Prelude to an Ocean Crossing - Ep. 28 RAN Sailing
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- We finally caught a fish! And you will probably laugh because it was sooo small :) But it was tasty! Join us on our preparation sail for the Atlantic crossing, a 750 Nm passage from El Hierro, Canary Islands to Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde. Except from a couple of things breaking and too light winds in the beginning it was a good sail that took us 6 1/2 days.
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved in to our sailboat RAN, a custom built aluminium Beason 40, and untied the lines in the middle of the Swedish winter and started to sail south along the coast of Europe. There is no set route and we will go where the wind and our minds takes us.
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- GoPro Hero3+
- Rode video mic pro
Love,
Malin & Johan
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I love the relaxed mood you two give, even in the face of part failure. Really pleasant watching your adventures.
Thanks a lot! :)
I watch a lot of sailing vlogs but I find yours the most interesting and honest. Thank you for sharing your stories.
Thanks a lot for your feedback Steve! We try to keep it as honest as possible. Sailing isn't all sunshine and palm trees. :-) Thanks for watching and take care!
I loved the video. It just shows that step-by-step: strong winds, low winds, downwind, rolly seas all it takes is patience and you eventually arrive at your destination. Safe journey.
Glad you liked it :) Cheers
Great episode - thanks. I have a thought on your shaft noise. On my previous boat, I had a "dripless shaft seal". It was designed not to leak any water and it didn't. But it would get air trapped inside the log (where the shaft enters the boat) and that would cause the seal to make a kind of screeching noise. That was annoying but it also caused the shaft to overheat in the area of the seal. After about 100 engine hours, the shaft finally broke at the location of the seal. I found out before it was too late that I should periodically "burp" the seal to release any trapped water. When I replaced the shaft and the seal, the seal maker had re-designed the seal to incorporate a vent so that burping would not be necessary. I looked at your video of the shaft/seal area and couldn't tell what kind of setup you have but it doesn't look like the type of seal I had. Still, it is possible you may be having a similar problem?? The way air gets in the log is by going hard in reverse. The prop cavitates and pushes lots of air bubbles forward, into the log.
Have a safe trip.
I think you two have singlehanded the move to quality information and a set a standard for this awesome momentum of this gigantic sailing,utubeavision#!!
Your videos are the best on the web! Great quality all the way around, and very informative and fun to watch!
Thanks you so much :)
Really enjoying your videos. You two have a nice relaxing vibe and you do a really great job of conveying the sailing experience, all the little things like doing the dishes etc.... Keep them coming!
Thanks again for sharing the reality of true sailing.. But next time you get sick.. LOL.. have a pregnancy test ready... he he he he.. or issue poker chips and have a puking contest... Sorry.. I know that sounds obscured.. but hey! What do you do when there is no choice.. make a game of it.. and the time will past with wonderful memories. Even if it is a distasteful moment. Good luck you guys.. Looking forward to the next episode of your adventure. :)
Another great video from the smiling Swedes. Keep smiling:)
Thanks Greg! :-)
You Sir are a Very Lucky Man! Not only is your First Mate Beautiful, but she is also very Brave. Although she gets seasick, she still goes to sea with you, living the Dream. God Bless you Both! Keep up the Great Videos!
The Old Coastie.
Yes I am indeed :) Malin is a fantastic woman! Thanks for watching :) Cheers Johan
Hi guys, loving your work! Have to question the wisdom of doing the dishes without a harness though. Very risky!
Of all the sailing channels I watch, I think I enjoy the open honesty of yours. Part travel guide, part logbook, always entertaining! Thank you so much! I'm slowly bing watching my way up to date and can't wait to catch up to you in almost real time! Hope you are doing well and see you again soon!
Malin getting sea sick is a lousy feeling she must be a good lady to stick with it. Thank you for sharing your adventures
I really enjoy your videos, my favorite topic is provisions, I like when you show what each port offers. your a cute couple and your boat is beautiful.
Thanks Pamela! We will try to cover more preparations before we cross the Atlantic. Take care!
Poor poor Malin, I really hope you find something for the sea sickness, so as to make your adventures enjoyable. Great video clips from the best calm and easy going couple on you tube.... thank you⛵️
Hey Johan, I like the way you choose the English words so "carefully". Thinking about it and with confidence say something not in Swedish but in English. I'm South African and my mother tongue is Afrikaans. Very close to Dutch and Belgium. So speaking in English/American very "rusty" if you know what I mean. But what I want to say is that the way you translate directly from Swedish to English is what makes your sailing vlog so special. Like when you lost your Ray Ban's and said you were going to buy a "couple". And Malin laughed and asked how many do you need. You wanted to say you need a "pair". Now in certain Languages a pair and a couple could be the same thing. Anyways , just go on being the cool Viking and treat Malin like your princess. If you ever come to Cape Town, it will be my honor to have you , and to treat you on all the nice things in the Western Cape. After the Atlantic crossing you must come back to Cape Town. If you didnt start, Come to
SA!!!!
Hey Johan, personal question: are you always this calm? It is just something that I really like about you! Fair winds and smooth sailing!
I admire Malin. She knows she will be sea sick, yet sets sail for 750 miles
My go to remedy for bullet proofing me from seasickness was to use a prescription of Scopolamine in a 0.4mg pill named Scopace made commercially by Hope Industries. They quite making the pill in 2012, so I had to get a compounding pharmacy to make it for me in a 0.4mg capsule form. It still requires a prescription for them to make, but my doctor was still able to prescribe it. One every 4 hours works best for me while kayak fishing in the rough Pacific ocean with a 30 to 45 minute head start on the first one of the day.
Maybe check online where you can get locate a compounding pharmacy to have this made for you (provided you can get a prescription for it as well.
Got a great tip for you, just in case you don't know about it. I noticed you were having egg sandwiches for lunch and it made me think of this little tip if you will take vegetable oil and layer it over the egg shells it will preserve the eggs for weeks and sometimes months. This will allow you to have eggs on a longer voyage!
And, oh yes I did enjoy the video, thanks!
Thank you. Looking forward to getting caught up with your journey.
I always look forward to your video updates. Will there be a gap in video posts as you make your crossing? Great work you two!
Thanks! We will try to get behind so that there wont be a gap during the crossing... Take care!
Hej vilken fin liten Mahi Mahi ni fick. Vet att man kallar den Dorado i Portugal men kallar man den makrill i Skåne? Nog hört begreppet Guldmakrill med.
Har ni ändrat planer? För några avsnitt pratades det om Brasilien........ Nu pratas det om Karibien...?
must be absolutey incredible to be out there in the ocean all on your own. i started on episode 1 3 days ago. this is the best series on youtube. and you and very nice people
I heard you on a pod cast, Life Aquatic on Boat Radio. It was a great show. It really gave a personal look at you. You should give a link so everyone can listen.
If you feel sea sick, try Rich tea biscuits, they are hard to eat when feeling sick but they work great & you will feel better after taking some, i have tried them with 60-70 ft waves up shetland in a force 11 & a old fisherman told me that trick & it works great ;)
Is it just me or does Malin look like the British singer Birdy? Could pass for her sister. Anyway, I'm a new subscriber & am really enjoying your videos. Fair winds!
Thank you for your detailed adventure series. Entertaining as anything I've watched. Would call you friends, if we ever meet.
Try this breathing exercise... When the boat rises take a deep breath and hold it till the boat begins to fall. Breath normally until the boat begins to rise. Fill your lungs with a deep breath as the boat crests and exhale as it drops and begin to breath normally. It's almost a form of meditation that will relax you and with time you won't know your doing it. Proven to work as a Coast Guard Search and Rescue small boat operator for 5 years. Hope it works for you and anyone else that may try it. Stay safe!
Down wind, wing on, runs are hard on the tummy.
Well, if you end up not be able to use the engine at least you have sails... Sorry i have a flair for the obvious ; ). Just remember the old days when those old sailormen/women had nothing but sails. The main thing is that you have the engine for a generator and emergencies. Ah so much fun in the Horse Latitudes...
? You guys do have safety harnesses right???
And what a magnificent fish it was. All I could think of while you were reeling it in was Ernest Hemingway's, "The Old Man and the Sea"! Couldn't resist. Looking forward to video of you guys exploring this island. Take care,,,
Great video, hope you were able to sort out the prop shaft issue before the crossing. I hope to do this one day too, loving these videos. Keep up the good work!
We have to wait with that until we can haul the boat unfortunately :( Thanks for watching!
Great vid. Thank you guys. Diego & Amparo.
Thanks for watching! :-)
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Another great video. You are a very nice couple, a good blend of a novice and experience. I feel I learn something as well as being entertained.
Thanks a lot! Great feedback :)
Look for ginger paste. It is the best thing by far for motion sickness. Walmarts have it in a plastic tube for about $3.
Guys, this is a great video about *sailing* and what's involved in traveling on your own boat!
Glad you like it! :)
Thanks to make us dreaming ;-)
Just when I think it can’t get better, you two prove me wrong,,,,,,,,,,,/),,,,,,,,,fair winds.
I hope you get over being seasick soon. I have to take medication. Everytime I don't take the medicine, I get sick and make it a bad time.
Sailing an Atlantic route like a Portuguese navigator 500 years ago.
Even though I´m from the same neck of the woods as you are (Skanör) I´ll write in English for all those not fortunate enough to be from from Sweden :). I do love to see your adventures, very well filmed and narrated. Do you foresee any difficulties with waves and the solar panels on the lifelines? When are you planning to cross the Atlantic to the West Indies? Will you continue through the Panama canal? And now swedish: helt suveräna filmer, jag blir ännu mer sugen på att göra seglatsen själv framöver. Mycket inspirerande!
Hej Paul! Tusen tack för fin feedback :) Planerar du en långsegling i framtiden? We haven't had any problems with wind or waves and the solar panels. We're planning to cross in the middle of November and then we hope to make to the Pacific through the Panama canal :) Ha det fint!
Awesome. You are living my dream. Sail on!
great video guys. Enjoy your details of sailing wing on wing.
Thanks Daniel! :)
Your videos really put me in a relaxed mood.. Thank you.
That's great to hear :)
Malin is one awesome girl. even though
she seems to get sea sick a lot she doesn't quit.
Vi hade fest så glöm vad jag skrev,hur det kan bli ibland.
Awesome video, I really ejoyed it. Enjoy your time together.
You two and your travels make my heart happy!! Stay safe out there
Thanks Nathaniel! Glad you like the videos! :-) Take care
Wow you're getting more and more subscribers on your channel...awesome..! Glad all is going good...! I am wondering where you get the country flags before you get the country..? Peace, Captain Rob Florida USA
Hi Rob! We tend to get them after we have arrived to the country.:-) Hope everything is good! Take care
When I start getting motion sickness at the beginning of a passage, I occupy myself at the wheel and that does the trick. I just stand at the wheel and hand steer for quite awhile. But its different for everyone. The trick is to keep trying the methods until something works!! Good luck! And great footage!
Standing at the wheel is very good!
Great vid guys!! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks Joshua! Take care
Great video guys. Just a note, for sea sickness, at your next port buy some pure Peppermint essential oils. A drop in glass of water settles your tummy plus if you touch the top (cap off of course) and rub ur fingers together to warm the oil and sniff it, that will also help you. Fairvwinds on your crossing!
Mathew Peter anything with ginger is also a life saver.
Thanks for sharing your videos with us .Well safe sailing, and good luck fishing
Thanks! We hope to get more luck fishing! :-) At least some bigger fish... Take care!
You definitely will,I mean you have a whole world to fish ha ha
I started a Robinhood account and picking high dividend stocks....I am documenting my progress....hope to be able to buy a sailboat soon!!
That sounds like a nice plan! Good luck!
Have you tried natural ginger tablets from a health food store or pharmacy (Take them before you feel sick) or Fishermans Friend sweets (along the way) they are both great for seasickness and keep hydrated with water this also helps. We enjoy your videos thanks for sharing - Fair Winds from the Caribbean.
I've tried fresh ginger which didn't help... Will try the tablets if I find any somewhere. Thanks for the tips! :) /Malin
I’m new to sailing, so my question is why do u have to hoist a new flag every time u enter a new country?
It’s called a courtesy flag and it’s a gesture to show courtesy for the country you’re sailing in.
Malin, prova ingefara mot sjosjukan!! (try ginger to treat your seasickness, it has actually better effect than pills)👌👍
Hej Johan! Jag har testat ingefära. Jag tyckte det fungerade sådär, men jag skall kanske ge det ett försök igen. :-) Tack för tipset! /Malin
Before taking the stuffing box apart - I would make sure any zinc anode has not come adrift on the prop shaft- externally ? Also - I see a spot location tracking transmitter flashing away. Do you publish a link for those interested in your adventure, to follow ? Best regards, another really good view, with loads of interesting content :)
Thanks for your input John! I have dived to check the anod, and it looks ok, so unfortunately I think the problem is in the stuffing box. We do have a SPOT, the link is in the description box on this video! :-) Thanks for watching! /Johan
Thanks - I have the link bookmarked now.... Best wishes to you both :)
Trying to be cool does not work. Trying - No!!! Just being yourself , even if you are not cool, will become cool!! I think I like you for just being yourself
Johan, my second name is Johannes. Anyways, I think you are very COOL!! Fair winds and safe travels!
Seasickness is so bad. One of the few downsides of sea travel.
A day or two and your good to go. What are things you can do to avoid it?
Those flags really get tattered ( beat up ).
How tuff is all the imagination stuff ( how much $$$ ) when you leave a location do tell the new destination
your coming there way??? Or do you just show up???
All good stuff.. Thank you and be safe.😎
Yes seasickness isn't very fun... :-) We normally just show up, because most marinas doesn't answer when we call on the VHF. When we check out we always state our destination... Was that answer to your questions? Thanks for watching!
Being seasick is really not fun and it derails often what else that goes on. I have tried a few remedies and have found Stugeron to be very good. Apprantly it works on the balance nerves in the ear, different from other remedies. That avoids the drowsiness that comes with other brands. Give it a try.
And thanks for producing all the great contents.
I tried Stugeron on our latest sail, and it was really good. So I will be using it again for the first couple of days on the Atlantic crossing. Thanks for the tip! Take care
As always we love your videos, we're sailors from British Columbia, Canada. We are longtime sailors, although not familiar with open ocean sailing we would strongly suggest, for your safety when working on open decks, that you wear lifejackets. We're sailing a Panda 40 cutter rig and highly recommend a visit to our part of the World. Many cruiser/sailors who have sailed to the far reaches have said that our area is the best and most beautiful ! We would welcome you to visit us in Beautiful British Columbia..with thousands of Island, Fjords, Bays and friendly people..
you guys rule. that little kiss up on the bow was better than any old titanic movie.
Thanks a lot mate! Would be cool though to have done it on the Titanic :)
Excellent video, story telling and production. If you have a conventional/traditional stuffing box - take the grease line out and heat it up to get rid of old grease.
Thanks a lot Norman! :) Unfortunately it's not a conventional stuffing box, it's a dripless unit that Volvo Penta produce. In Sweden we call the Black Jack. I will try to put more grease so it will last over the Atlantic but it need replacement. Cheers, Johan
Once again, G.R.E.A.T. Attitude you guys have in times of difficulties. It is actually helping me in mine right now as we have issue after issue getting free from Arizona and moving to Florida and on our cat by year end. Thank you so much for being the example and happy Malin is not sick anymore. Had to ask where was your funny glasses to prevent seasickness?? :-)
My wife always suffers from feeling sick at rage start of a sailing trip, even in mild conditions. Her “go to” remedy is a bottle of Ginger Ale with some Salt and Vinegar crisps. Seems to work for her every time, give this a try Malin. 😁
Great Video it's funny justbefore you caught that little fish I was thinking why aren't they fishing thanks again safe travels, johnny b
I just starting following but must agree with all other comments...keep going guys
Hi guy's, I am really enjoying watching your travels and the detail you go into about your sailing journey. Stay safe and enjoy yourselves
Dinner looked delicious! Glad Malin wasn't sick for too long, it must be really tough when you know there is no going back. Also, how big were those rollers? They looked huge!
I like the fact that you seem to really like one another. Makes it even more pleasant to share in your adventures.
Yes we are very much in love! :-) Thanks for watching and we're very glad you liked it! Take care
Underbara seglingsbilder och kul att se livet ombord. Själv har jag just torrsatt !blä
Really enjoyed your video. What is the beautiful music at the end, in Cabo Verde?
Really enjoyed your video, thumbs up from me again :)
I wondered if you played the guitar cause dad was really good .... nice fishy.
I never understand not starting the engine. Why not?
Because it makes a lot of noise and of course to save Diesel.
Grated fish...Mmmmm
Just say no to speed.
I couldn't help but chortle when the boat swayed and Johan hit the post at 1:42.
great new video ! thank you for keeping us up to date and thank you for the wonderful video's
Portugal,s flag? good luck for cross next
Cape Verde's flag :)
Great video serie, love to see your adventure at sea. May I ask what color your sprayhood and lazy bag have ? My boat need new one's. and I love the colors off yours.
Thanks a lot! :) We don't remember the name of the color but it's the same as the one we have on the topsides which is called RAL 7043 (Traffic Grey B).
RAN Sailing Ok, thank you. I Think it Will be one called Charcoal Grey, it look very much like your Color 😀
Love the video at 5:40 and 8:25. The two of you make such a good couple.
are your neighbors in el hiero the "hambadoo"? this are the preowners of my boat ☺
are your neighbors in el hiero the "hambadoo"? this are the preowners of my boat ☺
Great video RAN crew. Your videos are getting better and better. You can't catch a dolphin much smaller than that so I'm sure get a few that are much larger on you crossing. Where are guys heading to?
Over 15,000 subs already! I think you guys many need to think of what you'll do at 100,000!
Thanks Jonathan! Haha! Yes, it was certainly a really small dolphin fish. :-) We hope to be more lucky during our crossing. We haven't decided fully yet where we are going, but we are leaning towards going directly to Grenada to haul the boat there. We need to replace the anods, and get a new layer of antifouling paint. The problem with the stuffing box is also one of the reasons why we might go directly. But first we are going to cruise a bit in the Cabo Verde. :-)
100.000 subs! Yes that would have been something! :-) If we ever get there I will think of something cool to do! :-) Take care! /Johan
Maybe reach out to Rick Moore for some advice on the best place to haul out. He's here on youtube or check his website out to email him. He's been sailing the area for 10 years. I think he said this his his last season and before heading west toward the Pacific. I'm sure he'd be more than happy to give sound advice and contacts. Well I guess we'll get one more video before you guys are MIA for a bit during the crossing.
Thanks for the tips! :)
nice guys,sorry you were sea sick,fair winds paul
Another great video! Thanks for sharing!
Nice video. That was a wonderful 'Titanic' moment up there on the bow! Keep living the dream y'all.. Craig from South Carolina.
Thanks for watching! :)
very nice and pleasant video. thank you.
Hi RAN people :) Really nice to see your video again, and.. It's educational for a new beginner in living aboard man that hope to step in your footsteps some day soon.
Perhaps its a rather stupid question but i see you use a nice shipslog, and i have looked in several places but not could find a proper book. Still use the laptop version but that's less convenient (just some information for myself)
Can you tell me where you get a proper shipslog book that i can use in my starting journeys? I'm jealous of yours hehehe.
Have a safe trip guys and hopefully the problem of the shaft will be really minor.
Glad you like the videos and find them useful! We bought this logbook in Guernsey, it's called Adlard Coles Nautical Logbook. It's ok but we think it would be better to have more days in every book spread to make it last longer. Fair winds to you and take care!
Igen en skøn video, har I fået repareret stævnrøret ?
Tyvärr inte, men det fungerar för nu, så vi väntar tills vi lyfter båten i Karibien.
Great episode.
Lovely to watch.
Hope that the propellershaft-sound does not cause problems.
Best regards
Glad you liked it! We will fix it after crossing the Atlantic but for now we can't use the engine for many hours. Hope we'll have wind during the crossing :)
Your videos are the best! Thank you both.
nice
perfect when will we get a boat tour ? love those northern boats and their configurations , your boat is gorgeous but i dont think we saw it completely inside . Congrats from Lisboa, Fair winds and keep uploading these great videos ..
Check out episode Ep. 4 (th-cam.com/video/rAhleRb-ZxA/w-d-xo.html) where we make a boat tour of the inside :) Love your city by the way! Cheers
when you sail tow NZ let me no ??
We will! :-)
would you ever sail yo Australia ?
We hope to do so, but it's a long way! :-)
are your neighbors in el hierro the "hembadoo"?
Hi Hans! I think you are right! The boat next to us in La Restinga was called Hembadoo. It's an German couple sailing it... Nice boat! Thanks for watching!
Another great video, guys.