Wow, very educational, I would have never known you’d need a trash placard giving directions on “if you take it with you, bring it back with you”. 😂 thank you so much for the amazing insight, you guys do an epic job showing the realities of sailing. Love it 👍🏼

It was nice boarding you all! Nice to know that there are knowledgeable sea goers like you all traversing waters safely. Glad you guys were safe! Lots of boaters go out but don't come back. That is why we conduct these safety boardings. Loving the content!

Positive attitude from everyone goes a long way.

Dudes mustache was the only thing out of regs in this video.

It looks like they were taking the opportunity to train newbie coast guard crew.

A friend of mine is in the Coast Guard and she says you wouldn’t believe the amount of high end boats that don’t have half the things required. And how arrogant they are when they get written up. She loves people like you that treat them with respect and let them do their job so you both get on with your day. Safe travels.

Hotdog last day looked fun!! :) Welcome back to Florida Dauntless crew!! Glad passage was safe! 👍👍👊👊

Loved the pirate ship!! Arrgggg!! 😂🤣😂🤣🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🦜🦜

Sea foam, Sea foam, Sea foam been using it for 20 years on every type of engine, use it to store all my tools in the winter never fails.

Pretty fast look for spark ignition causes, lookin for WEED MAYBE?

Now the nice Coastguard folks (doing their job per their superior’s orders) will be able to show their boss and friends their “cameo appearance” on the famous Sailing Dauntless show! Good video this week!

I was boarded by the Coast Guard a couple of years ago. A group of the finest young people I've come across in a long time.

Wow that was a huge inspection. Sounds crazy.

Great episode! Thanks for taking us along. Stella is gorgeous. All the best...

Hey Kim! I hope your healing is still progressing nicely!

Man.. that dudes mustache tho 😂 I crack myself up. Sorry mustache guy 😄

Very interesting episode! And good to see the USCC being so polite (they were on camera so that might have helped). Lots of exciting work ahead. We will be watching every Monday!

Love your boat....

That was very interesting having them board the boat.

Great video, I went through a similar experience outside of San Diego when the Coast Guard boarded my 45 foot Catalina as we where sailing south from LA, took them 1.5 hour to go through the same inspection. So leaving the boat we where on a good heel and I watched as I knew one them was going to go swimming, but they made it. I grabbed that yellow sheet as a right of passage and wanted to frame it and put on a wall in the boat, well I set on the center console in the cockpit and when I removed the cover, it went flying overboard, damn thing!

You guys are so amazing I would absolutely love to get on a boat with you guys and learn. You guys are so knowledgeable and fun! You’re just live in a dream that seems pretty amazing!

Oh No Coast Guard and Tar on the New Dingy omg You can stop that right away lol Great Vlog Loved it Please the Visit on board all went ok thanks

Love you guys!

Wow…. I’ll bite my tongue on the USCG..

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If life is what you make it, then you have made one heck of a life for yourselves!

Hi Syd!! Hope you had a cool vacay!!

I have known boats reflag to avoid being constantly boarded by the US Coast Guard. The suspicion was often "safety checks" were an excuse to search for contraband, however, fines for minor infringements are common. As one friend put it "this boat is my home, my home on land the Police would need a warrant to enter, why not at sea?".

I love St. Augustine and the Fountain of Youth. ⛲

A dry bilge on a boat, thats new. Ive never seen one. They were great.

You should run a dose of Sea Foam through the dinghy fuel system on occasion to help keep things flowing.

You had a very pleasant experience with the Coast Guard. Most of them are. Coast Guard once decided to pull us over, and board while we were docking at MCCS Camp Pendleton. Coast guard at first couldn't understand why we were allowed to dock in that part of the Marina. Didn't take long for the driver of the car that was sent to meet my friend, a retired Marine Corp Colonel, to call Misson Control, and declare "We have a problem". No video exists of the pissing contest that took place between those two branches of our armed forces. Even if there were, I couldn't post it. Another time we were held in place for 4 hours before we could go through VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE restricted water because they where about to fire a rocket. The rocket was scheduled to launch 10 hours before. Never approach a "WTF is that" to take a closer look. No it was not a UFO. We were waved off at about 750 yards from it. Never planned on getting closer than 50O yards. Once we returned to US territorial waters the Coast Guard pulled us over. Nothing but a pleasant experience happened that time. No mention of our encounter with the "WTF is that"".

You guys have to check out Fernandina.... You were right there. Amelia island is pretty nice... And quiet. Just dont tell anyone else... 😜

My mom and brother still live right around fort Pierce Florida I did too and they used to own a business down there and my parents had their trimaran anchored down in fort Pierce Florida also that's been years ago though

Glad to see you passed your safety inspection, after all the Coastguard main concerns are about Safety at sea.

Wow what a lot of regulations. In Australia if you get stopped by the water police (which is rare, I have been stopped once in 25 years) they ask for marine licence, registration, life jackets, flares and if you have been drinking they will give you a booze test.

Stella is so cute 😍 💕

Wow, so much beaurocracy. Here in the UK we're free to set sail in any old leaky tub we feel like.

What?? What about the Space Coast with the rocket launches!! Sheesh those are pretty cool! Only interesting place is St. Augustine... sheesh 🤣😂🤣😂👍👍👊👊

Looks like TY was enjoying her difficulty with the hatches.. I know I would.. I think they where bored, and just wanted to see the inside of you vessel.

I am amazed by all what they were asking for. Do you need a licence to operate a sailboat in the USA? Also I still didn't get what the “plaques or placard” are. Quite strict bureaucracy for US flagged vessel. I have sail around western Europe and the Caribbean and I have never been asked half of what they’ve asked you. Here in the UK, HM Coastguards are only competent to prevent loss of life at sea and on the coast and the agency provide legislation and guidance on maritime matters and certification to seafarers. They organise rescue with other agencies (RNLI (lifeboat), firemen, police, ambulance...) they cannot board your vessel (unless it’s an emergency). Very interesting share though and courteous Coastguard agents.

We are looking for fire ,water and drugs. Drugs was the main reason for the inspection period. Hello from siesta key Florida

For your safety...

unbelievable - how was the boat able to float without the placard?

Should of waited before I commented,, they where nice

Great trip! .? Did you have to repair your bulkhead on your L 45 like Colin on Parley?

I've seen brand new impeller go bad dry running like you did. always stick it in the water.

You can thank your good freinds that own Thunderbolt marina for ensuring you got a very thorough safety inspection...right down to the dates on your glares. You know how much they (Thunderbolt) care for you guys? Especially since you guys did all the repairs yourself and didn’t use their expert $$$$ repair services. They are just looking out for you. (sic)

I crewed on a yacht and were boarded by the coast guard who were very rude and disrespectful and rummaged through what they could and were making a mess, the captain made a call to the owner and were off the boat in a hurry. The owner had connections in high and probably low places.

Clean the idle jets with a very small wire.

they just wanted to be on the Channel...lol

It sure was sporty between Cape Canaveral and Fort Pierce. Not what what either us planned.

Silly question, but where or how does Sally do her dodo etc?

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The one Guardsman had quite the “Porn Stash”. The 70’s were calling wanting it back…lol.

Checking the bilge means aka looking for contraband. But these coasties looked like they were just following a list that they had to follow. Very professional. God bless the USCG!

Hard to open the bilge cover on Lagoon 45. I would check the bulkhead ASAP.

Can you explain what the missing sticker or placard, that the coast guard kept circling back to was all about?

Ok same old same old in australia

How long?

Just going to be an hour job? Famous last words. 🙂

They pretty through looking for “water” in your bilge for you

Hey I am missing that placard too, where did you buy yours from? All I can find is the cheap looking stickers.

Lol , just checking for illegal substances 😉

Colreg's required only above 12 meters.

I got mixed emotions about this one. On one hand, thanks you coast guard for all you do. This was obviously a training exercise for them, when they had to be told to go inside the boat to find the bilge. Only way the noobs will get better is to do it. Glad they boarded a boat with a compliant crew, made life easier for everyone. However, a reasonable judgment can be made within 10 seconds of meeting someone. Simply asking the necessary questions to see if they were in compliance, and not smelling alcohol or or weed on the captain should be enough to suffice. If suspicion is raised, continue with the investigation, otherwise take their word for it and move on. The whole process should take less than 5 minutes unless an investigation is warranted. Leave it to the captain to be responsible for the souls on their boat, and let the CG assist in emergencies. Just my opinion.

Your Black Lab I s as much a chow hound as mine

Low speed jets...

At one point one of the officers head was less than 10’ from the radar as they were boarding . That can’t be healthy with all the boats they hop on and off all day.

I think the USG boarding was a training exercise for them....they looked/acted very "new" almost fresh out of boot camp....which hey, no big deal, that's how you learn to do your job...can't "train" real interaction....

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Coasties are awesome! Keep patrolling CG!! o7

Checking for safety compliance, fire hazards and leaks my butt isn't it just great how "Free" our country has become? Here's to finding all the materials and equipment you need in a timely manner to get amazing cat back into ship shape and Bristol fashion. She's already came a long way due to you and your families hard work, dedication and skill. Fair winds, following seas, safe travels and God Bless.

We’re here from the govt. and we’re here to help you. An unreasonable search.

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Do these requirements for garbage sticker instructions have to be attached to non us vessels, got me worried now..

That placard is pretty disturbing with how IS LEGAL to dump in the ocean

For the life of me, I fail to understand why the Coasties aren't issued proper footgear for this job. Tromping around on people's vessels in jump boots is at best leaving the vessel's crew with clean up following their visit.

I cringed when I saw the coastguards radar running with you all standing around waist high in front of it. Lot's of radiation coming out of those things at close range. Too bad they didn't shut it off!

Really looking for Sparks in the bilge I don't think so unfortunately it sounds like America is becoming like China I don't really understand what the placards mean I think it's just more revenue

Did they Ask permission to board or tell you that they were boarding? The latter could be described as a pirate haha

Fix the music loop that was driving me crazy!!@!@!#@@!

That coast guard visit seems annoying , really I've been sailing 12 years in Canada and have never been boarded by coast guard or police . They usually leave sailboats alone and go after speeders, wake makers , and seadoo's

Jeez this would give me the shits if people searched my boat in such a way, without due cause or suspicion - is this intrusion common in the US??

looks like a trining exercise for noobs

They are looking for drugs. Checking documents.just know when they board you they consider you guilty until they complete everything.most times they have crew on deck under guard with guns in hand.been through this a few times.this was on a commercial fishing boat.just depends on the crew boarding.this crew was very professional

They were looking for drugs cause there are a lot of people running drugs these days but they are not going to say that

Why don't they just be honest and say they are looking for drugs. Why would they be interested whether you are taking in water or not. pure bullshit.

What a joke, the bikini atol is where they left their trash.

Black soles on deck? Id ask them to remove their boots i would

Fyi, this is what happens when there's no Black boaters😂😂 buy me a boat and this won't happen to you again🙂🙃

Weird how they dont just say obviously we are looking for drugs creepy af, safety check my ass 🤣

So their not looking for drugs gun running .lol?

Yeah.. I dont buy what they're selling.. could they look at the water line and know its not sinking? Law and order is fine with me but this should have been a check your documents maybe the flares and safety gear. Checking the bilge was a step too far in my view..

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Bureaucracy gone wrong …….

They were nice but to me that is unacceptable harassment! Huge invasion of privacy. You're right you have to submit or they will crush you. My father never would have let them on his boat.

Wow! How annoying to have them board your boat.

I am surprised the USCG let you film an inspection as I would think it would contravene security policy.