Seeking Seclusion at Lynyard Cay (MJ Sailing - EP 47)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- The cold fronts have passed, and we are experiencing perfect weather in the Bahamas!
With a 2-3 day break between overcast skies and high winds blowing through, we decide to take the boat somewhere new, sailing about 13 miles south from Elbow Cay (Hope Town), and Little Harbor. Conditions were perfect and it felt great to be flying all our sails.
On our way to Little Harbour though, we were distracted by the secluded beaches of the island just north of it, Lynyard Cay. Looking to escape everything for a few days, it looked like the perfect place to drop anchor and be all by ourselves.
With the nice weather we did get the chance to get in the water, but came up with no coral for viewing and no fish or lobster for dinner. Exploring the next day at the southern end of the island, we found it was much more cruiser friendly with public beaches and a trail over to the Atlantic side.
Loading Georgie up in the dinghy and checking the place out, we decided it was the perfect spot to sit and wait out the easterly blow that was about to hit us for the next few days.
Cheers from the Bahamas!
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Our boat: 1983 Trisalu 37 (custom aluminum, built in Quebec)
Where we've been: 2.5 year refit in Indiantown, Florida
Where we're going in 2018: Bahamas - St. Martin - Azores - Ireland - UK
Our Previous Boat: 1989 Sabre 34 Targa (Serendipity)
Where We Sailed Her: U.S. - Bahamas - Jamaica - Cuba - Cayman Islands - Honduras - Guatemala - Belize - Mexico - Bermuda - Azores - Madeira - Canary Islands - Sint Maarten - BVI's - USVI's
Music:
00:18 - I Met You in the Summer - Loving Caliber (ES)
01:16 - I'm a Volcano - Martin Hall (ES)
05:25 - We All Fall Down - Chris Coral (ES)
08:28 - Fire at Will - Martin Hall (ES)
Camera equipment used:
Panasonic Lumix G85 - amzn.to/2iv2g4G
Editing software:
Windows Movie Maker & Adobe Premier
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If you guys like fresh Mutton snapper just troll a 3-4" spoon with a 5" wire trace as you sail through the shallows of the Abacos. You'll likely catch barracuda this way also and a small chunk of cuda makes an excellent bait for snapper. Slide a 2oz sinker on your line and tie on a 3/0 hook... while anchored toss that rig out behind the boat and take a nap or sip a beer at sunset and within 30 min you'll have a nice one on. 20lb flourocarbon leader is perfect for the bottom rig.
Georgia girl......she thinks she is a human.....funny......
I'm here to watch the cat....I don't like cats much but this one is way cool!
Excellent views! When does Jessica's movie contract start? With her eyes audiences would be captivated. I'm curious about if Georgie has ever gone into the water (intentionally or not)?
She has.
By us- In the Cayman Islands, we forced her into the water to make sure she could swim and climb back up into the boat (she did both with ease).
Her own fault- She fell in a few times when we were tied up in a marina in Guatemala (too rambunctious and slipped off the deck chasing stuff). One time while anchored in mexico she came into the cabin soaking wet. We thought it may have rained, but the deck was dry, so our only conclusion was that she fell in and got herself back aboard.
Matt
One of your best yet! Beautiful scenery! Brilliant photography!
This has been a very long road for you and I have to ask, do you ever sit back, take a sip of your favorite beverage and fondly recall all of the hard work, moments of frustration and sacrifice invested that brought you to where you are today? If not do it now. You are "Living the Dream". Thousands are sharing your journey and almost without exception would like to trade places with you.
Thank you for the compliments Don, that really means a lot! Yes, just about every single night that I'm able to, I sit in the cockpit as the sun starts to get low in the sky, sip on a beer or a glass of wine, and think about how incredibly lucky I am and how long the road was to get there. Even when things are bad, I don't take a single second for granted. 😍⛵
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Glad that you had some nice weather. Keep having fun.
Had to take it while it lasts! 😃⛵🌞
Love your videos guys and also love Georgie as I have a cat that looks very similar. Very curious as to how you deal with the box on the boat (cat box that is). Would greatly appreciate a reply when you have a minute and thanks
The litter box is installed under the companionway stairs. If you check out our past episodes (maybe 2 or 3?) it shows the set-up. It works great to keep Georgie's business out of our sight and smell range. So far, so good.
Matt
Great video colors are incredible and Jessica your beautiful. Perfect spot to wait out a storm.
It was the perfect spot, and wait til you see the waves that started to roll in there!
new to your channel watched all your vids and really enjoyed all the work you both have done as a team to rebuild that boat. i have been in the v.i. my self and have lived there loved it. sailed them too.. godspeed to your journey's look forward to more!
Small correction, as if it really matters. Not Landlubbers Cay, but rather Lubbers Quarters.
The funny thing is, I actually knew that and even had it written down on my script, but I messed up when I was recording my narration and just didn't go back to edit it.
MJ Sailing : Well, considering the volume of information you folks provide on each episode, you all do extremely well. I would be so tongue -tied that I could start a companion channel on TH-cam just for the outtakes and flubs. I’m in awe of how handy you guys are. There are reasons why many of us “armchair sailors” are watching and not sailing. Because for me, if I relied on my skill set to either “sink or swim”, I would be doing oh-so-much of the former than the latter! Keep up the good work guys!
Good afternoon ! I watched a lot of your videos, all just cool! My name is Anri, I live in Ukraine. I also want to buy a yacht and cross the Atlantic with my family! I watch yachts with a length of 10 meters. Thank you for your work shooting the video! Take care of yourself!
gorgeous !! better view than at IndianTown ( or was that Marina Town ?? ) :)
Much better view than Indiantown! I don't even want to remember my view from there, haha.
Oh..... you miss it !! :)
You could do a whole separate cat channel called “The Adventures of Georgie Girl”
I bet there would be a few places that would be very popular!
life sucks to be you ... :-)
I'm so glad that someone finally gets that the struggle is real! 😂😂
Love this video and all the Georgie footage!
Glad that you liked it! And that we were able to give Georgie her time in front of the camera. 😍
I got one of those T.V. shrinky hoses for my cockpit sprayer and it's great for keeping the mess down. Only legit use for those things I've ever seen. Why do your knobs have "H" and "J" on them? What's that thing on top of your dodger 7:07 that looks broken? Why are both of your sheets 7:25 on the starboard side of the boat? You can access private beaches in the Bahamas up to the mean high water mark, so even not being quite sure where that actually falls (likely where the signs are posted), it is legal for you to take your cat or dog to the sand for a squat.
Don't know when your time frame was but it's been one cold front after another in the Bahamas since the beginning of 2018. Cut into our cruising plans too, as we spent more time dodging them in marinas than sailing...
I think we made 5 stops to Marsh Harbour just to wait out northerners. At least this next one we're waiting for here came out of the east and gave us a few more options of places to hang out. But we absolutely have done less cruising than we want because of them. 😓
Love...Love! The raw metal on the boat 🤙🏼
Greetings from another Michigander ☺️
Best state ever... for 3 seasons that is 😉
We do miss Michigan for its 3 good seasons, but could never get into the winter sports. 😉
Good thing we're heading to Northern Europe :)
Matt
The boat seems very stable and confident while under way - the well-earned dividend for taking the sweat, time & money to get it right.
There will always be things to fix but you two tend to stay on top of these things - this will serve you both well.
Greetings from Rochester Hills
the real question is, was the island georgie approved?
Eventually, yes. :)
Parabéns isto sim que uma linda princesa linda e bonita de biquíni gosto muito de você e este maraviloso engenheiro e este lindo gatinho fofinho
Beautiful spot. Those rocks are amazing.
Thank you! We're so happy we ended up there, a bit of serendipity I would say.
Love, both of you,you are direct with what you are doing,she is very smart,and it is notAbout how pretty she is thank you have fun God bless
Sad to see so much coral dead or dying, but exploring beside the ocean is truly amazing.
Thank you for sharing.
We keep hearing that the good snorkeling is on the windward side of the Abaco islands, but with non stop fronts rolling through, we've never been able to find a calm enough day to go out and explore them. 😢 We're determined to find some good snorkeling eventually!
Great dive music, great vlog of this island!!
Might be an odd question, but what kind of sunglasses is Jessica wearing in this video? I need some. I vaguely recall seeing a post on this on your website a long time ago, but I may be mistaken.
I'm glad that you like them! They're from Abaco Polarized. We did a giveaway through them a few episodes ago. If you enter code MJSAILING at checkout, you'll get 20% off your order. 😉abacopolarized.com/collections/sunglasses/kai
You were right, absolutely stunning part of this world! Georgie seemed to be happy ashore as well. Nice to see you have some bikini time too! I'm old but not dead!
"I'm old but not dead!" Heh! Ditto.
Nice video, enjoy your life together.
Lubbers quarter cay, not land lubbers cay.😎
It was terrific! Nothing else to say, other then thanks Jessica.
Well thank you, I tried to take your advice from last week. 😉
Thank you for the video. I'm surprised at the amount of litter even in paradise.
The eastern sides of these islands are just filled with plastic and trash that has washed up from the Atlantic, it's incredibly sad.
Sweet vid ....come on more vid of elements sitting in the water ..so long on the hard for her its time for her to shine ...please... much hugs ....
We'll try to start getting more, she definitely deserves to be shown off. 😀
Great video... too bad you guys couldn't find any fish or lobster.
I know, I had been craving a lobster dinner that night! 😢 We didn't find out until after we left that the south side of the island is apparently great for catching lobster.
Gloves are a good idea when spear fishing.😎
The patina on the hull is coming in nicely. Georgy looked like she was in sensory overload. We used to take our cats up into the redwood forests and they would go until they were exhausted.
I think it does take her a bit to begin to take all of it in before she's comfortable in a place. It also has to do if there are other people around. If she she's humans other than us she runs the other way, haha.
A paradise to yourselves, well spotted folks! I hope you find some seafood.
Absolutely paradise, we're so happy we dropped anchor there instead of picking up a mooring ball in Little Harbor.
Beautiful spot ,, So happy everything is working out for the two of you ... and we cant wait to see what happens next ..... Cheers .
Thanks David! Yeah, once we started passing by this spot on the boat, we knew there was no way we could give it up for a harbor full of mooring balls. 🙂
Love it when the Georgie cat gets screen time! Cheers, from Singapore. :-)
We're happy to hear you enjoy seeing her, we try to get her in a few scenes every time.
Was the only access to that house via helicopter? I didn't see any roads or even a pier.
I think there was a dock just south of the house that we didn't catch on video. But extremely remote. We're thinking it's a vacation rental for when you want a week away from literally EVERYTHING.
Great video, to bad the fish hunting didn't work out.
We were pretty excited when we got in the water, thought we'd be coming back with a bucket full of fish for us and the cat, haha.
Jessica, Me and Julie and Nashville recording artist Kelsea Ballerini and her husband sailed from Key West we are now in Cooper Town, lets get together for a meet and greet, maybe a skinny dipping party.
Uhhhhhh......... 1. I don't think a skinny dipping party is something I would participate in. Ever. 2. Sorry to let you down, but we're not there anymore. 🙁
just joking about the skinny dipping, my girlfriend is pretty shy, Kelsea on the other hand is pretty care free, the weather has totally sucked, cold front after cold front, we are leaving here tomorrow headed for the Eleuthera Islands, Kelsea has to get back to Nashville, we are probably going to hang in Puerto Rico for a few weeks before we go to St Crolx.
WOW, these two clean up good.... :)
We look a little bit different when we're not covered in paint dust, don't we? 😉
When are you expecting your new sails? I'm very interested in seeing how the process goes and how happy you are with them as I'm considering them for my new sails later this year.
We're actually back in Florida now and just picked it up, although we haven't put it up and sailed it yet. The episode where we sail it and review it will probably be 4-6 weeks away. But if you have any questions for us before then, just shoot over a PM or email and we'll let you know how it's doing for us.
Thanks. I think I'll wait for the video posting and then see if I have any questions.
Matt: Awesome pics of the Bahamas. Did you use a tension gauge on your rigging? Safe sailing, Barney
Michael,
No Loos gauge anymore since the one from the last boat is too small. We just get the mast straight, hand tight, and sail it a bit tightening on each tack until the leeward shroud isn't too slack or the mast head isn't falling off.
Matt
Love your hot and cold water hose colors! Does your hose have a valve to switch from salt to freshwater? I find that bronze valves hold up far better than house faucets. I was amazed to see you paint on the hull vs ? making a decorative wood nameplate for the stern... Nice to see you have some sun :-) Enjoy the ride!
Thanks for following along! We had saltwater at the galley sink on the last boat, but didn't use it much. With the watermaker, we really don't see the need for saltwater on this boat, so saved a through-hull.
Matt
I like salt water because it is better to wash down the wood with than fresh water and for our Jacuzzi as it feels so squeaky clean. We also had a water maker but would just rinse ourselves off with fresh water after a salt soak bath / Jacuzzi and use fresh to rinse our dive gear etc... I used another high pressure pump also to kick up the pressure for our cockpit hose fitting for the short shower or long boat washdown hoses. What cost the most were all of the "made for sea water) bronze valves. A day at the Chandlery under $1,000 was a miracle.
Enjoyed that thanks.
I don't own a boat. But why do people anchor so far away from land. I mean can't you be like a hundred feet away?
It depends on depth of the spot you're anchoring, and allowing for swinging room. Most boats have a draft of, let's say 5-6 feet, which means that to feel comfortable about where they're anchored, they'll want to be in depths of at least 8-9 feet (and you have to account for a falling tide). When you anchor you let out 5:1 scope of chain, which for 10 foot depths would be 50 feet (but likely you would put down more). Although it is not likely that you would straighten out ALL the chain you let out, you have to make sure that if you swing 50 feet closer to shore, the depths below you are still going to be at least 8-9 feet to accommodate your 5-6 foot draft. To find a spot like that, it usually means you're anchored fairly far from shore, especially in the Bahamas where there is lots of shoaling and the shallow areas can run out for ages. 🙂
Often, in this area, bugs are horrible if close to shore.... go just a little bit further out, and they leave you alone.
Matt
Nice video kids, Our cat Buzz would like to meet Georgie.
Thank you! As long as we keep Georgie on a leash, she gets a little territorial around other cats. 🙂
cool cat, i've had quite a few cats but none of them you could walk them with a leash. Dragging more than walking
What time of the year was this video taken in Bahamas
It was shot in late January.
just when you think you've found a remote secluded area only to realize the reason it's this way is because it's private property
Which is fine for those days you don't need to get off the boat. 😀
MJ Sailing yeah you guys can't complain no matter what it's always a win win situation
nice episode Matt and Jess :) Nice that you finally got a weather window of pleasant warmth. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan.
Hope to see you anchoring and some footage of heavy weather. And what you two do on those days. Also what is your ground tackle and your Scope/Depth. G.T.
very nice episode. This is what I always imagined the Bahamas should look like. thank you
Matt & Jessica That is a nice spot, and so nice as well that you can harness Georgee and go on land. It is something I want to do with my two 8 month old kitties.
I was wondering if you have found that you have been experiencing a slather of clouds with small amounts of sun where you are as there is much spraying of heavy metals in the air where I live. They tell us it's for global warming. I don't believe it for a second. We have a ubiquitous slather every day. The best to you.
u guys missed paczki day .
And to think, Jess is 50% Polish!
Matt
I guess the cat is the captain and the humans are just crew :)
Isn't that always the case with cats. The humans are just around to serve them.
Matt
THOROUGHLY ENJOY ALL YOUR VIDEOS. I HOPE YOU BOTH ARE AS PROUD OF YOURSELVES AS YOUR VIEWERS ARE PROUD OF YOU. MOST OF US CAN ONLY DREAM OF DOING WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND YOU HAVE DONE IT AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. BRAVO ZULU TO YOU BOTH. THANK YOU.
Makes me happy to see you two enjoying the fruits of your labor!!
She is looking very good and so is the boat mate! Have fun you guys.
How come you're running the mainsheet off the handrails rather than the traveller?
Next episode it will explain. We're trying to figure out the best set-up for our boat.
Matt
Thanks for the answer! I'll make sure to watch it.
Great video as usual, guys. Keep up the great work.
beautiful water colours
Yes, they were stunning!
Georgi: I'd like to be off this leash.
Now that's a cat box.
And one I don't have to clean out. 😉
I like how you show the good and bad weather many don't realize the Bahamas are very windy and can be very cool in the winter months. Specially the northern Islands.
We always heard that about the Northern Bahama Islands, but being from Michigan, we assumed it was a bunch of wimps that couldn't handle 75 degree weather :) Either we have changed or it really does get cool.
Matt
Yay!! Georgie Girl!!!!
I really enjoyed y'all movies you'll seem like you're down to earth he talked about saving money on boat that's true you do have to save and go different ways it's cheaper sometimes I really like how you fix your bed or fold up you have a hot you lucky to have a wife like that
Great vid. I have been there many times..where is the drift wood sign saying Charlie’s beach ..all that stuff was his he slept on the island at night he was a local Bahamian he passed away last year..great guy check out his you tube vid
I would like to know why your main sheet is not attached to the traveler and is jury rigged to the hand rails?
Future episode will explain that. We're debating going with an a frame mainsheet set-up vs the short travel that totally impairs forward vision.
Matt
Whats going on with your traveler?
Future episode will explain that. We're debating going with an A-frame mainsheet set-up vs the short travel that totally impairs forward vision and really doesn't help sail shape
Matt
Instead of trying to protect your pex with electrical or rubber tape (as it goes through bulkhead); the auto industry uses a hard corrigated plastic split tube (usually for cabling) 3/4" or 1" are available & you can by it by the foot...inexpensive & effective protection. Thanks for the great videos
JIm, What you see in the video is split wire loom cut into 3" lengths protecting the tube as they go through the bulkhead. It's not the best stuff I've used (bought on Amazon) but should be sufficient.
Matt
matt johnson, it should give you time to see how fast the chaffing rate is, thanks for sharing
I love the cat!
awesome video!
Beautiful!
Why do you have two outboards?
We love our 3.3hp, but want the speed of a 9.9 too. The 3.3 only weights twenty something pounds, so why not keep it around?
Matt
Awesome video! Would you consider explaining how your mechanical adjustments can compensate for weatherhelm... the more detail, the better. I am trying to learn. Thanks
Doc, It's still a work in progress to eliminate the weatherhelm. Basically, my first approach is to straighten the mast and eliminate rake. This movers the center of effort forward (the front of the boat now pushes to turn away from the wind) of the center of lateral resistance. But, having now spoken to a guy with the same boat, it seems that the weatherhelm is just a design fault and would be difficult to eliminate without moving the mast base or adding a bowsprit. We'll have to put more time into sailing her before I can give a better answer.
Matt
Thanks Matt, I learned something today.
From decades of dinghy sailing, weather helm is pretty much impossible to remove on a monohull, as the shape of the hull exposed to the water changes as the boat heels. If you could keep the boat upright, you might achieve near zero weather helm, as can be done on a catamaran, if the Ackerman angle is properly set.
We didn't notice the change to heeling hull as much with the Sabre, but this boat is very pronounced even 5 degree over. Our biggest fear with the weather helm is trying to get the wind vane working properly.... and stressing the autopilot. I would like to keep a bit of helm, but the 5-10 degrees currently is way too much and surely slowing us down a lot.
Matt
over explaining in monotone. Hi we did this and went here and we then did this. On the other hand amazing eyes and your fella is funny.
Well one outta two ain't bad. 😉
I find their voices soothing and is why I watched and subbed. To each their own. Cheers!
I will miss your shows. Sorry Politics Tube is just not right.
I love your channel. Love it. Heads up, NOBODY likes cats
what a dumb thing to say. I like cats better than dogs, especially on a boat!
People who don't like cats LOVE Georgie, haha.
MJ Sailing haha. Great response. That’s why I love you guys. A friend who went to st Martin said I t was beautiful but still a lot of damage. Can’t wait o see what yo find, without the cat on a leash. Cheers and thanks again for sharing your lives with us. Meanwhile I’m gonna have to destroy G for that comment lol. I really cannot wait to see and learn from you traveling abroad. I love your financials at the end.
Gary Souza your dumb. Dogs rule
Wow...that sure destroyed me...yours was a dumb comment, not name calling. Grow up...BTW, it's you're. You're welcome...