THE CARIBBEAN OF THE MED? | Ep.52 - sailing documentary

Many people promised us that Formentera is the Caribbean of the Med: blue water, sandy beaches and palm trees. Well they weren't wrong! This place is incredibly beautiful and the water...
is like a swimming pool, even at 8 meters deep. Incredible!! But well, it's high season in Spain and the Spanish love their power boats and jet skis. So you either join them or glue anything that's not screwed in yet to the surface and jump in the water to get some time out from all the wobbling. And with water like that, it is no punishment to be swimming!
So today we'll show you the Balearics from a different side: HIGH SEASON! Last year we sailed around Menorca and Mallorca in autumn, but this year (due to well.. circumstances) we ended up in the Balearics in high season instead of spring. Was it a bad idea to sail over to Formentera and Ibiza in August? Time will tell! At least the water is to die for :)
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We are a European couple from Germany (Alex) and the Netherlands (Mandy), sailing around the Med on our 36ft sailboat. 12 months ago we started our journey in Greece with little sailing experience, figuring things out as we go, thinking we know what we are getting ourselves into. Our goal is to circumnavigate the world on our 36ft Beneteau. Sailboat life is super different from land life. It is fantastic and pretty rough at times. see the little things tries to FIND HAPPINESS BY DOING THINGS THAT ARE HARD. Join us on this journey and let's find happiness together!
If you have any COMMENTS, suggestion, questions or feel to need to praise (or scold) us, leave a comment down below and we’d happily write you back :). Of course a THUMBS UP is ALWAYS APPRECIATED very much so and helps us a lot!
Lottalove Alex & Mandy

[@chrismalkin4070]

This channel as well as Sailing into Freedom and Free Range Sailing are the best and most honest on You Tube. The best.

[@carlray7224]

The video content is excellent but Alex and Mandy are the main attraction setting the tone and adding a positive human aspect. The intermission or 'fireside chat' is a great inclusion - hope it continues.

[@stanleysteamcar]

Here's a positive comment for you. You guys are great, brilliant vlogs and it's so good to see what you're doing as not so experienced sailors. It's people like you that are making me really want to do this. I've picked up loads of tips especially anchoring so thank you and keep up the good work

[@williamwright2183]

I wouldn't leave a bad comment. Things happen , that's why I watch theses videos. To see the good and bad .

[@gsmtkd]

Another great video you guys, we love the chemistry you have together. Anchoring is so interesting to watch when boats arrive and yes it gets very noisy between people trying to communicate, we have now adopted hand signals (not rude ones) to get the job done. The intermission is great and very refreshing, this is the best channel on the tube.

[@michaeldobson8859]

When you talk about anchoring and yelling back and forth. You are absolutely correct, wow. Not just me. But I’ve learned from my early days and bought four headsets and we look all professional now. No one can hear us, ain’t it great!

[@geneberry7114]

How could anyone write a nasty comment after seeing Mandy??? She puts a huge smile on my face everytime I see her : )

[@markrushton4631]

That's right she is lovely and looks dam good and Alex takes some dam good videos of her swimming to cheek the anchor as well.

[@SinisaTrajkovic]

You guys are so funny and adorable. Just started watching your videos and I'm addicted.

[@mikedonnanancy5436]

Another great video and another beautiful spot. Love how you guys inject the "real time" aspect, it's great to see something recent and your commentary. Hope all is well with you guys today!

[@marco-monaco]

Salinas, by far my favorite beach! Nice to see in your video.

[@paulhudson4481]

You two are really getting it together, always interesting and fun to watch. Working it out together on each other’s strengths.

[@garygraves8950]

I love the question/answer session. You guys do a great job with your video editing.

[@rudijano1466]

You guys are just......amazingly flabertastic!! Really love it. Thank you so much!

[@ericf6919]

Excellent! Congrats on season 2. I have so enjoyed your channel and find you both to be a great inspiration. I look forward to following your adventure. All the best to you!

[@seethelittlethings]

Thanks Eric for following along! Season 2 is up and running so let’s see what this year has to offer 😊

[@russellneville7145]

Don't change anything, you guys are awesome just the way you's are. Russell, Opua bay of islands, New Zealand.

[@seethelittlethings]

Thanks Russell :)

[@rondeane2003]

Great video, with an excellent Intermission. Very informative!

[@KeithCarmichaelInFL]

Many people have told me that anchoring is the most frustrating. Glad you were able to find a good plan!

[@seethelittlethings]

It can be yes! But the plan really helps. Really no biggie anymore now☺️

[@ianbrown7085]

"We still find more sea life on our hull - than anywhere else"........ BRILLIANT Guys! Love the humour LOL.

[@seethelittlethings]

Somehow it’s true though 🤣

[@MrMarc37i]

Thanks for another great video guys.... This is by far one of the best sailing channels on KZbin

[@seethelittlethings]

Thanks Marc!

[@jaynedurden9989]

I love that you addressed some (nasty) comments at the end and the way you did it. I love how you shoot, cut and edit the videos and the style you have. Keep doing what you do! Xx

[@edferculo8887]

Very good discussion about more of what goes on

[@tybowman6946]

I do like your humor. You two could ham it up even more and I wouldn’t mind. Some people may not get it, but all they need to see is that wry smile on your face. I guess I’m talking to you, Mandy. You’re funny, too, Alex, but in a more depressed kind of way. Just kidding! Cheers, guys. You’re funny!

[@seethelittlethings]

You have to feel it !

[@sailingavocet]

Lovely video. Well done!

[@michaeldobson8859]

I enjoy your adventures, thank you.

[@michaelhamm861]

You guys are great. Love watching you videos. Keep living the dream

[@Amicaner]

Loved the intermission thing you did!

[@seethelittlethings]

Thanks William. Soon we’ll be doing more :)

[@john-747]

Thanks for interesting episode again, and loved the Q&A hand signs, excellent!

[@meohmy7086]

Absolutely love your videos and I am totally jealous of your sailing adventures in the Med.

[@RondoGlobal]

Hi Alex and Mandy, there is no substitute for just being you raw and original, it is great. No fancy cinematic webby influencer wannabe nonsense, so thanks for keeping it real. There is a certain type of YT viewer consuming free content with entitled expectations and the intelligence of mashed potato, they will always complain as they have no filter between their brains and their fingers, lol.

[@birddogmason9862]

Hey guys, love the video you just did. I try and take all my sailing blogs with a grain of salt. It’s entertainment not rocket science. My first boat I was a wreck, my wife and I struggled not to kill each other. In later years I must say that things have changed, and I’m glad. I’m sure most people could complain about something. I think of it as crayons. There are a lot of colors to choose from, but in the end, they are all part of the painting. To each their own. Love your stories.

[@richardwylie07]

Wow.. that water colour!! Great to see you both so happy and relaxed. What Covid?!!

[@colinboniface194]

Love the new segment... And you guys calling out the Richard Craniums... Hahahaha... The chat piece personalizes the channel really well... Like a seaside chat...

[@sailingavocet]

lol!

[@ulfbjuro9656]

Regarding your anchoring comment around 5 minute mark, my understanding is that the sea grass being protected in the Mediterranean usually does not grow below some 35m. So I guess that is why they allow anchoring in deeper waters. But I guess it all explained in some environmental protection document that the Mediterranean countries signed together some years ago. Thanks for nice videos.

[@TIGPresto]

Another great video!!!!!

[@scalleewagg9746]

wow guys amazing video! :) loved the intermission, thanks for that great list of commands while anchoring, I reckon we may borrow your technique of looking cool :D

[@lecaton5973]

Thanks, refreshingly informative. SV Brooklyn PNW

[@robertadamsmetaldetecting6324]

Still loving what you two are doing! The negative commenters are just jealous. So you must be doing something right. Stay safe you two and keep the excellent videos coming!

[@ralphjansen9205]

Another Great video. I get that newbie channel watches may miss interp your jibes at each other, However your regular stalkers know you well enough and appreciate the jest in the comments. Videos are entertaining.

[@harryfritter8266]

Another gr8 video, it's so easy to see your chemistry :-) I have another recipe for you. Potato pancakes. All you need is to chop one peeled white potato and one egg. Then a spoon of chopped garlic and a spoon of chopped shallots and salt and pepper. It works the best if you chop together with a machine, but can be done with a knife, but you want everything to be like the texture of sand. Then spoon onto a buttered frying pan over medium heat, wait about 30 seconds and then flip over. These little cakes are amazing! Eat by themselves, or with yogurt or caviar, vegetables, whatever. Only 5 minutes from prep, to mouth

[@georgejacobsen2581]

Great video, enjoyed the easily understood dialogue describing the methodology you put into place for anchoring.

[@seethelittlethings]

Thanks George :) always happy to share what we learned, after all we gotta pass on the knowledge to someone hihi

[@foundatsea3483]

As a house and Balearic music DJ since the 80's and now interested in sailing, I was stoked to see some sailing there (and Formentera). Did you get on the island, walk around, eat anywhere? What was the vibe? First time there's been no scene there ever. Thanks for the great vids and content. That bike is crazy too!

[@bayanicustodio3998]

Just to let you know, I started watching you because you played nice OLD music👍🙂 then I stayed to watch you two learn and explore. Heck it’s nice to know you are regular past the honeymoon stage couple that enjoy your journey. Now... when are you crossing over the Atlantic to the lawless lands called the Americas, after the pandemic I hope. 🙂🙂🙂👍

[@harveyg845]

Nice video guys! P.S. Really like the the Q&A nice tips on hand signals when setting and pulling anchor.

[@jlsinchina]

Lov your humor. Great job.

[@seethelittlethings]

Thanks Jimmy! Happy you enjoyed it :)

[@barrymccrae7242]

Hi Alex and Mandy, another nice video, thanks. An observation, at 11.46 the outhaul on your mainsail still doesn't look right, you might have changed it by now but usually the outhaul is much closer to the boom.

[@seethelittlethings]

Hi Barry, yeah we needed some extra strap. We made that one now! Learning every day right 😄

[@johnshobbies4224]

My two favorite dependents. Great video,loved the sunset scenes and the fishing boat houses. Not a huge fan of crowds but it was pretty with all the mast lights shining at night. Mandy throwing shoes,been there too.😃🤷🏼‍♂️ Who called Mandy “Queen b🦆h”. Love you two,take care of yourselves and be safe out there. 👩🏼💪🏻⛵️🤷🏼‍♂️👙🦆🍻🌲. Loved the F-18’s flying by.

[@seethelittlethings]

Thanks Johnny! It’s a one in a million comment and we thought it was hilarious 😆

[@livingonladygail]

loving the hand signals, we also have a few more we use, but too rude for videos ;) keep up the great work ! ...

[@seethelittlethings]

hahahaha yeah, we have those too I guess 😂

[@TheChopmonster]

your both doing great , keep going

[@crimsonpride48]

Great video 👏 do your videos they way you want to. We want to see your adventure from your perspective don't listen to the " Hater arm chair sailors " be safe and look forward to your next video. Love from New Orleans La.

[@nicolagandy5934]

Hey guys! We loved this video and thanks for the Q&A time - it's reassuring to get your experience too. I wonder if you've had any problems/breakages during passages and how you dealt with them? Today we sprung a leak beneath the sink in our head and spurted 300l of fresh water into the bilges 2h into an 8h passage. Then the autopilot failed and started spinning us in circles while we tried to furl the jib in. It was an adrenaline overload! Trying not to be mad at our boat but feeling kinda sad. Wondered how you guys overcome these things. Big love from up the road in Gandía. Xx

[@phillheth]

Good video guys. I'm on my first yacht in the Ionian. It's been a wild couple of weeks. Ready for a rest now.

[@aveit01]

schöne Videos, bitte weiter so.

[@richardharrison6993]

Great video. 👍👍

[@xavierclement5903]

Love your videos, just subscribed this week. Really liked the video with boat improvements and things to buy on a boat. Great job guys, keep it up. (PS: link to mic in description is broken and brings you to a book instead...)

[@ancientmariner7473]

Delightful couple!

[@henrirotthier5710]

So good ! The chat at the end is also great. To everyone, how can we let this channel 'grow' ? So they can continue as long as possible. Me and my wife love watching the videos

[@sailingavocet]

The best way to help youtube channels grow: SHARE THE VIDEO!!!! On all of your social media! Comment, like, subscribe, and share! :)

[@brettney72]

Another funny fab vid guys you too always crack me up 🤣🤣⛵️

[@seethelittlethings]

Great! Now I can check “make somebody laugh today” off my list 😁😁🥂

[@ianprice9005]

The med looks so stunning got a friend I was at school with that sails around Greece great show guys again

[@mosca3289]

Nice one 👍🏻

[@seethelittlethings]

Merci 🥂

[@SailingFridaafWisby]

Thanks for a nice video

[@seethelittlethings]

Your welcome :) thanks for watching!

[@sharonb6751]

Another wonderful video and loved the chat at the end. Have you changed cameras? The resolution when you were talking about the seagulls and predators looked different to previous videos. Which cameras do you use? Really love this channel and so impressed with how far you have come from your early days 🥰

[@seethelittlethings]

Hey! No we did not change cameras. We still have our tiny sturdy Canon M50, but we did get a wide angle lens (which is enormous and looks super funny on our small body 😂). And that lens is just amazing! Happy to hear we can still impress 😁😁

[@sandaysunday7997]

Guess thats why anchoring sounds like *getting angry*.🤣💕

[@davidspelmans9438]

nice video. Are you still in the Mar Menor? I just completed the other way, coming from Holland-Belgium-France-Spain-Portugal and Spain again. Now I'm moored in Cabo Roich and going for a spin tomorrow, sunday.

[@petecarr9824]

We really love your videos, and have watched your journey from the beginning, your humour and the connection between you is lovely. The chat at the end of this video was excellent, the section on Anchoring had us both agreeing we would adopt it when we finally get a boat, I just downloaded your booklet which I look forward to reading. I am an armchair expert, but have very limited experience, so any tips from people that have learned along the way, have a lot more meaning to us. Depending on what happens in the world with Covid19, we should be buying our boat, and be out in the med next season? Keep living your dream? Pete (60) & Mandy (50) - (yes another one)

[@sailingavocet]

This is a great channel to watch, I have a feeling they will be HUGE very soon

[@ianprice9005]

O my gosh how’s the wake behind that super yacht no consideration for guys on the anchor

[@Masus04]

@See the little things I just started watching your vids recently, thx for the content 😃 I was wondering however, how you handle leaving the boat on anchorage while going ashore. Do you take any special precautions?

[@seethelittlethings]

Happy you like it, thanks for watching 🙂 We never leave the boat when the conditions are bad, so we check weather for the next few hours. Also we sometimes talk to other boats in the anchorage and exchange numbers to have a pair of eyes. We don’t leave for a long time

[@SailingLaManga]

Hi U2.... Are you sure about that 35 meter anchorage rule?? Lieben dank... 💙

[@ericreinwald4294]

hallo!! ich liebe diene Videos!

[@seethelittlethings]

Danke!

[@peterfrebold]

......laughing .... drain your fuel in 9 min (that is something I'd also figure out .. smilin) .. mind boggling their fuel consumption, wonder what their fuel capacity is and the cost of a fill-up .... team work and knowing each others strengths is Ace ..... Great bikes, Canada West Strida it turns out is about two hours away..Penticton (home)- Grand Forks .... you talking about the fighter jets took me down memory lane, back to growing up on the Weser River, (Lauenforde) for three years in the 60's at which time the post war occupational forces, the allied forces carried out training maneuvers in the area it would be in the fall after harvest, and any damage that was done to the fields would be repaired before departure ... the fighter would come through skimming the roof tops, even if you were inside conversations would halt due to the deafening noise .. one night 240 (if I remember correctly) rolled through town, the house shook consistently for the duration ... my friends and I would be all over the place on our bikes, sometimes there was chocolate for the German kids and other times there would be this German Kid that spoke fluent English. the look on faces was always good, I was about ten, would show, tell sometimes where the opposition was dug in .. was a good part of my youth, have good memories of that period of my life .. thx for sending me down memory lane .... thx for sharing, like your addition of the Q&A section ..... as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans .....

[@RichardWoodNZ]

Do to have antifouling usually?

[@brianschindlbeck2807]

Hey guys. Just discovered your channel. Must have been the click bait pic on the title😄😄😄. Found it very fun and the video very well shot. Can you give an approximate time frame as to when this was shot? Are your intentions to stay in the islands until end of summer?

[@seethelittlethings]

Welcome to the channel. Then the picture did it’s job ;) hehe. It was about 3 weeks ago that we were on formentera. As for the q&a session in the end: that was 3 days ago :) We left the island already. It was too busy for us plus we planned to go to Portugal and maybe further. It’s more fun to sail a distance than island hop :) cheers! Hope you also like the other videos then ;)

[@rikard6273]

Hey, great episode as always! Like your hand signals, me and my wife also do hand signals, it is the best way to communivate bow to Stern! Keep up the good work, dont bother with the haters/ people with shitty attitude, it is their loss

[@henryphelps3590]

Maintain your pH balance stay looking great 🌞💞🌏🌎🌍💞🌞

[@stefanbusuttil]

You saw the same sunset as those guys ... but you had much better company than those guys cos you had each other ;-)

[@franciscorodriguez-valera6813]

You know, the water is so clear because the Posidonia uses up most of the nutrients and leave little to planktonic algae that make water greenish turbid. Something similar happens with the corals in the Caribbean although those are doing much worse due to pollution and climate change (not anchors)

[@ryanjennings8132]

What dingy and outboard do you guys have? Looks like an airdeck?? Been wondering how solid the floor of them feels when you step in?

[@seethelittlethings]

Hi Ryan, we have a good 2.3hp Honda outboard. Indestructible, but louder than it is fast ;). And our dinghy is a 3D-Tender. It’s a French brand. and the SUP bottom is fantastic. Very very sturdy :) absolutely love it!

[@ryanjennings8132]

@@seethelittlethings Awesome. Do you wish you'd have got a 3.5/4hp motor? We've just boat a sun odyssey 33i in Greece ourselves and are going out to it tomorrow but still need to get a dinghy/outboard combination. Super interested by the inflatable floor dinghies but didn't know how hard they actually inflate to but it sounds from what you're saying that they're pretty solid like a SUP. Hate the slat dinghies as you always feel like you're gonna go over the side when you get in them (and I have! haha). I've seen a few 3d-tender dinghies actually and people generally have good things to say about them. Also what size dinghy did you get and are you happy with it or do you wish you'd have got a different size? Especially if/when guests come onboard? :)

[@seethelittlethings]

We tested a mercury 3.5 and it’s much quieter and has a bit more oompfh. For Greece that would be fine. We would go for a 4 or 5hp on that one if we had to buy new. It’s the 230 V Bottom. Make sure you get V shape bottom. Check marinesuperstore.co.uk We can take 4 people if we have to / it’s fun and splashy. Riding alone we can get it to plane with 2.3hp. But we’re about 65kg.

[@ryanjennings8132]

@@seethelittlethings Perfect. Exactly the information I needed. Really appreciate that. People have been telling me to get a 2.6m dinghy max (so it'll fit on deck) even though I wanted a 3m really and to stick to a 3.5hp outboard so it'll be light enough to not make it a chore moving it around. Seems to fit inline with what you're saying and I'll definitely look at the vdecks, should add some more stability to the dingy for sure. Love what you guys are doing. If you ever head back to the Med be sure to give us a nudge. We're not going to liveaboard but as I'm an Contract Developer I feel like I should be able to spend some decent time over on the boat :). Hopefully be making some videos of our own but I'm a bit camera shy so might be more voice-over style but we'll see! Sail safe :)

[@danasmith7171]

Haha on the editing comment. I was trying to decide who did the editing.. Read the mean comments (in a vid) - it can be entertaining.

[@frvalenti]

Dry tomatoes you should use some salt during the dry process

[@seethelittlethings]

And we also added oregano, verrrry nice

[@serenitycoastUK]

Don't suppose you can do a weekly spend at the end of each video. I'm not talking how much you spent on beer and so on more like. You motored for 5 hours used 10ltr diesel, replacing something that broke how much you paid for mooring up/permits. e.g. you went to two marinas and cost £30 each night 3 nights in marina 4 anchorage...... Just so I can get a rough estimate of what I would need to go cruising. I'm trying to work out if i'd need £50 a day on average or more like £20.....

[@Lightw81]

I don't understand why people feel the need to make these comparisons: the Caribbean of this or that place. It is what it is.

[@Valden23]

@ 7:26 Spanish F/A-18s. Going slow. :-)

[@marbella-elviria]

I am living in Spain 25 years now and they are still less developed than Germany in 1996, it is a 3d world country with 21th century corruption. If you pass here in Marbella you can eventually dock here in Capobino and I invite you for some shower pool and barbecue

[@johnrathbun3028]

Almost all the sailing videos I've seen do the same mistakes. When you type words, the words are white and your sailboat is white so you really don't get to see what you are typing. If you have a dark background great but that is very seldom because dark colors absorb heat from the sun. So if you type words can you please put a black background behind the words?

[@G0KAD]

Take note, "I really wasn't listening!" Ah.

[@seethelittlethings]

😂😂😁

[@hwntwww]

She is very chic and stylish

[@mrdave22]

get over it....classic

[@seethelittlethings]

😬