Waiting out Weather in West End before heading East | Ep 34

Follow our families journey as we plan to Circumnavigate the Globe in 3-4 years on a budget of $4,300/mo. We plan to leave the US in October 2023 and visit 26 countries and 6 continents.
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[@rh23152]

Happy New Year all! Looking forward to all the great adventures in 2024!

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Happy New Year to you!!! We are SO excited for 2024 too!!! Thanks for watching!

[@juliazentner681]

Im just loving watching y'all learn to to tackle what ever you need to. I'm also getting a kick out of watching Davis become a proper boat kid! Well done all 3 of you

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Thank you SO much. Yes, Davis has adapted pretty well to boat life and honestly, it suits him! We love sharing all we have learned😊 Happy New Year!

[@caromarco6315]

I’m envious! Looks amazing!

[@SmartTradingProAnalytics]

Great videos!!!! congrats!!!!! i will wait for you in the Dominican Republic to say hellos!!!

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

I think we will be sailing from Georgetown to Jamaica then straight to Panama but we will be waving as we pass by😀

[@trulyamazingsailing7056]

I have come through this path 4 times in my L-40 4.1 draft without issue. One recommendation is to plot a route the night before on you plotter. Those pink explorer recommended lines are had to stay on and are zoom sensitive. You plotter can literally put a road up for you. Any time you build a route always zoom all the way in and run the route to insure there is nothing in the way. Chart detail is always better zoomed in. Cheers

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Thanks so much for the info!!! I think Rob has learned the route planning and we finally use it. We’ve watched others that did not zoom in and had catastrophic disasters- o e of my worst nightmares, hence my hesitancy toward shallow waters! Happy New Year!

[@BellsRidesAboardSeaBoss]

Nice sailing day

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Finally!!!! 😊

[@JibeTalking]

Great job SPF on managing your first big storm! Be safe and enjoy!

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

We have now been in several more up to 50 knots and really trust our ground tackle! That’s very important! Thanks for your comment and Happy New Year!!

[@The_Travelling_Jonoberries]

Well guys you had it all!! Great to have a little weather to test the yacht and yourselves, hang in there as you have worked so so to get to where you are now. Take care and safe travels ❤❤

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Exactly! Working so hard for something makes you appreciate it that much more! We are growing - that’s for sure!! Happy New Year!

[@tonyfromaus7855]

I’m very impressed with you guys. You’ve tackled a lot of things and had hiccups that would grind down many, and yet you still keep bobbing up to the surface and smiling at good times ahead (to mix a few metaphors 😁). Thanks so much for generously sharing it all with us. Nice video quality too btw. I hope this new year brings great times for you all.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Thank you very much! We want to show all aspects of this life not just the beautiful highlight real. There is a lot more too it than people realize. We appreciate your comment! Happy New Year!!

[@murphyrp01]

Look. I am really cheering for you guys. I can sense the stress but stick it out. You have great adventures ahead of you.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

That’s what keeps us going!! The highest of highs and lowest of lows is a real thing!! I’ve had my fair share of lows but the glimmer of good days always picks me back up. 😊 Happy New Year!

[@RickParsons-ci5te]

Happy New Year wishes to Team Sailing Paradise Falls. Boat skills getting better with each episode along with your videos....stay safe.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Thanks so much! Successfully sailing today. Weather has been crappy in northern Bahamas so taking our windows when we can. Happy New Year!

[@bruceg7387]

Hi, your videos are so much better when you aren't filming with the sun in the camera.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

I’ll learning to be more mindful when filming. Thank you for the reminder!

[@waltervanderboor]

Small world you're next to Sisu. Frik, won't drag, pretty sure of that.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Where is Sisu located?

[@pjcrow8973]

Hope you guys are enjoying the holidays. Have fun out there

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

We have enjoyed our time in the Bahamas for the holidays. Happy New Year!

[@bossman5289]

Happy New Year to you guys🎊🎉 stay safe and happy sailing.🙏💝🙏

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Happy New Year to you!!! Already up and about sailing to a new destination 😊

[@oglaucio]

Nicely done! How often would you say you do crossings like that (5ish hours)? And how often do you stay anchored either percentage wise or number of days? Cheers and happy new year!🎉

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

It is honestly, all dictated by the weather. We were stuck for 6 days in that neighborhood so we were all ready to move. If it’s a nice island with hiking, snorkeling, etc we sat 3-5 days the move on. Some islands are an hour and others longer. In Dec, we only moved twice due to weather for a total of 8hrs. Your anchored probably 85% of the time😊 Thanks for your questions!

[@davecummings6170]

I am really enjoying your videos and being part of your adventures, and I don’t want to be critical, but if someone, even a kid, yells “stop the engines” it would make sense to stop, or at least shift into neutral, before asking why.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Yes, I see you point but we know our son and he can be very dramatic. He had also yelled stop right before that so he could get a picture. We have discussed with him why it is important to remain calm and only scream during a real emergency. Thank you for taking the time to comment and following our journey!! Happy New Year!

[@podocrypto6072]

Hey guys, I'm definitely interested in following your journey and have been since you started the channel. But I have to say that the vlogging of absolutely all the minutia of every little step or moment can be exhausting to watch and follow along. Sure, you need some kind of content to make up an episode, however, it's a little too much IMO. So maybe have a shorter video with less minutia and then cover the highlights, rather than going on and on about every little detail , like painfully watching you leaving the fuel dock for 5 minutes like it's a major ordeal (it's not... really, you got that and we understand you're just trying to figure it out and finally did it like a boss! 😺). That also leads me to mentioning another subject where leaving the camera on the counter top and then bending down to speak to your audience, feels like we are little kids that your talking to. So I suggest changing that to eye level when talking to the camera (sort of like your helm positioning). Finally, just shut down the blinking engines, put up the sails and go sail that beautiful boat. You'll learn as you go. Cheers!

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Thank you very much for your constructive feedback. I’m very excited to have you following our journey. I never really thought how it would make people feel to sit the camera on the counter. It’s honestly, just the easiest place to put the camera without holding it. I really don’t intend for our videos to be more than raw, real life us. Those are the memories that I want to look back on and for anyone that watches can see the minutia of daily life on a boat. We are not about having a flashy highlight real but want to remember subtle details of our days. We dont need KZbin to support us. We have enough money to support us for the next 3-4yrs. If people do watch our videos & we do earn money that’s awesome but not my goal. I enjoy filming, trying to get better and putting our memories together. If it helps people see real life on a boat - even better. Just fast forward through the minutia if you desire, I’m cool with that. I will find a better place to film other than the countertop though thanks to your suggestion. I truly appreciate your comments and wish you a very Happy New Year!

[@douglasrobbie9998]

I have the same anti-nausea wristband and will use it on a Bahamas sailing trip on a cat. How have your found it to work? Any tips? I do have Bonime (sp) tablets as well. Seems like you are taking the same Bahamas route as the Gone with the Wynns couple did several yrs ago.

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

I do think the Emeterm makes a big difference. We have two now for backup bc the battery on level 5 only last 4ish hours. Stock up on meclizine (generic Bonine) on Amazon too. I’ve also found being well hydrated is key and avoiding coffee. I’ll go back and look at the Wynns videos- we love them. I thought they spent more time in Exumas but not for sure. Thanks for your comment!!

[@douglasrobbie9998]

Thanks for the tips on electronic wristband. So the Gone with the Wynns episode (Bahamas Bound) was 7 yrs ago and they went thru the cut at Indian Rock@@SailingParadiseFalls

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Cool - Tks! I’ll go back and watch. I really enjoyed their Bahamas episodes!

[@douglasrobbie9998]

They were certainly newbies back then. On another note, if you eventually head south to Eleuthera and are thinking about heading for Dunmore Town, the Wynns went outside and avoided the Devil's Backbone from Spanish Wells. Another YT cruiser, MJ Sailing, did motor the Devil's Backbone, but only after using their AIS to plot the daily ferry's track thru the channel every 20-30 seconds. They then followed that track on their chartplotter with their sailboat, with someone at bow looking for bommies, - worked out fine. You can hire a local captain to motor your boat thru the channel, but expensive.@@SailingParadiseFalls

[@SmartTradingProAnalytics]

hi,how much is is the guess service?

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Guess service?

[@jacksmith8002]

come on, the speedo is just to much

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Yes, it was just quicker to grab that and jump in thinking he was gonna need his wetsuit! Sorry!

[@maddie99448]

Superb as ever. Love the channel ❤️

[@SailingParadiseFalls]

Thank you very much😊