Aerial view of the busiest, most congested Super Yacht Route

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  • Super yachts stream by all day long here in Fort Lauderdale as they make way for the 2023 FLIBS (Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show).
    At a capable-yet-commanding length of 103’-6,” NORTHLAND is an exquisite example of remarkable craftsmanship and a masterpiece of collaboration, incorporating the artistry of De Basto Designs into a steel hull and aluminum superstructure. Stylish and functional, it’s the ocean-going, long-range explorer yacht of her owner’s dreams, brought to life by Burger.
    www.burgerboat...
    INDIAN SUMMER is a remarkable boat by any standards built by Grand Alaskan. A perfect Great Loop boat and Bahamas cruiser, she began her life as the culmination of one couple's dreams. Together with one of the premier builders in Taiwan she was designed and built to cruise the coastlines and rivers of the Americas as well as the islands of the Bahamas and Caribbean in style and comfort whether dockside or “on the hook”. She's 62 feet (18.8 meters).
    www.northropan...
    Audio is channel 9 VHF Bridge communication channel and not perfectly synced due to cuts in the aerial footage.

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  • @refreshmyride
    @refreshmyride 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Had the pleasure of working in this vessel. Awesome custom yacht

  • @riverreachisland7915
    @riverreachisland7915 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for sharing! Very cool to hear the "chatter" back and forth. So many yachts on the Fort Lauderdale New River. I'm at River Reach condo and love these super yachts coming just outside my window. Many residents sit by the west pool just to see the daily boat parade and Jungle Queens comes by a couple times a day. Then the super huge motor yacht with the tugs. Cool boat life here in Fort Lauderdale. Thanks again Captain!

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad to share! I have a few videos showing the traffic along the river - working on a longer video that shows the whole route from the ocean to LMC .. one up there now about the Little Florida hairpin turn… and some about our adventures to the Bahamas. Thanks for the comments and we’ll see you along the river sometime soon (currently on the hard at LMC for repairs)

  • @dionlindsay2
    @dionlindsay2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Quiet day for superyachts - even Northland hardly counts. Lovely video though - great light and clarity! Thanks

  • @stevewisniewski5860
    @stevewisniewski5860 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It shouldn't be challenging if the captain and crew pay attention and communicate. I have been here over 5 months... it's just traffic and yahoos but on boats. Beautiful, wonderful people in Ft. Lauderdale, they are just people... unless the behave pretentious, ignore them. Great community and boating world. Professionals all along the Intracanal. Be respectful and they will be very helpful. RESPECT and love from a now well trained mate (professional chef) from my friends in Ft. Lauderdale. Wisconsin sends love your way.

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Quite right! All kinds of people out there.. our boat was hit by someone who failed to stop and report it while we were out of town so some good some bad out there on the waterways have to be careful and look out for each other!

  • @Jeffrey-ed8sz
    @Jeffrey-ed8sz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was a Capt. working New River for years. The bridges point out the Googans.😂

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Especially the weeks around the FLIBS - extra busy!

  • @goodson77784
    @goodson77784 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    pretty neat!!!

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! Quite the unique view of a pretty crazy place!

  • @JackWMatrix
    @JackWMatrix ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've been there. It's a nice place to live, and a nice place to visit as well.

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      Pretty unique place - only city I know of with mega yachts driving through daily!

    • @JackWMatrix
      @JackWMatrix ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WanderbirdLife My sister lived there and told me that people buy $15 million dollar homes just so that they can park their $150 million dollar yacht in the backyard.

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not unheard of! A friend just tole me how their neighbor bought two more houses in the same neighborhood so they could have more boat slips! Crazy!@@JackWMatrix

  • @porterandmjyoung4599
    @porterandmjyoung4599 ปีที่แล้ว

    been there, done that, this sharing was more polite than my experiences, especially with my fat cat.

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      Those are challenging with all the worth, but then two, wide spaced engines help a lot. We have a single engine which is quite challenging. You can see it out trawler on the chronicles of Wanderbird videos.

  • @TheOhanaBennett
    @TheOhanaBennett ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And the railroad bridge - which may or may not go up today. 😂🤙🏾😎

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      Seems like if we're headed up the river, we invariably hear the call it's going up right as we start making our way up!

    • @TheOhanaBennett
      @TheOhanaBennett 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WanderbirdLife It’s a whole lot better than it was like 20 years ago.

  • @TheOhanaBennett
    @TheOhanaBennett ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is that the latest Burger waiting for an opening? Really nice layout. Just saw the name and realized it is (Northland). Damn nice job Burger.

    • @csjrogerson2377
      @csjrogerson2377 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah, Burger have made much bigger yachts than that. I drove a 143 ft for 3 years. They built a 165ft after that. They were good boats and the support from the yard post build was superb unlike some Italian and British yards.

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, big new burger!

    • @TheOhanaBennett
      @TheOhanaBennett 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@csjrogerson2377 Yeah, I delivered the last two large boats, Lady Gail Marie, and Sea Owl from Manitowoc to Palm Beach for the handover to the new owners. Both were absolutely terrific boats. I believe Northland is the only ‘yacht’ they’ve built since then, although there is a much larger successor to Ingot under construction now with an after garage large enough to hold a 33+ foot Intrepid.

    • @TheOhanaBennett
      @TheOhanaBennett 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My old Chief Engineer left boats to be project manager for Burger and stayed around 10 years. Great job for him, great friend for getting me into their extended yacht family! 🤙🏾😎

    • @johnshaw8327
      @johnshaw8327 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheese burger for me with extra onions and no egg.

  • @Mr91495osh
    @Mr91495osh ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My family moved to Ft. Lauderdale in 1913. Lived on Las Olas. Sure was different

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow I bet! The downtown area is exploding with growth at the moment, especially just north of Las Olas and downtown, many new high rise buildings

    • @roadboat9216
      @roadboat9216 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nineteen thirteen. They were still using horse and buggy. The Model T came out in 1909. We moved to Ft Lauderdale in 1952. On a canal off of the New River down by Broward Marine area. In 1960 we moved to Hendricks Isle just off of Las Olas. We had a 10 unit apartment building with a couple of docks. It was very nice to not have to navigate the New River anymore. My dad sold the apartments for 160K a few yrs later. Todays it’s probably worth 20 million! Yeah, BIG changes there. And if we think that the boat traffic is bad……..wow, the road traffic!

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Interesting bit of history Fred - thanks for sharing! Still here in the area watching the skyline go up and up?? @@roadboat9216

    • @roadboat9216
      @roadboat9216 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WanderbirdLife Very nice. I now live in NC coast. Left Ft Lauderdale in 1990 in my sailboat and sailed much of the world Moved back to Miami with my business in 1982. The business is still going strong. Laser Production Network. We produce all of the laser displays that you may have seen in the Miami / Ft Lauderdale areas. We still produce events world wide. I was the program show producer for BCC planetarium in the seventies. So yeah, we do have some history in the area. Was a nice place to grow up. Can’t imagine 1913 in Ft. Lauderdale. When we built our house in the “citrus isles” off of 9th ave, people told us that we were nuts to be building “way out there”. We were 9 blocks from down town! Ha ha. Fully navigable new waterfront home for $16,000. That place is now worth a million plus. Oh my!

  • @GRADYGUY
    @GRADYGUY ปีที่แล้ว

    OY VEY!

  • @roadboat9216
    @roadboat9216 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have been running up and down the New River since the 1950’a. Other than traffic it’s the same river. Much more congested.

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Neat seeing the old photos. I imagine the congestion is worse but some newer boat technology like pod drives and bow thrusters. Although a guy in a boat with a joystick control still ran into us last week!

    • @roadboat9216
      @roadboat9216 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WanderbirdLife Yes, very good point. I use to bring a 48’ vessel single screw and no thrusters, and when the current was flowing toward the bridge while waiting for an opening. Wow, that was a hand full. Even twin screw and no thruster was a big improvement. And now, joystick control….. Wonderful.

    • @roadboat9216
      @roadboat9216 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WanderbirdLife Oh, I see you said that a guy with joystick ran into you? Bummer. It still takes skill, and a touch of luck sometimes. Technology or not.

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's right - even with the joystick and all the technology... he bumped into us and sheered off the swim ladder mount. Still, nice to have improvements in technology. @@roadboat9216

  • @johnpatrick1588
    @johnpatrick1588 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The big boats go to the Monaco show.

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah that’s a big show, quite a few monsters here at Fort Lauderdale - I’ll post some video after I visit the show tomorrow

  • @user-fw6vu3kz6l
    @user-fw6vu3kz6l ปีที่แล้ว

    Fort liquordale 😱

  • @gregoryforde7447
    @gregoryforde7447 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My former back yard

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A fun view for the back yard… love just watching the boats go by..

    • @gregoryforde7447
      @gregoryforde7447 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WanderbirdLife
      It was a lovely place to live and with the seawall, keeping a boat is so easy. Boating to restaurants in tiki bars ect.

  • @scottydudley5700
    @scottydudley5700 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice.
    Where is it?

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      This is the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale

  • @erbensadorra7808
    @erbensadorra7808 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if the situation is like this,then well you should always be in right side so that if someone encounter with, your in the right side and would not be traffic,wether if your big or small just keep the distance and it would no problem.

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the plan! Some crazy currents sometimes.. and quite a few boaters who fail to listen to the radio or follow those 'rules of the road' so to speak!

  • @johnpatrick1588
    @johnpatrick1588 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Too many bridges in Ft Lauderdale for boats and cars. Stuck waiting thousands of time on land and sea for them to down or up.

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      No fun getting stuck waiting, they do restrict boat traffic during rush hour and there is actually a tunnel under the river but of course it’s undergoing major construction for years!.. (assuming you’re not from the area and not familiar)

    • @DOUBLEDEFENSE
      @DOUBLEDEFENSE ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lived there for 20 years it’s not a big deal

    • @krisone63
      @krisone63 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same on Palm Beach Island, at certain times of the morning you'll get stuck for twenty mins. if you don't time it right.

  • @JustMeB729
    @JustMeB729 ปีที่แล้ว

    He's awfully close on the right😮

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      May just be the angle of the view. These tow companies do this every day and really have it down! I’ve seen people running boats under their own power hot the bridges but never the tow companies..

  • @johnx4181
    @johnx4181 ปีที่แล้ว

    Disgusting how the overbuilt there.
    Saw one hit those power lines near shirttail charlies years back...sail

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yikes! That would be a nightmare. There is still one high powerline near the railroad bridge but smaller sailboats have no problem.. larger ones with 100 foot masts are restricted.

    • @paulpallone7453
      @paulpallone7453 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I bring a 58' Leopard sailing catermen, though there at low tide the mast is 90' . The authorized clearance on the cart is 80' . Clears the line by 8' or 10'. 380000 volts. 😢. Tow boat companies will not tow the boat under the lines. I blew a steering line coming out of LMC . Had to wait two days for mechanic to fix it to get the boat back to Pompano.

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds like you've had some real adventures on the New River there@@paulpallone7453 !!

  • @biltztom2685
    @biltztom2685 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some alligators between the yachts in Florida........😛

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      Gators, manatees, tarpon my friend spotted a sea turtle yesterday

  • @petermclelland278
    @petermclelland278 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They're always seen going somewhere fkg empty? Not taxed enough!

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Up river are several shipyards, most are headed to Safe Harbor Lauderdale Marine Center for repairs or temporary dockage. They do generate a lot of tax income from the support business base. Whether the millionaire/billionaire business owners are taxed enough is a matter of opinion likely to generate plenty of discussion!

  • @thomasbee5218
    @thomasbee5218 ปีที่แล้ว

    there was NOT even one "super yacht" in this video.... NOT even close.....lol

    • @WanderbirdLife
      @WanderbirdLife  ปีที่แล้ว

      Terminology is subjective, but super yacht is generally a yacht over 78 feet. Mega is over 200 feet. At least according to various broker sources, but again, it's subjective..