Sailing to Grenada: Island Closures, BIG SEAS, DENIED REST Stops, LOST All our Fishing Line - Ep 41
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- Covid-19 and Travel Restrictions are impacting sailing through the Caribbean. PCR tests, quarantining, island closures and denied anchoring for rest is what we encountered while sailing down to Grenada. See how we sailed 400nm from Saba, Netherlands down to Grenada.
If you're enjoying our content, please remember to subscribe to our channel and share it with those who you may feel would also enjoy our videos. It helps us out and lets us know that you're wanting to see more of our adventures. Much appreciated! :)
WHERE WE DROPPED ANCHOR/MOORED
- Oranje Bay, Sint Eustatius
- Rendezvous Bay, Montserrat
- Pigeon Cove, Guadeloupe
- Anse Turin, Martinique
- Pitons Bay, St. Lucia
- Admiralty Bay, Bequia
- Martin's Bay, Grenada
OUR WATERMAKER
- SeaWaterPro AC Single Membrane
- a purchase made through the link below helps to support our journey at no extra cost
seawaterpro.com?sca_ref=1318981.ElEepUm59l
VISIT OUR SWAG SHOP
- show your support of our channel by rockin some cool stuff 😎
sailing-jibsea...
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT OUR JOURNEY
- receive exclusive updates and bonus footage
/ jibsea
OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT US
- to make a one time contribution to support our journey and channel
PayPal: www.paypal.me/...
Interac E-Transfer: sailingjibsea@gmail.com
WANT MORE? FOLLOW US HERE
/ sailingjibsea
/ sailingjibsea
linktr.ee/Jibsea
![เขามัทรี - เอ็กซ์ ศุภกฤต - จอนนี่มิวสิค [ Official MV ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/AS9ufKuQIVs/mqdefault.jpg)
Wow...amazing...and brave...❤❤❤...thank you...greets from Switzerland...
Great video, thank you.
Grenada will be my destination for Hurricane season!
Dang! I'm impressed with how much experience you're racking up since you started your channel. Inspiring!
Thanks! We’ve made some ground…- ocean - this year for sure!
Videos keep getting better
Congratulations guys. Most “first timers” only make it as far as the Bahamas 🇧🇸, before turning back. Keep posting. 👍
WE, my bride and I, have owned a Hunter 36 for over 15-years. What I have learned is that a reefed main is more important than a reefed headsail......less heel. May even need to let out the main sheet a bit. Best wishes. :-)
Thanks for your advice!☺️
This whole COVID is really distressing. I bought a Hunter Passage 456 2 years ago and have been getting it ready to sail around the world and COVID came. To hear your story just saddens me. The old days of freely island hopping are gone.
It’s certainly put a damper in a lot of plans. On the bright side, sailing has still been great for us during the pandemic, wouldn’t have been able to travel to such places otherwise!
Toronto to Grenada in your first season is a mile stone for you. WD Jibsea.
The cruise down the chain of islands with brief stops for rest is what it is today
in the cruising world and you both have done well to side step the hassle of
Denied Entry after 400 nm of sailing. Then again those countries who depend
on tourism and cruisers alike are denied dollars, denario, cash from the many
who won't be visiting their islands. Those countries you missed on the way down
will still be there on your journey back up the chain. Unless your going to Panama?
San Andres Island is open or was when Capt. Rick from SSL was there for over a year.
Whatever IT is we're eating it unless it IS a barracuda. Fish line can be replaced.
SO.. now that you have made it there- what IS the plan? Hang out for a few months?
Boat projects? Planning the next route north bound? You have time and these memories
so far that will last you both a life time. So far so good for Jibsea.
Grenada the island of spice and... not a snowflake from Toronto anywhere to be found.
Quite the distance we’ve covered! Thanks for following along
Toronto to Grenada☝🏿.
Its on my Bucket list.!!! Awesome upload.
You two are a amazing couple! Stay safe and may the wind be in your sails.
Outstanding. That was a top shelf quality video……..very well done.
First time viewer. I enjoyed your channel. I especially liked your discussions of the winds, watching your sail handling, and talking about dealing with Covid restrictions. Keep up the good work!
That was a great film, lots of pace, lovely sailing shots. The covid cloud does have the odd silver lining and in this case it forced an ambitious journey. Your boat seems to handle very well. Well done, I enjoyed the ride.
And congratulations on getting all the way down to Grenada. That is a great accomplishment.
Thank you!
Congratulations on making it way down the thorny path. Hopefully you guys will enjoy Grenada and the cruising community there until the season is over.
I'm glad we decided to stay in the good old USA this year. Things aren't so crazy with COVIDmania and we can move about freely for the most part without needing to take 289 pointless tests at nearly $200/whack. We were able to get vaccinated down in Florida well before we started back up north.
Sorry to hear about your nav light issues. We have Aquasignal series-33 integrated LED nav lights and they are pretty awesome. They are SO bright and draw almost nothing for power. Unfortunately after years of faithful service both bow lights died a quick snd painless death when we were struck by lightning a couple of weeks ago. I can't blame the lights as just about all the outside lights and all of our instruments and navigation electronics also fried including our brand new autopilot. The steaming and deck lights actually exploded into bits.
Good thing we are still in civilization and can easily get everything, although those silly nav lights are backordered through Defender for who knows how long. We won't be going anywhere fun for the next month anyhow while we do a full electronics refit.
We’re definitely over getting poked and prodded! It would be much more enjoyable if there weren’t so many hooos and hurdles
Sorry to hear about the lightning damage! Glad to hear it was in civilization than out in the middle of no where in a more compromising situation
Hopefully the refit goes smoothly!
I don't know how people deal with ordering special parts and supplies out in the boondocks and say sane.
Just the amount of time my wife has spent on the phone talking to various marine equipment distributors and suppliers rivals the time it takes me to troubleshoot the parts, pull them off the boat, and then replace the damaged items with the new ones.
The items where we had a spare onboard were the least trouble. Just swap it out and put the item on the list for eventual replacement when we get somewhere such and item is cheap and easy to source.
Sending items back to suppliers is more of a bother. Furuno was the best. Pull the whole autopilot and ship it to them. They will put it on a bench and rebuild it like new, with a new factory warranty. It'll be much cheaper than buying it again new. And we don't have to deal with customs and import duties.
The lesson is to have spares for everything crucial you can't live without. We lucked out with our fridge in that we had enough spare parts, such as the electronic motor controller for the compressor, that I was able to get it running again the next day before all of our food went bad.
Such fun to see you each week Thank's
Really liked this one and seeing you guys underway. I enjoy the island tours as well but it’s nice just to be along for the sail….
Keep fishing! When you least expect it, you will get a good hit!
Buddy boating seems the way to go in these uncertain times. It must really decrease your stress and allow you to enjoy passage a little more. Fair winds and following seas. Traveling to unknown destinations is my passion. I have to hold hope I will get back to it. It must be difficult to have to pass thru all the beautiful and magnificent islands but you seem to be staying upbeat and enjoying what you have accomplished. Congrats on Grenada❣️💫✨🤗✨💫
Buddy boating is amazing! Info sharing, company along the way and sundowners once you’ve reached your destination of the day!
Wow, A nonestop trip, Eh..!?!! That’s one way of doing it ✅
Another great video. I really enjoy watching them.
07:54 IKEA TOFTBO 😁
My salute!. Both sails out. Yes, plan your angle of attack & tag your course. Pros!!
The way the boat heel is too much for my stomach. I can feel the rush, slice the wind....
Look forward to your next video. Smooth sailing.
So glad they let you stop for some rest.
Heck of an adventure and a long trip. You made it and see ya soon.
Great to see that you made it there safely! Always enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing.
Thank you and thx for watching!
Congratulations on making it to Grenada! Really enjoying your videos!
Run braided line on your reels with a monofilament leader ! Good braided will last for years ✌️💜🎸
Hey Guys welcome to the isle of spice. Great to see you guys in my home land, enjoy it to the fullest.
Thank you!!
Wow, great video. Really enjoying your channel.
Great Trip. ALWAYS use a leader with break strength 25% less than your mainline, that way if you get spooled you can tighten the drag and break off the hook rather than loose the entire line. CHEERS Steve h.
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for taking us along on that epic sail. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for something to go wrong, but other than the fishing line you guys did excellent
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Very nice sailing.
Love it!
Great video!!
"must be nice" ❤️
Hi I'm live in Grenada hope you guys enjoy my beautiful island
When you arrive in Grenada you should checkout the hash house harriers hike. It’s every Saturday. I personally enjoy doing it. It’s a good way to explore different parts of Grenada every week plus you get to meet locals and different boaters.
You guys are rockn
Spent a month at St. Kitts and Nevis. It’s beautiful there. Too bad you didn’t get to visit. Love your videos 🇨🇦
I assume at the 14:00 mark + she was asleep because it was better than being sea sick. This was one of my very favorite episodes. Excellent job and love the sailing portions.
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
Dude, for added safety, tie your jackstays (red safety strap along deck) in a bowline through the bases of your cleats. A short-tailed cleated jackstay like what you tied can slip when under heavy load (i.e. when someone is overboard and dragging on it). Just noticed and thought you'd appreciate the tip. Cheers, from SY Miss Foxy, SINGAPORE.
Great suggestion!
Sorry that they keep ripping you off on the covid tests. But another great sail and more miles and experience under your belts. Well done you two. Making Canada proud.
Nice video.
Check out Carriacou. I went to Marine school there in 1976. Some great diving spots there. Check out White Island.
Dang was hoping sailing was a way to escape the "situation"
I am from the Caribbean and I am sad you can’t fully explore the Caribbean the way a lot of cruisers did before the COVID-19 come about. I am also a cruises but we are currently in the French Polynesia but we had so much fun sailing around the Caribbean and exploring each individual Islands.
Missed a bunch of nice spots but perhaps we’ll see them once things open up again! Glad to see what we’ve seen so for though. Safe travels and fair winds on your adventure!
@@SailingJibsea We hope you have an amazing sailing in the Caribbean and enjoy your adventure😀🌎✌️
I've never had barracuda but I've heard it's not bad. You might try to eat it anyway if that's all you're catching. Just a thought.
Motoring , wow, your a sail boat, forget the motoring unless really necessary. As long as you are not to close to land , when the wind stops , chill out. It will start again ahhaha. I sailed with a friend in the early 70's, most of the time no motor.
Sailing on inland lakes wind-fshifting or disappearing happens all the time.
I would have just sailed straight thur not stopping at any islands
How were you guys to resupply food , water , fuel with all lockdown?
We were unable to resupply food while in quarantine, we only expected two days but luckily had enough
Home 🇬🇩
Bek-way
Sometimes the rules are rather arbitrary and does not make sense especially the cruisers that are out for 30 days sailing and then test negative they shouldn't have to quarantine. But I guess each country makes their own rules. Thanks for the video. ⛵
Those "Blasted Barracuda's" are great eating. Why does everybody dis on them! They are as good as a snapper any day and you would be hard pressed to tell the difference once cooked. Peeps need to quit dissing stuff they haven't tried. They are not trash fish!!!
Ciguatera toxin. Ciguatera toxin is a heat-stable lipid soluble compound, produced by dinoflagellates and concentrated in fish organs, that can cause nausea, pain, cardiac, and neurological symptoms in humans when ingested.
Barracuda's often have a high concentration of ciguatera.
@@david.seholm I would be long dead if that were so. You don't eat the organs. And I have never ever heard of anyone getting sick from eating a barracuda filet. I am 62 years old and a retired chef and nutritionist. There is a lot of hype out there. None based in fact. The chemical you refer to is present in a lot of fish organs. The Japanese are known for eating the organs of fish. Fish Livers and such. They say the same thing about bonitos as well. You, and others like you, are the reason they get a bad rap. You sir are full of shit up to your eyebrows!
@@thefakerscritic1397 you asked why ... You were told why.
Who have you contacted to ask permission to rest? The coast guard?
Port authority or specific government contacts depending on the island
@@SailingJibsea thanks, you guys are making very nice videos …keep it up 👍🏻
your boat is way to tender, next time get a bigger keel, you will never be comfortable on that boat in any kind of big sea and strong wind.
Flying the yellow quarantine flag means you are going to check in.
yo guys, did you try to get the vaccine shots?
Getting turned away all over the place, bummer.