Sailing AWAY from the worlds PROBLEMS

[@marktaylor484]

You are indeed a very lucky guy to have not only found your life partner but will have magnificent shared memories, well done both...

[@SailingMerewether]

Thanks Mark. Cheers for tuning in

[@johnwatson7970]

Nice to see you guys back with a vid. Can’t wait to see the Lau group.

[@chrisjackson5156]

I love how you tough it. Troopers.

[@HopeOfJoe]

Absolutely fabulous !!! The Lau Group...........What a find !! ✨⛵⚓🌊🌴👙🌞✨

[@ChristopherWrenn]

Thank you for letting me ride along good times

[@matthewbaynham6286]

Hang on at timestamp 16:55 Isabelle said "as you can probably tell I just woke up...", let me just answer that and say no, I don't think anyone can tell that. There isn't a single hair out of place or anything. When Kieran has just woken up you also can't tell but for the opposite reason.

[@SailingMerewether]

Hahaha thanks Matthew!

[@strangeadv4977]

I started this video the day it released as usual and got about 5mins in before family life put it on pause...After a late night working, the last 15mins were amazing. Wishing you both the best as when you both work hard and conquer, so does the Merewether crew 💪 Much respect from Northern California!

[@SailingMerewether]

Wow so happy to hear you finally go to enjoy it ADV, sending our gratitude 🙌🏼

[@davcox100]

Great to see you back with what looks like an absolute gem of a place. Looking forward to seeing so much more of these beautiful islands.

[@SailingMerewether]

David you just wait till next week 🙌🏼 unreal place

[@kevincarey1076]

Great episode guys. Luckily the destination was worth all the rolling. fair winds and following seas Merewether.

[@SailingMerewether]

Cheers Kevin! As always mate thanks for tuning in

[@craigdavidson6170]

Thanks for another great episode it was so nice to meet you both your even nicer in person. Then to end up on a dive with someone that knew you just shows what a small world it is. Stay safe

[@SailingMerewether]

Craig! Great to meet you and Ellie. Hope the shark diving wasn’t too scary. It’s a small world indeed

[@leonaessens4399]

I spent two years in Suva and have to say I enjoyed the place. I did take my boat into the Yasawas a lot and kept it moored in Pacific Harbour and later near Nadi, but since I had a job in Suva I couldn't go for extended sojourns in and around the Yasawas as often as I would have liked. I remember Brooke Shields making the "Blue Lagoon" and the film location was "preserved" for many years as a tourist attraction. I interviewed Brooke on Nanuya in September 1979, she was 15 or 16 at the time and turned out to be a very personable and likeable kid. She caught dengue fever and was taken to hospital in Sydney before returning to Fiji six weeks or so later, I think. For years after, tourists could spend a night in the "hut where Brooke slept" but I have no idea if it's still there. Probably not. In the end it was originally just a movie prop and I suppose it wouldn't have lasted forever. Nevertheless Nanuya (Turtle Island) is a lovely place and I imagine it's still worth visiting. Ample anchoring just off the beach, there used to be a jetty for float planes as well.

[@SailingMerewether]

Wow amazing story Leo! Thank you for sharing. Stay safe mate

[@eddieh1530]

Living in a place with so much sunshine this was very nice to watch. Sunshine but not warm in the winter times. Fun Show.

[@SailingMerewether]

Thanks for watching eddieh!

[@patrickcoleman3]

Good to see you back, place looks fantastic. Cheers.

[@AustinBoil]

What a beautiful, unique place, can't wait to see more of it on the next video. Well done!

[@SailingMerewether]

Austin keep your eyes peeled. This place is unreal

[@guillermorodriguezcrespo4232]

Amazing place, thank you for sharing!

[@jimfisk4474]

Hi folks, thanks again for this one, pretty scenery. Keep a rocking and rolling and enjoy and stay safe.

[@SailingMerewether]

Cheers Jim! Thanks for watching

[@BohemianBeatster]

Another very enjoyable sailing adventure. Stay groovy and stay safe.

[@peternairn4474]

Great music all around, thankyou

[@SailingMerewether]

Thank you!

[@arottie4097]

"Cold water" how can that be? Hmmm, What temp's are we calling cold?? Excellent episode guy's!!

[@SailingMerewether]

It’s colder than where we had been spending most of our time in Fiji around Denarau. Still very much bikini temperature haha

[@phillipsiviter2024]

Welcome back guys, looked like a nice passage - would have been better if the wind had been where it was expected. You’re well away from the strife in Eastern Europe.

[@SailingMerewether]

Thanks for watching Phillip! Happy to be in chilled Fiji

[@koehl405]

Please be safe. Thanks.

[@tomriley5790]

Have a nice rest after that passage! That unmarked wreck just under the water where you left looked pretty sketchy, definitely need to be careful when there are things like that around!

[@SailingMerewether]

Suva is a scary port Tom. We try our best to sail during the day to avoid those possible problems

[@fredfleming8905]

Great video guys what a cool group of islands. Stay safe….Fred in Texas.

[@SailingMerewether]

Cheers Fred!!

[@dennismacdonald2003]

Great video. Love you named it Ralph

[@kenelrod4935]

Great episode! Such a beautiful place. Being sea sick is miserable so at least the destination is a partial compensation.

[@SailingMerewether]

Ken we quite enjoyed it all! Thanks from watching and the nice words

[@rainfinger]

Yea, Hydrovane is back in service.

[@SailingMerewether]

Saving our asses!

[@Ruff2700]

I would like too from the world problems to sail away 🏃‍♂️😢👍

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Looks lovely. Hopefully some under water vids from here.

[@SailingMerewether]

Rick you’ll have to tune in and see! Haha

[@tvpolishprogram3804]

Some islands look like mushrooms growing out of the water. Looks fantstic!

[@SailingMerewether]

Hahah thanks guys

[@wizardgmb]

When you heave to, can you configure your plotter with a geofence clear of shallow waters? Then if Meriwether leaves the fenced area while you are asleep the plotter will sound an alarm. Keep up the great videos and above all STAY SAFE! ⛵❤️😁

[@tomriley5790]

Most plotters can be set with an "anchor alarm" which will sound if you move more than a certain distance from a spot (helpful if you remember to set it as you drop the anchor). Or just set a depth alarm :-).

[@wizardgmb]

@@tomriley5790 I think some of the anchor alarms have a finite limit of a couple hundred feet radius. It seems a depth alarm might not wake someone up in time to start an engine and maneuver away from a hazard, especially if the boat drifts beyond the expected distance before encountering shallow water. Geofencing would be ideal since one could define an acceptable distance from any obstacle or field. If the boat breaches a geofence, one would be awakened with plenty of time to relocate or adjust the geofence. I"m not a sailor so my comments are based upon what I learned from various KZbin channels and the Internet so I my ideas may be incorrect. However I do have experience with geofencing on land and one can do some pretty nifty things with it.

[@SailingMerewether]

I’m sure if you had the right plotter and knew exactly how it worked I’m sure it would be possible. For us we haven’t dived that far into our plotter. Thanks for watching George

[@desbuckle6907]

Isabelle the Wind Whisperer ! "Right ere" (Ear) sorry but that was your "left ere" (Ear) 🤣BUT another great video.

[@540chevhell9]

Awesome work - I have subbed!! Outro music title ?????

[@aqueenslander]

Suva has moved since I was last there! I think your map at 2.40 points to Savusavu on Vanua Levu

[@SailingMerewether]

Hamish, we thought we fixed this mistake but we have obviously not. Apologies

[@aqueenslander]

@@SailingMerewether No drama mate. Just goes to prove how closely we all watch your adventures. Blue skies and fair winds

[@jackieb4516]

Are you presently in Suva, Viti Levu or Savusavu, Vanua Levu? Your chart zeroed in on Savusavu.

[@SailingMerewether]

We made a mistake which we thought we fixed. Obviously not. Sorry Jackie

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Ok, second comment. Watching...

[@stephenmahoney9531]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@Stephan_01]

♥️♥️👍👍

[@wallycoughlan7291]

"Sailing AWAY from the worlds PROBLEMS" Such a noble sentiment. And not only running away, but being PAID for engaging in YEARS of mindless escapism. Just the type of inspiration we could all learn from.

[@AlsinoFerreira]

:-)

[@ExoticCashToys]

what ios application did he use at 1:05 in this video ?