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Back to our boat after 8 months away: the best Christmas gift ever!  #73
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Back to our boat after 8 months away: the best Christmas gift ever! #73

Merry Christmas guys!!!! This year, there’s nothing more than we could wish for ourselves than being reunited with Polar Seal in time for Christmas. After flying from Spain, isolating ourselves at our friend’s farm in Sweden for two weeks, taking a (negative) covid test 48 hours before flying and a...
Risk Management in sailing: When is it time to bail out of a passage? #72 [2/2]
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Risk Management in sailing: When is it time to bail out of a passage? #72 [2/2]

Start with part 1: In the wake of our failed experience crossing the Atlantic on a big motor yacht (watch this: and this: for context) we felt that our experience was full of many learning opportunities that we wanted to share with you. As a former pilot (F16s were on the list), pilot instruct...
Risk Management in sailing : How to assess the risk level of a passage #72 [1/2]
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Risk Management in sailing : How to assess the risk level of a passage #72 [1/2]

In the wake of our failed experience crossing the Atlantic on a big motor yacht (watch this: and this: for context) we felt that our experience was full of many learning opportunities that we wanted to share with you. For Part 2, go to: As a former pilot (F16s were on the list), pilot instruct...
The aftermath of “abandoning ship”.  #71
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The aftermath of “abandoning ship”. #71

When we decided to abort mission on crewing the big motor yacht, we knew that we were going to deal with a HUGE mess. But because we were looking at potentially way more trouble at sea, we chose the mess on land. In this week’s video, we deal with the aftermath of choosing to not crew on the m...
The hardest decision we’ve had to make. #70
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The hardest decision we’ve had to make. #70

Looking for crew across the Atlantic? Send us an email at [email protected] ! Watch this first: A couple of days ago, we released a video about “how we are going back to Polar Seal”. At the time we published it, we weren’t sure that it was a good idea to make it public anymore, but event...
We’re going back to our sailboat!! (And we’ve been hiding something from you…😏)   #69
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We’re going back to our sailboat!! (And we’ve been hiding something from you…😏) #69

We are going back to Polar Seal!!! And we’ve been hiding something from you… Alright guys, it is time that we come clean about something :) In September, we realized that we really needed to get back to Polar Seal. She is our home, and we simply cannot leave her baking under the sun in Curacao. ...
How to start sailing the World from scratch (from someone who knew nothing about boats)
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How to start sailing the World from scratch (from someone who knew nothing about boats)

Other useful videos on the topic: How we learned how to sail: The cost of cruising / budget: The cost of cruising / moderate: The cost of cruising / comfortable: How we felt moving on our boat: A tour of Polar Seal, our Beneteau Oceanis 40: Well, I never thought that one day I would move o...
SAILBOAT TECH: How to transform your ENGINE into a GENERATOR! // Ryan’s Tech Corner #10
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SAILBOAT TECH: How to transform your ENGINE into a GENERATOR! // Ryan’s Tech Corner #10

More tech videos from Ryan! The guide to Lithium batteries on a sailboat: In new installment of Ryan’s Tech Corner, we tell you all about alternators on sailboats and how you can turn your engine into a power-house generator. A little over a year ago, after we spent 2 months in Almerimar e...
Sailing the Baltic Sea: From Stockholm to Rosättra on a Norlin 34 #67
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Sailing the Baltic Sea: From Stockholm to Rosättra on a Norlin 34 #67

Welcome to the Baltic Sea! :D When our friend Andy from @59NorthSailing found himself having to spend more time in Sweden than he had planned for, he decided to buy a small boat to keep in Sweden and sail the Baltic with. Introducing: Spica! A Norlin 34 that was specifically designed to sail ...
Did 2020 kill our sailing adventure? (Real time update) #66
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Did 2020 kill our sailing adventure? (Real time update) #66

Long time no see Youtube! :) We have been missing you a bunch during the time that we didn’t really post new videos, and we are excited to be back. The truth is that past the initial burst of joy I felt upon returning to a land-based life, the reality of our unexpected life change hit me hard...
Sailboat Tech: How does the GPS system work? (Navigating from space)  // Ryan’s live tech talks #6
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Sailboat Tech: How does the GPS system work? (Navigating from space) // Ryan’s live tech talks #6

The GNSS or GPS... that magic device on your phone and on your yacht. It tells you where you are and how fast your going but have you ever wondered how it works? Topics to cover: - What is GNSS (GPS) - How does it work (in general) - Limitations of GNSS - GNSS Augmentations (what does that even m...
Navigation Systems (and communication and Surveillance)  // Ryan’s live tech talks #5
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Navigation Systems (and communication and Surveillance) // Ryan’s live tech talks #5

A topic that always comes up is Navigation systems and equipment so after a extended break we take a look at this complex topic. Some items we will discuss; - Different types of navigation and the tools required for each - How the type of sailing effects the equipment you will want or require - ...
Ryan & Sophie Sailing Live Stream
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Sailboat Maintenance (or how to avoid unnecessary predicaments) // Ryan’s live tech talks #4
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Sailboat Maintenance (or how to avoid unnecessary predicaments) // Ryan’s live tech talks #4

When we asked what topic you guys wanted us to cover in a Live Session, lots of you answered: sailboat maintenance! In this new installment of Ryan's Live Tech Talks, we will cover a variety of topics, and among other: - How to think about your sailboat maintenance based on your usage of the ...
First impressions of Caribbean Sailing! (it’s not ALWAYS what it looks like on the postcard…) #65
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First impressions of Caribbean Sailing! (it’s not ALWAYS what it looks like on the postcard…) #65

Hello friends! In this video, we go back in time to our first time in the Caribbean with Polar Seal. After we finally made it to Martinique, we were eager to start exploring and jumped from anchorage to anchorage to meet our friends and relax. We started in Le Marin where we had made landfall af...
Sailboat electrics: what system(s) do you need? // Ryan’s live tech talks #3
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Sailboat electrics: what system(s) do you need? // Ryan’s live tech talks #3

THIS is the topic that Ryan had been wanting to cover ever since he started to talk about doing live tech talks. In this Live session, we will cover all kind of sailboat electric topics including: - How to assess your power needs - Batteries: how to size your battery bank - Should you go lithium,...
How to build your own watermaker: tips, tricks, review & reality checks // Ryan’s live tech talks #2
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How to build your own watermaker: tips, tricks, review & reality checks // Ryan’s live tech talks #2

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 self-sufficiency throughout the Mediterannean (where marinas are super expensive), through ocean crossings (yeay for showers) ...
Flying repatriation class to Sweden #64 (part 2)
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Flying repatriation class to Sweden #64 (part 2)

Part 1 of our crazy repatriation journey from Saint Martin to Sweden: This is part 2 of our crazy repatriation journey from Saint Martin to Curacao. After over two months stuck in Saint Martin, we decided that the best course of action for us to escape hurricane season and reconnect with our san...
One last sail before we go: repatriating amidst the covid19 pandemic. #64
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One last sail before we go: repatriating amidst the covid19 pandemic. #64

After over two months stuck in Saint Martin, we decided that the best course of action for us to escape hurricane season and reconnect with our sanity was too repatriate to Sweden. But leaving the boat in a safe place and getting home is obviously a lot harder these days, and the success of our pl...
🔴Choosing a cruising boat & its equipment for total newbies // Ryan’s live tech talks #1
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🔴Back from lockdown in Saint Martin, what’s next for us?
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🔴Back from lockdown in Saint Martin, what’s next for us?

We are back in Stockholm for hurricane season after almost 3 months of confinement onboard Polar Seal. So what's next for us and our sailing plans?
STUCK between a pandemic and a hurricane: Where do we go now?  #63
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STUCK between a pandemic and a hurricane: Where do we go now? #63

Want to escape hurricane season in Grenada? Check out Join Polar Seal at Curacao Marine: Back in March when this whole thing started, we felt confident that we had time to prepare hurricane season for us Polar Seal. But as the weeks went by, it became clear that there was very few talks about bo...
Going through lockdown on a sailboat is NOT how you think it is 💩 #62
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Going through lockdown on a sailboat is NOT how you think it is 💩 #62

Help the people of Saint Martin / Sint Maarten! Saint Martin certainly is a lovely island, but we unfortunately never got to see any of it… We arrived in the Simpson Bay Lagoon early March to catch a flight to Stockholm, and while we were away, the coronavirus pandemic unraveled in a way that no...
🔴 Catching up after 8 weeks of lockdown in Saint-Martin (and a sunset, of course)
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