Marker Wadden: The Island That Didn't Exist - Sailing Uma [Step 226]

[@edrosenberger6947]

I really like how Dan speaks to and treats Kika, especially while in training mode. If he gets uptight, he doesn't let it show and that allows Kika to keep relaxed and learn faster. I'm sure Kika treats Dan the same way.....great couple.

[@nealbirch9462]

if only all instructors (and spouses for that matter) had Dan's patience and calm presence, the world would be a better place.

[@tilongatao]

That is a really beautiful thought. Kika could teach Dan some Nederlands!

[@klarkcasas6028]

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[@michelleestep3986]

Just so beautiful how they communicate with one another! Intelligent and Kind!

[@roadboat9216]

Yes, great dynamics between them. Wonderful couple. Great voyagers.

[@catherineladen7711]

I love how calmly you both speak to each other during stressful situations. You give each other advice and balance each other. I am so proud of you both.!

[@davidc6510]

Dan you are such a great teacher! Kika that last docking run was pretty flawless. Well done! Docking is such a stressful part of boating - you can't get enough practice unless you simply don't care about your boat or those around you. Another great step. Cheers!

[@ĶČXXĻ-ĀxÐ]

David C So very true. I remember my first time taking the boat out for a day. Everyone was having a wonderful time. Don't get me wrong I did too. However, I still spent the entire time worrying about docking the boat when I got back. It didn't matter how many times I had been out before and my experience helping others.

[@PacificSolo]

You guys always put a smile on my face with your silly and fun moments!

[@aucoinroland9072]

I think it's harder than backing up a 53 ft tractor trailer. Good job Kika and Dan is a good teacher

[@Chabink]

Now that is Kika's nervous face! :) Patient teacher, skilled student. You guys rock.

[@yentlc.wiersma6108]

It’s nice to see my country through your eyes 🌹

[@b87gr]

No fair, my neighbors look at me funny when I talk back to the birds. Another amazing video! I love how quiet your motor is.

[@jamescoleman8920]

You make me laugh out loud ,without realizing it. The opening sequence was hilarious! The personal interaction between you two is always outstanding, it makes you an ideal couple. Dan’s patience / calmness in training is the kind of feedback needed in a learning situation. Kika’s bravery to take on a challenge to expand her comfort zone and place trust in the instruction she’s receiving make’s the combination unbeatable. I’ll end my gushing by repeating I love your personalities and they complement each other. I can hardly wait for next Thursday’s addition as I continue on this journey with you. Stay Safe, Wear a Mask where needed.⛵️😷😷🍷🍷👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@wizardgmb]

The Dutch certainly know how to build a bird sanctuary! Nice work on the docking practice!

[@roadboat9216]

Interesting island. Dutch engineering. Nice architecture on the towers. Great job on maneuvering. As a US Sailing instructor, I have taught hundreds of people to maneuver and dock. Your boat with it’s spade rudder is easier than most cruisers. One concept people seem to take a while to understand is that say you are moving backwards, making stern way. When you shift into forward, it still takes time for the boat to stop making stern way. If you turn the helm in the direction that you want to go in forward BEFORE the boat comes to a complete stop or even starts making headway, it will go in a the opposite direction than you want it to. Same thing if you are going forward and go to reverse. Don’t turn the helm in the reverse direction until it comes to a stop. And remember, there are three ways to turn the boat: 1. The normal way with water flowing over the rudder. 2. With prop walk. And 3. With prop wash. This stuff is among the harder skills to learn. You can cross oceans without being an expert at it. But understand the concepts and practice. Just like you are doing. Again, you guys are wonderful. Thanks for the great videos! (Hope I didn’t get too “teachy” on you.)

[@brettjohnson6807]

The fact that you made that intro, makes me think my husband and I would be able to do what you do. You guys seem to be so genuinely happy, I love it!

[@Rickelsonnih]

At 70 years of age, we're enjoying these kids from the stands, which I assume you guys are not. Therefore, if it's a go, pray and plan/ then work your plan/ and pray. Get out, if you are in the U.S., and let us know ultimately if you do. Just let us know that you are Uma-inspired and doubtless we will adopt you as our own - too! Above all things, be modest (Micah 6:8) " Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’ -- Jesus, the Nazarene. Luke 14: 28-30.

[@FatherTech]

What an amazing place. I don't know how long it has been there, but by the looks of how many birds are there, it sure looks like a successful project. You guys are going to have so many amazing memories when you one day grow old and look back on your lives together. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@SailingUma]

It was just a lake 5 years ago.

[@mikentx57]

Pretty cool that you got your friends to video you practicing docking.

[@SteifWood]

Docking: it's amazing what you can do when you just have to. Years ago, together with a friend I was skippering a 50" long-keeled classic sail yacht to a boat show somewhere in the Baltic sea. We were both new to the yacht and in rough sea and a full gale, with a stupidly slippery varnished deck with no railings my friend, in a blink of an eye, lost his grip and fell over board. In vain I tried to search but the yacht did 7-8 knots and being alone he was gone. With approximate coordinates I called national rescue. They commanded me to port and I was able to sail to the nearest harbor while helicopters and planes flew over me out at sea. Then, circling around in the unfamiliar harbor, I realized I wasn't able to lower the main sail since the halyard had jammed, and with an old engine that didn't start I had to dock with the canvas up. About 20 yards from the dock, as slow as could go, I run forward, cut the rope and was able to slowly ease the yacht alongside. Through the media I later heard the accident had resulted in the biggest sea rescue operation in the area, but my friend was gone when they finally found him (RIP). I still get the shivers when I have flash backs what I had to do to survive. The take home: 1) make sure you have some idea how to handle your boat, including docking under sail, in case you face the most difficult situation you probably think you will never face. 2) make sure everybody on board has gone through the mental and physical drill with emergency and MOB. 3) make sure the rescue equipment/communication is up to date and working - 100% of the time - and that the boat is suited for any conditions/seas you plan to put it through.

[@roadboat9216]

Stiff Wood So sorry about your friend. That had to have been terrifying. A couple of times on passage ( just my wife and I ), i woke up off watch to see my wife gone! Panic, terror. And then find her in some unusual spot. Oh my, very scary.

[@IrregularPineapples]

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[@michaelphillipss]

You are honestly so inspiring to so many people. During this lockdown you make alot of people stay positive! Thank you so much and remember if anyone is reading this Keep your head up!👍👌 No matter what it will always get better

[@TedKidd]

Boy, how you've progressed! 11:30 The thing that's really fun is you've taken an ugly boat that most of us would have absolutely no interest in owning, and turned it into a thing of shocking beauty that most of us would give our right arm to own. I love love love love the electrification thing. It would be awesome if you would do a video running through what people need to electrify a boat, and giving an idea of what such a project would cost based on current retail pricing... On that boat, if you have forward motion, at what point does the counter thrust of the propeller being put into reverse overcome that turning power of the rudder? Would delaying turning the rudder 10-20 seconds after shifting into reverse be better? Particularly when shifting to reverse it would seem the motors thrust won't have nearly as much impact on rudder position as the boats direction of movement through the water.

[@Nerd3927]

Yes, they are pioneers. Electric engines and hybrids are the future.

[@kimhadley]

Go kika, it's super empowering to be able to dock, and to develop that confidence. I think it's great that you had the perfect practice docking spot. It's pretty challenging to dock, and being able to practice key. Dan's a great teacher. The only thing i'd say is if you get other opportunities, practice without dan directing. When i was learning, i got to a point where i'd just listen to my teacher, and if he was not there i had no idea what to do. I enlisted 4 friends (one on each corner of the boat), practiced where i was the only one making decisions. I learnt more then, as i had to figure it out myself, and not rely on his direction. All the practicing, and theory he gave me totally helped, but at a certain point, him not there got me further in my ability. I can now dock my boat single handed, which was my ultimate goal. I also practiced in the marina, full of boats, but super early in the morning, when there was no wind, and no eyes on me!

[@minermarcus]

kim hadley I recommend to not practice docking until you have practiced spinning the boat around in its own length or at least in the smallest area you can. This gets you used to the effect of the prop wash on the rudder at slow speeds and when the rudder position has an effect on turning versus prop wash. Also drives home the concept of prop walk and how you can use it to your advantage. Always good to have both sailors on a boat be competent helmspersons.

[@airshipguys]

Very good advice.

[@gangstagrandma]

Way to go Kika!!!! Taking my 25' Folkboat down the Erie Canal locks by myself was an endeavour I'll never forget. Still I didn't know how to dock my boat properly. It took sailing to Cape May to get a little confident. You're practicing at the best possible time. Hats off to you.

[@battlehymn6389]

One of the most difficult things I had to learn was patience when maneuvering at low speeds, that and fighting through the feeling that something was about to go horribly wrong when everything was in fact just fine. The shirt says it all "I am in no hurry to go anywhere, ever" ... Slow is pro.

[@GordLamb]

.. and always being ready to abort, no matter who is watching. It's so much worse trying to salvage a bad approach than simply backing off and trying again.

[@scyz2807]

I really liked that opening section! Literally, LOL But I'm wondering was that a full grown bird or just a cute little chick? : - ) I would agree that your electric drive is now quieter. BTW - Things are getting a bit complicated. A couple months back you were in Lock Down, then you went through some locks, here Kika is learning to dock, and once again you are heading for locks. I'm waiting for a "What's up Doc?" clip and then the story of Goldilocks. In your case, it would be "What's up DOCK? and something about a Lock made of Gold (but that may be unBearable). : - ) Scott W

[@jenniferlarus2365]

Amazing cinematography! You guys have really become an outstanding camera crew not to mention story tellers. I work in production and send out crew of 5-8 ppl to accomplish what you do and they aren't in front of the camera! They say never take lessons from a parent or partner when it comes to certain things, docking is certainly one of them. I've been teaching people how to sail and dock (without an engine) for 18 years and it's a special skill to stay as calm and patient as Dan does, really phenomenal job!

[@glenne.7585]

I finally made it, I’m all caught up after starting to binge from Step 1 about a week and a half ago! But I’m not happy about it... I’m going to have to wait for a new episode each time now. But, hey, it’s well worth it! Thanks for the entertainment, the smiles, the shared knowledge,... Keep up the good job guys!

[@gsh341]

Cool video and that was a great opening scene. Marker Wadden looks like a cool place. With all the curves and inlets it's hard to believe it's man-made. And Kika did great learning more about docking. It's easy to say you wouldn't be nervous driving a boat, but handling large, cumbersome vehicles is something that takes a lot of practice, skill, attention and confidence. I drove truck for a few years and, while a truck isn't a boat, it's still not intuitive and requires skill and all your attention to do it well. Given time and practice, she'll master it.

[@kb1esx]

Kudos on the opening! Very cute. Gotta get back to watching.

[@verngay6557]

The opening, walk around the island, music, the calm lesson on docking, what a day in paradise. You two are the best

[@maryzeles8144]

How refreshing it is to watch you two. the love and personality shines thru. good luck.

[@fiefvanrossem227]

🇨🇦 K I K A amazing job at parking (docking) UMA !!! My Dad was just as patient and calm with me when he taught me how to dock our 41' Atlantic Clipper when I was in my late teens (I'm a year and a half shy of 60), well done Dan. My parents took us 4 kids out of school in 1977 and we went from Toronto to the Bahamas for that full year (completely etched in my memory to this day). The sailing life is awesome⛵.

[@full5rounds449]

I didn't expect a Kikaburra spotting in the Netherlands.

[@kareykumli3458]

Kika I took an afternoon class docking and anchoring and it really gave me confidence, so I feel I'm in your shoeswhile watching this! Another thing to try is figure 8s around a pair of floats, get them closer together as you gain skill. And the most fun of all is going for a spin - rotating Uma, pivoting on the axis of her keel by alternating between forward and reverse, and playing with the wheel. This method really makes you sensitive to low throttle, anticipating the delay between your action and the boat's response, and the effect of prop walk. Plus, it has the fun effect of confusing the onlookers! And we know you love to have fun!

[@lets_go_see_]

Your docking skills are right up there

[@carpor911]

Awesome to see you, in my own country, walking around at the Marker wadden.

[@tamistanley8593]

Love how you guys work together.....

[@vernonthompson7695]

The best part is enjoying your company. You two love birds are great friends too. And that's nice. We've travelled with you since Greenland, with a few breaks during your renovations. Stay happy won't you. Lots love. Joanne & Vernon.

[@bluefinch6504]

I like how honest you are about your own learning curve!

[@macexpert7247]

Your video production is gorgeous

[@ISM.A-01]

Is it just me or is that sounds of your(Uma) sails going up one of the most mesmerising sounds around... all crisp and starchy :)

[@csjmoore]

Good job all. I liked the humor for sure. I shared the link with a Dutch friend Hans in NL.

[@toastfrenzy]

Hey, how you two doing! First got sight of you both when watching you battle it out with Project Atticus on their channel. Its taken me this long to finally take the plunge and watch all your steps! What a journey indeed, one that I'm a bit envious of truth be told. Been offshore sailing since mid 80's and have never had the luxury of being able to pick the weather as always on a schedule, week here, two weeks there, 3 weeks etc. Made for some challenging family holidays lol. Great to see some Kika sail training, something my wife always tries to avoid. I only watched Project Atticus up until now, avoided all the other sailing channels, glad that I have now seen nearly all your steps, well worth the many hours to catch up. Sailjng Uma subscription +1, also increased from 257k to 262k subs whilst I've been catching up these past 3 odd weeks too, wow, well done! Can I mention something that you may find useful in tight manoeuvring spots, as you put the helm over put the engine in neutral. The prop wash dilutes the effect of the rudder, with the engine in neutral you should feel the rudder bite and sharpen the turn. Bit like a wing, sail - faster water slower, water different pressure on each side of the rudder (maybe bit of keel lift helping too) I believe. You can do the same for a 3 point turn and turn a yacht on itself but I won't bore you with that - unless you ask. Cheers! Bit of a late edit, hard to see the engine fwd reverse position so you may know all the above.

[@brucebenson9892]

What a treat. We're still in lockdown and you guys are an amazing tonic.

[@SamuelHagey]

I did that binocular trick last summer in Newfoundland when we went to see the puffins. It works great!

[@rogerkercheval3964]

You two never fail to put a smile on my face. Thank You and Be Blessed.

[@HeidiandFranny]

How fun! So, like Jurassic Park, but 65M years later... Great work on the docking Kika :) That is a lot harder than it looks. F

[@tobiaspanderson]

Great job on the docking practice! Just one thought, which might not work on your boat but has worked for me on all single prop sailing boats I've ever handled: When turning in close quarters, try to avoid performing a three-point-turn, throwing over the rudder between going ahead to astern on the motor. Instead, just like Dan indicated, try to maximize the turning momentum while limiting the forward momentum. So what I always do is going into a turn with moderate speed, planning the turn to go into the wind if possible, then giving full rudder and keep it there. When you start to run out of space, use reverse as sort of a hand brake when drifting a car. When the turning momentum decreses, give a push forward again forcing the propeller wash over the rudder. And repeat. With some practice, this should be enable you to turn the boat 180° in a space 1.5 times your boat length. With this metod, you avoid wasting space and time throwing the rudder. Especially with a wheel instead of a tiller. But as I said, this might not work for you but have always worked for me.

[@eikewillner]

what a beautiful Bird sanctuary! Really lovely place!

[@simondasoursa]

Great video of our Dutch Marker Wadden; I shared it on Facebook with my Dutch friends and clients. Cheers! Simon

[@Bamm357]

I love the way how it sounds like Kika counts her words because she speaks so proper. And also the Moana fascination is awesomely funny. I’ve got to watch that movie

[@jerrymiller276]

I find myself looking forward to Uma videos more than Delos videos of late. Is that blasphemy? Lest anyone get me wrong, I still love the Delos videos and eagerly await each and every one! But Uma vids are just soooo much fun!

[@minermarcus]

Jerry Miller and they are getting real creative with their intros!

[@chrisonishi4060]

Nice docking girl. You nailed it!!!!!!

[@kimyoung230]

That whole episode looked like such fun! Thank you for sharing! It was nice to see your docking practice. Too many sailing couples seem to rely only the guy to be the sailor. While Kika is clearly already a true hands-on sailor, I think showing the practice skills-building is a good addition to the role model I expect she already is to your female viewers. Cheers!

[@jasteck8]

man, i just love yalls sense of adventure AND your sense of houmour ..

[@trespire]

You're a good teacher Dan, and Kika is a good student. There are some good communications between the two of you, it's a joy to watch the process. And well done Kika on parking the boat, wind and all.

[@michaelclayton30]

Great job Kika !!!!!!!

[@samuelbackley8757]

Excellent nice to see you folks again always a pleasure

[@waterdog226]

Well done guys. Gentle coaching, and trust.

[@dipaolav]

Always entertaining and always so well done! Thanks for starting our day out with a smile!

[@cschexnayder2517]

Great opening guy’s, that put a smile on my face! This is one of my favorite vlogs😊

[@randalljacobson1064]

That was a really fun episode from start to finish. I loved that you spent time showing Kiki how to dock. That gives us land lovers a taste of what sailing a boat is all about.

[@eleanordeckert3309]

What team work. Learning a new thing as complex as that is hard... And impossible if there is pressure. You 2 amaze me!!

[@DM-eb7tu]

Team work makes the dream work. Great Kika and dan.

[@photographiezautrement]

Very well done Kika. And congrats to the teacher ;)

[@kristencody]

I love this. Confidence is a developed skill set. Way to take it by the helm, Kika!

[@RiverWoods111]

I am impressed with the calmness of Dan while teaching Kika to dock. It is really impressive, he didn't get upset or anything. He just walked up sat down next to her and said, "Do this..." Oh and the "W" in the islands name may be pronounced like a V would be pronounced in English. I know in Germany it is, and I believe it is in the Dutch language.

[@peterbodifee]

The W in Dutch is pronounced like the W in English.

[@Shasha-jo5iv]

No Peter is right it's just the W like Water. We have the V and the F as well! Marker is said like the the pens that highlight stff and Wadden is like Water with an N on the end.

[@MaxLYoungblood]

Repetition is the mother of education, and 10,000 repetitions makes an expert, great job Kika it will get a little easier each time you dock. It also helps to have good teachers, good job Dan.

[@blazbohinc4964]

I remember the times when Sailing Lavagabonde had this sort of video production quality. But then Lenny came. And now all we have is a vlog with a dream.

[@frankrice5364]

....georgous picture thank you for sharing and taking the time to do so

[@BillB23]

Entertaining and informative. Not a bad combination. Nice docking practice. It was serendipitous that the marina was half empty.

[@RaphaelOertel]

Looks like a beautiful chill island to stay. Also liked the docking

[@UnRatedNL]

Awesome to see you guys in The Netherlands, my home country. I hope you had a great time here and hope to see you here some day again I've been binge watching the video's for a while now and i absolutely love the content you guys make

[@mythos5809]

It is true to never teach your wife to drive. I know this from personal experience... but this is amazing. Great patience. Well done.

[@q.e.d.9112]

I taught my wife to drive about 50 years ago. It was fine.

[@R3troZone]

I love that real-time Google Translate app. That thing was a lifesaver when I visited Russia in 2018

[@SailingMarieholmIF]

Nice video. I have been in the Markerwadden last week and like it very much. It is so beautiful.

[@bensouthwell1339]

so relaxing so informative

[@gstar6927]

How nice! We discovered the Marker Wadden by boat just last Friday! The island shure is a sweet spot. By now, the “restaurant” even serves beer and coffee 😉. Looking forward to more excellent videos from your journey 👍🏻

[@billb.6109]

Great job Kika, ...Dan is very good teacher, and practice makes perfect. We enjoyed this step. Safe Travels.

[@ferryvanherk5558]

Glad to see you are enjoying our little country!

[@basprad1563]

About three months of binge watching and I’m all caught up.

[@karaDee2363]

You're doing great Kika, the thing with Docking is, there's so many variables, so the more you do it the better you get.

[@gmanwaseverywhere2104]

The bird watching tower looks to me to be an artistic rendering of... a bird.

[@HowToDIYRc]

Great vid haha thx for showing dutch awesome places and ability of controlling water to create land where we need to 👍

[@NateRodriguez]

You Guys are Awesome... I Live My Nautical Dreams through you guys. Thank You.. Love, Pease, and Smooth sailing in the water and life...

[@bequetta]

You did great K, I don't blame you, docking looks intimidating. Practice makes perfect. 👍🏿

[@danielsrje]

You guys a really marvellous movie makers. It is a joy to tune in to another step each time. You even manage to make a nice-to-boring pile of sand look interesting (ok I'm spoiled, I'm Dutch).

[@jmewilson737]

Good On Ya Kika for practicing docking. I felt that. But practicing makes us much more comfortable. Cheers!

[@EITURKEY1]

Brilliant video, educational as well as entertaining, loved the art work, keep up the amazing videos....

[@jlsinchina]

You guys are great at making interesting content. Thanks.

[@emilysowncreation]

Such a good idea to practice in that area! And Dan is such a good teacher, you did amazing Kika!

[@deanie3246]

You both make the actual sailing part of Sailing Uma look easy which is a mark of experience. I appreciate how the two of you work together and how you each move out of your comfort zones to learn new things and how you both support each other. Practice makes perfect. Cute intro. My 11 month old granddaughter loves listening to the Moana soundtrack. I really like that there is no evil person like in most animation stories, Tamatoa as a character is selfish but not scary and Moana gets Maui to submit to her plan to do the right thing and in the end they are both given the chance and are hero’s in the story. It is wonderful to have identifiable characters for so many children in so many nations including my grand daughter. It’s a beautiful story. Thank you for another tour of another location. 🐨🦘🌊☀️

[@Tyrroger]

Being able to do that docking practice is awesome and super cool with the electric motor, much easier to communicate with one another.

[@jackdorsey1384]

You guys are the absolute best, I love your content new to the channel. I already learned two things in five minutes of watching this. You guys are living my dream, keep up the amazing work all the love! 🥰

[@iggydh]

Brilliant! Good to see enjoy the Marker Wadden. I was in the team who build the islands about 4 or 5 years ago. Have fun in the Netherlands. @Kika the commercial inland barges which are so called mum and dad companies. Mum is always maneuvering and dad will do the ropes. Keep on training. Happy sailing.

[@mjawolfe1]

Great video. Being a boat owner I can say this for sure ... the majority of boat owners still have problems or are not comfortable docking so .... practice, practice practice...it will come. I also live by this saying when docking "Approach the dock as fast as you want to hit the dock!" .

[@BillionPlusOne]

"the wrong thing happens first and then you have to wait through the wrong thing" - that's a really useful phrase to keep in mind. My boat isn't even terrible in reverse but it can take up to 10 seconds before it starts responding to my rudder the way I expect it to.

[@cml79414]

i was cracking up at your intro! love it guys

[@DjBud_VinD]

I know our weather havent been real great last weeks, but glad i see you still have a good time!

[@IcyMidnight]

That looked like a neat boat. If you hosts are ever down, we'd love more boat tours!

[@davidhtims]

That’s funny he couldn’t tell what you’re power was. Love it.

[@jorgrusenberg7539]

We‘ve being there in 2019 and this island is so calm and nice. Had a good time! Greetings from Germany, Jörg

[@LifeBetweenTheDash]

I love your videos. Super cute and creative. So glad you practiced your docking. To get comfortable with your boat will feel so good. Congrats

[@tomphillips7858]

Just the intro alone... knew this was gonna be a good one. 😆