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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...
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...
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 ...
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! ...
Ep 10 Life Safety at Sea with John Kretschmer
Offshore sailing guru John Kretschmer talks PFDs and life rafts, plus we deploy a Winslow offshore 6-man lift raft in open ocean conditions. Music by Jess Cook (Into the Dark) and Milk Chance (Stoln Dance)
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 ...
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 (Co...
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 ...
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. A...
A glimpse of Normandy & Meeting the crew – Ep. 6 RAN Sailing
In episode 6 there is a ”meeting the crew” where we talk about our prior sailing experience and show some footage from Johan’s sail expedition to the Antarctica and South Georgia Island. After a week in Dieppe in Normandy, France we continue to sail ...
Coast Guard & Perfect Winter Sailing – Ep. 5 RAN Sailing
Join us as we explore The Hague a bit more and prepare for the passage to Calais, France. Outside Rotterdam the Dutch Coast Guard contact us and want to ask some questions.The day offers perfect sailing, starting with 20 knots of wind on the beam and then ...
Seasickness & Round tour of the boat – Ep. 4 RAN Sailing
The storms keep coming and we're stuck on Vlieland. Two days later there is finally a gap in the weather and we leave to sail to The Hague in the south part of The Netherlands. We meet heavy rain, winds of 25 knots gusting to 30 and high and steep waves ou...
My big SAILING DREAMS that probably never will come true. – UNTIE THE LINES #18
It's the beginning of a new year so I thought I would give you a rough outlook about my plans with KARL. I have decided to try to bring KARL back to Europe. Watch this video to find out which route I have chosen to do so. Of course, all of this can and wi...
Learning to ask for HELP. My friend helps me with some boat projects – UNTIE THE LINES S1E06
Sooo many things to do on KARL - and I am lucky, because I have had some great help from my friend Dimitrios this week. Check out a couple of our refit projects in this episode! Find out more about my life with KARL on www.facebook.com/whitespotpirates. I...