I just want to address the issue of the drone flight in Victoria because I've received some comments and private messages about it! Canada has quite strict but very strange and sometimes confusing drone laws, and the instructional leaflets don't always tell you the whole picture. The drone used in Victoria was under 250 g takeoff weight, which is considered a "microdrone" in Canada. They are not restricted by all the same laws as 250g+ drones and in this case it IS in fact legal to fly such a drone in Victoria. Of course you still have to fly safely, you can't fly in a negligent or reckless manner, which is why I only flew the drone during the night when the seaplanes are not operating. Fly safe everyone! 🤓
The "hidden" content of your videos, apart from technical and esthetical, is... psychological. Your whole competent and calming personality, impacts any receptive viewer. In the world full to a brim, of inflated pretensious egos, your humble demeanor is so calming and refreshing. Sohvi quiete beauty is just wonderful bonus. Thank you gus. Stay safe. Pozdrawiam cieplo. 🙃
Anyone who spends months slaving away under the sun in California, in order to be able to get off a boat and go sking is bonkers, but committed to their passion. Keep it coming, it just gets better.
Hey hey hey! Hope you had fun watching this one, we're on our way to Alaska and hope to make it there before the winter ends! For a closer look at the journey, check out my Instagram or Facebook (doesn't really matter which, I post mostly the same content to both). Not all of the happenings get included in the videos and those I share over at Ig/FB: instagram.com/alluringarctic/ facebook.com/alluringarctic/ Have a good one!
But I always thought that Sohvi is the best! She is the background of everything you do, if you notice. And having a background gives you stability, Juho.
Hello! Welcome to BC! If your end up moored or anchored for the night in Comox would be happy to take you two out for a beer. Or bring some to the boat. I know some great spots for you to check out on your way up the Island and Inside Passage. Loving your adventures!
Juho, Sohvi, u are both such beautiful, soft, caring people. I've been following for awhile now, though I can't be a patreon as I'm limited of funds myself, I will still support u both with my comments, and encouragement. I really enjoy both ur personalities and content very much. Thankyou both for sharing this Epic adventure with us. 🇦🇺🌈🤗
Welcome to Canada. Pay very close attention to your charts going up the inside passage - zooming in will find those rocks ! Tides are very high , lots of tricky currents and those pesky logs are everywhere. Stay safe , warm and dry - its called the " Wet Coast " for a reason !
Juho & Sohvi: There I finally got those correct. I have been following you for over a year and as an 80 year old non-sailer enjoy every minute of your videos. I’ve had many questions about my Alluring Artic t-shirt in which people cannot believe why anyone would enjoy all the cold most of the time. As someone who goes north in the summer and south in the winter I guess I would ask the same question. Be safe and I’ll be looking forward to the next chapter in your lives.
"For some reason want to watch these videos." Of course some people want to watch these. You do a good job editing and telling a story, and the contents of the story are interesting. You both are awesome. Thanks for curating your adventures for us landlubbers
I like your sailing content. You both seem to be very honest and real, so it is fun to watch. Refitting is more dramatic (as you said), but the real sailing - especially in winter - is much more attractive to me. I am not a sailor and I live in Germany. All the best, Armin
This is an interesting juxtaposition from what I normally watch, which is people from here in Lower Mainland Canada buggering off to surf waves in places tropical from the boat. It’s cool to watch you deliberately sail during what most of us consider the hmmph season to ski from the boat. I hope that sailing into Victoria from Finland was as cool to you as many people find sailing into somewhere else from here!
Hi, Welcome to Canada A tip I learned from American customs is all food that has been processed is not considered imported. So make a salad or sandwich and it does not need to be declared. Raw potatoes are not permitted, but a potato salad is good to go. Also, the Tequila met an unnecessary end. Open liquor is not counted in what you are bringing in to the country. So crack the seal have a swig and it does not need to be declared. Only unopened bottles are counted. Enjoy your stay and the inside passage Jeff
Logs will be a big problem until you head across the gulf at Cape Fairweather. The winter high tides will be bringing even more than usual off the beaches. It is a tough time of year to make this trip. Just keep the radio up and on 16 for traffic and notices to mariners for potential hazards. Canadian Coast Guard radio is good at getting everyone through with minimal incidents. Have fun at Seymour Narrows, plan carefully for Johnstone Straights and Queen Charlotte sound ;-}
Welcome to BC, my Home Province . I've been following your Videos and really enjoy them. Hope you enjoy your sail up the coast of BC. Nice to see the inner Harbour of Victoria and the Night Lights.
There was a Canadian television series in the 1970/80s, The Beachcombers, and a lot of what they did was boat around the passages in BC and taking loose logs from the water. Some may come organically from the shore from storms, and probably many come from broken log booms.
Indeed I am watching. I have watched you from your beginning. Your sweet Finland personalities and experiences in places I will never see complete each boring week of Iowa, USA. Besides, no one says the word 'crap' so elligantly. Thanks. Be safe!
Look at it this way. Your alcohol account with Neptune is well into credit. That should do you for half a dozen equator crossings. 😁 I know videos are a lot of work, particularly editing, ( I chickened out of blogging my boat build! ). So thanks for the effort! You’re doing a great job.
I sailed the inside passage from Bellingham to Alaska 3 times 2016 - 2018. You're going to want to get serious about your log watches in the passage and especially off of Cape Caution. Pay attention to particularly high tides as they tend to float a lot of logs that were previously stuck on shore. The trip is stunningly beautiful. Enjoy!
I have been following a couple of other sailing vlogs, but I am finding yours so interesting. The others are warm water sailors with new boats. I love yours because you do so much for yourselves. I was raised to do things for ourselves. We grew our own veggies, hunted for meat and did all the canning and freezing for ourselves. I also live in Washington state and love the scenery you are traveling through. Thanks for all the great stories. You guys are great.
Hey there, after watching 1-2 videos of you, i decided to sub and watch the whole playlist here. Im no sailor but i would love this kind of living. But not everyone has the possibility for it, so i just watch videos about it and enjoy other ppl sailing :-P So far your channel is alot fun to watch and i hope i will see many more cool videos about your journeys. Cheers from Germany :-)
After our first trip up North and seeing all those logs and log gyres we decided that a metal boat would make us more comfortable. So the journey began to find the right boat. We still hit one now and again but besides the wake up call nothing has happened. On another note if you think Victoria Harbor is complicated at light try the summertime when are are hundreds of seaplanes in and out. There are “runways” in the harbor but I am not sure the markers are lit. Perhaps they clear them out during the Winter. You are going to love Prince William Sound but I think you will find some skiing before then between Yukutat and Icy Bay. Mt St Elias is a magnificent mountain and sure to please any adventurous off piste skier.
Great video, I follow you because I love sunshine and all things summer. I am Not a cold-place person, but enjoy the beauty of these places through your eyes. Thank you
These logs you saw are common near the commercial ways. The tug boats haul them between vancouver and the fraser River. Watch out!! Some of them can be 10m long and very heavy. Also, keep distance from any of the tug boats. They haul long cables between the boat and the cargo - impossible to see! Some of the operators use bright lights and blind you if you are on their way. Good luck with the sailing 😀😃
I had always wondered why these Fins are crazy enough to go to Alaska in the winter, but it all makes sense now, skiing from the boat sounds incredible! you really need to get that message out there, and I think you’re going to acquire a lot of followers. Good luck to you. I’m watching this from Colorado, so I’ll be snowboarding, this week, but wishing I could go sailing.
I went over to Facebook. Nice photography. The red on your headsails is lovely and I really liked the grey skies. I've been to the very far north, in winter, several times and always was impressed by the cold beauty. Once a numinous sunrise while driving north on the Mackenzie River.
As someone who is looking to potentially buy a Garcia Nouanni myself in the coming years, your detailed videos are a truly great find, thank you very much! I haven't watched all of your refit videos yet, so sorry if you already mention it somewhere, but I just wanted to warn you about a possible issue: in the mid-80s, not sure which build years exactly, the Nouannis and Maracujas had a construction (welding) error with the aft daggerboard box, and one Maracuja actually sank after it hit a floating object and the weld opened. Garcia supposedly contacted all owners of the models with the problem, but may not have succeeded 100%. If you don't know yet if your boat was one of those, and if the problem was fixed, better check with the previous owner and/or Garcia.
Welcome to my hometown Victoria. I just began sailing last year. I enjoy your channel and appreciate your use of the English language and purity of speech. May God richly bless you two.
RIP, tequila bottle. 🤭🤗🫤. Sorry Sohvi, the logs are still there when it rains. Have you guys considered heated vests for under your outerwear? I don’t know if they work, but she looked so cold. 🥶. These videos are awesome! Be careful skiing in Alaska, if you get the opportunity. Grizzlies are in abundance in some of those areas, as are other wild animals. You have your work cut out for you sailing north. It’s a treasure watching you tell your story. Stay safe! ❤❤
Welcome to Canada to both of you. I have been following your chanel for awhile & enjoy your content. Happy to see you are growing it as well. Wishing you both good health , more wealth and of course happiness. I am sure you will find great skiing in Alaska. Be safe & enjoy life.
Welcome to Canada Juho and Sohvi!! Woohoo! It's so wonderful to have been following you for years now and to have you in my home waters! Great shots of Victoria. What a beautiful City. Let me know if you come back to Desolation Sound this summer. Not so much skiing there but a lot of lovely warm freshwater lakes. :-)
Even though you have a destination, enjoy your journey along the coast of BC and its beautiful inside passage. Hopefully Queen Charlotte Sound will welcome you and not give you a rough voyage. Welcome to my part of the world!!!
You're probably well up the coast by now since your FP page shows you past Surge Narrows. I had intended on kayaking through Surge Narrows but I got the tide table wrong when I was just about to enter the Narrows the flood tide began, trouble is when all that water is rushing through the narrows where it empties into the wide open area you can have a wall of water. That was a "fun" but tense paddle. I hope you get an opportunity to have a pool of dolphins (white-sided) swim along side you while in the waters of the Great Bear Rainforest, Central Coast BC.
It was fun for me to see your arrival to Victoria. My wife and I sailed our 27’ Ericson from south of Seattle into Canada for the first time arriving in Victoria this past September. We had to be corrected by the Victoria harbor police on how the Seaplane runway lanes worked. We stayed at the marina just to the north of the Seaplane terminal. We’ve never gone any further west of Victoria as our destinations in the past have been in the San Juan islands.
Always nice to see your videos. Thanks guys. In a sailboat and living n northern latitudes I take my hat for you guys being Vegetarians. It’s hard enough being on the hard. Congrats.
The inside passage tend s to be next to no wind or gales. Be aware, especially on night watch. It can get ugly fast and I have firsthand knowledge of that. 41" sloop rigged to single hand.
Bienvenue au Canada! Watch out for logs all the way to Prince Rupert. There are many streams and mighty rivers all the way up the west coast that spew logs into the ocean. Bon voyage!
If you want to go skiing from your boat. Get a berth in Coal Harbour in Vancouver, and catch a bus to one of the local ski hills. Grouse, Cypress or Seymour.
Please be on log watch constantly once you leave Victoria , I lived there for 25 yrs, Now I am up in Comox/ Campbell River, the amount of logs in the water makes it highly dangerous, you will for sure have wood hitting your boat. when you go through the narrows up just past Campbell river, you have to plan it around the tides and there is millions of board feet of logs in the water. my house over looks it here. message us if you have troubles. we have a very solid Aluminum boat for keeping safe in the waters here. . Good luck to you both. Noel & Maduni
We very much enjoyed this video Juho and Sohvi. Your drone shots are exceptional, your humour makes us laugh out loud and your attention to detail and precision is admirable. All the best as you continue your journey north. 🇨🇦⚜️ Bienvenue!
I am a local liveaboard here in Vancouver. If you plan to make a stop in fasle creek and need a safe place to keep your dinghy while you go to shore let me know. Also, you will get used to dealing with logs. You are going to see a lot around Vancouver Island.
Great you two and Sohvi made it to Canada. We are waiting for the weather to get better in the Netherlands order to finish the refit of Saga. Wish you all the best.
Impressive number of subscribers. Alaska has stunning scenery. Ran Sailing made beautiful videos of their travels there, a few years ago. Well worth watching, as no doubt yours will be.
it's so lovely when people love what they do and aren't doing it to 'beat the market' or 'do sweat equity' or show off their 'lifestyle'. it's really soothing and engaging to hear the explanations of engine issues and centre boards, and the shots of sailing are fantastic. definitely I like that you are so busy living life there's not too much either. thanks to both of you for these videos.
great to see you getting into Canada! about the logs, Vancouver is at the inlet of the Frazier River which is the main logging transport channel for BC. Going north via the inland sea, there wont be much logging activities and no waves, although the current will be crazy at the top of Vancouver Island. On the skiing, you might want to consider taking a couple of days when you get to Anchorage and do a trip into Shugash mountains where the best powder/heli skiing in the world is based, amazing place!
I lived and sailed on the Salish sea for about 10 years. There are always logs all the way up - you only need to look at the beaches and shores. You have to keep a watch at all times. Because of the NW and SE winds the sea can be extremely rough and 8 to 10 feet swells with a lot of chop are common. If we’re getting names right it’s the Fraser river. I think Frazier was a tv show. 😂😂. Enjoy the sail, some of the best in the world.
you know, at first i thought the name "snow" was an awkward name for the boat but after watching those clips around the 7 minute mark with its sails out, i thought, that boat looks like a snow. i think its a good name, it really won me over. that boat looks sharp, you did an amazing job with it, good job!good luck!
I get it. The mountains, snow, the reasoning of survival amid harsh natural conditions, not questioning the satisfaction of living minimally with all the simple rewards of just being. It’s a peaceful focus upon the miracles of life which require little garnishing. For me, being a Texas flatlander, it wasn’t much of a reach to want to know more about how other folks live. Y’all are pioneers of a sort, making your lives full of the elements you most cherish. Skiing has always brought me to tears of joy, untethered and soaring as best I could like a bird in flight. The fact that you guys move on trails goat like up the slopes to then carve them down with childlike glee means you get ‘it’ too. The fact that you do so via a ship of your dreams means ever so much more exuberance on display. These lives you lead are such a blessing to observe for my old spirit. I can’t thank you enough for ‘Going for it’.
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What a beautiful Channel !!! You are truely one of the most likeable people on RUclips!!!!!!!!! Thanx for your great work and inspiration !!
I just want to address the issue of the drone flight in Victoria because I've received some comments and private messages about it! Canada has quite strict but very strange and sometimes confusing drone laws, and the instructional leaflets don't always tell you the whole picture. The drone used in Victoria was under 250 g takeoff weight, which is considered a "microdrone" in Canada. They are not restricted by all the same laws as 250g+ drones and in this case it IS in fact legal to fly such a drone in Victoria. Of course you still have to fly safely, you can't fly in a negligent or reckless manner, which is why I only flew the drone during the night when the seaplanes are not operating. Fly safe everyone! 🤓
Always careful and thoughtful. Good for you.
The drone footage there at night with the lights is so beautiful! Great job.
Just don't haul any microapples in that drone.
Well said.
Welcome to Canada,
I hope you have an amazing time here.
I love your style.i laughed when you said the container ship hauled a lot of crap fantastic. STAY SAFE
The "hidden" content of your videos, apart from technical and esthetical, is... psychological. Your whole competent and calming personality, impacts any receptive viewer. In the world full to a brim, of inflated pretensious egos, your humble demeanor is so calming and refreshing. Sohvi quiete beauty is just wonderful bonus. Thank you gus. Stay safe. Pozdrawiam cieplo. 🙃
Anyone who spends months slaving away under the sun in California, in order to be able to get off a boat and go sking is bonkers, but committed to their passion. Keep it coming, it just gets better.
You are very deserving of 100,000 subscribers. I can't wait to see 200,000.
Hey hey hey! Hope you had fun watching this one, we're on our way to Alaska and hope to make it there before the winter ends! For a closer look at the journey, check out my Instagram or Facebook (doesn't really matter which, I post mostly the same content to both). Not all of the happenings get included in the videos and those I share over at Ig/FB:
instagram.com/alluringarctic/
facebook.com/alluringarctic/
Have a good one!
Having a cold one instead, cheers!
@@sandy-quimsrus that too!
But I always thought that Sohvi is the best! She is the background of everything you do, if you notice. And having a background gives you stability, Juho.
Hello! Welcome to BC! If your end up moored or anchored for the night in Comox would be happy to take you two out for a beer. Or bring some to the boat. I know some great spots for you to check out on your way up the Island and Inside Passage. Loving your adventures!
Juho, Sohvi, u are both such beautiful, soft, caring people. I've been following for awhile now, though I can't be a patreon as I'm limited of funds myself, I will still support u both with my comments, and encouragement. I really enjoy both ur personalities and content very much. Thankyou both for sharing this Epic adventure with us. 🇦🇺🌈🤗
Nice one from a fellow sofa surfer
@@paulthompson8613 Thanks Paul😎
Rainbow UNNATURALS are not GC
@@whileysea don't understand
Welcome to Canada. Pay very close attention to your charts going up the inside passage - zooming in will find those rocks ! Tides are very high , lots of tricky currents and those pesky logs are everywhere. Stay safe , warm and dry - its called the " Wet Coast " for a reason !
Yes, the king tides this time of year pull the debris of the beaches.
Also plenty of ship traffic I recall from a trip from Hanes, Alaska to Seattle on a vehicle ferry.
Sohvi is sooooooo dreamy~!
Juho &
Sohvi:
There I finally got those correct.
I have been following you for over a year and as an 80 year old non-sailer enjoy every minute of your videos. I’ve had many questions about my Alluring Artic t-shirt in which people cannot believe why anyone would enjoy all the cold most of the time. As someone who goes north in the summer and south in the winter I guess I would ask the same question.
Be safe and I’ll be looking forward to the next chapter in your lives.
"For some reason want to watch these videos." Of course some people want to watch these. You do a good job editing and telling a story, and the contents of the story are interesting. You both are awesome. Thanks for curating your adventures for us landlubbers
Love it! no click bait and thong pictures, just really good people sharing their lives with us. God bless you on your journeys.
Enjoy your sense of humor.
A message for Sohvi: You are the real Wonder Woman! A true inspiration for us women sailors. Thank you both for sharing your journey.
Sohvi = wisdom!!!
I like your sailing content. You both seem to be very honest and real, so it is fun to watch. Refitting is more dramatic (as you said), but the real sailing - especially in winter - is much more attractive to me. I am not a sailor and I live in Germany. All the best, Armin
This is an interesting juxtaposition from what I normally watch, which is people from here in Lower Mainland Canada buggering off to surf waves in places tropical from the boat. It’s cool to watch you deliberately sail during what most of us consider the hmmph season to ski from the boat. I hope that sailing into Victoria from Finland was as cool to you as many people find sailing into somewhere else from here!
Hi, Welcome to Canada
A tip I learned from American customs is all food that has been processed is not considered imported. So make a salad or sandwich and it does not need to be declared.
Raw potatoes are not permitted, but a potato salad is good to go.
Also, the Tequila met an unnecessary end. Open liquor is not counted in what you are bringing in to the country. So crack the seal have a swig and it does not need to be declared. Only unopened bottles are counted.
Enjoy your stay and the inside passage
Jeff
Logs will be a big problem until you head across the gulf at Cape Fairweather. The winter high tides will be bringing even more than usual off the beaches. It is a tough time of year to make this trip. Just keep the radio up and on 16 for traffic and notices to mariners for potential hazards. Canadian Coast Guard radio is good at getting everyone through with minimal incidents. Have fun at Seymour Narrows, plan carefully for Johnstone Straights and Queen Charlotte sound ;-}
Logs in winter, yuck. We have tons of them in Port Angeles.
I’m from Nanaimo, great advice! (Straits not Straights, Canadians can spell can’t we? Damn auto correct!!
@@northernmustang If course they CAN :)
hi juho and sohvi WELCOME TO BRITISH COLUMBIA ! im in nelson bc , maybe stop at LUND DESOLATION SOUND
Love the humor, smiles, and honesty. Well done.
Quality video as usual. Thanks
Sohvi: --- It was good to share shots of the floating logs and the dead head , thank you
Love the wry humour, and it's good to see somewhere different.
I am a typical couch sailor but like to follow your adventures and hard work to make them happen! Cheers from Sweden!
Yep, we're all sailors, just that some of us are couch sailors.
Welcome to Canada...
Is Trudeau a good leader?
@@gregsullivan8956 🤣
Refit videos were cool and whatnot but I really enjoy the actual sailing videos.
We live vicariously through the videos
Welcome to BC, my Home Province . I've been following your Videos and really enjoy them. Hope you enjoy your sail up the coast of BC. Nice to see the inner Harbour of Victoria and the Night Lights.
Fair winds and following seas .
There was a Canadian television series in the 1970/80s, The Beachcombers, and a lot of what they did was boat around the passages in BC and taking loose logs from the water. Some may come organically from the shore from storms, and probably many come from broken log booms.
I loved that show. We got it in Australia.
I loved the Beachcombers
Great videos! Thanks for great entertainment
Indeed I am watching. I have watched you from your beginning. Your sweet Finland personalities and experiences in places I will never see complete each boring week of Iowa, USA. Besides, no one says the word 'crap' so elligantly. Thanks. Be safe!
Look at it this way. Your alcohol account with Neptune is well into credit. That should do you for half a dozen equator crossings. 😁
I know videos are a lot of work, particularly editing, ( I chickened out of blogging my boat build! ). So thanks for the effort! You’re doing a great job.
Great to see you guys back on the water! Safe travels and ski your butts off.
Juno you are so lucky to have Sovhi to Supervise your Sailing 🌊👍
I sailed the inside passage from Bellingham to Alaska 3 times 2016 - 2018. You're going to want to get serious about your log watches in the passage and especially off of Cape Caution. Pay attention to particularly high tides as they tend to float a lot of logs that were previously stuck on shore. The trip is stunningly beautiful. Enjoy!
Welcome! And yes, driftwood is everywhere. We don't boat at night very often. The currents and tides and rocky shoals are profound! Go slow and enjoy.
I have been following a couple of other sailing vlogs, but I am finding yours so interesting. The others are warm water sailors with new boats. I love yours because you do so much for yourselves. I was raised to do things for ourselves. We grew our own veggies, hunted for meat and did all the canning and freezing for ourselves. I also live in Washington state and love the scenery you are traveling through. Thanks for all the great stories. You guys are great.
The phrase your looking for is ,Arm Chair Sailors 😉
Or arm chair barbers
Absolutely incredible how beautiful the boat looks now,
You should be very proud guys 👍x
Hey there, after watching 1-2 videos of you, i decided to sub and watch the whole playlist here. Im no sailor but i would love this kind of living. But not everyone has the possibility for it, so i just watch videos about it and enjoy other ppl sailing :-P So far your channel is alot fun to watch and i hope i will see many more cool videos about your journeys. Cheers from Germany :-)
After our first trip up North and seeing all those logs and log gyres we decided that a metal boat would make us more comfortable. So the journey began to find the right boat. We still hit one now and again but besides the wake up call nothing has happened.
On another note if you think Victoria Harbor is complicated at light try the summertime when are are hundreds of seaplanes in and out. There are “runways” in the harbor but I am not sure the markers are lit. Perhaps they clear them out during the Winter.
You are going to love Prince William Sound but I think you will find some skiing before then between Yukutat and Icy Bay. Mt St Elias is a magnificent mountain and sure to please any adventurous off piste skier.
Ganges harbor is beautiful and would be a great place for you to stock up on goods on your trip to Alaska! The treehouse Café is a must stop.
Your videos are just getting better and better, so enjoyable all the way around
Great video, I follow you because I love sunshine and all things summer. I am Not a cold-place person, but enjoy the beauty of these places through your eyes. Thank you
These logs you saw are common near the commercial ways. The tug boats haul them between vancouver and the fraser River. Watch out!! Some of them can be 10m long and very heavy.
Also, keep distance from any of the tug boats. They haul long cables between the boat and the cargo - impossible to see! Some of the operators use bright lights and blind you if you are on their way.
Good luck with the sailing 😀😃
I had always wondered why these Fins are crazy enough to go to Alaska in the winter, but it all makes sense now, skiing from the boat sounds incredible! you really need to get that message out there, and I think you’re going to acquire a lot of followers. Good luck to you. I’m watching this from Colorado, so I’ll be snowboarding, this week, but wishing I could go sailing.
Fantastic achievement and a great video thank you.
Even with the logs, that was a beautiful sail. Thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful couple.
nice to see when you came to Canada exciting to follow you further⛵️👍
Your boat is beautiful!
Sohiv is the best! Juho go get a haircut ASAP please!!😂😂😂 great video! I agree it’s nice to have a supportive community/comments
Well, Neptune got a nice cocktail anyway... LOL!
I enjoy your videos and especially your honesty. Stay safe.
Wonderful video
I went over to Facebook. Nice photography. The red on your headsails is lovely and I really liked the grey skies.
I've been to the very far north, in winter, several times and always was impressed by the cold beauty. Once a numinous sunrise while driving north on the Mackenzie River.
As someone who is looking to potentially buy a Garcia Nouanni myself in the coming years, your detailed videos are a truly great find, thank you very much!
I haven't watched all of your refit videos yet, so sorry if you already mention it somewhere, but I just wanted to warn you about a possible issue: in the mid-80s, not sure which build years exactly, the Nouannis and Maracujas had a construction (welding) error with the aft daggerboard box, and one Maracuja actually sank after it hit a floating object and the weld opened. Garcia supposedly contacted all owners of the models with the problem, but may not have succeeded 100%. If you don't know yet if your boat was one of those, and if the problem was fixed, better check with the previous owner and/or Garcia.
Welcome to my hometown Victoria. I just began sailing last year. I enjoy your channel and appreciate your use of the English language and purity of speech. May God richly bless you two.
RIP, tequila bottle. 🤭🤗🫤. Sorry Sohvi, the logs are still there when it rains. Have you guys considered heated vests for under your outerwear? I don’t know if they work, but she looked so cold. 🥶. These videos are awesome! Be careful skiing in Alaska, if you get the opportunity. Grizzlies are in abundance in some of those areas, as are other wild animals. You have your work cut out for you sailing north. It’s a treasure watching you tell your story. Stay safe! ❤❤
Welcome to Canada to both of you. I have been following your chanel for awhile & enjoy your content. Happy to see you are growing it as well. Wishing you both good health , more wealth and of course happiness. I am sure you will find great skiing in Alaska. Be safe & enjoy life.
You are one amazing individual sir , oh and Sohvi too. Life is not simple but you make it seem that way. Hold fast mattie.
Curtis Hyde here of the sailing vessel Liberty freedom I just like living vicariously through your videos brother
Congratulations on earning 100 K subscribers!
I'm not a sailor but for some reason I really want to watch these videos. Thank you for sharing your journey!
Welcome to Canada Juho and Sohvi!! Woohoo! It's so wonderful to have been following you for years now and to have you in my home waters! Great shots of Victoria. What a beautiful City. Let me know if you come back to Desolation Sound this summer. Not so much skiing there but a lot of lovely warm freshwater lakes. :-)
Even though you have a destination, enjoy your journey along the coast of BC and its beautiful inside passage. Hopefully Queen Charlotte Sound will welcome you and not give you a rough voyage. Welcome to my part of the world!!!
You're probably well up the coast by now since your FP page shows you past Surge Narrows. I had intended on kayaking through Surge Narrows but I got the tide table wrong when I was just about to enter the Narrows the flood tide began, trouble is when all that water is rushing through the narrows where it empties into the wide open area you can have a wall of water. That was a "fun" but tense paddle. I hope you get an opportunity to have a pool of dolphins (white-sided) swim along side you while in the waters of the Great Bear Rainforest, Central Coast BC.
Aces! Who wouldn't want to see what happens next?
Thank you so much for putting these out there! Wishing you both good health and be safe!!
I love watching you guys! Keep up the goodness.
It was fun for me to see your arrival to Victoria. My wife and I sailed our 27’ Ericson from south of Seattle into Canada for the first time arriving in Victoria this past September. We had to be corrected by the Victoria harbor police on how the Seaplane runway lanes worked. We stayed at the marina just to the north of the Seaplane terminal. We’ve never gone any further west of Victoria as our destinations in the past have been in the San Juan islands.
Great episode, fantastic music! Thanks Juho and Sohvi for sharing your life and adventures. I enjoyed every single one of your videos
Love to see people following their dreams 👏
Always nice to see your videos. Thanks guys. In a sailboat and living n northern latitudes I take my hat for you guys being Vegetarians. It’s hard enough being on the hard. Congrats.
Juho and Sohvi you are great! 👍 Love the combination of snow and Sailing! ❄️❄️☃️🎿🏂⛵️Greetings from Luxembourg
Next stop Valdez lets GOOOOOO!
The inside passage tend s to be next to no wind or gales. Be aware, especially on night watch. It can get ugly fast and I have firsthand knowledge of that. 41" sloop rigged to single hand.
Bienvenue au Canada! Watch out for logs all the way to Prince Rupert. There are many streams and mighty rivers all the way up the west coast that spew logs into the ocean. Bon voyage!
Sohvi seems to be a perfect Adventure companion.
If you want to go skiing from your boat. Get a berth in Coal Harbour in Vancouver, and catch a bus to one of the local ski hills. Grouse, Cypress or Seymour.
Shoving is great! That was a first, the Christmas aerial view of the marina. Brilliant.
Please be on log watch constantly once you leave Victoria , I lived there for 25 yrs, Now I am up in Comox/ Campbell River, the amount of logs in the water makes it highly dangerous, you will for sure have wood hitting your boat. when you go through the narrows up just past Campbell river, you have to plan it around the tides and there is millions of board feet of logs in the water. my house over looks it here. message us if you have troubles. we have a very solid Aluminum boat for keeping safe in the waters here. . Good luck to you both. Noel & Maduni
Thanks for the videos. They are beautiful. I hope you find some good snow and safe slopes for skiing. Winter is the best!
We very much enjoyed this video Juho and Sohvi. Your drone shots are exceptional, your humour makes us laugh out loud and your attention to detail and precision is admirable. All the best as you continue your journey north. 🇨🇦⚜️ Bienvenue!
I am a local liveaboard here in Vancouver. If you plan to make a stop in fasle creek and need a safe place to keep your dinghy while you go to shore let me know.
Also, you will get used to dealing with logs. You are going to see a lot around Vancouver Island.
Great imagery of my hometown Victoria, thank you! Thx, Andrew
Great you two and Sohvi made it to Canada. We are waiting for the weather to get better in the Netherlands order to finish the refit of Saga. Wish you all the best.
Impressive number of subscribers. Alaska has stunning scenery. Ran Sailing made beautiful videos of their travels there, a few years ago. Well worth watching, as no doubt yours will be.
Nice one. Enjoying your videos and looking forward to the north!
it's so lovely when people love what they do and aren't doing it to 'beat the market' or 'do sweat equity' or show off their 'lifestyle'. it's really soothing and engaging to hear the explanations of engine issues and centre boards, and the shots of sailing are fantastic. definitely I like that you are so busy living life there's not too much either. thanks to both of you for these videos.
great to see you getting into Canada! about the logs, Vancouver is at the inlet of the Frazier River which is the main logging transport channel for BC. Going north via the inland sea, there wont be much logging activities and no waves, although the current will be crazy at the top of Vancouver Island. On the skiing, you might want to consider taking a couple of days when you get to Anchorage and do a trip into Shugash mountains where the best powder/heli skiing in the world is based, amazing place!
I lived and sailed on the Salish sea for about 10 years. There are always logs all the way up - you only need to look at the beaches and shores. You have to keep a watch at all times. Because of the NW and SE winds the sea can be extremely rough and 8 to 10 feet swells with a lot of chop are common. If we’re getting names right it’s the Fraser river. I think Frazier was a tv show. 😂😂. Enjoy the sail, some of the best in the world.
I'm one of the ones that watch for some reason. Lots of fun.
Another interesting episode...Highest Blessings
Good sailing you 2.
you know, at first i thought the name "snow" was an awkward name for the boat but after watching those clips around the 7 minute mark with its sails out, i thought, that boat looks like a snow. i think its a good name, it really won me over. that boat looks sharp, you did an amazing job with it, good job!good luck!
I get it. The mountains, snow, the reasoning of survival amid harsh natural conditions, not questioning the satisfaction of living minimally with all the simple rewards of just being. It’s a peaceful focus upon the miracles of life which require little garnishing. For me, being a Texas flatlander, it wasn’t much of a reach to want to know more about how other folks live. Y’all are pioneers of a sort, making your lives full of the elements you most cherish. Skiing has always brought me to tears of joy, untethered and soaring as best I could like a bird in flight. The fact that you guys move on trails goat like up the slopes to then carve them down with childlike glee means you get ‘it’ too. The fact that you do so via a ship of your dreams means ever so much more exuberance on display. These lives you lead are such a blessing to observe for my old spirit. I can’t thank you enough for ‘Going for it’.
Yeah Sohvi keep being special.
Beautiful view of Victoria!
It’s very nice. I really appriciate your videos and what you do.
You are inspirational ! I look forward to future episodes of the adventure. Stay the course! .....No pun intended.