SDA53 Fast Moving Coral
There's so much to see in Pipe Creek, near Compass Cay, the Bahamas, that we spent day after day walking the sandbars and exploring the coral gardens. We had a tough time filtering down hours of video to bring you some of the most beautiful coral we've seen so far.
The shallow shallows and deep cuts come with plenty of current to make swimming a challenge. Accompanied by some very big barracuda, and schools of fish, including a whole school of parrotfish, we bring you along on a journey through healthy, abundant coral. It's like swimming through an aquarium! Come along and see it all with us.
00:00 This Episode / Intro
00:37 Pipe Creek Sand Bar
01:02 Diving Alongside the Sand Bar
01:47 Shallows
03:30 Diving Deeper
05:03 Breath Control
05:36 Day 2 Sandbar
07:20 Day 3 Coral, Current, Barracuda
12:43 Shallows
14:25 Deeper and more current
15:32 Back to School
16:40 Coral Garden Channel
20:56 Coral Looks Like Sticks
21:17 Parrotfish School
22:40 Turtle Decoy
23:38 Sunset Toast
Come and hang with us at the United States Sailboat show in Annapolis
Oct 13-17, 2022
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📰 Featured in sailing media
Latitudes & Attitudes Magazine
🍹 Rum tasting article
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🌊 Bahamas snorkeling article
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Pussfoot Magazine
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🍹 The Dark Angel Cocktail
We created our own signature drink, the “Dark Angel,” which placed 3rd in a Latitudes & Attitudes Magazine contest.
If you’d like to try one yourself or order one at your favorite watering hole, here’s the recipe:
Kraken Spiced Rum
Ginger Beer
Muddled Mint
Slice of Lime
If you try it, let us know what you think!
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If you're planning upgrades or troubleshooting onboard systems, these are the guys we rely on.
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See how they helped us:
https://seatech.systems/2022/02/16/sailing-dark-angel-tests-sea-techs-marine-electronics-advisor-service/
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🎶 Opening and closing song
“Who We Are” by Miah
From the band NINETEEN EIGHTY SEVEN
Miah generously allowed us to use this song on the channel from the very beginning, and we've loved it ever since.
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Lisa & Dave
Sailing Dark Angel
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