How to Sail to U.S. Territory Without a Visa - Ep. 54 RAN Sailing

[@matthanson4920]

My wife and I watch a lot of sailing channels on KZbin, but you and Sailing Uma are our favorites. So neat to see you meeting up together.

[@andreruegg9490]

Great to see a video about the somewhat special way of getting a Visa Waiver stamp in the passport. Very appreciated.

[@dougefresh133]

So cool that my two favorite sailing couples finally met up. 😊

[@whiterabbit3042]

Welcome to the US Ran, we are glad you are here....cause you are good people! Hope all you adventures are great and memorable. Thanks for all great videos.

[@doppler3237]

As an american you are welcome to my country anytime, people of different countries meeting each other is a very good thing. I like the uma channel but where were the dogs from doddles?

[@matthewwright57]

I really love the grey paint on RAN!

[@froogal8887]

UMA and RAN together --- WOW, great stuff. Please keep posting. Fair winds, Skipper Froo.

[@davarcarroll9434]

Shout out from ST.Thomas USVI.

[@badapple65]

Come on down! We let everyone in might as well be great people such as yourselves!

[@gregwebster8784]

I have to agree with the other comments. My country isn't treating legal visitors very well. I'm impressed by how well you're dealing with it though. Sorry for the inhospitable experience.

[@prmartin7259]

Another great video. looking forward to the next and the next and the next............ 😄😃☺😁😂⛵⛵🚣⚓🎥

[@lrs8369]

I love your calmness.

[@w00dbutcher50]

Two thumbs up! I follow Doodles an Ran also. These just keep getting better.

[@richardparish8835]

I like your more relaxed and personal style. Very cool couple.

[@SailingUma]

love the loops that sailors can jump sometimes to get into places. cant wait for the next episode 😁

[@matthanson4920]

My wife and I watch a lot of sailing channels on KZbin, but you and Sailing Ran are our favorites. So neat to see you meeting up together.

[@lukebeckham3424]

InstaBlaster.

[@lkelly0284]

poor chevy always on the back end, beautiful video!!!!!

[@stevecurtis3736]

Sorry you missed St John. I think that's one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean, partly because it's 75% national park. You can anchor in Cruz Bay (the main town), Great Cruz Bay (there's a Westin Resort there), and Coral Bay (the more sleepy side where you must have lunch at Skinny Legs); and there are moorings at Maho Bay (most protected) and Salt Pond Bay, plus others. If you ever have a chance St John is a magical place. Love your videos! All the best.

[@RANSailing]

Thanks for the recommendations! Next time we go there :)

[@johnh.8906]

So happy to see you using a gybe preventer!!! Good on you. Thanks so much for all the great videos. John H. Vancouver Island B.C., Canada! Come see us.

[@nheeren1]

Great video. All the check in and check out drives me crazy, let alone all the fees along with it. Thank you for doing it anyways and letting us come along.

[@mikehickman789]

You both make the best videos, Thank you and have a great time!!

[@danielsatre4438]

Please stop in Salt Pond Bay...my Fav....it's just right!

[@davidc6510]

So cool Sailing Uma and Sailing Doodles meet up. Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@tlowe2502]

Always great to see you guys, thanks for sharing your adventures. Im also subscribe to sailing Uma ,Hello to everyone. SMOOTH SAILING.

[@Computadorasparatodos]

Hi there guys, just a quick work to say that I try to follow your journeys, as well as other sailing channels, but your channel like the one for Sailing Huma, and Delos are my favorites! I specially liked the video you did about sailing to Colombia, and the kind words you said about the country I was born. You guys are, borrowing some words from a Aussie sailing channel, “legends”.

[@austingode]

I grew up in the Caribbean but I didn't know the term Spanish Virgin Islands! I knew the islands but not the name

[@h3rm1tspaceballer23]

Keep living the dream you two! :)

[@33eyeman]

This was a great video. I subscribe to all three of your channels. To see you all on one boat was very exiting. fairwinds to all.

[@thatdutchguy2882]

Hej, new island's to explore for you guy's, nice. Ha det så bra 👍😆.

[@6r4metroman]

That's just amazing to meet two other KZbinrs... and I follow both of them :-)

[@SailingFreeStyle]

Cool seeing everyone crossing paths on your separate channels!

[@paulspiers5466]

Love your boat by the way. Your videos are very relaxing and entertaining, keep up the great work you two.

[@CrystalBlueVacation]

Nice to see some sailing footage!

[@svoceanghost7734]

Looking good. ~Fair Winds.

[@markgotham5372]

That is Fantastic you guys caught up to Doodles and Uma...( yes...I realize some time ago..lol...)....Mark S.F. Ca....... ;-)

[@JCAJCA3]

Great video as always. I hope you guys get to the USA main land. Lots to see and do! Thanks for taking us along. JC

[@lancechristy2595]

Thanks again and can't wait for the next episode...

[@Stick560]

Welcome to America! BTW all of us Americans have a lot of government paperwork to do, lol! Keep having fun, see ya'll next time.

[@Big.Ron1]

Another very good video. Have fun, and be safe!

[@mariemorrissey9378]

Love Ran! Keep up the great work!

[@RobFomenko]

beautiful as usual.....

[@HopeOfJoe]

Go for a freaking walk on the beach !! Best bet is there are no "beach cops" just walking around waiting for you. 😊

[@bobahlberg6360]

Another fine video guys thanks for sharing

[@MsStrong30]

So cool! I follow Sailing Uma, Sailing Doodles, Adventures of an Old Sea Dog and now RAN Sailing. I wonder if all 4 of you will ever be in the same place at the same time???? :)

[@pnwesty7174]

So you as a person has to get the visa on a registered vessel. Once done, you have to take the visa with the unregistered vessel (RAN), for regular check in at customs/immigration? Crazy. Safe travels! :-)

[@qristv1912]

thanks4share

[@markebert7336]

Shabby is the best!

[@john3Lee]

I think its the first time that ii have seen a discussion about fees, & bureaucracy involved in cruising... Cheers & thanks, another enjoyable episode.. :)

[@Tracks777]

Great content. Keep it up!

[@Arnel_A67]

Love it Love it..

[@Georgesadventure]

Didn't you get visas in St Thomas? I thought Malin said she had a visa. Why couldn't you go on the beach on Megan's Bay? I have been there twice and it's a stunning beach. I hope you go back in a future episode. I'm up to episode 54 :-)

[@klenzgaming]

Welcome to the US guys (even though I know you're really long gone lol)

[@moz1953]

ah the bureaucratic hassle - wait 'til you get to India !!! always a pleasure watching you guys, best wishes as always

[@UweBehrendt]

Thank you again for an interesting time

[@jbhann]

Have the two of you ever had to give your fingerprints to enter other countries or areas? That seems pretty invasive to demand fingerprints, when the two of you have valid passports.

[@5464348643]

Great vid. Thanks! :)

[@BRZZ-xw4hd]

your vids keep getting better thanks guys...peace out

[@frips1000]

cool vid!

[@sc1212able]

Sailing is cheap, but all entry port fees well kill your budget especially in the BVI's.

[@haltabottas7584]

Hej Johan! Har du något tips på hur man fixar läckande fendrar alltså det pyser ut via ventilen. Tack för en toppen "kanal".

[@RANSailing]

Hej Håkan! Tack så mycket! Tyvärr har jag inga bra tips gällande detta :( Sorry! /Johan

[@urabus7875]

nice

[@jimjenkins673]

Thumbs up number 54,,,,,,,,,,,/),,,,,,,,,fair winds.

[@jcregal3456]

I see in this video that on your port side bow, just below the anchor tray, there is a large fitting. Can you tell me what it is and what it is used for?

[@RANSailing]

This is a retractable bow sprit that we use for the Gennaker :)

[@majesticmark6054]

Welcome to US territory. Really hope you enjoy your stay. ^_^

[@sweetbrandigirl]

Down Wind = Spinnaker ....LOL However wing on wing will work

[@acmeopinionfactory8018]

sweetbrandigirl They seem to have an extendable bowsprit on the port side which usually indicates the ability to set a code 0, but I've never seen it in the videos.

[@gs9976]

small world!

[@paulspiers5466]

The bow of your boat looks like it has taken some damage.

[@TurbaFilm]

Ha, Sailing UMA and Sailing DOODLES aswell! The world turns out to be a small world :)

[@myswan47]

Hello, I like and follow your vid. Great, really enjoyable. May I suggest few things, please? OK. here they are: please add interesting comments about your navigational aids, your charts on the iPad and elsewhere, your weather routing of any or weather sourcing, your anchoring equipment and techniques...what works well and what does not? I mean, we love to look at what you are doing but it might be more interesting for those of us who are planing to do the same and are anxious about the equipments and so forth. For example, is it safe too leave your dinghy tied to a dock and leave for a day or two? etc. Thanks a lot for any comments and enjoy//

[@johnkabel285]

Hey you far-from-home sailors! I have been looking over some of your first videos. There is a missing Episode 2 still not showing on KZbin. So how did you generally get from Malmo to Cuxhaven? What were your major waypoints?

[@RANSailing]

It could be because you're watching from Germany. One of the songs has unfortunately been blocked there :( You can still see it if you change the VPN tunnel. We sailed directly from Skanör, Sweden, to Kiel. Then through the canal where we stopped for the night in Rendsburg and Brunnsbüttel. Then out to Cuxhaven :) Thanks for watching!

[@johnkabel285]

RAN Sailing I am watching, and enjoying VERY MUCH form London, Ontario, Canada. Here I am crew on a racing yacht on Lake Huron at Sarnia, I am also the Treasurer and Principal Race Officer at Fanshawe Yacht Club. We sail on a flood control reservoir. Not the waves of the open ocean, but lake levels can go up 6 m after thunderstorms or be dropped on short notice for facility repairs. VPN not an option for me.

[@johnkabel285]

RAN Sailing The Kiel Canal appears to have similar constraints as the Welland Canal in Ontario, which bypasses the approx 100 m drop of the famous Niagara Falls. Maximum cargo ships are about 200 ft, by 80 feet wide. No practical restriction on height of recreational vessels, though you have to schedule carefully with the Seaway. Cheers!!

[@Ramdodge582]

i know a big fat 0 about boats, is 20 meters too deep to drop anchor?

[@johnx9318]

Aren't mooring bouys there to protect the sea bed from anchor damage?

[@RANSailing]

Yes, in some areas they are. But not in the Bvis...

[@johnx9318]

Thanks for the heads-up. I thought they were like a compusory thing. Glad its an option.

[@carbidegrd1]

Wow! you were fingerprinted?

[@larsgardsvold4345]

Really like your videos, just started viewing your video's this week. A question regarding the US immigration; what or how do they define a registered entity in this context?

[@RANSailing]

For example an airline company that flies to the U.S is a registered entity. So if you're not an American citizen and you'll come to the U.S on a private vessel you'll need a B1/B2 Visa.

[@larsgardsvold4345]

Thanks, I do have B1/B2 and also C1/D (transit) visas, so covered up until 2027. I was wondering, because as I will retire as an airline pilot in two years, and sail my Dufour 43 S/Y Ho'oponopono, and the US Virgin islands, Puerto Rico and mainland US, are on my itinerary. PS Setter stor pris på videoene deres, seiler norsk flag her ut fra Barcelona.

[@larsgardsvold4345]

Regarding my question below. My boat is a registered ship in the Norwegian ships registry, would that be satisfactory?

[@gisleroed62]

hva betyr å ha det gule flagge oppe

[@alvincay100]

Wait, what? You need a Visa? Swedish people need a Visa just to visit the US? I had no idea...

[@TheUglyGnome]

As Swedish citizen you don't need visa if you arrive to The US by land or are "traveling on a participating commercial carrier". But because Ran doesn't travel on land nor is a "participating commercial carrier" they had to do this detour. Bureaucracy as it's best!

[@froogal8887]

... and Doodles (!)...

[@66rgra]

Yep paperwork it's the American way!!!!

[@jrsanchez6603]

Sad you had to stay in the boat at anchor because of humans making borders and bureaucracy. That would have been a nice beach to walk on.

[@fahrifoxtrot-whiskey9242]

This is something I always wondered. Visa issues. You guys are EU citizens, and even though it takes such a time and money away from you to obtain US visa. I cannot imagine what I would do with a third world passport. USA vs. Rest of the World. :(

[@PaulBKal]

That Swedish flag on your backstay is getting a bit tattered guys!

[@m.y.tangaroanui8345]

hey you both,y nice video again! and Malin in a bathing suit is always nice ;-)))

[@SuperMrMullen]

What do Swedish people even need Visas to enter the US? Just silly that they could not just sail into the US.

[@carmas54]

Welcome to the US!!!! :-) it's a better place now

[@AndreasDuessca]

Swedish citizens do not need a visa to enter the US - instead, ESTA applies.

[@YuriVorontsov]

Andreas Duess unfortunately, ESTA covers only regular carriers like airlines.

[@RANSailing]

Yes, normally you don't need a visa, but like we say in the video you need a visa if you're entering the country on a foreign non-registred entity like your private boat. Thanks for watching!

[@NickLea]

All Europeans require a visa if they are entering on their own yacht. The visa waiver scheme - the ESTA - only applies if you first enter on a scheduled passenger service eg airline or ferry. So, it is necessary to first enter on an airline or ferry. You will then be given a multi-entry stamp allowing you to enter and exit the USA multiple times for 90 days. Once you've got that stamp in your passport you can then enter in your own yacht without any problem. The US customs have stated that this is what people must do.

[@sailingxtremeadventures542]

Andreas, correct me if I'm wrong but you need that stamp in your passport if your going in by your private boat and do not need it if arriving by a commercial plane or commercial boat even if you have an ESTA? Seems just another money making exercise against sailors who can quite happily sail up to a mooring bouy and go ashore?? ⛵️

[@sailingxtremeadventures542]

Does it apply the other way around USVI, a private yacht to the BVI's? If not it should surely?

[@HopeOfJoe]

Love your stuff !! Can't wait for my bride and me to be on the water by the end of this year. 😊 As to the $$$ for getting the USA stamp on your passport, $200 was not expensive at all. Just remember, for the most part, this USA keeps most of the bad guys away from you and your safety. Best deal in town!! Wonder what it would cost us to go to Sweeden without a visa?

[@SuperDirk1965]

Main problem is that it is the us who's making sure the so called bad guys are angry with the rest of the world by bombing them every day for no reason at all.

[@misternice1768]

$0. Free. US citizens do not need a visa to go to Sweden, as it is part of the European Union. Also, Sweden is consistently rated ahead of the USA on all counts: health care, education, social programs, life expectancy, crime and safety. Look it up-- the US rates like 20 countries lower than Sweden in most quality of life listings.

[@misternice1768]

Sweden was rated #3 in the survey reported here, and the USA #18. www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-21/america-is-now-a-second-tier-country

[@oceandrew]

Richard, I've crossed a large number of borders with my US passport and have never paid that much anywhere. They just finished saying $30 for a mooring ball was too much for their cruising budget and you're trying to argue that $200 is not expensive for them? Have a little compassion with your nationalistic fervour.

[@brianpaul21]

All great points! I've traveled the world and rarely ever paid, and if so a small token on my US passport and never worried about being kept away from the "bad guys". It's time to stop the bullshit. The 200 they paid went to somewhere we can't account for to do something we probably didn't want!

[@whitestar3]

Poor Shabby, looks so out of place

[@TheExumRidge]

I am an American. Welcome. Sorry about the system we have here. I'm sure our country had need of your finger prints. If you ever need anything, please reach out - i'm sure many will help you.

[@mehmetfrat575]

Frank Parsons hello sir, i would like to ask you something, how can i reach you? phone or social media? do you have insta?

[@Ramdodge582]

Well welcome to America! kinda... sort of... not really. hey close enough

[@dimakolesik]

Just don't do Spanish subtitles plz

[@johnx9318]

Hi, it would have been educational to find out how much 'expensive' is. Was there a political reason for not saying?

[@RANSailing]

Hi John! We say that in the video... About $200. I guess expensive is in the eye of the beholder, but we thought it was a bit expensive. Cheers!

[@johnx9318]

That is expensive. I appreciate you showing the details of checking in and out of countries. Most saiing videos gloss over the practicaities and only emphasise the easy bits. Very good - and useable - information about this on your video, thanks.

[@sa7100]

Too bad that there are bad characters out there to where we need to do all of the passport and visa nonsense. Oh well. It helps to keep us all safe.

[@Ok-551]

When Americans travel and are hit with airport taxes exclusive to Americans only, this is why.

[@misternice1768]

US and Sweden do not typically charge visa fees to each other. This is all because of the fact that they are entering via sailboat.

[@mumblic]

I'm not sure it's related to entering via sailboat. They were talking about the taxes/fees to go between USVI and BVI

[@windonwater3895]

First, I'm so sorry the US made getting in so difficult. It's probably a result of our current president (won't mention any names). Great video (as they all are). I'm so jealous. I've sailed many of the areas where you are are now. I can guarantee that if you would decide to come north to the Chesapeake Bay, there will be hundreds of beautiful and free anchorages. Ron

[@shinybaldy]

Wind on Water unfortunately this isn't a new thing. Cruising in the US is one of the more difficult locales for foreign flagged vessels.

[@TheUglyGnome]

+shinybaldy Indeed it is. For example foreign yachts are required to contact Homeland Security every time they move from one "customs region" (whatever it is) to another. Sometimes that's moving from one marina to another in the same city! And still US cruisers continue to complain how "horrible" European Schengen area regulations are. If they only knew how things are in their own country ...

[@shinybaldy]

TheUglyGnome oh want to hear the worst part? Even for Americans, when they sail their federally documented boat from their home state into another state (say Washington to Caifornia), some states get over zealous if you stay too long and demand either a use tax or sales tax for the value of the boat. 🤣

[@marcogil4970]

Please, let keep this as a sailing adventure channel. (But, btw, only six months in WH and you are making him accountable for 8 years debacle? Who teach you that, Cher? Madonna? Sean Penn? or any other illustrious celebrity?