Sailing vlog 2019 YouTube Videos
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Diving at the famous TUGBOAT BEACH in Curacao #77
Thank you to Maurice and Cas from Jan Thiel Diving who were the most patient with us while we were growing our underwater lungs (especially Maurice :p) We had a great experience with them and would love to come back to dive with them again! Check out Jan T...
SAILBOAT TECH: Satellite communication solutions for offshore sailing // Ryan’s Tech Corner #13
Thank you so much to Predict Wind for making it possible for us to give away an Iridium Go to a lucky subscriber! When Ryan and I decided to start sailing across oceans, we figured we needed a satellite communications solution that allowed us to do voi...
Meet the Tesla of the Sea: a review of our TORQEEDO + TAKACAT dinghy setup // Ryan’s Tech Corner #12
Thank you Catamaran Supply for our first sponsored video ever! Don't hesitate to contact Anett and Willem if you have any boat-related questions, they are very knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. Check out Catamaran Supply at: https://www.catamaransup...
SAILBOAT MAINTENANCE: Replacing the stern seal, cutlass bearing, and aligning the prop shaft. #74
Welcome to the yard, and one of the first project of our season prep! Ryan wanted to change the cutlass bearing, which was due for a replacement after 13 years of good and loyal services. Since replacing the cutlass bearing involved removing the prop s...
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 (n...![Risk Management in sailing : How to assess the risk level of a passage #72 [1/2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/z1ou2HpDELc/maxresdefault.webp)
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: https://youtu.be/SFOVyf7q--s and this: https://youtu.be/q_R3WJAOWWA for context) we felt that our experience was full of many learning opportunities that we wanted...
The hardest decision we’ve had to make. #70
Looking for crew across the Atlantic? Send us an email at hello@ryanandsophie.com ! Watch this first: https://youtu.be/3DzIlzOp4gk 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’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 ca...
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: https://youtu.be/cP6sygquf6Q The cost of cruising / budget: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM5iRHDEXPM The cost of cruising / moderate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMGW3XEImjI The cost of...
SAILBOAT TECH: How to transform your ENGINE into a GENERATOR! // Ryan’s Tech Corner #10
More tech videos from Ryan! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Aiuraud2WV4kvzjCAKAhUVNhbSWsKOH The guide to Lithium batteries on a sailboat: https://youtu.be/pP98FJD6b04 In new installment of Ryan’s Tech Corner, we tell you all about alternato...
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 Norli...
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 rea...
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 start...