I think you have a very good channel going for yourself. What I like most about it is the fact that you don't sugar coat things. You tell it like it is. That is very rare these days. I also like that you don't edit things out when things go bad or when you make mistakes. That speaks volumes about your character. Your honesty is genuine and that helps people learn. Not many sailing videos have this honesty element. I don't subscribe to many channels, but yours is a keeper. Looking forward to more of your adventures and learning from you.
Comments like this is what keeps me going. This channel means everything to me. I have not collected the add revenue from YT or Patreon. I choose to let it build for a rainy day or if Im in a real pinch out there. Ive worked 14 hr days sometimes 6 days a week since the hurricaine season started and Ive been back on land and away from EV. Every ounce of strength and will has been going into and building up the funds and resources towards the next season of this channel. Season six will begin this december along with weekly videos. I have new gear and a fresh new strategy and approach to telling my story out there. We will be back at sea soon! Sometimes I wonder and question why Im so obsesed with creating these videos and being out there on the ocean then I read a comment like this and it reminds me there are like minded people out there who get it. Thanks for taking the time to write these words. I will be flying the sails soon and hope to see you here in the comments in future videos. Cheers mate! Fair winds. Capn MiKL PoTtS
Lived in WPB 28 yrs, loved the place. Local secret, every year 13:25 ge treatment plants get over loaded which result in "accidental release" of untreated water into the ICW and eventually the ocean. While I lived there I built 10 boats, sailed the keys, intercoastal, windsurfed Lk Mangonia, Stuart inlet. Del Ray Beach, PB inlet. Found sunken treasure (a $20 billl) off Peanut Island. Enjoy your adventure and thanks for sharing with us.
Don't let anyone tell you how to produce - each vid on TH-cam is a masterfully done mini-film which takes some thought to digest - This channel seems to lack content for the casual viewer who is moved by short vids and filtered for diets of a certain consumable variety. This channel has vegetables and is nutritious! Ok Cap I thank you for your effort and sharing, big ups! BZ and all that jazz. I love this content and I also have to prepare for the journey - a coffee, a morning of contemplation, and an openness to the art and glory that you present often here. THANK YOU AND WE'LL SEE YOU OUT THERE ~__/)__*
Thanks Tom. There is so much in the works right now. Looking forward to this next video Im working on right now. I may be back in Florida sooner than I thought!!
Great to see you back again Mike. Good episode for sure. Nice to see you trusting your gut first. You may make the wrong decision, but at least you will be able to live with it. Keep up the good work!
THANK YOU for keeping an eye out on the waterways. I think that that is probably seaweed, or an algae bloom, but if it is waste of any kind, the sooner it gets contained the better! I hope that you will let us know what it turned out to be.
Hi Michael! another great video - thanks for the kind words ☺ We haven't cruised to Florida yet but certainly encountered some very rude boaters when we brought our boat home from Rhode Island - we feel your pain lol. We are courteous cruisers - not buffoon boaters. 2 reasons - golden rule - treat others as you want to be treated. and 2 - going that fast burns way too much diesel ! Give us a call when you're in the area so we can have you over for dinner.
Love the West Palm area spent a lot of time on my 30 foot CNC down there. Hate all the bridges in the intercoastal so I sail outside as much as possible. I had two anchors on the bow of my boat and found them very useful in our Florida afternoon storms .
Yes I agree...more sailing and real sailing, open sea sailing, I like to see the full sails and dolphins and distant ports, I like to see when you do repairs. and of course less talk!
You seem to rag on about power boaters, but at sea and my local marina, we all look out each other. I'm captain and owner of 'Kailani' an 1986 30' Catalina. A sailor for people that aren't familiar
Funny. Once you have sailed down the Entire ICW and go into Miami harbor your opinion may change. My bud Devon joined me.. 2 days in a POWER DOUCHE mowed us down and almost broke Devons leg. No joke. They are credit card captains with no respect for other vessels young rich men that think they own the world. IM SURE OF THE FACT THAT they mow us down on purpose! No respect what so ever fully disagree. Saill 2000nm miles then tell your buddies in your marina about what you experienced..
I appreciate that you appreciate that. It's tough in the comments section on my mental health. However my commitment is clear. I only hope we all learn something from my mistakes posted here.
@@sailingEV888 it's brave, and I'm sure it will all come together if it all ready isn't, I'm very new to sailing, i could only imagine what the Ocean would be like, I'm on Georgian Bay
Hi Michael, Just came accross your channel, love your videos & your sailing experiences trying to get to Bahamas. ICW cruising to Indiantown is interesting. In fact I have my sailboat stored for the hurricane season & check my boat on weekend. I live down in SE FL, if you need anything let me know.
Enjoy your videos. But one correction, those aren't lizards. They're invasive Iguanas. Many places in Florida have lots of damage from them. Hunters are hired to get rid of them using air rifles.
@@sailingEV888 I zoomed in and maybe not seaweed, but that is rather large volume if it was blackwater pumped out. A boat like that surely not have that large volume holding tank? Surely the authorities could investigate further no witnesses on the other boat in the anchorage? That would have smelled baddddd
@@jeromemosetic7250 when I called the ciast guard in 16 someone keyed thete radio so I couldnt call out!! It was weird. Had my dingy engine been working I would have investigated more..
sargasm seaweed definitely. this season was supposed to be bad. I've dumped my tanks at sea and the trail is 100th the size of your video footage. no way that was sewer.
I will try to be nice but if you're not sure what it was don't waste the authorities time. That was not poo. A boat of that size could not produce that much waste. Let me ask you, what do you do with your waste? I treat mine.
The video at night you would have more excitement parked on a boat trailer sitting in a Walmart parking lot.borring. scaredy cat meets a lizard at the shore🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👎
I appreciate your honesty. I'm going to try to make the videos slightly shorter with less talking more drone shots and time-lapse and STORY. I'm not sure if your a content creator. Even after posting 100 videos I'm still learning. What do you think I should do to make them more entertaining? Any ideas? I appreciate you taking the time
@@sailingEV888 a mixture of sam holmes and Parlay. you could reach out and review products. basally less vlogging, and more of a short story of your adventure. should be a weeks worth condensed into 20-35 min video.
@@sailingEV888 the voice over with the drone footage of having your boat moved to the hard was nice. it tells a story, it was informative, and the footage was entertaining.
Ok. You have made your point twice now. I will try your approach next video with no music during voice over. It is a matter of preference but you may have a point. Are you a content creator? Even after 92 videos Im still learning.
I was using a regulator holder and it got caught in my BC and let out a bunch of air. I had the gear and tanks looked at in Miami. It is a weird sound tho!!
I think you have a very good channel going for yourself. What I like most about it is the fact that you don't sugar coat things. You tell it like it is. That is very rare these days. I also like that you don't edit things out when things go bad or when you make mistakes. That speaks volumes about your character. Your honesty is genuine and that helps people learn. Not many sailing videos have this honesty element. I don't subscribe to many channels, but yours is a keeper. Looking forward to more of your adventures and learning from you.
Comments like this is what keeps me going. This channel means everything to me. I have not collected the add revenue from YT or Patreon. I choose to let it build for a rainy day or if Im in a real pinch out there. Ive worked 14 hr days sometimes 6 days a week since the hurricaine season started and Ive been back on land and away from EV. Every ounce of strength and will has been going into and building up the funds and resources towards the next season of this channel. Season six will begin this december along with weekly videos. I have new gear and a fresh new strategy and approach to telling my story out there. We will be back at sea soon! Sometimes I wonder and question why Im so obsesed with creating these videos and being out there on the ocean then I read a comment like this and it reminds me there are like minded people out there who get it. Thanks for taking the time to write these words. I will be flying the sails soon and hope to see you here in the comments in future videos.
Cheers mate! Fair winds.
Capn MiKL PoTtS
I like your genuineness. Good job documenting anchor ages. On the hook and sailing sofla 15yrs
Lived in WPB 28 yrs, loved the place. Local secret, every year 13:25 ge treatment plants get over loaded which result in "accidental release" of untreated water into the ICW and eventually the ocean.
While I lived there I built 10 boats, sailed the keys, intercoastal, windsurfed Lk Mangonia, Stuart inlet. Del Ray Beach, PB inlet. Found sunken treasure (a $20 billl) off Peanut Island. Enjoy your adventure and thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks for sharing! You have lived a great life so far! Welcome aboard mate!
Don't let anyone tell you how to produce - each vid on TH-cam is a masterfully done mini-film which takes some thought to digest - This channel seems to lack content for the casual viewer who is moved by short vids and filtered for diets of a certain consumable variety. This channel has vegetables and is nutritious!
Ok Cap I thank you for your effort and sharing, big ups! BZ and all that jazz. I love this content and I also have to prepare for the journey - a coffee, a morning of contemplation, and an openness to the art and glory that you present often here. THANK YOU AND WE'LL SEE YOU OUT THERE ~__/)__*
Thanks Captain!! Your words are much appreciated.
Unless he has about a 500 gallon holding tank, its something else.
Your drone work is the best in the TH-cam sailing community in my opinion. I may be biased....hope you're enjoying the "off" season. Cool vid.
Thanks Tom. There is so much in the works right now. Looking forward to this next video Im working on right now. I may be back in Florida sooner than I thought!!
Great to see you back again Mike. Good episode for sure. Nice to see you trusting your gut first. You may make the wrong decision, but at least you will be able to live with it.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks. Big plans for next season!! Going to be epic!!
THANK YOU for keeping an eye out on the waterways. I think that that is probably seaweed, or an algae bloom, but if it is waste of any kind, the sooner it gets contained the better! I hope that you will let us know what it turned out to be.
good stuff, keep it up, maybe some shorts too
Hi Michael! another great video - thanks for the kind words ☺ We haven't cruised to Florida yet but certainly encountered some very rude boaters when we brought our boat home from Rhode Island - we feel your pain lol. We are courteous cruisers - not buffoon boaters. 2 reasons - golden rule - treat others as you want to be treated. and 2 - going that fast burns way too much diesel ! Give us a call when you're in the area so we can have you over for dinner.
I will do that!!
Love the West Palm area spent a lot of time on my 30 foot CNC down there. Hate all the bridges in the intercoastal so I sail outside as much as possible.
I had two anchors on the bow of my boat and found them very useful in our Florida afternoon storms .
Yes I agree...more sailing and real sailing, open sea sailing, I like to see the full sails and dolphins and distant ports, I like to see when you do repairs. and of course less talk!
I remember when they had a vessel called the Turd Tug that would go thru the anchorage and pump out boats holding tanks. But that was the 90's.
I think it was a tide line where the in and out floats thru the channel.
It's always fun to see others vids of places I've been. Was there when the late Great Jimmy Buffett passed last summer 2023
You seem to rag on about power boaters, but at sea and my local marina, we all look out each other. I'm captain and owner of 'Kailani' an 1986 30' Catalina. A sailor for people that aren't familiar
Funny. Once you have sailed down the Entire ICW and go into Miami harbor your opinion may change. My bud Devon joined me.. 2 days in a POWER DOUCHE mowed us down and almost broke Devons leg. No joke. They are credit card captains with no respect for other vessels young rich men that think they own the world. IM SURE OF THE FACT THAT they mow us down on purpose! No respect what so ever fully disagree. Saill 2000nm miles then tell your buddies in your marina about what you experienced..
I've enjoyed watching your struggles, I mean well by that, learning, thanks for sharing the ups and downs ✌️
I appreciate that you appreciate that. It's tough in the comments section on my mental health. However my commitment is clear. I only hope we all learn something from my mistakes posted here.
@@sailingEV888 it's brave, and I'm sure it will all come together if it all ready isn't, I'm very new to sailing, i could only imagine what the Ocean would be like, I'm on Georgian Bay
Hi Michael, Just came accross your channel, love your videos & your sailing experiences trying to get to Bahamas. ICW cruising to Indiantown is interesting. In fact I have my sailboat stored for the hurricane season & check my boat on weekend. I live down in SE FL, if you need anything let me know.
Thanks!! Welcome aboard!! Thanks for watching captain!!
Enjoy your videos. But one correction, those aren't lizards. They're invasive Iguanas. Many places in Florida have lots of damage from them. Hunters are hired to get rid of them using air rifles.
I think I have the same subscriber on my channel…
What type is your primary anchor and how much chain do you have for it?
Sargasm seaweed?
It could be.. I guess we will never know.
@@sailingEV888 I zoomed in and maybe not seaweed, but that is rather large volume if it was blackwater pumped out. A boat like that surely not have that large volume holding tank? Surely the authorities could investigate further no witnesses on the other boat in the anchorage? That would have smelled baddddd
@@jeromemosetic7250 when I called the ciast guard in 16 someone keyed thete radio so I couldnt call out!! It was weird. Had my dingy engine been working I would have investigated more..
The murky water is grey water that the local sewer plants pump into the ocean if you want to have clear water don't flush so much
not sure what it feels way, way too much for holding tanks ...no?
Im convinced its sewage. If you pause the clip on the close up you can see poo and toilet paper. I think its both seasweed and poo..
The Canadian pirate Karen right here
In the flesh..
sargasm seaweed definitely. this season was supposed to be bad. I've dumped my tanks at sea and the trail is 100th the size of your video footage. no way that was sewer.
I agree.
That looks like red tide to me. the "toilet paper" are likely dead fish.
Definitely not sewage it’s on the surface!
Always educational... Hope you left americkkka safe and we see you bobbing happy in fish and lobster mode again... Soon come!!! Yeah, Mon.
I can't believe you reported somebody for something. You don't even know what it is snitches get stitches
I will try to be nice but if you're not sure what it was don't waste the authorities time. That was not poo. A boat of that size could not produce that much waste. Let me ask you, what do you do with your waste? I treat mine.
To many boats, no fun no more
The video at night you would have more excitement parked on a boat trailer sitting in a Walmart parking lot.borring. scaredy cat meets a lizard at the shore🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👎
yea dude you talk waaaaaay to much. this isn't entertaining. this is 2 hour long zoom meeting with my boss
I appreciate your honesty. I'm going to try to make the videos slightly shorter with less talking more drone shots and time-lapse and STORY. I'm not sure if your a content creator. Even after posting 100 videos I'm still learning. What do you think I should do to make them more entertaining? Any ideas? I appreciate you taking the time
@@sailingEV888 a mixture of sam holmes and Parlay. you could reach out and review products. basally less vlogging, and more of a short story of your adventure. should be a weeks worth condensed into 20-35 min video.
@@sailingEV888 the voice over with the drone footage of having your boat moved to the hard was nice. it tells a story, it was informative, and the footage was entertaining.
I couldn't watch what might have been an interesting video because talking over music is too annoying. Give your head a shake.
Ok. You have made your point twice now. I will try your approach next video with no music during voice over. It is a matter of preference but you may have a point. Are you a content creator? Even after 92 videos Im still learning.
what is that continuous noise out of your scuba regulator? it is free flowing??????
I was using a regulator holder and it got caught in my BC and let out a bunch of air. I had the gear and tanks looked at in Miami. It is a weird sound tho!!
@@sailingEV888 lolol dive safe!
Not knocking anyone dispensing poo or pee. Not bragging, but I have pissed in pools all over the world...never been caught.
Haha!!!! Me too..
Maybe that boat just happened to be moored over the outlet pipe coming from the municipal sewage plant.