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![Saying Goodbye !— Sailing Uma [Step 107]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/Bq14TYn3Ro4/maxresdefault.webp)
Saying Goodbye !— Sailing Uma [Step 107]
Our last few days were quite busy in Santa Marta as we said goodbye to our friends on Totem, our friends on Cool Change, said goodbye to our 45 year old boat cushion, and most importantly said goodbye to Colombia and sailed away to Guatemala! If you enj...![Making a Movie in Cartagena— Sailing Uma [Step 106]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/E6RC8iiAqV4/maxresdefault.webp)
Making a Movie in Cartagena— Sailing Uma [Step 106]
Christmas was approaching, and so in a nut shell, we decided to take a road trip down to Old Cartagena and make a movie ;) If you enjoyed this episode, please give it thumbs up, it helps us out a bunch :) WANT MORE? Visit http://www.patreon.com/sailin...![A trip to the mountains of Colombia — Sailing Uma [Step 105]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/-OQ1vHZ9qy8/maxresdefault.webp)
A trip to the mountains of Colombia — Sailing Uma [Step 105]
Not long after we arrived in Colombia, we ran out of coffee . We decide to take a trip inland with the mission to get some good Colombian coffee directly from a plantation. So we took a trip to the mountains, to a town called Minca, on our hike to our awes...![A $3,000 Problem — Sailing Uma [Step 104]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/v6fMB3yTQ9I/maxresdefault.webp)
A $3,000 Problem — Sailing Uma [Step 104]
In our last episode, our knock-down caused our GPS to basically fry. We were worried we would have to replace this $3,000 piece of electronics. So our first mission (in this step) here in Santa Marta, was to go deep inside own to find a possible solution. ...![Getting Knocked Down— Sailing Uma [Step 103]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/J1d2Cedu2Wc/maxresdefault.webp)
Getting Knocked Down— Sailing Uma [Step 103]
We set off on our first long passage with our new Cape Horn wind vane! It worked flawlessly and even held course during and after our first knock down. We ended up spending most of the trip down below since waves were constantly soaking the cockpit. We rui...![Cleaning our copper bottom hull — Sailing Uma [Step 102]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/q8yPbjRTajw/maxresdefault.webp)
Cleaning our copper bottom hull — Sailing Uma [Step 102]
After spending 2 and 1/2 months in Curacao it was time to get ready and leave. But before we set sail to our next destination, we thoroughly clean the bottom of the boat , and decided to spend some extra time with our friends on a tiny island off the coas...![Replacing our Autopilot with a CapeHorn WINDVANE — Sailing Uma [Step 101]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/WvyTx6xJ0qs/maxresdefault.webp)
Replacing our Autopilot with a CapeHorn WINDVANE — Sailing Uma [Step 101]
In this episode, we install our new motor conteoller, say goodbye to Dan's mom, and also say goodbye to squeaky (our autopilot) as we finally receive and put together our new Cape Horn Wind Vane. Check out the complete installation video : https://www.you...![Cape Horn Wind Vane Complete Installation — [Uma Gear Review]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/yaqW0EYF20I/maxresdefault.webp)
Cape Horn Wind Vane Complete Installation — [Uma Gear Review]
Here's a complete install video of our new Cape Horn Wind Vane http://capehorn.com/ We probably should have gone over this in the video. We've spent the last two years, researching and looking into pretty much every brand of vane out there. I think our de...![She rode an Ostrich!😮— Sailing Uma [Step 100]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/6KPtpvahoWQ/maxresdefault.webp)
She rode an Ostrich!😮— Sailing Uma [Step 100]
Get your Uma stickers: https://www.sailinguma.com/store/ Our time in Curacao has been more than adventurous. After meeting new friends, and doing some boat work, we invited Dan's mom for a week on Uma. During that time, we went out for a little sail aroun...![REBUILDING Our Electric Motor – Going Direct drive — Sailing Uma [Step 99]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/z42cjsrxbTg/maxresdefault.webp)
REBUILDING Our Electric Motor – Going Direct drive — Sailing Uma [Step 99]
After 2 years of using our electric motor. We finally decided to remove the old transmission and go DIRECT DRIVE. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it thumbs up, it helps us out a bunch :) WANT MORE? Visit http://www.patreon.com/sailinguma Become...![Curacao Shenanigans — Sailing Uma [Step 98]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/gGITEqBEW4c/maxresdefault.webp)
Curacao Shenanigans — Sailing Uma [Step 98]
When you spend more than a week in a place, you make friends, and when you make friends, the CRAZY gets let out. In this episode, we meet the cool crew of the sailing channel Sea Change , celebrates Mike's birthday and enjoy a bunch of fun adventures. If ...![On The Rocks! — Sailing Uma [Step 97]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/TTTVDbVn4Vg/maxresdefault.webp)
On The Rocks! — Sailing Uma [Step 97]
I am always amazed by the cruisers community's help for eachother. I witness our neighbours boat dragging to the rocks in our anchorage in Curacao, and within a few minutes of radio chatting, several other cruisers came to the rescue and the boat was safel...![Glow in The Dark Underwater Crab Sex— Sailing Uma [Step 96]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/kwHSWZVhNMs/maxresdefault.webp)
Glow in The Dark Underwater Crab Sex— Sailing Uma [Step 96]
When our friend Mike said he wanted to be part of the episode, we told him "only if you use the most EPIC voice possible" well... this is what happened 😆 we had too much fin with this one. Although our time in Bonaire was short and sweet, we got to ...![Beautiful Sail to Bonaire — Sailing Uma [Step 95]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/ITIxeSV5XwI/maxresdefault.webp)
Beautiful Sail to Bonaire — Sailing Uma [Step 95]
We're sailing into the sunset, downwind, spinnaker up! One of our most beautiful sails to date. We had a wonderful few days of sailing before making it to Bonaire....at night. We met up with a new friend Hans who showed us around the island and climbed to ...![Getting Ready to Sail Downwind— Sailing Uma [Step 94]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/wf8u4QOdgR8/maxresdefault.webp)