Too Much Wind In Buzzard's Bay + Rolling Waves = Bumpy Ride | #42 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 2

Weather review, getting diesel and water, pushing off from Newport, radar and AIS targets, a mysterious ship encounter, autopilot failure, strong wind against strong current in Buzzard's Bay.
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MUSIC
Hoedown by Jason Shaw (CC-BY 3.0)
Shetland (Apple Inc. iLife Sound Effects)
Brighter by Jahzzar (CC-BY 3.0)
Divider by Chris Zabriskie (CC-BY 3.0)
Peach Cobbler (Apple Inc. iLife Sound Effects)
River Walk (Apple Inc. iLife Sound Effects)
Lark in the Morning. The Atholl Highlanders by Sláinte (CC-BY 3.0)
Longing For Tumbleweeds (Ft. Snowflake) by Admiral Bob (CC-BY 3.0)
Nirvanavevo by Chris Zabriskie (CC-BY 3.0)
Pontes by Jahzzar (CC-BY 3.0)
Banish by Sláinte (CC-BY 3.0)
Railroad’s Whiskey Co. by Jahzzar (CC-BY 3.0)
The Devil is Crossing Me by The Columbines (CC-BY 3.0)
Art Now (Ft. Snowflake) by Alex (CC-BY 3.0)
Filmed on location in Buzzard’s Bay, New England
© 2015 Drake Roberts
THANK YOU FOR SAILING WITH US!
#sailing #BuzzardsBay #AutopilotFailure

[@cicco1838]

thanks guys for charing this ,fair wind's you 2

[@BassHamer]

I concur with Jimmy D. The music, the footage, the scenery, the day in the life. It all works well this will be the second story I write about your adventures and post on Modern Cruising Life . Fair Winds and don't forget the Cup O Noddle's!

[@bluemind1988]

The best demonstration of simply recording the reported Wx in a clearly understandable format. Pencil and chart will suffice, Dry erase is very nice.

[@Sutcliffe371]

Came through from Nova Scotia and anchored on the south side with my dad in the 80s. Anchor broke lose in middle of night when the tide changed. Woke up to a buoy slapping the hull and other sailors yelling, lol. Yup Dad was a pissa.

[@getsmart2594]

Not even thru the video and the Enterprise drawing got me da giggles ! live long and prosper ! JIM ! BONES ! SCOTTY! Power up the dilythium crystals ! That was a branch of the Navy but only in space. Right Admiral ? great videos !

[@billbye1432]

i sure got spoiled on the regular posts; miss you both on the vlog will have to wait for more adventures from "momo and drake" and Paragon and the dinghy!

[@SailLife]

Awesome video as always Drake :) I needed a bit of a break from packing up my house. The house sold yesterday and I'm moving aboard Obelix in two weeks :) Seeing your video reminded me what I'm working towards. Thanks! :) BTW was that the Enterprise at 1:49? ;) + 10 points for awesomeness ;)

[@momoparagon]

***** Congratulations, you must be so excited! I hope the transition is smooth and good luck with the move. Btw, I'm sure I've said this before, but I la la love your dog. Soooooo cute!

[@SailLife]

momoparagon Thanks, Mo :) I'm super excited for sure! I'll let Jökull know ;) I'm sure he'd love to meet the two of you if you ever find yourself in Denmark ;) He's an Icelandic sheepdog so if you're ever in Reykjavik again you should be able to find some of his distant relatives :) I hope you're enjoying the Faroe islands :)

[@moejaime2654]

momoparagon Mads is Awesome , its amazing what he has do so far !!

[@captainhml3868]

Hope is the state motto of Rhode Island

[@gldsmith61]

I like her humor.

[@Jimmy47904]

Videos just keep getting better! Sort of felt like I was sitting in a corner going along for the ride. So cool! Thanks so much for doing all it takes to share your adventure.

[@drakeParagon]

Jimmy D Thank you for your kind words - they are wonderful for us to hear! :)

[@AdventuresofanoldSeadog]

Great stuff guys. I know what its like when the wind comes up and there is to much sail up. After Biscay I had a 3rd reef put in the main. Loved the vid.

[@drakeParagon]

barryperrins Thanks Barry, You put a 3rd reef in! That's awesome. I hope I get to see all of the renovations you've made to White Shadow someday. We are now preparing to sail back to Scotland. Winter is coming.

[@nelsonmachineshop2032]

Loved the video Drake and Monique , I watch them all , Good Luck where ever you are now. .

[@drakeParagon]

Nelson Machine Thanks so much Nelson. We arrived in the Faroe Islands a month ago and are now preparing to sail back to Scotland to settle down for another winter of full time video editing. We're really excited to be close to completing production of our Season 2 episodes (48 in all) and then starting on Season 3! Thanks for sailing with us,

[@gkarjala]

Good one Drake, Mo. Thx heaps. Paragon is such a classic vessel in exemplary shape. Love to show you my boat. Peace!!!

[@momoparagon]

gkarjala Thanks gkarjala, Paragon really is the perfect boat for us though, after so many miles, she definitely needs some sprucing up. I think we may wait until we get somewhere a bit warmer. What kind of boat do you have?

[@Skipperskraa]

Great video, wish you fair winds.

[@Questforthunder]

Drake, Can't even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed your Newport series. I have lived in Newport several times during my Navy career. It seems that as a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO), I'm always being brought back to Newport the SWO mecca. Anyway, I was married there on the Navy base and my first daughter was born there at the Newport General Hospital. So the sights and sounds were a wonderful reminder. It's been some time since my wife and family have been back so thanks for the walk down memory lane.

[@drakeParagon]

The Quest For Thunder That's wonderful to hear! We loved visiting Newport and look forward to sailing there again someday. But before we go back I really hope that you will also enjoy our upcoming voyages through Boston/Gloucester, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland, Faroe, Scotland and Ireland. We've sailed over 10,000 nautical miles since Newport and have some wonderful and incredible stories coming up! :)

[@Questforthunder]

Oh yes, I've been a fan and follower for some time and I always look forward to the next video. My wife Jeanne and I are particularly interested in the Nova Scotia, Newfoundland segments as we have plans to sail to those locations ourselves someday soon. Thanks again for sharing and we wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas!

[@TheADVENTURESoftheCAYMANJEWEL]

Great video as always. Full of great information. Always feel as if i'm actually on Paragon when i'm watching them. Thanks.

[@drakeParagon]

The ADVENTURES of the CAYMAN JEWEL Thanks for sailing with us Cayman Jewel. Happy sailing!

[@stinkintoad]

The really big mansion you mentioned is Castle Hill Hotel and restaurant.

[@ChrisBogle]

Awesome video Drake & Mo. Enjoyed the sailing and narrative. Glad Mo is not getting sea sick as much.

[@momoparagon]

Chris Bogle Chris, my life got infinitely easier when I found the anti-sea sickness patches. I really don't like how they make me feel, but I like getting sick even less. Glad you enjoyed the sailing...we did too. Always nice to turn that loud engine off!

[@jicahans]

Apparently when Island Home saw you they panicked and fled in the opposite direction. Fantastic video, by the way.

[@drakeParagon]

jicahans HA! Many a boat are intimidated by Paragon's good looks. :)

[@powerelectronicsguyl306]

Drake-n-Mo; Great vid as usual. Your chartplotter shows this happened 2 years ago last May. My nerdy ears perked up at 27:38 when you were lamenting over your hydraulic ram. You already know this is a common problem for WS42s and several other boats when running and/or broad reaching under full mainsail. The simple solution is a steerable trim tab incorporated into the rudder with a trim servo also coupled to the autopilot. It's very similar to the windvane principle except that it's built directly into the rudder. Airplanes 'been using 'em for decades and can barely fly without them. I'm looking for a WS42 rudder dwg (acad) file on sailnet so I can make them.

[@drakeParagon]

Powerelectronicsguy L Interesting! I have seen some wind vanes that work with trim tabs. We love the discussions on sailnet! You can also find some W42 info from the Westsail Owners Group at westsail.org and can certainly purchase W42 blueprints from Bud Taplin at westsailparts.com

[@loftygoals4514]

Really enjoy your videos. I came across your channel a few weeks ago and really get a kick out of your adventures. Can't wait for the next episode...living vicariously through you both!

[@drakeParagon]

Lofty Goals Welcome aboard and thank you for sailing with us Lofty Goals! :)

[@charleswashburn1857]

Great video Drake and Mo! I really like the music choices when the shipping channel dilemmas occur. :-) Good stuff!

[@drakeParagon]

Charles Washburn Thank you Charles, We love that song. I first used it in our Season 1 episode #10 where we encountered a bridge that just wouldn't open. I really thought it was the perfect song for that! :) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rF6shGV8rN2eoaM

[@dukenukem647]

Great video. I felt the music was too loud at the end. You were loud enough to hear but the loud music made it so distracting that I had to play it over a few times to comprehend what you were saying trying to block the music out in my mind and focus on your voice. Still love your videos.

[@momoparagon]

Duke Nukem We'll keep that in mind Duke. Always good to keep our eye, or ear, on the audio levels. I promise it's not a ploy to get you to watch it over and over! (✿◠‿◠)

[@captainhml3868]

That’s Castle Hill Light and Castle Hill Inn.

[@MichaelKallelisOn2Wheels]

Nice. In 2010, I hit heavy seas heading southerly past Onset. We hit high seas and thick fog, forcing us to turn around and take refuge for the night in Onset. Thinking ahead, we had reservations at Onset for this possibility. While safely docked there, sailboats were heading in for refuge and anchored in the harbor. Big beautiful sailboats. The next morning, we set off at 5AM to take advantage of the calm morning, but heading south toward Woods Hole was still foggy and had large waves. We turned back, went through the canal and had a wonderful weekend in Plymouth. Sometimes, the best plans are your back up plans! Great video.

[@drakeParagon]

Michael Kallelis I certainly wouldn't want to go through Woods Hole in fog! :) Sometimes the best plans are your back up plans! We pushed off from Greenland to sail 1500 nautical miles to Ireland, but then broke our steering a day out. We were able to get back to Greenland and then to fix our steering, but my then it was so late in the season that we had lost any possibility of getting another weather window to Ireland. Instead our backup plan was to sail 700 nautical miles to Iceland and by then time we got there it was too late in the season to go anywhere. We spent the winter in Iceland and it was AWESOME! :) In the Spring we went to 600 nautical miles to Faroe, and I don't have the words to express how incredibly beautiful it is here, or how wonderful the people are. We've made so many great wonderful friends here. If we hadn't broken our steering then we never would have even seen Iceland or Faroe... Sometimes the best plans are your back up plans! :) I never sailed to Plymouth - maybe when we sail back to New England we'll go there and then I'll see another part of my home state that I've never even seen before. We are so far away now. Sometimes I really miss Massachusetts.

[@jmaxie3279]

+DrakeParagon's Real Cruising Life o

[@handleymachine4421]

Great vids! Love how you two get along. (Clearly a requirement on a small cozy ship like Paragon.) As already mentioned. The music was kind of stomping on the commentary, but I do enjoy the musical selections. Keep up the great story telling. I as a land locked dingy sailor. I look forward to each of your little adventures within your bigger journey.

[@drakeParagon]

Handley Machine Thanks Handley Machine, Monique and I do get along with well, and I am truly thankful. We pretty much spend all of our time together on the boat, and ashore. I realize now that that song at the end was a bit too loud. I appreciate the feedback! Thank you for sailing with us,

[@wandasmith5178]

Only discovered your videos last week and I have been captivated with them ever since. Great recount and documentary of your voyages and adventures. Just wish I would have met you both when you were here in Newfoundland. Even though I am not a sailboat owner, as I prefer a powerboat, I have been really interested in your sailing adventures. All the best to you both. Would really enjoy if our paths could cross someday.

[@momoparagon]

wanda smith Oh, I LOVED Newfoundland! Would you believe it was one of the warmest places we were that entire summer AND we got to be there for Canada Day! Very much would like to get back one day...perhaps share a cup cheer? Thank you so much for your lovely comment and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. Fair winds (and motoring!) to you as well! ⚓

[@bradkuether3561]

HOW can you leave off there?!?!?!?! I need to know what happened!!!! Looking forward to next update.

[@cyclingwithkiwi3956]

may god be with you it well be all good

[@MrChrisGrieve]

Excellent!

[@drakeParagon]

Chris Grieve Thanks Chris!

[@gustavokrause]

uehauheau this cup noodles are the best thing! nice video! I really like your videos! thanks!

[@momoparagon]

Gustavo Krause Thanks Gustavo. Cup of noodles can definitely hit the spot when it's chilly and you don't have time to cook. We found some later in Boston that were sooo much better than those other ones and made sure to stock up before we took off.

[@samlowrey63]

momoparagon I love cup-o-noodles too, but you have to try these! www.efooddepot.com/products/nong-shim/5122/nong-shim-bowl-noodle-soup-(hot--n--spicy-flavor)--hy--3-dot-03oz.html

[@mb97355]

Great video. Great story. Going home!

[@drakeParagon]

Mike Blackburn Thanks! I think in the next episode we're going to show some of my childhood learning to sail in Boston photos. :)

[@mb97355]

I'm looking forward to it. Newport is closer to my home area, Mt. Hope Bay. I think going home is the special voyage, wherever home is. Mike

[@billbye1432]

hmm bumping a mooring ball is better than nudging a can bouy! or a really big bell bouy! sure glad you are both back, i'm enjoying !

[@momoparagon]

bill bye Thanks bill, glad you're enjoying it!

[@billbye1432]

always enjoy quality sailing.

[@3DSAILOR]

That's the Castle Hill Light House in Newport at 9:30 and the Inn at Castle Hill that you referred to as a house... I'm sure it was a house at one point! Thanks for the videos, especially fun to see my local waters... www.castlehillinn.com

[@sailingcruiser25]

I think your vent hose for the water tank is blocked. Had the same problem, but with our fuel tank. Funny how the forecast is completely wrong a lot of the time. Typical buzzards bay weather is forecasted for 5 to 10, but what that really means is SW 20 to 25 from the hours of 2:00pm to 8:00pm. Onset is a great anchorage as you probably read my review in ActiveCaptain. You just need to be careful about the turn from the CCC into the channel to Onset. People get confused between the green day marker and the marker for the entrance for Onset. A lot of current runs there and on an eb tide it can actually pull you into that rock pile. Once past that you're golden. Looking forward to your Boston and Gloucester videos.

[@drakeParagon]

David Duncan Thanks David. We'll be in Gloucester very soon!

[@billbye1432]

momo that was the pirate ship Whydah in 1777 sank in a noreaster apr.26,1777; off wellfleet beach, cape cod, mass. found 300 years later with most of its treasur still aboard her. captn. sam bellamy lost . several survivors later hung in boston, two spared.

[@akathesquid5794]

software guy. Ramen. Checks out. Carry on.

[@drakeParagon]

Ha! (✿◠‿◠)

[@Ilsabug1]

Great vid and a cliff hanger. When the wind got up Mo asked where would you do a radio check. Probably the better question would be what is the proper etiquette? And as a novice I would like to know the answer to that question too.

[@momoparagon]

Michael Howell Sugar Magnolia Hey Michael! So, according to the Chapman Piloting book, "Calls on Channel 16 to Coast Guard stations and units for radio checks are prohibited by FCC regulations." It goes on to say that modern radios are quite reliable and, if you are hearing chatter, your VHF is most likely working. However, if you still would like to do a radio check, you should move to a working channel that has a conversation going. When the conversation is finished, you should then hail one of the boats and request a radio check. It states that if you are unable to find a working channel with talk, you may make a call on channel 16, but "don't try to get your report there - shift to a working channel to have the other station tell you how he heard you." It also emphasises over and over that this should be kept short and sweet...and should be done infrequently, if at all.

[@Ilsabug1]

Thanks. The last time we checked ours I hailed Boat US and stated I wanted to do a radio check, and was instructed to move to channel 10. It seams we have static outgoing but were transmitting all of the way Deaton's from Brown creek which is about 10 miles. There is a lot to learn on the water with rules and regulations on top of learning to sail at the same time. Thanks and Fair winds.

[@hunsadersrockinranch]

You're out in the water and eating Noodles??,,,, FISHING???? Thanks for the Vid. Be safe!

[@drakeParagon]

Peter Hunsader Ya no kidding! I have to get better at trawling from Paragon and bottom fishing from our RIB Ilira. I have caught only a few tuna in my life, but each time it was a life changing experience, like here kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqm0ZH5to5KgpJom8s Thanks for sailing with us.

[@shanecameron1546]

Great video as always I think you guys are producing an outstanding series and am always keen to see the next episode... I felt Drakes trepidation when faced with reefing a full main with 25+ knots over the stern. The text overlay says it was accomplished easily... I would love to know how you did that without turning up wind with a full batten main?

[@drakeParagon]

Shane Cameron Hi Shane, I installed a very affordable Tides Marine Track on Paragon's mast (www.tidesmarine.com/sailtrack). The track makes it much easier to raise and lower the mast. Before I would always have to grab the main sail and pull it down, but with the Tides Marine track now it all just comes down fast from its own weight and I have to use the halyard to make sure it doesn't come down too fast. I was even able to easily pull the main down relatively easily while sailing downwind in 25+knots, but there's no way I could have ever done that without the Tides Marine Track.

[@shanecameron1546]

DrakeParagon's Real Cruising Life Thanks very much for the reply.. I thought that might have been the answer, I have the tides marine track on my... 'if we can afford it' list!! Cheers....

[@moejaime2654]

Great video has always guys !! love all the solar you have on the boat . How many watts do the solar panels produce ?

[@momoparagon]

Moe Jaime Glad you enjoyed it Moe! As for the solar panels, 1.21 jigowatts. ◔_◔ Just kidding! I can't remember...Drake will have to tell you when he gets back. However, with three on the hard top and another three on the rail I was +8-15 amps today. Very cool.

[@moejaime2654]

lol I also saw you have some ramen noodles yum yum !

[@michaelvine9518]

Hey Great Videos. My father won the Buzzards Bay Bowl in his 14ft International in 1952. Thanks you so much for reminding me of it. In your opinion what would be a good boat to buy?

[@drakeParagon]

+Michael Vine Hi Michael. I've seen photos of the International One Design - such a beautiful boat! What a good boat is to buy is a difficult question to answer without knowing more about what you want to do with it and your budget. Coastal day sailing in favorable weather? Or survival at sea in horiffic storms hundreds of miles away from land? Living aboard? Winter climates? Racing? One of my favorite books that you might find interesting is "Best Boats to Build or Buy" by Ferenc Máté - www.amazon.com/Best-Boats-Build-Ferenc-Máté/dp/0920256244

[@michaelvine9518]

+DrakeParagon Thanks for the reply, I've sailed Lasers and Fireballs as a younger man in Nova Scotia. I understand you made a recent trip there. I hope I did'nt disappoint. I presently live in Alberta, no ocean near by so at this point it is a hope for the future. But, I will get the book you mention from the library. I would hope to sail to many a windsurfing site, as I am also a fanatical windsurfer. So I guess living on board and sailing at sea could be an option. Thanks for the book of note. I will give it a read. Love your videos. Fair winds to you both

[@ericst-louis8201]

Your compass error it is not due to magnetic declination because magnetic poles and geographic poles aren't at the same location so maybe that's your 10 degrees off.

[@Nabster5]

Dude whats with all of the solar panels? you should make a video about your solar setup. i feel like you have more then any other sailboat i have ever seen!

[@drakeParagon]

Nabster5 I think that may be possible. :) We have another 6 panels stored in the dinghy that can attach to the rails on the forward half of the boat, for a total of 15 130 watt panels (1950 watts total). We love always having electricity for the freezer, computers, our washing machine, cabin lights, and much more. I hope to someday make a video that goes through the whole set up.

[@captainhml3868]

My home waters

[@alphasxsignal]

Storm coming

[@drakeParagon]

alphasxsignal batten down the hatches

[@whitebaron1993]

Love the videos My only thing is I would love to be able to hear, clearly, what you are saying more as it's either wind noise or motor noise A lapel mic or even a directional Mic atop the camera would be great as you are always saying something worth hearing :-)

[@momoparagon]

Iain White Hey Iain, we definitely had our work cut out for us with that engine in the background. We tried our best to minimise the sound while keeping our voices audible. I guess we're just going to have to sail more! Glad you love the videos...we're working hard to get more out even as we're voyaging this summer. Hopefully two more before the end of the month. * fingers crossed *

[@whitebaron1993]

I look forward to seeing your travels. Calm seas and happy sailing to you both :)

[@Tom-wm2rf]

Drake is your chartplotter/radar reading true North or Magnetic, because up here in the Northeast the correction is about -14degrees isn't it? @20:39

[@drakeParagon]

+Tom A I think it's all magnetic because it's using a fluxgate compass. The radar overlay on the chartplotter feature doesn't work unless the Furuno fluxgate compass is turned on. I found this interesting table that shows the Magnetic Declination Values for the Fifty State highpoint.. www.peakbagging.com/Mag.htm It's showing that the correction is about 14 degrees in Rhode Island.

[@Tom-wm2rf]

oh I was getting the ~14deg from a chart compass rose like this one. imgur.com/oULvkLK

[@Gabbberbene]

Was the video filmed two years ago?

[@drakeParagon]

0Gabbberbene Hi Gabberbene - Yes, We pushed off from Oriental, North Carolina in March of 2013 (Season 1, Episode 8) and have since sailed over 10,000 nautical miles and accumulated over 1500 hours of video footage. We sailed up the US East Coast to as far as Gloucester where we picked up our crew Eanna and then sailed on to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and on to Greenland where we explored the south west coast for almost 3 months before sailing on to Iceland. We spent the winter in Iceland where we worked tirelessly everyday to produce our season 1 episodes. In the Spring we sailed on to Faroe for 3 months, and then to Scotland, through the Caledonian Canal and then down the east coast of Ireland to the southern coast where we spent last winter working on Season 2. In the Spring we sailed up the west coast of Ireland (completing a full circumnavigation of Ireland), then up the west coast of Scotland (picking up our crew Adam and Kristin in Oban) and then on to Stornaway in the Outer Hebrides. From there we sailed back to Faroe were we are right now in the capital of Tórshavn. We are now trying to figure out where to spend this winter and are looking forward to getting back to full time editing and working as hard as possible to finish Season 2 and to produce Season 3! We always try to post real time updates on our Facebook page at facebook.com/DrakeParagon and when Monique has any extra time she has written some great stories of our voyage on her blog at 39degree.blogspot.com. Fair winds,

[@GeezMuzick]

Now I want some Cup o Noodles

[@drakeParagon]

Oh, sometimes cup-o-noodles is just perfect on a sail...especially when doctored up with some soy sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, and chili garlic sauce! Do you add anything to yours? ⚓-Monique

[@GeezMuzick]

I sometimes add steamed mushrooms or imitation crab meat. Add a dash of pepper. You guys really need to get some Kraft Mac and Cheese on board :)

[@drakeParagon]

Ha! You may be right. It is pretty tasty, though it requires a tad more 'cooking'. Even when I'm seasick I can usually make a cup-o-noodles. Boil water. Done. (✿◠‿◠) ⚓-Monique

[@GeezMuzick]

Love your channel. Happy Sailing!

[@drakeParagon]

Thanks! Fair winds to you...

[@pgreenx]

At 12:40 you say its ok to throw glass and cardboard overboard. I understand they are, at some point, biodegradable but it doesn't seem right. Im not a sailor so not saying its wrong; but sounds wrong

[@drakeParagon]

pgreenx Plastic of any kind is the real killer. It never degrades. It just pollutes and causes enormous problems for marine life. But I think wood, metals and glass don't really harm the environment. Sometimes they can even add, like when a steel ship is scuttled it can create a habitat for marine life where there was none before.

[@christopherpeterson1400]

weather reports always read out toooo fast... I need to listen several loops to get it all

[@pcos8337]

christopher peterson maybe use your iPhone and record? Easy to play back, pause and rewind...

[@drakeParagon]

christopher peterson I got that dry erase board so that I can always easily write the forecast down. Otherwise I'd never remember it in detail. But you have to write fast! :) Otherwise if you miss it then you have to wait for the whole report to finish and repeat again. I also got the board so that if we ever hear a distress call then I can quickly grab the board and write down the position.

[@drakeParagon]

DrakeParagon's Real Cruising Life Absolutely. Sometimes the forecast plays so fast that I miss a part of it and have to wait for the whole thing to finish before it repeats. It would be so much easier to play back, pause and rewind.

[@111965jd]

Like all your videos but the music is distracting.

[@drakeParagon]

Global Marketing by Design Thanks for the feedback, It really helps us to figure out how to improve on the production of our future episodes and we really appreciate it. Quite few folks have been commenting that that last song was a bit too loud. We have been considering releasing 2 versions of every video, one with music, and one without. Maybe as an extra feature to show our appreciation to our patrons.

[@amyfaith2350]

Music becomes the subject instead of sailing content. Just drop music out, please!