For the curious (like me) I looked it up and apparently this is Charlie Enright's old boat which raced in the 2014/15 and 2018/19 Volvo Ocean Race around the world racing events. The boat was called "Team Alvimedica" for the 2014 race and "Vestas 11th Hour Racing" for the 2018 event. The boat took 5th place in both events.
Thanks! I am very into the design aspect of sailing so I was listening for design info that never came. So going from memory, that would make this a VO 70? and that was the first year of "one design" boats for the ocean race. The 70s were intended to eliminate the tendency to build ultralight for "winner takes all" boats that were embarrassingly fragile. The cost and attrition rate of the previous ocean race demanded change. That said, the 70s were still only designed for one OR. The next year they moved on to an even more robust design for the 65s, intended to last at least 2 ORs with pooled maintenance and plenty of offshore racing between.
@@jonathantough4271 So this is the boat that went aground off Africa? I remember it was Vestas, but not "11th hour". The other 65s went around again in the last OR but this one didn't?
You guys are living the dream. It is so fortunate you started living life right out of college. You have come so far...literally. Forgive me for being just a little bit jealous.❤
It's been 8 months since you two have sailed? WOW! But, doing your first sail in months on such a serious racing sailboat, . . . Double WOW! Thanks for taking us with you. : - ) My small 20 foot "pocket yacht" is only a medium performance boat. There are many faster boats in its class. But I like it and I could afford it, with hardly any money! : - ) So there's that.
"But I like it and I could afford it," sounds like an awesome boat, meets two of the most important criteria 👍 My Hobie TI has some similarities, I could afford it and it's fun to sail, no boat is perfect, there are always compromises you have to make.
Stuff the like button, where is the love button? Best 'guest' footage of a decent race yacht I've ever seen. Very realistic and no theatrics. Thank you, I'll be sharing this with my crew.
What an amazing experience! Love you both, looking forward to whatever you do next! Living the same experience, and my escape is the inspiration you provide ❤
I love how Dan is a bloke and throws his bag over the fence, then almost effortlessly straddles over it. Then the master (who is much shorter) shows how its really done. Interesting video, thank for the upload.
I guess that was the delivery mainsail rather than the racing main because it looked a little tired. What a great experience, one of your best videos (for me at least) but I do enjoy your channel. With those freeze dried meals I always find they are much bette if you give them longer in the packet to rehydrate than they say. If you wrap the packet up having added water they stay warmer while hydrating.
I love it how you found this awesome opportunity to take a sailing break for yourselves as well as a very interesting and informative video for us, the viewers. What sailing enthusiast wouldn't want to be on board a ship of this type and magnitude and have two of the best sailing- documenters to show us the deck and lower areas and all the cool stuff happening on the deck. I'm not British but I love to say "Cheers!"
For all that have sailed and felt that calming inner soul sharing the love inside us as wind & water takes hold, Its like Mother nature gives us a big fat kiss of life. Enjoy it while we can. thx guys..
A different experience. Shorter watches and both of you on at the same time. Quite a different experience being on a racing boat, even though it's not race conditions. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
I LOVED that! 2 very experienced sailors (maybe a smidgeon rusty) on an ocean going racing yacht - what's not to like? I hope Mother Nature throws a lot of wind at you "tomorrow" and makes you work hard - we'll find out next week. The toilet situation isn't great, to be fair ... I might not be able to 'go' in such a situation!
What a nice change of pace and a neat racer sailboat in Old Italy. Look forward to you getting back in Action fixing your Cruiser backup take care, thanks much and catch you next time❤❤❤
Cracking Vide, fantastic to see you back on the water and what away to change up the video. I love what you guys are doing look forward to the next episode.
I have a warm place in my heart for this kind of sailing. Short version -- I was part of a four-man crew bringing the Falcon 2000 from West Palm, Fla to Newport, RI in 2009. At the time, she was hardly more than ring-hulled carbon fiber, a gel coat, and a rig. Lucky for me, the other three are commercial captains. Big fun, despite a some decidedly foul weather during my 2-4 am watch.
That whistling song at the end always makes me think of the Old Spice commercial. Dan would've made a great TV spokesperson for that company, except he probably wasn't born yet.
Old Spice used to be marketed in the UK with film of a dude surfing a huge wave to a soundtrack of Carmina Burana. Mention "the old spice music" to someone of my generation in the UK and they'll hum it back to you. Would looove to see Uma hooning along during a proper blow to that theme tune!
Love your videos, quick question do they sometimes convert these boats in normal boats or is this just not possible because they are so demanding, wow I love everything about that boat but the toilet looks like some kind of medieval torture contraption
I saw a youtube by an electrical engineer on his boat who cautioned about the BMS system shutting down and thereby ruining your alternator since it had no load to feed. Therefore a must to have one standard battery. I thought Lithium Iron were almost as good 95% as Lithium Ion but far safer from a fire perspective. Great video as I want to do the same on a Contour34SC Tri and add 2 Watt&Sea water generators as well.
Cool video racing way different than cruising. I am glad you guy are resting from your labor fixing your boat. Next thing I will see you racing around the world on the Vendee globe.
I am sure you loved that tour, a bigger, lighter and faster racing boat makes lot's of fun. Your video reminded me about my the weekly sailing tours on the same type of boat "Nireas" in Limassol. I am really missing that. Our keel was moveable from starboard to portside. Are you sure that keel was moveable from front to aft?
This is a cool experience. I went racing for one day with this boat in the fall 2021. it is soooo different to a normal boat. Our 49‘ Aluminium boat is fast but no comparison to this one :-)
I would love to sail a boat like that. I have been on board on one of them for short time in the dock while they were eating dinner in Copenhagen in Denmark after the race where they ended in Gothenburg. I asked if I could to look inside and one of the crew said yes. It is an amazing boat.
I'm curious what it feels like when the canting keel is in action. The feeling of water ballast being filled on an older Volvo was just astonishing, well to a smaller keelboat and dighy sailor. The acceleration, then the flat boat suddenly zipping along at 20 knots in seemingly light winds.
@@SailingUma Real turmat IS actually VERY good. I find the breakfasts to be the best. And all of them have way more calories in each serving than any normal person needs!!
Hope you guys got to do the Middle Sea Race too. Btw I would eat freeze dried food during a race but not on a delivery. On a delivery I bring noice cancelling head phones but during a race can’t bring them because of the weight! The freeze died food is a bit much but maybe that’s part of the experience. Hope you had fun.
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For the curious (like me) I looked it up and apparently this is Charlie Enright's old boat which raced in the 2014/15 and 2018/19 Volvo Ocean Race around the world racing events. The boat was called "Team Alvimedica" for the 2014 race and "Vestas 11th Hour Racing" for the 2018 event. The boat took 5th place in both events.
Thanks for the research!!
Thanks! I am very into the design aspect of sailing so I was listening for design info that never came.
So going from memory, that would make this a VO 70? and that was the first year of "one design" boats for the ocean race. The 70s were intended to eliminate the tendency to build ultralight for "winner takes all" boats that were embarrassingly fragile. The cost and attrition rate of the previous ocean race demanded change. That said, the 70s were still only designed for one OR. The next year they moved on to an even more robust design for the 65s, intended to last at least 2 ORs with pooled maintenance and plenty of offshore racing between.
@@skyak4493just correcting you it’s a Volvo 65
@@jonathantough4271 Thanks. That makes it more "current".
@@jonathantough4271 So this is the boat that went aground off Africa? I remember it was Vestas, but not "11th hour". The other 65s went around again in the last OR but this one didn't?
You guys are living the dream. It is so fortunate you started living life right out of college. You have come so far...literally. Forgive me for being just a little bit jealous.❤
Poor kika, when with you say enough is enough
That was one of the fastest 24 minutes I've ever watched on UA-cam. Fascinating.
That toilet situation is an absolute dealbreaker lol
It's been 8 months since you two have sailed? WOW! But, doing your first sail in months on such a serious racing sailboat, . . . Double WOW! Thanks for taking us with you. : - ) My small 20 foot "pocket yacht" is only a medium performance boat. There are many faster boats in its class. But I like it and I could afford it, with hardly any money! : - ) So there's that.
Wow!! So cool… I’m so excited to watch this
"But I like it and I could afford it," sounds like an awesome boat, meets two of the most important criteria 👍
My Hobie TI has some similarities, I could afford it and it's fun to sail, no boat is perfect, there are always compromises you have to make.
WOW!! WOW!! WOW!! Thank you for taking me along for a taste of Race Boat Sailing.
Stuff the like button, where is the love button? Best 'guest' footage of a decent race yacht I've ever seen. Very realistic and no theatrics. Thank you, I'll be sharing this with my crew.
What an amazing experience! Love you both, looking forward to whatever you do next! Living the same experience, and my escape is the inspiration you provide ❤
I love how Dan is a bloke and throws his bag over the fence, then almost effortlessly straddles over it. Then the master (who is much shorter) shows how its really done. Interesting video, thank for the upload.
I guess that was the delivery mainsail rather than the racing main because it looked a little tired. What a great experience, one of your best videos (for me at least) but I do enjoy your channel.
With those freeze dried meals I always find they are much bette if you give them longer in the packet to rehydrate than they say. If you wrap the packet up having added water they stay warmer while hydrating.
Quite impressive that you were given this opportunity. Thank you for sharing.
I love it how you found this awesome opportunity to take a sailing break for yourselves as well as a very interesting and informative video for us, the viewers. What sailing enthusiast wouldn't want to be on board a ship of this type and magnitude and have two of the best sailing- documenters to show us the deck and lower areas and all the cool stuff happening on the deck. I'm not British but I love to say "Cheers!"
Loved this video. The music choice and editing at the beginning was excellent 👌
For all that have sailed and felt that calming inner soul sharing the love inside us as wind & water takes hold, Its like Mother nature gives us a big fat kiss of life. Enjoy it while we can. thx guys..
A different experience. Shorter watches and both of you on at the same time. Quite a different experience being on a racing boat, even though it's not race conditions. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
What a chance of a lifetime! Good show looking forward to the next one!
I LOVED that!
2 very experienced sailors (maybe a smidgeon rusty) on an ocean going racing yacht - what's not to like? I hope Mother Nature throws a lot of wind at you "tomorrow" and makes you work hard - we'll find out next week.
The toilet situation isn't great, to be fair ... I might not be able to 'go' in such a situation!
Just pee off the back of the boat. You'll be good. Hold the number 2 till you make land fall that's that.
Excellent story telling (and video quality) from a situation you don't have full control over. Well done.
I'm so happy you are around Italy refitting Uma and simply living your sea lifes 🙂
What a nice change of pace and a neat racer sailboat in Old Italy. Look forward to you getting back in Action fixing your Cruiser backup take care, thanks much and catch you next time❤❤❤
I am so jealous, but in a good way, of your adventure on the Volvo 65. Thank you so very much for taking us along. brilliant.
I think it is a VO 70 circa 2015. The 65s are still in active duty -big buck commercial sponsors...
Nope it's a 65. Still in active duty. Just finished The Ocean Race a few months ago.
@@SailingUma Thanks, that's awesome. Be sure to mention that in the next video.
Alright. You just won UA-cam. Everybody else can go home now. Thanks for playing. 😂
This is the beginning of an interesting and exciting adventure. Hope to see some serious sailing coming along. Thanks for taking us along.
Those open ocean racers are cool to watch. Those teams ar4e like well oiled machines.
Glad that you have time to go on the sail.
Take your time.
I love this! What a beaut the "carbon spaceship".
You guys are so lucky to be aboard.👍🏻😁
Now that is a great way to get started out on racing boats!
I bet your glad to be fixing the Uma and her quiet electic motor.
Awesome episode! Enjoyed every second! Tell me, is it possible to make a reservation to sail on the yacht? If so, who do we contact?
You can. All the details are in the video description :)
You guys are fortunate to be able to sail on that racing boat if only to see the conditions those that race experience.
Cracking Vide, fantastic to see you back on the water and what away to change up the video. I love what you guys are doing look forward to the next episode.
I have a warm place in my heart for this kind of sailing. Short version -- I was part of a four-man crew bringing the Falcon 2000 from West Palm, Fla to Newport, RI in 2009. At the time, she was hardly more than ring-hulled carbon fiber, a gel coat, and a rig. Lucky for me, the other three are commercial captains. Big fun, despite a some decidedly foul weather during my 2-4 am watch.
Love this channel. So many adventures
That whistling song at the end always makes me think of the Old Spice commercial. Dan would've made a great TV spokesperson for that company, except he probably wasn't born yet.
Old Spice used to be marketed in the UK with film of a dude surfing a huge wave to a soundtrack of Carmina Burana. Mention "the old spice music" to someone of my generation in the UK and they'll hum it back to you.
Would looove to see Uma hooning along during a proper blow to that theme tune!
Dude surfing a huge wave to a soundtrack of Carmina Burana? Cool. I never saw that commercial. @@chrisgraythereal
Wow, that's cool! Those ocean racers are not kidding. Everything you look at is made for speed......
Love your videos, quick question do they sometimes convert these boats in normal boats or is this just not possible because they are so demanding, wow I love everything about that boat but the toilet looks like some kind of medieval torture contraption
Really interesting to see such a very different boat - built for speed not comfort!
Very interesting. Thank U 4 taking us along! Safe travels ❤
My god! Wishing I was there! This is a dream come true!! Thank you for making this video!!
Praying you are safe following the terrible weather off Italy and Sicily! Please post a short to let everyone know you are safe…
That looks really fun, great that you were able to go sailing - and on something this special!
That was a pretty cool tour of the racing yacht.
I saw a youtube by an electrical engineer on his boat who cautioned about the BMS system shutting down and thereby ruining your alternator since it had no load to feed. Therefore a must to have one standard battery. I thought Lithium Iron were almost as good 95% as Lithium Ion but far safer from a fire perspective. Great video as I want to do the same on a Contour34SC Tri and add 2 Watt&Sea water generators as well.
That’s awesome you guys got to sail a Volvo ocean race boat that’s the coolest thing ever.
really nice ship, happy sailing
What a change of pace! Brilliant! 👍👏👏👏
Really interested to watch this.
A fascinating look into race boats
Cool video racing way different than cruising. I am glad you guy are resting from your labor fixing your boat. Next thing I will see you racing around the world on the Vendee globe.
hope the crew are as energetic as you two
Groovy episode. How exciting is this? Is this a dream come true or what? I can't wait to come along with all of you, at least on my computer.
14:00 this is the shot . sailors sitting on the edge of the boat which is leaning over. classic !
_RAIL MEAT!_
I am sure you loved that tour, a bigger, lighter and faster racing boat makes lot's of fun.
Your video reminded me about my the weekly sailing tours on the same type of boat "Nireas" in Limassol. I am really missing that.
Our keel was moveable from starboard to portside.
Are you sure that keel was moveable from front to aft?
13 min in and this is one of the best episodes.
This is a cool experience. I went racing for one day with this boat in the fall 2021. it is soooo different to a normal boat. Our 49‘ Aluminium boat is fast but no comparison to this one :-)
I would love to sail a boat like that. I have been on board on one of them for short time in the dock while they were eating dinner in Copenhagen in Denmark after the race where they ended in Gothenburg. I asked if I could to look inside and one of the crew said yes. It is an amazing boat.
It happened to sail on Fazisi. similar, only older. It's great to experience different types of sailing.
Do Canada proud my Uma crew ...
Crewing looks like a lot of fun!
Awesome can't wait for part 2
Wow i miss you guys..
have fun, this was fun to watch
I'm curious what it feels like when the canting keel is in action. The feeling of water ballast being filled on an older Volvo was just astonishing, well to a smaller keelboat and dighy sailor. The acceleration, then the flat boat suddenly zipping along at 20 knots in seemingly light winds.
What an amazing opportunity!!
For a minute i thought yall were doing the Transat
Hope yall had fun regardless
Brilllllliant Uma - thanks for sharing ⛵️ 👍Only 3hr watches for me
ID KILL TO DO A PASSAGE ON ANY OF THE VOLVO BOATS!!!
Yes for sure everyone is experienced or they would not be their its great with a crew on a race sail
How interesting, and what should make for a memorable trip.
I like the red headlamps. Presumably to maintain good night vision?
Exactly.
Always something new for us. == Screen-watched the races, great skill and timing.
Really enjoyed this episode! Was curious though, What was the Brand of the Freeze dried food you were eating... Is this typical of what Racers eat?
Never a dull moment...
I feel old . And slooooow , boatwise 😂
What a great experience for you ! Maybe you got new ideas for Uma …
😃
I would love to try this!
i miss your sailing videos!
Good content. I like it
Such an amazing craft!
"Real turmat" in Genova? WTH? It must be such a flashback back to Norway?!!
THE BEST!
@@SailingUma Real turmat IS actually VERY good. I find the breakfasts to be the best. And all of them have way more calories in each serving than any normal person needs!!
Love the experience...
One of my dreams
How cool, great episode
When are you scheduled to be in Malta? Would love to meet you in person.
Y'all should just order an hh44 or hh52 and you too can cruise on a carbon fiber boat
Did you try to stay on for the middle sea race? That’s where the fun is 😃👍🏼
No. It was full already with other clients. But there may be more sailing adventures with them in the Future! You'll just have to wait and see. ;)
Hope you guys got to do the Middle Sea Race too. Btw I would eat freeze dried food during a race but not on a delivery. On a delivery I bring noice cancelling head phones but during a race can’t bring them because of the weight! The freeze died food is a bit much but maybe that’s part of the experience. Hope you had fun.
The weight! I remember boarding a race boat once and the skipper ordering me to go and empty my bowels on shore before we departed!
Love this video.
Cool video!
So incredibly cool! Y'all rock!
Nice images
I'd be tickled pink to go on a trip like this. Nooooooooooooooooooot!
WOW! Talk about quality content with a capital K! Something 99.9% of us will never experience in our lives!
Great video
so cool.
Grazie.
Thanks!!!
Have fun 👍 😊
"You can eat as much as you want", SIGN ME UP! lol
This is different! Interesting, at the same time. But I want to get back to Uma as soon as possible, LoL
You do? That’s great. Let us know when. We’ll Make sure to have a grinder and tyvec suit reader for you ;)
I wonder if this carbon fibre experience has driven you to desire a more Zen interior for Uma? No? But it looks like so much fun inside there - not!