Sail Life - Crossing the Atlantic Ocean ⛵️ The ultimate DIY test ⛵️

[@WindedVoyage]

Well done! And thanks for shout out. I'll feature you guys in a future episode. Hope all is good on Barbados

[@SailLife]

Ahoy Alex :D You're more than welcome! Thank you for a great time in Mindelo :) All is well in Barbados. Doing a lot of head scratching to figure out if we should go north or south for hurricane season - champagne problems ;) I hope all is well in Mindelo :)

[@selvinphillips3437]

Enjoy Carlisle bay and do some travelling around the island all roads lead back to Bridgetown

[@selvinphillips3437]

In the Caribbean south is safer in the hurricane season

[@G0KAD]

MIddle of the Atlantic and Mads is sanding. Classic!

[@mlmontalvo]

I’m so proud and excited for you guys. You finally did it, and all the years of me watching DIY and glorious sanding videos has finally paid off.

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much! :)

[@MrJhchrist]

mlmontalvo really is the unsung hero here, those sanding videos didn't just watch themselves!

[@thetraveller869]

Your mid-Atlantic swimming adventure reminded me of an event which in the Royal Navy is called 'Hands to Bathe'! We were on passage aboard HMS Albion in the early 1970's. She was a Commando carrier and I was part of 42 Commando RM which was the embarked force, so not technically part of the crew. The Skipper decided it appropriate to invite us to swim so hove to and launched the sea-boat for safety. The instructions were simple. Do not swim further away than the sea-boat and do not try and dive under the ship. Access to the water was via a 30-foot jump from a cat-walk along the starboard side and getting back aboard was via the ship's ladder - lowered for the occasion. Having jumped in and swam away from the next guy jumping on top of us I swam manfully towards the sea-boat for probably a hundred yards or so. I turned - expecting to see the ship a hundred yards away - and was shocked when I discovered it had followed us sideways driven by the breeze and was only about 25 yards away! Then I looked down realising that the Mediterranean is several hundreds of metres deep and looked very dark. I shuddered in a prehistoric sort of way as a result of the sudden surge of adrenaline which was generated by my imagination as to what might be lurking in the deep. That was when I decided I had had enough of swimming hundreds of miles from land and went back aboard! 🤣🤣

[@Howt-ooo]

The only channel on KZbin I look out for a new video!! Good luck guys.

[@marktanska6331]

Best description from my brother. " See that beautiful yacht sailing, it is broken, they just don't know it yet"

[@edwardhovitz1753]

what a world! i sit here on the couch in a house on firm ground and right now you guys are about midway across the Atlantic - a tiny spec contrasted with all that clear water. prayers with you this morn! salute from Spring Green, Wisconsin USA

[@niklasloow1995]

Got to say! Love to see Ava back and taking bit of more room in the videos.

[@speedygonzales9090]

FINALLY SOME SERIOUS SAILING !!! You put a lot of hours and hard work to get where you are now, most certainly you "earned it" and as so much "deserve it", now is time to enjoy it and have lots of fun. 👈😃🇨🇦

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much :)

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

"It's a small world! And some say it's round!" Funny! Clever! Nice little "dig"! Sailing across an ocean! You can't get any more REAL than that. Ava, ignore the comments... Oh! But you NEED... Thanks for the vid.

[@sailingsheriff3349]

Nice one people. All your Labour and hard work has finally paid off and now to reap the rewards. Go Athena

[@chrisbamford2196]

This is what I have been watching and waiting for. Congrats guys. Nice to see you on the way. You guys are such a daggy cute couple (as Ozzies say) I am looking forward to your future exploits with anticipation. I may have to become a patron to see you achieve what I know you can. With love Ozichris.

[@AirnFire1111]

You guys appear to be an awesome couple & are such a joy to watch the interaction of you two, which adds so much to your channel.

[@minushphoto]

The little DIY boat crossings oceans. That is one cool thing to see. You must be so proud

[@whyhow5145]

As someone watching from the Obelix days....Way. To. Go!

[@realulli]

7:14 "Cruising is just another word for 'fixing stuff in exotic places'"... ;-)

[@simonsargent9514]

Well done both of you. Wonderful to see all the hard work and prep paying off and turning into fun and adventure xx Simon, North Wales.

[@MrGuerj]

I knew all those years of Glorious Sanding® would pay off bigtime down the road. So glad you are living the dream.

[@MrJerobona]

All this hard work is finally proving the that Glorious Sanding was well worth it! Congratulations!

[@dirtroadsailing6418]

"This will be a scurvy free boat" Lol!

[@reb101a]

It's nice when you periodically focus the camera on all of the gauges (up close) so that we can read all of the info. When other sailing channels do that, I always hit pause for a moment to absorb it all. Congratulations to both of you!

[@aaammm1606]

Like it. Re rudder stock affair, you keep smiling...and chin up. Well done! Good wishes from Perth, Western Australia. Arvind

[@bobperro8515]

I had to laugh when Ava tossed the onion peels overboard. When I was younger and in the Navy we threw enough garbage overboard in the evening to sink your boat! LOL May the rest of your passage be safe with fair winds and following seas,

[@timothymaimone8611]

Mads, glad Ava was able to join the crossing! Looks like you two lovebirds are living the dream!

[@andersnilsson6625]

Finally! So nice for you to take the step across the Atlantic. And as I waited to see wind vanes in action! But the video ended on autopilot? What happened? ❤❤😊

[@SailLife]

We used a combination of the windvane and autopilot on the crossing. It's nice to have the autopilot to fall back on - espesially while still practicing with the windvane :)

[@livingforsail]

Nice work with the rudder bushing fix. An experienced sailor that I met a few years ago had circumnavigated in his valiant 40. I told him about my dream to sail around the world and the first thing he said was: “how are you at fixing stuff”. 😂 good work so far. Fun to see your progress.

[@brownnoise357]

Hi Guys, glad to see you have a nice weather window to get started with thwpe Crossing, have a great Sail. 👍 Just been looking at your Osmosiis videos, and Barrier coating, and hoping to get a nice guy new to sai,ing, withvaclovely Cintessa 26 as his first boat, butvit has a serious Osmosis problem, that I don't think he appreciates what a problem it is just yet, so going to be sending him to watch and rewatch your videos. Must add, lo Ed your Copper Coat video, my favourite antifouling, I almost put on my last boat, I seriously love the stuff . BUT the only way to have Coppercoat then, and right now, to get it done rifpght, is to do it like you did, Yourself ! Nearly everyone I knew then, 7 years ago, who had it done by an Agent, the Agent Screwed up the application of it, and 7 years later, it seems there is this Agent Screwing up the app,I action problem, which sucks for those of us who cannot do it themselves, which disabled me, just can't take the risk. Coppercoat themselves, are brilliant to talk to, but again, next boat I'm going to have no option but to use different antifouling. Back then I used Pettit Trinidad Pro Hard, applied proper.y by a really good boatyard in Massachusetts, which gave Clean Hull for 3 years, and easy to clean off slime, for up to another 4 years, closest now, may be Trinidad Vivid, 4 coats of white, and burnish it to a nice polished finish. White is available, and it makes sense to have white antifouling. Should do Three years OK. Great to have your videos to recommend, keep well, Best Wishes and Fair Winds. Bob. 👍⛵️✨️✨️✨️

[@Richard-vh9ug]

Very happy you were able to get your rudder issue fixed. No you also able to get your wind vain adjusted. Hope your weather has some good winds. Take Care.

[@Bennyboy-dog]

Its great to see you flying along using only the wind. Magic.

[@Paperback540]

Woooo! Amazing journey so far Ava and Mads! Can only imagine how satisfying it must have felt to sail your lovingly hand-built home across the Atlantic -- and tracing the same path as so many other voyagers throughout history (but with a few more creature comforts haha!). Can't wait for part 2 ⛵

[@SailLife]

Haha, thank you so much :) It is really rewarding! I do still miss the DIY so maybe in a few years I can do one last refit :)

[@johnx9318]

That's been a long time coming! Well done guys. Enjoy your sailing. PS - can we have a shot of the stars please?

[@joeberrios9045]

Safe Happy Sailing ⛵️🎣 catch your dinner Mahi or Tuna they are great good luck 👍 T

[@lisaflannagan2990]

Ummm breakfast should be a lettuce free zone lol. Congrats on your crossing

[@bobrose7900]

Copious amounts of superglue will fix the string for your glasses Ava, go to it! Spinnaker and asymmetric, you need to be Hawkeye for squalls and other sudden changes, so I'm in complete agreement with you decision to not to deploy it, although the extra speed is addictive! Auto pilot working well.... and wind vane, perfect. It's great to see all the work and features built into the boat working so well. Looks like you're having fun, fingers crossed for the rest of the journey.

[@manuelmartinezrodriguez8578]

Watching this on my first Atlantic crossing :D

[@richardhainsworth5415]

great video ive been watching you from the early day in dry dock which has kept me enlighten with all you Do hickeys, You are so relaxed about your trip, wishing you a none eventful sail.

[@highnotesailing5843]

Congrats on the progress! With the spinnaker, it is a good idea to have your main set and use a preventer. If you need to get the sail down in a hurry, you can blanket it with the main by heading down typically below 150 apparent. It would collapse.

[@hrickwood]

Hello Ava and Mads, Really enjoy your youtube videos. I watch several sailing channels and enjoy yours regularly. I live on Guam Island out in the Western Pacific. Not many youtube sailors come this way, we are East of the Philippines and China, North of Australia and closer Federated States of Micronesia, South of Japan and Okinawa and the Ryukyu islands and Northern Marianas Islands, and West of not much for a long way. I would think Micronesia wound make nice cursing but not much activity. By the way, Morey Eels in Micronesia have the fish toxin Churriguera which can be fatal, and are not often eaten. Ya all be careful. Rick Wood

[@alexdieudonne1924]

Nice balance of composition of the video time vs distance well done.

[@nick.caffrey]

Yea! Glad to see you back Ava. Love you Mads, but Ava just lightens everything up and she's not so... predictable!

[@junepeck4259]

Have a safe and fun voyage to the Caribbean.

[@redsailor101]

Missed you Ava.. 🤗

[@_instabil]

This is my KZbin highlight of the year. I already polished my SailLife sticker on the car.

[@SailLife]

Thank so much :D

[@peterasacker5948]

Very good guys, safe journey....looking forward to the next installment of your sail

[@bocamax]

These next few videos are going to be your best chance in years to get tons of new subs. So you need really great thumbnails & video titles. I've been around since before you went to Scotland so it is great to see you finally crossing the Atlantic.

[@SailLife]

It'll be fun to see how these videos do. From other channels the offshore sailing videos seem to be hit or miss. It's definitely all about the title and thumbnail :)

[@themontessoriguide]

Lets go Ava and Mads!!!! So happy for you and i ferl blessed to watched your journey from afar. An inspiration!

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos :)

[@jonunya3128]

saved by glorious sanding! so fitting!

[@SailLife]

Haha :D

[@selvinphillips3437]

Welcome to Barbados as I write this you are cruising along our west coast

[@andysanford3272]

I am sooo jealous! Love you guys!

[@marktanska6331]

We need to "hone" our rudder bushings every time we haul out. Sea growth hardens in the bushing and hardens. We got ten year old bushings that have been "honed" or sanded every two years

[@denisbeaulieu958]

FAIR WINDS - safe passage …..and enjoy! 🇨🇦

[@SailLife]

Thanks! :D

[@tomypreach]

When are we getting some shorts of the Caribbean?

[@wilber504]

What a great start! even included some glorious sanding!

[@jeffvoight6586]

That whole bushing ordeal makes me think that you now have an opportunity to purchase a lathe for the boat.

[@feedthegeeks]

All the years i´ve been watching you was leading up to this, and finaly it happend. Im so happy for you guys, good luck and fair winds :)

[@bin_chicken80]

Good luck Mads and Ava. I hope you have a great journey!

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much :)

[@Gottenhimfella]

Plastic rudder bearings can swell substantially with water absorption (nylon is particularly prone) and thermoplastics have a thermal expansion coefficient between two and five times that of a stainless rudder stock. So there are multiple simultaneous contenders and dependencies for the trouble you had.

[@jimh.5286]

It's true, almost any problem can be solved with sanding, including steering problems.

[@jamesgordon2289]

After all that blood, sweat and tears, you guys have really "paid your dues". It's so cool to see you enjoying your sailing adventure.

[@ajones2725]

Very well done to you both . One of the best channels on You Tube . 🎉

[@garrycollie2135]

We are very excited your finally on your next step to crossing. Stay safe, and may the weather stay true.

[@kiweekeith]

Hello there 'Guys' .... The 'Rudder Bushing' ...... IF the Bushing is made from Any Type of NYLON, you need to make allowances for the fact that ALL the Nylon Materials are VERY Hydrascopic and will Swell Massively in a damp environment .... That is why I usually use an Acetyl .... As it Also has a Very Low Coefficient of Friction between Stainless and Acetyl......'Nylatron' is also a better option than the 'Common or Garden Type' nylons.... Best to ALL from ChCh, NZ

[@JaredJohnston]

What a beautiful boat

[@allsearpw3829]

Hi , great to see your off on your journey , fair winds and may your Gods be with you .😉❤👍

[@Bruin4Life]

Fair winds and following seas! Have a safe and uneventful crossing.

[@willimduck905]

Good Luck with your trip, with the work Mads has done you should have no problems We're with you in spirit.

[@bradwhite6254]

congratulations, what a great accomplishment, well half of one

[@jhill4874]

Happy to see that the crossing is going very well. I live my boating life vicariously through you two. Thanks!

[@brownnoise357]

Me too at the moment, god willing, I'll be back Afloat in a boat by the coming Autumn, or have a Construction slot booked by then. fingers crossed. 👍⛵️✨️✨️✨️

[@daviddefrees9883]

Love the videos!!! Salsa with those eggs would have kicked it up a bit. I always put salsa on my omelets.

[@billmcroberts6566]

The fruits of your years of labor, so exciting to se Athena doing what she was “born” for😊.

[@heaven-is-real]

So exciting to see the new boat and how it performs. You are already almost half way already? Incredible!!!

[@rayb3117]

The wind vane seems to work great. There is a lot of sailing / motor-sailing left to do.

[@PancernySzczur]

amazing how small is sailing world! I'm watching Alex's winded woyage channel for a quite long time. Whne you said that soem Alex is showing you Mindelo I was wondering is it .. Alex from winded woyage? :) And it was him. Nice.

[@alanmcn17]

What a fantastic video man this is been so many years in the making

[@RobFomenko]

Mads it's good to see you and Ava out doing what you love. I remember years ago people would make comments about how you would never be done on that somewhat extensive refit and sail But not me I knew that you would do it. The Spinnaker looked really good, and I like how you use a blue sheet for it. Athena is more beautiful and a better both then she was new. I wonder if the previous owner in Scotland follows you. I hope he's proud of what you have done. Looking forward to more adventures with you two.

[@PrudenceHolman]

How exciting! Stay safe⛵️

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

It’s wonderful to know that you’ve completed your crossing as Starlink does not work as yet when you are that far from land based repeaters.

[@SailLife]

Actually we had a starlink connection all the way across :)

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

@@SailLife That’s incredible! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing adventures.

[@DrGruffLes]

I think I am as excited as you guys for the crossing. Nice that only a few tweaks needed. Looking forward to the next update.

[@rickclay5300]

Ava you need to get a pheasant feather for that hat😊

[@anvilhead59]

Sure would like to see sailing, as opposed to what's for dinner.

[@billhanna8838]

No Wind vane in the last shot ? . Beautiful sailing weather

[@thecivvie]

Some great events during the first half. Cannot wait to see the next episode. Thanks for taking us along

[@donlindell1994]

What a great episode and really enjoyed the live interaction. Made it more exciting and I hope it was more fun for Mads and Ava. As always, I learned a lot. The onion bag and silicone stove tops were a new and brilliant insight. Watching Sail Life is always like visiting your favorite professor from University and catching up on the latest exciting developments in sailing while you have a few beers together.

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much, Don :)

[@joeldumas5861]

So moving to me! This reminds me of the emotions of our first milles across the Atlantic after checking and re-checking everything in Las Palmas. Our windvane ("Ari" a servo-pedulum by Aries) had been extensively tested since Cannes. For me, a windvane, along with baking bread and fishing is symbolic of offshore sailing. I could - and I often did - argue about redundancy of serial vs parallel systems. But the true reason is irrational: I like it. Wind powers my boat, wind must steer her! Just an advice: even becalmed we never ever swam together.⛵🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️ Fair winds and glorious sailing 😉

[@gianniskritikos695]

I am sure that you already having diy fun in caribean style!!! Well done and congrats!

[@dcallan812]

Nice ⛵ we are off. So happy Eva gets to travel across an ocean. GREAT UPDATE 2X 👍

[@Tomm9y]

So please for both of to be crossing the atlantic. Lovely you had a gentle introduction to being at sea again, address the steering issue and get to grips with the wind vane. As you are inexperienced with spinnaker handling and are short crewed, it's very wise to set parameters for flying it, best not to fly in changeable conditions. Hope you have a sock for it. Can Amazon do a drone delivery of some more shade material? you wouldn't want to miss out on the opportunity for a project!

[@SailLife]

Thank you so much :) We have a sock for it and it certainly made handeling it a lot easier :)

[@2oqp577]

Selling the apartment to this video. Wow, quite the journey guys! Thanks for all the content.

[@archstanton9206]

SO happy for you two...so many years or work, dreaming, planning...and now you are living a dream. Congrats, and fair winds...

[@UUBrahman]

Glad you did not turn back to the island with the overly tight bearing issue - for a minute there I thought you would.

[@JY-mq5lg]

I'm loving it. Can't wait for the next video

[@Tim8mit]

glad you got a chance to hook up with Alex

[@karlfair]

Glad you made it.

[@hanssolo4ever]

Pleasant sail so far.

[@andybrands1883]

I had a huge stauner when we made halfway really memorable!! Hope the weather holds!!

[@maryjnorwood3962]

LOV-ING every second of this video! So excited for you guys! 😎❤️😎❤️😎

[@echtogammut]

The channel should be renamed to Oh Glorious Sanding Life! May you see favorable winds through all your journeys

congrats on the first crossing! very exciting :)

[@dpjbdpjb]

put a safety line out when you swim.

[@jeffreygrantsmith]

"Thank you for your friendship." Yes, the stuff of life.

[@danknox9986]

Congratulations on your progress. Ava is wonderful!