Will This JUNGLE SHIP Disrupt a BILLION DOLLAR Industry? Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 379
Added 2022-08-12 14:01:03 +0000 UTCWe are BEYOND stoked to be writing you today from the Sea of Cortez! We maaaaaade it and it feels amazing! In the few short days that we've been here, it's already living up to all the hype. We even busted out the scuba gear for the first time since Panama and dove on a shipwreck where we met one of the friendliest (dare I even say TOO friendly π³) turtles we've ever seen. The one downside however, and though it is no surprise at all and we've been building ourselves up for this....but it is HOT! We've sweat more in the past 3 days than we did the last month and half in Puerto Vallarta combined π
Anywho, grab yourself a frosty beverage of your choice and kick back & enjoy this weeks fresh episode. It's a goodie, and I promise that you've never seen anything like this before (well unless you already know about this particular boat π). After sailing deep into the Bay of Nicoya in Costa Rica, we anchored right next to a rivermouth where we could take Maggie back into the mangroves. And amongst the wild jungle that surrounded us in every direction was a very special shipyard. Sail Cargo Inc. is a team of half Costa Rican and half international workers and dreamers who are living together in a community and building the first of what will become a fleet of wooden ships that will sail cargo on various routes around the world. We are lucky enough to go on a little tour around the place and learn more about this incredibly and totally mind blowing project.
Here is the direct link to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CCub3kAiqfQ
We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did! And thank you for supporting our videos and allowing us to experience, capture, and share incredible moments like these πππ Lots of love from the whole gang
Comments
Thanks π
Gary Suffern
2022-08-21 18:30:53 +0000 UTCHey Gary, try just SailCargo and see if that works for ya. They also have a YouTube channel with lots of super interesting content on there!
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-21 18:25:41 +0000 UTCπππ
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-21 18:24:54 +0000 UTCLOL good news for Jordan that she can get a job anytime at JB Automotive and Marine! Keep up the amazing vids! The Williams Family
Christopher Williams
2022-08-20 01:47:24 +0000 UTCWow that sailing ship was awesome I went on Instagram put in sailing cargo.inc nothing came up? looks like your having fun excellent nothing going on in the tropics lots of sinking air and dust from Africa I'm in Hobe Sound Fla..hopefully you all will at some point will sail back this way ..Great Channel ππΊπ²
Gary Suffern
2022-08-19 21:17:08 +0000 UTCYikes! That seems like a pretty important piece of the puzzle!
Colleen Balch
2022-08-19 00:40:13 +0000 UTCWe asked the exact same thing! They have a few different ideas in the works (like floats for example), but we couldn't really get a definitive answer. We went at low tide and costa rica does have a very large tidal range...but it's still a big job ahead of them to figure that out!
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-18 02:16:10 +0000 UTCIt's such an ambitious project and from what we've seen they have the creativity and amazing team to make it happen! We are super excited to see how it all plays out for them!
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-18 02:15:15 +0000 UTCI haven't seen any long term timelapses, but they have TONS of content documenting the process over the years on their YouTube channel, including some timelapses of specific parts of the build. You can definitely get lost down the rabbit hole on their channel, so much good stuff on there: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGuBI8GqmrsDNsx5KBUmXXg
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-18 02:12:37 +0000 UTCI was just going through the comments to see if anyone else asked this question before I asked it lol!
Tracy Lynn
2022-08-18 01:01:03 +0000 UTCI've been wondering if you'll be there also. Maybe Blue and Brady will be there?
Scott C. Wise
2022-08-17 16:37:14 +0000 UTCI've been wondering the same thing, Mickey. I just had an idea. Maybe they'll lower the ship by removing soil from under it until it is low enough (to float) . . . then they open a channel out to the bay.
Scott C. Wise
2022-08-17 16:26:16 +0000 UTCIncredible boat project! Super psyched about it! How will they launch?
Colleen Balch
2022-08-16 21:39:29 +0000 UTCHa ha yes you are absolutely correct!
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-16 17:09:02 +0000 UTCHola hola! Well it's HOT here but there is a fresh breeze in the afternoons. Pretty sure it's hot everywhere in the sea. Holding is amazing, water is warm and clear, lot's of fish and life. We are super stoked to be here! Actually going to post a Patrons only update soon so stay tuned for that. The only thing we feel like we should get a bit north for is the whale sharks..... You guys will love it here! Brian. PS-If you don't have it already get the Sea of Cortez guide from Shawn Breeding and Heather Bansmer. It's fantastic.
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-16 17:08:30 +0000 UTCHey Jim! We're just locking in our plans but about 98% sure we will be there :). Hoping to do our Patrons party on Sat the 15th this year. Hope to see you there. I really hope Jordan can come, it depends on where she is in the world but if she's close we'll for sure try to get here there :). Brian
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-16 17:05:37 +0000 UTCWhat a gorgeous cargo ship! I'd love to be on her deck while she's under sail!! Her shipwrite is correct, there is more cargo than ships right now. They have a wonderful opportunity to establish shipping routes for themselves. I wish them the best! Hey guys the boat show is coming up, I'll be there for my second year Ya Baby!! Will Jordan be joining you? It would be great to meet her. Much love to the crew!! Extra hugs to the little nugget!!
Jim Krieger
2022-08-14 12:41:27 +0000 UTCHaha it felt like it was never going to end π
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-14 00:59:26 +0000 UTCOh man, haven't had a fig newton in sooo long π But hey that sounds like a pretty great friday night! Our fridays are pretty tame these days too, except I go for my sundowner beer instead of the milk. Happy to be a part of your weekend ritual βΊοΈ
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-14 00:59:01 +0000 UTCFriggin awesome boat project.. love to see people doing things on this scale.
Scurvy Dan
2022-08-14 00:57:50 +0000 UTCOh that's cool I didn't know they were doing that on the Hudson. We haven't made 100 percent solid plans yet, but we really want to make it to the boat show again this year. We will definitely keep everyone posted on here if we finalise some plans for it!
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-14 00:57:14 +0000 UTCExactly, it makes total sense that we could be incorporating much more sailing vessels into the global shipping landscape. Not every route will be possible or practical if the winds aren't right, but certain parts of the world it's such a good option. They also mentioned that in their future vessels they expect to use hydrogen engines which looks like an extremely interesting technology
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-14 00:55:12 +0000 UTCSo glad you enjoyed it Catherine, we really do have a long way to go and this is such a compelling and inspiring step in the right direction. That saw was so cool, just love seeing creative solutions like that!
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-14 00:52:12 +0000 UTCThe true OG sailing YouTubers! Looks super interesting, will have to give it a watch soon βΊοΈ
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-14 00:50:29 +0000 UTCYES! Congrats William that is amazing. And you definitely have the right attitude about it, going with the flow is probably the number 1 skill every sailor needs to have! Hope we bump in to you out on the water very soon!
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-14 00:49:04 +0000 UTCWe asked the exact same thing! They have a few different ideas in the works (like floats for example), but we couldn't really get a definitive answer. We went at low tide and costa rica does have a very large tidal range...but it's still a big job ahead of them to figure that out!
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-14 00:47:45 +0000 UTCHahaha so true, next time we will have to try a little HARDER π
Sailing SV Delos
2022-08-14 00:45:53 +0000 UTCMud was disgusting complete with sound effects. Glad we don't have feel-o-vision.
William Domb
2022-08-13 17:21:58 +0000 UTCThe excitement of my friday nights at my 50+ age consist of a glass of milk, a half dozen fig newtons, and my S/V Delos video... Whoo Hoo!!!
Andrew Lee... lost, at sea!
2022-08-13 03:37:58 +0000 UTCThe SailCargo project is impressive. It will be hard to beat a 14K TEU containership for efficiency, however, it will show what can be done and as a potent reminder of how we can live in a more sustainable way. Meanwhile and closer to home, the Schooner Apollonia is plying the Hudson River delivery goods along the way. http://www.schoonerapollonia.com Will you be in Annaopolis again this October? If so hope to meet up again.
David Lochner
2022-08-13 01:56:38 +0000 UTCAbout 40 years ago, in one of the sailing magazines I was reading at the time, there was a story of a wooden sailing cargo vessel that was sailing a regular route between Caribbean islands. It would drop goods off and pick goods up along the route. It wasn't as large as the one in the video but it had cargo holds with covers like those on the ship in your video. I think their regular route was a circle that followed the prevailing winds. It sounded like a good idea at the time. It still sounds like a good idea. I imagine that some of those that follow you guys also follow Leo Sampson rebuilding Tally Ho in Port Townsend and the couple in Brazil rebuilding Yaba. It's really cool to see the old shipbuilding methods that have been used for centuries still being used. Good design is timeless.
Lowell McCormick
2022-08-12 20:20:22 +0000 UTCGreat video! I've been following Sampson Boat Co. for several years now as he restores the 120 year old sailing yacht, Tally Ho. I recognized the ship's saw straight away but his isn't powered by a motorcycle. π So wonderful to see these skills continuing and people returning to the use of smaller cargo ships for coastal shipping and realizing that Amazon 's amazing delivery times, though nice, aren't really worth the cost both in human or environmental terms. Thanks for sharing this!
CATHERINE HACKETT
2022-08-12 20:16:21 +0000 UTCThis is a pretty amazing video of a 4-masted cargo ship going around the horn of So. America from 1928 filmed by one of the sailors aboard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLzBDhilDL0
Anne West
2022-08-12 18:56:04 +0000 UTCWhat a fascinating episode! I'd be great to see a time lapse video of the building of Ceiba. Maybe they already have one up to where they are. I wonder.
Scott C. Wise
2022-08-12 16:26:14 +0000 UTCGreat video!! I love the concept of Sail Cargo!! I especially liked the answers from the Q&A "We're just gonna hang in Mexico".... Good answer!! We are changing our insurance this month which allows us to start our journey out of country. Plan is November, but in typical sailor life it may be March. I don't care, I just wanna go!!!!!
William Gross
2022-08-12 16:14:28 +0000 UTCGood Morning from Annapolis. Outstanding video and WOW what a boat building project.I do have one question .....How the Hell are they planning to launch the hull, considering her considerable draft? I just remember how far you guys came on Maggie in only 3 feet of water to get to their yard. Sending all of you love and safe passage . See you on the next tack !
Mickey Finn
2022-08-12 14:38:57 +0000 UTCA WOOD ship video, and not more "that's what she said". I feel like there was missed opportunities here guys. π
HappyRock616
2022-08-12 14:25:44 +0000 UTCDelos Fam, most of the cruisers are two-thirds of the way up the Sea of Cortez at this point. The season following them so-to-speak. Are you going to end up missing out on anything being further behind? Other than the heat how is the sailing? How is the water? How is the holding in the anchorages? We're two seasons behind you. Won't you be our personal guides to the Sea of Cortez :) Best from our crew to yours... - Sam
Sailing SV Eoti
2022-08-12 14:14:21 +0000 UTC
