Trading George Town For An Uninhabited Island (Ep 11)

Hey there, thanks for joining me again this week. In this weeks episode, I get out of George Town. While the videos might make it seem like I only just got there, I actually spent a month or so there before this little trip to get away. George Town is a great place, don’t get me wrong, but I was yearning for something different; to get away from the hustle and bustle. Now that I've got the much lighter 2 stroke outboard and the davits are rigged, we'll walk through raising the dinghy for the first time. Let's see how "fun" that is. Then we'll make a glorious sail south to White Cay, a completely uninhabited island, which I'll explore with with my friend, Trout. I've been asked numerous times about how I anchor, so I made it a point to record that process, which I'll go through in episode. I hope you all enjoy! Until next week, ciao.
FYI - Starting with next weeks videos, I’m going to start releasing them on Sunday mornings.
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[@matthewwasmer3508]

Well done! I was in George Town and anchored near your boat. I was so impressed with your set up that I took pictures as I sailed by in my dinghy. I also watched you leave George Town under sail. You did a great job with your boat. I looked for my boat in the background of your departure, but no dice. I was very glad to see your pics of your hard work on your Facebook page. You gave me some very good ideas on how to make my boat better! Great job with your shooting and editing!

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you so much for your kind words about the boat!!! And thank you for watching! I’m happy you found the pictures on Facebook helpful. Sailing dinghy? I’ve only seen one while in George Town, so that must mean it was you. I love sailing dinghies! If I didn’t care about needing the speed, I’d absolutely have one. I think they’re so dang cool! 🤟

[@Life-Dreaming]

Lovely adventure, thanks for sharing. Safe travels & ENJOY. Remember to vote. 💙🗽💚👍😇

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you so much for watching! YES, we’re getting closer to that time. I’m planning to time a trip back home this fall, so that I’m there to vote.

[@stevepeterson5943]

Iguana git youuuu!! Good stuff, beautiful skies, water. I love sailing off the anchor, and unless I'm in a bind, thats what i do. Just start sailing : ) If conditions are good, it goes very smooth. Nice dinghy work, I have a pretty heavy fiberglass one, no davits, gotta improve my launching somehow . . . Cheers!

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

It ended up working out great sailing off the anchor. I’ve usually got the motor running to pull in the rode, so that I’m not putting all the work on the windlass. So I end up using the motor after the anchor is up. That day was just perfect to sail though. It felt so good to do that; made me feel like I did it how the old pirate ships did. Haha! Trout sure thought they were gonna get him!

[@SailinWithTrout]

I used my data to watch this ❤ Great vid!

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

You got screed! Bwahahaha!!!! Yah Mon! Thanks for watching, fam!

[@gloriahesafan]

White Cay Beautiful Island, exactly what I will be looking for to get away from the rat race, The Uk, not going to find anywhere as Beautiful as where you are, clear blue waters, sunny skies, oooh I need this I want this, Thank you for sharing, I'm learning a lot, and thank you for your encouragement before, I will find a boat I want seen a few now but not perfect enough for me ha ha, safe sailing until next time xx🍹

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thanks for watching another video! White Cay was SUCH a nice, relaxing change from George Town! It’s just what I needed at the time as well. Keep on looking. It’ll feel like you’ve almost lost hope, when, boom, it’ll just happen. 🤟

[@LPMCC330SR]

Great vid! Thanks for sharing

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@cakeytea]

I am enjoying your series so far :)

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you so much for watching! And I’m happy you’re enjoying the videos. Hopefully they get even better as I go. ❤️

[@Amycolo1]

Great episode! Thanks for sharing your experiences with everyone.

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you! I’m happy everyone seems to be enjoying the videos.

[@user-retsailor]

Nice job there sailor ! Thanks for your effort and for sharing. Living ur dream !

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you so much! I genuinely appreciate everyone’s feedback. It makes my heart happy that people are enjoying the videos. Yes, living the dream! And loving every second of it! 🤟

[@johnnylightning1491]

Well Amy it looks like you're living your best life. I'm a little behind as I've been traveling from Florida to Michigan so I can do some work on an apartment we own. Keep having fun and keep the good stuff coming.

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you so much for watching! Isn’t it still cold up in Michigan? lol. After spending 2 decades living in Denver, and now in the Caribbean, anything less than 60° is too cold for me. Hahaha. Best of luck getting the apartment work taken care of! 🤟

[@johnnylightning1491]

@@AmysSoloSailingAdventures Actually it's starting to be spring. I haven't winterized my RV yet but I'm still keeping an eye on the weather.

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

@@johnnylightning1491 being so far south, it’s easy to forget about seasons. That’s cool that you’re able to have it so far north and not really worry about the temps freezing anything.

[@tgcrowson]

Hey, Amy. Another great video. It's very informative and I'm learning a lot. Thanks for sharing. I've lived on the canals in my narrowboat for two years now. I was doing some boat maintenance and realised that I was taking everything slowly because there is no reason to rush whereas before I felt like I had to get everything done yesterday. Do you feel like you've slowed down when completing everyday tasks?

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you so much! I’m happy that there are some informational bits that are helpful to some. Hahaha! Oh yes, I’m definitely working at a far slower pace now. In fact, I do everything at a slower pace now. So I totally get it! But during hurricane season, when I’m finishing a bunch of the bigger projects, I imagine that my old work ethic will come back out, and I’ll work my butt to the bone.

[@TiffanyReed-zb1co]

I love watching and learning all the new things! Not just about the world, but the boat, and living this way! Proud of you for following your heart and living your best life! Those iguanas were pretty rad, and Trout is a damn riot! I hope to meet him one day! Also…you can both piss off with your snow jokes. We just had our first 80º day yesterday and I was at work. I’d much rather be tromping through 2 feet of sand on the beach!

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Hahahaha! You have fun with the cold and snow! Trout is a cool dude. But he’s already gone, and is headed north.

[@sirkyoj1]

Georgetown is so busy I would be a nervous wreck sailing off anchor. ⚓️

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Right?! Of all the places to do it for the very first time! Being new to sailing, I’m just trying to push myself to do things that are a bit out of my comfort zone.

[@misterrick9734]

Thank you. Great experience. How’d you attach the bridle to the chain?

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed it! I used a stainless thimble and spliced it into the bridle. Then a shackle holds the bridle and chain hook together.

[@romeowhiskey1146]

Got an ELECTRIC Winch onboard? Let it do the heavy lifting. Nice TIP on recording the GPS when anchoring.

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

I’ve totally thought about that already! It’d make it even easier. I’ll bet ya that by the end of hurricane season I have a winch rigged up. 🤟 At this point I’m just ecstatic about being able to raise it (with engine still on) in less than 30 minutes. I use Anchor Pro. Some people love it, others hate it. But it’s always worked great for me. And taking the phone to the bow, I’m able to use the app to give me a really good idea of how much rode I’ve put out.

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

@@jeffh.9999 yeah, I’d just need to route both sides to the center, so that it cranked both sides evenly. Now you’ve got my mind working! I like it! But now that my brain is running, so much for sleep. lol. Thanks for the ideas!

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you so much, I truly appreciate your kind words. I’ve been brainstorming and staring at the hardtop framing ever since I last commented. What a treat that would be to just push a button and raise/lower the dinghy!

[@Captkris24]

Ha ha ha ha, I ALWAYS forget to shut off my anchor alarm…lol. Great job on the dinghy davits…I am constantly tweaking mine to make it easier…cool iguanas, a bit different than the ones on Allan’s…anchored in Calabash bay on Long Island, sorry I missed White Cay it looks beautiful…another great video, and by the way, thanks for not doing any boat projects this week, lol, it gave me a bit of rest, although I did get some varnishing done, while island hopping the Keys!

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Yes, entirely different than the ones in Allan’s. Their skin was so crazy cool with that metallic coloring. Omg, that anchor alarm scares the heck out of me every time I forget to shut it off. And it’s so annoying that no matter where I am, I shut the dinghy down to turn it off. I’ll bet I forget to turn it off about half the time. lol. Hahahaha! I saved the little project I have for next week. Didn’t want to jinx you. But good on you for getting some varnishing done! Especially while still island hoping! Thanks for coming back to watch again this week, Cap’n!

[@TiffanyReed-zb1co]

P.S. I love you! Be safe out there! Nice job on the catch…but glad you threw him back in!

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

If it would’ve been anything other than a barracuda, it would’ve been in my belly that night.

[@garywaggoner1953]

Great vid and im enjoying being along for your adventures ! So....im sitting in my office chair a long way from you, so take this in perspective and not by any means a judgement...okay ? In watching you load the dink I wondered why you didnt remove the motor prior to hoisting the dink ?

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you so much for watching! For the dinghy, I purposely bought a MUCH 2 stroke so that I could purposely lift it with the davits. When I had my 20 hp 4 stroke, I was having to lift it on/off the dinghy every time. It took SOOO much longer! And I was afraid that, at some point, I’d accidentally drop it in the water. It actually works pretty good now. The videos are about a month behind, so at this point I’ve got it pretty well figured out.

[@StephanieBeckman-n6o]

Love your videos!

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Thank you so much for watching! ❤️

[@robertlaird6746]

I'm planning on building my own ridged tender out of carbon fiber honeycomb compost. It's going to be about 12 ft. long with a 20 hp 2 stroke. I'm trying to keep it lightweight and have a fast tender at the same time. I've heard that a setup like this will sip half as much fuel as the same setup with a 15 hp 2 stroke does. That's pretty cool.

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

That’s awesome! It’ll be quite the project, but SOOO worth it when you’re done. I looked at OC Tenders before leaving the states. They’re carbon fiber. But they’re also VERY expensive, and I couldn’t afford it. Building one like you are would be the way to go. Good luck! I’d love to see pictures and video when you’re done with it.

[@robertlaird6746]

@@AmysSoloSailingAdventures Yes, I love the OC Tender 350 carbon but dang, it's expensive. Gone With The Winds did a factory tour and that inspired me to want to build my own because it looks supper easy and would save me so much money. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqLXk3hritCebdU

[@maddyholloway6453]

Send me home an iguana:))) nice video mama, keep it up

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Haha! I’ll get right on that. But I’ll charge you $10 per picture! 😘

[@MarkSmith-rk3iv]

Wow ,, on a deserted island and not in the buff ,, lol ... JK ...

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

Hahahaha! Ooooh, I’m in the buff quite a bit now that I live on a boat. lol. Though it’d be just plain weird being naked around Trout. Thank you so much for watching! 🤟

[@TiffanyReed-zb1co]

You need to invest in a drone now! Get some higher up shots! The divots in the sand would have been rad to see from above!

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

I’ve got an Insta360 cam on its way. A drone will eventually be something I get.

[@arts2412]

Nothing says Cruiser like dingy David’s, solar panels, and Starlink

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

lol. Totally! I’m just happy I now have working davits. Thank you for watching! 🤟

[@wallymarienau3771]

Great job on videos Amy , love that you sailed off the hook and really looking forward to hearing about the peace that leaving the hustle behind brings !!

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

@@wallymarienau3771 it was wonderful getting away from all the people for a bit! Only 30 miles away, and it was so different. Like going from a big city to farm country.

[@Onaterashi1]

Barracuda is delicious! However, read up on the size that is safe. A lot of other “bentic”fish also carry ciguatera.

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

I’ve kinda sorta maybe thought about taking my chances with it. But it’s just not worth it. Everyone I’ve talked to has said it’s one of the MUST AVOID fishes in the Bahamas. I just hope I’m able to catch some palegic fish on my way southeast.

[@Onaterashi1]

Damn, you should start a sailing school.

[@AmysSoloSailingAdventures]

lol. What, “Amy’s way of stumbling into trying to sail”? I’m loving this lifestyle so much! WAY more than I even thought I would.