Sail Life - Sailing full time after 5 year's hard work! ⛵
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
- We did it! Join us as we leave Denmark after having spent 5 years restoring an old Warrior 38 sailboat! First stop, Germany and the island of Helgoland. Next, the world! :D
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Following even before Obelix. And have answered “no he hasn’t finished the boat yet” to many gfs throughout all these years whom were trying to understand why I was so obsessively following this channel. So finally seeing you guys sailing, this surely was a special episode. Fair winds and may your keel never touches the ground. Hope to meet one day in person!
Agree. Special episode. My kids have been saying "isn't he done yet" for years 😂. They've grown up with Athena. Hope to see you in the East Coast guys
Is a boat ever really finished?
Yep the wife keeps asking "is he ever going to finish that?"lol I'm so happy you are finally on the water, now to get Ava squared away with legalities and your golden. Then you can slow back down and take a deep breath. Much peace and fair winds my friends.
Me too
Agreed, however i fear that they have been vaccinated 🤢
man this channel feels like when a parent see their child leave for school, anxious but hoping they do their best.
5 year intro to a sailing channel 👍well done
Hahaha too true. Talk about a build up to the main event.
Hey, he just wanted to make sure that if he ever needed to take on crew they would be well versed in Athena's systems. When they get to the UK there will be a test on all of it.
I love how Mads refers to Athena's refit as a "somewhat extensive refit...". That's like saying that the Atlantic is a somewhat large body of water.
I've been confused for a long time if Mads was saying "extensive" or "expensive".
Thanks for clearing that up for me.
I guess he could say it was "an extensive expensive refit."
@@urlkrueger hah, expensive or extensive? "yes."
So happy to see you two out sailing now, that's great. It looks like your first leg of your journey has for the most part been trouble free, hoping the rest of your journey goes just as good. Name brand or not, what matters most is comfort and protection and it looks like you have both. Until next week, Sea You!
Thank you so much! Nice touch with the SEA you ;)
@@SailLife What is the brand name of those one piece suit Eva was so impressed with?
@@stsomewhereP30
I read your comment..
and for amusement..
Poundland Chandlery..
(I'm in the UK 🐱)
or to translate..
Dollarland Chandlery..
There's various unbranded kit available..
I had a midrange not heard of brand stay waterproof longer than a branded..
also the cheaper ones allow you to buy 2 or more... a wet jacket etc takes over a day to dry...
A dry jacket is the best thing for enjoyable boating ..
I can’t even begin to say how emotional this video made me. Your videos have gotten me through some really tough times and seeing Athena sailing has put a smile on my face. I can’t wait to see where she takes you !
Wow! We caught this within the first MINUTE of uploading! Congratulations on breaking free from where it all started. It has been lovely watching your journey and we look forward to watching you enjoy the fruits of your labor. Hopefully we will share an anchorage someday and talk all things woodworking, finberglassing, and DIY in general. Cheers!
Thank you so much guys! That would be amazing! We'd have a lot to talk about for sure - I love what you guys are doing and the high quality videos! :)
After five years watching this Channel, it's about time! Fair winds and a following sea.
They grow up so fast. It’s is bittersweet to see Mads and Ava go but I wish them a fun and save adventure!
Oh no withdrawal symptoms, not one mention of oh glorious sanding in a whole episode, not sure i will sleep so calmly tonight!! ))))) Safe travels to you both.
Oh glorious sanding is now oh glorious rig-tuning, and oh glorious battery and charging systems monitoring versus usage.
... mmmm ...
... sandpaper...
... 🐱 ...
Congrats on making your goals real, Mads! I'm very happy for you. Thank you for sharing it with us!
Mads & Ava . . . may you have fair winds and following seas to all of your ports of call. After all of your hard DIY work in the past five years you BOTH have earned it!!!!
BTW, you might get 8 or 10 "rocker stopper's" you suspend 5 off of the boom of your mast (as far as you can extend extend the boom from the rail). The other 4 or 5 rocker stoppers you hang off a cleat - amidships is best - opposite the 4 or five hanging from the boom. It will virtually eliminate any rocking when tied up, on a mooring buoy or at anchor. At the bottom of each set of the rocker stoppers I usually suspend 20 pounds of lead weights (from my weight belt for diving).
Mads (with Eva's companion) is on sail !! That was forgotten since Obelix era. This episode is so strange. No DIY and just sailing, that's progress. HUGE progress after five years with GLORIUS sanding among other stuff. Congrats Mads. YOU made it !! Sit back and enjoy the ride. You (and Eva) deserve it. May the God be you two.
Looking "AMAZING" guys. Who said miracles don't happen and hard work doesn't pay! Love you guys, Thanks.
HUGE congrats on successfully completing your shakedown cruise. Not many people have the drive to do what you've done, you're in an elite club. I hope to keep following your adventures for a long time. You're a huge inspiration, and your accomplishments are amazing!
God I am so excited for y'all that I just got a little teary eyed about it!
It's friggin Sunday! Sail Life.
I love your channel, Mads. Been watching for years. In fact, I had bought a boat, cruised the eastern seaboard of the U.S. Visited the Caribbean, and sailed up the gulf side of Florida, moved back to land and sold the boat, all while you were still doing your refit. Now that I'm a land lubber again, it's great to relive my sea days with you vicariously!
It's fair to say that taking extra time to do all those projects correctly, must make you feel secure when you're out in the big sea.
Oh, my gosh! Sail Life is now a channel about SAIL LIFE! Will miracles never cease! I have been watching you work on Athena since I was a kid, and so have my children after me, and my grandchildren after them! Finally my great grandchildren will get to see you sail Athena! You will set out in your Oh Glorious Infamy never to drop an anchor anywhere anonymously! (UGH!) And may the Oh, Glorious Cockpit Napping never cease either! Bon Voyage (in American Danish!)
I am absolutely loving the transition from renovation channel to sailing channel!
My Sunday is complete, thank you. I can see the stress and strain of pushing so hard on your faces but I also see it largely mitigated by the joy of finally living that dream. Fair winds and following seas to you both.
Great to see that all that hard work is now starting to pay off. Make sure you enjoy the journey, I know that you have a fixed time line for now but just remember that its the journey that's important, not the destination. Happy to help out in any way we can if you find yourself on the east coast of England. Plenty of good marinas for boat related things and close enough to London and the major traffic routes for all the sightseeing, holiday or bureaucratic stuff. Have fun. Ian Hannah and Elizabeth
Been watching for years, I remember when you were moving aboard Obelix. You don't know how many times when I was rebuilding my sailboat you conveniently answered my questions because you were doing the same thing. You were a big help and have been one of my favourite channels for years. For awhile you were my favourite. Now that you're sailing I'll be watching with renewed interest. I'm really happy you're finally achieving your dreams! Fair winds and following seas skipper.
I have been following you for all five years…congratulations on tossing off the lines and heading out to sea. I think most exciting is meeting your soulmate to experience the journey together. Look forward to many more adventures…fair winds and following seas.
Wow.. Ive watched you since the beginning. I cant wait to tell my wife you are finally underway. Awesome! We havent watched in a couple years. NOW I get to catch up and watch it all!
You make a pretty excited impression, the excitement can be read on your face. After 5 years of work on this ship, it can hardly be otherwise ... I wish you both a good, joyful and safe journey. Thank you for this many informative and entertaining videos!
Hiya to you both, what some 'Glorious Sanding?' It is so wonderful to see you out at sea, together, at last, you two together, and Athena with the open waterways! Two perfect pairings. Keep on keeping on! Fair winds and a following sea! Stay safe, Steve...
Another milestone and another congratulations. Passage can be hectic and you’re doing great. Rest when possible, film when possible and enjoy.
Great to hear in your voices, see in your faces, and feel your excitement!
You guys need to switch from DYI video mode to Sailing video mode. You should show the arriving and leaving of each port. And it would have been good to see the shuffling of boats. These are the type of experiences that would be interesting to see, particularly in places that we haven't visited.
So happy for you brother. I’ve been watching for many years. So great to see you on the water with your love.
I have been waiting a long time to ask this question this question , How is the mast head camera working, Can you show us some of the output from it. Congratulations on sailing and thanks for your response
So proud of you Mads for all the great work you have done on Athena and for realizing your dream of sailing around the world with Ava!
“Jyden han er stærk og sej”, men du får jo alle os andre til at ligne nogle vatnisser Mads ;-) Stærkt gået og kæmpe respekt fra én skibonit til en anden. God vind og nyd et mildest talt velfortjent eventyr på verdenshavene!
Brilliant episode. I am sure you will both be warmly welcomed wherever you stop in the UK. To my sure knowledge, there isn't a single sailor in the land who doesn't watch Sail Life.
Great start to your journey.
Congratulations!!! Looking forward to your sailing vlogs.
I just spent a little time looking at some 6 year old Sail Life videos! Wow! Mads, You have come a long way since then! Your hopes and dreams are being realized on a daily basis and the smiles would indicate that you both are where you want to be! The best to you both on your journeys and thank you for sharing with us!
Great to see you under way. Thanks for sharing
I’m trying to imagine anyone more deserving of cruising the ocean on their own beautiful yacht, and I simply cannot. Congratulations, I can’t believe this day finally came!
Mats, only follow the staande mast route via the Kornwederzand (Friesland side of the Afsluitdijk). The go via Enkhuizen locks or Lelystad locks to Amsterdam. The bridge in Zaandam, Coenbridge in the A8 highway is blocked so the better route is via Friesland and not via Den Helder!
So awesome to see your patient hard work and dreams coming to reality. The world needs more Mads'
Yay!!!!! We are so happy for you guys!!! We've been watching for years and you have worked SO hard to get Athena to where she is today. Thanks for taking us along on the adventure. We wish you all the best - you deserve it!
Shev to Harwich is a nice run. Shotley Marina lovely and Orwell and Stour beautiful.
May you always have smooth seas and fair winds!! Thank you for sharing with us your world, and the joy and struggles of following your dreams. Good fortunes to you both!!!
Too excited for words, you’re finally out there 😝
After being with you from the Obelix refit and the acquisition of Athena and her refit, it’s great to see you guys finally untie the lines and to see Athena making passage. Also good to see that you are gently and progressively getting Athena up to speed as you discover her potential and your own potential and grow in confidence… wishing you guys a good passage to the UK. Perhaps we might have the privilege of meeting you personally one day after following you all these years… wishing you fair winds….
All that hard work really paid off and it shows. As they would say in south Florida, Ya done good. Alan
Awesome ! So hard to believe it’s been 5 yrs! You worked very hard for this, and now it’s come to fruition. Looking forward to the new adventures. Safe travels, and thanks for sharing.
Congratulations. you've not only taken a refit to the edge and back again, but have managed to cast away the lines and set sail. Well Done.
It's crazy to know you are finally living your dream. It almost doesnt seem real. We are super excited for this new journey and the evolution of Sail Life!
Thank you for all these years of hard work! The choices you've made during the refit is a huge share of experience and value for those who live similar life style. If you are going to be in UK for some time I would like to pay you a visit if that is possible or if you arrange a party for your subscribers please give a shout-out? Thank you again, good luck and fair winds and following seas!
It's great to see you finally Sailing.. It's has been a lot of work, but the boat looks great.. For me too much expensive electronics, all my inventions are around cheap Chinese electronics, but is incredible all the effort you have put in this project and the result is amazing, so good luck on your trip, and if at some time you achieve the north cost of Spain, send me a message.
Does anyone else wave back at the end and say "See youuuu" out loud or is it just me? Safe travels!
The channel has officially transformed. How exciting!
Hi mats
The dutch "staande mast route " Is quite busy with large shipping and has a lot of bridges (60)
No fun with strong winds
Beter to wait it out
So happy to be along your first cruise as a couple. The competence seems to just ooze out of you!! Fair winds!
I am so happy for you Mads, you got the boat, the plan and the girl. I’ve yet to go back and watch the Obelisk chapter but the Athena rebuild chapter was most enjoyable if not frustrating at times and the new chapter has now begun in “Mads book of life”. Ava is an absolute delight and you are like two peas in a pod together. I look forward to you both sharing this chapter with us and wait impatiently for Sunday’s uploads. Wishing you both safe and exhilarating adventures and I look forward to your wanderlust 👏🏼.
So happy to see you sailing. Your vlogs got me through several tough years of cancer treatment starting all the way back when Obelix was the project boat. Congratulations on your new life with both your beautiful ladies, Ava and Athena.
As someone who's done what your doing. (With a 1 year old child on board) It gets easier! Sea sickness pills are golden. Help you sleep on rolley nights too. At some point in the future all of a sudden its like hey we are rocking this and we are good at it. Takes a while to get your sea legs. You will love the chill of the inland waterways. Make sure you stop for coffee when you can. Enjoy
wow... has it been 5 years of following you!? finally... can't wait to see videos alla "Delos" style with different stops, local areas, local navigation, DIY stuff, solar completed, use of galley and how you use it, etc... congrats - looking forward to more...
Hi Guys, Congratulations. Be aware that some of the Bridges in the Standing Mastroute are out of Order, so that you might not be able to us the whole route. If you are within the Ijsselmeer you may take a route via the Noordzeechannel from Amsterdam to Ijmuiden. the harbour in Ijmuiden on the seaside is nice.
A bridge on the "Staande mast route" in Leeuwarden is broken, for at least 2 weeks more, you can take the route to Harlingen, but not to Stavoren. If weather permits it might be better to go outside to Vlieland or Terschelling (or Den Helder)
Don't need the northern route, from Terschelling or den helder over the wadden sea, IJssellake and marker lake to Amsterdam, take the standing mast route south from there. Or from IJmuiden if you can make it an extra leg over sea. On the lakes you can pick either the west or east side so with west or east winds your pretty sheltered. Amsterdam is a nightly crossing which is a nice experience, and trough the dutch low lands is the best way to see the country, quite beautiful even this time of year. Enjoy!
Following your tracks online. Pretty cool to see Athena on the go. Hope you have some time to use the sails, but understand your need to get to the UK and see Athena settled in for the winter. Looking forward to further adventures in Nederland .
Following along ourselves. We caught the buddy-boatage too. I love meeting and making new cruising friends, and then meeting them again later.
Whenever we get to a new anchorage we scope it out to see if there is anyone we know. After a few years of cruising we bump into folks we know quite a bit these days.
What a wonderful story....your love for each other will smooth any sea.....
After all these years, so great to see you sailing
Always nice to see smiling sailors! Great job everything looks solid on your boat.
All the Best Mads and Eva. Danmark Will never be the same again....
1:00 “We’re ready to go…” Glassy flat calm. A huge congratulations to both of you. Best of luck on your first voyage.
Congratulations on finally getting to cruise. I'm not gonna lie, I've enjoyed the DIY stuff so much that I ALMOST hoped you'd never untie the lines. You have MORE than earned it though, and I of course know that there's more DIY to come! :)
Fantastic!!! So glad to see your sailboat actually sailing. Let the new adventures begin.
Hi mads and eva, if you plan on the standing mast route from Den Helder to Amsterdam, just know that the “Coenbrug” in Zaanstad closed. There is an altarnative route to Nauwena/zijkanaal D but then the max safe height is 18,30m due to a powerline. Also near Leeuwarden the trainbridge has maintenance closure. Please prepare your routes. A night trip through Amsterdam is a very nice experiance. Den Helder to Amsterdam can normally be done in 1 long day but the alternative route has some unconnecting bridges. But other then this: welcome to my country and enjoy it if you can!! It is perfect for sailing!!
CONGRATS Skipper. Wow, what a ride. Time to turn the page and start a new chapter so to speak. I really enjoyed the last 5 years of DIY. Learned ALOT along the way. Best of luck to you and yours and to Athena.
Martin from M Jambo channel sailed non stop from Caribbean to Heligoland last year due to covid border closures and he did it solo.
So exited for you guys! Watched all 5 years of videos and to be honest I was sure you were about to rebuild Athena a 2nd time because you couldnt decide on a paint color ;). So excited!!!
In The Netherlands, the best stop is Den Helder with a very nice marina (Willemsoord), cheap mooring prices and very well protected against bad weather. Good luck.
Looks like they made it to the Ijmuiden, Netherlands, Marine Seaport, last recorded position accoring to Marine Traffic.
Safely moored in The Netherlands :) Dunno about the wifi @ Seaport Marina but 4G / 5G mobile data is pretty spiffy in Holland so i hope to see footage of this trip soon.
Only 100 nm fom IJmuiden to Lowestoft in the UK and then Ava is safe and will not be kicked out of the EU for overstaying her visa. Being sailed out with Mads is way better!
Tuesday has nice weather to sail across the North Sea, later this week the wind increases a lot.
Congratulations, you should be so proud. Enjoy Athena, moderate winds, calm seas and lost of fun.
“New country ritual” so 🥰 cute. Bon voyage!
You did it !!! 👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️
Could i suggest getting some straps for your glasses in case you loose a set over the side fendering or the like, i know if i lost mine i would be absolutely scuppered on the chart table. Congrats on the start of your wet adventure together.
He finally starts sailing after 7 years of videos and he still manages to just stand in the salon showing documents and talking about taxes. Incredible dedication to the theme.
Great video. Great to see you finally start the really great adventure. Great coverage of your first few 100 nautical miles! That bodes well for what follows. Look forward to seeing you get close to me in Belgium.
Congratulations guys, I have been watching your videos for 7 years, and it's sooo cool to see that you have untied the lines and set sail. Hopefully one day you might make it to New Zealand. All the best and safe travels.
Enjoy your days traveling through our little flat country! Love to see Athena on the move!
I've just found your videos (the rudder build found me). I can't believe the volume of subjects... what a treasure. Love the humor and you two look like a great couple! Oh and your videos are extremely well done! Very professionally edited and produced. well done.
Fair winds and following seas to you both!
Bon voyage!
12:10 Mads, I love your new „C3PO“ voice 🥰
Happy for the two of you! Spent some time in Skiva and Aalborg when I was in the US Army LRSU. Love the Danish people and country.
Congratulations to both of you! Now, the real fun starts. Thanks for letting us follow along in this endeavor. You are both going to rise to whatever challenge you face and grow stronger together as a result. Godspeed to both of you in your great adventure together.
Yay for you two, congratulations!!! Thanks for sharing!
Sooo amazing to see the fruition of all that work!! I've been watching for the majority of these last 5 years, ever since Drake Paragon introduced me to your channel (whenever that was). Seeing it all come together is such a joy, congratulations!
It's finally happened ! I can't wait for my wife and I to untie the lines, hop to meet you both out on the great blue adventure !
Congratulations! It is so nice to see you both under sail and making progress. It doesn't seem like you had too many issues on the shake-down cruise. Good luck going forward!
My BEST whishes. All this time seeing you, never surrender. Hope to meet in person if come to the canary Islands before jumping to América.
Fair winds and following seas you two! So AWESOME to see Athena out sailing! Keep up the amazing work!
So nice to see you two enjoying your beautiful boat❤️
Delighted to finally see Athens loose on the waves. We'll done, it was no mean feat. Now another diffrent adventure begins. Enjoy it.
SOOO GLAD to see the two of you on the water. Have so much fun!.