a proper pole. Sure it’s a bit more bulky but look to how racing yachts store their poles. Don’t do the storage up the mast like lots of cruisers do. That does not make any sense at all. In regards to forestay sag. The problem with heavy furling gear is the tension on the forestay. Each time it sags the leach tension on the headsail gets tighter & it causes wind to go onto the under side of the main. It’s known as closing the slot. That means the whole balance of the boat is compromised. To solve it you have to sheet more outboard on the headsail which means you can’t sail as close to the wind which means a bumpier ride over waves, which means you reef or reduce sail too early. First action to deposed a sail should always be to increase halyard tension, cunningham or forestay tension. Your in mast furling main means you are limited to improving its sail shape so the first and only step is to improve your forestay tension through a backstay ram. Look at the hand pump ones from Sheldon. Enjoy.

[@gabrielmoreno1592]

excellent video I always follow you if you can always show the nautical chart to better locate the rumvo of the trip a big hug from Argentina

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks! I’ll show more charts in the next videos. -Brian

[@kevinschmit1710]

Another great video. Can you send me a link on your wireless headphones? How are they holding up?

[@TakeTheWaters]

We just a put a link in the description for them on amazon. If you end up getting them, we'll get a couple bucks if you use that link to purchase them. They are the Sena Bluetooth Headsets. They come in very handy when we're on opposite ends of the boat and hold up great!! It beats having to yell so you can hear each other :) -Mandi

[@johnhaywood6358]

Great sailing photos. Btw I did screen print to create my desktop wallpaper with your permission please. God bless

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks John, of course -Brian

[@rvdareyet7201]

Y’all are great, except now you have my wife wanting a Beneteau when I’m steering her toward an Island Packet! LOL What is the brand and model of your headsets? Thanks!

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks. Maybe you can sail both. Those boats are tanks and she’d certainly feel comfortably and safe in the IP. But the Beneteau is nice too.

[@chuckwolf8540]

He really needs to become a voice over guy, so soothing to listen to him talk. Keep up the adventures.

[@TakeTheWaters]

That would be cool. Maybe someone will discover me lol. -Brian

[@carlosminoletti3690]

Nice and entertaining video, congratulations. BTW do you have a ·3rd reef in your main ?. Fair winds and following seas from Chile.

[@ylemoine1]

They have a roller furling main, so infinite reefing points.

[@TakeTheWaters]

I think we had what would be considered two reefs in the big storm. Our main has a reef mark for the 1st reef, but after that we just feel it out. -Brian

[@carlosminoletti3690]

@@TakeTheWaters OK. As you told " two reefs " I did not realize it was a furling main. Anyway I wish fair winds to you.

[@br5498]

Boat yoga !

[@racerx4evr]

Hi Brian & Mandi. Loving your vids and following your voyages very loyally! You guys have positive energy together and I enjoy your humor. I have one minor piece of (constructive) criticism: For myself as a landlubber, the videos of your travels would be SO VERY MUCH improved if the viewer was able to see a recognizable piece of the world map and where you can plot your origin, destination and progress EVERY TIME? In this vid at least, i found that piece of information was missing?. I am referring to a similar animation which you can find in Hollywood movies such as: Raiders of The Lost Ark for example? Remember: Your viewer public is located world-wide: many of the viewers may not even have an idea of the relative locations of places such as: The Bahamas, Cape Canaveral and Charleston for example. These oceans are just endlessly stretching into the horizons on your vids (my compliments for the High Quality in resolution, sound and editing work of those, by the way) and are all just similar for us viewers at home. We have totaly NO clue whatsoever of what is: North, South, East or West. In other words: we have no sense of your positions or the voyage. That kind of recommended mapping/tracking can really give an improved sense of feeling to the viewers re. the voyages that you’re undertaking. Keep up the good work and safe travels!

[@TakeTheWaters]

Thanks for watching! We really appreciate the feedback for the map. I put a map on the Bahamas Bound video, but the issue I kept having was these NOAA maps are so big they crash my editing software. When you size them down, you can’t read them, and then any other smaller map formats I don’t have copyright licensing for. I tried making it for this video, but my computer crashed 4 times before I finally gave up. With that said, I’m going to go the google earth route, which is copyright free if I include their watermark, so I’m going to learn that this week and add to the next video. We agree with you 100%, you need to have context of where we’re at. It pained me to put this video out without having the map. Thanks again! -Brian

[@stevenr8606]

Typical Yachties, ALL ABOUT ME!

[@billneville3361]

Guys that was a black in tuna, they don't get much bigger than that. Love your videos, but.... Don't throw away a blackfin. Have fun, cruise live and enjoy for us landlocked fans.

[@TakeTheWaters]

haha, that hurts Bill. I was happy knowing I threw back a little "Yellow fin" lol. It was the first tuna I ever caught so I was clueless. Next tuna I catch I'm naming Bill. - Brian

[@billneville3361]

Sorry spell check error... Imagine that. Black fin tuna. Don't name your next after some old fat guy. Call him supper. Hope you get to the abacos soon and hope to see you out there. I'll be in a "stinkpot" but we're not all bad. Take the waters and live a wonderful life.

[@rebeccaquast4038]

quadeca

[@samvohra6992]

Guys how big is your boat.

[@TakeTheWaters]

It’s an oceanis 46

[@samvohra6992]

@@TakeTheWaters Okay 👍 That's a nice sailboat.

[@toddentingh4449]

What type of tablet and case do you have?