Sailing vlog 2019 YouTube Videos
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Atlantic crossing preparations: Autopilot, through-hulls and canvas #55 (1/2)
We’re back!!! And ready to cross the Atlantic (woohooo!) In this episode, you follow our boat preparation day by day. We start by installing a new autopilot (our new Raymarine Evolution autopilot), haul out Polar Seal to replace some through-hulls and...
A real-time update before crossing the Atlantic (we are back!)
We are currently in Cape Verde and a few days away from crossing the Atlantic! Follow our first ocean crossing live at: www.ryanandsophie.com/#tracking We will be back with new videos next Tuesday at 4:30PM CET (unless you are a Patron, in which case w...
900 nautical miles in 6 days: stories of our Mediterranean crossing #54
Crossing the Mediterranean on a sailboat from Malta to Spain: 900 nautical miles in 6 days! Video of how we dealt with my burn at sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuxtQO6pqqo&t=168s We started our crossing from Malta, where we had been spending ...
Captain Meltdown in Malta (on the up-and-downs of boat life) #53
In this week’s video, we go to Malta!! And the welcome that we get blows our minds, our ears and our hearts. Although we were going to stay in Grand Harbour, a very nice subscriber let us use his mooring buoy all throughout our stay in the capital of M...
Summertime sailing in Sicily: the Aeolian Islands, the Strait of Messina and Siracusa. #52
What to expect when you come sail with us? https://ryanandsophie.com/welcome-onboard-what-to-expect-when-you-come-sail-with-us/ In this week’s video, we welcome our first guests onboard, including a fun pair of sisters followed by my little brother and ...
I guess we can “fish” now? 🇮🇹 #51
There is a reason why fishing is called fishing, and not “catching”! For the longest time, Ryan and I thought about how we should get into fishing. But none of us knows how to fish, and also, blood makes me faint between, which makes me a terrible...
7 days of sailing vlogs along Sardinia. #50
Buongiorno! This week, we finally reach Italy from Corsica under sail, and make landfall in beautiful Sardinia. Our time in Sardinia is short but sweet. It starts by a Mistral getting us stuck onboard for a few days before we are finally able to leave Po...
Sailing Corsica: Napoleon, the Heat Wave, and French administration chaos #49
We chose to sail to Corsica, because under no circumstances were we going to miss this part of France. I had never been to Corsica, and hadn’t stepped foot in my home country in over a year. Besides, Ryan was going to teach a one week course in Paris a...
Sailboat tech: How does a marine autopilot work? (with the Raymarine evolution ) //RTC #7
Sailboat tech: How does a marine autopilot work? (Featuring the Raymarine evolution & EV1 sensor) // Ryan’s tech corner #7 In this new episode of Ryan’s tech corner, we explore autopilots. What exactly is a marine autopilot and how does it work...
Reconnecting with night watches between Menorca and Corsica #48
After seeing the absolute disaster left behind hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, Ryan and I decided to give all the proceeds from this video to Lend a Hand Bahamas. https://www.lendahandbahamas.org/bahamas-hurricane-relief This may not be much in the gra...
2nd degree burn at sea: how we dealt with it and what we learned from it. #47
First off, thank you all for the messages of support that we have received since we got back from our sail! Last week, Ryan and I were crossing the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Almerimar. On the 6th day of our passage, I got injured (not the nice ...
Sailing equipment HITS & MISS: what we bought, used, and loved or hated.
Sailing equipment hits & miss: what we bought, used loved and loved a lot less /Ryan's tech corner #6 This video was voted by our Patrons as the next Ryan's tech Corner they wanted to see! Down below are links towards the products we loved (some are...
Exploring the treasures of Menorca by sailboat, from Ciutadella to Mahón. #46
Exploring the treasures of Menorca by sailboat, from Ciutadella to Mahón. #46 This week, we go treasure hunt! We start by exploring Ciutadella, the historic capital of Mahón, where I get some well appreciated girls time with Emily, our friend on Sea Ody...
Is this why the Mediterranean is so difficult to sail? #45
This week, we are crossing from Mallorca to Menorca, and join our friends on Sea Odyssey again only to find ourselves in the jolliest of anchorages we’ve ever experienced. The next day was so bad that we decided to leave the place at 8AM already, and h...