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March 16, 2025
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En route to Bonaire , the diving paradise! 🇧🇶 #79
If you have been following our channel in the last year, you know how big a deal moving back onboard and sailing to Bonaire was for us. When this video is released, it has only been a few weeks since we arrived and we have enjoyed every second of our time ...
Well, that’s TYPICAL boat life, isn’t it?🤷🏻♀️ #80
Intro: 00:00 Buying ex-rental diving equipment: 2:41 Fixing a leak in our dinghy: 5:08 Diving under our sailboat: 8:09 Life without a dinghy: 11:35 2 years update on our DIY watermaker: 15:24 Dinghy repairs day 2: 16:17 -- Curious about our dinghy? Ch...
The hidden costs of sailing a brand new BAVARIA C57 + boat tour
00:01: Introduction 02:30: Meet James, Philipa, and Aequus 03:29: Master suite (V-berth) 04:28: Why the choice of a the Bavaria C57 05:41: The galley 06:32: How did you equip Aequus? 11:16: What would you do differently? 11:42: How much did it cost? Mo...
SAILING LIFE: What cruising looks like in 2021. #82
Brainstorm Hurricane season 2021 with us: https://youtu.be/gsnHHykRxPc Navigating amidst at pandemic: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Aiuraud2WWap-UYCDJrB_-J4VNvjpE2 Tips for going from 0 to full time cruising: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5...
🔴 Brainstorm hurricane season 2021 with us (and a chat, of course!)
Been a while since we've had a chat and we figured... well, it's really been too long! Join us on our mooring buoy in Bonaire and let's brainstorm hurricane season 2021 together
WATCH THIS before moving on your sailboat! All the things I wish I knew 3 years ago 🤦🏻♀️ #83
All the things I wish I knew - 00:00 Do you know what the hardest part of living onboard is? - 1:54 Working out on a boat - 3:05 What I wish we had done faster - 4:15 One thing that will not change - 6:27 What to bring onboard - 8:53 Choosing a sailboat ...
Explaining our lifestyle to sailing noobs (living space, costs, mail, healthcare, cons, etc…)
5 years ago, when Ryan and I were absolute sailing noobs, this is the video that I would have wanted to watch :) How is it REALLY like to live on a sailboat? How do you eat? Sleep? Shower? Poop? (Seriously, the boat shower was a mystery to me). More seri...
SAILBOAT MAINTENANCE: Service a marine diesel engine with me & Philippa (Yanmar 1000 hours service)
00:00 Intro 02:28 Draining the coolant fluid 05:33 Changing the impeller 07:49 Changing the engine & gearbox oil 12:44 Changing the fuel filters 18:16 Changing the coolant (attempt #2) 19:16 Disposing of oil and filters -- I had always promised mysel...
SAILING LIFE: Why is it so hard to say goodbye? #86
I want to believe that I will eventually get used to it, but I really don’t. Time after time after time, saying goodbye is still hard. Ryan actually cried after watching the first cut of this video :) I try to hang on the fact that it is only hard becau...
Installing a WASHING MACHINE in our 40ft sailboat #87
How many times did I not dream of not having to walk kilometer after kilometer, the 20kg IKEA bags sawing into my shoulders only to end paying a fortune and wait hours for clean laundry? So when it became apparent that we were going to spend quite some t...
COOKING UP (for) A STORM: How and why I meal prep for ocean crossings #88
This was supposed to be a video about cooking on the boat, but really... it is a video about wrestling with cabinets and lockers. Wanna cook some Carbs & comfort bombs? Here is the link to the recipes! Lasagna: https://ryanandsophie.com/my-frenchif...
🔴 Where (and when) we are going next!
Because we can't wait to share it with you ;)
ALTERING COURSE: How we are escaping hurricane season in 2021 (and beyond!)
One year: ZERO sailing. That is one of the consequences of the pandemic on our lives. But that's about to change drastically, as we are getting ready to tackle some of our biggest passages to date, which will take us to...?! A HUGE thank you to Takacat a...
CROSSING OCEANS
Welcome to our channel! My name is Sophie, I am French, and I sail the World together with my partner Ryan, who's American. We met on Tinder in Stockholm, Sweden in 2015, where we lived at the time. Were we sailors? No. In fact, we had never stepped foot o...
How we equipped our Beneteau Oceanis 40 to cross oceans
Welcome to the first video in our new Atlantic crossing series! Back in 2019, we crossed the Atlantic for the first time, from Europe to the Caribbean. This year, we crossed the Atlantic back to Europe, and we will be closing the loop at the end of the yea...
ATLANTIC CROSSING DAY-5 : We overhaul Polar Seal to receive crew for a month #91
After three months of solid preparations ahead of our coming crossing, everything was under control until obviously... it wasn't anymore. Our new crew Anett arrives in Bonaire in a few hours, and we have a lot of work to do to prepare Polar Seal to have...
ATLANTIC CROSSING DAY-4 : Provisioning for a month sea 🌊 #92
What do you need to buy when you head out to sea for a month and how much? And more importantly: is this the hardest part about provisioning for a long passage? In this video, we explore the answers to these questions. Welcome to Day-4 to departure, wher...
🔴Live Sundowners with Adam & Khiara from @SailingMillennialFalcon
After chasing them all the way from the Caribbean, we finally ran into Adam and Khiara from the channel @SailingMillennialFalcon. They have never been live on Youtube before, so we thought this would be a great opportunity to have a lot of fun together wit...
ATLANTIC CROSSING DAY-3 : This is getting slightly out of hand. #93
I could have made a video about how to organize and plan the perfect ocean crossing... But the reality is that the last days before departures are always a bit chaotic, and that's ok! So instead of making it look like something it isn't: here is a slice o...
Why is it harder to cross the Atlantic from West to East? (with Andy from @59NorthSailing)
Three days before Ryan, Anett and I left Bonaire to cross the Atlantic to the Azores, we connected with Andy from @59NorthSailing for a full weather routing brief. In this video, we go over the differences between crossing the Atlantic from East to West...
ATLANTIC CROSSING DAY-2 : Is there such a thing as “over-provisioning”? (asking for a friend) #94
It is day -2 until we depart for our 3500 nautical miles passage from Bonaire to the Azores, and the time has come to go back to the grocery store and buy vegetables, fruits, and other fresh foods. But I have no idea where I am going to store everything,...
ATLANTIC CROSSING DAY-1: Feeling the pressure of the last day before departure #95
Aaaand that's it. Tomorrow, we are leaving on a 3500 nautical miles sailing journey that will take us from Bonaire (South of the Caribbean) to the Azores, in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. The truth is... we'll never be 100% ready. But this is the bes...
Transatlantic, Stage 1: Crossing the Caribbean Sea #96
After four months of work and a chaotic week of last-minute preparations, the day has finally come to leave Bonaire and set sails towards the Azores. The first leg of this Atlantic crossing takes us upwind from the South of the Caribbean Sea to the South...![Sailing through the Mona Passage [Transatlantic, Stage 2] #97](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/eofSGYwrsYU/maxresdefault.webp)
Sailing through the Mona Passage [Transatlantic, Stage 2] #97
We had not heard much about the Mona passage before we realized that there was no way we could exit East of Puerto Rico. But the fact that it has a name (let alone a reputation) should have been enough of a red flag. After three days of tiring upwind sai...![Rough days of sailing across the Bermuda Triangle [Transatlantic, Stage 3] #97](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/CmJ6UWX3lg8/maxresdefault.webp)
Rough days of sailing across the Bermuda Triangle [Transatlantic, Stage 3] #97
Thank you to St. Paul de Vence for this episode's music! https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Gn9h2lBikJ7YoBO4OsE29?si=67BWBjCPRl6Ggk2lZyUSOQ&dl_branch=1 It has been 5 days that we are at sea, and after a rough crossing of the Caribbean Sea and some excit...
ATLANTIC CROSSING: Why you should always listen to your gut. #98
Thank you to St. Paul de Vence for this episode's music! https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Gn9h2lBikJ7YoBO4OsE29?si=67BWBjCPRl6Ggk2lZyUSOQ&dl_branch=1 It has been over a week that we are at sea between Bonaire and the Azores, and after a whopping seven...
Staging for an Atlantic Crossing: A tale of Stormy Seas, Learning Patience, and Rum Swizzle #99
When we first left Bonaire to sail across the Atlantic to the Azores, we never intended on stopping anywhere on the way. But after a serious week of beating into the wind, our bodies craved a break on land (as well as a burger and a beer) Our VHF broke a...
ATLANTIC CROSSING: 2200 Nautical Miles from Bermuda to the Azores #100
Welcome to Episode #100!!! 🥳 In 2020, we couldn't sail more than a couple of hundred nautical miles, and were really looking forward to an ocean passage. This one certainly had a few surprises in store for us! Hope you enjoy the videos of our crossin...
ATLANTIC CROSSING: Losing our Satellite Communications in the middle of the Ocean #101
The one thing that is guaranteed to happen on an offshore passage this long, is that stuff is going to break. Our job before departure is to have a solid risk management plan, making sure that we either have redundancy in case of a critical system failure,...
ATLANTIC CROSSING: Problem-solving in the middle of the Ocean #102
Losing our satellite communications 1000 nautical miles offshore: https://youtu.be/GYfDZgdeQps Big thanks to our weather router Charlie from www.myweatherrouter.com for having our backs in this inconvenient situation ;) Also thank you to St. Paul de Ven...
How to deal with seasickness: 10 TIPS from two girls who’ve been there 🤢
Welcome to Sailboating with Sophie & Anett, a mini-series about the forgotten aspects of offshore sailing, brought to you by Catamaran Supply and inspired by Rum Swizzle :) Anett and I have spent a LOT of time studying seasickness while feeding the f...
ATLANTIC CROSSING: Overcoming the mental challenges of Ocean sailing. #103
We often joke that an ocean crossing starts when you reach halfway. But the truth is, that passed the excitement of the first days, a long offshore passage can sometimes be a lot more mentally challenging than one would think... There is a myriad of reas...
ATLANTIC CROSSING: Last days at sea before landfall in Horta #104
Land oh! After 15 days at sea, we finally see land again. And just like that, our 3500 nautical miles adventure between Bonaire and the Azores ends :) Thank you to St. Paul de Vence for the music! I've really enjoyed illustrating the footage of our crossi...
SAILING FASHION: What to pack for an offshore sailing trip + GILL offshore jacket GIVEAWAY 🎉
Shop the Gill gear featured in this video: https://www.catamaransupply.com/collections/gill?ref=ryanandsophie Welcome to Sailboating with Sophie & Anett, a mini-series about the forgotten aspects of offshore sailing, brought to you by Catamaran Supply...