On The Rocks! - Sailing Uma [Step 97]

[@paritoshsingh9235]

Dan you are evolving to be a "DIY Master"

[@brianpetersen3429]

Love your DIY "dead cat" project. You're building some good karma by being so helpful to your neighbors.

[@borntosail..953]

The sea always makes a great story and always brings a smile to your face. "The sooner we learn to be jointly responsible, the easier the sailing will be."

[@haroldgjr]

I love the DIY the s**t out of everything you guys do!!!! Love the two of you SO much.

[@redhedrachful]

That slow mo at the beginning was hilarious! Glad you could save a neighbors boat too 😱

[@billb.6109]

Yep, Love that Rocna, and we so enjoyed your video. You truly are great neighbors, well done.

[@greggronemeier1256]

Great video. Your a great boating neighbor, helping out your fellow sailor with an anchor and a rescue of his dinghy. We both agree to always oversize your ground tackle. When your in the biggest storm of your life, you don't want to be second guessing your choice in ground tackle !!

[@soulwave7237]

Relatively new to your channel, quickly hopped on board because, really, one of the best channels I've come across, not only for sailing but in general: locations, edits, personality, tips, etc. etc...plus the music and dynamics, and well everything have progressed so much!! What a great effort, quality, humor, everything! Your openness with this journey you're on is so fun, funny, warm and informative all at the same time! Much light, peace, safety and good vibes to you both, Kica and Dan....

[@stefanroelfsema4144]

Binge-watched all episodes the past three weeks. Love it!

[@mariemorrissey9378]

The slow motion bit was funny! Well done Kika! That Dighny motor is a great thing! Hope all is well in real time! #LoveSailingUma Yes forgot to say great DIY on the "dead cat" Dan!

[@seanmulligan1339]

There was an elderly couple at porchester pprtsmouth who waved at everypne who sailed by we all waved back,turned out theor dinghy had floated off stranded for 3weels

[@coug96fan]

You two are DIY MASTERS! I am inspired.

[@rasmus7112]

Great seeing a Danish ship out saling

[@charlesthomas8875]

I watched a similar incident last week on another channel only the boat was lost on the rocks. I hope that if I ever screw up and don't set right or my mooring comes loose that Kika is in the boat next to me! Oh, and before you think I'm only praising Kika, I loved the key chain wind sock idea!

[@rayrayy5444]

Good save….everyone wishes they had neighbours like you !!!! Keep the great work.

[@tilleytristan]

Kika! You saved that boat! Great job helming and sheeting on those slow mo tacks! Your boat handling is amazing.

[@joekavanagh5708]

WonderCaptain Kika to the rescue. WonderHacker Dan gives masterclass in advanced acoustic noise reduction. Wahhay Wonderchannel.

[@Georgesadventure]

Wow, nice save both times. I've been binge watching your friends "RAN" channel and just saw the episodes where you guys were together. When I catch up to the latest from them I will start on your channel. Great videos.

[@Willco5114]

Be sure you catch the early ones where the boat was rebuilt and the electric motor put in.

[@tomriley5790]

Awesome DIY channel that also does sailing (and rescuing boats!)! Love seeing all your projects come together so well! Thanks again for sharing the steps of your adventures!

[@marcogil4970]

Kika, you are very kind, and noble (and a little naïve). We in Puerto Rico, during the first two week after the hurricanes were living through “inconveniences” (like no power, long lines for gas…etc..) no any life threatening condition. Some of us are ashamed that some are trying to get more USA federal funds whining a lot. And they are receiving millions of dollars in support. Let’s helps others Caribbean neighbor islands that need this, including the beautiful people of Haiti.

[@whitevanman8703]

17:33 A family friend used to manage that oil refinery in the 1960s, since passed away sadly, we still have lunch occasionally with his widow.

[@stellarpod]

I subscribe to other *cruising/sailing* KZbin channels, but their seem to be short on actual cruising/sailing. You guys, on the other hand, are the REAL DEAL. I truly enjoy your segments and look forward to each new episode. As always, thanks for sharing. Steve

[@marcogabionza9742]

Awesome Dan! You have lots of innovative ideas

[@bertski60]

nice work on the keychain there magyver. :) i gotta' say...you guys are pretty good neighbors. thnx for another great episode.

[@benc65753]

Congratulations on your fund raiser efforts. Good on you!!!

[@fit-matters]

Dead Cat needs a tail... Love it "no cat were hurt during the making of this video",lol

[@joshuabrooks555]

Kika is a super hero finding danger and rescuing dingy.

[@G11713]

Your boat interior looks ...sweet.

[@tahoo2121]

Excellent vlog...editing...story telling...helping hands...diy wind muffs...AND we love our Rochna, also! s/v ...Waves

[@tadserralta]

4:39 "Once you break the walls..." Wow. I really needed to see that today. Thank you.

[@nixhixx]

BRILLIANT DIY. Love it!

[@mikecichy]

So there I was testing out the new and highly secret Tesla yacht self mooring system... I had just left the boat and put the fenders out and the boat nestled itself against the shore as designed and then all these hooligans board my boat and override the system. As if that wasn't bad enough 2 days later as I activated the Tesla advanced and top secret self driving dinghy and Kika comes and interrupts the test before the dinghy could return to the boat. Sheesh guys. Kidding aside, thanks for rescuing me - twice!! Love, Absent-minded-Mike

[@SailingUma]

+dangercichy hahahhaha. Yeah... You're welcome!

[@mikecichy]

Sailing Uma Now u know why Danger's my middle name. Great video by the way. And good thing you got rid of that terrible narrator ;). Someone had to say it.

[@SailingUma]

oh we knew that the first day we met you :P but it's always a great adventure (especially when there is a LEG involved... which BTW we should sign before we part ways)

[@user6619-k9t]

Hey man, I liked the narration episode! Thought it was very well done and imaginative. (I like the quirky and funn approach you guys take) So amazing where you guys have taken your channel!

[@naomitakimoto7295]

I love the narration of his beautiful tenor with a hint of sexy tone of voice and that suited to a great documentary just like this video. That being said, Mike’s narration was perfect fit for this episode 🥰 Have a fair winds and lots of fun!!

[@edrosenberger6947]

Some chuckling, some MacGyvering, some sailing, some excitementing, some helping and another interesting video that ended way to soon......Thanks you two!!

[@anonymous_protagonist]

The time-lapse shot from the top of the pontoon bridge was awesome. Especially when coupled with the shot of Kika playing camera-sitter! Also, good on you for working so hard to help a stranger. [Seems the voice-over gods thought so as well. Hehehe!]

[@diverbob8]

Nice job on the mic shield...works really well! Fair Winds

[@jekylhyde92]

Your videos are always interesting. We visited Curacao several years ago so nice seeing places we recognised.

[@MiQBohlin]

Your slow-mo-start was a real ROFL 😁 Nice windscreen DIY! And the last seconds fluffing dead right 😉

[@Hindukushsailing]

My appreciation of your channel just went higher. Your a very cool couple and have awesome chemistry. Nice to see your everyone help out in a time of need. The dead cat great DIY. Anyway safe journey..

[@snakeeyes4424]

I like the slow motion tacking accompany by your slow motion voicing...outrageous

[@roxannelittlefield8150]

Love your music! And your videos.

[@soloflight75]

Loved the slow motion. Kept me laughing...

[@c.a.malamarobinson5031]

Thanks for the salon cushion tour of a lovely part of the world I hope to sail to some day. ..... Make no mistake! There will always be lessons to learn about anchoring and dingies etc! Stay humble and I will try to be a helpful neighbor too.

[@TaggingTechnician]

Delightful to observe family love! Well done!

[@sachamo100]

Love, love, love this video!

[@bobbybaldeagle702]

Thanks for the dead cat hack... I got a nice piece of fuzzy fur setting in the top of tool box... Guess what I'm going to be making as soon as the boss lady gets me my boom mic.... LOL,LOL... Love you kids thanks for another awesome video... Be blessed... BBE...

[@24212860]

Never a dull day, good job

[@llewellyntoth5505]

6:47: Great idea, I wonder if fuzzy dice would work also???

[@jackhall6115]

I love slo-mo tacking. You kids make this old man laugh. KayakJack

[@CS-iu3pz]

Word to guys having my back...plz dont let boat GET to rocks. Thanks

[@ConorTreacy-BigRedSEO]

I think you should have bought a handful of those keyrings for $2 and sold them online...... so much better than the $20 I've spent before! Love the DIY approach!

[@AkhumCharles-Reaper]

Ha, sneaky little shout out to SV Delos @ 4:27

[@Rudder2]

I know people like CQR Anchors but I hated mine and it is now a yard ornament. I got it to set good once out of 30 times trying. It is 65 lbs but all it ever did was plow the bottom...If I was a seaweed farmer life would of been good...LOL. I had a guy who loved his tell me how to set it...It took to much space to do it right. He said "set the anchor on the bottom and let out chain carefully not to pile it up at all making sure it layed in a line from where you want it to set. At about 4:1 scope start slowly backing down and slowly let out chain till it hooks pay out more chain then set hard then adjust to scope wanted." The one time I got it to set hard it took 1/2 of the anchorage to set it...I now have a 65 LB Mantus as my main, it sets hard in a few feet even when the engine died in a strong current it set just as fast, and a Fortress FX-55 as my backup / stern anchor...Never had a problem again. Really enjoy your videos, they are so professionally edited and very entertaining! Been binge watching for like 4 days now and I've made it to here so far! I'm working on my boat now and can't wait to be where you are! My wife will not let me sell the house though...Says we can do it 6 months aboard 6 months at the house...Hopefully can make it so awesome she can be won over to full time but I will take wha tI can get, my friend's wife will not set foot on a boat.

[@h2odragon1]

Clean the chain in a shallow basin, (5-8" deep),fill with sea water and scrub, then rinse in the basin with fresh water, (a few gallons)! then put away!

[@PashPashAKAZoO]

Sea Change is still out there? They went dark for awhile, so happy to hear. Truly great cinematography

[@henrygonzalez1201]

WOW I learned something new about DYI a Mic. , Thanks Guys

[@llewellyntoth5505]

great time lapses. great addition to your content.

[@kenscrackofdoom599]

A real wonder woman, you saved his ass twice. I love your films.

[@JustMe-pp1mp]

You think Mike would know better, especially with you two as tutors. Have a safe week !

[@merkin22]

The slo mo tack may be the funniest thing you've had in one of your videos LOL

[@formhubfar]

1:26.., I dont think Kiki fully grasped the concept of pretending to go slow there lmfao!!!

[@jonothandoeser]

Kika

[@bethells86]

Well done guys!! FYI Rocna was designed by a down to earth Kiwi guy, Peter Smith, right here in Auckland. Years ago when he was trying to convince me I should try his new design on my 40ft cat I was skeptical, but boy was I wrong. That big spade held us in some serious storms around NZ coast. He eventually sold the design and business as he went on a world cruise, but as we know Rocna became world famous, as it really does work. BTW Mansion Supreme is almost identical and is from same design pages.

[@rodneyprimm2526]

Hi guys, I am a new subscriber and I am enjoying your video's. I am learning as much as I can about sailing from watching u t , hope to take a class soon. You are great for sharing, thanks ! Greetings from Galveston Texas

[@janethartwig774]

Rodney Primm Galveston, my favorite city in the entire world. Sweet, sweet, memories.

[@SailingPauHana]

Confucius say” buy a big anchor, not a shitty anchor”. Lol 😂🤣

[@8028rsj]

they have a CQR anchor so that explains a lot. You're right, Rocnas ROCK !

[@cleeshann1928]

Kikia you ROCK! GREAT JOB GIRL!

[@royrost7511]

Awesome video again, keep them coming.

[@yvonnegootjes3775]

O my!!! I CAN NOT WAIT TILL THE NEXT hahahaha :) Was such a fun week to spend on Curacao and meeting you

[@SailingUma]

Hey Yv! It was such a blast!!! Problem is....Kika's laptop died, so we're trying to get it fixed so we can finish the episode and post it.

[@onthebeaches]

EXCELLENT VID~! I'm not sure even where to begin so I'll just say perrrrrrrrrrrfect!!! PEACE OUT! Ü

[@harold.o]

I recently started to watch your channel, and just found out you been to Curaçao. Where I'm from. I hope you enjoyed it.

[@SailingUma]

We did! We loved our time there!! Such a wonderful island and wonderful people.

[@stub2022]

Another awesome episode! Yeah, I'm way behind, lol. Nice work.

[@Willco5114]

Saw the name Corey Kluver on your donor list. Is that the guy who may be the only D1 center to have a touchdown? Uma: Love your spirit and resourcefulness!

[@paddleclimb06]

as always, fantastic vid! thank you guys.

[@KnotVikings]

Thanks for sharing guys! Another great episode! Love how you guys always sail as much as possible! I hope we will get better at that in the future but when there are a lot of tides sometimes you have to stick to a time schedule.

[@SailingShaggySeas]

Really interesting video. I love how you showed the market and the industrial area of the island!

[@kasenmeyers9357]

Its a shame this channel doesn’t post much. They have such great entertaining content

[@tieferbk]

Great episode, you guys!

[@lompact3559]

'Simulated' slow-motion tacking for the win!

[@lompact3559]

Also your spinnaker is sexy as hell!

[@karenwilliams2193]

Great video, it's nice how everyone helps each other out. Hugs 😍

[@pahunter3]

The tribble worked very well as a microphone cover. You might have to check out the Star Trek reference.

[@captken4316]

The trouble with Tribbles was a good episode ...

[@kenleachman5476]

You're such good neighbors

[@LifeatSixKnots]

That looked like a heck of a dinghy ride! Very cool city. Love how they bring the fruit and veggies in. We use the Sony stereo mic. Never thought about the wind hitting the back. Great improvement! That is a shame. Luckily there was no damage. We love our Bruce Claw and just went up one size.

[@mizvisionaireproductions4302]

Luv sailing with Uma

[@67amigo]

Its nice being Dutch. I just say hi and all is done.

[@risasb]

Best tacking e-v-e-e-e-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r.

[@ElleDelSol]

While you were tacking, all I could think about is Dory saying "You speak Whale? I speak Whale. Helllooooooooooooooooooooooo Thurrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeee"

[@SailingUma]

+Elle DelSol haha

[@azib958]

Love that you guys actually sail and take the time. Most other channels just motor everywhere, I'm curious how much of the sailing is the enjoyment of sailing and how much is a matter of your electric engine? 80/20?

[@llewellyntoth5505]

no better way to get around though. hope you appreciate how special this lifestyle is.

[@flxsuki]

Wooooo .... and Poor Mike lol good man

[@petermathewvanaardt74]

gotta love your DIY!!!

[@jimmarshall5453]

Early on, you sound like lovesick coyotes. Any kind of foam works great for wind noise elimination, even bed or pillow foam. Yes, we hear the wind with the 4$ windcat on it, but only at 15% of no windcat noise which is acceptable. Cellular foam is still 50% better and usually free. Funny hearing about your low electricity use. 11 minute mark, why not ask the boat next to you if anyone is onboard with a loud hailer? We are so proud of you Queen! I tell EVERY one that their dinghy needs two different painters tied at each time.

[@seanmulligan1339]

Spare dinghy and out board would pull the boat all be it slowly also gives you a chance to kedge out anchor.my crew often dissappear on shore but i have my redstart and mariner captains perks

[@thegentlemantruckster]

Outstanding!!

[@jonathanbresler6721]

That Benateau on the rocks looks a like it may be 40 to 50 feet. Wondering what size anchor and scope they were using.

[@daniseakey6773]

couldn't you hoist the anchor up off of the bottom and suspend it in the water column under way to remove the mud so the chain is clean and ready to store.?

[@SailingUma]

Possibly. But if it’s too low, you run the risk of catching it on something. We sometimes leave just the anchor in the water to help rinse it, but that usually takes awhile.

[@jasonkoslow4174]

Love the vids, especially all of the DIY and how to stuff. Hey, are the Sea Change guys going to put out any more vids? Thought they quit sailing.

[@SailingUma]

I am not sure when they will start posting more videos on youtube, but they are definitely still sailing.

[@stinkintoad]

Wow you meet Sea Change? They have some great videos- how come they stopped putting out videos10 months ago?

[@flooptydoo1178]

I agree! Awesome videos - what happened to them?

[@bdjm8595]

Never mind the "Burning ring of fire" Mike has a "swirling vortex of Chaos" !!!

[@isnoo1]

You are soooo damn resourceful!!

[@llewellyntoth5505]

13:12: I love this community.

[@thomask5295]

Love the NAVIONICS App. It's the same I use on my iPad for navigation :)

[@tomharrell1954]

The key chain muff was genius repurposing. How do you prepare the deck for water capture? Seems your neighbor is needs to polish up his sailing skills.