The Most Popular Sailing Destination in the Bahamas - We Find Our Next Boat? | Ep.50
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- Welcome aboard Searching for C-Shels, where everyday feels like a Saturday! Flick off your Flip Flops and journey with us through the George Town Bahamas area. In Season 3 Episode 13 we hit George Town Exuma during the National Family Island Regatta. There is so much we did during our stay here it was difficult to show it all. From the Chat n Chill, Stocking Island Beach, swimming with the friendliest sea turtle on a reef in Elizabeth Harbour, taking in the vendors and street party festivities on the Streets of George Town, and getting a front row seat to the regatta at Peace and Plenty... And there is still so much we didn't get to... next season I guess. Welcome to our boat life, our alternative lifestyle on the ocean.
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We are a travel couple, looking for a non mainstream life of living aboard a boat and cruising in the Caribbean/Bahamas in Winter, and the Great Lakes in Summer. Working when we can to fill the cruising kitty. We have sold everything we own, and we now own a cruising yacht. We have chosen to do this voyaging under power, instead of the popular sailing route.
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Great VEDIO thank you gor taking yhe tile to make it perfect
4:46 Ok, I'm hungry! Can't get enough of you guys......another amazing video. You both seem so calm and relaxed...more so than ever. All of your hard work, planning, dreaming and support for each other is paying off. Amazing story......
Thanks so much! You are really too kind. We love hearing from you. Such an encouragement,
there is something about living on the water that is like nothing else... lived on my boat for 7 years (back in '85) before buying a house... there is nothing like coming "home" after a brutal day at work... that last turn just before getting to the marina, all your troubles seem to melt away... boat was across from a charter fishing dock, and guys from work booked out of there, and seeing me sitting on the deck, drinking my morning coffee and waving to them, they understood be safe, Tim and Cat
Ah yes, you guys are speaking our language. ❤
A “10” Great inside info on George Town and Stocking Island. Obviously end of the road if not jumping.
Nice restaurant info. Race Week Awesome. Beautiful lines on your new 61’. C Shel in gold leaf lettering on
the Black Gloss Transom will really look so off the hook. What happen to endless June summers in the
Bahamas. Indiantown Marina, Fl. is a nice hurricane hole on the Okeechobee Waterway. Only one 61’
on Yacht World at this time. It will be interesting to see where you hold up until November 1st.
Aloha Love 🌺 Jen & Art & EB😎
Thanks Art & Jen. Hope you guys are doing well. Yes, that 61 is nice eh? 😉
Go for it get it get it get it!!!!
lol
Outstanding video. Thanks...
You videos are such a pleasure to watch. Thanks for all you do. I am not sure why you don’t have 100,000 subs yet.
🙏❤ What a wonderful thing to say. We love you. lol. I guess the TH-cam algorithm doesn't like us. We don't know about 100000 subs, but we do wonder sometimes why we don't grow faster. We've been around for a long time now. We see startup cruising channels surpass us in subs quickly. Not sure why. I guess we need people to share and spread the word. Cheers, and thanks again for your very kind comment.
The other ones post click bait pictures and post very regularly (1-2 episodes per week). I enjoy your quality. But I understand how much work it takes for such little return.
Get the boat!
Well...!!! Turn the Darn anchor light on! LoL
Great editing! Turtle at the end was awesome editing!!!👍👍👍
Lol Thanks!
LOVE your videos! And yes, that (next C-Shell) was definitely a gorgeous boat. Love the dark hull!
Thanks Randy! Yes a beautiful boat for sure. Would be a long time though before we could afford something like that. Cheers!
You guys are so rad. Luv ya
Ah, thanks Will!
61 Tolly Pilothouse would be an incredible upgrade. You ever think about the 48’ Tolly? Very similar to your 44’.
Yes, the 61 certainly would be awesome. Yes, we shopped the 48 when we were looking for the 44. Seen a few but were either not in the best condition or out of our budget. We love the 48.
Love love love the turtle 💞💞🇨🇦🐢
So do we! He was awesome. He loved the camera.
Well, we had Emily in a wave pool today, It was nothing like the wave pool you and Cyndi were it though. A spectacular video as usual.
Make sure Emily sees the turtle. ❤️
We always need a bigger boat than the one we have!
We don't need one obviously, but its nice to dream when a pretty boat comes along. 😀
Nice video folks . Like you said, decisions, decisions, decisions. Almost in hurricane season now and where to go. Maybe up the East Coast and over to Martha’s Vineyard and Block Island. We’re debating going down from New York to the Bahamas after hurricane season. Haven’t heard of too many people staying in the Bahamas during the summer. Might make a interesting summer though. Can’t wait to see what you decide to do.q
There actually are a nice few people who decide to keep their boat or continue to cruise over here during the summer. We probably won’t.
Haha the turtle at the end.... Love it!
Great video like the 615 cruiser you looked at
cheers
Thanks Sheldon. Yes she is a lovely boat for sure.
OMG that was the best vid yet. I've been watching several lately, getting more into it. Super well done, thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks Brian! This is one of our personal favorite vids. We had a ton of fun. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful as usual!! Love the color of the water, the sea life!!! I SAW NEMO!!☺
When was this actually taped??
Also, are the waters warm?
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!
It certainly was. Have you ever been in Exuma?
@@SearchingforCShels Not yet. My boyfriend and I are searching for our perfect boat. We want to do the Great Loop, and eventually make our way there.
Sounds like a good plan. The Loop should be wonderful, and the Bahamas is a must stop on the way around. Keep us posted!
Karen Lee ❤️
I see a change in your bodies your much stronger from boating.
Sam Krieger You are exactly right! And that is one thing that I consistently see amongst the majority of cruisers - they all appear fit, trim and healthy! Yet another wonderful byproduct of the cruising lifestyle!
u need one of those lights that turn on when the sun goes down , hey really nice vid well done .
Thanks Bill! Good idea.
Also running lights for your dinghy
Great video enhanced by great editing!
Thanks Dan!
Keep uploads like this coming!
Great video guys. Your editing skills are really good and always look forward to watching the next adventure.
Thanks! Very kind of you to say.
As someone who owns a business in the marine industry (yacht management)and has spent a lifetime around the water. You guys have a genuine love for the water it shows. If you decide to dock the boat in Florida for hurricane season check out longboat key moorings. Very protected and safe.
Thanks, we are so glad that our love for the water comes through on our videos. There is truly no place we would rather be. Thanks for the recommendation. We will add it to the list of considerations. Cheers!
Another great video. Thanks for sharing.
Very nice guys. GOD bless. JC
Thanks JC! Nice to hear from you.
I would recommend the Chesapeake. You’re in the US where services and parts are readily available. The bay is much less prone to hurricanes. If you don’t plan to use the boat, find a boatyard and haul out for several months, get some projects done.
Thanks for the recommendation Bruce! Yes we've considered the Chesapeake for sure. Even wondered if we should also get into Atlantic Yacht Basin's hurricane club. They are tucked away in non tidal water, no surge and undercover. It is a great option.
So what would your decision be now about hurricanes after the recent devastation?
Luperon in Dominica is a potential 'in the zone' option that is 'safe'.
Do you have a hide what going on in Georgetown at the moment?
Cheers Warren
Great video like always. Thanks for sharing. Looks beautiful in George Town. We just got back from Treasure Cay in Abaco last weekend. We crossed over from Boynton FL with a few friends on jetski’s and a few boats and stood for a week. What a blast, had a chance to visit a few surrounding Islands like Hope Town. Can’t wait to get back to the Bahamas!
Billy D
Sounds like an epic adventure Billy! Hope you get. Chance to get back over soon.
Searching for C-Shels. It sure was, 11+ hrs of moving time one way! 200+ miles. We all felt the pain 😬, but like they say no pain no gain. The return trip we broke up, spend one night in Freeport before crossing early that next morning. All in all I’m glad we made the journey. Not sure we will again by ski, but never know. I can say we all wish we had more time once there to explore and spend a few days on near by Cay’s. But like most, we will mostly likely just stick with crossing over to Bimini!
Billy D
watching from etobicoke toronto ont canada
Hi Keith from Etobicoke! 👍
You need to get a deep blue water passage maker. A 50 foot sailing yacht.
Actually nothing is off the table for future adventures. We sometimes talk about sailing. Can’t imagine the places we would go.
Awesome video ! Thanks for sharing. You can put me on your list of possible buyers for your current boat/home, I have been looking for one like yours. Thanks again.
Thanks! Lol, that list is growing....
The Family Islands Regatta was about the best time we’ve ever had in the Bahamas.
Yes it was a great time for sure. Beautiful exciting energy in the area during that time.
Do you ever invite perfect strangers who love as you do the ocean go sail with ya?? We are moving to nassua area shortly and would love to meet some new friends and find a boat
Not something we ever talked about. We have to get some close friends down first, but you never know.
Great Harbour.
Yes, we consider GHC probably the best option in the entire Bahamas.
I’m looking at beneteau swift or a nordhavan pilothouse. Used or course
Those are lovely boats.
Grenada, is below the hurricane line and is a popular haven during hurricane season.
Yes we have thought of Grenada. Might be on the option list for next season. Cheers!
Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao are also haven destinations.
Buy it,remember you can't take it with you
The Chesapeake !...
Nvm, I just saw the date!! Lol
Are you two retired or do you have jobs that allow you to work remotely?
I wish we were retired. We work remotely (consulting work) when we are in the Bahamas or back in Canada. Most times the silly work takes us away from making as many videos as we would like. ;-)
We always want more... Your boat seems perfect for two people, or even a family. Why sell her when she's being so good to you? A 60 foot boat will cost a lot more to maintain, and it will use more fuel. I have a 50 foot powerboat and would never want anything larger than this boat (I actually preferred a 42-45' but this one came along at the right time.) Anywhere from 42'-50' is perfect for a live-a-board. Easier to dock, to pull out of the water, plenty of space (my boat can take up to 12 people,) less in fuel costs, and just less to maintain in general. For the kind of boating you're doing, I would just keep what you have.
Don’t worry, our 44 is not going anywhere for a long time. She is the perfect boat for us for sure, and we love her. We were just dreaming and having fun with it, not often we see a Pilothouse Tolly. Cheers!
@@SearchingforCShels Smart! Good for you. You have one of the nicest boats on TH-cam for what you are doing, which is more than what most do. That boat has many, many more years of great life in her if you continue to maintain her. As we say in Japan, Gambatte...
newfs are ya bye
Yes b'y
@@SearchingforCShels As are my mum and dad
So why would an anchorage with hundreds & hundreds of boats be the most popular spot in the bahamas!? Good grief.
Sorry Mike, not sure we understand your question or what you are trying to say.
@@SearchingforCShels Sorry, outside of being a convenient spot to pick up some provisions, etc, which makes it "popular" perhaps, anchorages with "hundreds & hundreds" of boats as you say is not usually a spot most cruisers aspire to or think of as "popular". Popular with the general "boating" population I suppose. Most cruisers I know seek out secluded, quite & idyllic destinations & anchorges. Many of us sail to "the ends of the earth" looking for spots like that. I can't imagine trying to take a dip off my boat with all the sewage of hundreds of boats drifting about, boats infringing or dragging down on others when the weather kicks up, late night on board parties, noise from shore, etc. I suppose the term "popular" means different things to different folks but with all the beautiful places in the Bahamas, I wouldn't put Georgetown in the catagory of most popular spot. Just my take on it.
Ah, ok, we see what you are saying. Yes, it is the most popular in terms of the quantity of cruisers there at any one time. We said nothing of the quality of the area for cruisers. That is personal option of each cruiser. Some would say it is the best spot in the Bahamas, and people flock to it, even bypassing some of the nice tranquil, beautiful areas to get there. They spend the entire winter season down there. We are not that type of course. We don't mind for a week or two, but like you prefer the more secluded, quite, and idyllic destinations. We've been to many, check out some of our other videos for more destinations like that. Cheers Mike!