Sail Life - We got robbed 😕

[@WindedVoyage]

You crack me up how you describe your encounter with the thief. Love your attitude. Thanks for the shout out my friend. Hope our journeys will cross paths again

[@SailLife]

Thanks for all the help and the tour of the island, Alex 🙂 It was really awesome to meet you 🙂 I’m sure our paths will cross again ⛵️

[@iainlyall6475]

copied from sail life 'alex turned out to be a total a-hole. i watched him from the beginning of his yt and b/c of another a-hole he turned against me. i never said anything bad about alex, i liked his channel, but this other a-hole turned him against me. too bad, i liked alex. i miss his channel'.

[@terrycavender]

​@@SailLife Alex is da man! 👍

[@louissparks2496]

Nice to se Eva back aboard. She contributes a lot to the presentation.

[@matthewfensterwald1853]

The most positive spin on getting your pockets picked, also getting excited about the sweet door killed me!

Big thanks to Ava for the lovely introduction to Cesária Evora! Also real shame about the unpleasant encounter, but at least it wasn’t the violent kind. Fair winds across the ocean and safe arrival to the other side of the pond :)

[@Brandon-qr8zz]

Drive by the Uniroyal tire all the time, interesting history! Safe travels to you both!

[@jaguar3552]

That's awesome that you took the time to compile that list. It was great to see Ava back aboard the boat, too! Glad your robbery was the best of a crappy situation. Looking forward to next week's video!

[@brownnoise357]

Have a Great Crossing. Best Wishes and Fair Winds. Bob. 👍⛵️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[@SevenBates]

Thanks!

[@Dbonesk8]

I met you in Mindelo at the start of the marina jetty and thanked you for your video on reflex stoves. Anyway, a guy actually pulled a knife on me about 30 meters from that same location. I had a ice-cream in my hand and was caught off guard but managed to grab his hand and after a lot of shouting he backed off. Was very crazy.. glad I was 5 beers deep. Still love your videos. Keep it up man

[@SailingYachtZora]

I have that ram too and its been great, and hypro drive were also very helpful when i called them once for install advice

[@SpareRoomSlotCars]

Glad the robbery was only some cash, it could have been much worse. Good luck in you crossing, can't wait to see the videos

[@yaa63]

CESARIA EVORA min 13:56...the song "Sodade" is beautiful...meaning - nostalgia...the mural is apart from being excellently done it is also THE MOST original one I've seen ever...so thanks for that.

[@sybillegorn1702]

You two are amazing, so positive, and so likable. Being robbed is no fun, and always a surprise, like us once on a Sunday on Mallorca in front of a church. I am so sorry it happened to you.

[@Edward-uf8mi]

Sorry to hear about the big downtown heist...Really like that guys day wear...Nice design

[@alejandrovanags4948]

Thanks for sharing. As always great video. Thank god nothing else happened. You might need to increase your “thief awareness” as you head further away from Scandinavia.

[@barbarastringfellow1620]

Wow! Ava is such a breath of fresh air. Nice video.

[@flit-the-history]

From your description, it is a theft, not a robbery. ...Loved the comment 'return of the wife unit + fruit & veg'. :)

[@dhamma58]

Nice to see the mention of Winded...I have watched him since he was refurbishing before setting sail.....the mentions are what link a lot of channels...for example you came on my radar because of the Paragon interview back when. Congrats on the journey that got to this Atlantic crossing!

[@dufffredq8]

You guys are awesome. Not only entertaining and good information but your Google map contribution is genuinely paying it forward. Thank you both.

[@stevewolf3842]

I was fascinated to hear your thief encounter in Mindelo, because I had the opposite experience - 42 years ago. My wife and I were sailing our 41' sloop from Europe to Brazil, and we stopped in Mindelo. The Cape Verde Islands (and Angola, etc) had recently been granted independence from Portugal after the anti-Salazar revolt. Mindelo was left with virtually no economy, and was in the midst of a killing drought; it hadn't rained in two years. The only food in the market was clearly marked bags of US foreign aid rice. I've never been anywhere so obviously impoverished. We were anchored off the town (there was no marina) and our inflatable dinghy was improperly tied off, and drifted away during the night. The prevailing wind would have sent it far across the bay. The following morning we were about to set off in search of it, and a man appeared on shore with our dinghy. He had found it washed ashore about 3 1/2 miles west, and, assuming it was from a boat anchored off the town (no such dinghy existed in Mindelo) he carried it around the bay and to the town dock in order to return it. Although he was obviously impoverished and the dinghy would have represented a substantial windfall, he declined any payment for his effort. That's my primary memory of Mindelo - Extreme poverty and extreme generosity. Incidentally - have you considered a detour a bit farther south? Fernando de Noronha is just a short trip due South, and from there just a couple of days to Recife. Bingo...new country, new language, new continent. And, the trip from Recife to Granada is the easiest 2000 mile sail on earth - with consistent favorable winds and 2-4 knots favorable current. Brazil is not to be missed!

[@Nerd3927]

I have been following Winded Voyage since forever. He shows Africa as no one else does! Very cool people indeed!

[@davebridges688]

Nice to see you both together again. Shame about the theft! Re: locations - how about what three words for future locations? Might be a bit simpler? Fair winds et al…

[@geekdomo]

Really great idea to log the places you find while in port for cruisers! So many cruising channels are about the videography and beauty shots and less about where to go when visiting. It could be a nice niche for your channel after the focus on restoration.

[@donnakawana]

Heya Ava good ta have you back home!! Sorry about thief Alley... Glad all went well!! Thanks for sharing your lives with us grateful for the lesson's and wisdom shared with us!!✌🏼💗😊

[@jeffreygilchrist1330]

Great to see Ava back and a very entertaining tour of Mandello ,now for the journey good luck and fair seas

[@billhanna8838]

Love Alex`s posts , real life cruising ^ Yours of course , Thats why im here , Fair winds .

[@GypsyTinker2012]

So glad you got to meet Alex. Not seeing a link for the musician. Thanks for providing all this info for cruisers visiting Mindelo!

[@latitudeash]

Lot of stuff..you got a new kitchen sink in that lot 🤣😂

[@GB36CL]

All the best to you both.

[@ianlangley987]

Hi Mads, you will be pleased to have Eva back, along with all the goodies she brought you. Good luck with you trans Atlantic crossing. Cheers Ian on ANZAC Day here in New Zealand

[@mySeaPrince_]

You should carry a dummy wallet... Containing old bank cards and a little money. ... and have an inside jeans pocket or money belt for valuables.. this also applies to Ava as the shoulder bag is a target.

[@recolaq]

Nice sparkling and dynamic episode. First thing that came to mind was the song "Reunited" from Peaches & Herb. Good job and i'm glad you both had a safe crossing to Barbados.

[@waynedahl6904]

You folks are one of my favorite. Usually I watch you while making blueberry banana pancakes for the family. You make that job so much more enjoyable than it already is.

[@OutdoorFreedomDk]

Wow ! Thanks for the 🌏adventure 🔔🔔🔔.. Nice to have Eva/Eve back on the boat / shore ! 🦭🌄😃- 👀

[@nick.caffrey]

Love that you found Alex. This guy is legend! Hey, Eva! Great to see you back again! The leaven in the wonderful loaf that is Sail Life!

[@allsearpw3829]

Hi, great to see you both back together , A shame one man upsets the area , glad to see your both ok . Chins up and carry on , calmly , we all hope .❤👍👍

[@jimduke5545]

Nice to know about list…you missed the “alley of thievery.”😢

[@ryanfennelly4]

First time on this channel. Nice video! The scene with Ava and her parents in the car was wholesome. Be well.

[@clarencebirdashaw8117]

Welcome back ava you know that husband Of yours Overmarried. Have a safe trip. I really enjoyed the DYI.

[@clarencebirdashaw8117]

😮

[@adamjosephbliss]

I don't see anyone else saying this, but I may have missed it, but the oil could be from the change of pressure while on the flight. If there was some air in the system it would expand in the air and may have pushed oil pass the seals.

[@mlmontalvo]

Welcome back to the amazing story teller Eva. Best of luck to you both on your crossing. See you on the other side.

[@clarisd]

Seeing you two together again is heartwarming. Knowing you'll make the passage together is equally epic 😎.

[@ahcork2002]

love the uniroyal tire!!!!

[@Ajojets]

Hi , l would say (as a pilot) due to the high change in air pressure during the flight this could push oil out past seals that wouldn’t normally pass oil.

[@denisbeaulieu958]

Fair winds to two wonderful individuals sharing genuine knowledge and trepidations about crossing the big one. 👍🇨🇦😊

[@bdphourde]

ANOTHER informative video from Mads & Ava! it was lucky for the thief that he didn't choose me or I'd be trying to hide the body behind the green door! The most complex and expensive part of an auto pilot system and Athena has 3 of them! GOOD headwork! NO one will ever catch Mads or Ava hand steering Athena! Sorry about your burglary. Did you report it to the police? They may very well know who works that corner! I suspect he knew you had a roll of bills in your pocket by watching you in the markets. He certainly knew WHICH pocket to reach into!

[@Millie-q]

Haha, yes. You're so right, I never thought I'd meet you here. How have you been doing?

[@782Rod]

Just got to love Ava. - Fair winds and good sailing mates.

[@YTMegiddo]

Glad you are safe. It could have been far worse. 😮

[@geraldtribbe6363]

Welcome back Ava! Glad she is making the Atlantic trip with you. Nothing against the other two, but one Ava trumps two dudes.

[@briansvacina7076]

Love the market, have a safe crossing.. 🙂

[@JeanClaudeNoel]

About the robbery. There is nothing you can do about it. It could have been worse. You might as well try to forget about it, so that the bad memories does not stick wiith you for too long. Otherwise, i like your channel. I think you are a interesting and talented couple. 😎

[@einmensch4040]

Funny to see you in the very same hardware shop where I was one year ago buying some small screws, with a complicated procedure until I held those tiny bits in my fingers.

[@davidstiglitz4341]

Great to see you back together and almost set for the big adventure. great vid, as usual.

[@maryjnorwood3962]

So sorry you had that experience. But I’m so pleased that Ava is back! 😎❤️😎❤️😎🎉😎

[@daviddickmeyer5231]

Bon voyage to you and Ava! Things are getting exiting again. And Ava is back! Yay!

[@garysouza2277]

Things were going so well, then you got robbed. I was enjoying your video, then saw a commercial about stuck poop. We both suffered in our own different ways…

[@bobuncle8704]

That’s a great list Mads. Thanks.

[@jeanhawken4482]

Lovely seeing parents. They are very lovely

[@waynedahl6904]

I loves the way you helped Ava give her enthusiastic description

[@williamjacobs236]

Another great vAva and Mads .

[@cesine0]

Fantastic list! It's always so hard to find a fiberglass shop

[@mikefetterman6782]

Great episode! Lucky guy! Very lucky guy.

[@bscott3211]

Glad you guys are okay!!!

[@patricklyons7683]

Funny wooden door skit, to divert from the annoying crime!

[@dennisbay3035]

I am a pocket cash person as well.. don't carry much but usually in pocket and not wallet. Losing a wallet would be much more traumatic, even though no real cash in it, losing cards and Id's would suck. It sounds like he must have watched you prior, to know where the money was. Glad it was not violent, and definitely it's not worth getting injured over, for "catching" him.

[@Thomas-y3w]

thanks Eva and Mads - really enjoy how you share the context of where you are and how you experience it, much appreciated

[@cesardias7579]

Glad it all ended up on a kind of a funny situation! :) That grey duct tape... i call it MacGyver tape! Who doesnt remember that "old" TV series where the guy solved virtually any critical situation with gum, eggs and that duct tape? :) Whish you both a smooth atlantic crossing César

[@chasfoster12]

Glad to have Ava’s city tours and story telling back on the videos, they complement Mad’s DIY very well. Cheers!

[@aukemoskable]

Nice to see some of Mindelo again, we were there on a holiday a few years ago, really liked the place!

[@alimitchell5346]

Looks like winds behind all the way... enjoy

[@TheWorldOfLC]

They must have needed it much more than ever yall will or have! ❤❤ I’m glad you guys are safe and ok! Sorry y’all had to go through that! Cheers!

[@thatguy2408]

Cool of you to include the list of places with where they are. Did you include the scene of the crime? It’s a destination now.

[@WreckDiver99]

@Ava, right where I live...OK, not too far. Saw the Exway Electric company. I'm between Port Huron and Detroit and drove that I-94 route daily to Dearborn for nearly 20 years. BTW: That tire was a Ferris Wheel at the World's Fair. As for the theft...ALWAYS ALWAY ALWAYS stay where people are. If/When you get to the Bahama's...don't take short cuts where people aren't walking around and in the public eye. As for the haggling, UGH...I HATE it. I know some love doing it, but I hate it. As for Barbados? Oh what a great place to go. We loved our time there, lots a friendly people. Drop down south and get to Bonaire and take in the reefs...WOW!

[@1962gms]

Great to see you two back together! Fair winds and enjoy yourself’s ⛵️

[@SevenBates]

The anthropology was a delightful enrichment. It felt gluttonous. So excited for this transatlantic trip for you guys! 😂❤

[@MikeyDee25]

Bon Voyage and safe passage guys! May you have fair winds and following seas on your journey to America!

[@douglasrobbie9998]

Great to see Eva back- "I like the color combination of this yellow wall and blue door with iron above..." I'm sure you are in the Caribbean by now, but if memory serves me, Barbados instituted some steep fees for arriving cruisers which combined with its remote location made it less attractive for cruisers to visit.

[@michaelwillenbrink538]

So sorry to hear you Guys got ripped off, Praying for Fair Winds And Following Seas On Your Passage.

[@bocamax]

You should buy some travel pants & shorts that have a hidden pocket inside the normal pocket that is secured with a zipper. You'll want that in the Caribbean as well. I also only walk around destinations with a PacSafe bag. The bags are slash proof. They also have mechanisms that are simple to open once you learn the trick but prevent pickpockets & bag grabbers from successfully getting your bag. For example, at a café, I just wrap the slash proof strap around a fixed object like a table so anyone trying to grab it will be out of luck. This is important if you walk around with a passport, money, laptop, etc.

[@lyfandeth]

For Ava and all fliers: never plug into an airport or public charger station. Some of them have been hacked to install malware. The only way to safely use them, is with a small widget that only passes power, not data. Or with a "power only" charging cable that has no data lines. Either way, only a $10 investment that belongs in every travel kit.

[@rastagrastag7784]

I'll be heading to Detroit memorial day weekend I have to keep my eye out for the big tire

[@chrisfullwood6643]

Glad to hear nobody was super traumatized, and all in all nobody was harmed. Saw your posts that you were already in Barbados. Loved the video thogh

[@SailLife]

It was an unfortunate way to end an otherwise fine stay in Mindelo. I’m happy to report Barbados is amazing! Ava starts her SCUBA certification tomorrow 🙂

[@kurtkabat203]

Enjoyed the Michigan plug and I love the big tire off I-94 by metro airport! And hello from Saginaw Bay, MI!

[@Pires1954]

Fair winds for your Atlantic Crossing!

[@iwoodie]

The way you guys experienced and explained about the robbery was very realistic and could happen everywhere. Thanks for the list, I shared it with friends still in Mindelo.

[@peterroland6258]

After years of watching your channel without any misunderstandings we are now officially two sailors divided by a common language. 🤔 In this part of the lower antipodes a "bill" is like an invoice. I immediately thought, "Well I hope he paid the bills for you after he ???robbed??? you." After re-watching that section I thought, "Waaiiit a minute. Maybe on the other side of the equator "bill" means cash, bank note." [insert forehead slapping] 🤣 Still, it's good to see you reunited with your other half. Fair winds.

[@SailLife]

Haha, sorry about that :)

[@Gottenhimfella]

It's not a Northern Hemisphere thing, it's a US thing. I just happened to hear Bill Bryson talking about how American English started to deviate from what was spoken in England, and one of the very first changes, in 1682, was to start referring to banknotes as bills.

[@dufffredq8]

Thankfully you were not injured. That's what is most important. Unfortunate but lessons learned hopefully. Leave small money where the thieves can grab and run and bury the real bankroll. Be safe, always.

[@billywhizz6483]

I arrived into Mindelo 3 days ahead of schedule (sailing from Maderia) with a fixed flight ticket out... I must admit that I didn't feel safe, with advice to not wear rings or watches and walk in groups. That was a few years ago though, so maybe things are better. I did feel awkward having the posh shops right by the marina and then clear poverty just a few streets away. Anyway, it was good to see some familiar sights again.

[@ecleveland1]

Always split up your cash and credit cards. Keep a few small bills wrapped around some old cards that are no longer good or were never good would be even better. If you do get robbed you can quickly pull out the small bills, toss them and run screaming your head off. Anytime you pay for something try to always pay for it with the small bills and never pull out your larger stash of money because muggers sometimes see you pay for something and know which pocket you put your money in. My uncle used to keep a large rubber band around his cash so he could feel it being lifted out of his pocket if the pick pockets were about. He said he could also throw the banded cash and a robber would run after it instead of him.

[@andreboudreau6474]

At the19:40 ish mark I notice our Canadian flag on the boat next to yours. I wonder if you got acquainted and if so did they mention where exactly they were from?

[@kiplingslastcat]

Glad to see you two together again!

[@milt7348]

Stay safe and may you have fair winds.

[@rerolley]

So good to see Ava back on board. Bummer about the pickpocket.

[@C_R_O_M________]

How's the Starlink connection performing? A guy in another channel mentioned that the RV package is going to get renamed as "Roaming" or something similar and some operational changes will take place. Be aware of that fact while you are about to make the crossing.

[@YTMegiddo]

The wife unit... Haha ❤

[@jsmith5634]

Great title and thumb nail guys! Sorry to hear about the “mugging” …did you report it to the police?? Looking forward to your passage vids…Fair Winds from Boston on your crossing!

[@suburban404]

So glad you weren't hurt in the robbery.

[@skotbldr3068]

Sending you both safety blessings from Grosse Pointe Park, Mi. Glad you highlighted the important sights of the Paris of the Midwest. Safe passage and hope to see you here in Detroit soon!🎉

[@donaldwatson554]

Cheers from East Lansing, Michigan!

[@MaxMakerChannel]

If I was the manufacturer of those autopilots I would have send a person over there delivering them personally. You cannot get worse publicity than this!

[@yes2cookies651]

Maybe oil leeked because the air cargo bay is not pressurised to 1 atmosphere and some oil squeezed out. Probablyt still usable.

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

Thanks for the links. It is very helpful.