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I SHOT Their Dinghy! (Idiot Mistake!!!) [ Adventure Vacation Day 7]
5 April 2026 · 17 min · 2K views · New Providence, Bahamas
Man stands beside damaged dinghy on shallow shore
What this video covers
Daniel, sailing as crew on a friend's catamaran in the Bahamas, fires a crossbow bolt at a conch shell to sight in the weapon and watches the broadhead skip roughly 200 yards across the water and punch a hole in the inflatable dinghy's bow.6:46 The bolt — a broadhead with a flat profile that acted as a skimming surface — lodged inside the tube; Daniel plugged the hole with a glove for the return trip and apologized to the owner, Ralph, committing to patch or replace whatever was needed.7:10 The group also kayaked to a wrecked smuggling plane on a remote shoreline, explored a collapsed survival shelter Daniel had built on a previous trip, and spotted a baby shark, a stingray, and abundant conch.4:32 Meals aboard included lobster hollandaise on poached eggs and lobster mac and cheese made with a Zatarain's-style recipe.1:36 The evening ended with a full group round of a domino-style tile game won by Muthi on her first attempt.15:49 The incident confirms a basic range-safety rule: always check the full downrange path before shooting, even when the target appears isolated and the projectile seems unlikely to travel far.
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