EXPLORING THE SAPONA SHIPWRECK | Sailboat Story 104

We've wanted to snorkel the shipwreck of the SS Sapona ever since learning about it 3 years ago. Our time has finally come to explore this nearly 100 year old wreck so we sail our sailboat right up along next to the Sapona and we lay anchor. This shipwreck is located about 2 miles South of Bimini and is sitting in 15 feet of water. It's a concrete hulled steam ship that ran aground during a hurricane in 1926. In addition to being smashed by nearly 100 years of storms and hurricanes, the SS Sapona shipwreck was used for target practice by the US military! Suffice it to say that this wreck has had a HARD life. All things considered, it's truly amazing that so much of it is left standing after all this time. We loved snorkeling the Sapona. It was also really cool that we were able to row our dinghy right inside it despite the winds blowing 15 knots and the conditions being quite choppy. Hopefully the drone footage of the SS Sapona wreck throughout this video helps to communicate how large and intact the vessel still is. It's a very impressive shipwreck and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with the SS Sapona. Thanks for watching!! Ben, Tambi, & Molly | S/V Sandflea | "SAILBOATSTORY" ******* BECOME A PATRON ************************************ https://www.Patreon.com/SailboatStory ||| Pledge from $1 to $50 per video we create. This is THE BEST WAY that you can help us continue making these videos. Consider signing up today! ******* SEND A PAYPAL DONATION **************************** https://www.paypal.me/sailboatstory ||| Use this link to send a 1-time Paypal donation of any amount you choose. The funds will go towards all things that keep the adventure going. ******* GEAR WE USE ***************************************** CAMERA GEAR... PRIMARY CAMERA ||| https://tinyurl.com/yb7unfar ACTION CAMERA ||| https://tinyurl.com/yc2ogdf9 DOME LENS ||| https://tinyurl.com/yajnjr4l BENDY TRIPOD ||| https://tinyurl.com/yc5xlz7s DJI DRONE ||| https://tinyurl.com/yc7rusyz EDITING SOFTWARE ||| https://tinyurl.com/lqf44gp BOAT GEAR... MANTUS ANCHOR ||| https://tinyurl.com/ycqv2pcf WEBER GRILL ||| https://tinyurl.com/ycqnkj2l FISH FILLET TABLE ||| https://tinyurl.com/yd588pq6 EPIRB BEACON ||| https://tinyurl.com/y77tdhyh AUTOPILOT ||| http://www.cptautopilot.com PORTABLE SOLAR GENERATOR ||| https://tinyurl.com/yc9arpau FOLDING COCKPIT SEATS ||| https://www.sportaseat.com ADVENTURE GEAR... POLESPEAR ||| https://www.gatku.com PADDLEBOARD ||| https://tinyurl.com/ybflohv4 PADDLEBOARD RACK ||| https://tinyurl.com/ya47p4ct DINGHY BOARDING LADDER ||| https://up-n-out.com/ BEACH SHADE ||| https://tinyurl.com/y6ustbjx SUNGLASSES ||| https://shadyrays.com DINGHY OARS ||| https://www.shawandtenney.com ******* SOCIAL MEDIA ***************************************** https://www.facebook.com/SailboatStory ||| FACEBOOK https://twitter.com/SailboatStory ||| TWITTER https://www.instagram.com/Sailboatstory ||| INSTAGRAM ******* MANTUS MARINE ************************************** https://www.MantusMarine.com/ ||| Nothing beats the holding power of a Mantus anchor in a wide variety of bottom substrates. ******* ASK A QUESTION *************************************** https://goo.gl/forms/rBH6Gmhdl9f3Jojl2 ||| What do you want to know? Ask us anything and we'll answer your question in an upcoming Q&A segment.