RAN Sailing Archive – Page 2

Warning for some bloody footage in this episode but it's not too bad. We left Grenada with Privateer, a Nautor Swan 60, to sail in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. We had some really awesome sailing up to Union Island and we sailed over the underwater volca...

Christmas eve had arrived and that's the day we celebrate in Sweden. We had a nice time in Bequia, the Grenadines and found a pair of crutches for Malin so she didn't have to jump on one leg all the time. We met our Swiss friends who sails on a Trimaran an...

After arriving to St. George's in Grenada we find out that our dinghy, Shabby, is leaking air. Then we sail to Carriacou but have turn back due to unexpected problems. We should have listened to the old salties and never left on a Friday ;) We are a Swedi...

Leaving Grenada in the southern Caribbean we did an overnight sail directly to St. Lucia since Malin's friend was coming to visit us in Martinique. We made a few stops in St. Lucia and then arrived to Le Marine in Martinique which felt a little bit like be...

The town of St. Pierre in Martinique was once the capital of the island but 1902 a volcanic eruption killed everybody except one guy! We went hiking on the volcano Montagne Pelée and then visited the destroyed city. Beside from some land exploration we al...

Martinique is such a beautiful island and offers plenty of anchorages. We enjoy the crystal clear water in Grand Anse d'Arlet and then sail up north to St. Pierre where it's a bit tricky to anchor. We find underwater statues and while snorkeling there's a ...

Dominica is a true rainforest paradise! We loved this place and after arriving to the capital Rosseau we got welcomed by the carnival. But enough dancing on the streets for us because we wanted to see more of this lush jungle island. The rainforest offered...

This might be the funniest and scariest footage we have so far! Shabby (our dinghy) has his own mind and seems like he can be a bit evil ;) Luckily everything went all right with both Johan and the outboard engine. In this episode we explore some more of D...

"These shoes are made for walking"... Well maybe not with flip flops when you're hiking in the forest ;) Join us as we explore Terre De Haut in Les Saintes by walking up and down the hills. It's such a beautiful island and so colorful. Then we sail to Guad...

Do you know how it feels when there's 1,5 m high waves coming straight in to your anchorage? We got to experience it for a day and night and it was pretty uncomfortable! In this EXTRA long episode we explore Guadeloupe together with Johan's parents and mak...

RAN and we sail to Antigua and lay anchor in Freeman Bay, English Harbour. This is the place to go to if you want to see a lot of superyachts! We couldn't help ourselves to daydream about which boat we would like to have. So many beautiful yachts! But Engl...

Imagine walking on pure white sand beaches that continue for miles, swimming in crystal clear turquoise water and being almost the only boat in the anchorage. That's Barbuda in a nutshell! We had such a great time on the island and the islands best guide, ...

Do you love airplanes or are you afraid of flying? Then you'll either love or hate St. Barth's airport. We arrive in the former Swedish island during the sailing competition the Bucket Regatta where the iconic J-class participate. And of course some of coo...

Our sailing north in the Caribbean has now taken us to SXM, Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. This is the island with two countries in a very small area and it's also the island with a VERY cool airport! We met so many nice people during our time in SXM and we al...

Johan's cool sister and her boyfriend join us aboard RAN and together we sail to the uninhabited island, Ile Forchue and then St. Barths and Saba. Saba is such a cool island! It's literally a huge volcanic cone sticking up from the ocean and the island has...

We sailed into the prettiest sunset and arrived in Virgin Gorda, the BVI's, early next morning. We moored RAN in the marina of Bitter End Yacht Club and ourselves in a treehouse cottage. It was going to be our most luxurious 24 hours of this trip and we co...

It was pretty easy to point out the most beautiful place in the British Virgin Islands for us. The Baths are without a doubt a very spectacular place and we had so much fun walking and crawling in the tunnels and finding new paths among the giant boulders....

Even though we don't have U.S Visas we would still be able to sail to the Spanish Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, which both are U.S territories, if we followed a special procedure. This is how we did it! When we were done we set sail towards Culebra, Span...

As our paths crossed with Sailing UMA we decided to check out the island Culebra, Spanish Virgin Islands, together both by road and by the sea! We rented a golf cart that we had to push to go up the hills and went to some of Culebras pretty beaches. Then w...

Let's be friends on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/ransailing/ We set sail north west towards Puerto Rico and the capital San Juan. But before doing that we had time for another visit at the beautiful Flamenco beach in Culebra. The sail to San Juan wa...

Meet the manatees, Aramaná, Tureygua, Guacara and Mabó who are getting rehabilitated in the Puerto Rico Conservation Center for Manatees. They have been rescued around Puerto Rico by the passionate team in the center and it was such an amazing experience...

Puerto Rico has A LOT to offer! After exploring the capital, San Juan, in the previous episode, in this episode we walk into the rainforest, El Yunque. Beautiful nature, waterfalls and some pretty cool caves! Then we visit a child hood dream of Johan, the ...

It was time to sail across the Caribbean sea, a passage of 425 nautical miles. We have sailed the Windward- and Leeward islands in the eastern Caribbean and now we set sail from Culebra in the north to Bonaire in the south. Join us as we prepare for the pa...

Join us in Bonaire as we go scuba diving for the first time in our lives! We team up with Beyond the Corals and share our experience as we go through a PADI Open Water Course. During a study break, we hitchhike to the donkey sanctuary and fall in love with...

Bonaire has over 400 caves and many of them are underwater. We went to find some of them but that was easier said than done! Our PADI open water course continues and we have the final exams the same day as a tropical storm is about to hit the island. Scu...

One thing we love about travelling is that you meet so many people and in the most random ways. The German couple we hitchhiked with in the previous episode invited us for a road trip around Bonaire. We go Geocaching, spot Flamingos and surfers. Then it’...

Sailing and living on a boat is all about problem solving. Sometimes life on a boat gets difficult, for example when you don't have any propane to cook food with, the engine isn’t working and the batteries are dead. Join us in Curacao and find out how th...

Prepare for an episode with lots of boat work! We’re back in the boatyard to do some work on RAN. We take her to Curacao Marine in Willemstad and after hauling out we spend a couple of days prepping and then painting new antifouling, changing the batteri...

Hej och välkomna till Sverige! Welcome to Sweden! As we flew home to visit family and friends for the first time in 1 1/2 years we wanted to show you where we come from and where our sailing adventure started. Enjoy! Additional drone footage by our CuraÃ...

We still had some time left in Sweden before going back to RAN in Curacao and we did our best to get as much out of it. We wish we could have shown you more of the beautiful and diverse nature in Sweden. But here comes a couple of bits and pieces, both fro...

Water is life and we are so happy that we can finally make our own drinking water! No more struggling with jerry cans and now we are even more independent on RAN. After launching RAN and going back to the anchorage in Spanish Water, Curacao, we start right...

We have a big decision to make in this episode and it turns out that we need to rebuild some parts of the interior of RAN. It was a bit nervous we can tell you! But we take a well needed break from boat work and visit the Blue Room and drink green shots wi...

Curacao is an island with a lot of culture and in this episode we explore some parts of it and get to experience the real island vibe. We start and finish the last boat project on RAN for this time and then we go sailing to Klein Curacao. Additional dron...

It's time to move on and sail to new destinations but before leaving Curaçao we attend a cruising flea market and sell some treasures from the bilge. Shabby goes in retirement on the island as we pick up our new dinghy and we’re happy as kids on Christm...

Oh, it feels nice to be sailing again! Finally we set sail and head to Aruba, a 75 nautical miles passage from Curacao. We sail overnight and arrive to Aruba where we go through the different kind of clearance procedure. Check out Alsino's channel here: h...

Aruba is the last of the ABC-island and now we have visited them all. We are planning and preparing for our passage to Colombia and since the passage is known for strong wind and high waves we decide to get going when we see a good weather window. But befo...