Living Full-Time on a small sailboat for 9 years (in 9 minute) | Step 363
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simply marvelous as always... and I blame you (or give you the credit) for Uma was my first exposure to TH-cam Sailors... so thank you... and please know how much we armchair sailors enjoy you and your adventures
Yep! Baby’s first sailing channel, and after a good bingeing, off to sailing school I went. And three years later I still have the bug and I’m closer to packing up and heading out.
Armchair sailor, here I am ! :)
Me too!!
And another armchair sailor here too (sorry, I missed the memo about not buying the couch lol).
😂me too!!
Epic episode, guys. Good storyline. You pull off the difficult trick of being natural on camera, whilst simultaneously taking care of the essentials of sailing. Looking forward to Uma's new look. She's a fine vessel.
What a great video!! Great effects! Great story telling! Amazing!
Fantastic video, enjoying the adventure. You both are so good at this.
Umahoy,
Wow. I forgot a lot and missed a few of those adventures. Time to brush up and have another Umathon. Is that a word. Definition: watching copious and miscellany Umadventures, with but, sandspit sized breaks for food, bathroom use and sleep. All Umaboard.
What an incredible video compilation...so well done and SO beautiful!!! You two are amazing mates to each other, taking on the most harrowing of situations together and loving life even more for having done so. I love how you see the beauty of this beautiful planet without cynicism. You are rockstars in my book, just doing what you love to do. Thank you both, from the bottom of my heart, for making the world a better place.❤
Here We Gooooo! Nine More Years. 😃
Bravo on the 9 yr edit! Excellent job, Kika!
Excellent video, one of your best. I really enjoyed the time lapse sequences putting everything you've experienced together.
What a great summary, and what a journey so far.
You are really visionaries, creative and inspiring. Well done guys 👏👍
Yay!
If you like quality YT channels like this one I can't recommend Fortnine enough. Even if you aren't into motorcycles you will probably be entertained and informed.
oh but we do know and love Fortnine. He's great (side note: both of us had motorcycles before Uma 😉)
I had been casually following several sailing channels, but when I found yours about four years ago, I promptly binge watched from the beginning to catch up, and have slowly left the other channels behind. This fast review of the past nine years was definitely up to your very high standards of video editing. I have traveled to over 60 countries myself (on land), so I understand your thirst for travel and adventure. Thank you so much. I am looking forward to your coming adventures, especially since you have added the defender to your explorations. I can't wait! Networks with their producers, writers, editors, and more, could learn from the two of you. You two, and your drone, are as good as or better than they are. As I said a few lines ago, I can't wait for what's coming next. Go Uma!
It's wild to know how long I've been enjoying yout videos. Your story has been amazing to watch. Thank you for bringing us all along for all these years. You guys are inspiring. You prove, again and again, that you can do anything you set your mind to. Keep it up. ❤
If I remember correctly, my first episode was the day Uma arrived in Florida by truck from Boston. I immediately binged watched the episodes I had missed. This channel is my first YT sailing channel and the one responsible for reawakening a childhood dream of sailing the world. The time has gone by so quickly. It has been a true pleasure to have accompanied you guys so far and I look forward to seeing what you will do to make Uma last another fifty years..
My first episode was Kika cleaning the deck of what looked like a boat that was ready to fall apart.
Went back to step 1 and haven't missed an episode.
My favorite step was their visit to a warship, and my favorite story is about how Coco came to live with them.
Same! I remember trying to convince my wife we should live on a $60,000 boat and see the world instead of trying to buy a $300k house to see our neighbor's backyard 😅
@@jacobthiessen7027 Like Dan and Kika always say, “Don’t buy a couch”
This was fantastic! I've seen every episode and having that re-cap was really fun. I am also so glad you just ignore the negative comments and do your thing. Those of us that follow along are in it for the adventure. Also - this might be my fave Vie (Vee?) moment to date. 💜😂
Like most people I found you when Kika first destroyed the furniture industry by telling people not to buy a couch. That was a great episode and they've gotten better each week. UMA was the first boat I watched being taken apart then put back together. For nine years I've watched your sailing adventures, listened to your story telling and being with you as you developed into a wonderful couple who are doing what they love. Thank you for taking us along and best wishes for the next 9.
I've watched every single episode, but I'm so glad you made this. Bring on the future!! I cant wait to see where Uma 2.0 takes you.
I joined you about 15 episodes in, and I went back to the start to catch up, I can't believe it's 9yrs but what I can honestly believe is the enjoyment ye brought to me and how ye helped me to want more from life for myself ... ye showed me, anything with a little work is possible. Thanks for the memories of the last nine years and here's to the promise of the next nine. Cheers guys, Stay Safe & Fair Winds!!☘
Wonderful! I remember you starting out, "Don't buy a couch!"
Loved the sponsor skit! Sooo creative and the acting was superb! #betterhelp
And I was one of the viewers that happily watched all of that history as it unfolded. Thank you! ❤😊
Thank you for nearly a full 9 years of Uma and her adventures with Dan and Kika, her tag alongs. YAH bless you and your beautiful vessel. She's s beauty.
I've watched about half the video and it just hit me. They must have replaced the ballast in there kheel with Hard drives to keep all this footage storage. 😂
Really enjoying the video. Been inspiring us to get sailing for years now.
I have long maintained that the explosion of TH-camrs has negated the need for anyone to go to film school. The experience and skills that content creators are developing in the real world making real stuff for real people far outshines any formal education. This channel is the first one I mention when speaking about this. Great work Kika - keep it up! BTW, when is the wedding? Or are you just staying engaged?
"...negated the need for anyone to go to film school." Really?, I'm guessing your standards for cinematography is rather low then...most all created video content here on TH-cam is of rather poor quality, lighting, sound, composition, creative cinemaphotography utterly lacking.
My first vlog of Sailing Uma I saw was the episode during the atlantic crossing facing big waves. It was the beginning of my own sailing adventure because of you guys. Now 3 years later my husband and I learned sailing and own a cute little Gazelle des Îles named „Undine“ and we are exploring the german coast of the baltic an inland waters. Thanks for taking us along, for sharing and inspiring us. I guess I wouldn’t have taken the challenge to learn how to sail and operate a boat without your channel. 😘⛵️
WOW, that was an amazing story. Now for another nine years. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Might be old-fashioned, but I found myself thinking about a 12-month calendar adorned with photos of Uma in seasonal locales.
we're working on it ;)
Uma is my first love of sailing shows on TH-cam. You guys will always be number 1 in my heart. The way you video and the way you share such a amazing story is top notch!!!! I can’t wait for the next 9 years!!!
Aventura incrível, tem 03 anos que acompanho esse canal, e só posso agradecer pelo condeúto maravilhoso!
Dan and Kika, cheers, what a perfect journey, first 9 years, looking forward to next 9 years, south poole?
Was Nice to meet the two of you, and be onboard perfect Uma in Bergen, going north in end of season and stay the Winther to go to Svalbard, Iceland and Jan Mayen.
It was something complete new. And now you make Uma new again, ready to next 9 years. Take really good care. Looking forward to watch it all.
Best sail channel, videos, keep up the good work. Cheers from Norway 😁
You 'sailed south to Iceland'. That is VERY cool to be able to say in the cruiser community, yes? I'd use it all the time. GREAT video, guys! And I gotta say, the segue into your sponsor ad was excellent. Well-considered creative...and excellent editing and audio. Don't think that shit doesn't get noticed.
Wonder full! The places, the freedom but also the excelent camera work everything time again. Shorts from the most beautyfule angles. That must take a ton of time and energy. But we are enjoying it soo much. Continue to live your dream and share some of it with us.
From the hard of Africa, no ocean here.
Hello Uma crew, l wanted to throw and idea for you. Now that Uma is completly empty and you will start from cero on making all the furniture up, why not make it in a way so in case of emergency and you have to abandond ship quickly, you can get a whole box of storage of canned goods, food or water out quickly? Everything is possible, all you need is to figure out how. :D
Grats!
Glad to see she's not getting scrapped...again.
That was a great recap! Started watching your channel when you were in the UK and was hooked immediately. Fair winds for the next nine years!
Sailing UMA and a couple other sailing TH-cam channels addicted me to the idea of sailing, thank you Kika & Dan. I'm happy to see that you both still have that thirst for adventure & sailing. Godspeed & stay safe.
VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM. VOTE BLUE.
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Thanks for doing all the work needed to collect edit and produce this comprehensive look back right up to today looking forward to the actual reconstruction of Uma.
9 years already??!! Yeah ok, I didn't come in until you guys were already working on the keel. But time flies, and every week I've been longing for a new episode! 💕😃
There just to much to comment on so all I can say is Wow!
This should be in your description of every video to see for everyone. Incredible journey and an incredible couple.
Your bond is so special, I adore and envy it. (Knowing I will never get that, because I will fail to do so. Sorry for making it about me)
This video was amazing. What a reminder of the amazing things you have done. James n Melinda beachside Philippines
Thanks for sharing your adventures with your first class channel. I always enjoy every episode.
That was a good video. Cheers 😊
Awsome. Thank you Kika and Dan for taking us along on your adventures. Here's to nine more years
Great vid, love the recap. 👍
Thanks John and Kika for the past review of your lives on your Cruiser. I remember them. Look forward to your renewing your sail boat. Maybe someday you will have a 60 footer, Whoopi. Thanks much and look forward to your next, you're the best❤❤❤
Who's John?
I think you ment Dan and Kika. Some times auto correct do it wrong, cheers
Wonderful, what a great summary of your journey so far!
Congratulations!! What an extraordinary 9 years. I joined you ( incongruously via my couch!!) mid-Covid as you crossed the Atlantic. Your Norway adventures have inspired me enormously, so much so I am heading there next year. The silks on the crane was next level! Xx
Awww, wasn't Dan a really cute 10 year old university graduate? ;)
It's been awesome following your journey. I hope it continues with as much success as you experienced in the last 9 years.
Fantastic video. Just found your page. I'm a Southern Californian now living in Arendal Norway, a small city in the South of Norway. After spending the last 4 years cruising the archipelago in the South of Norway in a 25ft cabin cruiser, my girlfriend and I just bought a 2005 Beneteau Oceanis 323. She's an experienced sailor, but this is all new to me. It's the end of our season and we just put the boat up for the Winter. Im so inspired by your video. I can't wait until the Spring. . Who knows, perhaps we'll one day see you in the open seas. Great voyages to you both. 💌
I love that channel
Amazing recap, thanks for sharing your incredible journeys 😊🥰⛵️⛵️⛵️
That northern saga of y'all's is just fantastic. And nuts. I mean, sailing 1,000 NM SOUTH to Iceland... Hat tip to you both! Looking forward to where life takes y'all next.
Love you guys,been a fan since the beginning,can't wait to see the new UMA1 and Uma rover..Nomads of land and sea, Soooo jealous..Peace from Oklahoma.....
You 2 had some amazing adventures together ❤❤⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️👏🏽👏🏽💪🏾💪🏾👍👍🍷🥃🍇
Looking as if the sailing video market has collapsed, basically no new videos are being made by any of the front runners in the TH-cam channels. Is it time to IMPROVISE, ADAPT & Overcome ?
Finally caught up with all the Steps and because of binge watching, I had no idea of the frequency of the videos, so now i'm having withdrawals lol. So glad I watched all of them! Keep up the good work! Bon bagay!!
What a great recap! I've watched nearly every episode and enjoyed seeing the world through your adventures. What you've accomplished, where you've managed to go in the past nine years is so impressive. Thank you for taking us along for this great ride!
Nine years already. IOU must be in your early 30s then. You were just out of college when you started. I remember your first fiber glass layups like they were yesterday. ❤
Amazing well resumed adventure!!!!
Keep it up couple.
Big hug from a dry land spanish folk of yours.
Haha. I'd forgotten how young you used to look... before you found Europe and Scandinavia. Now you're just grizzled and old. It'll be half moon glasses, sensible shoes and evening classes next. Welcome to the club.
Will be interesting to see what two professionally trained architects who have all this sailing experience do with a blank-slate hull that they have so much familiarity with.
Sooo proud of y’all! Last I was caught up to Norway, to see all of your PHENOMENAL adventures since then… phewww 🔥🤩 Looking forward to more adventures and a sail life of my own 😊
You guys ROCK! Thank you for not getting a sofa and showing what adventurers you are. You are also great story tellers, producers and videographers.
Well said.
Hi,you certainly brought back some good memories,thank you very much.Roly🇬🇧.
I've been following since the start. I even retired five years ago, so I usually view after midnight, (another story). I thought you guys were crazy to refit agin! But, I am getting it . Something I find myself thinking of you guys as my kids. Like, no, no, no, don't.
But, Then........just do it!!!!! 😘
Living in Fairhaven, MA., I love that Uma came from our home town over at Fairhaven Shipyard.. The owners, are actually friends of ours...
Oh my days 😂 You both look so young... Especially Dan with his specs 🤣 What an immensely brave decision to make at such a young age as fresh graduates... It brings me back to just after I graduated (which is a very long time ago). The world was my oyster, and everything seemed possible back then.. Did I make the right choices? Let's just say I did what society expected of me... I guess thats why I'm now here watching this from my couch, living vicariously through your experiences 😀 - All the best 👍
STELLAR recap! And your sponsor drama had me in tears of empathy AND laughter! You guys should produce a movie and then you might earn the $ for a larger vessel. Meanwhile, congrats for a life (so far) very well-realized!
TBH, I have no idea how you only have 420 K subscribers. Must be something wrong with the YT algorithm.
Fantastic summary…but…make it 90 minutes, plizzzzzz.
I would (as maybe many…) enjoy more the details, while having a straight and generous scotch at my recline, keeping an eye at the gold-orange sunset at Northern brazilian coast!
Followed you the whole way, and you were our inspirers as we have SV Nefi 9 years 👌🏼🙏🥰🤗and we even caught up during our cruise life in Sardegna. Impressive.
Thank you! This is a great video to pass on to others that may not understand sailing.
Being "brought up" (4-7 weeks of summer vacations) on a small sail boat, mainly in the larger Stockholm archipelago. My late dad loved that geography, life style, culture (and boat) and I will now show this video to my kids (10 and 12) to make them somewhat understand what the sea is and how amazing it is. Hopefully they can, in some part, be inspired by your "non highway of living".
When economy allows and they have grown some more I will buy a boat with my brother and his family and go sailing.❤
OMG you look soooo young.
But Florida and electric motor way to go. I have replaced mine too.
Montenergy 15Kw.😊
Great video as usual and GREAT 9 years of pure adventures. Hey you should make a film. I'm sure Netflix will be very interested. Cheers!
Thanks for letting the internet live vicariously through your life!
I binge watched through Covid, and been with you since. You feel like internet family!!!
I’ve been watching weekly since 254. I must have watched 5-10 episodes a day when catching up from episode 1.
Seeing UMA empty reminds me of building pilot boats back in the UK. The only real difference is the pilot boats have hollow stringers glassed in for additional strength. Watching your 9 in 9, I realised how long I've been following your progress, maybe a bit envious as life commitments haven't allowed me to leave Spain yet :)
I watched this episode for a while with the closed captions and it can be funny at times when it spells sail as sale (really, it's a sailboat show!) encourages for anchorages etc, then got to Norway with (truma for Tromsø). But then came Svalbard! or, spalart, spard, fallard, with its pullo bears(?) and hurricane Forest winds and sailing in the Fur (fjord)! 😆
Wow! What a journey!! Can't wait to see how you refit Uma this time. Big cheers.
I thoroughly enjoyed the flashbacks and reminiscing about those great times I am now re-experiencing vicariously again through your efforts! Finally I can get some good nights of sound sleep while on the hard for the next year, while UMA is renovated!
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Hard to say for a German guy - it sounds so Unitet staty but here it is, ähm ,äh Reusper " LOVE YOU " always a foot of water beneath your Keel ! Thank you so much for letting me have a peek into your journey. Greetings from Berlin
I've been watching from the start, and I'm still watching now. I gues you guys keep your channel fresh, inspiring, intriguing. :) Keep at it. No I'm not a patron. I'm refitting my own boat with every penny I have, you know how that goes, don't you?
That's funny! A 22 minute 9 minute video :). But seriously - even though I've watched you guys for years this was a really fantastic and well done recap!
Empty hull ... great video and summary and fun to be reminded of all those beautiful narratives and vistas. Norway under show was even more beautiful in this summary than in my memories.
Empty hull .. I saw a Hallberg-Rassy advertorial the other day and it illustrated how they don't need the big cross-boards (forgot the English name) that make the hull retain its shape. They use what they call "hull stiffeners" and this boils down to simply put simply something like our ribcage. They have big stiffening ribs or rods lengthwise and smaller ones that cross these and these enable low floors and give more degrees of freedom in interior design.
Uma may be strong enough being shorter and having a strong (but ageing) GFR wall, but you probably need space between hull and interior wall anyway, and I would personally want cable ducts that not just provide "a duct" but also keep different kinds of cables separate, like power, higher/lower voltage, instrumentation and controls, etc., and kinds of communication. This is not about large diameters, but merely about easy access, maintainability, knowing what is where and potentially limiting interference. Cable ducts could be part of a rib structure, maybe?
Perfectionism? Maybe. But you are architects and working DIY, you now also are the technical designers as well as the engineers that build it. In the videos so far you have demonstrated that you can do it. The question for you is if you think it is important enough. No need to answer it here. That will come in the videos of the next 9 years.
Beautiful trip down memory lane/ seas !!! Enjoyed the past adventures and look forward to the new ones on a new improved UMA !!! Good luck kids!
As beautiful as the Caribbean is, the arctic was drop dead amazing and gorgeous. The vantage point from Uma is a perspective I didn’t get from land. ❤️
I don't remember when I joined, but I remember the big refit, with the lazy Susan (I forgot what you called it) and I know I'd been around for a while by then.
While my wife and I are planning boat life starting next year, we can't do the sailboat, so, we are buying a power boat and will be starting by doing Americas great loop, then who knows what. I work a 3 week on, 3 off schedule, so the sailing dream is going to have to wait for a while. But, the loop can be done with my schedule. We've sold just about everything, but just need to sell (maybe) our sprinter we lived in for a few years then actual boat shopping starts.
Deciding if we want to go the "budget" route with an older boat that needs work, or just bite the bull it, and buy something newer and just get going. 🤷
I've always admired your get it done and make it happen attitudes, and of all the sailing channels I watch, yall seem the most genuine.
I also haven't forgot about the "pregnancy" hint that was given a while back. Been curious to see if it was just a prank..... Lol
this was really special. I enjoyed every minute of the ...nine.... Thank you!
A lot of editing Kika! Very good!! So many clips to hunt for, and as an avid binge watcher, it felt very nostalgic. Thanks guys!
I love your VLOGS. Looking forward to the future as well. Keep up the great work and thanks for the recap.🥰
Hmmm. 335 comments when I pipe in. Just a number by this point but I'll say as a somewhat recent followers of the channel, maybe 2 years ago, you are my favorite youtube channel. I found Uma due to my interest in electric boats but the adventure since crossing the Atlantic has been fantastic to follow. Or go back and follow. Always nice to see the maple leaf linked to the spirit of adventure that made Canada what it was and could be again. Congrats on 9yrs 🎉🥳
Terrific summary of your last 9 years afloat, guys! Loved it! I'm so looking forward to following along with the refit.
Excellent voiceover / narration that punches up the whole production.
Realy realy realy good video (edit). Time flies. Nice to see this recap of all your travel the last 9 years. Hope you have just as much fun the comming 9 years. I will be following 😁
Have fun guys 👋
WOW...I can remember a lot of your encounters so it was a nice review of your passages and various re-fits...thanks! I'm guessing it may be about 8 or 9 years that I have been visiting your videos and enjoying your travels with you. It has been quite a journey for you and us, thanks again!
My grandfather was a tugboat cook and he made it to the NY TV news shows as he floated in a life ring, smoking a cigar and wearing his fedora after the barge his tug was pulling passed his boat flipping it over in Hell's Gate. Amazingly complex currents in that river.