5 MOTIVE PENTRU A NU NAVIGA ÎN MEDITERRANEA

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1. Please stop Bryn barking 😊😊😊.
   The upside of BREXIT is that we are no longer slaves and recipients to rules made in BRUSSELS…There ARE many upsides to that …however , as you have found , some downsides as well …which you guys have been able to navigate through 😀…Doing a cross Atlantic or another journey route then it will not have an impact #The Sailing Brothers and #Sailing Yacht Florence …take care both x

2. Excellent advice guys. What an amazing couple you are!

3. A good balanced video based on your experience, sailing in the med. Fair play!

4. Very nicely done, Brynn and Jade. The Med is suffering the same woes the other popular “cruising grounds” (The Caribbean, Hawaii, French Polynesia, etc. ) are experiencing. Too many boats/people. With the world’s economies going into the tank, many are just “checking out “ of their countries and becoming vagabonds. Which means more pressure on the cruising grounds, and also an uptick in more inexperienced sailors not versed in boating and anchoring etiquette. 
   If you are familiar with the Marine Traffic app. check out the world traffic map and you will be blown away at how many ships/fishing boats/cruisers there are on the water at any one time. And those are just vessels that have AIS transponders.
   Regarding weather, you two experienced the various heavy weather events on a relatively light displacement boat. An upgrade to a heavier displacement full keel double ended vessel would be the ticket to much more pleasant experiences with heavier winds and waves. I’m of course partial to my Westsail 32, but there are many other similar heavier displacement brands out their. Colin Archer double enders are classic.

   Appreciate your humbleness and honesty in sharing. ❤
   Enjoy your holidays🎄🎄🎄🎄

5. Fab vid guys and good to know both of your thoughts about the Med. Now then, when are you bringing Talisman back? And do you need/would you like a 3rd pair of hands? I'm just getting my funds together for next season after spending a huge chunk on Jazzi's new engine and would love to do some proper blue water passeges. Think I am sailing south in around April/May time for 6 months of boat life …. Hope you are both well ⛵😁🍺

6. Does this 90 day limit apply to Americans as well? Sounds like going in the off season is the way to go. Seems like a taser on the end of a long pole might be a good non-lethal way of dissuading an Orca attack. Just thinking out loud here. No one wants to damage the Orcas of course.

7. Well done 👍

8. But but but…. you're got blue passports! You can get a visa for 180 days. "own different ways of doing it…" you mean they have sovereign control independently whilst in the EU… Who knew! 🤣

9. I found your video very informative and overall positive about your experience in the Med. It's definitely an area I intend to cruise in the near future, so its good to be informed in order to be prepared. As someone from an EU member state, I can honestly say we respect the UK decision to leave the EU but unfortunately the freedom of travel is only guaranteed to member states. I really do hope that a better travel agreement (both ways) can be sorted in the near future, as there are no winners. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

10. Nice review! The Mediterranean has basically been fished out, and the EU has way too late started to do something about it. tbh, I think it may need a couple of 5 year Fidhing Bans to kick-start a recovery. The EU Fishing Fleets have pretty much set UK territorial Waters on the same path to destruction, but we could get started with a 2 year complete Ban, as Herring Stocks really bounce back fast and we can restart Kippers for breakfast if we get fish smokers ready and smaller fishing boats built, and Crews trained up during the stopped fishing period. a couple of years restricted to British small boats fishing herring, at the end of that 4 years have passed and we should be able to start adding Mackerel for example, and start doing a proper assessment of what stocks have started to make a healthy recovery, and add another species for another two years, and reassess again, which means some species have now had a 6 year rest to begin recovering. The problem is UK territorial waters are critically important biodiversity of sea life popolations, and since we joined the EEC they've been relentlessly hammered with things like big trawlers Pulse Fishing. Planned wave goodbye quick trip with New Boat. delivery Crew from South Coast to Gibraltar, Provisioning and Fuel fill, Popping across to Morocco, just to see how things have Changed, from there straight to North Cyprus for a fill up and stopover for a few days, then to Turkey, and check things over Making sure to get close to hayloft and service intervals there, including for the tender's Outbosrd. maybe as much as 3 months, then back West to Spain with 90 days in the Bank and haulout full service and checkout, plus any warranty issues seen to, plus check the test of Cold Galvanising Zinc as antifoul, if working as well expected, slap another coat on and relaunch, head to Funkyrola Marina, for a last few pints of the best Guinness I've ever had in the Irish bar there, then down to Gib, provision and Fuel, and off to Madeira and the Canaries with a delivery crew. Then to Cape Verde, maybe with pick up Crew of people wanting trips for Yachtmaster Offshore logs, and such. Depends who is around. From Cape Verde, tbh, if no Crew to head East, I wouldn't mind Soloing across by around then. or tie it in with people who would like to tag along behind the ARC. 6 months plus sailing and leaving the Eastern Med September ish, Boatwork should be done early November, Could be good timing for around ARC time in the Canaries, if there us anyone with enough money for it to happen next year. 🤔 Vest Wishes and Fair Winds. Bob. 👍

11. What are your sailing plans for next season?

12. The EU are ignoring Maritime Law. There is no other contingent that expects a sailor to transit in 90 day’s. 🤔🇪🇸

13. I planned to sail 4500 miles around the Med when I retired I bought a project boat and spent 7 years turning it into my ideal boat for the trip. Then just before I was due to retire and set off. Brexit happened to say I am annoyed and angry is an understatement. Worse I lost my job because I occasionally had to work for short periods in the EU. I have been stunned by just how gullible the British people are and I am now trying to work out how to get my EU citizenship back.

14. Don't leave without visiting Greece! Greece will change your mind.

15. Woah the timing. I was just wondering if i could sail from croatia to turkey

16. Good of you to share your thoughts on cruising in the Mediterranean.

    While I would love to visit the Mediterranean, I have no interest in sailing there. Many because of it being overcrowded, and the weather is very inconsistent with respect to sailing.

17. Yep…can’t argue with any of them but, as you say, there are some stunning bits too. Damn shame schengen doesn’t allow us to stay for both shoulder seasons to enjoy it when it’s quieter! Anyway thanks for linking to our schengen vid…much appreciated 😊😊

18. Get a Digital Nomad Visa, and sail to Brazil.

19. How about Scotland for sea life and quiet (mainly free) anchorages? No Brexit issues either.
    I see absolutely no point in restricting the movement of people who aren't working and taking local jobs. I've never heard a logical reason for it either.

20. The third piece of the Admiralty, haha glad to find your site

21. you guys should take the mast down and go up through french canals and rivers to the uk. sack the bay of biscay off.

22. As we ususally say down here:
    If you can sail the Med, you can sail anywhere.

23. Thanks for the honest review, always good to hear different opinions 😊⛵️⚓️🦜

24. We have been to the med chartering many times, would love to get our boat there, but recently I keep thinking of the Baltic as an alternative !

25. Off topic a little bit! I’m just intrigued as to what’s in your vivarium?!

26. Like the m.sea's been overused. Dying. Poor sea life. Ecosystems near non existent. Marinas overcrowded. Customs and security overboard. Just too much.
    If you'd hung on in med. You would have bumped into Atticus who just left mijorca. Oh yes, they've the ideal friend ( Oso) for your Maltese poodle. where's talisman?

27. Welcome to post u know what bureaucratic hell.. the best places are at the Eastern end past Italy and off the regular tracks.

    Agree about the Med being a bit of a washing machine and blow dryer 😂
    The storms are a feature thats going to increase.

28. i'm not a sailor but am a 'wannabee' 🙂 maybe you can look into getting/utilizing a 'sea anchor'? this hopefully would let you 'anchor' off-shore in deep water and avoid all those pesky annoying motor boats etc. :-))

29. I think the chances of hitting a semi floating container is probably higher than being munched on by an orca. Each to their own, it would not put me off. Should get a downvote for no recipe in this video! 😉

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