Perhaps this was one of my favorite episode. I too loved you review and conversations with captains boat both of the boats that you met here. Thank you for being such nice down to earth people.
Hi. we loved this video! Hearing the other sailors and seeing their boats and how they have it organized, what their plans are, boat tours.... very interesting! Best of luck with the crossing. Thank you for keeping us entertained. Sorry to hear about your dingy. From what we've seen, you're not the only ones. Still sucks, I know...
Such a great interview with a very interesting fellow. He is a great example of people just "getting out there" and "doing it" without a big boat and a huge budget. Well done is right!
Any dinghy that floats is better than no dinghy at all! It's a bummer that you had to get a "new" one though. Thanks for all the work you do on these videos so we can all follow along.
Glad you liked it! We thought it would add something new and interesting to the videos. Hoping to meet more people so we can film more stuff like this!
9:50 That's what they recommend about a horse saddle girth. If someone else puts on the saddle, then always check that the girth is properly tightened yourself. I'd say the same thing about closing gates for horses. Always double check yourself. Yet another... hooking up the horse trailer and how the horses are set up inside. Always double check yourself. Unfortunately necessary... but good advice you give!
Very good lesson in that there are multiple ways to cruise on a sailboat. For me, a 40-44 foot would be just right. I like the bigger tankage, more space for storage, and more room on deck, but 35 foot is great as well. Having had a 27 ft Nor'sea and a 40 ft Endeavour CC bigger was better. Motion was better too. But if you can afford it 60+ feet would be great... go fast ! It always sucks to lose something or have it stolen, but life goes on and you moved on in the best way possible. Great video blog !
[Liz] So very sorry to hear you lost your dinghy, it's like losing a friend 😔 But you were able to find a new one pretty quickly, which is great news! I love your positive outlook. Peace and fair winds!
Hi Liz! Thanks, yes it's so sad. We're thankful that we have a new one so we can more around as we want to. Hope all is fine with you in Thailand. Merry Christmas to you guys! /Malin and Johan
enjoy watching you'r videos: the music, the local content, the different angles of the videos. This was the best episode. Getting out of the marinas and interviewing other sailors.
Thanks for the beautiful drone footage of the ARC Ralley. All sizes and kinds of boats. Very interesting. Sorry to hear your dinghy drifted off. Happened to us once too only we were lucky and she drifted onto a near by Island not far off. We were just lucky to find her again. (kids tied off the dinghy, we should have checked it.)Live and learn I guess. Looking forward to your crossing!
You are the most interesting sailing video on TH-cam, you are humbles persons, a fantastic couple.Keep inform us like you do from the beginning, the show must go on !Jacques from Canada.
This was a fantastic video - thanks. I'm so sorry about the loss of your recently named Quicky. I'm sure the loss will be with you for a while but hopefully, you will be able to not dwell on it and the new dinghy will be reliable. It was interesting that Tanguy on one of the Vendee boats was in the harbor. I'm following the race regularly. As of today, 7 of the original 29 boats have dropped out. Thanks for the tour of that 62 footer. That was very interesting and awsome. That was an excellent interview that Johan did on the boat of the Danish sailor. I hope all goes well with your crossing. I'll look forward to your next update. Ron
Thanks again for sharing, the two of you always brighten my day. Just discovered your Facebook page, thanks for providing the tracking data so we can stalk you from afar!
Hello Johan and Milan, Today is February 21, 2017. I am watching episode after episode to become current. It is like being in a HD dream sailing with Ran. My wife is from Latvia and I have been sending her your videos to watch. She will be returning to the USA soon. Got a trip plan to the Caribbean in April. Thank you both,so much for allowing us to be a part of your adventures. Maybe Quicki will send you a postcard in the future :-) Gud välsigne dig och vara säker!
Sorry to hear about "Quicky", but I'm glad you found another one so quick! And now your dingy runs with a fourstroke, that's better. And you 'll never know, maybe you will see "Quicky" somewhere around in the comming future....... Once again I enjoyed the cool drone-recordings, thanx for sharing! By the time you'll read this reactions here, I hope you have had your first piñacolada, cheers :)
I have been following your videos and have really enjoyed them. Not only are they fun to watch but for people like my wife and I who are thinking of doing some long distance cruising in the future they are informative too. Keep up the good work! I wish you safe sailing and continued fun! If you ever plan to sail the East Coast of the US in the New England area I would be happy to share a glass of rum with you two!
Great video guys.That really sucks about losing the dingy. As always the sailing community comes thru and you have a new (well maybe not new) dingy in no time. Looks like you guys are almost across! Hopefully you guys caught some nice fish also!
Sorry late to posting. I have been watching you guys since I first saw you in the old sea dog and uma videos a few months back. Now I am binge watching from the beginning. Absolutely stellar videos, thank you so much. I think this interview vid was my favourite so far. Looking forward to both finishing up the old and keeping up to date on the sail through Panama. Stay safe and fair winds
Nice to see other sailors on other boats, nice drone shots, its always horrible to lose a dinghy, having lost several myself...but you are lucky to score another, Shabby. Well Safe sailing and looks like you might be in the Islands for Xmas..so have a good one.
just checked your facebook and tracker, you are nearer to the destination... spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=11e5d58274181cae70&hoursPast=0&showAll=yes&fillFactor=100
Great video, the interviews were very interesting, two boats and crews at opposite ends of the spectrum, a HR 62 with no expense spared and a low budget steel boat both achieving the same goals.
From a 62 footer to Tolgars 30 foot boat Sarafin it is impressive how we can make do with what we have. So one can be just as safe in either if the boat is set up correctly. I can't help but wonder how your friends trips are going. Traveling with his wife and young child reminds me of Rosie Swale's travels on board her Oceanic 30 catamaran.
Hi guys really enjoyed your videos..really did my country some justice! Im cape verdean but grew up in Norway so good to see this episode with you Swedes and Norwegian guy..sorry about quickie but my guess is the wind blew it towards " cova de inglesa" which is the beach on the way to the airport..2 thumbs up
My wife and I love your videos so much and we are sorry to here about what happen to Quickie! But we are glad you guys have a new/old dingy :) Please keep on making these wonderful videos and we hope to meet you guys when we sail on our own sailboat someday.
The danish sailor Svend Billesbølle sailed around the world twice. First time in a 23 footer second time in an 18 footer. He wrote a couple of books about it.
Sorry about your lose of Quicky, always sad when you lose a possession that you have become to rely on. Shabby looks like she will serve you well though, so be happy for that. Interesting how there always appears a silver lining to every mishap or challenge. Cheers for now guys, look forward to the next video... ;-}
Hey Malin and Johan, That sucks that the dinghy ghosted, and losing the shoes. Guess it turned out okay though. Good luck on the crossing. Fair winds, Bastien
Wishing you a safe comfortable passage. Today is December 13 so I think maybe you are already underway. Looking forward to your videos when you reach a place to begin uploading them again. Till then fair winds and following seas.
Really great video, very interesting and with stunning drone shots. Did you not use the drone to look for quickie after sunrise? Try a snap shackle/pelican hook/caribiner type thingamajig on the end of the dinghy painter!👍stay safe looks like you are making good progress.
Thank you for yet another nice episode. You are getting better and better with your drone shots. Hint: Try to have even slower movement and slower turns which make smother film. It is something I just dont quite understand here. How are you uploading you videos. Last episode came out while you were 4-5 days west of any Cape Verde land. And this one came out while you were north, far north of French Guyana. Do you use your sat-phone to upload videos or do you have a friend back home whom you uploaded the videos too and who is logging in to your account to upload the video?
I think loosing your dinghy is common. Often they are found days later. Theft can be a problem. Serafin needs to work on provisioning. Instant noodles? You need your strength. Eat good. Hopefully the fishing is good. : ) Looks like fun.
Looks like quickie lived up to its name. Didn't seem to stay very long. Maybe if you had a dinghy named Longie, it may stick around much longer..Cheers.
What an impressive video. I have spent one month cruising round Grenada to Margarita, VZ, and several one week carrib charters. Your well edited videos are great look into cruising life. Do you shoot video on Panasonic G7? Thinking its settings would be better then Hero? Would you want GX8? Will bring to your yacht, ha ha. Aus Koln und Boulder, CO
what an amazing Swedish sailboat...it's like a house...I think the boat was too big for only 4 adult crew...yes you can cross the ocean in so many ways...I thought the 2 cycle is less weight that the 4 cycle at the same horsepower...a lot of people like Tohatsu engine over Honda...here in the states, depending on where you are, most of the time you really need to get a long chain with a lock to lock up your dinghy but the more shabby it looks the safer it is from thieves...God speed on your Atlantic crossing...I know you will make it easily...Peace, Capt. Rob Florida USA
That bites the big one about your dingy. When are you guys going to jump off the high dive and cross the Atlantic. I figure that will cause a 3 week lag in your videos. Excited for you two. Take care,,,
If you click on the main page of the youtube channel and then the "about" link most have all their links there. Facebook, Blog, Instagram, twitter etc. Here is the link to their blog. ransailing.wordpress.com/ scroll down to the bottom of the page and the "keep track of RAN" spot link. They are over 3/4's of the way across!
I am sorry you lost your dinghy. That has to be frustrating. Keeping with the theme of boat types. Can you all give me some opinions of what you consider "Bluewater" boats, or boats you hear talked about? I want to buy a live a board in the next 5 years and it needs to be capable of crossings. Initially I liked the safety and build of the Island Packets but they leave me uninspired and very expensive. The '70s Ranger 37s I find very attractive but the rudder is small and unprotected. I guess loss of a rudder isn't that bad if you have a sea anchor or such to drag. But I also read that J design is quite tender. There is always the work horse in the charter community Beneteau...Any thoughts on some brands to look at or issues you've heard, had or seen? If no comment, no worries and fair winds.
Christine C Costs a ton of money to enter and is kind of aimed at people who are not as self reliant as most full time, experienced cruisers like these guys.
Sorry about the dinghy and especially loosing the outboard..... its a mistake you normally only do once. I enjoyed the interview with both Serafin and the Belgium/ / Dutch Family.
Sorry to hear about Quickie, but on the bright side - you two are famous with some ARC cruisers. The free/sponsored RIBs should be falling from the sky any minute now. :-)
In my local marina here in Norway it is prohibited to go stern in first. To many inexperienced boaters crash into other boats when they try to go stern in.
Perhaps this was one of my favorite episode. I too loved you review and conversations with captains
boat both of the boats that you met here. Thank you for being such nice down to earth people.
I especially liked your introduction of the other boat people who are having similar adventures. Thanks for sharing!
Hi. we loved this video! Hearing the other sailors and seeing their boats and how they have it organized, what their plans are, boat tours.... very interesting! Best of luck with the crossing. Thank you for keeping us entertained. Sorry to hear about your dingy. From what we've seen, you're not the only ones. Still sucks, I know...
Wonderful to see the start of the race! Thanks for the interview with Tolge too!
I really enjoyed the interview with Serafin. Well done!
Such a great interview with a very interesting fellow. He is a great example of people just "getting out there" and "doing it" without a big boat and a huge budget. Well done is right!
Any dinghy that floats is better than no dinghy at all! It's a bummer that you had to get a "new" one though. Thanks for all the work you do on these videos so we can all follow along.
My favourite video so far. It was nice to meet some other sailors heading off on their own adventures. Can't wait for future instalments.
Glad you liked it! We thought it would add something new and interesting to the videos. Hoping to meet more people so we can film more stuff like this!
9:50 That's what they recommend about a horse saddle girth. If someone else puts on the saddle, then always check that the girth is properly tightened yourself. I'd say the same thing about closing gates for horses. Always double check yourself. Yet another... hooking up the horse trailer and how the horses are set up inside. Always double check yourself. Unfortunately necessary... but good advice you give!
Very good lesson in that there are multiple ways to cruise on a sailboat. For me, a 40-44 foot would be just right. I like the bigger tankage, more space for storage, and more room on deck, but 35 foot is great as well. Having had a 27 ft Nor'sea and a 40 ft Endeavour CC bigger was better. Motion was better too. But if you can afford it 60+ feet would be great... go fast ! It always sucks to lose something or have it stolen, but life goes on and you moved on in the best way possible.
Great video blog !
That was a really good episode! The biggest joys of boat life is all those interesting and relexed people!
[Liz] So very sorry to hear you lost your dinghy, it's like losing a friend 😔 But you were able to find a new one pretty quickly, which is great news! I love your positive outlook. Peace and fair winds!
Hi Liz! Thanks, yes it's so sad. We're thankful that we have a new one so we can more around as we want to. Hope all is fine with you in Thailand. Merry Christmas to you guys! /Malin and Johan
Another awesome video. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
enjoy watching you'r videos: the music, the local content, the different angles of the videos. This was the best episode. Getting out of the marinas and interviewing other sailors.
We're glad you like the videos! Thank you so much :) We hope to be able to make more interviews with sailors and people we meet.
Another awesome video guys! Love watching your adventure take shape and form. Fair winds, and safe sailing! from Georgia USA
Very good interview!!
You guys are amazing. “Quickie” means something else entirely in English jargon, though! 😁
😂
Informative interview your Norwegian friend. Learned so much,
So glad you liked it! :)
getting better and better your vids! Thanks Guys!
Thank you :)
Just beautiful kids! Very nicely edited and the footage was spectacular! God's blessings to you on all your journeys
Thanks for the beautiful drone footage of the ARC Ralley. All sizes and kinds of boats. Very interesting. Sorry to hear your dinghy drifted off. Happened to us once too only we were lucky and she drifted onto a near by Island not far off. We were just lucky to find her again. (kids tied off the dinghy, we should have checked it.)Live and learn I guess. Looking forward to your crossing!
Awesome videos, I've been catching up on your older videos and really enjoying them. Two thumbs up.
Thanks! :)
10 months behind you and also enjoying these videos.
You are the most interesting sailing video on TH-cam, you are humbles persons, a fantastic couple.Keep inform us like you do from the beginning, the show must go on !Jacques from Canada.
Thank you so much for your nice words Jacques :)
RIP Quicky. Great, great footage and composing of this video.
You are so sweet and good at this.
God bless
Brilliant video. Very well made and produced. Once again Im getting tips from you. Im due to sail for the Cape Verde in a few days.
This was a fantastic video - thanks.
I'm so sorry about the loss of your recently named Quicky. I'm sure the loss will be with you for a while but hopefully, you will be able to not dwell on it and the new dinghy will be reliable.
It was interesting that Tanguy on one of the Vendee boats was in the harbor. I'm following the race regularly. As of today, 7 of the original 29 boats have dropped out.
Thanks for the tour of that 62 footer. That was very interesting and awsome.
That was an excellent interview that Johan did on the boat of the Danish sailor.
I hope all goes well with your crossing. I'll look forward to your next update.
Ron
Thanks again for sharing, the two of you always brighten my day. Just discovered your Facebook page, thanks for providing the tracking data so we can stalk you from afar!
I really liked your guys point of view on different boats and the tour of that huge 62 fter, it was very interesting!
Hello Johan and Milan, Today is February 21, 2017. I am watching episode after episode to become current. It is like being in a HD dream sailing with Ran. My wife is from Latvia and I have been sending her your videos to watch. She will be returning to the USA soon. Got a trip plan to the Caribbean in April. Thank you both,so much for allowing us to be a part of your adventures. Maybe Quicki will send you a postcard in the future :-) Gud välsigne dig och vara säker!
Thanks guys its good to see ya.....Happy Holidays!!!!!
Sorry to hear about "Quicky", but I'm glad you found another one so quick! And now your dingy runs with a fourstroke, that's better. And you 'll never know, maybe you will see "Quicky" somewhere around in the comming future.......
Once again I enjoyed the cool drone-recordings, thanx for sharing! By the time you'll read this reactions here, I hope you have had your first piñacolada, cheers :)
I have been following your videos and have really enjoyed them. Not only are they fun to watch but for people like my wife and I who are thinking of doing some long distance cruising in the future they are informative too. Keep up the good work! I wish you safe sailing and continued fun! If you ever plan to sail the East Coast of the US in the New England area I would be happy to share a glass of rum with you two!
A great video. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your experience. Sorry for your loss of the dinghy. It happens. Somewhere there is a lot of dinghies parked.
Very good interviews with other sailors. I forgot some minutes that I was not with you. As always: 101% for the video.
Excellent video, sorry you lost your dinghy...nice to see some different boats and people out cruising, thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Great interview with Serafin! Thanks for sharing!
Great video guys.That really sucks about losing the dingy. As always the sailing community comes thru and you have a new (well maybe not new) dingy in no time. Looks like you guys are almost across!
Hopefully you guys caught some nice fish also!
Great episode! Best wishes from Brazil!
Very interesting vlog! So sorry you lost Quickie, but I hope the new dinghy works well!
So cool that you saw Tanguy de Lamotte's IMOCA! I've been closely following the Vendée Globe news. What a blow for Tanguy.
Great video guys. Definitely the best yet. Fair winds ☺️
Very nice videos. One of the best channels out there.
Great to hear! :)
Definitely enjoying your videos.
Thanks!
Sorry late to posting. I have been watching you guys since I first saw you in the old sea dog and uma videos a few months back. Now I am binge watching from the beginning. Absolutely stellar videos, thank you so much. I think this interview vid was my favourite so far.
Looking forward to both finishing up the old and keeping up to date on the sail through Panama. Stay safe and fair winds
Nice to see other sailors on other boats, nice drone shots, its always horrible to lose a dinghy, having lost several myself...but you are lucky to score another, Shabby. Well Safe sailing and looks like you might be in the Islands for Xmas..so have a good one.
just checked your facebook and tracker, you are nearer to the destination... spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=11e5d58274181cae70&hoursPast=0&showAll=yes&fillFactor=100
Serafin is awesome! Good luck!
I think i have followed you guys from the beginning. I am so happy to see you ready to jump off. Bon Voyage, See you on my side soon.
best vid yet ,,, keep them coming !
Thank you! :)
A big thumbs up for you guys. It´s s:-uch a pleasure following your adventure. Hope to be able to do the same in a few years.
Great video, the interviews were very interesting, two boats and crews at opposite ends of the spectrum, a HR 62 with no expense spared and a low budget steel boat both achieving the same goals.
Great video guys!
Great video mates !
Thanks!
Great video very informative luv u guys!!! Be safe.
Looks like a perfectly functional dinghy to me! (it's pretty close to all I'll be able to afford when I get a sailboat next year)
From a 62 footer to Tolgars 30 foot boat Sarafin it is impressive how we can make do with what we have. So one can be just as safe in either if the boat is set up correctly. I can't help but wonder how your friends trips are going. Traveling with his wife and young child reminds me of Rosie Swale's travels on board her Oceanic 30 catamaran.
Hi guys really enjoyed your videos..really did my country some justice! Im cape verdean but grew up in Norway so good to see this episode with you Swedes and Norwegian guy..sorry about quickie but my guess is the wind blew it towards " cova de inglesa" which is the beach on the way to the airport..2 thumbs up
My wife and I love your videos so much and we are sorry to here about what happen to Quickie! But we are glad you guys have a new/old dingy :) Please keep on making these wonderful videos and we hope to meet you guys when we sail on our own sailboat someday.
love y,alls videos great job
Nice video. well done. Thanks for sharing
great video guys,hope you have a very merry Christmas,,,paul
The danish sailor Svend Billesbølle sailed around the world twice. First time in a 23 footer second time in an 18 footer.
He wrote a couple of books about it.
Cool and great achievement!
Sorry about your lose of Quicky, always sad when you lose a possession that you have become to rely on. Shabby looks like she will serve you well though, so be happy for that. Interesting how there always appears a silver lining to every mishap or challenge. Cheers for now guys, look forward to the next video... ;-}
Hey Malin and Johan, That sucks that the dinghy ghosted, and losing the shoes. Guess it turned out okay though. Good luck on the crossing.
Fair winds,
Bastien
great vid guys
awesome
:)
Sven Yrvind, tidigare Lundin, en ensamseglare i små båtar. Byggde, i alla fall en båt, i en lägenhet. Tror det var i Göteborg. Lycka till!
Wishing you a safe comfortable passage. Today is December 13 so I think maybe you are already underway. Looking forward to your videos when you reach a place to begin uploading them again. Till then fair winds and following seas.
Really great video, very interesting and with stunning drone shots. Did you not use the drone to look for quickie after sunrise? Try a snap shackle/pelican hook/caribiner type thingamajig on the end of the dinghy painter!👍stay safe looks like you are making good progress.
No, we didn't think about that actually. But we borrowed a dinghy and went looking in the whole bay without finding it...
Great video save sailing
Thank you for yet another nice episode. You are getting better and better with your drone shots. Hint: Try to have even slower movement and slower turns which make smother film.
It is something I just dont quite understand here. How are you uploading you videos. Last episode came out while you were 4-5 days west of any Cape Verde land. And this one came out while you were north, far north of French Guyana.
Do you use your sat-phone to upload videos or do you have a friend back home whom you uploaded the videos too and who is logging in to your account to upload the video?
That thumbnail is sick!! 😍😍
Thanks guys! :) How's the trip going?
It is definitely colder than sailing Central america..! But we had a good (but rainy) start in beautiful Norway :)
Can imagine :) What's the planned route? Going to look at your episodes now :)
I think loosing your dinghy is common. Often they are found days later. Theft can be a problem. Serafin needs to work on provisioning. Instant noodles? You need your strength. Eat good. Hopefully the fishing is good. : ) Looks like fun.
Looks like quickie lived up to its name. Didn't seem to stay very long. Maybe if you had a dinghy named Longie, it may stick around much longer..Cheers.
Haha maybe :)
What an impressive video. I have spent one month cruising round Grenada to Margarita, VZ, and several one week carrib charters. Your well edited videos are great look into cruising life.
Do you shoot video on Panasonic G7? Thinking its settings would be better then Hero?
Would you want GX8? Will bring to your yacht, ha ha.
Aus Koln und Boulder, CO
cool video
what an amazing Swedish sailboat...it's like a house...I think the boat was too big for only 4 adult crew...yes you can cross the ocean in so many ways...I thought the 2 cycle is less weight that the 4 cycle at the same horsepower...a lot of people like Tohatsu engine over Honda...here in the states, depending on where you are, most of the time you really need to get a long chain with a lock to lock up your dinghy but the more shabby it looks the safer it is from thieves...God speed on your Atlantic crossing...I know you will make it easily...Peace, Capt. Rob Florida USA
Thanks. Sorry to hear about quickly. Did you ask on the radio if someone may have found it?
No we didn't but we went looking in the whole bay with another dinghy and talked to many sailors but no luck...
Catching-up on old videos. Did your friend make it and did you get a new dinghy?
Nice drone footage. Sorry about the dinghy! Greetings from Norway.
Thanks!
Bra jobbat, tack för denna fantastiska video! Hur stort är segelbåten?
i like it when she says dingy. its funny. sailing la vagabond has lost their dingy before too
That bites the big one about your dingy. When are you guys going to jump off the high dive and cross the Atlantic. I figure that will cause a 3 week lag in your videos. Excited for you two. Take care,,,
they are on the crossing right now, as far as i know. At least their facebook page suggest as much. facebook.com/ransailing
Thank you
If you click on the main page of the youtube channel and then the "about" link most have all their links there. Facebook, Blog, Instagram, twitter etc. Here is the link to their blog. ransailing.wordpress.com/ scroll down to the bottom of the page and the "keep track of RAN" spot link. They are over 3/4's of the way across!
Thank you. Good for them! They are mostly across and should hit land in a few more days.
Good that you found the link and could follow us :)
Sven Yrvind,could be the one that you mentioned. And so it is this champion Hugo Vihlen.
Yes, that's it!
Pretty Gal!!
nice
someone stole it. I recon the French guy trying to get hone off the around the world yacht... lol
Do I spy a Garcia Exploration 45 in the background at 2:00?
Yes, there was one in the marina :)
I am sorry you lost your dinghy. That has to be frustrating.
Keeping with the theme of boat types. Can you all give me some opinions of what you consider "Bluewater" boats, or boats you hear talked about? I want to buy a live a board in the next 5 years and it needs to be capable of crossings. Initially I liked the safety and build of the Island Packets but they leave me uninspired and very expensive. The '70s Ranger 37s I find very attractive but the rudder is small and unprotected. I guess loss of a rudder isn't that bad if you have a sea anchor or such to drag. But I also read that J design is quite tender. There is always the work horse in the charter community Beneteau...Any thoughts on some brands to look at or issues you've heard, had or seen?
If no comment, no worries and fair winds.
Sorry about Quicky. Luckily Shabby Chic is always "in". Is there a reason you're not crossing the Atlantic with ARC?
Christine C Costs a ton of money to enter and is kind of aimed at people who are not as self reliant as most full time, experienced cruisers like these guys.
Haha yeah, that's good :) The reason for not participating in the ARC is for the cost and because we want to do the crossing ourself.
Sorry about the dinghy and especially loosing the outboard..... its a mistake you normally only do once. I enjoyed the interview with both Serafin and the Belgium/ / Dutch Family.
Sorry to hear about Quickie, but on the bright side - you two are famous with some ARC cruisers. The free/sponsored RIBs should be falling from the sky any minute now. :-)
I think Shabby is a better name then Chubby. :-)
Sorry about the loss of Quicky - perhaps he has blown over to Grenada until you get there. :-)
i cried then laughed all within 10:00 to 11:00
:-) Poor Quickie!
What is the title of your background music?
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Scandinavians always seem to go bows-to to a dock. Don't you have a nice boarding platform in the back? :)
It's hard for us to go stern-to since we have a big wind pilot there which is quite sensitive. So it's easier to go off from the bow :)
In my local marina here in Norway it is prohibited to go stern in first. To many inexperienced boaters crash into other boats when they try to go stern in.
Perhaps a drone search at first light would have turned her up.
is it possible quickie was stolen?
Great sailor Serafin owner's. Sorry did not understand his name. Best luck to you all :-)
chain and padlock your tender. They are stolen often