First Sail in the Gulf of Mexico | Sailing Soulianis - Ep. 40

[@markbuskens6070]

I really loved these older episodes the most 😊

[@colinboniface194]

you guys always make me smile. Thank you...

[@SailingSoulianis]

Aw, glad to hear it Colin ;)

[@raspingalmond3059]

Those times with your dad are so precious.

[@fowlerflap2443]

As always, great video! Tapping tip: 1/4 to 1/2 turn in, then 1/2 to 3/4 turn out to remove metal burrs and prevent jamming and lastly, ALWAYS use oil. Last thing you want is a broken tap in your hole, it is not fun at all, I've been their unfortunately.

[@lucafigueiredo6005]

So beautiful that u guys brought your parents along for a small part of the trip

[@SOLDOZER]

Should have have pops on the dock.

[@ziggzaggzip8241]

O'side!!! Red nights, sailor's delight. 🌠🌟 Red mornings, sailor's take warnings.🌬⛈ Fair winds and following seas!

[@bimmergeezer]

Any sunset with Lauren in the picture is a BEAUTIFUL sunset!

[@Maoli2013]

Been watching you guys since the beginning. It is so cool to see the evolution so far. Great to see Soulianis on the blue water. Better even is seeing the smiles and excitement on your faces. Well done guys. And so the real journey begins.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Hey thanks so much for following along!

[@Zbip57]

You guys continue to impress. Your videos never get boring. New camera angles, google earth views, time-lapse, glorious sunsets, etc. I always look forward to watching your next adventures. Happy sailing!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Awesome, glad to hear it :D

[@jayfigg7981]

I had a whole pod of those bottle nose follow me from Savanna GA down to West Palm over 4 days! Really cool to watch them teach their pups hunt! Thank you so much for bringing that memory to mind! Stay safe you two! Get some safety harnesses and lines to tie yourself to the boat. That saved my ass more than once! My rum to sailing balance was WAY off!

[@SailingSoulianis]

How cool! What a great experience. We do have jacklines and tethers... we just don't always put them out. 🤷‍♂️

[@bethanylopez9505]

Thank you so much for showing what it's really like to sail and work on your home! I love seeing dolphins like everyone, but I appreciate that you show us so much of the blood, sweat, and tears that goes into this life! I loved seeing you sail blue waters! (I'm living vicariously for the next few years... lol) There's nothing that makes you smile like sailing!! 😍😍

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you for the comment Bethany. It’s good to hear.

[@Unrivaledanime]

The Gulf Sunsets are Beautiful.... Miss those days... Enjoy every minute......

[@Gunnie1961]

Soulianis is looking mighty fine. Kirk, great that you are able to spend some time with your dad on the boat making some special memories for all of you! Happy & safe sailing.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Jimmy Buffet is the soundtrack to many of my best summer childhood memories. It was a blast to be cruising through his neck of the woods with my dad on board sharing a beer and jammin away. -K

[@edferd100]

I just binge watched 40 episodes and am jonesing for more. More content please, I love this series! ❤️

[@SailingSoulianis]

Wow! Awesome to hear Ed!

[@davidinafrica8898]

Can’t wait for the next episode. Having this pop up on my feed made my day! Thanks!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Awesome to hear David!

[@rodneyhuffman6938]

Love watching y'all . You make a great team. Be safe .

[@SailingSoulianis]

Cheers, Rodney!

[@annewinning5151]

Terrific episode! Great to see your Dad on board as well ..... there is nothing stopping you two now... safe travels

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks Anne!

[@Max-re5vg]

So Happy for you Guys....

[@AfterDeath1986]

Vicariously living through ya'll still 😍

[@SailingSoulianis]

😁

[@davidtaylor2777]

You guys look so happy !

[@breezyjr]

Nice to see you finally sailing...

[@hansschweikert9153]

Nice. Always a treat to see you two sailing/projecting and learning something about a new locale.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks, Hans! 💜

[@lbrinson0002]

This is so exciting! Love this!

[@jpmusic76]

I found your series purely by chance and decided to give it a whirl as my very first KZbin show. I couldn’t be more thrilled with your adventures! Love the variety of peaceful moments, technical info, fun, life firsts and drone footage.

[@SailingSoulianis]

That’s so awesome to hear! Glad you’ve enjoyed it thus far.

[@markleyg]

Glad you could share this with your family.

[@joehuachuca9951]

Glad to see you guys sailing the open waters.

[@tracksidebc5854]

Nice to see you smiling again! Safe sailing.

[@gmpbuilder]

You really look like you are enjoying yourselves, and I wish you nothing but safe travels.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you!

[@HopeOfJoe]

Same here as David. Made my Friday to see you two makin it happen !! And sharing with dad was a nice bonus !!

[@LumberJake]

Hello Guys I just watched all the videos from episode 4 and want to provide some feedback. As you know there are a ton of channels like yours but what I love about what you guys do is that you really can tell an interesting story. The videos are Shot well and edited fantastically... Even the less exciting portions of your journey like the long stay in Alabama are showed well enough that it kept me watching...and that's hard this day and age! I enjoy the fact that you're not only documenting your boat life but instead telling a story. The channels that just document the everyday gets boring quickly. You guys are great storytellers; keep doing what you're doing and hopefully keep bringing us along on this adventure of a lifetime.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you for sharing that’s awesome to hear. :) Glad you’ve enjoyed watching.

[@sarbart823]

The Boat looks Great. Cheers

[@KALamar-fp7nm]

Another high quality video! Thanks for sharing.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you!

[@waylonwolf4908]

Loved this episode. We lived 1/2 a mile from Peg Leg Pete’s and live onboard NAS Pensacola now. Watching from EP 1. What an adventure so far.

[@br5498]

Glad to see your spirits up !

[@thomasblesinger9374]

A nice one. I liked the smile on Dad’s face because of the dolphins. 😃👍

[@rossipop]

I Love this Channel ..... Go Soulianis .... on to the Big Blue . Much hug safe sail guys ...

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks!! 🤗

[@mikeanderson7019]

It’s so great to see you guys so happy and sailing… You seem perfect for each other which is going to help a lot since you’re going to be together most every day. I’m very excited for you two

[@jameymathis7452]

Awesome Video ! Fair Winds !

[@cowboy7x]

One of my new favorite channels. Love your vids.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Awesome to hear!

[@wildaltarose]

Finally, so happy to see sailing couples wearing life jackets. I follow two other couples and you are the only ones to wear them.

[@niellangner3668]

I caught up today from episode 1 to date! Love your channel. That idea of a mock up using PVC for the Bimini sounds like a good one Captain Kirk. Great smile Lauren. Greetings from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

[@cyndivanherpe9280]

Just found your channel today, and binge watched, while driving back from dropping our son off at camp (6 hours home). We own a Catalina 36 and love seeing all the upgrades, challenges, joy and experience you've shared with your videos. It's especially nice to see the things you've figured out yourselves, the costs and the pros and cons you've run into. MAN THAT IS A LOT OF LOCKS! Can't wait to see more! We dream of sailing further than the Chesapeake Bay one day...(lots to explore where we are, and lots of trouble to get into this close to shore too!) A few more years and then maybe we can consider some time living aboard and sailing the Caribbean!

[@curtotto754]

Looking forward to the next installment.

[@dub944]

Well done you two! Love watching your videos with a hot mug of coffee in the morning. My wife and I living vicariously through your adventures from Victoria bc Canada. 👍

[@GI-AUS]

Dad's got a squashy, best outdoor hats ever! Greetings from Australia!

[@SailingSoulianis]

He loves that hat. He bought the original in Australia about 15 years ago. It flew off his head while boating 7-8 years ago and he was super bummed because he thought he’d have to fly back to Australia and get another. Luckily the internet made the world a smaller place and we were able to figure out what it was called and get him a new one online!

[@wscogin7974]

Your videos are so awesome as are all your smiles! So glad to see you both so happy together! Married life can be so great!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Cheers William

[@dustanbalkcom]

Looking good guys!! So happy for you

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks Dustan!

[@PDMBUR84]

Just binged to ep40, cant wait to see the rest of your adventures! Cool channel!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Awesome to hear!

[@fxpthl]

How nice it was to have your Dad onboard for awhile!

[@SailorAllan]

YES--Dad seems pretty chill , got to savor ANY Father / Son time you can get !

[@johnkeegan6646]

Beautiful FREEDOM at sea! FINALLY!😁💥

[@charhassenboehler8882]

Looking pretty happy gang...

[@Redneckmfg]

I can already hear those steel drums..... Love you guys !!!!

[@keebearfull]

Thanks! Watching you two [not that I would exclude Pops] this happy makes me happy! Good stuff!

[@dougmc666]

Big smiles in the gulf!

[@glassman51]

Great video guys!So pleased to see you happy and free of land constraints and major boat projects,I’m looking forward to living vicariously through your upcoming adventures, cheers

[@williamdykes2750]

You two are self-aware and continue to make very sound decisions based on your skill level. Nice job gathering intel on the channel into Destin. Pretty darned impressive. I'm not sure what your overall sailing goal is, but I am sure you will exceed it by leaps and bounds.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks William!

[@klaaskomvaak1816]

happy for you guys finally made it out in the open, keep them spirits !

[@DanielTruran]

That’s one sweet sail at sunset !

[@lazydays7470]

When you put stainless steel screws into aluminum you need to coat them with Lanacote to prevent the screws from freezing into the holes.

[@jerryfield5815]

Moments of being so geeked that your finally on your way so very happy you both are can't wait to see more. Cheers.

[@ronaldwarren5220]

Life is good!

[@qeinfinity]

I have watched a number of sailing channels on KZbin and this is the first I have become a subscriber. My favorite KZbin sailing channel!! Keep the videos coming!!

[@SailingSoulianis]

How cool!

[@rickbrownsberger8181]

Great video ! Dolphins were fun to watch!! So jealous of you two , keep the videos coming !!😺😸

[@dlsbob]

Great episode! Thanks for the ride!!!

[@andytrades]

I too came across your channel by accident, and couldn't stop watching. I binged-watched this weekend and I'm caught up. Great videos! Looking forward to more adventures!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Awesome Andy, thank you for the compliments :)

[@svtabula-rasa7753]

Great video guys!

[@rorytennes8576]

I grew up on the gulf. It is our best secret. Best kept secret.

[@kapekodbob]

Great job guys !

[@tireironman]

I love watching you guys, you can really feel the connection you two have. Your videos always relax me and fill me with wanderlust. Safe sailing!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks for following along! Have any trips planned to satisfy your wanderlust?!

[@bill4nier]

Finally open sea! Are you guys pinching yourselves? Very happy and excited for you guys. Thanks for sharing! 👍👍👍👍👍👍😍⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵

[@ernestdougherty3162]

Beautiful sailing thanks for sharing with us

[@davidc8077]

Hey, congratulations guys. Fair seas, David

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you David!

[@MrsStevenBrown]

Whoop! Awesome vid! Thankyou for sharing! 🥰👍🏻

[@yeolechief623]

When you venture to south Florida, you’ll find many more vendors for the type of tubular arch you desire. A lot of competition in Ft Lauderdale area for quality work so prices should be better as well. Many mobile welders/fabricators. Best of luck.

[@drwindsurf]

It is so good to see you sailing :)

[@SailingSoulianis]

☺️

[@ocxb]

I really enjoy your videos, so much I had to take a break from working on my boat to watch you make your way across the gulf.

[@SailingSoulianis]

So awesome to hear Kurt!

[@steved3387]

EXCELLENT AGAIN! Cheers!

[@jackbego6571]

Congratulations sailors!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks, Jack!

[@thomastaylor6991]

Looking good!!!!

[@CaptainPetrolburner]

I just binge watched 39 episodes, great to have episode 40 come online right away from my fellow midwesterners! Great to see the involvement with your Dad too, mine would be the same.

[@thomasjohns8184]

Too bad you would have luved hanging out in Destin for awhile. The channel cut isn't bad at all, just hug the channel markers and your golden. Lots of fun and good eateries. World class beaches.

[@leoniewellesley6684]

Great to see you sailing guys! Watching from New Zealand x

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks Leonie!

[@joelhumphreys915]

I do look foreword to your new vids love that your sharing your adventures with us!love to see your family sharing your dreams be safe Thankyou much!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks Joel :)

[@joelhumphreys915]

Your new sail looks fabulous!

[@nathanmiller2026]

Great videos! I wish they were longer and more frequent!

[@bayardtaylor4704]

Good job. Guys. We love you 😍

[@andybarnes8320]

Love it. You have a great boat and are really doing it! Fantastic. Get that radar reflector much higher. Good to see MOB device going onto PFD (wproof floating handheld DSC VHF clipped onto PFD also very sensible at night). Keep the videos coming. You are my favourite channel.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Good ideas Andy, thanks you :)

[@andybarnes8320]

Sailing Soulianis - I’m guessing you get told lots of stuff you already know and either have decided on another option, or are doing it, or have it on a list to do. The joys of having tens of thousands of eyes watching you. We all watch you because we love what you are doing - a young couple with the guts to follow their hearts and do something different. Fantastic go see how much boat maintenance you are doing yourselves too. I pick up useful stuff up from you guys. Wonderful.

[@garymason8191]

Love your bow riders! !!

[@bocamax]

Glad to see you finally made the Gulf. Wish the episodes were more current. Seeing you guys wearing winter gear while it's been in the 90's for months here seems a bit strange. Probably how you would feel if you walked into a store or restaurant and they were playing Christmas music in July. Safe travels.

[@stevecrombie5357]

OMG!! You sound just like your dad. I'm sure it was good to see your folks and do a little sailing at the same time. Lauren I have to say you got the short end of the chocolate covered pretzel share. You probably noticed that. Thanks for your work in letting as travel along. Be safe.

[@SailingSoulianis]

:D

[@alphasxsignal]

Glad you are in the Gulf and lots of rain now but its warm.Lots of places to stop, maybe Tampa and go under the Skyway tall bridge. There is nice place to anchor in the Bradenton River behind the DeSoto National Memorial Park.

[@waynemcphail7825]

Great video!

[@Schnot]

Pretty cool to see you guys close to where I grew up. I spent my childhood to my 20’s along the coast near Tallahassee.

[@michaeldobson8859]

Holy cow, you guys are still in winter gear! I would have thought it was Tommy Bahama dress code in the Gulf.

[@mileshurst7359]

Great video, good job. Enjoyed.

[@AlsinoFerreira]

Awesome video guys, make them longer 😊

[@curtandjillbarger6555]

Good to see ya'll Sailing again. Will be nice when you finally get in warmer weather and you can ditch those winter coats and hats. LOL

[@CesarGonzalez-kt7vp]

Never get tired of Dolphins! Cheers Guys! San Francisco Bay

[@SailingSoulianis]

👋 Cesar! Thanks for watching.

[@scable-eq7bp]

Beautiful video, love Destin, Florida, use to sail our catamaran up there from Key West, the tides are very challenging there, especially when you are 65 feet long and draft 5 feet........

[@ABeriault]

Well done

[@Capfka]

Congrats on your escape from the marina. Hope you're enjoying actually sailing!