Only the Prepared Should Sail Here... (Remote Bahamas Far Out Islands)

[@flyingcheff]

I hope you find your sushi rice perfect recipe. Here's some info from a Japan trained chef. Sushi rice is just plain rice. It is only special in that it is (generally) higher quality and a well polished shorter grain. Regular short grain white rice will do just fine. The sushi mix is what makes it "sushi rice," not the rice itself. It's a mix of mild RICE vinegar and sugar (and if possible a piece of kombu seaweed). Sushi means seasoned rice. You must cook the rice with less water than usual, and when it's done cooking, let it sit and expand for about 10 minutes, then, while the rice is still very hot, gently sprinkle/pour the vinegar mix (sugar must be completely dissolved in vinegar) over the rice and gently fold in. No smashing the grains. Let sit 5 minutes, then lightly, and GENTLY fold 2 more times to distribute mix while hot. Let cool to room temperature and use. Rice should be slightly tangy - sweet, with glossy intact grains. Any leftover rice can sit at room temperature in a container - the vinegar will preserve it; no refrigeration! Use it til its gone- yummy! If the vinegar sugar mix is poured on cold rice, it will not absorb the needed moisture, the flavors will not develop, and the rice will taste too acidic. Hope that is helpful. Perhaps I will come visit (and chef) with my Yanagiba. 🌺 🌺 🌺

[@UUBrahman]

Mild rice vinegar.

[@DLBard-bv2nd]

The dog knows. Jetty was encouraging her people to kiss and make up. Boy, she's a smart dog. 💖🐶

[@VonBluesman]

Thank you Jetty for keeping peace in the family. 😂👍🙏🏼✌️

[@MrDLYouTube]

omg, putting down the rod next to the dog and seeing him step over it gave me anxiety! So worried the dog would get hooked!

[@freedomwanderer]

Now thats paradise. Far removed from people in that beautiful blue water. Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@jvkew]

You have a very expressive dog!

[@haroldrahman6298]

We’re so proud of both you guys. A joy to watch. Thank you

[@johnqdoe]

Your channel is really coming alive now. Keep it up! Congratulations and thank you!

[@thebirdprofessor5706]

The bird that landed on the boat at 17:39 is called a Manx Shearwater. The bird in the cave at 13:38 is a Belted Kingfisher.

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

Thank you!!!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@26N80W]

Spinnaker drama was too funny.

[@johnnylightning1491]

As I said on another channel a few days ago, the four most important words in a small space: "I sorry" and "you're forgiven". I hope you had better luck fishing that I've been having. Keep the good stuff coming guys and give Jetty a pat on the head for me.

[@dazryan3463]

So many thoughts go through my mind when I watch your videos. Absolutely amazing way to live life and enjoy the world away from the humdrum whilst exploring the perhaps never seen. Love it

[@bubbagail7450]

I truly enjoy watching your excitement and honesty with each other. Pretty cool.

[@agAcie]

8:29 You three all look so happy~

[@TheYachtsman]

For your sticky rice be sure to rinse the rice until the water is clear or close to it.

[@stevenclarue7802]

So cool to see you guys back out there again. Sierra is so effusive!! Billy you lucky dog.

[@GreenWitch1]

Whenever my ex & I had an argument, he’d say, “can we start over”. It took me a while to adjust to that, but once I did, things were just so much easier. I used to hold on to my anger & sulk. Letting go is the best thing for your mental health.

[@jeffreymiller1713]

I love, love, your spinnaker. Such a cool design. Great sail, thanks for bringing me along

[@sailingkindness]

Happy you are making your way to the Raggeds 😊

[@musicsavesxlives]

Love the sounds of the ocean 🌊 great job 👏 happy you guys are back! On a rainy day in Massachusetts to just relax and watch is comfortable day! As long as you kiss and make up before bedtime take that time to relax and talk!

[@iwishiknew10]

oh man, about 10 min in, i was hoping pup would not get a hook in it's foot

[@weinerdog137]

Billy, deep breath, well done.

[@Heidi666ke]

Hi there. Your channel just popped up and I love it! Most sailing channels either get all their supplies from stores when they dock. Some dive and spear fish. I love the fact that you put lines and fish. It’s so exciting to see what comes in😊. I wish I would have seen your channel sooner. Keep up the fishing. Much love from Kenya 🇰🇪

[@johnqdoe]

I enjoyed the reading/narration at the beginning. More screenwriting or storytelling like that would be great!

[@user-gb4hr5nt9e]

Been going there since the 80s and it's absolutely gorgeous. If you think the Jumento Cays are remote and have good fishing, wait till you go to the Fish Cays covering the bay between the Crooked in Ackland Islands! About barracuda, the University of Miami did a study on barracuda and Ciguatera poisoning. They found that barracuda, both shallow water and deep water, contained none in fish are under 8 lbs, above 8 lbs, they all contained some Ciguatera, ranging from a little bit in fish just over 8 lb to amounts that can kill you from just a meals worth in the very largest, 6+ footers. Back early on in my travels down there, there was a report of Cuban fishermen being air evacted, to Nassau, by the DEA station in Georgetown because they caught a 6-footer and had it for dinner. The outcome was two dead and the rest hospitalized! So we do eat under 8lb barracuda and we've never had a problem and they're extremely tasty... Finally, you were saying you want to fill your refrigerator with fish to take home. Be sure to observe the Bahamian fishing regulations because if you get caught with more then the allowable limit of any species by the Bahamian Defense Force, you will be in serious trouble! And yes people get away with it all the time, but the bahamians are cracking down on people transporting excess fish back to the US. Above all, Enjoy!

[@Biminicharters]

We love fishing off of our Lagoon 440. A couple of suggestions for keeping your fish on. Get a tennis ball and cut a cross in it. When you have a fish on, pull your rod out of the holder and put the tennis ball on the butt of your rod for cushion. Hold the rod yourself ( I usually have it on my hip) and pull up and reel down. Also, we never take sails down when we have a fish on (but you can certainly put your engines on idle or a low rpm). Taking the sails down sucks when all you get is a cuda. We brought a blue marlin in going 8-9 kts under sail once. Also, our favorite lure is a tuna tormentor. They are the bomb! Happy fishing.

[@pammager7135]

Love your videos, Billy and Sierra! I couldn't take those rough seas! Does Jetty ever get seasick? Seeing these beautiful areas through you both is awesome. I'll never get out that way. Be safe out there.....

[@GIDO74]

11:00 That Doggy walking over that rod and open louver bags seems like a disaster about to happen, please be careful.

[@fergus247]

9:15 did anyone else notice how rough the sea was?

[@davidnormandin5428]

Sush rice, sticky rice risotto rice are all fat(short) grained rice and only rinsed once or not at all to retain as much starch and cooked with less water or as little as possible, as opposed to Jasmiin and other long grained rice, are best to use for fried rice that is rinsed more than once to remove the starch that makes it stick together.

[@michaelbrannan4864]

The birdie was tired and he needs a rest hi jetty girl,,😊

[@edquier40]

@ 10:00, Jetty is standing on the lure folder, sharp hooks about,,, I hope she does not find the hooks or break that fishing rod,,,

[@valerieb.4912]

Guys, Jetty wanted both of you to move on from the arguement and just love each other 💋. Happy and Safe Sailing ⛵

[@lotusdolphin]

Sierra, I just love your attitude. You’re always so positive. In any relationship, I’m sorry with real deep feeling will go along way. And is essential. I love jetty in between the two of you giving kisses. So sweet. I’m so impressed that she doesn’t chase the bird that’s sitting on the boat You are a great team sending much love from LIZ and California 😎🤟🏻💜🐬. That turtle was huge.

[@HeatherBrigstock]

I make a ton of sushi too and we have discovered sushi bowls means far less work and prep and it tastes the same. Throw it all in a bowl & go!

[@ghotiiii1]

OK, here are some tips to avoid sushi disasters; 1) Use rice-wine vinegar SPARINGLY (or none at all). 2) Lay the nori on the tatami WITHOUT the plastic (wash it after and hang it to dry) 3) The inner filling should never be thicker than your thumb 4) wet the top edge of the nori before rolling 5) Roll it always INSIDE the tatami, not with your hands!

[@windycurrent]

Great episode!!!😊 Ragged Islands are really beautiful. I am interested to learn about your warranty work and the experience you have getting it done through Seawind.

[@bryanross9964]

Shorter ones !long time fan in Ohio USA !,, keep doing your thing guys love every vid

[@joelw2023]

Also for sticky rice make sure you rinse it until the water is clear before you cook it and if you use a rice cooker you can cook it an hour or two ahead of time and it'll get stickier as it rests in the cooker as long as you dont let it dry out.

[@rayb3117]

I love me some sea turtles. That thing was huge. Just cruising around.

[@MarkSnop]

Communications. Always communicate and everything will always work out well. Another great video of you guys! You’re always having so much fun you’re so lucky! Wish I was there.

[@petrel63ify]

I'm pretty sure the bird that made the loud thump was a Shearwater but not sure which type of Shearwater BTW they are the big versions of Petrel's, which I chose for my account name :)

[@DaveHines1]

“We catch it, we eat it, we share it” Jetty turns up 🎣🐟😃🍻

[@chrislesser1138]

avoid going shallower than 180 and that should solve your cuda problem. When we wahoo troll, its 180 out to 350 and back. Cuda hang out on top of the drop off

[@brittneynottelling1328]

Man, ocean fishing is so much harder with a sailboat than a power yacht 😅 😮‍💨 The raise to drop the sails takes me out every time

[@LWLHP]

Thanks for the excitement and sharing your adventures, always enjoy your content keep up the great work.

[@BellsRidesAboardSeaBoss]

How could he possibly stay mad at you. ❤

[@TravelonlineWalk]

Great, we are preparing for our trip to Faliraki

[@tullydraperyshop]

Fun video. Appreciate the work going into the videos!

[@suziq5293]

I wonder if you will find the Two Titty Yacht club. It was built up by a Very cool group of Salty Sailors during Covid. The videos by Delos are fun to watch . There might not be much of it left by now. I’m enjoying this dventure!

[@bubashalom8274]

Lol, you guys; but you have to admit that it's beautiful out there.

[@janaferreira8882]

Normal rice will work, if you over cook it and stir it, youll see when it starts getting sticky, by this time there should be very little water in the pot.

[@bubashalom8274]

It sounds complicated, but exciting as well; good luck!

[@FoxyJeff]

Enjoyed hanging out with you….

[@dongreer]

Add extra water to the rice so it "over cooks" and it will become sticky. So if your rice calls for 2 cups water to 1 cup rice, add 3 cups of water and it should get sticky/starchy.

[@UUBrahman]

The flying chef above said the opposite, less water for more stickiness. I don't know.

[@proudUSAInfidel-lt3pp]

Great sailing weather and fun fishing action! I'm a monohull sailor but I'm now so curious whether one can easily heave-to in a cat when you need to effectively stop quickly.

[@DWilliams-ce8nb]

Turtle soup! Yum, yum, yum!

[@georgehockaday7584]

From looking at those conditions. The wise choice was taking down the spinnaker. Especially when you are trying to fish.

[@edemerick1889]

Great video guys! Thanks for sharing your lives

[@26N80W]

Get some Mirin for your poke sauce. It's sweet and really makes awesome poke.

[@rickharris5485]

"I'm sorry", the two most important words to insure a long, happy marriage....or any type of relationship for that matter.

[@Rodrifuuu]

Jetty felt the stress and came to tell them everything was ok.

[@Pepper478]

Cool place! Show us more!!!

[@kristaready8812]

Even close friendships. But sometimes it's not accepted and that's when the trouble begins

[@michaeljenkins4895]

In the 1980s the Cay Sal Banks was considered very dangerious for Divers because of the Cuban pirates.

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

Water, food, shelter, first aid/medications, means of defense, and a plan. Be prepared.

[@wjhann4836]

Ok Sierra, looks nice what you do in the pantry - but with this you never get the freezer filled 😆

[@shawn4726]

Why not eat the barracuda? The Bahamian locals love it, also watch some of Landshark fishing channel.. he covers this well with great recipes.. Don’t be scared of the smell, the meat doesn’t smell at all.

[@26N80W]

The set was pretty nice. Hopefully the douse went as well.

[@chrisstrand500]

Barricuda is surprising good. Keep one and try it.

[@thomascallaghan5988]

Great video

[@Rodrifuuu]

You guys need to get a GoPro on a pole so we can see underwater when you spot stuff like that turtle.

[@kingjohn1974]

Just a suggestion. Throw a floating dummy overboard to practice man overboard. One person would have to handle the boat,while the other watches and only suggests.

[@tomdrummy4984]

Come back mr. Turtle 🐢 😎. Looks like Jetty likes to be anchored 😊

[@jmm264]

Why don’t you use various size planners. The different depths will vary your catch.

[@wcgolfpro]

Smaller cunda under 5 lbs not good eating ?

[@yorukkizigeziyor]

Very beautiful 🌺👍🌺

[@michaelrobinson8915]

Can you head into the wind to slow the boat down when you have a fish on...m

[@oscarw9889]

Great video!

[@tearose3763]

Maybe a dumb question, where does the dog potty?

[@Bleemus]

Cero! Good eating!

[@gbsailing9436]

You did a wise thing Billy to cover the camera before your answer. It's the wise thing to do to forgive of course, but NOT always easy to do straight away after an argument as feelings can still be ripe. Settle things off camera, with - 'love, and make up sex', that always helps. Great channel guys. Please be careful navigating these island shoals. Your boat is SO new, I'd hate hear you ran aground AGAIN but with more severe consequences. And I know you'd hate that too! Fair 💨's and Following 🌊's.

[@davidgravlin6518]

Is that a suction type mount that you have your cell phone attached to at the port helm? What brand is that? Thanks!

[@Ok-551]

What’s the locker in the dingy for?

[@JeremyVeleber]

Do you ever motor in reverse to slow down? I don't sail but I do this when bottom fishing in Washington in my fishing boat.

[@sammkinder5858]

Update of speed please during filming

[@imrich884]

So on a more serious note, with the news of that couple whose boat was hijacked and killed recently, what if any security measures do you have in place to protect yourselves.

[@RiverWoods111]

Any short-grain rice should work fine for sushi. It has a natural stickiness to it. That will be a lot easier to find in any grocery store than sushi rice. All Sushi rice is, is a short-grained Japanica rice that is grown as much in California and Texas as it is in Japan. I have friends who grow this type of rice in Northern California and in the past, they would travel to Japan to help the Japanese rice farmers increase their production in each field. They work with the Universities studying how to do this. Japanica rice is a short rice and it is sticky when you cook it. The only thing that makes sushi rice actually sushi rice is that they sweeten it with sugar and water, and charge a lot more for it. Look at the rice you are trying to use there, is it medium or long-grain rice? Those rice will not be as sticky in texture which is why my family likes to cook it for just serving as rice. When you get back to civilization or to someplace you can get groceries, then just pick up some short grain rice to make your sushi with.

[@bobbates7343]

Hi . I have not only watched all of your video's which I think are very good, i have also watched many of the other sailing shows. i do not know how to sail. I know the term taking in a reef . That seems sensible . Still I do not see what is used to keep the reefed part of the sail from just filling back up again when the wind blows hard. Are there holes in the sails to tie them down or ropes I have never spotted that your tie the sail down with . To me it seems like you sailors pull down part of a bag and it then just stays down on its own . If i did that with a plastic bag outside it would just fill the bit that I pulled down . PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT IS HOLDING THE REEF DOWN. its has been at least 15 years of watching sailors and still I do not see anything that hold the sail down

[@robertlaird6746]

I'm curious as to what the dry weight of your boat is and I forgot what the length and width of your boat is?

[@inthetrenches7315]

Never go to bed mad and for Pete sakes everyone argues push it aside You too are on a boat together you will argue

[@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN]

Do you have a metal glove when u fillet fish?😮❤

[@bucbucbuc111]

Sierra, I love you

[@marklapierre5629]

Did you eat all the mackerel or did you get some of it into the freezer?

[@wjhann4836]

Seems not so warm as I expected - you both in long trousers and shirts?

[@Roskellan]

That would be me out then 🙂

[@billdillard885]

You are NOT going to catch wahoo on mono…. Wire or Cable! They can slice through 300lbs mono leader like butter! You’re also in Yellowfin territory… Look for birds working the water… Especially Frigates that are circling in an area… They are your pointers to Mr. Big Fish! Good Luck!!

[@bubashalom8274]

Seems you were prepared...

[@johnwarren7155]

Is that message about the Bahamas being on your own recent or is that an old message that might’ve been changed since then? What year was that book written.

[@helmuth627]

hi

[@learjet45]

Why not a collab with Darcizzle and Puddin. Go out for a couple days to get fishing pointers? Would he a good video for both channels.

[@chhindz]

Just a little rice vinegar.

[@HavocStylesJoe]

Rice fail. 😅