Sailing to Key west - The Arrival

Adventures in Paradise sailing to Key West - we arrive in Key West
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[@georgemikodesigns]

Epic stuff my friends!

[@AdventuresInParadise]

Thanks!

[@alwaysforward_WYO]

It's nice to wake up and find a new video, thanks for sharing.

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Congratulations sailing ⛵️ I like it very much

[@DellaDeLobos]

Great job... I envy you two, thank you for the video...

[@jacksmith8002]

That siphon thing is really great

[@billbehrens4487]

Great video!! Love that sailboat!

[@docjeffry]

Congratulations, guys!!

[@svlittlegem24]

Congrats on your first passage. I am shure that you will accomplish all of your dreams.

[@flpirate4565]

Great job you two.

[@MondoRockable]

Terrific video. Congrats on the successful sail south and being cautious in that open water. Kudos.

[@frediolsson37]

Congratulations !!

[@HankHill1]

That preview at the end was epic hahaha

[@teatimetim]

congrats on this trip. Love the footage.

[@SailingAndInvesting]

Congratulations! Nice accomplishment. Hopefully, your nerves get better. Seek stoicism!

[@claytonallen3361]

Congratulations on making that next big step towards sailing around the world! You guys should be proud of yourselves!

[@Prototheria]

I can feel the stoke of the accomplishment all the way here in Utah. Congrats on the major milestone, and I'm really looking forward to seeing your return trip!

[@mvintrigue-trawlerdiy1101]

Outstanding! happy for you guys. Jason...the more days you spend at sea and every additional day you seem to resemble that old salty guy that appears in some of your older videos, more and more...lol.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

Thanks! And we want to meet you guys up there on the water before it gets too hot! We're probably going to head over to North 3Rooker sometime in the next few weekends (maybe three weeks from now).

[@BrianJoyce-dk2sg]

Nice cruise.

[@svideal]

So proud of the sailing journey you both have shared - and I'm not talking just about this passage. Thank you, and keep it up :)

[@sheila9358]

Very good video..u guys tell it like it is

[@FuckYouWhosNext]

Livin the dream! Stay strong!

[@Gab3A]

Can’t like this enough. Congratulations 🍾 👏🏽

[@Amicaner]

excellent channel!!!!

[@dallaspowwi6682]

As a newbie to sailing with a smaller yacht I am encouraged by your videos. While I am not looking forward to throwing up nice to see reality.

[@billnolen541]

Great job Jason and Susie. The return looks exciting. Whoop 🙌

[@nickbrown6457]

Amazing job, well done! Love how honest and genuine you guys are about everything.

[@bobwest6637]

Your videos are fun, real AND inspirational. Thank you.

[@Worldviewsandthoughts]

Congratulations! Wait til you get a bigger boat, even more fun. A good heavy full keel cruising boat is what you two need.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

For this trip yes, but for 99% of what we usually do, it would be too heavy. Maybe once we retire and can take off for long trips. We're working people, so trips like this are hard to do... we had two days in Key West and then had to head back. We sailed for five days of the seven day vacation. A boat that can cruise at 8-10 knots would get us there in half the time, so stay tuned!

[@davelawrence6777]

Great adventure memories you 'll have for the rest of your lives. Hopefully just the start for you two.

[@vincentwesolowski459]

Congratulations to the both of you!⛵️⛵️⛵️. It’s time for a few drinks and to decompress.

[@herbescobar4548]

Thanks for sharing! The sail back looks even more epic! Living up to your channel’s name.

[@UUBrahman]

Quite an ending previewing the return trip - glad you are not in the Catalina 22.

[@SailingInScotland]

I think you two have done amazing. I would like to recommend you get some flat webbing to use for your jack lines. The big advantage is it is flat, so it won't roll under your feet like a round line will, so you can keep it on full time, so it's there when you need it.

[@lenalessi3824]

Good job! You are definitely learning new skills.

[@Jarek13]

Thanks

[@anthonyferrara2222]

Congrats. Great video. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your stay in FL. Will you be videoing the trip back?

[@williamwuolo8926]

Salut! Great video of course. You get to understand basic details like taking down the main in the narrow channel or why you needed to stay close hauled and keep motoring. How about that rip rap at the marina? It would have been terrible if you sliced open your haul after that ling journey. I guess you don't have radar which I guess would have picked up those non-reporting fishing boats?

[@VIZSLACARIOCA]

Congrats Guys!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@chadtrips3203]

Good stuff.I plan on buying my new boat in Duluth MN this spring and sailing around lake superior for the summer and start the great loop by September.

[@michaelgrimes8828]

Congratulations guys, glad you made it there safe and sound .

[@timburnett6729]

Good job guys. Great content

[@jaydubya4727]

Great video, thanks for sharing! Looked like you had fun in spite of some of the hairier moments. IMO it takes guts to do what you're doing in such a small boat - respect to you both!!

[@AdventuresInParadise]

Thanks!

[@chrisbriden1823]

Woo Hoo sweet sail. You made it look easy. Preparation pays off. I love the teaser at the end for the return trip. Super drama. What's next, fort jefferson ? Bahamas ?

[@bradleypollard4922]

Well done! You give us all hope. I’m worried about seasickness myself and you seem to have recovered by the second day.

[@jacksmith8002]

You guys did amazing, deeper into the islands should be next

[@AdventuresInParadise]

I wish we had more time off to go for a few weeks and just bounce around, but 2.5 days there, 2.5 back, that leaves two days to actually be there, so sailing trips like this while also having a job is hard to do.

[@alabamaadventurer]

Cool trip, would love to do that one day

[@mikewalker1081]

great vid, I was going to ask if a larger heavier boat would have been more comfortable, but looked like the cat was having a rough go of it too

[@AdventuresInParadise]

yea, I spoke to that guy via VHF and he sounded like he it was too rough... so just imagine being in a 28' boat. The camera just doesn't do it justice, so seeing that 48' boat diving into the water gives you an idea.

[@mikewalker1081]

@@AdventuresInParadise wow,, that certainly puts it into perspective, so I guess a bigger and heavier boat sometime in the future? mono or cat?

[@markgallagher1376]

Congrats on making it down there!! Great teaser at the end for the next episode. I wonder if you guys were coming back up at the same time Sam Holmes was. In his last video he was headed from Key West to fF Myers and he had some pretty big waves as well.

[@BigSkyImagery]

Congrats on making it safely to Key West! When does your next video drop?

[@SpaceFrawg]

My understanding is that the handheld units receive AIS, and are unable to transmit AIS. If you were transmitting AIS the fishing vessels that had turned their transmitters off would know your location before they visually saw you. A good radar reflector is a good idea too.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

We had the reflector so they should have been able to see us five miles out. Right, the Ais is only for us to see them. I also spoke to them and mentioned I could not see them and one told me over the radio they keep their Ais off unless they see other ships. Once I called for "any fishing boat that could hear me" on the radio when I saw them, and after three tries, a sailor who was miles in front of us replied saying he passed them a while ago. It made me wonder if they don't even want to say who they are on the radio as out of five ships non answered except for the sailing boat and he was further away.

[@SpaceFrawg]

@@AdventuresInParadise I'm sure that it is, as you say in the video, the fishing vessels not wanting to broadcast their location to the competition. Two key things to consider, given that fact, is that they are still monitoring AIS even if they are not transmitting, so if it were night and/or bad weather it would be a really good idea to be transmitting AIS yourself... not only for the fishing vessel issue but all the smaller boats with receive only capability. The other thing would be a 'good' radar reflector, one that is much better than the minimum required OEM type.

[@gatt2000]

Great job! Glad you safely made the journey! Is going back the downhill part of adventure?

[@kevingumfory]

Really curious about what you you gave for Envision Jason ! Before any upgrades... hope its not to invasive.

[@AdventuresInParadise]

I think it was $10,000 when we bought it. At the time, that was about average for an '85 O'Day 28, but they ranged over and under that, also location seemed to make the price change.

[@kaykay730]

great video, will you be considering a larger boat in the future?

[@AdventuresInParadise]

We have had that in the works for a while, but it's hard because the wait for larger slips is years long, so it's maybe a year out, or more.

[@anthonycenteno2200]

Is your current boat trailerable?

[@AdventuresInParadise]

@@anthonycenteno2200 Yes, but the trailer is silly... you can find it online.. search for O'day 28 on trailer. It's not something you'd do on a regular bases... it's over 10' wide so I think you need special lights and signs.

[@andocmdo]

Congratulations!

[@VladimirGolondrina]

Congratulations!