We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we sold everything we owned and saved money for 1,5 years while living aboard our 40-foot custom built aluminium sailboat. Then we untied the lines in the middle of the Swedish winter in January 2016. After sailing half way around the world, we welcomed our daughter in the end of 2019 and bought a bigger boat (Najad 440) that we're now cruising on as a family.
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Malin, Johan & Vera
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we sold everything we owned and saved money for 1,5 years while living aboard our 40-foot custom built aluminium sailboat. Then we untied the lines in the middle of the Swedish winter in January 2016. After sailing half way around the world, we welcomed our daughter in the end of 2019 and bought a bigger boat (Najad 440) that we’re now cruising on as a family.
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We continue building the interior in the deck house and this week we build the bulkheads and structure for th...
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The deck saloon is coming more to life and this week we finish the sofa that we built out of carbon fiber.
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The start of the deck saloon has begun! And also the start of working with carbon fibre. Exciting!
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We are a Swedish family who have sailed the world since 2016 while sharing the adventures here on YouTube. Wh...
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Another week building on our 50ft sailboat RAN III but Johan gets sick and things are a bit harder than usual...
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We pick up our new sliding table saw that will be the heart in our wood work shop and we also finish the gian...
12 January 2016 is the date for the beginning of our sailing adventure. We leave from Dockan Marina in Malmö in the middle of the winter and so far we have planned to sail to the Canary Islands and after that we'll see where we go next. We have made a lot...
We leave Dockan Marina, Malmö, and sail to Skanör in the south of Sweden. Then we sail 24 hours straight to Kiel, Germany with freezing temperatures. Everything on the boat had frozen over the night so before we could set sail we had to pour hot water on...
After three days in Cuxhaven we sail to the island Vlieland in The Netherlands. The trip is 150 nautical miles and takes 25 hours. We have a good sail with nice winds and make around 6,5 knots of speed. The weather is cold but sunny. Unfortunately we sail ...
The storms keep coming and we're stuck on Vlieland. Two days later there is finally a gap in the weather and we leave to sail to The Hague in the south part of The Netherlands. We meet heavy rain, winds of 25 knots gusting to 30 and high and steep waves ou...
Join us as we explore The Hague a bit more and prepare for the passage to Calais, France. Outside Rotterdam the Dutch Coast Guard contact us and want to ask some questions.The day offers perfect sailing, starting with 20 knots of wind on the beam and then ...
In episode 6 there is a ”meeting the crew” where we talk about our prior sailing experience and show some footage from Johan’s sail expedition to the Antarctica and South Georgia Island. After a week in Dieppe in Normandy, France we continue to sail ...
Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands and is situated 43 Nm from Cherbourg, France. We leave Cherbourg after 24 hours and arrive in St. Peter Port on Guernsey in the afternoon. The first marina is too shallow and RAN is standing aground every six hours. A...
It is time to cross the Bay of Biscay! But first we sail from Guernsey to Camaret Sur Mer in Brittany, France. During our three day stay we explore the natural park around Camaret Sur Mer and prepare for the crossing. On the Bay of Biscay we meet a lot of ...
In this episode we are in La Coruña, Spain. During our two week stay we get to explore the city. We also get our gennaker sail set up on our new furler and hoist it for the first time. We then continue our sail south and sail along the coast of death (Co...
We broke the boom! First major setback but probably not the last. In this episode we spend a couple of days in Camariñas in Galicia, Spain and then we sail towards Lisbon, Portugal but don't get very far. We broach with the boat outside Cape Finisterre an...
In this episode we make the new installments on the rig so we can continue our sail to Portugal. While waiting for our sails to be ready, we make a visit to Vigo, Galicia's biggest city. Johan finish the installments on the mast and when everything is read...
We finally arrive to Cascais outside Lisbon! Joaquim, one of our Patrons takes us on a ride through the surroundings and up to the natural park of Sintra. After some days in Cascais we move the boat to Lisbon to get some city life.
We are a Swedish coupl...
One of the songs that we used in this video has been blocked worldwide and we had to delete it to make the video available again. They also deleted the voice overs and our talking so sorry for no sound in the first few minutes (00:00-03:16).
We prepare RA...
How is life aboard a sailboat during an offshore passage? In episode 14 you get to follow us along as we leave Lisbon for a 490 Nm downwind sail to the Madeira archipelago in the Atlantic. The voyage takes us 75 hours and we arrive to the wonderful island ...
In this episode we explore the island of Porto Santo by scooter, boat and foot. We also leave our mark on it before we sail to Madeira. We spend a couple of days at anchor outside the beautiful beach of Porto Santo. Just relaxing and having a great time in...
Madeira is often called the floating garden and the pearl of the Atlantic and we can understand why. It is so beautiful! Join us as we explore the island and get some very nice drone footage. After a couple of days we sail on to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. W...
In this episode we're in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, to work on the boat. This marina is famous for being a hub point for blue water sailors preparing to cross the Atlantic and since that's our case we try to get as much things done as we can. We also spend ...
In episode 18 we continue the work on RAN in Las Palmas. We construct a new anchor roller for our new 25 kg anchor and build a new box for the plotter and the instruments. We celebrate the summer solstice (Fiesta de San Juan) together with thousands of Gra...
We experience our windiest sail so far! 30-35 knots steady on the beam between Gran Canaria and La Gomera and we are being tested by the acceleration zones. As we are closing in on La Gomera the wind is gusting to 40 knots, and we have to enter the marina ...
Welcome to the beautiful volcanic island of La Gomera! This is one of the smaller Canarian Islands and we absolutely love it. A big part of the island is covered by the national park Garajonay and we explore the island together with Malin's family who is v...
Did you know that there is a whistle language?! El Silbo, is the whistle language of La Gomera and origin from the native Canarians. Since 1999, all children learn it in the school and the language is acknowledged by UNESCO. Our last days on the island are...
Join us as we explore the volcanic island Tenerife by land and sea! The volcano Teide is Spain's highest mountain and walking around in the crater feels like walking on another planet. Johan's parents are visiting us and we move the boat from the very roly...
This is part one of three special kind of episodes, the Sailing Antarctica Mini Series! We take you back to 2006 when Johan had extremely long beard and sailed from Mar del Plata to Antarctica and South Georgia Island. But first we show you our last days i...
The preparations for the Atlantic crossing are on-going i San Sebastián, La Gomera and we make a DIY anchor chain box and Q-flag. The boat neighbors give us a piece of the 95 kg Tuna they caught and we make sushi on board. In the Antarctica Sailing Mini S...
South Georgia Island, the place where Penguins, Elephant seals, Reindeers and Fur seals all live together and have even take over the old whaling stations. It was so amazing! In the last part of Sailing Antarctica Mini Series we enjoy the wildlife and chec...
How do you manage to stow 3 months of food in a 40 ft sailboat? There's a lot of things to think about when planning a long passage and food is one of the most important. Join us in this episode to find out how we did and to see more of our DIY projects!
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Sailing is often about changing plans and take the day as it comes. So our plans on sailing to Cape Verde had to wait a couple of days and instead we sailed to a new island! El Hierro is the smallest of all the main islands in the Canaries. We made a stop ...
We finally caught a fish! And you will probably laugh because it was sooo small :) But it was tasty! Join us on our preparation sail for the Atlantic crossing, a 750 Nm passage from El Hierro, Canary Islands to Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde. Except from...
It feels so good to be in the tropical Cape Verde! We're in the city Mindelo, São Vicente, after sailing from the Canaries. Mindelo is a city full of colors, noise and friendly people. RAN needs a bit of work but we have plenty of time to explore the city...
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For the first time we travel on another boat! We make a roadtrip to explore the greenylicious island Santo Antao, said to be the greenest of...
We had a great time on Ilha do São Nicolau, Cape Verde! A beautiful green island with very friendly people. We stayed at anchor in the fishing village Tarrafal and explored the island by foot and Aluguer. We also went on a spontaneous hike in flip flops a...
The Atlantic crossing is getting closer but before heading back to Mindelo we visit a couple of more anchorages. We celebrate Halloween on the beach with sailing friends and then sail to the uninhabited island Santa Luzia. Back in Mindelo we prepare the la...
What's it like to sail across the Atlantic in a 62 ft boat or a 30 ft boat? We talk to the owners of both and have a look at their boats. One of the coolest things about sailing is that it doesn’t really matter what boat your sailing. You can still sail ...
We set sail on November 23 and left Mindelo, Cape Verde to cross the Atlantic to Grenada, Caribbean. The forecast wasn't optimal and the very light winds were concerning. The first week gave us some sun and company by dolphins but very light winds. And the...
Half way in to crossing the Atlantic the squalls continues and we don't get a lot of sleep. But the days pass fast anyway and when there's only a couple of days left the trade winds kicks in and we start to logg many miles per day. After 18 days we arrive ...
There's no time for rest on RAN! The day after arriving to the Caribbean it's already time to haul out in Grenada Marine. We spend the next days painting RAN, fixing stuff and getting rid of the horrible smell we've noticed for a couple of days. Then we ge...
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