Sailing Offshore through the Bermuda Triangle!
This time on Distant Shores we set sail from the Bahamas and start across the Atlantic Ocean on a 750-mile offshore passage to Bermuda sailing. This takes us through the notorious Bermuda Triangle where strange things often happen...
#sailingbermudatriangle #passagemaking #cookingatsea
00:00 Show Summary and Introduction
00:35 Night sail from Eleuthera to Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas
01:08 Wildfires in Marsh Harbour!
03:00 Sail to Green Turtle Cay - fueling up, Starlink repair
03:22 Setting sail for Bermuda
03:56 Meet the crew - Doug, Steve, Maggie, Roger
06:35 Safe handling of a furling mainsail
07:50 Why is the boat suddenly going off course?!
09:27 Strange things in the night sky
10:04 The Sargasso Sea - what is sargassum? Bermuda Longtails sighted.
11:15 Becalmed!
13:52 Cooking on a rolly sea - galley strap and one-pot meals
15:29 Sunrise landfall Bermuda
18:12 Bermuda Radio contact
19:31 Arrival - St. George's Harbour, Bermuda under sail
19:46 How you can sail with us aboard Distant Shores IV too
20:29 Final Credits & What's coming up next...
🏝️ Sail Away Weeks - Join the Crew!
Get an introduction to the cruising lifestyle by joining Paul and Sheryl for a week or more of sailing adventure aboard their new Enksail Orion 49 on a leg of an upcoming voyage. Experience life on the water by sailing to distant shores, build new skills, receive onboard consulting in a beautiful location to help plan and budget for your own long-distance voyage in the future. Learn more here:
https://distantshores.ca/sailaway-weeks/upcoming-passages/25-26-schedule/
🎁 Gifts for Sailors!
Own the Whole Distant Shores Collection: All 157 full half-hour episodes of the Distant Shores Sailing Adventure TV series are available as a collectors set as HD downloads (no longer available on DVD) through the Distant Shores website. This is perfect for binge-watching and makes a great gift for the sailor in your life! Information and order here:
https://www.distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/catalog/
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De Vries Sails: https://www.devriessails.nl/
ePropulsion: https://www.epropulsion.com/
Gill Marine: https://www.gillmarine.com/
GN Espace Ocean Chef: https://www.gn-espace.com/product/oceanchef-3-induction-cooker
Highfield Boats: https://www.highfieldboats.com/
Lewmar: https://www.lewmar.com/
Ocean Safety: https://www.oceansafety.com/
Precision Sails: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/
PredictWind: https://www.predictwind.com/
Raymarine: https://www.raymarine.com/
Seldén Mast: https://www.seldenmast.com/
Scanstrut: https://www.scanstrut.com/
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This time on Distant Shores we set sail from the Bahamas and start across the Atlantic Ocean on a 750-mile offshore passage to Bermuda sailing. This takes us through the notorious Bermuda Triangle where strange things often happen…
#sailingbermudatriangle #passagemaking #cookingatsea
00:00 Show Summary and Introduction
00:35 Night sail from Eleuthera to Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas
01:08 Wildfires in Marsh Harbour!
03:00 Sail to Green Turtle Cay – fueling up, Starlink repair
03:22 Setting sail for Bermuda
03:56 Meet the crew – Doug, Steve, Maggie, Roger
06:35 Safe handling of a furling mainsail
07:50 Why is the boat suddenly going off course?!
09:27 Strange things in the night sky
10:04 The Sargasso Sea – what is sargassum? Bermuda Longtails sighted.
11:15 Becalmed!
13:52 Cooking on a rolly sea – galley strap and one-pot meals
15:29 Sunrise landfall Bermuda
18:12 Bermuda Radio contact
19:31 Arrival – St. George’s Harbour, Bermuda under sail
19:46 How you can sail with us aboard Distant Shores IV too
20:29 Final Credits & What’s coming up next…
🏝️ Sail Away Weeks – Join the Crew!
Get an introduction to the cruising lifestyle by joining Paul and Sheryl for a week or more of sailing adventure aboard their new Enksail Orion 49 on a leg of an upcoming voyage. Experience life on the water by sailing to distant shores, build new skills, receive onboard consulting in a beautiful location to help plan and budget for your own long-distance voyage in the future. Learn more here:
https://distantshores.ca/sailaway-weeks/upcoming-passages/25-26-schedule/
🎁 Gifts for Sailors!
Own the Whole Distant Shores Collection: All 157 full half-hour episodes of the Distant Shores Sailing Adventure TV series are available as a collectors set as HD downloads (no longer available on DVD) through the Distant Shores website. This is perfect for binge-watching and makes a great gift for the sailor in your life! Information and order here:
https://www.distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/catalog/
⚓️ Group Coaching
Distant Shores videos are made possible by the support of Distant Shores Patrons. Join our community for group coaching, early ad-free viewing of videos, invitations to meetups and other special events as well as member-only livestreams, tutorials and Q&A’s. We’d love to welcome you aboard!
https://www.youtube.com/distantshorestv
⛵️ Our Boat: Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat with variable-draft swing-keel
https://distantshores.ca/about-us/the-boats/
⛵️Yacht Manufacturer: Enksail Yachts / Gebroeders van Enkhuizen Yachtbuilding https://enksail.gebrvanenkhuizen.nl/en/
♥️ Partners:
Celestaire Sextants: https://www.celestaire.com/
Combi Electric Propulsion Systems: https://combi-outboards.com/en
De Vries Sails: https://www.devriessails.nl/
ePropulsion: https://www.epropulsion.com/
Gill Marine: https://www.gillmarine.com/
GN Espace Ocean Chef: https://www.gn-espace.com/product/oceanchef-3-induction-cooker
Highfield Boats: https://www.highfieldboats.com/
Lewmar: https://www.lewmar.com/
Ocean Safety: https://www.oceansafety.com/
Precision Sails: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/
PredictWind: https://www.predictwind.com/
Raymarine: https://www.raymarine.com/
Seldén Mast: https://www.seldenmast.com/
Scanstrut: https://www.scanstrut.com/
Super B Lithium Batteries: https://www.super-b.com/en
You can also connect with us on:
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/distantshorestv
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/distantshorestv
SPONSORSHIP & BUSINESS INQUIRIES: [email protected]
Thank you for watching!
Sheryl and Paul
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