Sail Life - A day in the life on an off shore passage ⛵️

[@53glowe]

One of the best episodes ever...loved it. Ava's humour is just brilliant and adds an entertainment factor that cannot be underestimated. Great video 👍🙂

[@SailLife]

Thank you :)

[@ges7991]

This Channel just gets better and better. Eva does an excellent job with her portion of the videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@SailLife]

Thank you for watching!

[@nick.caffrey]

What a team. The perfect balance between Mads' attention to boat technical detail, and Ava's super sense of humour and ability to get to the heart of the matter. Sail Life just gets better and better.

[@EuroNeuro]

Love it. The culmination of all those years, and how perfect it all turned out with fun wife and everything.

[@bscott3211]

Love how Ava took over in this episode! Cheers!

[@SailLife]

Glad you liked it :)

[@Ian-gf8id]

Your boat refit has been hugely impressive and the finished article is so well thought out and integrated. My big trip is years away but your channel is a goldmine of ideas and experiences. Great to see you had such a calm (overall) Atlantic crossing.

[@gianniskritikos695]

Showering every day on a passage!!!! Next level of sailing!!! Well done!!!!

[@SailLife]

Haha! We were pretty impressed with ourselves!

[@charles.neuman18]

This was one of my favorite of your videos. After all the (somewhat extensive) refitting, finally you are out at sea and making a crossing. I've seen a lot of sailing videos, but this one really showed me what it's like. I liked all the details: how you sleep, how you make food, and what happens when. I know it's repetitive, but don't underestimate how interesting a day-in-the-life montage can be for those of us on land. In other words, consider more videos showing how a day goes on board. It's interesting to see that there's both "work" and free time. And fortunately time for humor! Keep it up!

[@felipebouzonnoexperienceon1160]

Eva's part was great! Mads, please also show us Athena sailing, let us feel how she glides along. You guys are awesome

[@2oqp577]

It's hard. It used to be a DIY channel, we'll give them some time to adjust :-) Maybe next week we'll see more winch action and sail trim action. 😁

[@Finn-McCool]

👍🏼

[@danknox9986]

Ava is always so entertaining. She’s very special.

[@jesperkohlenberg8178]

I simply love your videos, showing the aspects of a long journey on a small boat, and always with a smile on your faces. Stay safe and enjoy the journey.

[@SailLife]

Thank you :)

[@niklasloow1995]

The cut with “I need to find a way to get revenge” and the next shot being with the shower in the background, was perfect timing 🎉

[@nonnayourbsns1001]

you are my newest favorite couple to watch who Sail the ocean....so happy to see you sail

[@jcaam8094]

Best video yet, thanks for giving DIY a rest for at least an episode.

[@tomk4199]

I had to laugh thinking about how you were worried about transitioning to sailing videos vs pure DIY...its fun to see you as a sailing couple and your channel is better and more enjoyable than ever!

[@webheadusa9377]

Pre-cooking meals reminds me of the old-fashioned TV dinners and the TV tray. This is back in the 1950s when the TV dinner would be in a tin container and cooked in the oven. Yeah, back in the day there was no microwave, no computer or copy machine, no color tv, 3 channels on the B&W tv, and no whole house air conditioner. Yeah baby, you've come a long way with a rice cooker and frozen pre-made entrees in big "burpable" (or not) plastic containers! You even have a lovely wood table/tray in the cockpit. Bon Appetite for the next month! :¬) Webhead USA

[@thecivvie]

Love the banter between you two. I can only imagine the off camera laughter. Thanks for sharing your day

[@ilesfarms1314]

I watched most of the re-fit videos and really enjoyed them.. I drifted away for a while and came back. I'm so impressed Ava!!!

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

It is always a wonderful surprise to get to watch one of your new videos!

[@XavierPil]

Ava is a natural on screen. As if she did that forever

[@jeffrykunkel5444]

Congrats on the crossing, it is great to watch your adventures. I am curious why you ran the engine to charge batteries, and not the little Fisher Panda you installed?

[@windonwater3895]

So glad to see you're both doing well at sea! Great Video. Thank You!!

[@peterhoiland6715]

I love the red lighting under the cabinets in the salon! It looks like it makes for good visibility, and stylish looking too!

[@TheFlyingstop]

"Love you" are the two words people hardly use as apart from loving and caring it's important saying it too. The keep fit has to be a must for "everyone" as it keeps you healthy physically and mentally epically when it only takes so little time in the day. Love you guys and nice one as always. Thank you.

[@claudehopper9813]

Great watching the day in the life of a passage maker . The cake looked so good , Eva's really a good shipmate your very lucky skipper !

[@ianlangley987]

Great to see you both save and well and you distance to shore is reducing each day. Well done with your routine and planning. Cheers Ian

[@peternash6206]

Keep the technical updates coming - what is working, what is not working and the maybe next time I would fit something different!! Every sail boat sings a quiet song when progressing and Athena is no exception - Take care.

[@mckenziekeith7434]

This is a great video! Seems like you guys are doing pretty well. I would recommend you clip in your harness when you are alone in the cockpit. Or really any time you are above decks. Clip somewhere where you can't even fall overboard. You don't want to be towed along in the water by your harness. I do like those AIS MOB beacons, too. But the key thing is not to go overboard in the first place.

[@SailLife]

We usually do try to clip in if we are in the cockpit on our own. We especially always do on our night watch 👍

[@diederik218]

I see you made it to Barbados a few days ago on MarineTraffic. Looking forward to that episode.

[@recolaq]

A guess you meant a few weeks ago. They finished their crossing the 13th of april.

[@rondejoux8006]

My wife knitted one of those, it was named Squidly. Great sailing, I am envious. Take care.

[@wilber504]

you kids are having a blast! Enjoyed your status report.

[@thomasconroy4684]

Loved the cake bake, fair winds.

[@williamadams9110]

l like it, Ava your such a Hoot. 😂 Mads thinks ahead to keep things nice and safe.

[@tunamaniak]

Wow a 5 star passage thanks to Eva and all the modern features Matts installed during the refit. Great video thank you. This is a bonus video right? ☠⛵🌞🌛

[@DavidJones-ds6et]

Great to see you both enjoying the passage

[@jonjonword6222]

What a great adventure!! You are awesome, thanks for sharing your experiences!

[@Rottingboards]

Safety First! Love that you use MOBs!

[@jamesl5149]

Ava's bit was great this week!

[@tamhnguyen]

Great documentary video of a long journey. Wish you fair wind and smooth sailing.

[@jessicakirchoff2536]

Ava your octopus is adorable!

[@bardarians]

Great video guys. I agree the rice cooker is a game changer for sailing :))

[@DVKajak]

So amazing to see you finally crossing the Atlantic after all that fun DIY stuff! I really can't decide what I like more. 😄😍 Is there already anything in detail on all that pre cooking? Maybe some recipes on the blog? Fair winds and happy sailing! David

[@masaiwhite5933]

Good stuff guys,enjoying the reports and for sure the pre-cooked on a sail boat is a must i reckon.

[@groermaik]

Hey! The freezer top works! Yay!

[@edwardhovitz1753]

So neat. Thank you for sharing your voyage.

[@librulcunspirisy]

Respect. Probably one of three KZbin sailors who have even heard of the COLREGS.

[@DanielTruran]

Love to see the two of you back together and the great content you share. Thanks for making us enjoy the passage with you, from the comfort of our sofas 😉😁

[@TheJekyll400]

Love the octopus!

[@davidbrunkow64]

Great to see the results of all your preparations working smoothly. Well done!

[@johnnyquest5352]

Thank you for taking me on your adventure. I look forward to your next video.

[@stevedraycott4289]

Mads, your choice of words @ 1:14 to 1:16 are hilarious. sorry my bad. love your channel.

[@Amicaner]

Such a great couple!

[@marktinkler6897]

Have never crossed an Ocean but sailing up and down the East Coast, as a couple, we found an 8 hr watch rotation worked great. One watch alone , one watch shared. Having spent many years working a four to midnight shift, Ok was very comfortable with a sunset watch. My wife loved a sunup watch. We then shared a sort of normal day together. 16 hours awake, 8 hours sleep. A normal rythme for most folks.

[@bryanwatt9751]

Brilliant! That's the result of a ton of hard work and preparation!

[@Fawleygairs]

love these videos thanks for sharing your time afloat

[@sokoleoko6539]

the best show on youtube !!! you guy are adorable :)

[@fredv7487]

Awesome job y'all. Glad to see it's going well. May the winds be in your favor. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@joaomanuelfabiaodasilva6854]

It´s great to see you guys are OK! Stay safe!

[@Fryns]

25 years ago i did have a very nice holiday on Barbados with my then 3 year old daughter, who kept calling the Island ..Barbasie, ani it has stuck...remember Barbasie. Hope that you arrive safe and enjoy Barbasie...lots if love

[@SailLife]

Aw, thats very cute. Ava loves it!

[@patricklyons7683]

As an evening trucker & hopefully former one. Seeing morning emerge was delightful!

[@bryansenulis7242]

Dude u got her so trained...I'm jealous in ways....hope yall enjoy trip...God bless yall

[@andersonautomotive]

We have an AIS mob on one side of our inflatables and the personal epirb on the other. The AIS is automatic, and you can trigger the epirb in case the boat doesn't come back. Next up is to install an AIS in the inflatable DAN bouy.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

What a joy! You two are a sweet couple. Ava's parts are so joyful. Barbados. I don't think that I've seen any other YT channel go there. Looking forward to it.

[@tomrichardson651]

I love to see how you've made your life onboard so homey.

[@fatasford]

You guys love your show thank you so much for including us in this great adventure hope to see you in the Gulf of Mexico no one ever goes to Louisiana but it’s a beautiful place. Also the American Gulf of Mexico is a very wonderful place.

[@vukbulit6700]

Good luck guys 😀

[@782Rod]

Wow you guys got this nailed down perfect. Well done. Fair winds to Barbados.

[@jeanhawken4482]

It must be like being in a space pod. Such a good idea to have fitness regime. Stay safe

[@ItsABoatThing]

Excellent, thanks!

[@johngray812]

Great Teamwork...

[@d.j.robinson9424]

Looking good guys, almost there. 👍👍⛵

[@anthonyrondolino8148]

Nice episode. Great progress!🎉

[@vingreensill]

Love the “cake dust” moment. Would like the details on the rice cooker pls! Well done on the fatigue management!

[@Buckey1194]

Great team.

[@livingforsail]

Great video. It’s fun to watch you guys take that project boat out to sea after all the hard work! It keeps me going!😊

[@surfingjim8321]

Looking forward to your experience with the heavier weather ahead.

[@japc4326]

You guys look a bit tired but ok. I'm sure as soon as you get close to Barbado's the excitement level will come back. The sea state looks perfect, well what you showed us. See you next week...thanks John

[@damiansmith4796]

Amazing thank you!

[@jeffreyschmandt7492]

I enjoy watching your channel safe travels

[@clevelandthomsen7042]

Lovin it!!

[@glennshughes]

Coming to relieve you 😂 best ever intro Madds

[@onepanther69]

Much luck u guys, love the octo mas.... and im a truck driver, been doing the pre made meals for years makes life simpler by far.

[@propylaeen]

It's so nice when one is shorter than 6.43 foot or 6.03 as me and my partner its so nice seeing how comfy you are with the space given on your boat. When Eva is sitting totally relaxed on this tiny little cockpit cushion and I try to imagine us being unable after a few minutes to find a relaxed seating position on it somehow I guess if we would be on that boat our followers would do so cause it would look like a comedy show which we should name "anchovies afloat"

[@SailLife]

Haha, you are completely right!

[@keithlester9152]

you guys are awesome

[@olli_k]

Rice cookers are great! I purchased a $9 one from Walgreen's. The guy who rang up the sale told me to keep track of the receipt because the cheap ones won't last. Well, after eight years of weekly use, it is still working just fine.

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

It’s really not difficult making rice in the old school way with a saucepan…less storage required that way.

[@william6526]

We eat a lot of rice,and since purchasing our rice cooker it makes making perfect rice so easy. From a guy who can burn water being able to put a cup of rice in the rice cooker add the water and push a button then 15 minutes later the alarm sounds and I've got perfectly cooked rice is a miracle.

[@SailLife]

@@bob_the_bomb4508 We like how much safer it is underway with the rice maker. No boiling water that could accidentally spill out with the tight locked lid 👍

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

@@SailLife makes sense :)

[@JCAJCA3]

Very nice video! Looking forward to landfall.

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Wow! This is a surprise guys. Now I'll have to sleep in Sunday morning. Thank you for sharing. And Ava, try the crispy part of the cake in the bottom of the pan with the batter over it like a pineapple upside down cake. You can also add butter and brown sugar to the crumble to make it gooey and sticky. Take care and have a great week ahead.

[@SailLife]

That is a great idea! Wish I would have thought of that at the time. I'm for sure going to try it now!

[@jab5569]

So great to see you guys underway and everything is going smoothly. I love my rice cooker, but my best appliance is a Brava; cooks with light, just a bit bigger than a rice cooker. Smooth sailing!

[@lyfandeth]

Try going to soft blue night lighting instead of red. That's what some folks like the US Navy have done for over 20 years after much research. Suitably dim white or LED amber light also works, but the strength of the light becomes more important. Blue will not affect your night vision.

[@jackdalton2010]

Beautiful sunrise!

[@clivebrowne9888]

Always look forward to your videos. great insight into long distance sailing. thank you

[@allsearpw3829]

Hi , another great video , glad to see your both ok and every thing is under control , but the sinking feeling of the crumble , so we will call it an upside down cake . Have fun .👍👍

[@billmcroberts6566]

Very interesting, a day in the life in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Safe travels from a land lubber.

[@madcapmartin1]

great format... loved it

[@franckvandiest2829]

Very nice episode! Looks good out there!

[@werner134897]

That was a really nice video. And you are in such good spirits!

[@andrewgodfrey6913]

7 years of sailing around the world and yes, the "gusts" are usually the reality of the wind when you are off shore. My other general rule, is if the forecast is 10 kts or more add 5 kts. If 10 kts or less, subtract 5kts. The higher the wind forecast the more you should add. 30 kts will be closer to 40kts in reality.

[@ronaldwarren5220]

Awww. The two of you are so charming.

[@SailLife]

Aw, thank you :)

[@searchpei470]

cheers!

[@SuperNova-Steve]

Great Vid Excellent original idea.