How we Sail at Night - DAY4 / North Atlantic Crossing | Sailing Uma [Step 192.04]

We are often asked: How do we keep sailing through the night?
The truth is, there is no exact science, nor do we really stick with a strict schedule. Through out our journey, we figured out a way that works best for the two of us. This mini-step gives you a glimpse of how we sail at night, our watch system, and what we do to NOT be bored.
Cheers, and see you tomorrow!
D+K
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[@johnclark2693]

Just an observation from Day 4 but if you are sailing east how does the sun rise astern of you? Fair winds.

[@SailingUma]

Because there was ZERO wind, so we were just bobbing around waiting for it to fill in and the boat was spinning in all directions. It's like being at anchor and quite relaxing to just chill for a few hours in the middle of a passage. It's like hitting pause for a bit.

[@johnclark2693]

Good point. Thanks

[@thomask5295]

@@SailingUma I wish you could hit pause for a bit in the middle of that force 8 gale. That would be cool eh?

[@jamesvandemark2086]

@@thomask5295 Force 8? Not recommended.....

[@VisionTheDog]

@@SailingUmawatching this video becuase I wanted to watch some North Sea night time videos just what I was looking for I’m probably gonna come watch more if this I love it

[@bearhunt3781]

Best wishes from Montreal. Love what you guys are doing, especially the way you are diesel-free. Your willingness to sail everywhere, and your acceptance of the additional challenges a no-diesel lifestyle presents is fantastic. Dan, I love the way you respect and support Kika, never talk over her, always encourage her: it's a recipe for long term success. Kika, there is nothing more awesome than a woman who rises to challenges like you do, and isn't afraid to challenge herself. Keep it up both of you.

[@129jaystreet]

Of course Dan respects Kika. She deserves respect and demands it. That what a quality relationship is about.

[@garye4145]

So happy to see you both using your safety harness. It would be easy not to use it for easy tasks but that's when accidents would happen. Looks like the trip has been relatively smooth for you. Thanks again for the incredible video of your journey.

[@appick01]

All the racket in the background brings back so many memories of time on the water with my sailboats. Lol. It's so nice when your up on deck then you go below to sleep and realize how noisy it is!

[@JustMe-pp1mp]

I can remember STEPS with Dan on his back putting wedges on spots below the sole to stop the squeaking and another STEP with him up the mast running wires through PVC tubing to prevent the slapping sounds. From the noise in this video methinks he will be able to make a few more videos on noise abatement. Although, not being a sailor, I fear thre might not be much he can do. After all Dan is Dan and if it can be fixed, or improved on, he would have done it by now. OR that might be STEP 192.05

[@appick01]

@@JustMe-pp1mp yeah the way to keep the wire slapping in the mast down is with the mast off the boat you install conduit in the mast and rivet it in place. That being said I'm pretty sure there's more than just wires making noise because there's always some slapping or banging the mast. Makes me miss my friends boat with a wood mast. Still lots of creaky cabinet work down below though.

[@CaptainShack]

Really loving these. Hope you do them for all your ocean crossings!

[@laurenceholden]

The quality of these images(and the editing) just gets better and better!

[@johnsonbar5022]

My wife and I love your videos. We're going on 80 and we want to sail together and enjoy what you folks are doing. You both have great chemistry and a natural way of narrating you experiences.

[@pjhenders]

I'm loving this daily log.

[@wwomannc4834]

So happy to be enjoying this trip with you guys! Thank you for the footage! ❤️

[@futuregenerationz]

I love your production. You share the beauty of being at sea, which I miss. You 2 seem to have a wonderful relationship; which is not to take anything away from your exceptional competency as sailors.

[@BRYKS22]

Listening to the creaking of the boat in calm waters brings back so many memories...

[@specialty_k]

I really enjoyed watching the waves break and the underwater lights illuminating the waters. Oh how I wish I was there!

[@randysparks7889]

I love to see your adventures. You two are very lucky to get to see all the world has to offer from a beautiful sailboat

[@ronaldwarren5220]

It has been a pleasure tagging along on your voyage

[@tomriley5790]

Watching the ocean and waves go past is so lovely, I can completely understand putting the underwater lights on to watch them at night, thanks for sharing all of this :-)!

[@joshcrawford591]

I fell out of step with you guys for the last year or so, but have now picked back up again for this crossing. The boat looks great... really enjoying this daily format for the crossing.

[@billb.6109]

We loved this episode,.. very beautiful editing, and great safety precautions. Safe travels.

[@Dryer_Safe]

Hitting pause during my work day to watch the waves. Beautiful. Thank you for the quick mental break.

[@tombarker3608]

4 days and we are all here. I Love the sun sets and moon rises. Would love to see the stars. Continued safe travel you two.

[@walkingtwobytwo7122]

Thank you for sharing your journey. 👏🏼 I am watching your series now on the North Atlantic Crossing and just loving it. Well done on your adventure 🤗

[@stoflc9357]

You two are the best youtubers. I love you and i watch you now for 2 years.

[@STONEDARTphotos]

Amazing how timeless the ocean can be.

[@zenhammer]

I love watching your sailing vlogs, even though I get sea-sick pretty easily.

[@TheBeggFamily]

A lovely vlog. Just the right amount of detail to keep interest and not miss anything.

[@JamesNewsomeCaiLeighAnna]

I like these daily videos of your crossing. They really help the viewer to understand the mixed bag of experiences that comes with an overnight passage. You take the good with the bad and adjust your sails and course dictated by the weather.

[@paulfredrickson2181]

Kika you look so calm and you look so tough in your bad weather gear. Thanks for showing us what its like sailing across the atlantic. Crazy.

[@6Sisu9]

Great stuff like always! Cheers and safe travels!

[@josephford6970]

Really enjoying the daily vlog..... well done. Reminds me of my addiction to the daily updates from Aussie teenager, Jessica Watson's solo circumnavigation a few years back. I like your discussing sail trim and weather strategy..... day to day routine... etc. NO talking heads is a real treat. I know it's a lot of work... but we all appreciate what you are bringing to our lives.

[@edrosenberger6947]

The steps on this cruise so far have been very interesting and enjoyable.....thank you both!!

[@corujariousa]

I completely relate to that experience and feelings of sailing at night. Stay safe and enjoy the adventure.

[@CMO0002]

Thanks guys for the reply on my last comment! It's really great to see you guys taking a different route than what most sailors choose to cross the Atlantic. The daily details these vlogs give us are much appreciated 😊

[@troyholton683]

Been Binge watching you two for a month or two. love you two. Really enjoying the journey.

[@SantiagogranadosR]

Thank you! Love this episode, really! Did enjoy so much watching it all through😊

[@danielgmaynard]

This looks both beautiful and terrifying and mortifying and surreal... you are a combination of prepared and knowledgeable and completely vulnerable, yet you both remain calm, confident, and engaged.... I've run out of relevant adjectives because you have used them all. Damn. Rock on!

[@WaywardLifeSailing]

love the calm water footage in this one! so beautiful. The north atlantic is so beautiful, even that far from land

[@brucecooper8559]

The calm and tranquility of being in the middle of that seascape must give you a sense of connection to your surroundings! ⛵️🕊🌖

[@thekingofsx]

live/daily vlogging the Atlantic crossing this way has me hooked. I would imagine it must be so hard to come up with 15+ min of content every day during a crossing!

[@1countrycole]

You guys are so beautiful, i follow you every episode. I watch a lot of sailing shows, you guys are my favorite.

[@33eyeman]

Thanks guys😎👍😉

[@zacsimoneau]

How are you able to have all of that energy in the middle of the Atlantic?! Microwave? Induction burner?? Underwater lights, all the navigation gear etc etc... I'd love to have a quick summary of how you're able to produce all of that energy. You two are doing an incredible job! You're quickly becoming my favorite channel. Thanks to the both of you!

[@AdamC5013]

GOOD Question! Lithium is magic compared to lead so i assume they are still sipping what they charged up on before departing. Solar just keeps the huge lithium capacity up. They are so slick.

[@stevenkeys4944]

They did some videos on their solar setup and Lithium battery bank a while back, might want to check that out.

[@zacsimoneau]

@@stevenkeys4944 absolutely! I'll check it out tonight - it has to be an impressive set up.

[@SailingUma]

With our battery bank, we can go a full week in pitch blackness. But even on overcast cloudy foggy days, we can still get 1-1.5kw back in from the solar, so it's enough to keep us going.

[@zacsimoneau]

@@SailingUma incredible, that many days of autonomy is impressive! I'm looking forward to finding the down time so I can watch the video you two did on your setup. Safe sailing - looking forward to the next video!

[@keebearfull]

Completely get the UW lights and moon rise watch with stars overhead. . .Exactly what night sailing is at its BEST! Love the moon shot!

[@davidbanner9851]

Wow. What beautiful solitude…all that sea, just for you. Must be amazing.

[@jcox55]

This is what I call a real sailing channel. Great job guys

[@carlosazevedo4139]

Always learn from your episodes, thanks again for sharing, cheers

[@marcwouters6059]

Another super cool sailing video , thanks !!!!!!

[@lotophagi711]

Excellent. I loved the slo mo with real time sound. I really feel that I was there with you. But don't put the underwater lights on when you are out there - you don't know if you will attract a kraken or a giant squid out of the abyss :)

[@charlesk.walbaum9660]

Good stuff! Fair winds!

[@mikewillis2934]

Thanks for sharing your experience

[@davidlawrence9091]

I'm hypnotized by the waves. I find it scary, but exhilarating!

[@petermathewvanaardt74]

eish! Those are some BIG waves you guys are riding! Fair winds beautiful people! Great vid again.

[@Mouarsafi]

Love your vlog. Watching with my wife from Golden State. Wishing you a nice and safe passage!

[@danieloliver20]

Gotta love popcorn in the middle of the Atlantic.... those new sails must make for a sweet ride!

[@m.b.calderhead268]

You're making pretty good time.......I think. Glad to have the daily reports.

[@Joseph_CPA_JD_LL.M]

I love you guys and your channel.

[@donwhitehead4587]

Beautiful production.

[@marcjoseph1892]

Love u guys from Petion Ville. Haiti

[@windtech2005]

AWESOME LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERY EPISODE GOOD LUCK.......:)

[@jimmyjones870]

I love these videos so illuminating ty :)

[@BuzzSargent]

The Sea Birds were amazing. At 3:17 the shot was fantastic and they look bigger than I thought in earlier shots. At 3:59 the waves were as big as your boat. 1st time I saw the lights under the boat. Very neat but did not see any creatures. Philosophy has been part of sailing since there were ships at sea. The stars must just pop out on a clear night without any man-made light disturbing them. I know I am 8 months late. But, I am viewing it as it just happened. Happy Trails

[@clarisd]

Wow, living in such a tiny space and out in the deep blue and the words polite and courtesy take on such a deeper meaning! Love the way that is so natural for you two! Could you imagine living in a house of a size as to need to call out to see if anyone was home????' Lolol We are fighting here as the laws and regulations force us to build outside the plans we had for a tiny house, we already live in one that is part of the family home and we desire to not enlarge with a new home of our own. We like the smaller more intimate space and we will not give up! Watching your vids have encouraged us to follow our tiny dream! Thank you both so much for your efforts!

[@lawrencegleason4666]

XLN! Thanks for uploading this! Watching with interest from the wilds of landlocked Western Canada.

[@chethingle3]

Don't fire your editor, their expertise makes me feel like I'm on the boat sailing with you. Haha, I'm sailing across the ocean from the comfort of my recliner. Thank you.

[@christinawilliams3746]

Beautiful video.thanks for posting

[@mosca3289]

Love these vlogs.

[@jelled85]

Great vlogs! For a change of topic. All the birds flying around are great shearwaters. Magnificent birds! They're following a similar route as you guys. The Caribbean, Newfoundland, the Celtic Sea,... are all on their route. After that they'll turn south and return to breed on islands in the Southern Atlantic, like Gough.

[@joekavanagh5708]

Yep, more close ups of the wildlife please. We would enjoy identifying it for you.

[@bushcraftohio7320]

and that's the reason im NOT a sailor LOL LOL those waves would have freaked me out!! u 2 make a great couple.. thx for sharing the adventures

[@berndheiden7630]

The daily videos are epic, they give us landlubbers a glimpse into life onboard in inclement weather. With all the movement my first thought when you made your coffee was „why isn‘t Dan keeping all the dangerous stuff (kettle, coffeemaker, mug) in the sink?“ Maybe it‘s because I have burned 4 fingers of my right hand last year which was no fun (no lasting damages, but two or three weeks nuisance).

[@lorenenoe4472]

Night sail with the moon and underwater lights just awesome, never tire of the sound of your bow wake, thanks kids! Really enjoying these daily updates.

[@MarcAmengual]

Beautiful.

[@bdjm8595]

Cool episode, back when I was out on the water commercial fishing we used Loran C when halibut fishing, things have sure gotten easier !!!!

[@entropybear5847]

12:49 you could always add a CCTV system and a large monitor, that way you can keep a visual eye on the boat's condition and immediate vicinity, should make keeping watch from inside even easier!

[@shyamlynn243]

Ya all sure captured some nice ocean swells in this episode!

[@munirmohdismail877]

Enjoy sailing.

[@MrOmerta]

Yal are living the dream can't wait to travel😁

[@henleyont]

Down here below 45S off the coast of New Zealand there are always more birds than you can poke a stick at. Usually always a dozen or two in view. The more off shore and south one is the more interesting it gets

[@Hoireabard]

Nice. It’s a beautiful video.

[@MrRJBooth]

Keep them coming . Many fanx guys :-D

[@bertsteen2014]

So peaceful

[@kimhadley]

really enjoying these daily reports, it's a great way to give a sense of what a crossing might be like. Of course, we're only getting 15 minutes of the 24 hours! Love your channel, and the energy you bring.

[@lucesainte-marie9017]

I just love you both.

[@theoriginalonion7545]

Beautiful

[@FamiliaGahPaz]

loving every video. boat life its thew best!!!

[@Forgiven.Reborn.Redeemed]

Absolutely awe struck at the breathtaking beauty of our Gods creation, how much more magnificent it must be to experience it first hand, the way that u guys do. (Sigh) u two r so inspiring, never gave sailing much thought until I stumbled across ur video... I must say that after watching all the sheer beauty, I'd be interested in learning all there is to know about it (I'm sure there's ALOT of tedious study with years of practice), just to get up to the point of where u guys are. For quite some time now, ive had such an unfathomable infatuation about the sea,specifically far out in the sea. Like something deep within my spirit that stirs up just at the mere thought of it. That's actually how I came across this video, I searched 'footage of being out at sea' lol...I know I sound totally crazy, but that's ok 😆 anyway, thank u guys so much for sharing ur experience and taking us along on such an incredible journey. Maybe one day, if the Lord wills, we will see eachother out in the deep blue as we sail past one another with nothing else in sight but God's masterpiece 🤗 may the Lord bless you and encompass u with His mighty angels as u sail upon the sea 😇🙏

[@brianboys9015]

Love the creaky ropes sounds

[@rodrigowoodstock]

BLUE light in the boat ♥️

[@ericstefko4852]

7:50 wow that blue water was amazing

[@tumiantumi4726]

Being on sea and have popcorn for breakfast...just genious...🤣🤣

[@brucemacsr.6776]

Oh so matter of factly, at 11:31. Lighting off the MICROWAVE!? Sweet.

[@PaleBlueDotCitizen]

You work so well together as a team, Dan I hope you didn't wake Kika up before the end of your watch to raise the main!

[@bitsiphon]

Do you find the insulation you did a couple of months back helped with the salon temperatures in cold water?

[@peterfrebold]

..... under water lights on? Hell Ya, most definitely .... with the slow mo you sure caught the magnitude of the wave and swell action .... like how you demonstrate the capabilities of your electrical system, Dan uses the kettle, Kika microwaves popcorn, and we can't forget the awesome underwater lights ..... have fun be safe, save our oceans .....

[@iknown6136]

This is really cool I like how they are doing something they are passionate about that’s cool 😎

[@AnimaGyoko]

😅😅 Kokomo

[@Mikinct]

Another fantastic video you two! What are the air temps & water temps like?

[@stengah966]

It's amazing how you can make such a good movie about an otherwise boring apassage across the Atlantic 😄😉😉 I really love and enjoy your channal...🙃

[@kwik2hear915]

The Atlantic is gorgeous.

[@thomask5295]

Those look like darn huge waves to me. At least bigger than anything I've experienced so far in my tinny experience at sea.

[@tomas5376]

Might want to try some bungee cords to those banging halyards.👍✌️😊🙏🏼

[@garymaxwellian9085]

Sounds like you've got the Mayflower's rig topside making all that noise! 😁

[@deanlewis1650]

Hey just wondering how you are charging your batteries when you don't have the sun? Beautiful vids I am so wanting to jump through my phone😂

[@vicentemaestre]

I’ve been watching your adventure from the beginning (love it by the way), but I must have missed the installation of the underwater courtesy lights. I’ve read they were a little present from your friends at “Just Catamarans”, but did you guys posted any video installing the lights? I love the DIY projects!