Sailing vlog 2019 YouTube Videos
Showing 46-60 of 91 results

Fishing success out of Cape Verde! // Atlantic Crossing Daily Vlog #2
It is day 2 of our sailing passage across the Atlantic, and we try to settle into offshore rythm. The sea state is a little wild, and it feels like everything in the boat is falling. In the afternoon, Sophie decides that the conditions are good enough to...
Atlantic crossing: Not exactly a smooth start… // Atlantic Crossing Daily Vlog #1
The day has finally come: we are about to depart from Cape Verde and cross the Atlantic on our own sailboat!!! Ryan is more anxious than I’ve ever seen him, and I simply can’t wait to leave the dock. Finally, around noon, we can’t push the moment a...
Atlantic Crossing Day -1: Last-minute preps & Departure anxiety // Atlantic Crossing Daily Vlog #0
Welcome to the first episode of our Atlantic Crossing daily vlog! Emotions fly high on our last day before departure. While Ryan is crippled with anxiety, we try to get our last-minute preps done. Relaxing is probably some of the hardest things to do! ...
How we prepare ourselves mentally for an Atlantic crossing #61
Ryan on risk management in "How I think about sailing" Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2-8-risk-management-cont-w-ryan-ellison/id1339636919?i=1000427857866 Ryan on risk management in "How I think about sailing" Part 2: https://podcasts.appl...
1000 nautical miles towards Cape Verde #60
Thank you for your patience! This is the video that took me the absolute longest time to upload: 52 hours to be exact! In this video, we tackle the second leg across the Atlantic with a 7 days passage from Lanzarote to Mindelo in Cape Verde, with our fri...
How we learned how to sail #60
More videos to get your adventure started: How to go from ZERO to cruising full time: https://youtu.be/dbLmuKBgrZM Our Beneteau Oceanis 40, pros, cons, and costs: https://youtu.be/vMGW3XEImjI Transitioning from my corporate life to full-time sailing: htt...
Transitioning from my corporate job to sailing the World full-time / Podcasting with COVERT CASTAWAY
Listen to the podcast version: https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/conversation-with-sophie-darsy-24/id1475177002?i=1000464453785&l=en Subscribe to Covert Castaway on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/covert-castaway-liveaboard-s...
How I provision for the Atlantic crossing + TIPS for shopping and storage. #59
Reusable Silicon pouches: https://amzn.to/37REHZi Mesh nets for fruits and veggies: https://amzn.to/36OOWMK (Not sponsored, but affiliate links!) Our provisioning category list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1irLKUtgf6srwfLjXBUPhoxyiulMv6UCMCZxl...
4-6 meters waves and near gale force winds (16 minutes of footage only)
The whole story of our passage from Tanger to Lanzarote: https://youtu.be/98QHNZDRUWQ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** JOIN THE CREW! ** Join our virtual crew of Patrons at: https://...
In 6 meters waves towards the Canary Islands. #58
When we decided to leave Tanger to sail to the Canaries, we knew that we were going to encounter conditions a bit out of our comfort zone. But we were ready, our sailboat, Polar Seal was ready, and our crew was ready as well. We knew it was going to be b...
From Europe to Africa: Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar #57
In this video, we start in Gibraltar and end up in Tanger, Morocco, after welcoming the crew that will sail with us to the Canaries. We were not gonna take any crew on any of our passages across the Atlantic, but when friends of ours (who we met through...
It’s HARD to say goodbye. #56
Atlantic crossing: 7 weeks to go. I don't get emotional often, but saying goodbye to our friends, leaving Almerimar (this odd place that we came to love so much) and seeing everyone go on their decks to wave us goodbye brought a few tears to my eyes. I...
How we get weather forecasts offshore (Iridium Go/PredictWind walk through) // Ryan’s tech corner #9
How weather forecasts are made and the different forecast models: https://ryanandsophie.com/how-we-are-able-to-receive-weather-forecasts-even-offshore/ How to get satellite connection with Iridium Go and PredictWind: https://ryanandsophie.com/how-to-get-s...