Been following your journey since the beginning. A sailing channel with real sailing. Brilliant! I'm a very old sailor, now done, and you both give so much joy and memories of my days at sea. Thank you both.
Quite the contrast from Norway & Iceland to Spain and its beautiful coastline and turquoise waters. Another great step from Sailing Uma. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Looks like a lovely chill sail (apart from the seasickness). That anchorage looked lovely! I can see that it only took a couple of Northern winters to cure Kika of "I want to experience seasons :-)!" Glad the furler wsasn't a serious problem.
Love everything this couple is about! Peace, love, and prosperity! I don't think you guys realize how much you've helped people through your optimism. Keep it up. In Hoc Signo Vinces!
Love that part of Spain! Remember in my UK Royal Navy days, we visited Vigo - lasting memories of a delightful old Spanish town. Fair winds team, keep the videos coming and thanks.
I love the air of quiet competence you have. There are sailing channels where one thinks, 'omigod this could end badly', or 'they haven't checked xxx', 'what is plan b?'
I load ships of all sizes and different products. On a ship loaded with raw logs we build a temporary walkway on top of the deck load of logs from the bridge/pilot house forward to the bow of the ship. Often, once these ships get out to sea the crew dismantle and toss overboard the temporary walkway. 2x4s 2x6s 2x12s . Other times weather and waves wash this walkway off the ship.
Love your channel. I have some experience with motion sickness, which seem to be an ongoing issue with many cruisers. It has been my experience, and anxiety aside, motion sickness may be caused by sensory confusion. Without an distinct horizon your eyes, which your brain heavily relies on (80%+) to orient your spatial position, say "I'm not moving". This conflicts with your inner ear sensory input which say "I'm moving". The conflict makes your motion sick. I fly and boat. The only time I have experienced this was my first :30 minutes as a guest aboard a moving submarine. As soon as I was offered a seat at the helm of the sub, which included artificial horizon instrumentation similar to an airplane I felt better. You can now display on virtually any mobile device an artificial horizon. It is included in most navigation apps. Dark night, no horizon, few stars, rolling and pitching boat? Just launch an app with a gyro-stabilized artificial horizon and keep it in view. Your brain and stomach will thank you! Cheers
As much as I am happy for you to be back somewhere warm I have to say I've loved that you explored the northern extremities of this planet. Few others seem to do it so it was some welcome yin to go with all the yang, or vice-versa. Sail on! I'll be shocked if you don't end up doing some antarctic exploration at some point - at least to the Falklands.
I love how you share what offshore cruising realy looks like. Beeing on watch from 2 to 8 am feels like a long time when you are at the border of seasickness. On my first long passage i did the 4 to 8 am watch and when the autopilot broke it studently felt a lot longer 😅
It makes me wonder if autopilot actually makes night watches harder. I suppose with modern amusements like Ipads you can totally distract yourself if you don't have to be on the tiller the whole time.
Hi guys from the Maldives. Love your ingeneius d.i.y upgrades on your boat. Love the comradreship both you have, which is important to keep morale up when the stressful situations arise in sailing. You both are an inspiration to many couples who dream of living on a boat and sailing around the world.
Their upgrades are extremely underrates. Ship designers like semi designers are stupidly traditional and most boats have horrible interior design. They did SIMPLE things that are brilliant
Furler Problem... Love your channel. Awesome that you two came from such distant origins (with a pitstop in my southeast Pennsylvania) to be on this amazing adventure. This lake sailor is jealous. I learn more than I can teach, but was wondering... was your furler problem maybe just from not keeping some tension on the furling line when you were unfurling the jib? That was definitely a problem I experienced and learned on my first sailboat- Buccaneer 18. Would result in a rats nest and make furling impossible. Stay safe and keep up the great videos. -Jim
Really enjoying the videos still guys. When I watched the last episode and saw the washboard being cleaned down, I remembered when you were cutting the groves in it years ago. It's been great to follow you all round the world and see you keeping Uma in great shape as you go. You're a real inspiration and pleasure to watch. Hope you keep it going for many years to come.
You guys are the best!! Thank you for showing me it's possible to have this lifestyle and thrive,trapped in Denver for now but working on an exit strategy,thanks for the knowledge, inspiration and great production value always💖🎩🎆
Had the same issue with the furling line. Eventually figured it was old line that had become sticky and did not slide over itself on the drum. Replacing the line fixed the problem.
Hi you two.... I loved your trip up North and to all those Countries that you showed us all... Thank You So very much for that.... BUT.. I'm so happy your back in warm weather again... Just because it's sailing weather to me... I'm personally going to be a snow bird and avoid winters Soon... Retiring in January and I just bought a GMC AT4 HD Truck to pull my Keystone Cougar 365FBS Camper.. ROCK ON YOU TWO!!!! :)
Kika & Dan, one more amazing video. Following you for so long, and sailing with you when not sailing myself. In previous videos I saw how you unfurled the genoa without retaining a bit the caller rope, and wondered how you managed not to get a mess at the furler roller. Maybe, if you retain a bit (only t be tight instead of loose) the furler rope while you are unfurling, you help the rope not to tangle at the furler. Cheers!!
DAN ...There have recently been Orca attacks to sail boats off of Spain and Portugal . One boat off Portugal was actually sunk in the process . The Orcas mainly take bites of the rudder and steer the boat then take pieces of the rudder . They reccomend certain procedures to follow should you encounter this pod of Orcas . I hope that you don't encounter any problems.
Try Sea Bands, basically sweat bands for your wrists with little plastic nubbs on your pressure points. Super cheap and work great as long as you put them on 30 minutes before motion.
When i was a second officer on a freighter we lost a full deck cargo of 2 by 4’s off shore near la Coruña. That caps is notorious for some nasty swells!
I went to the merch site (which says page not found) but I didn’t give up. I finally found it because I want to show my support. I planned to buy a bathing suit, but $200+ is way out of my budget. I thought my $80 suit was a huge splurge. Sorry. I live in Hawaii on a fixed income. I can’t imagine being able to afford that. If you can, you don’t need my support. Maybe find a way to sell reasonably priced merch. My first lesson in business was “A nickel today is better than a dime tomorrow “.
Just saw another vlog of an orca attack off the coast of Spain 3 days ago. Be careful. This one was an adolescent by itself. Spent about 3 hours trying to break the keel.
the seasickness is probably long since passed, but miso soup and green tea help. Enjoy your trip! Southern Spain had reported on having fires on southern Spain near the city of Málaga. Maybe that's where the wood is from?
I love watching how synced you are in completing tasks around your yacht. I am handicapped so I live so many adventures vicariously through your videos.
Fantastic Series! Very professional yet down to Earth. The vessel's rigging, etc. Is being worked pretty hard. Have you designed an inspection program for the stays, mast rigging and chain plates, etc? Hate to see you lose the spar. Best Wishes in the New Year. Mike
VYI, no motor, including boat motors, like to be throttled up immediate after starting. Thermal expansion is best kept at the lowest levels practical. Start, idle for a minute (in gear is fine, so you're making headway). Then, half throttle for a couple of minutes. After five minutes, go for broke. Otherwise, weird things happen, like leaky head gaskets...
I recognise that port! Muxia right? We stopped there once on the way back from Lisbon delivering a boat to Southampton. good thing you guys don’t need fuel any more! As there bloody well isn’t anything on the docks & it’s a bit of a fiddle to get the fuel! I remember they had a wagon or a trailer that they rolled down the dock? Was almost as wide as the pontoon, and we were constantly worried it was going over balance and take the pontoon with it! Lol
What a welcome surprise seeing your video. I was up early and ended up watching some pretty downer stuff online and feel completely refreshed when you popped up.
Man, such a nice anchorage. Looked like it might have been a good spot to break out the silks! Cheers to another awesome video guys. Fair winds and safe travels.
That’s not good that you got seasick. But I love the scenery. It’s beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing. I love watching these steps. Until you upload again, cheers.
Up there with one of your best videos. I had know idea the Spanish coast was as beautiful - a lot of sailors just make a B-line to cross the Bay of Biscay and miss all of that out. Thank you - and look forward to your next instalment as ever :)
Hi Guys, I'm here in Ireland and I got a phone call from a friend who knows I follow you to say you were on the radio but unfortunately I only caught the last 30 seconds, well what ever you said it was enough to win over my friend so now they are signed up to you now. I had been singing your praises for years but obviously not in the right way and all it took was this one interview on the radio to win them over, I hope they are not the only new subscribers from Ireland I'm certain they won't be! Great episode btw and I'm glad you found your way back to some warmth. Stay Safe & Fair Winds!!
For all the years my wife and I spent on our boat, the only time she got seasick was about 3 wks b/4 she realized she was pregnant. I know Kika has been sick b/4, but I'm glade you're getting to your final destination just in case. btw you guys look so good on that beach.
to be honest, I don't really get sick often. I get uncomfortable (queasy) the first 2days of a long passage. So I usually eat light and drink lots of water and don't stare a my screen too long those first days and I am fine. But I only got to the point of throwing up 2 or 3 times in the last 7 yrs and all of them were due to me ignoring the clear signs of what I should not be doing before an offshore passage (ie. eating a hefty meal then trying to watch a movie on day 1 😂)
Wow,has it been three years since I started following you, such wonderful time traveling with you. Love how your skill set has grown and your matter a fact positive attitude no matter the challenges. Peace , Love 💕 and smooth sailing.
There is a method of anchoring our dingy off a beach to prevent getting banged up in even light surf or continuously being dragged up the beach. We put a waterproof pulley on the end of the anchor chain and run an endless loop of line through the pulley. The anchor was dropped offshore and the endless loop brought ashore. Tie the dinghy painter to the endless loop and pull the dinghy out beyond the surf line. Tie the end of the endless loop to something onshore. Worked well.
Some plastic wheels on your dinghy, retractable 69 €, makes beaching easier. Dont forget to check Orca attack/ solutions sailing on the Portugese coast ( stay close to the shore at - 40 m ). Bon vent.
Good to see you are down in Gibraltar. Was just wondering if you had a plan for avoiding the vandal orcas that have been taking pieces out of boats down the Spanish coast. Like your channel, very refreshing, we are cruising in the Baltic just now. Good sailing!!
Watch out for Orcas in the coast of Spain and Portugal. I read there has been several incidents w/ sailboats. I am sure you'll be very happy w/ the food. Stay safe.
I'm a land crab but I like your sails. Before the corona, I walked to Santiago four different caminos, which I finished in Finnesterra and Muxia. Wishing you good wind
I sailed along the N.Spanish coast 4 years ago. The weather was disappointingly cloudy and we only saw thr Picos de Europa twice! However the Spanish cities are fabulous it's a pity you missed them.
Hello from the Philippines, I'm always anxious to watch your enthusiasm bloom and interact with your sailing and shore time activities. A beautiful couple for sure to watch and enjoy your adventures with. Stay safe and healthy. Watch that pasta.. Lol
Whenever I'm on a long passage and feeling a little under the weather, I head to the Windjammer and get some orange juice and toast and sit on the Serenity deck with the wind blowing in my face. That usually does the trick 😉
Would love to hear more about what to eat & what not to eat when starting a passage, as well as any other related pointers you may have. I never used to get seasick, but an ear infection some years ago seems to have sensitized me, and I would love to learn from your experiences.
So glad to see you guys back in sun. Some how the cold smoothers us. And the 1 thing I hate about winter is the layers of clothes that make you feel like a Michelin Man.
Down below is the worst place to be in rolling, bumpy seas. The best place is to be outside, in the breeze, standing up, looking at the horizon, counteracting the roll of the boat with your legs. You cannot do that forever, so the next best place is laying down in the cockpit, in the breeze.
I think your journey is amazing, and the engineering, Love and Respect you have for each other is even more , you have shown us this world is so very cool.Did/is Dan getting a new drivers license, I see some beach buggies coming soon. LOL This world offers so much, thanks for sharing your part of it. Hugs and so much respect! If you ever make it to the west cost (USA) SF bay area please check in.
We started using sturgeon (cinnarizine) 1990’s when you could only get it in Europe now available as a seasick remedy. We also use ginger pills which seems to work for us… Great watching you guys. We need info on wet suit light ones for increasing length of in water time 70 degree and warmer… We snorkeled in Alaska but the suits took 1/2 hour to don… We now use very light ones but not designed for what we are looking into now… Thank you…
I hit a 2x4 once square on the keel so it balanced perfectly, so I was almost stopped from 6 knots. I couldn't get it off by turning and I couldn't knock it off with a pole. Eventually, I had to start the motor and back off of it. Another time I hit what I assume was a log at 2am. It missed the keel and hit the rudder hard enough to knock the autopliot off line. It didn't appear to do any damage beyond scaring me half to death.
I like how the two of you cruise all over the world in various seas in that boat and never complain about the conditions, when I watch all these other cruisers complain about them in their big giant boats. Oh we must motor sail through this! Ha ha ha
Galicia. Rias Baixas. Nothing better... Islas Cies with the most beautiful beach in the world, per Conde Nast ranking... hope you've enjoyed it, and avoided the orca pod that attacks sail boats in Galicia and Portugal!!
Best watch out if you plan to sail down the coast of Portugal because attacks by orcas on sailing vessels is reaching a point where some yacht owners are saying they will no longer sail down the Portugese coast. According to the Times of London, "incidents off Spain increased last year, the coastguard barred boats under 15m from the Bay of Barbate and an area off the Galician coast" and "With encounters expected to escalate this summer, the Atlantic Orca Working Group has issued advice for mariners approached by orcas. Recommendations include stopping the boat; furling the sails; contacting the coastguard on VHF channel 16 or by phone on 112; letting go of the wheel to avoid injury; remaining quiet until the interaction ends and then, if necessary, requesting a tow to port".
Have you tried eating ginger for sea sickness. It really works well. Used it loads of times and find it works for most people. I know even have it in pills rather than raw.
I stopped sailing at night, because I felt so scared. The seas were angry, and the winds were howling when we were sailing the San Juan Islands in Canada and northern Washington, USA. We dropped our anchors in James Islands, in 12 feet of water; close to the beach. We always look for a cove, but according to our charts, we were too far away from any cove. After that nightmare we always planned at least a cove to spend a night. A marina is always a welcomed sight.
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Been following your journey since the beginning. A sailing channel with real sailing. Brilliant! I'm a very old sailor, now done, and you both give so much joy and memories of my days at sea. Thank you both.
Another really old sailor agrees. Those days are long gone.
Quite the contrast from Norway & Iceland to Spain and its beautiful coastline and turquoise waters. Another great step from Sailing Uma. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Looks like a lovely chill sail (apart from the seasickness). That anchorage looked lovely! I can see that it only took a couple of Northern winters to cure Kika of "I want to experience seasons :-)!" Glad the furler wsasn't a serious problem.
Love everything this couple is about! Peace, love, and prosperity! I don't think you guys realize how much you've helped people through your optimism. Keep it up. In Hoc Signo Vinces!
Love that part of Spain! Remember in my UK Royal Navy days, we visited Vigo - lasting memories of a delightful old Spanish town.
Fair winds team, keep the videos coming and thanks.
We wondered about the wood, too. We found quite a few 2x4s on the beach, 2 weeks ago, near Laxe.
Kika on the beach is all of us on our first holiday post-pandemic… sunshine and sand feels so good!
I love the air of quiet competence you have. There are sailing channels where one thinks, 'omigod this could end badly', or 'they haven't checked xxx', 'what is plan b?'
Hi from Australia, we’ve missed you. We love watching your adventures. Keep on enjoying and keep safe!☀️
There is always a point to each of your videos. I don’t know how you can make a simple anchorage an interesting story. Really love your channel..
You guys captured the motion of following and quartering seas so perfectly.
Warmth, a lovely beach, and all you are missing are some Tapas and Vino! Salud, glad you are back to a less frozen civilization! Enjoy!
I load ships of all sizes and different products. On a ship loaded with raw logs we build a temporary walkway on top of the deck load of logs from the bridge/pilot house forward to the bow of the ship. Often, once these ships get out to sea the crew dismantle and toss overboard the temporary walkway. 2x4s 2x6s 2x12s . Other times weather and waves wash this walkway off the ship.
Love your channel.
I have some experience with motion sickness, which seem to be an ongoing issue with many cruisers. It has been my experience, and anxiety aside, motion sickness may be caused by sensory confusion. Without an distinct horizon your eyes, which your brain heavily relies on (80%+) to orient your spatial position, say "I'm not moving". This conflicts with your inner ear sensory input which say "I'm moving". The conflict makes your motion sick. I fly and boat. The only time I have experienced this was my first :30 minutes as a guest aboard a moving submarine. As soon as I was offered a seat at the helm of the sub, which included artificial horizon instrumentation similar to an airplane I felt better. You can now display on virtually any mobile device an artificial horizon. It is included in most navigation apps. Dark night, no horizon, few stars, rolling and pitching boat? Just launch an app with a gyro-stabilized artificial horizon and keep it in view. Your brain and stomach will thank you!
Cheers
As much as I am happy for you to be back somewhere warm I have to say I've loved that you explored the northern extremities of this planet. Few others seem to do it so it was some welcome yin to go with all the yang, or vice-versa. Sail on! I'll be shocked if you don't end up doing some antarctic exploration at some point - at least to the Falklands.
I love how you share what offshore cruising realy looks like. Beeing on watch from 2 to 8 am feels like a long time when you are at the border of seasickness. On my first long passage i did the 4 to 8 am watch and when the autopilot broke it studently felt a lot longer 😅
It makes me wonder if autopilot actually makes night watches harder. I suppose with modern amusements like Ipads you can totally distract yourself if you don't have to be on the tiller the whole time.
Hi guys from the Maldives. Love your ingeneius d.i.y upgrades on your boat. Love the comradreship both you have, which is important to keep morale up when the stressful situations arise in sailing. You both are an inspiration to many couples who dream of living on a boat and sailing around the world.
Their upgrades are extremely underrates. Ship designers like semi designers are stupidly traditional and most boats have horrible interior design. They did SIMPLE things that are brilliant
What a beautiful relaxing episode. Wishing you guys the best, enjoy life to the fullest. Be blessed and safe travels....
Furler Problem... Love your channel. Awesome that you two came from such distant origins (with a pitstop in my southeast Pennsylvania) to be on this amazing adventure. This lake sailor is jealous. I learn more than I can teach, but was wondering... was your furler problem maybe just from not keeping some tension on the furling line when you were unfurling the jib? That was definitely a problem I experienced and learned on my first sailboat- Buccaneer 18. Would result in a rats nest and make furling impossible. Stay safe and keep up the great videos. -Jim
I appreciate the map showing where you are and where you are going. Really helps provide perspective. thanks!
I really appreciate how you two relate to each other, and how well you work together.
You two are magic together. People can't understand when I tell them of the stars when out to sea, but you can. Fair winds and calm seas.
Really enjoying the videos still guys. When I watched the last episode and saw the washboard being cleaned down, I remembered when you were cutting the groves in it years ago. It's been great to follow you all round the world and see you keeping Uma in great shape as you go. You're a real inspiration and pleasure to watch. Hope you keep it going for many years to come.
You guys are the best!!
Thank you for showing me it's possible to have this lifestyle and thrive,trapped in Denver for now but working on an exit strategy,thanks for the knowledge, inspiration and great production value always💖🎩🎆
So great to see you both back in the sunshine! ☀️⛵️Must make it all that much sweeter after all
the cold weather sailing!
Love you guys, you're awesome! Thanks for sharing your adventures, smiles, and sense of humor. Hope to see you out on the water ⛵️😁😊👍❤️
Had the same issue with the furling line. Eventually figured it was old line that had become sticky and did not slide over itself on the drum. Replacing the line fixed the problem.
Hi you two.... I loved your trip up North and to all those Countries that you showed us all... Thank You So very much for that.... BUT.. I'm so happy your back in warm weather again... Just because it's sailing weather to me... I'm personally going to be a snow bird and avoid winters Soon... Retiring in January and I just bought a GMC AT4 HD Truck to pull my Keystone Cougar 365FBS Camper.. ROCK ON YOU TWO!!!!
:)
Kika & Dan, one more amazing video. Following you for so long, and sailing with you when not sailing myself. In previous videos I saw how you unfurled the genoa without retaining a bit the caller rope, and wondered how you managed not to get a mess at the furler roller. Maybe, if you retain a bit (only t be tight instead of loose) the furler rope while you are unfurling, you help the rope not to tangle at the furler. Cheers!!
DAN ...There have recently been Orca attacks to sail boats off of Spain and Portugal . One boat off Portugal was actually sunk in the process . The Orcas mainly take bites of the rudder and steer the boat then take pieces of the rudder . They reccomend certain procedures to follow should you encounter this pod of Orcas . I hope that you don't encounter any problems.
Great sail on the north coast of Spain.
Try Sea Bands, basically sweat bands for your wrists with little plastic nubbs on your pressure points. Super cheap and work great as long as you put them on 30 minutes before motion.
i love that whistle bit at the end , please keep it ...
Thanks for another awesome episode, keep up the great work!!!
When i was a second officer on a freighter we lost a full deck cargo of 2 by 4’s off shore near la Coruña. That caps is notorious for some nasty swells!
I went to the merch site (which says page not found) but I didn’t give up. I finally found it because I want to show my support. I planned to buy a bathing suit, but $200+ is way out of my budget. I thought my $80 suit was a huge splurge. Sorry. I live in Hawaii on a fixed income. I can’t imagine being able to afford that. If you can, you don’t need my support. Maybe find a way to sell reasonably priced merch. My first lesson in business was “A nickel today is better than a dime tomorrow “.
Just saw another vlog of an orca attack off the coast of Spain 3 days ago. Be careful. This one was an adolescent by itself. Spent about 3 hours trying to break the keel.
the seasickness is probably long since passed, but miso soup and green tea help. Enjoy your trip! Southern Spain had reported on having fires on southern Spain near the city of Málaga. Maybe that's where the wood is from?
I love watching how synced you are in completing tasks around your yacht. I am handicapped so I live so many adventures vicariously through your videos.
Fantastic Series! Very professional yet down to Earth.
The vessel's rigging, etc. Is being worked pretty hard. Have you designed an inspection program for the stays, mast rigging and chain plates, etc?
Hate to see you lose the spar.
Best Wishes in the New Year.
Mike
VYI, no motor, including boat motors, like to be throttled up immediate after starting. Thermal expansion is best kept at the lowest levels practical. Start, idle for a minute (in gear is fine, so you're making headway). Then, half throttle for a couple of minutes. After five minutes, go for broke. Otherwise, weird things happen, like leaky head gaskets...
Excellent stuff bro
I recognise that port! Muxia right? We stopped there once on the way back from Lisbon delivering a boat to Southampton. good thing you guys don’t need fuel any more! As there bloody well isn’t anything on the docks & it’s a bit of a fiddle to get the fuel! I remember they had a wagon or a trailer that they rolled down the dock? Was almost as wide as the pontoon, and we were constantly worried it was going over balance and take the pontoon with it! Lol
you guys are such an inspiration!! truly amazing videos every week. 💕 thanks for sharing your journey
What a welcome surprise seeing your video. I was up early and ended up watching some pretty downer stuff online and feel completely refreshed when you popped up.
Thank you
Man, such a nice anchorage. Looked like it might have been a good spot to break out the silks! Cheers to another awesome video guys. Fair winds and safe travels.
That’s not good that you got seasick. But I love the scenery. It’s beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing. I love watching these steps. Until you upload again, cheers.
Up there with one of your best videos. I had know idea the Spanish coast was as beautiful - a lot of sailors just make a B-line to cross the Bay of Biscay and miss all of that out. Thank you - and look forward to your next instalment as ever :)
752 awesome anchorages sounds like a plan!
I'm glad you finally found a warm beach. Great video as always.
Hi Guys, I'm here in Ireland and I got a phone call from a friend who knows I follow you to say you were on the radio but unfortunately I only caught the last 30 seconds, well what ever you said it was enough to win over my friend so now they are signed up to you now. I had been singing your praises for years but obviously not in the right way and all it took was this one interview on the radio to win them over, I hope they are not the only new subscribers from Ireland I'm certain they won't be! Great episode btw and I'm glad you found your way back to some warmth. Stay Safe & Fair Winds!!
@Bob Gabbett there’s a link to the interview in their instagram page.
Hope you will pass down here in the Algarve! Thankyou for your beautiful videos. You are both amazing!
A beautiful planet we live on. Wonderful job capturing it.
Such a beautifull place to spend a few days. Hope your tummy has settled now Kika. Lovely vidio to watch. Thankyou for sharing.
I came up the coste of Spanien with my Saltram Saga 40 a Month ago and we saw that Wood. IT IS suprising that it is still flowting there.
I love watching your journey guys, stay safe out there! And I hope someone somewhere has a good remedy for your sea sickness 🌿💕
Hope you’re feeling better. And sail well
For all the years my wife and I spent on our boat, the only time she got seasick was about 3 wks b/4 she realized she was pregnant. I know Kika has been sick
b/4, but I'm glade you're getting to your final destination just in case.
btw you guys look so good on that beach.
to be honest, I don't really get sick often. I get uncomfortable (queasy) the first 2days of a long passage. So I usually eat light and drink lots of water and don't stare a my screen too long those first days and I am fine. But I only got to the point of throwing up 2 or 3 times in the last 7 yrs and all of them were due to me ignoring the clear signs of what I should not be doing before an offshore passage (ie. eating a hefty meal then trying to watch a movie on day 1 😂)
@@SailingUma I'm very happy to hear that. Thanx
Nice to see you guys back on warm sand.
Wow,has it been three years since I started following you, such wonderful time traveling with you. Love how your skill set has grown and your matter a fact positive attitude no matter the challenges. Peace , Love 💕 and smooth sailing.
Kika: "the sand is warm, the air is warm, the sun is warm, everything is warm" ... priceless.
"I don't like sand. It's coarse'n rough and irritating. And it gets everywhere."
- a certain someone a long long time ago
There is a method of anchoring our dingy off a beach to prevent getting banged up in even light surf or continuously being dragged up the beach. We put a waterproof pulley on the end of the anchor chain and run an endless loop of line through the pulley. The anchor was dropped offshore and the endless loop brought ashore. Tie the dinghy painter to the endless loop and pull the dinghy out beyond the surf line. Tie the end of the endless loop to something onshore. Worked well.
A' Coruna would be a great port of call. Roman Fort and Tower to checkout and your only 1.5 Hrs from Santiago de Compostela!!
Some plastic wheels on your dinghy, retractable 69 €, makes beaching easier. Dont forget to check Orca attack/ solutions sailing on the Portugese coast ( stay close to the shore at - 40 m ). Bon vent.
Good to see you are down in Gibraltar. Was just wondering if you had a plan for avoiding the vandal orcas that have been taking pieces out of boats down the Spanish coast. Like your channel, very refreshing, we are cruising in the Baltic just now. Good sailing!!
You are a such great couple. I love watching you're ventures and learn so much about sailing. One question though, when is the wedding?
You've just passed by some of the most beautiful coastal areas in the world. Maybe you'll be able to return some day.
Always leave something to look forward to come back to ;)
Watch out for Orcas in the coast of Spain and Portugal. I read there has been several incidents w/ sailboats. I am sure you'll be very happy w/ the food. Stay safe.
I'm a land crab but I like your sails. Before the corona, I walked to Santiago four different caminos, which I finished in Finnesterra and Muxia. Wishing you good wind
I sailed along the N.Spanish coast 4 years ago. The weather was disappointingly cloudy and we only saw thr Picos de Europa twice! However the Spanish cities are fabulous it's a pity you missed them.
Agree! I mentioned the same in last weeks video comments. They are missing a spectacular coast to visit.
Hello from the Philippines, I'm always anxious to watch your enthusiasm bloom and interact with your sailing and shore time activities. A beautiful couple for sure to watch and enjoy your adventures with. Stay safe and healthy. Watch that pasta.. Lol
Whenever I'm on a long passage and feeling a little under the weather, I head to the Windjammer and get some orange juice and toast and sit on the Serenity deck with the wind blowing in my face. That usually does the trick 😉
Royal Caribbean baby!!
Always a joy to peek into your world. Thank you. Lovely video.
Would love to hear more about what to eat & what not to eat when starting a passage, as well as any other related pointers you may have. I never used to get seasick, but an ear infection some years ago seems to have sensitized me, and I would love to learn from your experiences.
Keep food light and portions small and only eat things you don’t mind tasting twice.
So uplifting. Thankyou. You really do this so well.
So glad to see you guys back in sun. Some how the cold smoothers us. And the 1 thing I hate about winter is the layers of clothes that make you feel like a Michelin Man.
Down below is the worst place to be in rolling, bumpy seas. The best place is to be outside, in the breeze, standing up, looking at the horizon, counteracting the roll of the boat with your legs. You cannot do that forever, so the next best place is laying down in the cockpit, in the breeze.
Thanks for sharing! Have you tried rigging the hammock between the mast and the handrails in the roof to get a nicer sleep situation during passages?
It rocks WAY too much! Like hit the ceiling too much.
@@SailingUma o, did not know.
Great to see y"all in warmer waters.
Another great vlog
Another great video! Looks like you truly missed the ☀️! Glad to see you two enjoying it. See you next week!
- Jen
What a lovely thing to wake up to a video from SV Uma!
Really looking forward to seeing my country (Portugal) through your eyes. Nice episode.
:-D With the lumber prices these days, you should've collected those 2/4s! :-D
Watching this whilst sailing in Norway, and I'm definitely missing the warm!
I think your journey is amazing, and the engineering, Love and Respect you have for each other is even more , you have shown us this world is so very cool.Did/is Dan getting a new drivers license, I see some beach buggies coming soon. LOL This world offers so much, thanks for sharing your part of it. Hugs and so much respect! If you ever make it to the west cost (USA) SF bay area please check in.
We started using sturgeon (cinnarizine) 1990’s when you could only get it in Europe now available as a seasick remedy.
We also use ginger pills which seems to work for us…
Great watching you guys. We need info on wet suit light ones for increasing length of in water time 70 degree and warmer…
We snorkeled in Alaska but the suits took 1/2 hour to don…
We now use very light ones but not designed for what we are looking into now…
Thank you…
dolphin shots never get old. wonderful shots
Superb as usual
Thanks for the video…looks absolutely beautiful there…stay safe and take care!!
I hit a 2x4 once square on the keel so it balanced perfectly, so I was almost stopped from 6 knots. I couldn't get it off by turning and I couldn't knock it off with a pole. Eventually, I had to start the motor and back off of it.
Another time I hit what I assume was a log at 2am. It missed the keel and hit the rudder hard enough to knock the autopliot off line. It didn't appear to do any damage beyond scaring me half to death.
I like how the two of you cruise all over the world in various seas in that boat and never complain about the conditions, when I watch all these other cruisers complain about them in their big giant boats. Oh we must motor sail through this! Ha ha ha
We need more videos! This waiting once a week is to long.
Wonderful. Thanks. Why can't all us guys have a Kika? Carry on.
Galicia. Rias Baixas. Nothing better... Islas Cies with the most beautiful beach in the world, per Conde Nast ranking... hope you've enjoyed it, and avoided the orca pod that attacks sail boats in Galicia and Portugal!!
Best watch out if you plan to sail down the coast of Portugal because attacks by orcas on sailing vessels is reaching a point where some yacht owners are saying they will no longer sail down the Portugese coast. According to the Times of London, "incidents off Spain increased last year, the coastguard barred boats under 15m from the Bay of Barbate and an area off the Galician coast" and "With encounters expected to escalate this summer, the Atlantic Orca Working Group has issued advice for mariners approached by orcas. Recommendations include stopping the boat; furling the sails; contacting the coastguard on VHF channel 16 or by phone on 112; letting go of the wheel to avoid injury; remaining quiet until the interaction ends and then, if necessary, requesting a tow to port".
Have you tried eating ginger for sea sickness. It really works well. Used it loads of times and find it works for most people. I know even have it in pills rather than raw.
I stopped sailing at night, because I felt so scared. The seas were angry, and the winds were howling when we were sailing the San Juan Islands in Canada and northern Washington, USA. We dropped our anchors in James Islands, in 12 feet of water; close to the beach. We always look for a cove, but according to our charts, we were too far away from any cove. After that nightmare we always planned at least a cove to spend a night. A marina is always a welcomed sight.
Seems cold out there