Family Cruising In Desolation Sound - Ep. 135 RAN Sailing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ม.ค. 2025
- The summer season is coming to an end in British Columbia and it's raining with strong winds for many days. Malin's family join us onboard Ran and we visit Elk Falls outside Campbell River. When the weather finally has settled we sail out to Desolation Sound to cruise for a few days.
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We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailboat RAN, a custom built Beason 40 in aluminium, untied the lines in the middle of the Swedish winter, January 2016, and started sailing south along the coast of Europe. There is no set route and we will go where the wind and our minds take us.
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Love,
Malin & Johan
Dad, you have raised a very confident daughter in Malin. You should be proud.
Johan, "I guess they had different preferences back then." An excellent way to phrase it!
Only a crazed family of Vikings would jump in 15' water, swim, and log roll. Something no-one from Vancouver has ever done.
All you needed were a few Canadian black flies to complete the experience.
Congratulations !!!!!!!! ))))))))))))))
I have noticed with these Alaska/BC episodes that RAN's hull color perfectly complements the color of the waters it moves through. Thanks for the laughs, I needed a blanket just watching this one!
We've also though about that, guess she's in her right element :)
I have completed watching every single episode over the last 4 days staying up til well past my bedtime most nights. The immense amount of work carrying camera equipment, filming, editing plus the frustrations you must have encountered hasn't gone unnoticed. In the end you have rewarded us all. I've cruised to quite a few of the places in Hawaii and the Gulf Islands plus Desolation Sound and a few points north being from Vancouver. Thanks again!!
Swedes swimming in the water, Finns wait until the ice covers it. Bra video!
Buena Ventura Explorer
But , don't we hafta sauna first ? Then roll in the snow and Then jump into the frozen over lake ? That's what me Minnesota relatives told me about Finn life in the Minnesota .
But , the ma n pa came west to Seattle after the war, only going back almost every year.
But , only did sauna , no lake diving haaaaa ! Brrrrrrr haaaaa.
It's great to see Malin's family on the boat.
G'day folks! Thanks for sharing the latest video...I love : RAN slicing through the glassy waters of the Sound, the fact that family members have also joined the crew, the amazing drone footage (I just can't get enough of the different perspective you get from the drone!) Thanks for taking me/us on a journey to such a beautiful part of the world. My little trip to Desolation Sound has been amazing!! Safe travels, as usual!
Kind regards from hot and sunny Australia
In Michigan, you and your family would get the polar bear award for that swim.
Beautiful video, as always.
Greetings to my favorite Swedes. I used to think that when i started my 2020 crusing adventure from Calif. that I would go south. Now after the last few months and your videos I have decided that I will go north to Alaska first,and begin my journey south from there.You two have inspired me begin my journey in your footsteps through some of the most beautiful cruising grounds imaginable,Warm thanks and safe travels.
Scott
S/V Windchime
That’s so great to hear! We’re glad we’ve been able to inspire you to explore the north. Good luck and fair winds! 😊⛵️
ONE THOUSAND THUMBS UP GUYS! - That was a lot of fun. I personally would not have been able to brave that water... you guys are true Vikings!
Johan and Malin, thank you for taken me and all the people on your trips. For showing use the beautiful landscape and moments you have. Your 20 minute video goes so fast by, I'm waiting fore the next one.
Thank you so much!
I never get tired of sailing in Desolation Sound. We usually begin our spring sailing season with a trip there, and finish our summers with another. I do hope you enjoyed our backyard here in Coast BC.
If I could give you 2 thumbs up I would! What a delightful family you have !
Great scenery up there which Nobody can deny..!!! 😱😳👍✅
There are many deep fjords around Desolation Sound. They have little tidal exchange and get quite warm in the summer months. Excellent swimming in 68F water temp. A special place, be glad that you are there late in the season and avoid the crowds - enjoy - and be watchful when you go to cross the Georgia Straight. A very long reach with big tides, it can be very rough even for seasoned ocean sailors such as yourselves.
Beautiful videography! If these Swedish cruisers think the water is cold, I would surely die!
I have watched almost every video of yours up to this point. Thoroughly enjoyed the journey. I have a brand new appreciation for you as a fellow licorice lover, it is good to see someone with convictions of properly salty licorice.
My love for salty licorice is big! :) /Malin
That was another great film and it was special to see you having fun with your family. Too late now but if you take the lid off most machines you can unbolt the heavy concrete block (from the top of the drum) to remove and carry separately.👍😂
... laughing .... guess it is like a cold shower, after the initial shock, it can be rather plesant ..... you have a knack for capturing some captivating scenery .. well done ... have fun be safe, save our oceans ......
Malin, I am so glad You were able to see your family, and enjoy adventures with them. You videos are the best. Thank you, we enjoy them so much.
You guys definitely have Viking blood coursing thru your veins.....I would have frozen in place swimming in that cold water but it was fun watching you go into momentary shock and playing on that log. There is beauty in every direction I look in this place and that may be the main reason I cannot stand big cities. Thank you for another great episode!!
Lovely to see you in my neck of the woods, it's beautiful country. You're videos have done it justice. The trick to swimming in the cold BC waters is to stay in for at least 4 minutes. Your body acclimatizes, and then you can actually tough it out longer than you think. Of course the other trick is if the day is super hot, which isn't the case in september!
Ran family, true swedes to be enjoying 15c waters... another fantastic view of the inside passage of British Columbia. Thank you for introducing us to your family as well, I think your youngest brother might be catching the sailing bug...hope you two know all your smiles/fun are contagious!! Hope your enjoying your time with/family back in Sweden. Thank you...Malin & Johan!!
It was great to have them onboard and show what the liveaboard and cruising life is like. Thanks for watching! 😊
The lake scene is toooo much fun !! Lovely family, Malin.
It took me few minutes to realize I had a huge smile the entire time I watched the "Lumber Jack" logging roll. There is so much genuine happiness here!!
Looking for the warm water? Go up to the head of the inlet on East Redonda Island, stern tie to a tree then carefully slip into the water, being careful to float in the top foot of water, which can warm up to 20 C in the peak of the summer because of no wind or currents. Don't stir the water up though, the water below 1 ft is likely 8 C
I'm sure it was nice to have family visiting for a few days. We chuckled when you guys humped in for a swim in the cold water.
Awesome family time ♥️
Oh my gosh! The colors, the water, the color of the trails, it all brought me back to growing up in the NW. Thank you guys for so beautifully capturing these moments.
True Viking family, swimming in that frigid water...and having fun doing it!!
More cold water swimming at the end. Gives me a giant happy grin. Love you guy!
Oh how pretty. And Johan's hair is coming back, too, lol.
I am very new to your channel, however, your filming is like liquid crystal. You are such a beautiful family. Cheers and keep going. Thank you for sharing your lives
'Crazy Swedes... Swimmin' in that...I don't even DRINK water that cold....LOL Great Video Guys!
I would give you 10x thumbs up for this lovely episode.
Your videos are always awesome. The Alaskan and British Colombian coastline videos have been amazing.
Johan and Malin I so look forward to seeing your videos. Your filming is spectacular and makes me feel like I am there right with you. Thanks for sharing.
I see you are in Seattle right now! Welcome to this great city! Hope you enjoyed Sucia Island and all of the san juans! Most beautiful place on earth during the summer. A hidden gem.
It must be great to share these exotic spots with your family. Enjoy!!
Another awesome video. So nice to see a family enjoying nature together.
Great video, it brings back memories as I was working with Crown Zellerbach in Cambell River 1980 building the #5 paper machine project. I also had my family visiting from Lund, Sweden and we sailed in my 26 ft Thunderbird sailboat to Desolution Sound. Always enjoy your videos and the excellent photography, looking forward to meet some day in the future.
Your videos haven’t lost the reason for sailing. Unlike those Aussie’s on the catamaran.
With just the right timing of change of tide and wind warm surface water can pile into small bays and make them warm for swimming. Our small bay opend to the north with a large bay to the north so if the wind shifted from north to south on an incoming tide the warn water would come in.
Wonderful scenery to explore with your family! Thank you for your video! Always a treat to watch! Be safe and enjoy the family-time!
I love your family being on board. 👍🥂
You have a BEAUTIFUL family ....Thank you for sharing
I like your vids so much! Thanks for sharing!
I’m proud to be a Swedish Viking, just like you!🏊♂️😜👌
Lumberjack dance! Priceless!!!
Another beautiful video in a fantastic area of the world. I love your relaxed video style.
I am freezing just watching you guys swim......Brrrrrr
So much good in this video!
British Columbia is beautiful.
Extraordinary videography, a lovely family and excellent content. Thanks for taking me along
It was wonderful to see your family visit. Mountains, waterfalls, trees, lakes, you captured everything perfectly between your hand held camera and the drone.
Such beautiful country.
Hope your family can stay a while longer. Watch out for bears! Love from Syracuse
My word you guys are brave swimming in that cold water! Grattis!
Swimming in that cold water, you guys are polar bears. Nice video.👍👍
Wim Hoff
brrrrrr!!....good family fun.....hearty adventurers
Family fun, the best fun.
It is nice having family visit in some of the more remote places. Off the beaten path lies much beauty. It was funny watching you guys in icy waters! I think someone lied about those waters being warm, except near a hot spring. Thanks again for taking us along for the adventure!
Hi Johan and Malin,
I've been wathing your video's from episode one.
The last episodes are absolute awesome, especially the nature scenes.
Have a fabulous 2019.
Greetings from Pretoria, South Africa.
Thank you so much and we wish you the same!
welcome to our great country ,now you are part Canadian for that cold, cold swim. I v been watching for some time now, and very happy you are able to come here, you have one of the best channels on sailing anywhere on the web.your very lucky and smart, keep up the great work and keep having fun, love your boat.
Savory Island, just a bit south of where you are here has the warmest waters north of Mexico. We sailed there this summer and the water temps were mid-20s. There are lots of little bays etc. in the Desolation Sound area that can get very warm, but of course that all depends on the tides, air temp. and sunshine from day to day. But good on you guys for swimming in the lake.
I was freezing watching you in the water. Brrrrr
Thank you for making me homesick! I miss the wilderness as I’m in the UK at the moment, but seriously, thank you for showing the world my backyard...
Bryan from Vancouver
Thanks for watching! 😊
Too funny swimming with family. What beautiful country. Great video. Cold water, wow.
another spectacular video. I did travel through Desolation Sound twice with friends on a sailing charter and it seems around every corner is take your breath away scenery. some of the memorable anchorages were Prideaux Haven where we took kayaks out for a while and entered an area where there were multitudes of jellyfish, never seen anything like it. another special anchorage was Ramsey Arm where we all woke in the night to the anchor dragging! yikes, you've never seen the captain move so fast. but everything was ok and the location was fantastic. washed our hair in the waterfall and did some fishing there. Anyways, I am sure you have found your own favourite spots. Enjoy! Oh yes, we did this trip in September but the weather was very summer like so we were able to do the occasional swim off the boat. thanks again for showcasing our beautiful province!
That made me smile! What a fun day at the lake.
Lovely to see you all so happy with family
To find the warmest sea water in Desolation sound you need to find a long inlet, without a river flowing into it. the tides just go up and down here, there isn't much current. so the water gets "warm"
Bam. You did it again. Awesome!
HaHa.!!! ...Loved the swim and playin on the log!!!!... Beautiful Mountains of Epic Proportions!!!
Beautiful waterfall and gorge at 4:45. Hike across long foot bridge. Images from full-flow of creek In spring. Thanks.
Craft mastery level, 9.5 out of 10. I only say this because it keeps getting better when I already thought it was the top!
Well so, yes, I think I did see a Sequoia , a type of coastal redwood. Very high latitude for that. I live where most of them are, the ones that haven't been cut down. It was the one which was hollow. I grew up in forests where nothing but them could grow. They make a very small light wash machine for RVs . You should look into them. At least wash socks, underwear, maybe t-shirts.
This was an excellent episode! I mostly loved the part where you get the Finnish Tyrkisk Peber candies! Those are my absolute favorite candies! You can get them in the US if you order them through Amazon and they come shipped from Helsinki in about a week... Other than that they are not available here...
So nice to have your family out to visit. I am in Hope BC, will be moving to that area next month. So beautiful there, just amazing. This is the most beautiful part of Canada in my opinion. The end of the video was hilarious, had me laughing pretty good. The Viking lumberjacks 😂
Oh and by the way...I've always loved the sunglasses both you wear!!
If you guys end up in Bellingham when sailing through the Salish Sea I'm going to make a note to teach you the Wim Hof Breathing Method so you can endure the cold much easier.
Love all of you on the log in the water, lots of fun
Had me smiling watching the swim
Hey you can see my little sailboat in the background in Cortes Bay. All the best to you two, now three.
Thanks so much. Brought back wonderful memories. But we did not go swimming!
Beautiful place and cold water :)
Great fun to watch you freeze in the lake.
Very cinematic we love you're way to tell a story ! Amazing footage ! Always better !
Thank you so much! 😊
Brave souls swimming in that cold water. Good for you!
Damn straight ! 16 - 17 degrees?!?!? If I can refer to the Seinfeld episode that's major shrinkage.
Beautiful photography! Thank you.
Another video that bings a smile. Watching you two enjoying life is beautiful. I am glad your family could visit. Thanks for sharing. Peace
Another awesome video!! Glad you re enjoying our great province. Thank you
Great fun with your family in the cold water :)
Lovely! Thank you.
The water falls are magnificent near the hydroelectric area👍
I know it's just an illusion,but all the extra bodies on board Ran,make her look small.
See you next week 😊
you make me smile
Fun times with the Family!
Wow that is some amazing footage. Many thanks for taking us along on your beautiful journey. I'm used to Florida sailing and 15 degrees C is way too cold...I need a sweater and a hot shower, not a dip in ocean. You guys are true Nordic :)
Notice..We haven't raked the forest floor. Very SAD!
Thank you for such great videos! Makes an old armchair sailor feel good!
Great footage! Our family looks forward every week to your weekly update. Thank You!!
Salty Liquorice is great, a Scandinavian thing I think, my partner is Dansk, and she loves it. Tak for fantastisk video og fair Winds
A lovely happy video 😊😊😊
It's called " down to earth " ( or should l say 15° water 😬 ) living a wonderful life.