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Is This King Kong Island? – Ep. 30 RAN Sailing
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Is This King Kong Island? – Ep. 30 RAN Sailing

Let's be friends on Facebook! We'd be so happy if you give our page a like :) 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 all the islands in Cape Verde. So beautiful and a must see if visit...
Hello Mindelo! – Ep. 29 RAN Sailing
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Hello Mindelo! – Ep. 29 RAN Sailing

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 and the island São Vicente. Oh, and don...
Prelude to an Ocean Crossing – Ep. 28 RAN Sailing
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Prelude to an Ocean Crossing – Ep. 28 RAN Sailing

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 a couple of things breaking and too light w...
We Found Another Island – Ep. 27 RAN Sailing
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We Found Another Island – Ep. 27 RAN Sailing

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 on the south coast in La Restinga and got am...
Provisioning for an Ocean Crossing – Ep. 26 RAN Sailing
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Provisioning for an Ocean Crossing – Ep. 26 RAN Sailing

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! We are a Swedish couple who wanted a d...
On the hook & Sailing Antarctica Mini Series Pt. 3 – Ep. 25 RAN Sailing
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On the hook & Sailing Antarctica Mini Series Pt. 3 – Ep. 25 RAN Sailing

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 check out the abandoned whaling stations on Sout...
Chain Issues & Sailing Antarctica Mini Series Pt. 2 – Ep. 24 RAN Sailing
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Chain Issues & Sailing Antarctica Mini Series Pt. 2 – Ep. 24 RAN Sailing

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 Series Pt. 2 Johan sail to the Antarctic Penin...
Third time lucky & Sailing Antarctica Mini Series Pt. 1 – Ep. 23 RAN Sailing
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Third time lucky & Sailing Antarctica Mini Series Pt. 1 – Ep. 23 RAN Sailing

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 in Tenerife and the sail to La Gomera. The ca...
Giants in the sea – Ep. 22 RAN Sailing
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Giants in the sea – Ep. 22 RAN Sailing

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 marina in Las Galletas to Los Gig...
Whistle Language & Island Hopping – Ep. 21 RAN Sailing
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Whistle Language & Island Hopping – Ep. 21 RAN Sailing

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 spent snorkeling, walking in San Sebastian ...
Exploring La Gomera – Ep. 20 RAN Sailing
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Exploring La Gomera – Ep. 20 RAN Sailing

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 visiting us. Jumping in waves on the wes...
Crazy sailing in acceleration zones – Ep. 19 RAN Sailing
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Crazy sailing in acceleration zones – Ep. 19 RAN Sailing

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 in darkness. Before we untied the lines we m...
Work Work Work – Ep.18 RAN Sailing
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Work Work Work – Ep.18 RAN Sailing

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 Gran Canarians on the beach and watch the amazi...
Boat Work & New friends in Las Palmas – Ep.17 RAN Sailing
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Boat Work & New friends in Las Palmas – Ep.17 RAN Sailing

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 a very good time with our new frie...
Madeira – The floating garden – Ep. 16 RAN Sailing
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Madeira – The floating garden – Ep. 16 RAN Sailing

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. We passed the Savage Islands which are in the...
Leaving a mark on Porto Santo – Ep. 15 RAN Sailing
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Leaving a mark on Porto Santo – Ep. 15 RAN Sailing

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 the sun and in the water! We are a Swedish...
Four days offshore to Porto Santo – Ep. 14 RAN Sailing
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Four days offshore to Porto Santo – Ep. 14 RAN Sailing

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 of Porto Santo. We are a Swedish couple wh...
Swedish Meatballs In Lisbon – Ep. 13 RAN Sailing
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Swedish Meatballs In Lisbon – Ep. 13 RAN Sailing

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 RAN for the 490 Nm sail to the Madeira archipe...
Sailing to Lisbon – Ep. 12 RAN Sailing
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Sailing to Lisbon – Ep. 12 RAN Sailing

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 couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we...
Rig repairs & Sailing to Portugal – Ep. 11 RAN Sailing
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Rig repairs & Sailing to Portugal – Ep. 11 RAN Sailing

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 ready we sail the 25 nm to Portugal and arr...
A broken boom – Ep.10 RAN Sailing
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A broken boom – Ep.10 RAN Sailing

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 and get an accidental jib on the Hoyt boom...
Coast of death – Ep. 9 RAN Sailing
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Coast of death – Ep. 9 RAN Sailing

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 (Costa da morte) to Muxía, a small fishing villa...
Sailing across the Bay of Biscay – Ep. 8 RAN Sailing
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Sailing across the Bay of Biscay – Ep. 8 RAN Sailing

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 dolphins and on the first night around 50 pi...
Standing aground on Guernsey – Ep. 7 RAN Sailing
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Standing aground on Guernsey – Ep. 7 RAN Sailing

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. After three days we move to another marina an...
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