Two things: 1) Movie you are watching is Legally Blonde (your man-card is safe!) 2) This is the best footage and audio I’ve ever seen or heard about wild pods of Dolphins! You not only got them viewed from the surface, but you captured them pushing you along and got them up close & personal below the surface. Wonderful, brought immense joy to my heart! Thank you!
Uma looks so much more comfortable down below than most of the older boats your size. Then again, you don't have a bunch of crap all over the place. Some cruisers have more stuff than the size of their boat can handle. You are setting the benchmark for innovation on an older boat that you made look much younger.
This....THIS is what I long to see on sailing channels. Sailing, dolphins, a couple in love, and sometimes that icky flopping around. Beautiful footage of the dolphins. Thank you!
Super awesome -never seen footage of dolphins hanging out around a boat at night! Super cool underwater lights! Epic sunrise at 13:10 & amazing footage of the dolphin pod in the morning - that is some of the best footage I have ever seen! Well done.
Until about 35 seconds ago, I always believed that underwater lights were a curse - a sign of hanging out way too much with the worst sort of powerboaters. Well, that footage I just viewed changed my mind . Not so much that I'll be installing them, but... Super awesome and thanks!!
The dolphins are almost enough to get me sailing. I’d be like a kid in a candy store. Every. Single. Time. Love them! So awesome they hung out with you for so long! It would b3 all I could do to not jump in with them
..... the dolphins, they recognized you two and were waiting, wanting you to swim with them ... they didn't know that your blood has not thickened enough yet for you to jump in .... absolutely awesome footage .... have fun be safe, save our oceans ......
When we were becalmed on our Atlantic crossing, we just drifted around for 4 days. We went in a circle with the current for 40 miles. Then the winds came back and we kept going to the Azores :)
Oh my if watching dolphins could be more magical this footage is it. You said it before, if there is wind your sails should be up (not your motor) and if you don't have a schedule just stay still when no wind is with you. Magic like this can happen. I can almost feel it...how magical this must have been for you specially after the rough days before. Definitely the underwater lights make it!. Even with schedule there is always magic waiting for you to notice. Love you guys
Dolphins are amazing! As many times as Dolphins have been seen helping people, maybe they were wondering why you were adrift so long, and they may have gone to the back of the boat looking to see why the prop wasn't turning. They're very intelligent creatures and I wouldn't dought their abilities for a second. That was some awesome footage!
The dolphins are drafting, its common among individuals usually seen with a mother and calf. The Bernoulli suction, which stems from the fact that the local pressure drops in areas of high speed, results in an attractive force between mother (or boat) and calf (or pod/individual). Second is the displacement effect, in which the motion of the boat causes the water in front to move forwards and radially outwards, and water behind the body to move forwards to replace the animal's mass. Thus, the dolphins can gain a 'free ride' in the forward-moving areas.
I love hearing all the dolphin breathing and communicating noises and water sounds! If you had a diesel ( or electric with a long-range), you would have started it up long before you could ever hear those kind of quiet sounds. Love it! Thankyou!
Hey Lagoon, Fountaine-Pajot, Sunreef, Leopard, Catana, Balance, Privilege, HH, Seawind, etc..., You are letting Outremer show YOU all up! Offer UMA a new Cat!!!!!
A big thumbs up y'all are doing a good job no winds no hurry just chill out and wait that's what we love not no hurry to get nowhere keep up the good work be safe
Dolphins are magic I remember about 30yrs ago when up on the bow during a night sail I saw what looked like a torpedo coming straight at us turned out to be the phosphorense around a dolphin shooting straight at us then he just glowed as he rode our bow wave - magic moments you remember for ever!!!
Lovely video! Loved the sunrise and dolphins, the calm ocean is quite magical, you deserved a nice day after having all those things break :-)! Thanks again for sharing the video! Those new jackets look excellent :-)!
Wonderful, the vis, the audio, the light, your guests.....just wonderful.....they looked like Pantropical spotted dolphins, thank you for sharing this great experience, cheers
Hi Dan and Kika, Love watching your journey - thanks! I even love all the boat maintenance and upgrades. Just a thought. Future upgrade = small cameras mounted outside that display inside the salon ... ? I'm watching in order, so I wouldn't be surprised if you talk about this later or do it in a later episode.
If you have a pole to hook a mooring rope, you can use it to hold the Spinaker out (away from the mast - this can be attached to the gunwale or even the railing if need be and not the mast) and into a position that you want with various ropes/sheets. Also, if you can move stuff about on the boat to help it lean over somewhat, then that helps give the sails shape, making them more efficient - helping to get the wind started to move over the sail. This will then help create the necessary boat speed that then feeds more power against the waves. Which then helps stop the boat from being so affected by the waves. 10-15º of lean should suffice. Hope you can give these tips a try. They work with small boat handling, not sure how well you can make them work on large yachts, but they should work.
Y'all are very smart. You roll with what Neptune & Mother Nature gives you. If they give you calmness, you take advantage of it and when they say GO, you roll with it. Some people always seem to be in such a hurry to get from point a to point b. What's the rush? You get there when you get there. And what great company you had. The dolphins with the beautiful clicking and whistling are so darn cute. Thank you so much for capturing such great footage and sharing it with us all. Y'all be careful and safe sails. My love to you both.
Another reason I love this sailing vlog. You two are not in a rush to be anywhere. To many other channels when there is no wind they crank up the motor. The two of you follow the footsteps of great sailing ships that had no motors. Safe travel you two.
Yep, those dolphins certainly were acting oddly. Well watching your video I was thinking to myself you guys I have to take that spinnaker down before it rips and you did it immediately after I thought about it. Then I thought you should take a reef or two out of that mainsail and that is what you did. We must be on the same wavelength. Great video folks.
Great Step Uma crew! Those dolphins were pure magic. We've seen lots of them in the S Pacific and through Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand but never that large a pod. So lucky to have them follow you for so long. Bliss!
Great video. I like how every sailing channel puts out the same old footage of dolphins doing the same old thing every single time, but somehow I never get tired of watching them.
My first project, in high school electronics, was to build a way to hear the sounds you cannot hear from them. They can go very high in the audio spectrum and you can only tell what they are saying if you can hear that. My device had an underwater microphone and could decode these high frequency sounds ! 1966
What lovely dolphin moments. I just added underwater lights to the list! :) It's cool you wait out the calms. I reckon you're just where you're meant to be when it's like that. ;) That flick was a chick flick and that's all I know. I had a spinnaker thought, (I hope you get that puppy down soon,) because it was flapping, and then you did. Hooray for good seamanship! I learned something good too about reefing the main before the wind hits. :D Thank you!
Yepp! Your underwater lights are definitely not just a crappy funky stuff! How could you shoot those amazing pictures without them?! 😃 And I guess. they could be really helpful for night fishing, night anchoring or docking, isn´t it?
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Everybody hates calm days on passages. They turn on the noisy engine and go on. You just wait and make a fantastic episode.
That's why we love you!!!
I had the same thought.... just go with nature..only motor if you need to..
Two things:
1) Movie you are watching is Legally Blonde (your man-card is safe!)
2) This is the best footage and audio I’ve ever seen or heard about wild pods of Dolphins! You not only got them viewed from the surface, but you captured them pushing you along and got them up close & personal below the surface. Wonderful, brought immense joy to my heart! Thank you!
Uma looks so much more comfortable down below than most of the older boats your size. Then again, you don't have a bunch of crap all over the place. Some cruisers have more stuff than the size of their boat can handle. You are setting the benchmark for innovation on an older boat that you made look much younger.
This....THIS is what I long to see on sailing channels. Sailing, dolphins, a couple in love, and sometimes that icky flopping around. Beautiful footage of the dolphins. Thank you!
Super awesome -never seen footage of dolphins hanging out around a boat at night! Super cool underwater lights! Epic sunrise at 13:10 & amazing footage of the dolphin pod in the morning - that is some of the best footage I have ever seen! Well done.
Congrats, you got the best dolphin footage I have ever seen on a YT sailing channel or Docu even. :) Lucky you....
What an amazing experience. I think the dolphins wanted to be on Sailing Uma!
Love that you guys can find the solace of being in the middle of the ocean with no wind and loving just being............ absolutely amazing love it.
The Beautiful Dolphins were a sign of a Safe Passage to Come as you head north, Stay Safe -God Speed-CB3
Wow the dolphins seem to always find you guys beautiful. They are a beautiful creature.... still bingeing
Some of the best dolphin footage I have ever seen !
We Loved this Step very much, ....so beautiful watching the dolphin pod in your under water lights. Safe travels.
Loved the dolphins. Every week I more and more hooked. Keep smiling and sail on.
Until about 35 seconds ago, I always believed that underwater lights were a curse - a sign of hanging out way too much with the worst sort of powerboaters. Well, that footage I just viewed changed my mind . Not so much that I'll be installing them, but...
Super awesome and thanks!!
The dolphins are almost enough to get me sailing. I’d be like a kid in a candy store. Every. Single. Time. Love them! So awesome they hung out with you for so long! It would b3 all I could do to not jump in with them
LOVE the dolphin footage and good one - you’re watching Legally Blond! 😍
..... the dolphins, they recognized you two and were waiting, wanting you to swim with them ... they didn't know that your blood has not thickened enough yet for you to jump in .... absolutely awesome footage .... have fun be safe, save our oceans ......
Those dolphins looked so magical with the lights under your boat. Those were an absolutely wonderful addition!
When we were becalmed on our Atlantic crossing, we just drifted around for 4 days. We went in a circle with the current for 40 miles. Then the winds came back and we kept going to the Azores :)
They know you’re a magical couple that’s why they are there, love you guys, may you have safe sailing
Oh my if watching dolphins could be more magical this footage is it. You said it before, if there is wind your sails should be up (not your motor) and if you don't have a schedule just stay still when no wind is with you. Magic like this can happen. I can almost feel it...how magical this must have been for you specially after the rough days before. Definitely the underwater lights make it!. Even with schedule there is always magic waiting for you to notice. Love you guys
Beautiful footage (with sound - never had that before) of beautiful creatures
Dolphins are amazing! As many times as Dolphins have been seen helping people, maybe they were wondering why you were adrift so long, and they may have gone to the back of the boat looking to see why the prop wasn't turning. They're very intelligent creatures and I wouldn't dought their abilities for a second. That was some awesome footage!
In all my years of cruising, you just captured a moment with those dolphins that is pretty special and unique.....
Omg the underwater lights on the dolphins was amazing..love all their markings. Love you guys photography skills!
The dolphins are drafting, its common among individuals usually seen with a mother and calf. The Bernoulli suction, which stems from the fact that the local pressure drops in areas of high speed, results in an attractive force between mother (or boat) and calf (or pod/individual). Second is the displacement effect, in which the motion of the boat causes the water in front to move forwards and radially outwards, and water behind the body to move forwards to replace the animal's mass. Thus, the dolphins can gain a 'free ride' in the forward-moving areas.
They are so calm, like sleeping. Beautiful at night!
Fantastic footage of the dolphins. And the sunrise was beautiful. Thank you again for sharing your northbound journey.
Fabulous! Loved the underwater lights and you shared some of the best dolphin footage I’ve ever seen!
I'll bet the dolphins were reciprocating by telling each other the underwater boat lights are the coolest thing ever🐬🐬🐬🤙
The boat lights are awesome !
I love hearing all the dolphin breathing and communicating noises and water sounds! If you had a diesel ( or electric with a long-range), you would have started it up long before you could ever hear those kind of quiet sounds. Love it! Thankyou!
I was totally blown away by the dolphin audio that you got! And yeah, dolphins and whales are some of the loudest animals in the sea!
If Uma had a band, you should consider naming it, "Dolphins at Nighttime".
Hey Lagoon, Fountaine-Pajot, Sunreef, Leopard, Catana, Balance, Privilege, HH, Seawind, etc...,
You are letting Outremer show YOU all up! Offer UMA a new Cat!!!!!
I can't imagine how that would ever grow old.
A big thumbs up y'all are doing a good job no winds no hurry just chill out and wait that's what we love not no hurry to get nowhere keep up the good work be safe
Imagine all this "sailors" with will motor through this situations and miss this beauty.
The most phenomenal images. THANK YOU
Dolphins are magic I remember about 30yrs ago when up on the bow during a night sail I saw what looked like a torpedo coming straight at us turned out to be the phosphorense around a dolphin shooting straight at us then he just glowed as he rode our bow wave - magic moments you remember for ever!!!
Lovely video! Loved the sunrise and dolphins, the calm ocean is quite magical, you deserved a nice day after having all those things break :-)! Thanks again for sharing the video! Those new jackets look excellent :-)!
Excellent dolphin footage the best I have seen.
Beautiful video … with nature 😊
Wonderful, the vis, the audio, the light, your guests.....just wonderful.....they looked like Pantropical spotted dolphins, thank you for sharing this great experience, cheers
Incredible footage of the dolphins
Good job in the rough weather!
Hi Dan and Kika, Love watching your journey - thanks! I even love all the boat maintenance and upgrades. Just a thought. Future upgrade = small cameras mounted outside that display inside the salon ... ? I'm watching in order, so I wouldn't be surprised if you talk about this later or do it in a later episode.
If you have a pole to hook a mooring rope, you can use it to hold the Spinaker out (away from the mast - this can be attached to the gunwale or even the railing if need be and not the mast) and into a position that you want with various ropes/sheets. Also, if you can move stuff about on the boat to help it lean over somewhat, then that helps give the sails shape, making them more efficient - helping to get the wind started to move over the sail. This will then help create the necessary boat speed that then feeds more power against the waves. Which then helps stop the boat from being so affected by the waves. 10-15º of lean should suffice. Hope you can give these tips a try. They work with small boat handling, not sure how well you can make them work on large yachts, but they should work.
Oh okay you do have dolphins photos okay! I’ve been watching all of your videos. They are absolutely fantastic.
Amazing video! Loving the Dolphin and their sound. Beautiful sunrise.😍👌🏿🥁🥁🥁
catching up on episodes I have missed....this one is epic... You guys deserve at YT Academy Award.
Y'all are very smart. You roll with what Neptune & Mother Nature gives you. If they give you calmness, you take advantage of it and when they say GO, you roll with it. Some people always seem to be in such a hurry to get from point a to point b. What's the rush? You get there when you get there. And what great company you had. The dolphins with the beautiful clicking and whistling are so darn cute. Thank you so much for capturing such great footage and sharing it with us all. Y'all be careful and safe sails. My love to you both.
Another reason I love this sailing vlog. You two are not in a rush to be anywhere. To many other channels when there is no wind they crank up the motor. The two of you follow the footsteps of great sailing ships that had no motors. Safe travel you two.
Hi. Nice episode, excellent footage of the Dolphins. Thanks.
Wow...just WOW!
Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful footage ... Thank you for sharing it with me !!
How magical they are.
Beautiful pictures of the dolphins, also the meal looked delightful
6:13... what a Ham. LOL He definitely wasn't camera shy Have fun, be safe and KEEP ON SAILIN ON! cheers RJ
Looks like a pretty relaxing day bobbing on the ocean
Yep, those dolphins certainly were acting oddly. Well watching your video I was thinking to myself you guys I have to take that spinnaker down before it rips and you did it immediately after I thought about it. Then I thought you should take a reef or two out of that mainsail and that is what you did. We must be on the same wavelength. Great video folks.
Looks like a peaceful voyage
What extraordinary footage of beautiful dolphins. Love this vid!
One of your best videos ever, thank you so much!!!
Keep on doing great material! It is better 15 minute quality clip than one hour of poorly made amateur video
Legally Blonde! Such a great movie! Gorgeous dolphins and a wonderful episode!
Great Step Uma crew! Those dolphins were pure magic. We've seen lots of them in the S Pacific and through Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand but never that large a pod. So lucky to have them follow you for so long. Bliss!
add two things to your kit; spinnaker (whisker) pole and preventer.
Nice clean boat...love Dolphinz too ~
Almost made me cry..... thanks !!!!
One of the best videos you have ever made. Not the prettiest or the most spectacular but the most real. Thank you.
Great video. I like how every sailing channel puts out the same old footage of dolphins doing the same old thing every single time, but somehow I never get tired of watching them.
SUPER dolphin video!!! That must have been a VERY cool experience!!!!
Beautiful video Kika and Dan waiting for next Thursdays video keep safe on your passage
My first project, in high school electronics, was to build a way to hear the sounds you cannot hear from them. They can go very high in the audio spectrum and you can only tell what they are saying if you can hear that. My device had an underwater microphone and could decode these high frequency sounds ! 1966
That was awesome all those dolphins what a day that must have been
I think I could watch this video 10000 times. It makes my heart so fill. so beautiful to see
Fabulous footage. Thank you . The more we watch the more we learn about nature.
I just found your guy's channel and I love it! Amazing footage and great vibes 😍
Humm, right off a reality check with the audio from the weather ! Cool.
Awesome dolphin footage. Thanks!
Those dolphins were your guardian angels reminding you that your living life right.
I have been binge watching for a couple weeks. Love the channel, this was a great step and the dolphin footage was amazing!
Going to work at the museum to face 120 kids, in a Zen like calm now after watching Dolphins.....Serenity now !!!!
What amazing footage of the dolphins.. thank you so much! BTW go buy a $5 Ikea frypan they are the best value and non-stick!
What lovely dolphin moments. I just added underwater lights to the list! :)
It's cool you wait out the calms. I reckon you're just where you're meant to be when it's like that. ;)
That flick was a chick flick and that's all I know.
I had a spinnaker thought, (I hope you get that puppy down soon,) because it was flapping, and then you did. Hooray for good seamanship! I learned something good too about reefing the main before the wind hits. :D Thank you!
great and emotional
Love Legally Blonde! A fun movie to watch.
just looked up Sailing Uma in the urban dictionary and all it says is "Fun" :)
Wow just wow that dolphin footage was amazing thank you
maybe dolphins are like elephants and never forget, maybe they are the same ones you swam with last time and they remember you . . .
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!!
This was beautiful. You really captured the almost surreal vibe. I would have loved to see more :)
Fantastic.... !
That was amazing. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video!
Awesome dolphins! Wow
Cheers
Yepp!
Your underwater lights are definitely not just a crappy funky stuff! How could you shoot
those amazing pictures without them?! 😃
And I guess. they could be really helpful for night fishing, night anchoring or docking, isn´t it?
My favorite episode to date. Thanks!
Best episode ever.
Thanks for share yours movies
Love your pod of dolphins 🐬💞🇨🇦