I really appreciate how you allowed the viewers (me) to take a moment to recognize what you as a sailor are looking for on the gauges of the boat, as well as the extent you go to make sure we get to see the unseen things for non-sailors and prospective-sailors alike. Little things like watching dinner being made on the boat, anchoring for the night and identifying/repairing the furler jam, crunching quick clearance numbers to pass beneath the bridge - all while using fine editing to keep things moving and interesting. Looking forward to episode 10!
New furling systems can be tricky to set up. I think you'd be better off with the staysail line running to port. Harken makes affordable little blocks that will bolt to your pulpit and stanchions. What I like about them is they are easy to adjust so you can tweak the system as needed.
As I go through your videos again you are hands down the best sailing videos online bar none. How you interact with each other and the respect that you show with those aboard is inviting. And the chit chat and information that you pass to us land sailors is interesting and gives a feel of being there. Keep up the good work and stay safe:)))
Wow, you guys really know how to do this. Excellent production value. Sound, angles, lighting all great. I am a real fanatic. My favorite entertainment is now Drake and Mo then the NFL. :-)
Loved it, Drake. I know I've seen some of it before, but this is just what I needed after a shift behind the yacht club bar, reminds me of why I'm there, and what I'm going to do this summer - though with more sailing and less motoring (I hope)! Thank you.
Thanks for sharing your life with us! Love the video. I can't imagine how you must have felt like when pushing off from Oriental and your first night offshore, sad and happy at the same time i guess. Drake and Mo
Great job on the videos, Im glad the length is long. I can't seem to get enough of all the videos but the videos like this one and the Bermuda and Portugal trip are some of my favorites, but I think this is my new favorite. Hope to see a lot of Iceland. I think the amount of likes shows that everyone is liking them as much as I am. Thank you.
Thank you for the feedback T I Z. We weren't sure if people would like our videos being longer. We're really looking forward to filming in Iceland soon! This just purchased a lot of new video equipment including two amazing quadcopters for aerial footage, camera jibs and sliders, and an incredible moving time lapse machine.
Great series so far, really enjoying it. Loved the look on your face after realizing the jam in the roller. That self defeated look when you realize that you just proudly decided to leave harbor and sail around the world only to find that you had rigging running across chain. Sure lot of people can relate to that feeling. Keep up the good work.
Great videos, very professional. And they are very instructive, not just a travelogue. I like all the little details that you reveal about how to operate a boat. It really is a complicated process.
I love it when the good guy gets the girl. I have been watching since you left NY. "I'm not use to making videos." I have learned more from your videos than any other. I'm 66 and hoping to get a Hunter 33 down to Savannah. Never sailed myself ... only with you. Wish me luck.
This show NEEDS to be on PBS for everyone to enjoy. You guys have a polished show, great sound, music, editing and lots of great personal chemistry. I would love to see this picked up as a series. Why don't you submit it to PBS?
I think things are going good right here. Not as much exposure. But I think that's a plus. My guess is that even PBS would tell Drake what content he MUST submit. One thing leads to another, and before long Drake and crew are the next Duck Dynasty or Gold Rush. Accept things the way they are. Even embrace them, if you think how things could go from raw spontaneity to tedious commercialism.
Professional camerapeople are like ninjas, you never know they are there. They would only need one. The entire cast of Ghost Hunters swears by them, prior to that they filmed the show themselves and it was really hard. Jason Haws has commented many times that he forgets they are there, they never make a sound, they never get in the way, and they catch everything. it would take Drak's show up a huge notch.
Great Video and Great to see you guys cruising again Love the Boat Wish I were there with you. Love seeing the cruising life and how it really is can't wait till the next video. Best of Luck
Wish I was unboard, but I wouldn't be much help the little I've known about sailing is from watching you and Cruising Lealea's channel. If you weren't able to fit under that bridge is there another route that you could have taken? What do you think about Catamarans, have you ever sailed or sailed on one?
Jadah J. Hi Jadah, our other option was to go offshore and around North Carolina's famous Cape Hatteras, also known as "the graveyard of the Atlantic" but because of the higher frequency of bad weather at that time of year, we really wanted to the the ICW instead.
DrakeParagon's The Real Cruising Life Oh okay, I heard of Cape Hatteras before. What do you think about Catamarans, have you ever sailed or sailed on one?
Apples and Potatoes - really?! I am binge watching and get caught up. Just found you. What I like about these videos is how you mesh practical, technical stuff with the lifestyle. Just wonderful.
Drake, Just got home from 3 week vacation to New Orleans. Love your video! Love how many improvements you have made. And yes going under a bridge was also scary for us! Michael said the same thing..He wanted a trawler, that's why we sold Paragon. I hated that trawler. Hope you are both doing well. Cecilia
I plan to make the trip through the ICW in 2017. I'm in the Pacific Northwest and prepping my Camper Nicholson 33 for a circumnavigation of the Americas by way of Patagonia. I watch your shows as much as I can, and you have inspired a lot of new ways for me to do things on "Triton." Keep it up! Your show is invaluable to aspiring world-cruisers! Brian Hess Port Orchard, WA SV Triton A Nic 33 Designed by Ron Holland.
Fabulous video! Absolutely wonderfully done! A great depiction of the cruising life - the camaraderie between you all is matched by the beautiful surroundings. The boat looks great, too. I never thought about using the roller furler to augment the windlass - Brilliant LOL!
Real nice and fitting to air this video now, as it's a year ago. The start of a long trip at what is pretty much the end of winter. Gives one a real feeling of optimism. Let the warmer weather begin.
I only have one small request on how to improve the series. Smell-a-vision. Incorporate that and you will have the best channel on TH-cam. You guys are amazing. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this. I know how much work it is. Much appreciated from a land locked sailor in Idaho.
Tkx for your videos-as past owner of a 21 ft sloop & planning to purchase 35-40 ft. sailboat & coastal cruise waters of FLA & Intercoastal very informative. Fair Sailing my Friend.
Thats better then any TV show that's on! I see your using a swivel for your anchor chain. We anchor out all the time, but we're thinking of removing it. I find that with it sitting in the mud it doesn't allow itself to spin, so the chain still hops off the gypsy. When we do haul everything up it's just packed with mud and takes a couple turns by hand to loosen it up. Do have the same problem or does yours seem to work well?
Drake, I can't decide whether I like your solo videos as much as the ones that now include Monique, but one thing is certain. I love your spirit and your laugh. And you two have a magic way of making the viewer feel like they are right there on deck with you. I can't wait to see Day 2!
hey Drake! great video. You and the simple question guys inspired me to buy my own sailboat "Aphrodite 30" which im planning on living on this summer! Just wondering if youre going to upload the time when Ben Eriksen visited you?
Hi toms879, I just haven't been able to find the right time to do a proper tour of Paragon's deck and interior, but we do show almost all of it in the upcoming story episodes. Someday we'll do a proper tour! Thanks for sailing with us,
Thanks Daniel! I'm glad you liked the chicken wrap! :) I just added W4ABN to my list of featured sailing channels. Looking forward to seeing more videos of your adventures sailing Rhapsody! Happy sailing,
You have probably found out how to fix the furling line problem by now. If You haven't I will suggest routeing the jib furling line trough the fore most block. It looks like the stay sail furling line is being pulled down using that block so perhaps it's better suited with the one on the rail. Just a land lubbers opinion :)
Jacob Juel Sørensen It's always so interesting when you get a very old boat that has already been sailed for tens or hundreds of thousands of nautical miles and then have to figure out how the previous owners had things set up. Thanks for sailing with us. :)
Hi Drake and Monique Great series of videos - I've enjoyed them all. Keep them coming! When will you be able to resume your passage to Ireland? Best wishes, Mark
Hi Mark, Thanks! Our plans are always reevaluating our plans, but right now we are thinking of staying in Iceland for the next 3 months, then sailing to the Faroe Islands and exploring there for 3 months, then sailing to Norway for the Winter. In the Spring we want to sail to Svalbard. We see what happens next! :) Thanks for sailing with us,
Drake/Mo, love the brass hanging lanterns, been looking for that style, do you have the name of the manufacture? As usual the video is nicely done, now I really am anxious for this winter to end!!
Hi Terry, The lamps are made by are Den Haan and are called 'Brass Clipper Lamp' and list cost $249 at Westmarine. When they are new they are really shiny and beautiful, but over the years they do loose their finish. We love the atmosphere they create.
+Roy Colley Hi Roy, Yes I did see Robert Redford's movie 'All is Lost' a while ago and mostly I remember thinking that if there was a hole in my boat with ocean water coming in then I would not be hesitating to stuff anything into the hole to slow the ingress of water. But my favorite sailing scene that I like to poke fun at is in the movie Dead Calm, especially the scene where Nicole Kidman is standing on top of the spreaders in a gale with one hand holding on to the mast and the other holding the binoculars she's using to search for the other boat. not likely..
Great video(s) Drake! Do you have a blog anywhere that's updated frequently? Also do you still work while you are sailing, You look to young to be retired!! :p. I plan to liveaboard for a little was once I leave the army.
You can improve your editing by speeding up so we get to follow you every day! On a more serious note, I think you guys have it nailed. I sit here entralled with each episode and you don't do anything bad with your editing that I can see. The sound levels are spot on and the level of conversation is great. Just wish I could be there as well!
Hi drake and Monique..which marina was your base in Oriental? I'm just putting my plan together for next years cruising and wanted some feedback from you. I will be doing the journey south in two stages and wanted to leave the boat either in a slip on or the hard for 2 or 3 months. Any help is appreciated
Hi Arek, Our year round base in Oriental was Whittaker Pointe Marina - whittakerpointe.com We got hauled out at a boatyard in Oriental called Sailcraft Service - www.sailcraftservice.com/storage
There is something I don't quite understand, a westsail 42 has a draft of 5'8" or there abouts and your depth sounder at 24.33 said you had a depth of 2 feet. Is it that you can enter your draft into your Furuno. Yes I don't know anything about modern navigating tools.
Hello Don, It's a great question. We happen to have the depth sounder set to the bottom of the keel, as opposed to the water line, so that when it reads zero we are aground. I've seen people do it bother ways, but I think I prefer this way...zero is always bad. (✿◠‿◠)
nice...great memories sailing/cruising the opposite direction from Oriental to Jacksonville's New River via ICW. Enjoy your trip, fair winds and following seas ~~~_/)
Drake you are a very humble guy you and your wife and a great attitude so enjoy watching your videos I pray that the lord covers you and your boat in the palm of his hands out on the ocean passages and sees you home safely brother god bless you and your wife and paragon very nice boat 👍⛵️⚓️❤️
hi drake your best video so far out of all of them i like how you checked how high your mast is under way so cool not perfect but gets you with in 2 feet or so. i tell you though even in my 25 foot hunter day sailor look at the mast and think well its never going to make it much less the 36 Catalina so i know its a hart stopping time for you on a 65 foot clearance and a 52 foot mast height so close. as all way far winds my friend
I really appreciate how you allowed the viewers (me) to take a moment to recognize what you as a sailor are looking for on the gauges of the boat, as well as the extent you go to make sure we get to see the unseen things for non-sailors and prospective-sailors alike. Little things like watching dinner being made on the boat, anchoring for the night and identifying/repairing the furler jam, crunching quick clearance numbers to pass beneath the bridge - all while using fine editing to keep things moving and interesting. Looking forward to episode 10!
Thank you so much for the wonderful comments and great feedback! We are working hard on episode 10. Happy sailing! Drake and Mo
Fantastic, great job you guys and thank you so much for sharing as always! Can’t wait till the next installment!
New furling systems can be tricky to set up. I think you'd be better off with the staysail line running to port. Harken makes affordable little blocks that will bolt to your pulpit and stanchions. What I like about them is they are easy to adjust so you can tweak the system as needed.
As I go through your videos again you are hands down the best sailing videos online bar none. How you interact with each other and the respect that you show with those aboard is inviting. And the chit chat and information that you pass to us land sailors is interesting and gives a feel of being there. Keep up the good work and stay safe:)))
Wow, you guys really know how to do this. Excellent production value. Sound, angles, lighting all great. I am a real fanatic. My favorite entertainment is now Drake and Mo then the NFL. :-)
Excellent start to 'our' journey I really look forward to the updates thank you so much for sharing
Loved it, Drake. I know I've seen some of it before, but this is just what I needed after a shift behind the yacht club bar, reminds me of why I'm there, and what I'm going to do this summer - though with more sailing and less motoring (I hope)! Thank you.
Drake&Mo
With you all the way! Thanks for taking the time to take us all along with you.
Thanks for sharing your life with us! Love the video. I can't imagine how you must have felt like when pushing off from Oriental and your first night offshore, sad and happy at the same time i guess. Drake and Mo
Great video guys. Loved the way you put all together.
Great job on the videos, Im glad the length is long. I can't seem to get enough of all the videos but the videos like this one and the Bermuda and Portugal trip are some of my favorites, but I think this is my new favorite. Hope to see a lot of Iceland. I think the amount of likes shows that everyone is liking them as much as I am. Thank you.
Thank you for the feedback T I Z. We weren't sure if people would like our videos being longer. We're really looking forward to filming in Iceland soon! This just purchased a lot of new video equipment including two amazing quadcopters for aerial footage, camera jibs and sliders, and an incredible moving time lapse machine.
Great series so far, really enjoying it. Loved the look on your face after realizing the jam in the roller. That self defeated look when you realize that you just proudly decided to leave harbor and sail around the world only to find that you had rigging running across chain. Sure lot of people can relate to that feeling. Keep up the good work.
Drake, gotta tell ya your videos are so cool....funny...insightful...educational...I really enjoy your personality and sense of humor.
Great videos, very professional. And they are very instructive, not just a travelogue. I like all the little details that you reveal about how to operate a boat. It really is a complicated process.
What a great first day on the ICW! I follow all your vids and look forward to your next post! Smooth sailing!
Great Video Thanks! On my Kirby 25 I used to swing the boom out and sit on the end to get under the St Anne De Bellvue bridge in Montreal.
I love it when the good guy gets the girl. I have been watching since you left NY. "I'm not use to making videos." I have learned more from your videos than any other. I'm 66 and hoping to get a Hunter 33 down to Savannah. Never sailed myself ... only with you. Wish me luck.
Fantastic. Great to see you back on the water!
Loved the extended length of this one.
This show NEEDS to be on PBS for everyone to enjoy. You guys have a polished show, great sound, music, editing and lots of great personal chemistry. I would love to see this picked up as a series. Why don't you submit it to PBS?
I think things are going good right here. Not as much exposure. But I think that's a plus.
My guess is that even PBS would tell Drake what content he MUST submit.
One thing leads to another, and before long Drake and crew are the next Duck Dynasty or Gold Rush.
Accept things the way they are. Even embrace them, if you think how things could go from raw spontaneity to tedious commercialism.
They should submit to Globetrekker on PBS. If anything they could get a full-time camera person to film and edit for them. Plus all expenses paid!
Professional camerapeople are like ninjas, you never know they are there. They would only need one.
The entire cast of Ghost Hunters swears by them, prior to that they filmed the show themselves and it was really hard. Jason Haws has commented many times that he forgets they are there, they never make a sound, they never get in the way, and they catch everything. it would take Drak's show up a huge notch.
thank you for sharing your great adventure with an old salt now in Colorado.
Fantastic video, the best I have ever seen on sailing. Well done…
Loved it! Must have been a great time...great first day.
Looking forward to the next Episodes, Gods speed and the winds be with you.
Freddy
Very cool, I wish I was on a trip like that. Please keep the videos coming love them. Safe sailing mate.
Great stuff good to get going and a great way to shake down good luck and fair winds
Great Video and Great to see you guys cruising again Love the Boat Wish I were there with you. Love seeing the cruising life and how it really is can't wait till the next video. Best of Luck
Great show. Very informative for anyone who wants to do extended cruising.
Ep 9. Day 1 in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in North Carolina - Paragon's Sailing Adventure
Wish I was unboard, but I wouldn't be much help the little I've known about sailing is from watching you and Cruising Lealea's channel.
If you weren't able to fit under that bridge is there another route that you could have taken?
What do you think about Catamarans, have you ever sailed or sailed on one?
Jadah J. Hi Jadah, our other option was to go offshore and around North Carolina's famous Cape Hatteras, also known as "the graveyard of the Atlantic" but because of the higher frequency of bad weather at that time of year, we really wanted to the the ICW instead.
DrakeParagon's The Real Cruising Life Oh okay, I heard of Cape Hatteras before.
What do you think about Catamarans, have you ever sailed or sailed on one?
Wow really loved to see how and what you guys eat hope to see more of that.
Love the relationship all you guys have with each other !!
YAY!!! My favorite show is on! haha!
Apples and Potatoes - really?!
I am binge watching and get caught up. Just found you. What I like about these videos is how you mesh practical, technical stuff with the lifestyle. Just wonderful.
Only just found your site. Love the music. All the best on your travels.
Loved the first day!!
Great video
Happy birthday!
Drake, Just got home from 3 week vacation to New Orleans. Love your video! Love how many improvements you have made. And yes going under a bridge was also scary for us! Michael said the same thing..He wanted a trawler, that's why we sold Paragon. I hated that trawler. Hope you are both doing well.
Cecilia
Hurray! I got so excited when I saw the video was 35 minutes long! Can't wait till Day 2.
We're working hard on Ep 10 right now. Thanks for the encouragement PineappleOranges!
Very cool video. Enjoyed it immensely. Beats any video I could have rented at the store, Can't wait to see the next one.
I plan to make the trip through the ICW in 2017. I'm in the Pacific Northwest and prepping my Camper Nicholson 33 for a circumnavigation of the Americas by way of Patagonia. I watch your shows as much as I can, and you have inspired a lot of new ways for me to do things on "Triton." Keep it up! Your show is invaluable to aspiring world-cruisers!
Brian Hess
Port Orchard, WA
SV Triton
A Nic 33 Designed by Ron Holland.
I am happy to see you all back on the water! :+)
wonderful start.....
Fabulous video! Absolutely wonderfully done! A great depiction of the cruising life - the camaraderie between you all is matched by the beautiful surroundings. The boat looks great, too. I never thought about using the roller furler to augment the windlass - Brilliant LOL!
:)
Real nice and fitting to air this video now, as it's a year ago. The start of a long trip at what is pretty much the end of winter. Gives one a real feeling of optimism.
Let the warmer weather begin.
We are also really looking forward to Spring here in Iceland! Let it begin!
31:32 - I started laughing the same time you three did. The same laugh, too. You're my kinda people!
Fun video! Dinner looked great!
I only have one small request on how to improve the series. Smell-a-vision. Incorporate that and you will have the best channel on TH-cam. You guys are amazing. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this. I know how much work it is. Much appreciated from a land locked sailor in Idaho.
Awesome, this really felt like viewing a reality show! Aren't you afraid of some serious injuries, walking bare footed, Drake?
Tkx for your videos-as past owner of a 21 ft sloop & planning to purchase 35-40 ft. sailboat & coastal cruise waters of FLA & Intercoastal very informative.
Fair Sailing my Friend.
Great vid Drake, Mo, Adam, Paragon, thx for sharing. This lubber is along for the rest of the ride! Oh, and, Go Reds!!
Thanks for sharing your Dreams Drake
Thanks for joining us on the adventure!
Wonderful video. It would be good to put the month/day/year that the video is filmed in the caption.
Roger that. Thanks Christopher!
Outstanding you guy's. 1 more month!.....................
Thats better then any TV show that's on! I see your using a swivel for your anchor chain. We anchor out all the time, but we're thinking of removing it. I find that with it sitting in the mud it doesn't allow itself to spin, so the chain still hops off the gypsy. When we do haul everything up it's just packed with mud and takes a couple turns by hand to loosen it up. Do have the same problem or does yours seem to work well?
Drake, I can't decide whether I like your solo videos as much as the ones that now include Monique, but one thing is certain. I love your spirit and your laugh. And you two have a magic way of making the viewer feel like they are right there on deck with you. I can't wait to see Day 2!
The boat looks great....so did your dinner you made at anchor.
AWESOME AS ALWAYS
THANKS
I went the other day to see your boat at Kaffivagninn this is beautiful and big sailboat ,I hope you enjoy your stay in Iceland )
Amazing! Thankyou for sharing
your awesome!!!!! such an inspiration. i have a Catalina 36, my goals are get back into cruising again. thanks my friend.
35 minutes....wow
Next time I am grabbing a better chair!
Thanks guys
Alvaro Jose
I'll have to try that recipe on my next cruise.
Paragon is awesome Drake. You must be proud. 10 ft. bro. Chill
Great vid and finally underway..!
The Caesar Wrap looked tasty, we'll be having that on board s/y Legend...
Cheers guys..
Warren.
I just tried the chicken wrap myself tonight and it was good.
hey Drake! great video. You and the simple question guys inspired me to buy my own sailboat "Aphrodite 30" which im planning on living on this summer! Just wondering if youre going to upload the time when Ben Eriksen visited you?
That looked like Cosco box wine. MMMM good!
Great video, thank you for sharing! Learned a lot :-)
Any chance of a full tour of Paragon coming soon?
Hi toms879, I just haven't been able to find the right time to do a proper tour of Paragon's deck and interior, but we do show almost all of it in the upcoming story episodes. Someday we'll do a proper tour! Thanks for sailing with us,
Beautiful day, Quiet anchorage, good company and good food. What more could you ever ask for?
~Daniel
Thanks Daniel! I'm glad you liked the chicken wrap! :) I just added W4ABN to my list of featured sailing channels. Looking forward to seeing more videos of your adventures sailing Rhapsody! Happy sailing,
You have probably found out how to fix the furling line problem by now. If You haven't I will suggest routeing the jib furling line trough the fore most block. It looks like the stay sail furling line is being pulled down using that block so perhaps it's better suited with the one on the rail.
Just a land lubbers opinion :)
Jacob Juel Sørensen It's always so interesting when you get a very old boat that has already been sailed for tens or hundreds of thousands of nautical miles and then have to figure out how the previous owners had things set up. Thanks for sailing with us. :)
Hi Drake and Monique
Great series of videos - I've enjoyed them all. Keep them coming!
When will you be able to resume your passage to Ireland?
Best wishes,
Mark
Hi Mark, Thanks! Our plans are always reevaluating our plans, but right now we are thinking of staying in Iceland for the next 3 months, then sailing to the Faroe Islands and exploring there for 3 months, then sailing to Norway for the Winter. In the Spring we want to sail to Svalbard. We see what happens next! :) Thanks for sailing with us,
Fantastic! Now that's what I call a plan! Fair winds and good sailing to you all.
Drake/Mo, love the brass hanging lanterns, been looking for that style, do you have the name of the manufacture? As usual the video is nicely done, now I really am anxious for this winter to end!!
Hi Terry, The lamps are made by are Den Haan and are called 'Brass Clipper Lamp' and list cost $249 at Westmarine. When they are new they are really shiny and beautiful, but over the years they do loose their finish. We love the atmosphere they create.
Hi guys , your talking about the film Dead Calm , But have you seen the film with Robert Redford ? Its called All is Lost .
+Roy Colley Hi Roy, Yes I did see Robert Redford's movie 'All is Lost' a while ago and mostly I remember thinking that if there was a hole in my boat with ocean water coming in then I would not be hesitating to stuff anything into the hole to slow the ingress of water. But my favorite sailing scene that I like to poke fun at is in the movie Dead Calm, especially the scene where Nicole Kidman is standing on top of the spreaders in a gale with one hand holding on to the mast and the other holding the binoculars she's using to search for the other boat. not likely..
Great video(s) Drake! Do you have a blog anywhere that's updated frequently? Also do you still work while you are sailing, You look to young to be retired!! :p.
I plan to liveaboard for a little was once I leave the army.
you need to watch dead calm again. it was a 75' boat fyi, storm vogel.
Gotta love your to shirt Drake.
love this
You can improve your editing by speeding up so we get to follow you every day! On a more serious note, I think you guys have it nailed. I sit here entralled with each episode and you don't do anything bad with your editing that I can see. The sound levels are spot on and the level of conversation is great. Just wish I could be there as well!
We really appreciate the feedback YaniT991!
Hi drake and Monique..which marina was your base in Oriental? I'm just putting my plan together for next years cruising and wanted some feedback from you. I will be doing the journey south in two stages and wanted to leave the boat either in a slip on or the hard for 2 or 3 months.
Any help is appreciated
Hi Arek, Our year round base in Oriental was Whittaker Pointe Marina - whittakerpointe.com We got hauled out at a boatyard in Oriental called Sailcraft Service - www.sailcraftservice.com/storage
There is something I don't quite understand, a westsail 42 has a draft of 5'8" or there abouts and your depth sounder at 24.33 said you had a depth of 2 feet. Is it that you can enter your draft into your Furuno. Yes I don't know anything about modern navigating tools.
Hello Don,
It's a great question. We happen to have the depth sounder set to the bottom of the keel, as opposed to the water line, so that when it reads zero we are aground. I've seen people do it bother ways, but I think I prefer this way...zero is always bad. (✿◠‿◠)
Awesome !
nice...great memories sailing/cruising the opposite direction from Oriental to Jacksonville's New River via ICW. Enjoy your trip, fair winds and following seas ~~~_/)
Drake you are a very humble guy you and your wife and a great attitude so enjoy watching your videos I pray that the lord covers you and your boat in the palm of his hands out on the ocean passages and sees you home safely brother god bless you and your wife and paragon very nice boat 👍⛵️⚓️❤️
I was wondering how much you are paying for diesel fuel per mile? Have you ever tried to figure it out or just GPH . Cheers
Did I watch this video too early or are you only uploading in 480p?
Hi Bullerias, I'm not 100% sure of why that's happening at the moment. Working on it. Thanks! :)
Chef+sailor.. Who wouldn't want to cruise with you
where did you get the hard dodger top?
I made it.
its very nice. Did you do a video on it?
Awesome sauce !!!! lol !!
hi drake your best video so far out of all of them i like how you checked how high your mast is under way so cool not perfect but gets you with in 2 feet or so. i tell you though even in my 25 foot hunter day sailor look at the mast and think well its never going to make it much less the 36 Catalina so i know its a hart stopping time for you on a 65 foot clearance and a 52 foot mast height so close. as all way far winds my friend
In face I enjoy them so much I just made a contribution
@12.20"i think we should get a trawler and sell the boat"
My wife said that. Now shes my ex wife :)
LOL you already knew your mast was 55ft dude.......remember? You made the video.
+Jay Sims Hey Jay, I see this is your first comment here. Welcome to DrakeParagon. Which video are you referring to?
Godspeed ~~~_/)
So Jealous!!
I don't know about every one ..but being a west coaster...that ICW look's like a huge boring pain in the ass !!
Looking forward to the next Episodes, Gods speed and the winds be with you.
Freddy