This 64-year old man continues to live his cruising life vicariously through the two of you. Love you guys, glad you have the visa situation sorted, and as always, thanks so much for sharing. Steve
@@marcryvon, I live inland in Oklahoma, central U.S. and there's not much opportunity for offshore sailing here. Used to keep a small 22-foot boat on a nearby lake. The wife and I have bareboated 44-foot sloops in the Virgin Islands, but that's the closest we've come to offshore sailing. These two seem made for the adventure and for each other. It is a pleasure watching them work together toward common goals. Steve
@@marcryvon Same here, same age, same pleasure to live the dream with Kika and Dan. Just love them. They are so lively, happy, respectful of each other, talented in so much ways that I stopped to count. Just can't wait for next episode. I wonder what will they be encountering as the covid-19 makes its way through their adventure. I'm a bit worried, I must admit. But they are so resourceful. Can't wait, like a little bit nervous mother.
39 in mind, the late 50s in body, but the spoiler is I'm chronologically 80 in August and missed the sailing life by arriving at the dance a bit to late. If I could live it over there would be changes!
@@stellarpod There are trailerable trimarans. Keeping a boat on the hard will give your boat a long life. Stay away from Neel trimarans. Those boat have a shocking bad build quality, e.g. you would have to worry whether a step down to the interior of the boat will collapse under you or not - it's that bad (See the "Sailing Ruby Rose" Neel review)
Kika and Dan you two are a beautiful couple. It warms my heart seeing a young couple living out their dreams. What an adventure. I really do look forward to seeing your videos. May God bless you both and keep you safe. Also may God bestow upon you all of the LOVE, PEACE, and SERENITY that this world has to offer during these very trying times. From a 67 year old retired steel worker originally from Michigan now living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Happy Sailing.
According to my computer STEP 1 "Don't buy a couch" hit the airwaves May 25, 2015. Happy Anniversary you two, as the old saying "you've come a long way baby". And it's nice to see Dan's keeping the red and white maple leaf hanging off the stern in good shape. Velcro those bowls etc.,
You two have shown us a lot of interesting things and taken us great places, but NOTHING beats ‘being on’ your boat when you’re sailing. As a former owner of a 37 ft. Cutter, I can FEEL the motion, the wind, the tension in the lines... THANKS so much!
It thrills my heart to see you have such a peaceful sail there. My daddy was shot down over the English Channel, and was the only survivor from his B17. Floated around 3 days in a raft. He could see ships, but the fog kept him from identifying allies from axis, so he couldn’t approach them. He finally washed up on a French beach. A French fisherman got him to the Underground, which got him back to the U.S. armed forces.
Hey thats a great story, there must be so many that crash landed and perished in the English Channel. I wonder if he went on to fly again after making it home?
My great uncle was in the English Channel Royal Navy patrol. So he held a log of the lost book with your dads name in it, during his service. And, scored his name out as found alive. Just as he would so many others. And so many other names were never scored out. Hero’s them all. Small world.
A sailing channel to cater to all aspects of sailing, DIY, repair, adventure, life on a boat, how to smile, and enjoy life. I like the idea of how you gave new life to a boat that was almost rotting away. moreover, you guys are beautiful and a lovely couple, soul mates complimenting each other. I believe this is my second comment on a channel.
You sailed past my home. I live 1/2 mile away from the Needles and it's light house on the Isle of Wight. I'm also the Islands only west side AIS station. Bon voyage.
most of the channels that have do that show it costs about 70K a year realistically to do the maintaince pay the fees but the food etc...not bad really
Have played "catch-up" from the first episode....the nag is back! Harnesses, harnesses, harnesses! Working the fore-deck in that kind of open water is an invitation to disaster....Please, please......wear those harnesses when out in the ocean....all it takes is one "lurch" and you are overboard! Love what you have done to your "old" boat.........sailed on a Pearson 30 for number of years.....very sturdy designs.
Kika is an amazing cameraman. Some of the shots in this episode in particular are just fantastic. The use of focus and slow motion and an eye for a good shot. I know Dan takes some of it too, but I think Kika has exceptional talent. You two gotta watch your own video again and look at some of that camera work. And Dan is obviously a 1st class sailor and has some genuinely interesting things to say.
in amsterdam you have to try the standing mast route! with this route you sail at night through the canals of amsterdam and all bridges are opened for you. if you have enough battery capacity, this is definitely recommended!
Just purchased a $5000 sailboat that my partner and I are refurbishing. We are watching sailing uma to see all the do’s and don’ts. I appreciate you documenting it all. Wish us luck! Hope to meet you on the Seas!
Yesss, La Casa del Papel is an awesome series. Fortunately I understand Spanish so I watch it in its native language. Don’t want to lose anything in translation. So glad your visa situation was rectified. Cheers 🍻
There are so many locations the both of you will visit in a year, so it's awesome that your Visas are all sorted out! Can't wait to see where you go next in the Netherlands!
@@gymcoachdon You generally wouldn't have had visa issues in NATO partner states with an American passport, apart from "normal" issues when it comes to immigration laws and longterm stays, but those are solveable even with an Haitian passport as we just heard. More of a problem is all new quarantine legislation, as the US does not do very well since Covid19 became a thing and two thirds of the country can't even go to get tested because there is no general health care worth mentioning ....
Welcom in the Netherlands. If possible I advise you to sail around the Markermeer and IJsselmeer and visit some of the real Dutch villages like Urk, Hoorn, Enkhuizen and Stavoren. Have a Nice time and thanks!
Enjoyed the video guys. Having been born in Germany to American parents I've been looking forward to getting to that part of the world for a very long time. Congratulations on clearing out some of the headache. 😎
We were given an anchor chain washer that is similar to a boot brush, but it clips over the chain, then slides down into the water and is held with a small weight, so it scrubs the chain below the water as it comes up. I haven't actually tried it yet, as I still use the method of rapidly pulling the chain up/down by hand a few times (ahead of the windlass) for the last few feet to wash the anchor and chain, which works ok.
Great to see you sail again :D I am truly feeling relieved the visa problem has been solved, welcome to the Netherlands! It's fun to see you sail on familiar territory. Enjoy your stay
You two have slowly but surely passed all of my other boating channels that I've been following for months now since the lockdowns. Bravo! Kika & Dan! Heart Heart Heart
the uk has never been a part or member of the Schengen area we opted out before the Maastricht treaty was signed in 1992. great video guys. congrats with the visa.
The best and most intelligent decision Britons EVER made was to give the middle finger to Angela MErkel, MAcron and the WHOLE Euro mafia aka E.U. and get the hell out just in time !! Well done folks !!!
Yes Britain as a habit of giving the middle finger to the trading partners like you did in 1972, when you abandon the Commonwealth to get into bed with your old enemies in Europe ,now you’ve decided to give them the flick ,your not to be trusted.
@@itadrummer1 You can try to rationalize the decision by that, but BREXIT was and still is a gut (warm nationalist feelings from the 1900s) vs. brain decision.
I really enjoy your videos thank you for sharing. I'm so glad to hear that you may have your visa issues straightened out. I'm sure that can be very frustrating.
I really enjoy this video. Thank you. It's also exciting for me to see you closer to my part of the world. When I watch the videos (closely) from you it is half like traveling. I get to know a little bit of the places you go to and get to know the world a whole lot, I just love it.
Hey Dan have you thought of fixing an alternater to the motor, via a double pulley and a fan belt or something, so while the motor is running the alternater charges up your batteries. Can be a quick way to charge on a long run especially when it's overcast.
@Praful Chhaya 1) It's a saildrive (Ep. 212, 213), fully enclosed - no way to attach a v-belt or a pulley. 2) It's electric - no use in filling the batteries from the batteries with an efficiency factor
I have made the crossing between Dover and Calais many times, but always on a large car ferry. It was really interesting to see it from the perspective of a small sailing vessel. As usual, Dan and Kika, you didn't disapoint! Well done. Also, I have really enjoyed your UK series. Many thanks.
I'm looking forward to watch you 2 visit where my ancestors came from...Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. My mother and sister have been, but not I...maybe some day, but for now...with you.
Nice to see you were enjoying the delights of Poole harbour, my boat sv_cecilia_1939 is moored there! I hope you’re planning to visit Croatia if you go to the Med?
Those windmills are HOME!! The last time I crossed the Atlantic on water was in 1958, on our way to Canada. But seeing those windmills from the air ALWAYS say welcome home! :D
Hey Dan and Kika - me loving everything you have done - from the 1st episode - from a fellow electric sailboat (thanks to Thunderstruck, USA). If ever you find yourselves near my home-berth in the Premier marina, Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne, UK, all you gotta do is ask and you will have free laundry and hot showers to your hearts content :-)
Sad to see you leave English shores! Glad you got your visas! I hope you do some navigation of the British isles one day, safe journey young people ;0)
First of all, let me say that I REALLY,REALLY, LOVE your weekly videos. I actually look forward to seeing them every week. I am not a sailor. My chosen mode of traveling is backpacking, so I admire the both of you very much. Could you please do a video on how to read your radar screen, for us novices, and keep the videos coming. Thanks!
Back in 1976 or 77 I had a stainless steel stove put in the main salon of my new Challenger 35, Full keel, barn door rudder. We backed it up to the wooden bulkhead to the Salon & toilet/shower that it was mounted on with, at that time, an 1/8" asbestos sheet which worked perfectly to protect the bulkhead. The stove was about 24" high and about 6" square. It took a little experimenting but we got it to function perfectly either under way or at anchor or dockside. To get it going we first put in a little paper, any kind including old napkins or bags, then on top of the paper we put a few dried twigs and depending on how long and how hot we wanted to get it we either put some small broken up driftwood or pea coal and away we went. It could pull the chill out of the cabin in a jiff. my 11 and 7 year old could handle the stove. Great memories of snowy mornings either in April or October or November on Lake Ontario, NY and Canada.
Dan, when your co-captain says, "When she gets back to the Caribbean she is going to go naked all the time" your response is supposed to be, "Course change prepare to come about!"
got to wonder why it would take returning to the Caribbean. Weather in Europe is quite warm enough for half of the year at least :) Guess they're so used to tropical island life by now that anything under 25C is too cold for them, lol
@@jwenting Quote "that anything under 25C is too cold" I remember when I came back from a 32 °C hot and dry summer France, back to a cold, moist and very windy 10 °C Denmark. I was freezing like a chihuahua in a snow covered garden.
Serendipity ..... Sailing Uma joins Noraly Schoenmaker of Itchy Boots in Amsterdam - my two following channels. Could it happen that the two coincidently meet? A mouth watering prospect indeed .......
Did you have time to do some regen tests with the OV motor already ? We want to see the results ! :) Btw, small administrative remark : The UK has never been part of the Shengen "space", Shengen and the EU are two different things, Switzerland is part of it for instance, although not an EU member (same for Norway). (besides we know why you are going to NL, to get some good weed, no need to hide that ;) )
I stumbled on your channels 3 days ago. And I have been binge-watching ever since. I believe I watch more than half of your videos already. Thank you for making me the inspirational videos.
So happy for you guys that the pesky visa rules for Europe and the Schengen countries are sorted out! I would hope you took the journey up the Norwegian coast but I guess it's a bit late in the season to reach above the arctic circle before the midnight sun disappears? Great to see you back on the water again!
Generating power under sail: Did you test your boats electric motor’s generating mode? If so how did it affect your boats cruising speed? My guess is that it could be significant.
I was wondering that also. As well as seeing what the performance cost is in terms of boat speed, how much power is generated at various boat speeds would be really interesting. It could be a great topic for a separate video for us technical geeks!
Heyo! I’m gonna be buying my own yacht pretty soon, it’s a 31 foot ferrocement double ended that my late uncle built from the ground up when Zimbabwe was still Rhodesia. Is there any advice you have for refitting the interior as well as how to properly nape this the running and standing rigging?
That sounds like a great Yacht! All the best to you and your Late Uncle's Yacht! I'm positive he would be so happy to know that you are keeping her in the water! I have a hunch he knows! Very cool!
Make sure you get the hull surveyed and if insurance is important to you make sure it is insurable at a reasonable price. Many are not insuring ferro cement.
Start your own RUclips channel and believe me you'll get all the advice you ever wanted. Never mind the fancy stuff and just video your question. For starters just a walk through and around so we can see the boat. It's really easy to set one up.
Look at the Netherlands being all sensible while "other" countries are just plain dumb!! Good on ya Netherlands, thanks for dealing with the visa issue like an adult!
Kudos to smarties. But in fact and in retrospect I don't understand why some countries are being so annoying with visitors (free advertising for tourism anyone?) . We have illegal immigrants that land on our beaches every day, hands in their pockets and they are free to move in Europe so...
Sometimes when you’re running with swells on your beam you can put up your main and trim it just off center line to give you a heel on one side or the other.
Well, a few words to learn in Dutch : goedemorgen -good morning, bedank -thank you, alles goed? / hoe gaat het met jou? - how are you? Money heist is better in Spanish. I speak spanish and the translation in english is not the best on Netflix.
New to the channel and I already love it. Very interesting video from the start to the end. I enjoyed it very much, every secound of it. All the frames and shots well balanced and kept me asking for more. Love the energy, expresions and all the story line. Nice job here. Cant wait for more. Definitely I will look at the previouse once to know you better. Good luck in the foreseeable future. Thx, I felt that as well spent time :) See you next time.
Actually Kika the UK was never a Schengen visa country. It was part of the EU so EU citizens had the right to travel live and work in the UK but that is not the same thing.
Hiiii Kika and Dan! I started watching your videos about 2 weeks ago and binged them all up to this current video tbh. I have loved to see y’all’s journey from the start, the process of fixing your beautiful boat, everything you all have over come and seen over the past few years. Every step was always so informative yet entertaining and I really felt there at times. I love your boat project videos the most for some reason, I just love seeing the smart ideas and concepts y’all come up with! To see y’all’s relationship grow and become such a solid team, I love it! Each video the editing gets better and better too, Im in shock every time. My boyfriend and I are so inspired by you and a few others that we plan to take up boat living and full time sailing in a few years. Thanks so much for sharing and posting your journey! Cheers!
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This 64-year old man continues to live his cruising life vicariously through the two of you. Love you guys, glad you have the visa situation sorted, and as always, thanks so much for sharing.
Steve
Same for me, at 67. I can only dream doing what our two young turks live. Oooh well, in another life I guess !
@@marcryvon, I live inland in Oklahoma, central U.S. and there's not much opportunity for offshore sailing here. Used to keep a small 22-foot boat on a nearby lake. The wife and I have bareboated 44-foot sloops in the Virgin Islands, but that's the closest we've come to offshore sailing. These two seem made for the adventure and for each other. It is a pleasure watching them work together toward common goals.
Steve
@@marcryvon Same here, same age, same pleasure to live the dream with Kika and Dan. Just love them. They are so lively, happy, respectful of each other, talented in so much ways that I stopped to count. Just can't wait for next episode. I wonder what will they be encountering as the covid-19 makes its way through their adventure. I'm a bit worried, I must admit. But they are so resourceful. Can't wait, like a little bit nervous mother.
39 in mind, the late 50s in body, but the spoiler is I'm chronologically 80 in August and missed the sailing life by arriving at the dance a bit to late. If I could live it over there would be changes!
@@stellarpod There are trailerable trimarans. Keeping a boat on the hard will give your boat a long life.
Stay away from Neel trimarans.
Those boat have a shocking bad build quality, e.g. you would have to worry whether a step down to the interior of the boat will collapse under you or not - it's that bad (See the "Sailing Ruby Rose" Neel review)
Kika and Dan you two are a beautiful couple. It warms my heart seeing a young couple living out their dreams. What an adventure. I really do look forward to seeing your videos. May God bless you both and keep you safe. Also may God bestow upon you all of the LOVE, PEACE, and SERENITY that this world has to offer during these very trying times. From a 67 year old retired steel worker originally from Michigan now living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Happy Sailing.
According to my computer STEP 1 "Don't buy a couch" hit the airwaves May 25, 2015. Happy Anniversary you two, as the old saying "you've come a long way baby". And it's nice to see Dan's keeping the red and white maple leaf hanging off the stern in good shape. Velcro those bowls etc.,
Happy Anniversary !!
Happy anniversary!
Happy Anniversary. God Speed on your journeys
So happy to see the flag. You make us proud. Canada!
Not going to lie, you've turned that old boat into something very nice.
Was watching episode 217 and thought the very same thing. Very inspiring
For real. After watching a few steps, I got motivated and made a rack of hooks to hang pots and pans.
Amazing content, love you guys the improvements on your vessel are like the others say amazing!!!! Looks great
Yeah their boat is amazing, and the work they have done to it is incredible 😁
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, WOULD I EVER HAVE THE COURAGE YOU TWO HAVE...BUT I LOVE AND PRAY FOR YOU DAILY...XOXO
You two have shown us a lot of interesting things and taken us great places, but NOTHING beats ‘being on’ your boat when you’re sailing. As a former owner of a 37 ft. Cutter, I can FEEL the motion, the wind, the tension in the lines... THANKS so much!
To be multi- lingual is no small thing. I so admire you, Kika! ❤️
It thrills my heart to see you have such a peaceful sail there. My daddy was shot down over the English Channel, and was the only survivor from his B17. Floated around 3 days in a raft. He could see ships, but the fog kept him from identifying allies from axis, so he couldn’t approach them. He finally washed up on a French beach. A French fisherman got him to the Underground, which got him back to the U.S. armed forces.
I am glad he made it. Had a couple ancestors who did not.
Hey thats a great story, there must be so many that crash landed and perished in the English Channel. I wonder if he went on to fly again after making it home?
My great uncle was in the English Channel Royal Navy patrol. So he held a log of the lost book with your dads name in it, during his service. And, scored his name out as found alive. Just as he would so many others. And so many other names were never scored out. Hero’s them all. Small world.
A sailing channel to cater to all aspects of sailing, DIY, repair, adventure, life on a boat, how to smile, and enjoy life. I like the idea of how you gave new life to a boat that was almost rotting away. moreover, you guys are beautiful and a lovely couple, soul mates complimenting each other. I believe this is my second comment on a channel.
You sailed past my home. I live 1/2 mile away from the Needles and it's light house on the Isle of Wight. I'm also the Islands only west side AIS station. Bon voyage.
Hi Alex.... How are you doing buddy.
Another chaulkhead 👍 have you ever checked all the caves out freshwater?
Shout out to the Netherlands,always a kind and accommodating folk.
I would really love it if you guys did another financial break down. Help some of us wrap our head around costs of sailing.
Great video!
most of the channels that have do that show it costs about 70K a year realistically to do the maintaince pay the fees but the food etc...not bad really
@@lordhydromage6614 Well there goes that idea.
InstaBlaster...
What is not to love about this woman. Total sunshine.
I can only imagine that Dan was planning the “I see London...” line for years.
I see England actually. But yes, I'm sure of it
The boats balance is amazing. No weather helm! Boy that EC crossing made me nervous with all that shipping and the wind turbines. Nicely done.
Watching Kika waking up is a show by itself ! "I need... to get my momentum. "
I could'nt stop laughfing !! ❤️ You are so adorable, young lady ! 😘
Have played "catch-up" from the first episode....the nag is back! Harnesses, harnesses, harnesses! Working the fore-deck in that kind of open water is an invitation to disaster....Please, please......wear those harnesses when out in the ocean....all it takes is one "lurch" and you are overboard! Love what you have done to your "old" boat.........sailed on a Pearson 30 for number of years.....very sturdy designs.
Kika is an amazing cameraman. Some of the shots in this episode in particular are just fantastic. The use of focus and slow motion and an eye for a good shot. I know Dan takes some of it too, but I think Kika has exceptional talent. You two gotta watch your own video again and look at some of that camera work. And Dan is obviously a 1st class sailor and has some genuinely interesting things to say.
You are the coolest couple sailing in the whole world. May the winds favor you always.
in amsterdam you have to try the standing mast route! with this route you sail at night through the canals of amsterdam and all bridges are opened for you. if you have enough battery capacity, this is definitely recommended!
Just purchased a $5000 sailboat that my partner and I are refurbishing. We are watching sailing uma to see all the do’s and don’ts. I appreciate you documenting it all. Wish us luck! Hope to meet you on the Seas!
We are so glad You had a pleasant, and uneventful sail,... we are looking forward to Your adventures ahead. Safe travels.
Thank you for your video. You always produce broadcast quality videos. It's awesome.
11:48 Rolling waves at sunset. Such a beautiful shot!
I wish the both of you best of luck with your VISAS. It will be a relief to have this issue solved once and for all.
Grats on the visa stuff and things. Much deserved success!
The sewn reinforcement patterns on the new sails are beautiful.
Thats great! It feels like you've brought us along for the passage!
Love the light play and the clear sky framed in the cabin light when Dan sun as cooking! Brilliant and lovely.
*Dan was
Ha! Welcome to my home country which I left over 15 years ago to explore the rest of the world! Have fun!
Yesss, La Casa del Papel is an awesome series. Fortunately I understand Spanish so I watch it in its native language. Don’t want to lose anything in translation. So glad your visa situation was rectified. Cheers 🍻
There are so many locations the both of you will visit in a year, so it's awesome that your Visas are all sorted out! Can't wait to see where you go next in the Netherlands!
Are you sure? You know there has been a certain thing going for the past months?
Thanks for the ride I love your show ❤️👌🏼
Great to hear about the visa- always a stress when they are "in process."
Beautiful video, as always!👍🏼👍🏼
I've only ever traveled with the military, so what is it like to travel on an American passport?
@@aarondean01 if by American you mean "US Citizen" neither of them are
@@gstamm8119 no, but I believe Aaron Dean is. He is wondering if he will have visa issues.
@@gymcoachdon You generally wouldn't have had visa issues in NATO partner states with an American passport, apart from "normal" issues when it comes to immigration laws and longterm stays, but those are solveable even with an Haitian passport as we just heard.
More of a problem is all new quarantine legislation, as the US does not do very well since Covid19 became a thing and two thirds of the country can't even go to get tested because there is no general health care worth mentioning ....
You guys must be the number one sailing show .
Congratulations! Love the Netherlands and especially Amsterdam, hope you'll have a great time!
That’s a huge relief about the visa situation; glad it’s being sorted. Peace of mind is priceless.
Welcome to Amsterdam.
Hope you will have a nice time in the Netherlands. I was born in Amsterdam and live about 26 KM away.
Watching your Uma role with the waves is so relaxing. Sailing the channel at night with all of the other ships must be interesting to say the least.
Welcom in the Netherlands. If possible I advise you to sail around the Markermeer and IJsselmeer and visit some of the real Dutch villages like Urk, Hoorn, Enkhuizen and Stavoren. Have a Nice time and thanks!
Enjoyed the video guys. Having been born in Germany to American parents I've been looking forward to getting to that part of the world for a very long time. Congratulations on clearing out some of the headache. 😎
Ever think about putting like a boot brush tunnel around the anchor chain
We were given an anchor chain washer that is similar to a boot brush, but it clips over the chain, then slides down into the water and is held with a small weight, so it scrubs the chain below the water as it comes up. I haven't actually tried it yet, as I still use the method of rapidly pulling the chain up/down by hand a few times (ahead of the windlass) for the last few feet to wash the anchor and chain, which works ok.
With everyone sheltered in place, it is nice to see some one break free and set sail. Well done Uma's.
A sign I saw on Ski lift chair this winter: "Hills hurt, couches kill"
So excited about the visa Kiks! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🧚🏿♂️💃🏿🧚🏿♂️💃🏿🧚🏿♂️🤸🏿♀️🤸🏿♀️🤸🏿♀️🤸🏿♀️
Great to see you sail again :D
I am truly feeling relieved the visa problem has been solved, welcome to the Netherlands! It's fun to see you sail on familiar territory. Enjoy your stay
You two have slowly but surely passed all of my other boating channels that I've been following for months now since the lockdowns. Bravo! Kika & Dan! Heart Heart Heart
the uk has never been a part or member of the Schengen area we opted out before the Maastricht treaty was signed in 1992. great video guys. congrats with the visa.
The best and most intelligent decision Britons EVER made was to give the middle finger to Angela MErkel, MAcron and the WHOLE Euro mafia aka E.U. and get the hell out just in time !! Well done folks !!!
@@itadrummer1 Indeed it was!
Yes Britain as a habit of giving the middle finger to the trading partners like you did in 1972, when you abandon the Commonwealth to get into bed with your old enemies in Europe ,now you’ve decided to give them the flick ,your not to be trusted.
@@itadrummer1 You can try to rationalize the decision by that, but BREXIT was and still is a gut (warm nationalist feelings from the 1900s) vs. brain decision.
@@itadrummer1 welcome to the British Commonwealth Mafia. But you´re right, the Merkel/Macron neoliberal Mafia is the other (continantal) side.
I have been binge-watching sailing Uma from step 1 and I am very happy you guys got your visas.
I really enjoy your videos thank you for sharing. I'm so glad to hear that you may have your visa issues straightened out. I'm sure that can be very frustrating.
White Cliffs of Dover - my home town. Glad to see you safely through the busiest shipping channel in the world.
I really enjoy this video. Thank you. It's also exciting for me to see you closer to my part of the world.
When I watch the videos (closely) from you it is half like traveling. I get to know a little bit of the places you go to and get to know the world a whole lot, I just love it.
Hey Dan have you thought of fixing an alternater to the motor, via a double pulley and a fan belt or something, so while the motor is running the alternater charges up your batteries. Can be a quick way to charge on a long run especially when it's overcast.
Great to follow you guys 😊
@Praful Chhaya 1) It's a saildrive (Ep. 212, 213), fully enclosed - no way to attach a v-belt or a pulley.
2) It's electric - no use in filling the batteries from the batteries with an efficiency factor
Great news about the visa! 👍 Sad news you have left the UK 😢 Looking forward to the next one.
I have made the crossing between Dover and Calais many times, but always on a large car ferry. It was really interesting to see it from the perspective of a small sailing vessel. As usual, Dan and Kika, you didn't disapoint! Well done.
Also, I have really enjoyed your UK series. Many thanks.
I really enjoy this channel. ❤👍👍👍👍👍
Been hooked since covid started
Me too! Lots of positive energy
I'm looking forward to watch you 2 visit where my ancestors came from...Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. My mother and sister have been, but not I...maybe some day, but for now...with you.
Nice to see you were enjoying the delights of Poole harbour, my boat sv_cecilia_1939 is moored there! I hope you’re planning to visit Croatia if you go to the Med?
Those windmills are HOME!! The last time I crossed the Atlantic on water was in 1958, on our way to Canada. But seeing those windmills from the air ALWAYS say welcome home! :D
I didn't hear any clanging. Sounds like the internal rope upgrade worked. Must be much nicer.
It's quite refreshing watching you guys sail through familiar conditions, cold, rolling and overcast 🤣 that's 90% of UK sailing
Hey Dan and Kika - me loving everything you have done - from the 1st episode - from a fellow electric sailboat (thanks to Thunderstruck, USA). If ever you find yourselves near my home-berth in the Premier marina, Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne, UK, all you gotta do is ask and you will have free laundry and hot showers to your hearts content :-)
That shot down into the galley when Kika was fighting the fruit n veg just shows how cool and customised you've made Uma.
Sad to see you leave English shores! Glad you got your visas! I hope you do some navigation of the British isles one day, safe journey young people ;0)
Great camera work guys! I love how you show the little details while sailing. Very educational for new and future sailors. Thanks for what you do. 😁👍
Love you guys, and welkom in our beautiful (and nautical) country!
Don't forget to enjoy the coffee shops... priceless.
After all these years following you it's so weird to see you sailing past my home!
That's very cool!
was thinking the same: so damn close after all these years
The world is not so small after all.
First of all, let me say that I REALLY,REALLY, LOVE your weekly videos. I actually look forward to seeing them every week. I am not a sailor. My chosen mode of traveling is backpacking, so I admire the both of you very much. Could you please do a video on how to read your radar screen, for us novices, and keep the videos coming. Thanks!
Three questions:
How will the Covid-19 lockdowns affect your travel plans?
Have you used the wood stove?
How has it worked out?
Back in 1976 or 77 I had a stainless steel stove put in the main salon of my new Challenger 35, Full keel, barn door rudder. We backed it up to the wooden bulkhead to the Salon & toilet/shower that it was mounted on with, at that time, an 1/8" asbestos sheet which worked perfectly to protect the bulkhead. The stove was about 24" high and about 6" square. It took a little experimenting but we got it to function perfectly either under way or at anchor or dockside. To get it going we first put in a little paper, any kind including old napkins or bags, then on top of the paper we put a few dried twigs and depending on how long and how hot we wanted to get it we either put some small broken up driftwood or pea coal and away we went. It could pull the chill out of the cabin in a jiff. my 11 and 7 year old could handle the stove. Great memories of snowy mornings either in April or October or November on Lake Ontario, NY and Canada.
That quick shot of The White Cliffs of Dover... amazing!
It was pretty surreal to be there and sail across.
I can't imagine.... I'm so happy I stumbled across y'all's vlogs.
Welcome to Amsterdam! The UK was never in Schengen, always been one foot in and one foot out of the European collective.
When kika was waking up and groggy was so relatable. and WOOOO!!!! you got the visa! great news!
Dan, when your co-captain says, "When she gets back to the Caribbean she is going to go naked all the time" your response is supposed to be, "Course change prepare to come about!"
got to wonder why it would take returning to the Caribbean. Weather in Europe is quite warm enough for half of the year at least :)
Guess they're so used to tropical island life by now that anything under 25C is too cold for them, lol
CaptainDuckman he said THE MED as in the Mediterranean, which is perhaps where the confusion comes from. Didn’t mention the Caribbean.
Edmund the idea of the scrumptious co-captain naked jumbled his mind. She is such a delightful and lithe spirit. How did they meet?
@@jwenting Quote "that anything under 25C is too cold"
I remember when I came back from a 32 °C hot and dry summer France, back to a cold, moist and very windy 10 °C Denmark.
I was freezing like a chihuahua in a snow covered garden.
@@jwenting Maybe air temp ok for sailing, But the water Temperature is always cold in and around the UK. With wet suit its ok but thats not much fun.
An Iconic channel being voyaged by an ICONIC YT CHANNEL!!! You guys are so awesome 😎
Serendipity ..... Sailing Uma joins Noraly Schoenmaker of Itchy Boots in Amsterdam - my two following channels. Could it happen that the two coincidently meet? A mouth watering prospect indeed .......
I love your videos. They bring back so many memories of my blue water cruising days back in the late 90's. Fair winds and gentle waters to you.
Did you have time to do some regen tests with the OV motor already ? We want to see the results ! :)
Btw, small administrative remark : The UK has never been part of the Shengen "space", Shengen and the EU are two different things, Switzerland is part of it for instance, although not an EU member (same for Norway).
(besides we know why you are going to NL, to get some good weed, no need to hide that ;) )
I stumbled on your channels 3 days ago. And I have been binge-watching ever since. I believe I watch more than half of your videos already. Thank you for making me the inspirational videos.
You could start a band called "the fallen vegetables"!
So happy for you guys that the pesky visa rules for Europe and the Schengen countries are sorted out! I would hope you took the journey up the Norwegian coast but I guess it's a bit late in the season to reach above the arctic circle before the midnight sun disappears? Great to see you back on the water again!
Generating power under sail:
Did you test your boats electric motor’s generating mode?
If so how did it affect your boats cruising speed? My guess is that it could be significant.
The regeneration test is my question also.
I saw a folding prop ..... can't see that working for regen
@@faircompetition1203 but it does!
faircompetition1 the folding capability is controlled from the steering column via a cable, so they can lock it open for regen.
I was wondering that also. As well as seeing what the performance cost is in terms of boat speed, how much power is generated at various boat speeds would be really interesting. It could be a great topic for a separate video for us technical geeks!
I love this channel for so many reason. The first and best is seeing a mono-hull healed over and cruising. Thank you
When you’re not a morning person the struggle is real😉
OMG, this is amazing news!! I have been making the Schengen Dance for 7 years and still no way out of it. Congratulations !!
Heyo! I’m gonna be buying my own yacht pretty soon, it’s a 31 foot ferrocement double ended that my late uncle built from the ground up when Zimbabwe was still Rhodesia. Is there any advice you have for refitting the interior as well as how to properly nape this the running and standing rigging?
That sounds like a great Yacht! All the best to you and your Late Uncle's Yacht! I'm positive he would be so happy to know that you are keeping her in the water! I have a hunch he knows! Very cool!
Make sure you get the hull surveyed and if insurance is important to you make sure it is insurable at a reasonable price. Many are not insuring ferro cement.
Start your own RUclips channel and believe me you'll get all the advice you ever wanted. Never mind the fancy stuff and just video your question. For starters just a walk through and around so we can see the boat. It's really easy to set one up.
Hi Robert - we lived in Zimbabwe in 1983-84 and the guy next door was building a ferro-cement yacht. Was that your uncle? Fairbairn Drive.
Robert Johnson check out Sailing Catalpa channel, a young family sailing a ferro cement boat.
I love love love you guys, Dan you’re making us men proud.
Look at the Netherlands being all sensible while "other" countries are just plain dumb!! Good on ya Netherlands, thanks for dealing with the visa issue like an adult!
Kudos to smarties. But in fact and in retrospect I don't understand why some countries are being so annoying with visitors (free advertising for tourism anyone?) . We have illegal immigrants that land on our beaches every day, hands in their pockets and they are free to move in Europe so...
So glad you got your Visa sorted.
So sorry we failed you with that.
Miss you both already.
Ahh, just rewound a few seconds. Foldable winch handle (Very “Handy” No pun intended - honestly!)
Sometimes when you’re running with swells on your beam you can put up your main and trim it just off center line to give you a heel on one side or the other.
Ripening gas from bananas, apples and mangos lead to decay and desiccation of other fruits. If possible keep them at a separate place.
Pro tip!
but also useful if the fruit you buy in the supermarket is under-ripe
Your boat is gorgeous You guys are so competent gives me hope for humanity.
Well, a few words to learn in Dutch : goedemorgen -good morning, bedank -thank you, alles goed? / hoe gaat het met jou? - how are you? Money heist is better in Spanish. I speak spanish and the translation in english is not the best on Netflix.
New to the channel and I already love it. Very interesting video from the start to the end. I enjoyed it very much, every secound of it. All the frames and shots well balanced and kept me asking for more. Love the energy, expresions and all the story line. Nice job here. Cant wait for more. Definitely I will look at the previouse once to know you better. Good luck in the foreseeable future. Thx, I felt that as well spent time :) See you next time.
Went back to watch the first few steps again. We are so impressed with the changes you made to the boaf
The Fallen Vegetables! Sounds almost Biblical! How is the new Electro Beek charging batteries ?
So happy to see you doing what you two were meant to do. The down time was very productive, but now time to live in the wind. You deserve it.
Actually Kika the UK was never a Schengen visa country. It was part of the EU so EU citizens had the right to travel live and work in the UK but that is not the same thing.
Hiiii Kika and Dan! I started watching your videos about 2 weeks ago and binged them all up to this current video tbh. I have loved to see y’all’s journey from the start, the process of fixing your beautiful boat, everything you all have over come and seen over the past few years. Every step was always so informative yet entertaining and I really felt there at times. I love your boat project videos the most for some reason, I just love seeing the smart ideas and concepts y’all come up with! To see y’all’s relationship grow and become such a solid team, I love it! Each video the editing gets better and better too, Im in shock every time. My boyfriend and I are so inspired by you and a few others that we plan to take up boat living and full time sailing in a few years. Thanks so much for sharing and posting your journey! Cheers!