Ryan & Sophie Sailing Archive – Page 2

Do you give lithium batteries a try ahead of the new sailing season? We couldn’t just talk about Ryan’s company without giving you guys a discount code! Go to www.dakotalithium.com and use code ryanandsophie for a 10% discount on your order (valid un...

The number one question that we get asked is "how much does it cost the sail the World?". The same way that living in a house or an apartment, the cost of cruising depends on many factors, which of one major: the very boat that you sail. In this 3 parts m...

The video about Marky’s 1974 32ft MacWester Wight ketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM5iRHDEXPM The complete tour of Polar Seal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxqKYydlxd0 —— This is the second part of our mini series on the cost of cruising...

The video about Marky’s 1974 32ft MacWester Wight ketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM5iRHDEXPM The video about our 2007 Beneteau Oceanis 40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMGW3XEImjI Follow SV Tengah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/svt...

Hi guys! FINALLY, we are back and we are SO stoked to be reunited with Polar Seal! (we're also still jetlagged and dealing with a massive mess onboard, but hey, feels good to be home!) To start this season, we will go live this Sunday (Sunday the 10th o...

Hi friends! We are back onboard and doing boat work like crazy. This season, we are doing some big upgrades which should leave Polar Seal a whole new boat! In this live session, we'll tell you all about our plan for 2019: upgrades, route and Youtube video...

Thank you!!! Let's be real, without you, making these videos wouldn't be the same and we really appreciate all the support that we receive from the community. I hesitated a long time before getting on the Patreon train, and again, this wouldn't have happ...

For this first episode of our new season, we take you into the glamorous life that we live before we can start voyaging in the Med again! During the coming weeks, we will be focusing on boat work, and this week we take you along through a few projects, s...

Check out Ryan’s guide to Lithium at: https://youtu.be/pP98FJD6b04 Do you give lithium batteries a try ahead of the new sailing season? We couldn’t just talk about Ryan’s company without giving you guys a discount code! Go to www.dakotalithium.com...

Ryan’s guide to Lithium batteries on a sailboat: https://youtu.be/pP98FJD6b04 How to install lithium batteries on a sailboat: https://youtu.be/2bNBYJZde6M In this bonus Q&A, Ryan answers your questions about lithium. Click the times to jump to a sp...

Marina life: Almerimar, the winter paradise of the Mediterranean sailor. This week’s episode is brought to you by a little bit of boredom. Ryan being gone, I find myself alone in Almerimar again, where Polar has been docked since November. In this vid...

How to install a DIY watermaker: https://youtu.be/BOdRNNPina0 ***Update 2021/11/16*** It's been over two and a half years since we installed our watermaker. It has been performing flawlessly ever since and has afforded us some well-needed and appreciated...

Special thanks to Anders, who made it possible for us to purchase this arch (and therefore make this video) by giving us his old radar. Without it, we would have had to replace our entire marine electronics setup and would not have had the budget for this ...

Hi guys! And welcome to yet another day of “no we haven’t left the dock and we’re bummed out about it” We have been spending an entire month and a half maintaining and upgrading our boat. And although it is really satisfying to see Polar Seal tur...

FINALLY, we are off!!! But not having the sunny, nice, warm kind of sail that the Mediterranean promised us. We’re good though. It’s all good training! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Didn’t see that one coming! For the first time since we left the dock in Stockholm, we take Polar Seal out for a spin in the bay of Cartagena, just for the sake of having the fun day on the water (oh and also because we want to test our water maker…)...

In this video, we share the story of how a beautiful day at sea ended up being towed back to Cartagena, Spain by the fire department. We recollect the succession of events that led us to this situation and share our lessons learned with the community. ...

This week, we are leaving Cartagena and set sails towards the Balearics! This time a year, the weather in the Mediterranean is still unstable, and we need to make a few stops along the way to dodge some weather. Our first stop is in Mar Menor, an inland ...

Our lifejackets: https://amzn.to/2YNOI4J Our tether lines: https://amzn.to/2HAqlSb We haven't always worn our lifejackets at all time when underway, but we do now. In this video, we share with you the reasons why we decided to do so as well as our 4 favor...

Balearics baby! We start by climbing on top of Penyal d’Ifach, the big rock on the edge of Calpe before setting sails towards the Balearics islands. We first sail to Formentera and finally reach our first destination goal. We’ve never had such smo...

Sailing life in Formentera: Wind shifts, amazing food and 3000€ Posidonia fines #39 The 2018 list of restricted anchoring areas in the Balearics: http://media.superyachtnews.com/uploads/library/decret_posidonia%20cartografia-2018.pdf Book a mooring bu...

We had heard about the crazy winds of the Med, and we get the full effect of them in this week’s episode. We leave Formentera unsure of where to get good shelter from an upcoming blow and although we find absolute paradise in a cove on Ibiza, we end up...

Check out Part 1 of the water maker series - How to make water on a sailboat? https://youtu.be/tETjcFKccjM ***Update 2021/11/16*** It's been over two and a half years since we installed our watermaker. It has been performing flawlessly ever since and has...

When it comes to seasickness, I thought I had tried it all, but that was before randomly ending up balancing myself in the companion way. On our way out of Ibiza to Mallorca, we were met with a crazy beamy swell that although not dangerous, made or cross...

The beauty of what we do is that a lot of times, we end up in places we didn’t even know existed and that we would have never have gone to otherwise. Like when we ended up sailing among some of the biggest superyachts in the World in Mallorca, between ...

Recently, a lot of long distance cruisers have taken their adventures to new dimensions and the Sailing Youtubosphere is seeing the arrivals of a few babies. I got a food baby. Joke aside, Eastern Mallorca is absolutely gorgeous, and we have an absolut...

This week, we are crossing from Mallorca to Menorca, and join our friends on Sea Odyssey again only to find ourselves in the jolliest of anchorages we’ve ever experienced. The next day was so bad that we decided to leave the place at 8AM already, and h...

Exploring the treasures of Menorca by sailboat, from Ciutadella to Mahón. #46 This week, we go treasure hunt! We start by exploring Ciutadella, the historic capital of Mahón, where I get some well appreciated girls time with Emily, our friend on Sea Ody...

Sailing equipment hits & miss: what we bought, used loved and loved a lot less /Ryan's tech corner #6 This video was voted by our Patrons as the next Ryan's tech Corner they wanted to see! Down below are links towards the products we loved (some are...

First off, thank you all for the messages of support that we have received since we got back from our sail! Last week, Ryan and I were crossing the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Almerimar. On the 6th day of our passage, I got injured (not the nice ...

After seeing the absolute disaster left behind hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, Ryan and I decided to give all the proceeds from this video to Lend a Hand Bahamas. https://www.lendahandbahamas.org/bahamas-hurricane-relief This may not be much in the gra...

Sailboat tech: How does a marine autopilot work? (Featuring the Raymarine evolution & EV1 sensor) // Ryan’s tech corner #7 In this new episode of Ryan’s tech corner, we explore autopilots. What exactly is a marine autopilot and how does it work...

We chose to sail to Corsica, because under no circumstances were we going to miss this part of France. I had never been to Corsica, and hadn’t stepped foot in my home country in over a year. Besides, Ryan was going to teach a one week course in Paris a...

Buongiorno! This week, we finally reach Italy from Corsica under sail, and make landfall in beautiful Sardinia. Our time in Sardinia is short but sweet. It starts by a Mistral getting us stuck onboard for a few days before we are finally able to leave Po...

There is a reason why fishing is called fishing, and not “catching”! For the longest time, Ryan and I thought about how we should get into fishing.   But none of us knows how to fish, and also, blood makes me faint between, which makes me a terrible...