Episode 1: Hi, we are Ryan and Sophie, and we quit our startup jobs to go sail the World.

[@johnadams7402]

And 5 years later you're still my favorite KZbin channel. Living life as a challenge.

[@rjgillens2637]

Somehow I just stumbled into your site... and decided to go back to the beginning of your page. You are marvelous Sophie. I will now binge your videos and live vicariously as you sail the seas and solve the day to day problems of living on a boat... sail on!

[@tonynotstated695]

I just found you and plan to binge watch to catch up. Fun!

[@Ignite2Transform]

Omg Ryan!!! It's your friend from Stockholm!!!! Awesome channel. Way to go you,two❤️

[@jameseaton905]

I started watching when you were just setting out across the Atlantic Ocean and now I'm going back and watching the older videos. This is just what I was looking for: I wondered how you two got together and started sailing. Great stories! Somewhere on a Q&A video you laughed about being a professional video person and said no. But I watch a lot of sailing videos and yours are consistently some of the best produced. Great music, great stories, a nice blend of "how we did it" and just the joy of sailing. Helps that Sophie reminds me of my wife: you have that great joy in appreciation and a hopeful outlook. We sail an old Alberg 35 out of Anchorage Marina, Baltimore, MD, and we're never going to cross oceans (we think it's a big day when we cross the Chesapeake!). I admire the courage and determination and love you two obviously share.

[@SailingwithScott]

I just found your KZbin Channel and am starting at the beginning! Congratulations on the new boat purchase (5 years ago) and I'm glad you're still sailing. I figure in a couple of weeks, I should be caught up to realtime. Looking forward to watching you live your life SAILING!

[@heyho203]

Just found your channel. You have a Great Voice for narrating videos. I wish you all the best.

[@joakimsall8384]

Greetings from Stockholm! I’ve been watching youtube sailingchannels for two years and only discovered you guys this morning! Great storytelling. I’m going to work my way through you videos in order to catch up fast!d

[@oceandrew]

Sophie your sense of humour and ease in front of the camera has pulled me into your story. Subbed and look forward to seeing more of what you have to say and where you end up going. BTW, buying a 40footer for your first boat took courage.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Thanks Drew! Really appreciate :) to be fair, we really had no idea what we got ourselves into, and bought the boat like we would buy a house: in order to have a good living space :) She is big, and sometimes Ryan wishes we had a smaller boat. We do really love Polar Seal though, she’s a great boat! Thanks for the encouragement! /Sophie

[@RyanSophieSailing]

[Ryan] HI Drew... Sophie is off sailing at the moment but i'm sure she will be grateful for your comment. Yes, the 40ft thing was a bit more ambitious than we even realized... but after a few small bumps and dings we are getting the hang of her.

[@maxflight777]

I’m watching this after watching most of your other videos! I should have started here ! 😂

[@robinwesthaver]

I heard you on the Covert Castaway podcast and loved your advice, so thought I'd check out your channel. Can't wait to binge through all the episodes!

[@richardadams3164]

You are a gifted story teller. Just found your posts and really enjoy the story. Your videos must take hours to produce but look effortless due to the humor and flow. Looking forward to more -- also watched the solar video - boatwork is a bit of a pain and you find your body twisted into shapes that would make a carnival contortionist blush. Great video.

[@Roxy00726]

Sophie, you are amazing. Such a talanted girl with a great sense of humor. I love your exlellent edition of your videos. Definetely enjoy watching

[@qatarsailor7727]

Wow I like it so much, your excellent in buting or delivering you story, well done, you inspire me 👌

[@mattf49006]

subscriber and fellow Michigander to M and J sailing...i had no idea about you two until you tube popped you up on my feed...what a surprise. Sophie you have a gift for the story and a great sense of humor...Ryan..i have to say big props (no pun intended) on buying a 40' as your first boat but in the long run you'll be very happy you did given the sailing you have planned...good luck you two and thanks for sharing

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Hi Matt! We just started, both our sailing adventure and this KZbin channel, so your feedback is very appreciated :) Ryan now and then wishes we’d gotten a smaller boat, but I love our 40 footer. And since we replaced her standing rigging and sails, she sails beautifully! Cheers from Portugal! /Sophie

[@mattf49006]

subscribed!..now i have to binge watch

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Haha! Well, lucky we’re just getting started and there isn’t much to binge watch :) But I hope that the few clips we put out there gives you a couple of smiles!

[@stellarj2103]

Hey you two. With winter here in Canada, we are all about planning the first few years of sailing in Europe. First destination is Sweden, and then the Med. So we are following you - pun intended. We've gotten into a routine of watching one or two episodes before Netflix in the evenings, and haven't even gotten to Corsica yet. But we have taken away so much. A lesson learned in the Med was a bigger med kit. Enough puns. I thought I'd leave the comment here, as I am reviewing comments from the start to gleam more data. Thanks for the great content!

[@stevekaboobiroo1479]

Nice story and have a great voyage.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Thanks Steve! /Sophie

[@arthurpryor773]

i am a long time subscriber to Matt & Jessica Sailing. you picked a good example......with love from texas...

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Thanks Arthur! They will always be the first ones who inspired our project! /Sophie

[@CawffeeTyme]

Me too, I have so many sailing channels in my list that I'm never bored unless they all take time off at the same time. I sure hope ryan and sophie succeed like MJ Sailing has, and so many other channels before them.

[@kcrosso]

Quality ... an honesty approach

[@ABeriault]

Je viens de commencer avec les épisodes 1 et 2.... Bien hâte vous suivre dans vos aventures. Vous avez un don naturel devant la caméra...on vous suit tout naturellement....alors ca promet! Espérons qu'on vous verra un jour de ce côté de la grande mare... Je suis du Québec, retraité et un peu connaisseur de la voile. Aussi photographe et cinéaste! Merci et bon vent!

[@jimjames2391]

Wow Sophie, I love watching you! You are sweet and so very entertaining! I am definitely subscribing to your story.

[@marcgucciardi3916]

Ok, tombé par hasard sur l’une de vos vidéos je viens de regarder les 3 premières... c’est parti pour vous suivre ! Bonne chance et bravo !

[@RichJDSmith]

You're a fantastic story teller! I'm excited to follow along.

[@chrisnyc4688]

Enjoyable video, great story telling

[@lukeparker5332]

After watching your latest videos, I went back to watch the first ones... I didn't realise you bought Polar Seal in Hythe Marina - that's just around the corner from where I grew up. So funny to see how uncertain you were back then, considering how much fun you seem to be having now in the Med :)

[@RyanSophieSailing]

How cool! We have such fond memories of Hythe, our lovely Bed and Breakfast, the boardwalk and the first time we got to see our boat.... would love to go back someday! :) /Sophie

[@dbrambrink3703]

Sophie, you are a natural at this KZbin story telling thing! I'm definitely subscribing and looking forward to more of your story.

[@mikeferguson2828]

Great video Sophie

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Thanks Mike! :) /Sophie

[@SailingPauHana]

What a great story and great story teller. I have a feeling that once your channel gets discovered, you’re gonna grow really fast. Definitely subscribing to follow this adventure. 👍👍

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Aaaw thanks guys! Definitely will upload more! We’ll follow you too!

[@anthonymiller4550]

Tony & Susan here, We are 24 months away from casting the lines. Just found your channel watching youtube a tutorial on predict wind. We are subscribing and must now get rid of another channel, not sure witch couple it will be. So lets go. We are in Michigan

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Awesome guys! Good luck with everything! Feel free to email if you have any questions! Where in MI are you? My mom is from Lansing so i spent a lot of time there and in Travers city when i was a kid. Ryan

[@Marcellus.]

great story and also how far you guys already are on the wild oceans..

[@donaldoutdoors]

Subbed not too long ago, but just now starting from 'Day 1' to follow your story. I hope to start my own sailing story soon :)

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Excellent

[@FindingAvalon]

Go you guys! Loved this; you have a new subscriber. We are doing the same thing as you this year except from the other direction. Planning to be in Gibraltar around the same time as you to decide if we are nuts enough to cross the Atlantic. X

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Thanks! 😃 omg, sweet! We have to meet in Gibraltar to brainstorm then ;) where are you guys coming from? /Sophie

[@FindingAvalon]

Let's stay in touch then my lovelies. We will be coming from Croatia, via Sydney Australia. :)!!

[@mr.smiley4263]

Awesome story thanks for sharing best wishes just one question how to you plane on making money to keep sailing or did you just save enough to sail for x amount of time.

[@alistairsimmons9639]

Nice video :-)

[@SailingAurora]

Great video, only just discovered you guys. When you say "Welcome to Stockholm" at the beginning, our apartment is literally behind you in Liljeholmen. Small world! We've just bought a boat, started a channel and hope to do the same thing one day. Will take some tips from your vids though, we have a lot to learn.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

No way!!! This is also where we were living (hence filming there) 😀Where in the world are you now? /Sophie

[@SailingAurora]

@@RyanSophieSailing Cool! We are still in the same place in the same building as the Bankomat restaurant. Have to be honest, not enjoying the winter up here in Stockholm, need someplace warm. In 2016 we probably passed you a few times as we were living here then. We have a few years of work to do yet before we can leave, will pick up the boat from Germany in a month. Exciting times! I haven't caught up with your videos yet, so some binge watching to do. Would be great to go for a beer or something if you guys are in the area. Br Chris

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Oh my, we were neighbors! We lived in the Indian Garden building, but we always went to Mama Yes :) We must have passed each other's a few times! I don't know when we'll be in Stocholm next time, but we should connect! Drop us an email! /Sophie

[@SailingAurora]

@@RyanSophieSailing Absolutely, will drop you a mail tomorrow :)

[@PauloSilvaMarcelino]

Hi Sophie, Thank you for your videos as they have inspired me to take the training and start a new sailing journey. The link for the training centre doesn't seem to work. Is there any other link you may share? Regards

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Hello, thanks for the great comment. Our instructors no longer teach, which is probably the reason the website does not work

[@charlestonmarineconsulting2148]

Sophie and Ryan - I am enjoying your videos. My wife and I own a 2008 Beneteau 40 that we enjoy very much, and I've learned quite a bit about the boat. Perhaps we can help each other out when certain issues arise - and they will, as you know by now! :-) Be safe!

[@RyanSophieSailing]

[Ryan] Hello Charleston Marine Consulting! Thanks for the comment and YES! I would love to share things! I'm working through a few little things right now. If you send me an email through our website we can get in touch that way! Cheers

[@johnphillips519]

Damn, Ryan is punching way above his weight here👍

[@anthonymiller4550]

Tony here, We live in White Lake and boat in Traverse City area.

[@annafraley5388]

Ha, there is a “White Lake” I North Carolina too, but I know Traverse City is in Michigan as I worked in Detroit for seven years 😎

[@tonyfeuerhelm]

....started watching the boat comparison videos then a dozen random videos....that was yesterday...now I'm loving the Binge Watch post...not intending to be a Wise Guy...but Ryan...couldn't you duct tape part of a camera mount to the Red Floor sucker thing and put that D#mn camera just about anywhere in or out of Polar Seal ?...(my problem is good or bad I'm always thinking and sharing +/- ideas lol)...A.C.Feuerhelm...California

[@Choppermurman]

Just discovered your channel and this is my first EP- you got me. Looking forward to watching the adventure unfold. Fair winds to you both.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Super thanks SkipperMurman, really glad you enjoyed this video! :)

[@ChrisMcEvoy]

Awesome videos. I subscribed :)

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Thanks Chris! Appreciate :)

[@cedricmartin5046]

Bonjour Sophie, avec quel matériel film tu tes vidéos svp ?

[@HopeOfJoe]

DITTO: oceandrew !! 😊👍👌⛵️⚓️🏝😊

[@nicholast.rolander3784]

SV Delos, La Vagabonde and others have to watch out This is going to blow them away..../)....

[@frankrice5364]

..............WOW...........

[@8D2BFREE]

takk

[@tartansailor]

Bonjour Sophie, ce serait intéressant que vous fassiez un vidéo en français de temps en temps. Je suis certain que vous connaissez RAN, ils peuvent vous guider dans vos décisions. Salutations, Richard

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Oui, avec plaisir! J'ai de la famille et des amis qui en serait ravis aussi :) Nous suivons RAN Sailing depuis le debut, on aime beaucoup ce qu'ils font!

[@deibertmichael]

Go to the Med! Get more experience with sailing! With no water maker a crossing may leave you smelly Ha ha! When making crossings I'm a believer in Experienced extra crew! You may consider Shipping your Yacht to the Caribbean. The cost is almost the same when all considered. Where ever you go weather is always the deciding factor! Gentlemen never Sail to weather! And Sophie I think you need a helmet while on the Boat!

[@RyanSophieSailing]

We’re on our way to the med Michael! We took extra experimented crew on Biscay, and we’ll do it again. I think that when we cross the Atlantic (some year...) we’ll do it ourselves. I love how sailing takes us out of our comfort zones and how much we grow from it. I wear a life jacket at any time when we’re under way, that’s better than a helmet ;) /Sophie

[@deibertmichael]

Ryan & Sophie Sailing I've crossed the ocean a number of times and extra crew was always helpful! 2 splitting watches gets very tiring.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Yes, that’s what we experienced going down from Stockholm to Spain. We only did 2-3 days passages, and rotating watches when you’re two is so tiring... that’s why we were happy to have a third person onboard when we crossed biscay. The first night got quite exciting so we were always 2 on deck and didn’t enjoy much sleep, but boy were we happy to be three onboard...

[@deibertmichael]

Ryan & Sophie Sailing We always had 6 on the 83 footer. 2 always on watch. 4 hours on and 8 off. If you can sit down lay down. If you can lay down sleep! Rest is good.

[@MikeSantis]

Ok, Sophie is French living in Sweden. What is Ryan???

[@Hissmannen]

US or UK i guess , Ryan is not a Swedish name.

[@gazdagodjotthonrol]

FLW THX

[@19stacymoore]

Ryan can run 30 kilometers but he can't kick a goose. Difference between old generation and new? When new generation gets hurt they can't work; old gen, hurt?

[@ProductionJunction1]

Do you every worry that making youtube videos will lead to the same burnout as a company staff position lead to?