We’ve been so lucky with lots of sunshine and warm weather for being late October but now there’s a big nasty low coming in over the Salish Sea. We seek shelter and then continue south to Port Townsend and finally arrive in Seattle, our last stop for t...
The main focus this year has been our Alaska and British Columbia cruise and with all the traveling we’ve done, boat projects and maintenance have had to wait. But we’re going to tackle all that now when we’ll be in Seattle for a while. First up is o...
It’s been a nice surprise that the area we’ve been traveling in for the past few months have had such great Nordic influence. A trip to Poulsbo made us feel like home and we got to experience going through the Ballard locks on lake Union. Then it was t...
The province where we come from in Sweden, Skåne (Scania), has so many artifacts and historical sites from the Viking era, Bronze Age and more. We went on a road trip on a stormy day to find some of them. Our time back home flew by and just like that it w...
Are you guys ready for a RAN-athon?! We have 2 more videos coming up in the next two days so stay tuned!
Over 3 years of full time cruising and a lot of motoring up in Alaska and BC has taken it’s toll on Ran’s engine. We also got a blow-by on one of ...
This is part 2 of our diesel engine overhaul, stay tuned for part 3 tomorrow!
Watch part 1 here: https://youtu.be/rE2KIdqclbI
Over 3 years of full time cruising and a lot of motoring up in Alaska and BC has taken it’s toll on Ran’s engine. We also got...
This is part 3 of our diesel engine overhaul! Watch part 1 and 2 here: https://youtu.be/rE2KIdqclbI, https://youtu.be/lCUhmtRRr3U
Over 3 years of full time cruising and a lot of motoring up in Alaska and BC has taken it’s toll on Ran’s engine. We also...
Our winter in Seattle started with mild weather and sunshine but then a snow storm moved in over Seattle and turned Ran's deck white. Join us as we explore Seattle and deal with some issues onboard.
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Join us as we put on micro spikes on our boots and hike to a half frozen waterfall in the Cascade Mountains. Then it was time to leave Harbor Island and take Ran through the Ballard locks and get her hauled out on lake Union!
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It's working mode on Ran! The hull is being sanded and prepped and we are doing projects down below as well as in the cockpit. One of the projects is to shorten the boom!
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We're getting ready to splash Ran back into the water but first we have to deal with a problem... In the meantime we go skiing and hang out in Seattle!
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailboat Ran, a cus...
Leaving a place where you’ve been for a while is always harder because you have gotten to meet people. There were many goodbye's and see you soon's! We get Ran back into the water, hoist the new sails and get fancy when we’re invited to listen to Buzz ...
Our first anchoring experience for the season was interesting. A huge low pressure came in over the Salish Sea and we were right in it. We had picked a safe anchorage but didn’t expect that the dinghy would capsize with the outboard on it!
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We're the first boat for the season to stay in Butchart Cove. We visit the gardens and they are beautiful! Next stop is Todd Inlet and then Portland Island which is a former royal island and one of our favorites!
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Sailing between the Gulf Islands can be challenging, the islands are close to each other and can interrupt the wind or increase it. We make it to Ganges on Salt spring island where we do a stop over before continuing south. We find a great anchorage in Cad...
We return to USA but things doesn’t go as we had hoped… We take the first weather window to sail south and Malin gets really seasick for the first time in a few years. You have to see why :)
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We continue our sail south along the west coast of the US. Our destination is Coos Bay in southern Oregon which has a river bar we have to cross. This coast is infamous for dangerous river bars so let’s see how it goes!
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We head out to sea in fog and despite rounding two windy capes we get a good sail to Fort Bragg, California. When we’re here in northern California we can’t miss to visit the Redwoods, the world’s largest trees!
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We’re in California and were hoping for sunshine but it is raining nonstop and the wind is howling. We do a few projects onboard and explore Fort Bragg while waiting for a weather window to sail south. Then we make the jump to San Francisco and it’s a ...
We’re loving San Francisco! It’s green and picturesque and the hills are a great workout :) In this episode we also visit the wine districts outside the city and get a baby update!
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Next to our downtown anchorage in San Francisco are a couple of old ships that we visit. Then we make it across the windy bay to Sausalito where there's no wind at all and over 30 C!
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We go under the Golden Gate bridge for the second time and arrive in Monterey at night. Then our anchor catch something nasty on the bottom! Monterey is a cute town with friendly people and we rent a car to go south along the coast of the epic Big Sur!
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This week you get to see a really excited Johan! Some real emotions there :) After exploring Santa Cruz we set off from Monterey to sail south to the Californian Channel Islands and it's a quite eventful sail!
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Todays video is a special one! This past winter back in Sweden we recorded a talk between Johan and his sailing companion, Kristian, about their Antarctica expedition in 2005-2007. Hope you’ll enjoy it and don’t miss the Antarctica mini series we did a...
Our sail down the US West coast continues and in this episode it's time for us to go around the infamous Point Conception. We spend a couple of days cruising the channel islands, San Miguel and Santa Cruz looking at caves and sea elephants.
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For the first time in over a year we spend time at the beach :) We celebrate 4th of July and have 9000 boats as neighbours!
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailboat Ran, a custom built Beason 40 in alumi...
We couldn't sail through California without visiting Los Angeles. This iconic city that we know so much about even if we've never been there. It was a huge city!
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Looking for a boat is a lot of fun but it can also be quite difficult. There is so much to think of! Join us as we talk about what type of boat we are looking for and show you a couple of ones that we hope can be our future boat!
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Our last stop in the US, San Diego! Thank you to everyone who supports our production. Check out http://www.patreon.com/ransailing if you want us to be able to continue creating on our own terms!
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Hola Mexico! Join us as we sail to Mexico, a country we’ve never been to before and talk you through the clearing procedure and how much it cost.
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailboat Ran, a custom ...
Being a 32 year old boat much of the original gear onboard is starting to break. After breaking two blocks it was time for an update on the deck gear. Being in Mexico for a while we finally had the time to get the job done!
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We are ending one chapter and starting a new one! Ran sold and we're packing up all our things to ship to Sweden and get ready to leave what has been our home for the nearly past 5 years.
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Our home stapled on one pallet!
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailboat Ran, a custom built Beason 40 in aluminium and untied the lines in the middle of the Swedish winter in January 2016. There is no s...
Bye Ran, thank you for all the memories, hard work and nautical miles you have given us :) We love you!
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailboat Ran, a custom built Beason 40 in aluminium and untied the...
The search for Ran II has officially started! When we get invited by a follower to come and look at his Deerfoot 68 in Los Angeles we can't say no. This is a special boat!
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A road trip to the island of Orust! This is the epicenter for yacht building in Sweden and we take a look at two very different boats, a Forgus 52 and a Najad 391. This is episode 1 out of 2 this weekend, so don’t miss the follow up!
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