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Hot Air Balloon ride in Northern Africa. Probably the riskiest thing Sam and you have ever done. (That's a high bar to clear for Sam)

You should get some sailing gloves you won’t cut up your hands and it’s easier to pull on ropes.

Wow ...now that’s getting high together !!! 😁....🙋🏼‍♂️🙋‍♀️🇨🇦

❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you from germany, I am wishing you a blessed journey.

Where is this, Ann? You guys in your native Norway? Never been up in one I'm too "chicken". No control either I don't even like riding in a vehicle as a passenger most people can't drive for crap.

Looks like fun, why no video from the basket?

Lip balm and sail on!😂⛵️

I was just a teenager when I first heard this song...

now that is a way to view an area

Just found out that you were probably born there, Ann. Wow you sound American. You musta been taught English straightaway. I could NEVER learn a second language and especially speak it like you do. American dialect to English.. NOT British!

Awesome nail color!

Ann, Sam... hey I just read about an elderly couple sailing the North Atlantic atta Nova Scotia to the Azores. They never made it. Found deceased on their inflated life raft on an island a few days after leaving port. They probably died from dehydration is my guess. They stupidly removed their diesel engine and installed an electric one... powered by lithium batteries. I think they lost that boat via a lithium battery fire (the boat was never found). NOTHING is worse than a fire onboard in the middle of a big ocean! So please, PLEASE NEVER replace lead-acid with lithium! Once those fires start they create their own O2 and you can NOT extinguish them!

oh good morning

oh what a good morning to see you guys sipping coffee? from foggy california

Tiramisu was there 3 years ago. Expect same check out procedure as in Tunis! We are leaving tomorrow for the Orca Ally.

Last book I saw you reading was Ready Player One, I'm curious what the new book is?

Just reading some of your comments here, Ann. NOW I know why you spend time in Norway! You sound like you have an American dialect BUT English isn't even your first language.. wow! So you gotta know of Sissel. She is by far my favorite female singer. When she speaks (and she sings in 15 languages!) in English she sounds like she was born in West Palm Beach and so do you! She does NOT have a British dialect and neither do you. I could never learn a 2nd language I've tried. Norway is a beautiful country but only about 10 million people live there. Too cold and with a very short summer. Wish I could have visited there one day but time has passed me buy. You live in Sardinia? Wow if you do THAT is a long way from Norway and especially so by water but DIRECTLY North on the E10 meridian. Interesting, Ann.

You're so good at being a noob! Tiny steps!

I suggest getting involved in the local racing scene. There's almost always boats who could use crew, even if you're a beginner. You'll learn heaps about sailing that way, and meet fun like minded folks.

Came back for a second look and this wind is so light I'm surprised that a full keeled boat carried you through from the starboard to port tack. but you executed it just fine. Its actually a LOT tougher to tack in light winds than heavy because you can't gather very much way. I was watching the clouds rotate around though on that tack and you made it through. Was anyone back at dockside to assist you to tie off? I remember many years ago when I was learning I had an old sea captain teaching me to judge way to pick up a mooring in that same area just South of the A1A bridge. This guy HATED to use an engine... hated it. This was on the East coast of Florida in Ft Pierce. Yep Sam knows the area he has a video of him sailing a Hobie 16 there. I did the same but it was a few years before his time. Those are tricky to sail as I pitch poled mine more than once. NOT fun! I think the Dolphins thought it was funny they'd come right up to you to check you out.

Learning opportunity....glean the Skipper’s knowledge ⛵️🙋🏼‍♂️🙋‍♀️🇨🇦

Just too cute... and classy, Ann. Visiting the Med with Sam but now begining to learn to sail your own as well. I keep thinking the Cagliari area as your home range but could be wrong. What a beautiful city though and Google Earth has it well covered even at street level. The entire area has beautiful places with a rich history wish I had been born there (or the Far East) but of course we have absolutely NO say as to where or even when we are born. We only have choices AFTERWARDS.

I'm confused with the timeline, because the videos are with you in Northern Europe but now there is a short of you on the African coast.

@Ann-Elin... Thanks for sharing your adventures. Someone got a haircut! Looks good.

This video kinda reminded me about my first solo sailing experiences. Trying to tack I got hit with the boom in head and ended up with unintentional heave to, because genoa sheet tangled around front hatch, and I was pushing rudder with a feet not enough. Day after I got hit with boom to the other side of my head, everything in head went to places and I understood a lot of what I was doing wrong. During that 2 day trip I also barely avoided fishing nets, got in the sand, escaped from the sand, but my confidence in sailing lifted up enormously. It is crazy, how fast you can learn, when no one is around to help you. Cheers from Lithuania, and happy sailing!

Loved this video. You did a great job 😊

Superb!

Congrats, you doing great, you do have a good teacher lol, that's awesome, Sunday was my first time with both sails up, it was a great day ✌️

cool.

Huge congrats! Also, I see you have learned a very important technique for tacking small boats and you're doing it automatically ... looking forward the whole tack and passing the tiller from one hand to the other behind your back. Very nice.

Great video, keep sailing

Sorry to hear about the sunglasses; we'll just have to look at your beautiful big blue 'coping'. Actually, in order to keep your hands (and mind) free, you could just put the camera on the cabin-top ,pointing towards you. I'd watch that all day you magnificent skjaldmær!

My tiller tends to fall away when tacking as I see yours does.This tends to spoil the tack,so I use a clip-on bungee across the cockpit with twin prusik loops to centre the tiller.The tiller will then return to centre as you complete the turn and you can concentrate on the sheets.Happy sailing.Looks a nice spot.

Well done! Every time you go out sailing on your own, you’ll get more ‘at home’ with it. There’s always something new to challenge you but it is so worthwhile. 👏🏻

This video makes me want to go our sailing. Not long now until you and Sam are racing Rodeo Jones vs the Pickle

Congratulations Ann-Elin. Looks great to me, and enjoying sailing vicariously with you. I’m sure you had a fun afternoon on the water. I am much the same sailing solo, but my confidence is getting stronger, as your video helped 😊. One thing that might help is to have a tiller clutch/tiller tamer so you have your tiller fixed amidships (to help stay on course) when you need to adjust sail, start the outboard, lower sail.

what boat you got?

16:10 do u hav to pay to park your boat ther?

Yeah, it is easier in a little more wind but good to practice in all conditions.

Yes, you should wear a life jacket. You managed pretty well solo sailing.

very cool

Fun watching you build your confidence sailing ⛵️! Just keep it up and you’ll be a pro in no time. 💪🏼

The doors look great, Ann. . Look forward for more solo sailing from you in your nice boat there. You even got that engine started.. good girl! I'm certain Sam will be looking this over! What a beautiful place to learn. Wear your jacket. I know the wind is light but its better to have good habits you don't need a clip as this is protected waters and as you mentioned the water is warm AND you know how to swim. Just the same its just a good idea to form good habits and especially when you're out there on your own. Yep I guarantee that old Fathers like myself are thinking along the same lines we've seen way too much water flow under the bridge, Ann.

Congratulations on your first solo sail. New doors look good. Hope you celebrated.

We prefer to look at your eyes anyway!

Looking forward to seeing more of your sailing adventures.

Thanks!

Your definiantly getting better at editing. Not so much at sailing. 😁😁 Just joking. Like anything, It takes practice and you-tube Videos. You can do much better than lots of people. Best of luck...

Good going Ann-Elin, you did just fine for your first time. Besides you are a whole lot easier to look at than that hairy Sam fella. Keep this up and your subscribers might just pass Sam's count. I'll be watching your progress.

Congratulations, you did it! I wish you were sailing with Sam.