Your comprehension of what you read , along with your calm demeanor of approaching projects or explaining where you are and what your doing is incredible. I could sit and listen to you talk all day you have no stress in your voice no matter what your doing . If you two plan to have children you sir are going to make one hell of a father .
Athena is in tremendous shape, she's got all the bells and whistles. My favorite youtube boat by far. I smile every time the intro says 'a somewhat extensive refit'.. Her xwing hard dodger is the cherry on top. have fun you 2!
I think its fair to say that you’ve nailed the transition from DIY channel to sailing and cruising channel with your usual casual and competent style. Have been watching from your first videos, through the rebuild and can honestly say yours is one of the top channels on TH-cam.
and I am current Put on my Sail Life Tshirt for the great accomplishment of getting current with one of my favorite TH-cam channels Watched EXACTLY 471 Sail Life videos... almost 7,000 minutes - LOL... Athena is amazing. I know exactly zero about sailing but watching Mads gut her and make Athena a mobile luxury apartment was amazing. Enjoy your adventures Mads & Ava. My wife & I were able to travel when we were young and had no kids... Even the bad places were still adventures. Try not to apologize for following your dreams... they are your dreams & do not have to conform to anyone else's idea of best. Finally I know he is fine but I still miss Joukill
For the record, Cork is a city. It's a beautiful location and that part of our coastline is out of this world IMO. You're both very welcome and hope you enjoy the stay and hospitality.
I wouldn't call Cork City beautiful. Its a typical port city. Functional more than aesthetically pleasing. Like every other port on the island. There are good pubs and lots of places to explore. Sadly, the plate glass fronted shopping streets could be anywhere. The West Cork coastline is something special. As is Kerry, which is further West. To really wind up a Corkonian, keep calling the place a town.
Just a bit of history for you: across the river from where you're staying (Cork Harbour Marina) is the small town of Cobh (pronounced Cove). Starting at the time of the famine in Ireland (1845), that was the port from which most of the 6 million Irish people who emigrated to North America left. Back then, it was known as Queenstown and in 1912 it was also the final port from which the Titanic set sail to cross the Atlantic.
I think you might be pleasantly surprised at just how friendly most of the Irish are. It's a great place and away from the cities it's surprisingly 'quaint'. Very pleasant. Enjoy.
Been watching for so long, and as much as I have loved the DIY episodes, this ep really makes me think that this channel is just getting better. It's so exciting to see the sailing adventure happen!
I have to say it again the paint on the boat looks like glass. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't believe it was done with a roller and brush just an outstanding finish. For the past 1.5 years I thought I had missed the much anticipated systems integrations video. I will rest better knowing I didn't miss the digital navigation lights program video. Lol stay safe.
Hiya to my very favourite sailing bloggers, or even just sailers. Thank you for a wonderful video of your first overnight. As someone who gets seasick looking at a puddle, you have my very full sympathy for your problem. The bit doing the programing you lost me as always but the rest I got. Your voice is perfect for blogging, so soothing and melodious, a real pleasure to hear. I so wish I could have come and helped you with your, somewhat extensive rebuild. It has always been somewhat of a highlight to receive and watch your latest episode every Sunday, lo these many years. I love the idea of you and Ava travelling our world learning about the peoples and lands you visit and look forward to learning too via this channel. Fair winds and following seas, Steve...
This is hilarious for me. I enjoy sailing about as much as I would traveling on a small motorhome that can only travel at 10 mph across a lumpy featureless desert. BUT, you two are so charming that although I tuned in for the sanding, I remain. I was eating a BBQed hamburger not long ago and realized that the perfect bite near the interior cannot be achieved by tidy little bites with a knife and fork. It’s the combination of the meat, the tang of the onion, the acidic note of the tomato and the crunch of the lettuce that crosses the finish line with the taste Bud tiny fists in the air. It isn’t lutefisk after all.
We also had some isickly issues when starting cruising. A very experienced sailor and nautical architect recommended reducing weight as much as possible. We were able to reduce the loaded weight by over two tons by getting rid of excess books, clothes, tools spares and especially excess anchor chain ( only need boat length equivilant. Much improved motion and no more sticky. We also gained one knot of boat speed in light air conditions! Next went the ridiculous washing machine, canned and Jared foods and beverages. The wash machine was replaced by a simple hand agitator in a bucket. Before each passage we made it standard ops to go through entire boat and keep reducing weight and lost one more ton. Best advice I ever got in 10 years of live aboard cruising.
Great to meet you on the fuel dock in Crosshaven. Thank you for visiting Ireland and hope you enjoyed all. We made it to France and having a great time. Hope our paths cross again. Safe sailing.
Thank you guys for another nice Sunday evening this time. Hope you enjoy your tour of the distillery. Mads, I think you married a California party girl. When you taste your whisky samples look for notes of chocolate, caramel and fruit hidden by a faint smokiness if the distillery used peat to toast their grains. Irish whisky is in that category of heavenly nectars. Have a great week ahead.
Ava i have to say you are progressing nicely becoming a great crew. You will be an old salt as soon as a blink of the eye. I hope for your sake both of you are journaling. The Irish cream is great in coffee (1ounce to 2 ounces to dull any pain) and or I like it on the rocks with almond milk (an adult style chocolate milk substitute ). I was a bartender in fine dining for 15 years of my 20 years in the biz. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have if needed.
Looking forward to next week. Eva is good for you, she has only the best ideas, follow her instructions to the letter. By which I mean to say: Shots! Shots! Shots!
love the shots of the castle! while you initially attracted me because of the boat projects, I really like the adventure aspect that you are doing now! Keep up the great work!
I truly look forward to Sunday sailing fun day... Beautiful sail.. an I love Cork it's a great place... Ava enjoy the distillery.. An the "Shotz..Shotz ...🥃🥃 Whiskey" have fun guys... Thanks again for sharing your life with us ✌🏼💗😊❣️
I knew this day would come, I am caught up, watched every video from the beginning... What wonderful content: learning, frustrations, love story, success. Thanks again for sharing.
A good place to visit is the Foynes estuary and the Trans Atlantic flyingboats museum. Its the place where Irish coffee was invented as a way of warming up passengers who were bought ashore in flyingboat tenders. They also have the only full scale mock up of a Pan Am Boing flyingboat.
Please film everything. People love seeing all these new places. For the train ride next video to the tour. Sneak a go pro or something please. We hardly got to see any of the center city etc. 40-50min video would be awesome.
Back in the day when I traveled with a DSLR, my favorite lens was a Nikon 24-120. There were times I wished for a wider lens but it was my go to lens for a lot of pictures.
Hi Mads & Ava. I've been binge watching your videos from the beginning and I'm almost caught up.. One thing I was hoping to find was a video on lightning protection. From observing your attention to detail on the other topics I am sure that you would do an excellent job on that topic. I'm sure that a lot of other followers would love to see you tackle this subject.. I know that it must be very important to you because you have quite an investment (in electronics) to protect. Thanks in advance... Keep up the Awesome work. Looking forward to following you in the future. Fair Winds & Following Seas...
Hi, Mads. I know you love Eva so much that you'll tell her she shouldn't jump off the boat! I ended up in the hospital with a dislocated elbow doing just that. Ouch!
Hello Guys, I have watched your videos for a good while now. Your boat has turned out very nice and I like all that you both have done to her. Looks as though Athena will make you a fine vessel. God's speed. Hello from Dorian , Houston Texas
I hope you have stopped worrying about the transition from DIY to travelogue. You're doing a brilliant job. I do worry about the massive dependence on electronics, whether they will survive the first lightning storm. Doesn't take a direct hit to bugger some of this gear and I hope you have more traditional ways to backup these admittedly impressive systems . Bear in mind this is from an old school, analog sort of guy. I do envy the ease with which you can control so many aspects of boat management from your laptop, but as a (now long retired) marine electrician, boatyard owner, and insurance adjuster I've see so many cases of seemingly random electrical anomalies that result from lightning . -No amount of grounding, bonding or shielding will provide 100% protection from lightning - it will do what it wants to do. And one bit of seemingly nonsensical but experience based advice - anchor as far away as you can from multihull sailboats - they experience more than their share of lightning damage. I've spent a bunch of time pondering this and have no rational explanation, but it is my observation over many years. Best wishes for continued fun and happiness in your sailing and marriage.
Ive really enjoyed the sailing and touring videos. I tend to steer away from them as they all seem to cover the exact same thing. (tropical beaches, snorkeling, swimming, etc). So few channels that I've found enjoy the northern latitude and I am anxiously awaiting your sails north. This will be a lot of fun.
My only solution to sea sickness is to be on deck/in the cockpit and constantly look at the horizon. Even on the cross channel ferries when I am in side I find a window and look at the horizon. Works for me. One time I went on a sea angling boat. I kept to my rule of looking at the horizon and I was the only one to eat lunch. Then all the tackle got tangled up together and I was nominated to untangle it. Looking into the hull of the boat trying to untangle the tackle I soon was reaching over the side.
Hey, Mads, any concerns you had over keeping your channel interesting after transitioning to mostly travel-related info, should be vanquished! Great video, my friends.
Takes us 24 hours from Dunmore east to Isles of Scilly because wavedancer is so heavy. Crosshaven is where we pop into when down Cork area near where John used to do his naval reserve sailing
Thanks Again Guys ..... Always so enjoy your vidclips .... A great 'Blend' of Technical, Entertainment, History and Scenery ..... Very Best to ALL from New Zealand ....
The earplug trick was supposed to be with the foamy brightly colored hearing protection plugs, but if Apple air pods did the trick, then who cares - all that matters is that it works. Thanks for yet another great video sharing your experiences good as well as bad.
Hi Sailing Athena, love the episode and change of pace of the channel and getting out sailing. Wondering if you would ever show Ava’s makes, my wife would be really interested to see her crochet projects. Keep up the great work, Purusha and Eloise😊
Pity to miss a stop in Crosshaven and to go to the Royal Cork Yacht Club, the oldest yacht club in the world established in 1720. Great place and some great pubs. Don't tell me you haven't had a Guinness yet...!
I think Eva enjoys a good night out. Enjoy Ireland. West Cork and Kerry has some beautiful scenery. How far up the west coast are you planning on going.
I've been watching the channel on two time lines. One is the 'current' and the other is catching up on the old videos. I haven't gotten to the solar panel installation yet; looking forward to that now! clever idea.
Welcome to Cork guys; I really hope you enjoy your time here. If you are up for an adventure you could move Athena over to East Ferry marina, and then take your dinghy up the river to within walking distance of Midleton Distillery (I presume that's where you are going 🙂).
Good to see u two are having fun. As for seasickness, i watch other youtube sailors as well, and read a lot of sailor blogs. It appears a lot of them plan an easy winds departure, so the first 2 or 3 days they have light winds, and try to sail the boats for comfort, not speed. And then after a few days of easy weather, they have grown sea legs, Maybe that's a good start. Usually they cook for 2 days in front, so they wont have to cook for the first seasickness days. There's nothing wrong with u, except for putting an air pod in ure ear, i think it has to be an airtight seal in order for it to work. You're boat/yacht looks great. Blue skies.
I agree re the murphy’s. I am looking forward to seeing some heavy weather sailing Mads. I hope the seasickness doesn’t kick in. Mine is worse down wind but fine up wind.they say gentlemen don’t sail upwind. Hope you two cope well with it.
I’m with Mass, a boring uneventful nighttime passage is the perfect intro for Eva, and that is very important. By the way, are you sure the curl8mg iron isn’t for you 😂. Always a great watch.
Hi Mads. Have you considered using Skopoladerm pads against your seasickness? The pads are placed behind your ear and work for 72 hours. They have the advantage of not making you tired as most ordinary medicine against seasickness does.
Best dolphin footage ever. I really appreciated the other sailing and running rigging shots as well. Very entertaining as always.
Indeed. I also liked the evening shots of the glowing lights of Athena and the sea and horizon at dusk.
Your comprehension of what you read , along with your calm demeanor of approaching projects or explaining where you are and what your doing is incredible. I could sit and listen to you talk all day you have no stress in your voice no matter what your doing . If you two plan to have children you sir are going to make one hell of a father .
Bullshit.
Athena is in tremendous shape, she's got all the bells and whistles. My favorite youtube boat by far. I smile every time the intro says 'a somewhat extensive refit'.. Her xwing hard dodger is the cherry on top. have fun you 2!
Athena and Uma are by far the top two youtube boats.
He literally had to rebuild the entire boat.
He got royally ripped off by the previous owner.
I think its fair to say that you’ve nailed the transition from DIY channel to sailing and cruising channel with your usual casual and competent style. Have been watching from your first videos, through the rebuild and can honestly say yours is one of the top channels on TH-cam.
Some of the best dolphin footage I've seen
Agreed - that footage I think trumps my own experiences!
and I am current
Put on my Sail Life Tshirt for the great accomplishment of getting current with one of my favorite TH-cam channels
Watched EXACTLY 471 Sail Life videos... almost 7,000 minutes - LOL... Athena is amazing.
I know exactly zero about sailing but watching Mads gut her and make Athena a mobile luxury apartment was amazing.
Enjoy your adventures Mads & Ava. My wife & I were able to travel when we were young and had no kids... Even the bad places were still adventures.
Try not to apologize for following your dreams... they are your dreams & do not have to conform to anyone else's idea of best.
Finally I know he is fine but I still miss Joukill
you would be insane to attempt an Atlantic crossing without a curling iron!
For the record, Cork is a city. It's a beautiful location and that part of our coastline is out of this world IMO. You're both very welcome and hope you enjoy the stay and hospitality.
I wouldn't call Cork City beautiful. Its a typical port city. Functional more than aesthetically pleasing. Like every other port on the island. There are good pubs and lots of places to explore. Sadly, the plate glass fronted shopping streets could be anywhere. The West Cork coastline is something special. As is Kerry, which is further West. To really wind up a Corkonian, keep calling the place a town.
Just a bit of history for you: across the river from where you're staying (Cork Harbour Marina) is the small town of Cobh (pronounced Cove). Starting at the time of the famine in Ireland (1845), that was the port from which most of the 6 million Irish people who emigrated to North America left. Back then, it was known as Queenstown and in 1912 it was also the final port from which the Titanic set sail to cross the Atlantic.
@j lee Emigrants, not refugees. And history, not trivia.
I think you might be pleasantly surprised at just how friendly most of the Irish are. It's a great place and away from the cities it's surprisingly 'quaint'. Very pleasant. Enjoy.
Been watching for so long, and as much as I have loved the DIY episodes, this ep really makes me think that this channel is just getting better. It's so exciting to see the sailing adventure happen!
“A somewhat extensive refit”, the understatement of the century.
I don't see why you were nervous about your "new phase of youtube content" , top notch sailing content! Well done!
Ahhhhh....Kerry Gold butter....yum.
Ava is absolutely hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣Really enjoying your touring/sailing content!
Can’t wait 😝 to see her liquor up 🥃
The "money shot" was of Athena's beautiful white hull slicing through the sea! 🤩
Wow Mads, that was one of the best dolphin videos, I have seen on sailing videos. Mad skills, Mads
She is the most gorgeous boat. Your shared experiences are a real treat. Thank you
Welcome to Ireland 🇮🇪. We’re an Irish sailing channel based in Malahide
The we are getting wasted comment got me. Its really good to see you guys sailing.
I have to say it again the paint on the boat looks like glass. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't believe it was done with a roller and brush just an outstanding finish. For the past 1.5 years I thought I had missed the much anticipated systems integrations video. I will rest better knowing I didn't miss the digital navigation lights program video. Lol stay safe.
Hiya to my very favourite sailing bloggers, or even just sailers.
Thank you for a wonderful video of your first overnight. As someone who gets seasick looking at a puddle, you have my very full sympathy for your problem. The bit doing the programing you lost me as always but the rest I got. Your voice is perfect for blogging, so soothing and melodious, a real pleasure to hear. I so wish I could have come and helped you with your, somewhat extensive rebuild. It has always been somewhat of a highlight to receive and watch your latest episode every Sunday, lo these many years. I love the idea of you and Ava travelling our world learning about the peoples and lands you visit and look forward to learning too via this channel.
Fair winds and following seas, Steve...
This is hilarious for me. I enjoy sailing about as much as I would traveling on a small motorhome that can only travel at 10 mph across a lumpy featureless desert. BUT, you two are so charming that although I tuned in for the sanding, I remain. I was eating a BBQed hamburger not long ago and realized that the perfect bite near the interior cannot be achieved by tidy little bites with a knife and fork. It’s the combination of the meat, the tang of the onion, the acidic note of the tomato and the crunch of the lettuce that crosses the finish line with the taste Bud tiny fists in the air. It isn’t lutefisk after all.
We also had some isickly issues when starting cruising. A very experienced sailor and nautical architect recommended reducing weight as much as possible.
We were able to reduce the loaded weight by over two tons by getting rid of excess books, clothes, tools spares and especially excess anchor chain ( only need boat length equivilant. Much improved motion and no more sticky. We also gained one knot of boat speed in light air conditions!
Next went the ridiculous washing machine, canned and Jared foods and beverages. The wash machine was replaced by a simple hand agitator in a bucket. Before each passage we made it standard ops to go through entire boat and keep reducing weight and lost one more ton.
Best advice I ever got in 10 years of live aboard cruising.
Great that you enjoyed Cork City. Talk tomorrow. Tim
Ava is now officially as British as the Queen. She speaks of herself as "we"
Recently binged watched your story. The content, narration, production, and editing, is just fantastic; The dolphin shot was beautiful! Bravo
Great to meet you on the fuel dock in Crosshaven. Thank you for visiting Ireland and hope you enjoyed all. We made it to France and having a great time. Hope our paths cross again. Safe sailing.
Thank you guys for another nice Sunday evening this time. Hope you enjoy your tour of the distillery. Mads, I think you married a California party girl. When you taste your whisky samples look for notes of chocolate, caramel and fruit hidden by a faint smokiness if the distillery used peat to toast their grains. Irish whisky is in that category of heavenly nectars. Have a great week ahead.
You will need another switch for the steaming light when you use the engine.
Ava i have to say you are progressing nicely becoming a great crew. You will be an old salt as soon as a blink of the eye. I hope for your sake both of you are journaling. The Irish cream is great in coffee (1ounce to 2 ounces to dull any pain) and or I like it on the rocks with almond milk (an adult style chocolate milk substitute ). I was a bartender in fine dining for 15 years of my 20 years in the biz. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have if needed.
brilliantly entertaining episode. As a long lived native Irishman I can tell you that bottle would not be long uncorked and consumed. yummm
Looking forward to next week. Eva is good for you, she has only the best ideas, follow her instructions to the letter. By which I mean to say: Shots! Shots! Shots!
I'm enjoying your videos, strangely, even without sanding. Life is often a puzzle.🙂
Best dolphin shots I've seen so far is not a bad start to the sailing channel
Didn’t think I’d enjoy the sailing as much as the diy. I was wrong. Keep up the good work!!
She's really funny. You'll a sense of humor to cruise successfully.
Love that spontaneous ending oh how those college days are coming back have a great time
Ah the old country. One of the most expensive places on the planet. Beautiful job on the boat . She’s very attractive indeed.
Ok…. 😏. Ava is in charge of next weeks episode 🥃 🎉
EXTRUSION!!!!!
the dolphin video was amazing. it looks like you two are having a great time.
love the shots of the castle! while you initially attracted me because of the boat projects, I really like the adventure aspect that you are doing now! Keep up the great work!
I truly look forward to Sunday sailing fun day... Beautiful sail.. an I love Cork it's a great place... Ava enjoy the distillery.. An the "Shotz..Shotz ...🥃🥃 Whiskey" have fun guys... Thanks again for sharing your life with us ✌🏼💗😊❣️
I knew this day would come, I am caught up, watched every video from the beginning... What wonderful content: learning, frustrations, love story, success. Thanks again for sharing.
Lovely to see my home port
Excellent episode! A Glorious sunrise after a night passage is always nice!
A good place to visit is the Foynes estuary and the Trans Atlantic flyingboats museum.
Its the place where Irish coffee was invented as a way of warming up passengers who were bought ashore in flyingboat tenders.
They also have the only full scale mock up of a Pan Am Boing flyingboat.
Please film everything. People love seeing all these new places. For the train ride next video to the tour. Sneak a go pro or something please. We hardly got to see any of the center city etc. 40-50min video would be awesome.
Have you tried searching for something like Cork City tour or similar. You're not the sharpest tool in the box are ya.
A very pleasant video to watch thanks 👍 and your narration is spot on .. will be watching more thank thanks 🙂 Glyn 🇬🇧
Wow those beautiful dolphins. That was awesome
Love Ireland. Home of my ancestors.
Sea sickness, the Delos crew used to say they'd often get seasick for the first 3-4 days of an ocean passage.
Love the vids! That bow shot while sailing was nice the hull is "So Shiny" looking "Pretty Dang Spiffy" 😁
Back in the day when I traveled with a DSLR, my favorite lens was a Nikon 24-120. There were times I wished for a wider lens but it was my go to lens for a lot of pictures.
Great episode! "We're going to get wasted "
In Cork city you absolutely must visit the “English Market” it’s a sight to behold, full of all the things your heart desire.
Hi Mads & Ava.
I've been binge watching your videos from the beginning and I'm almost caught up.. One thing I was hoping to find was a video on lightning protection. From observing your attention to detail on the other topics I am sure that you would do an excellent job on that topic. I'm sure that a lot of other followers would love to see you tackle this subject.. I know that it must be very important to you because you have quite an investment (in electronics) to protect. Thanks in advance... Keep up the Awesome work. Looking forward to following you in the future.
Fair Winds & Following Seas...
Been following you since the start on Oblix. Disappointed to miss ye in Cork. Good luck with your trip to West Cork. Sean
Hi, Mads. I know you love Eva so much that you'll tell her she shouldn't jump off the boat! I ended up in the hospital with a dislocated elbow doing just that. Ouch!
Hello Guys, I have watched your videos for a good while now. Your boat has turned out very nice and I like all that you both have done to her. Looks as though Athena will make you a fine vessel. God's speed. Hello from Dorian , Houston Texas
Your videos have gotten better and better! I’m really looking forward to seeing what your future travels will be.
I hope you have stopped worrying about the transition from DIY to travelogue. You're doing a brilliant job. I do worry about the massive dependence on electronics, whether they will survive the first lightning storm. Doesn't take a direct hit to bugger some of this gear and I hope you have more traditional ways to backup these admittedly impressive systems . Bear in mind this is from an old school, analog sort of guy. I do envy the ease with which you can control so many aspects of boat management from your laptop, but as a (now long retired) marine electrician, boatyard owner, and insurance adjuster I've see so many cases of seemingly random electrical anomalies that result from lightning . -No amount of grounding, bonding or shielding will provide 100% protection from lightning - it will do what it wants to do. And one bit of seemingly nonsensical but experience based advice - anchor as far away as you can from multihull sailboats - they experience more than their share of lightning damage. I've spent a bunch of time pondering this and have no rational explanation, but it is my observation over many years. Best wishes for continued fun and happiness in your sailing and marriage.
Ive really enjoyed the sailing and touring videos. I tend to steer away from them as they all seem to cover the exact same thing. (tropical beaches, snorkeling, swimming, etc). So few channels that I've found enjoy the northern latitude and I am anxiously awaiting your sails north. This will be a lot of fun.
My only solution to sea sickness is to be on deck/in the cockpit and constantly look at the horizon. Even on the cross channel ferries when I am in side I find a window and look at the horizon. Works for me.
One time I went on a sea angling boat. I kept to my rule of looking at the horizon and I was the only one to eat lunch. Then all the tackle got tangled up together and I was nominated to untangle it. Looking into the hull of the boat trying to untangle the tackle I soon was reaching over the side.
I also avoid desal fumes at all cost.
I enjoyed the openness and humor in the way you both narrate …Greetings from Michigan..
Mads, hull looks great. All that glorious sanding!
Hey, Mads, any concerns you had over keeping your channel interesting after transitioning to mostly travel-related info, should be vanquished! Great video, my friends.
Such a fun, entertaining episode with soo cool shots during sailing! Thanks a lot!
Great video - really enjoyed the dolphin footage! Have a great time in Ireland!
Enjoy, Ireland is on my bucket list
Takes us 24 hours from Dunmore east to Isles of Scilly because wavedancer is so heavy.
Crosshaven is where we pop into when down Cork area near where John used to do his naval reserve sailing
Love the interesting videos you two make. Thank you
Another great Sunday with Athina. Hic hic see you next week !
Loved the Dolphin clip
Really pleased to see you on an overnight sail. Great video.
Thanks Again Guys ..... Always so enjoy your vidclips .... A great 'Blend' of Technical, Entertainment, History and Scenery ..... Very Best to ALL from New Zealand ....
That wee lassie is the perfect foil for you, Mads (Madz!) Love it.
The earplug trick was supposed to be with the foamy brightly colored hearing protection plugs, but if Apple air pods did the trick, then who cares - all that matters is that it works. Thanks for yet another great video sharing your experiences good as well as bad.
That's a Michigan girl for you! Hope you enjoyed the distillery.
You two are GREAT!! Fair winds to you both!! 🙂 4:00 earplug in one ear.
Welcome to Ireland. Hope you have a great time in the West.
Hi Sailing Athena, love the episode and change of pace of the channel and getting out sailing. Wondering if you would ever show Ava’s makes, my wife would be really interested to see her crochet projects. Keep up the great work, Purusha and Eloise😊
Pity to miss a stop in Crosshaven and to go to the Royal Cork Yacht Club, the oldest yacht club in the world established in 1720. Great place and some great pubs. Don't tell me you haven't had a Guinness yet...!
And their was me thinking a five amp breaker button was rad, to turn on my nav lights at the helm ;)
@16:05 omg Ava is the absolute best!
Hysterical. Keep it up. 🇨🇦
Great you had a pleasant night crossing, a good introduction to night sailing for Ava.
I think Eva enjoys a good night out. Enjoy Ireland. West Cork and Kerry has some beautiful scenery. How far up the west coast are you planning on going.
I've been watching the channel on two time lines. One is the 'current' and the other is catching up on the old videos. I haven't gotten to the solar panel installation yet; looking forward to that now! clever idea.
Welcome to Cork guys; I really hope you enjoy your time here. If you are up for an adventure you could move Athena over to East Ferry marina, and then take your dinghy up the river to within walking distance of Midleton Distillery (I presume that's where you are going 🙂).
Make sure you enjoy the steak in Ireland. Grass fed and amazing.
Good to see u two are having fun. As for seasickness, i watch other youtube sailors as well, and read a lot of sailor blogs. It appears a lot of them plan an easy winds departure, so the first 2 or 3 days they have light winds, and try to sail the boats for comfort, not speed. And then after a few days of easy weather, they have grown sea legs, Maybe that's a good start. Usually they cook for 2 days in front, so they wont have to cook for the first seasickness days. There's nothing wrong with u, except for putting an air pod in ure ear, i think it has to be an airtight seal in order for it to work. You're boat/yacht looks great. Blue skies.
I agree re the murphy’s. I am looking forward to seeing some heavy weather sailing Mads. I hope the seasickness doesn’t kick in. Mine is worse down wind but fine up wind.they say gentlemen don’t sail upwind. Hope you two cope well with it.
That stuff is great with coffee!
I’m with Mass, a boring uneventful nighttime passage is the perfect intro for Eva, and that is very important. By the way, are you sure the curl8mg iron isn’t for you 😂. Always a great watch.
Eva you are the cutest, natural demeanor with a sweet wit. Hope you get more camera time.
Hi Mads. Have you considered using Skopoladerm pads against your seasickness? The pads are placed behind your ear and work for 72 hours. They have the advantage of not making you tired as most ordinary medicine against seasickness does.
If the wind is on your beam your mainsail should be eased considerably. It looked like it was sheeted in almost midship.
Congratulations. Don't miss Kinsale - some great restaurants.
My boat is on a mooring, I always set the mainsail while moored. It is safer and you can do most of the setup for the wind and wave conditions.