#SANIBELISLANDSAILING AND #MARCOISLANDSHELLING BEFORE #HURRICANEIAN2022
October 07, 2022 by Sailing PILAR - Blue Dot Voyages | Language: EN Play Time: 00:11:14 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
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In 2021, we sailed to Sanibel Island and enjoyed the fishing, bike riding and beauty of the island before Hurricane Ian hit September 2022. Our hearts go out to those who lost so much. This video is in remembrance of Sanibel. While there we visited the JN Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, the Shell Museum (better than it sounds!), and caught snook.
It was a beautiful sail back to Marco Island, averaging 11 knots SOG with over 19 AWS, followed by a calm night anchored in front of the beach.
Back at the dock, Stephen worked on his bird deterrent methods. The bird droppings and seeds they leave behind are an issue on the docks. So, Stephen fabricated a medieval spike device and we placed it on the top of our mast. It helped somewhat, but then they decided to land on the spinnaker sheet and the rigging. Recently Stephen read a book called “The Fuzz”, which discusses all of the ways that park ranges deal with wildlife and the bottom line is – nothing will work. It may work for a couple of hours, but they always figure it out and move to their next favorite spot.
So, Christmas decorations just had to distract us from the bird problem.
TIMELINE:
00:00 Intro
00:10 Sailing to Sanibel Island
01:05 Sanibel JN DING Darling national wildlife refuge, Shell Museum
01:50 Fishing for Snook
03:10 Let’s go swimming!
04:00 Busy Sanibel Inlet
04:34 Marco Island Beach side anchorage
05:58 Bird deterrent methods for our boat
09:33 Christmas Holiday Marina Decorations
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Sailing PILAR - Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing channel sharing adventures of Dawn and Stephen Bell on SV PILAR, a 2015 Leopard 48 Catamaran Yacht. ⛵️Currently weekend and vacation voyagers, while we finish out the last years of our careers and prepare to sail around the world. ⛵️Sail extensively in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and Georgia. ⛵️Sailed Grand Cayman, Cuba and BVI. ⛵️Offer sailing charters when we can that are longer travel opportunities where you learn to sail our catamaran! ⛵️We are not "Below Deck" drama, but focus on sailing fun, life on the water, boat maintenance, marine creatures, unique places and islands. Visit our Web Site Blog for more than videos. https://bluedotvoyages.com Follow Facebook for sailing opportunities. https://www.facebook.com/bluedotvoyages Follow Instagram for the best travel pics. https://www.instagram.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar
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