She Will Always Remember her First... - Sailing Uma [Step 196]

[@alanstephenson7355]

Great Video. The castle is amazing but Kika's hair is EPIC!

[@dakat1726]

Love the natural hair

[@aaaricmondroofing1703]

DaKat I love them ,they are great

[@YouTuneIt]

So amazing.

[@jcbaily5559]

Take all the pictures you want of castles, there is so much history to them and many travelers don't get to see those in outlying areas.

[@lcdemack]

OMG Kika, your hair is Hela Amazing Beautiful, as you are. Dan's ok too :-p So your video skills, shooting and editing, have also gotten seriously good. Some of the best of the sailing vlogs out there, and that's saying something. Well done. I donno, it probably sounds corny, but I just love watching you two at this time in your lives, just digging on life and feeling happy. It's truly a beautiful thing to watch.

[@AnnInghamlife-goals]

I used to live near to Porchester Castle for a while. Great film guys. You sail. You renovate. You film. You sing. and then all of a sudden you remind us you are architects!

[@manwithaplan78]

Seems surreal you guys being here in the UK a lot of that coast is called triassic for all the fossils exposed along the cliff walls I kayaked near durdle door which is amazing you can see trilobites and trees encased in the rock from the shore line - hope you enjoy your stay :)

[@fishar40]

Love how he teases her and she blushes. Have you guys ever done a video about the things you argue about? How do you deal with being together all the time? Especially in such a small space.

[@jasseji]

I can only say from my own experience, it's the fights which really keep a relationship going, because if you dont have anything to fight about, you just sink into boredom and before you realise, the relationship is only about "we got used to living beside each other"...

[@oceandrew]

The history of the place is mind boggling. Originally a Roman fort then a Norman keep then a royal residence and finally a POW prison. Funny how a video blog from a pair of sailors opens the door to a rabbit hole of exploration and discovery. Thanks guys.

[@bruster46]

What a cheeky smile. remembering her first.

[@franklindave]

As a former student of Architecture, really enjoy that you geek out on the old buildings, I do the same thing. I really appreciate the quality of videos you put out. The editing, videography and music is beyond compare. I also really appreciate the thought and style you put in to outfitting Uma. You guys do a fantastic job! Keep on sailing.

[@WSallai]

I definitely can identify with your needing out about the castle. You will have much to nerd out about in the coming years, provided we can overcome COVID-19, which is just a few months off from where you are now. I’ve been on my office chair & couch since March 12th, 2020 and wishing I could be on a 45’ sailing catamaran with friends & family. Does not matter if it is the Caribbean, Atlantic, the Mediterranean, Indian or Pacific Oceans. I will like where ever the winds and tides take me.

[@SKOORB5551]

Portchester Castle is a medieval castle built within a former Roman fort located at the northern end of Portsmouth Harbour. The Roman fort was established in the 3rd Century AD and its walls were still standing when the Normans invaded in 1066. The Normans built the large square keep and St Mary's Church within the Roman Walls around 1130 AD. If you sail over to Dover you can see the Roman Lighthouse, beside a Saxon Church, near the Norman Keep within fortifications that were used right through till WW2.

[@richpurslow3283]

You can see the old roman 'saxon shore fort' from those beautiful aerial shots. Awesome footage. Glad to see people appreciating the uk.

[@rik8508]

Did you know those spiral staircases always turn in that direction so that right-handed defenders could use their sword to defend while using the middle of the staircase as cover? Right-handed attackers also had a more difficult time striking at their enemies that way.

[@rowantully]

Nias wow didn’t know that✌️👍

[@johnyyaussi1339]

I did not know that.

[@bdeckerva]

Genius!

[@TheV6PoWeR]

The steps are also usually different sizes so awkward for someone not familiar to climb Especially at night or in low light 👍

[@AnnInghamlife-goals]

yes I knew that

[@jeremyprice679]

I'm ashamed. I kept my small yacht about 200 yards from Porchester Castle for five years and never went in. As another architect I'm grateful you showed me what I missed!

[@weidesvideo]

Kika's always so cheerful, so fun to watch! Like there's no melancholy in her dictionary. :)

[@gls9902]

When I was in Europe I was impressed as you by the age of everything. Buildings that have been remodeled since the 1600's or earlier. Graveyards were also fascinating with the earliest date, that I could read, was in the 1100's. It also made me very happy and grateful to be living in this period and in this nation. Most people in the 1100's or 1600's had no rights, no constitution, nothing. They couldn’t read, write, school was for nobility and the top 1% of the wealthy. Every where I traveled, I wondered how much blood of all the poor people was soaked into the ground. A bit morose, but if the buildings could only talk we would know all the sordid details. Thank you for another excellent video adventure . . .

[@blazbohinc4964]

I'll be honest, the most fascinating thing about this video was Kika's hair. Looks like Merida's from Brave!

[@sc8307]

As a fellow curly girl, every time she was on screen I was just watching her hair! lol

[@sharonb6751]

She looks so fabulous 🥰

[@liongod1000]

*_ In the not so PC era she would be referred to as a "Golly Wog Doll" _*

[@pilgrimspassage8834]

@@liongod1000 ....and YOU would be referred to as a twat both then and now......

[@roberttorres809]

So long as you guys capture your nerding out of such perspective castle on footage, then we’ll be copacetic....

[@scs130773]

I don't blame you about nerding out over old castles. I do so as well. It's one of my favorite things to do when I visit family in the UK.

[@Bantie1]

I just love Kika's antics. I laughed so much with her in this video...gotta love it!

[@jonothandoeser]

"Look I found one of those fluffy wishing flowers!!" "Dandelions?" "Haha, sure!"

[@jayfigg7981]

You two SOOO owe that fella with the trailer a flagon full of what ever he wants! SHE owes him two! Nice video again.

[@kareykumli3458]

The drone view brought it all into perspective. Dan when you look at that chunk fallen away & tell us you see remodels and additions and different rocks used, it would only take a moment to point & give a quick explanation. We're looking at what you're looking at but not seeing what you're seeing. Don't be afraid to dig deeper into the nerdy stuff - if you omit what everyone complains about there won't be a show. Something for everyone is enriching for many. Loved the toy shop scene Kika! With great footwear you'd have jumped out of the dinghy I'm sure, for the squishy squoshy sticky gooey fun of it ! Love you two!

[@keebearfull]

I love love love that you love "nerding out" over history and old structures/buildings. (And. . . that you take pleasure in touching OLD "things" -over 30 years old- meaning, OLD castle walls, to touch) You did a great job of editing a really great episode! Thanks!

[@fooman2108]

The trailer looks like something you could knock together easy enough... Square tubing, bolted together, wheels from where-ever. I would think it shouldn't be too hard.

[@f.dewulf3349]

Jullie doen me verder leven op deze planeet. Jullie zijn voeding om verder te gaan. Dank je.

[@peterfrebold]

.... you both were so relaxed today .... was it that you did not have a schedule and had to wait for the tide .... amazing castle, and as you pointed out Dan, how long it has been standing and the changes over the years .... great video you two .... have fun be safe, save our oceans .......

[@sailingwayward1691]

I'm here because of the sailing but honestly, the hair gets more and more epic per episode and might soon need it's own channel. Cheers. -s/v Wayward

[@SailingUma]

😂😂😂

[@DansAm76]

I love old buildings! Hey next time you take a video where there is a sign board explaining the place, just take a still of it or pan down the whole board and then I can pause it and read it all. Just saying. Love you guys, keep exploring!

[@davidtwittey4613]

Only just watched this episode and realised you had passed my boat on her mooring to get to the Portchester Sailing Club floating pontoon. Another great episode, Portchester Castle is spectacular. Its lovely to be moored off there sitting in the cockpit with the sun going down over the ramparts!

[@tolks9575]

I won't complain at all about the next 4 yrs being all castle videos

[@corvairchris82]

Dan, You need to get Kika one of those storage bags for the fold up lawn chairs often referred to as an umbrella chair to carry her bazooka in, that way she could just sling it over her shoulder.

[@bernouellet]

You guys rock! Of all the sailing channels out there that I follow, you are becoming my favorite. All right now, that's enough! I have to continue my binge watching of Sailing Uma.

[@michellethelander1735]

Fun vid! You’ll really enjoy the old cathedrals with the amazing architecture and history. Oh, and add a strap to the tripod for easy carrying. I had a huge umbrella with a strap that went top to end and I could sling it across my back when closed.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Kika! You are so CUTE! "A fluffy wishing flower!" And especially the scenes: "No Dan! Not there! Over there! That's better! NO! Not there! That way is better! Now you've got it stuck again!" "Hoo! Good thing that fellow let US use his trailer! It would have been so much harder if WE had to drag the dingy through all that mud!" So much fun! Thank you guys!

[@davidc6510]

I love castles since I was a young boy. It is so cool to see this beautiful work that is over 1000 years old. I could see the excitement on your face at this location and the anticipation of so many beautiful architectural treasures that are every where in Europe. A decade ago I had the good fortune to visit the Cologne cathedral in Germany while on a business trip in the Netherlands. It totally blew me away at its immense size, grandeur, and beauty. I hope some day to see much more of Europe. Until then enjoy the beauty that you have before you and I look forward to seeing more of your adventures as you step through Europe!

[@TheSwampdoggydog]

During WW2 we bombed the shit out of Cologne levelled the city but missed the cathedral (mainly apart from a little bit) how strange

[@davidc6510]

@Richard Lafleur Take an afternoon and visit! It is amazing. The climb up to the bell tower or turrets (forget what they call it) is one heck of a stair climb and a beautiful view!

[@davidc6510]

@@TheSwampdoggydog Yes it is amazing how much carnage occurred during WW2. Even more amazing the beautiful architectural sites that got hit were able to be repaired and or rebuilt.

[@tomriley5790]

Thanks for the great video, honestly sailing, boat repairs and you guys nerding out about discovering new places all makes this channel amazing, castles and things in the UK are similar to beaches in the Bahamas - put as many of them in your videos as you like. I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing you guys so genuinely excited!

[@ginaspiteri163]

If you like castles canarvan castle is definitely one to check out, it's in canarvan north Wales

[@yerikkellett-smith2806]

That’s a beautiful Gods Country Scottish river clydebuilt warship in the background at 1:15 there folks. Let me know if your coming to sunny Glasgow on the Costa Del Clyde. Be delighted to take you guys a run out to Loch Lomond and such. Love Uma.

[@jesbates8611]

Just discovered your UK playlist, now I'm binge watching. Loving it. A lot of British sailors would have some wellies to wade through that mud, but then you have to hang them off the back of the boat when you go back on board!!

[@BuzzSargent]

It is awsome that Richard II stood in the same place looking over the bay that you did. History and seeing historic places is my favorite travel spots. This was fun.

[@shanehickman9204]

I nerd out on these types of things too. I'm not an architect, but had thoughts about becoming one when I was younger. I am history buff for sure regarding architecture and many other things. Great job!

[@wernerjacq]

Guys.... I would love to hear about what exactly you studied, what styles you like, why you like architecture, and what’s on your favourites’list. Wouldn’t mind you spend a full episode on that, because it’s what makes you different from other sailing channels, no?

[@SerafinTirado471]

Nice to see something from your education background. You mix both world well. We all can learn something new and great to step out the box. Makes your video just that more enjoyable to see as I am on the subway going to work. Thank you guys. Cheers.

[@quincyfortier5637]

Thank you for taking all of us along.

[@brunsonr]

No worries. As a fellow architect, I totally get it. nerd out all you want. Sail on!

[@KL-sr5jv]

I really liked the thought about how many places you went with your dingy... it really saw the world

[@ABOARDMERMAIDMONSTER]

Omg your hair is amazing!!

[@johnbinns8947]

I remember dragging my inflatable up the mud beach in panacea Florida one morning because of low tide. I really was watching for shells and sharp objects but the sudden hiss of escaping air proved my inattentiveness. Now I have a hard dink with a built in wheel. Thank you for your great videos👍

[@SailingUma]

Yeah, that one of the main reasons we went with an aluminum v-hull. We're rough on our tender and hate to idea of dragging it over the rocks and having in pop.

[@clarisd]

Can't wait for you guys to be in Rome and see the Cathedals with the massive wooden cellings, the designs will stragger you and the craftmensshipe in wood, marble and stone is epically well done! I say amazing that all of it done with ropes, pullies and hammers and chisels! Also a trip to the marble quarries in Carrara it takes you back abit to know they still mine there and that 20ton blocks were moves without mechanical means! Hello from Italy!

[@williambremner9022]

Kika your hair is so beautiful. Love to see your freak flag fly girl! Great video. Cheers and TGIF, from Singapore!

[@megladane]

Love the vid as usual. Never apologize for your passion. Never ever.

[@jefffisk8225]

I started watching 6 months ago and finally made an account so I can subscribe and comment. And of course do thumbs up. We live just north of Ft Pierce FL where you two set sail for the first time. As we used to say in Pennsylvania, you have a friend in Florida on the intracoastal with a dock 😉

[@Neilhuny]

What a happy couple! Your enthusiasm is infectious! The last minute of Kika being barmy is great :-D

[@andrewsteinhaus8267]

Definitely nerd out on more castles! This was great! Would be great if you could do video on St Michelle, talk about tides!

[@SailingUma]

Would LOVE to sail over to St. Michelle. That place is pure magic!

[@Magill2571]

Just to give you a heads up guy's. Be careful when using your drone. You now have to have a licence to fly them even for personal use because of the disruption that happened last year at a couple of our major airports. I would check it out to make sure.

[@pete9501]

Good point, though they have a few days left, www.caa.co.uk/Consumers/Unmanned-aircraft-and-drones/

[@SailingUma]

License in Canada and soon in the US. As far as we can tell, drone laws are actually LESS strict over here. But we keep an eye on them non the less. So far to the best of our knowledge we're not breaking any.

[@garysherman7396]

thats why you get a drone thats under 250 grams. no restrictions on those (other than flying at an airport or some place restricted)

[@mariemorrissey9378]

So fitting that Dan "saved " Princess Kika from the mud on a way to a Castle! 😉😳😁💖

[@SteveInTheOC]

Miss Kika...What a spirit. The Queen of Sailing ⛵️ 👑

[@schmidtludwig884]

I have been shooting Weddings there for ages so soonest I have seen you two over there makes may hearth sing!

[@billysimon767]

I love that Kika is the only adult playing with the toys. The rest are kids in the background. LOL

[@SailingUma]

Probably because those other "kids" had moms standing nearby telling them to behave ;)

[@laholmes966]

Kika Ispent my 20s and 30s trying to act like an adult and my 40s and my 50s (so far) trying to undo it. We can be responsible adults but still look at life and the world with a childlike wonder and playfulness. Don’t ever lose that quality. You’re a breath of fresh air, an incredible role model for our younger generation and an inspiration to all ages!

[@bobmackin4342]

OMG! I've admired so much in so many of your videos. Your beautiful old boat, your ingenuity, your gonzo awesome upgrades and redesigns and your beauty as a couple (sorry Dan, I could have said that differently), and now this - we all share a love for Europe and it's ancient architecture. I'm moved. I really hope we meet some day. I live on Long Island, NY, USA, admire the beauty of Canada, hope for the restoration of Haiti. You guys are most awesome. Love, Bob

[@rafaelrosafu]

Loved Kika’s hair in this episode

[@captandy34449]

Great video! Post all the old castles you want, love them and all your videos. Thank you.

[@garymaxwellian9085]

Love you two. May I suggest dropping your mast and motoring up the Moselle and the Rhein rivers to find castles and very very old cities. 😁😁😁

[@randymcknight7764]

When I was stationed in Germany, my wife and I would pack a picnic lunch, find a castle. There we would enjoy a nice lunch ina castle. Bavaria is loaded with them they're really great.

[@Sailing_Antrice]

Portchester Castle is Roman in Origin. The Portsmouth area has the finest collection of forts in the world in just a few miles you can see forts from Roman times through the medieval period to Victorian times and the Second World War. Portchester Castle was used to house french prisoners of war during the Napoleonic wars.

[@heiltvilt]

Thanks 👍👍👍 one of your absolutely best videos.

[@rickfucci4512]

Castles, ancient architecture? Yes please...and giant Kika hair in all the hellmets.. thankyou thankyou..

[@robertadamsmetaldetecting6324]

I never studied architecture, but would still nerd out on the 🏰 too! Keep Living your Dreams and Stay Safe you two!!!

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

I get it, old buildings are cool. I like it even more when they are still functional and your sitting there having a beer at a bar whose walls are over a thousand years old.

[@gryph01]

The oldest building I have personally seen is the Mayan pyramid at Chichen Itsa. I did the same thing that Kika did. I touched the stone work and was amazed at how advanced the Mayan culture was at building.

[@user6619-k9t]

Great music choices for this one. I have a playlist on my phone of over a hundred cool tunes I've heard on the various sailing channels I follow. Thanks for taking us to interesting places and introducing us to music we'd never hear otherwise. ☺

[@jordanworm6923]

Do you have the name and artist of this song by chance? I am trying to find it with no luck

[@billb.6109]

Thank you for sharing, it was very interesting. We were surprised they let Kika in the souvenir shop,...Dan did you have to buy anything? Safe travels.

[@markallen7343]

And once again love the hair ✌

[@fredicart6984]

You guys are killing me!! Awesome beaches, now castles...So happy for you guys. Love your videos.

[@paul42592]

Europeans think 100 miles is a long distance North Americans think 100 years is a long time ;-)

[@mfhairstream6812]

no kidding. 100 miles there is a major trip

[@sailingrookie7890]

So true😂😂

[@H2Dwoat]

Hi, I spent a year in Oregon at university. I was 26 at the time but most of the other exchange students were only 19 so no drinking for them 😜. After much begging I agreed to drive them up to Canada for the weekend so they could get their drink on. For me it was a major excursion, I think I would have been in Iceland if I had driven that far in the UK. I was knackered after all that driving but most of the US students wouldn’t have blinked an eye.

[@e-joker-nl]

H2Dwoat k

[@SBKPete]

Paul Heneberry: I’m from the UK Paul and that’s very true 😂

[@Itsp3rsonal]

Couldn't help myself . :) The tide is high but I'm holding on I'm gonna be your number one

[@SailingUma]

-_-

[@114TAI]

Ok. I admit you two have become my favorite channel in KZbin.

[@skubadu2]

Kika, I SO love your hair! I was a hairdresser in Washington DC for many years, plus a PADI MSDT Instructor and USCG Master Captain w/ sailing endorsement. I am currently landlocked in Pennsylvania. Grrr...

[@erikmelkvik6171]

That tripod looks like it would fit perfectly in a bag for a nylon camping chair. Love your guys videos, great fun!

[@KouCaramel]

Kika git it girl! Please do a cruiser hair care routine episode! My dad put me on yall & now Im obsessed! U guys provide such a great distraction from COVID life at the hospital! Thanks!

[@wingnutatfaire]

I completely nerded out in Paris for a summer. Taking a class on Jean d'arc and just touching some of those buildings was awesome.

[@PochoNews]

Castle was cool. Architecture, Ocean and fun! Only thing we have here is Medieval Times.

[@heathersullivan8833]

Love historic buildings, great tour! Thanks

[@thomasblesinger9374]

I have been watching your videos for quite a while now, and I love what you do and the way you do it so much that I decided to promote you further into my group of friends and the people I meet when sailing in the med on my boat. So I went to your shop to buy some T-shirts and while there I also filled one of your Haiti bags. So keep going and happy sailing.

[@SailingUma]

Thanks Thomas!!!!

[@bdjm8595]

Great episode!!...........and, now you know why Wellies are so popular in the UK !!!

[@socalusa5880]

I’m jealous, you get to see very up close, touch, smell , enjoy and much more the castles, forts, cities, from the 15th century (?). I have only gotten to see Mel in Braveheart & doc’s. Enjoy,never forget, & have FUN.

[@stuartrogers621]

Enjoy yourselves in the UK Guys! Will watch you’re adventures avidly!

[@philipmasters7491]

Certainly not the Caribbean, that quite good Mud but wait until you get to the East coast! Lovely Portchester Castle, one of the 5 Roman Forts of the Saxon Shore, curtain Wall Roman 2k years old, Church Norman 1k years old, Keep and other buildings 14th Cent. Do stop at Dover for the Pharos (Roman light house) and a massive Castle! Sorry about the weather but you will get used to it!!

[@onlyychevys]

I miss the old videos, cold cloudy UK just and that interesting to me. I love your videos though to each there own!

[@johntchb]

Your in the right place if you love history.lots of naval history in the UK too.have fun.

[@DonOmarRamiro]

15:23... Dan face holding in that joke. Priceless.

[@jessicamermaid2438]

You guys came across my feed with your new video but, your channel looks so awesome, ("my first" with northern sailing) that I decided to start from this video. I look forward to catching up on your adventures! --Jessica from Florida 🌞

[@nonnayourbsns1001]

i will live your life through your videos....thanks from inland Canada

[@Sumphuka]

Wow, your vid just appeared on my feed and I was like "that's Portchester Castle!!!" I grew up about a mile away along the shore and it was my playground as a kid. We weren't suppose to climb the walls, but I've got the scars to prove otherwise. Yeah I fell off more than a few times ;) It's actually the largest and best-preserved Roman castle outside of Italy. Really glad you enjoyed it.

[@Sumphuka]

If you're still in the Portsmouth / Hampshire area and want some pointers of places to visit, give me a shout. I'll even buy you a pint if you want ;)

[@SailingUma]

Thanks for the offer, but we've since sailed west. We certainly enjoyed our stay in Portsmouth though!

[@montymontano8618]

Looking forward to the nerding out on the many castles to come. Too many sailors just walk through places on dry land with nothing interesting to say about them.

[@fritters56]

The great thing is what ever path you choose this will be here, enchanting adventure for the ages....

[@streetmann1367]

You guys have some really mad videography and editing skills...very nice

[@markallen7343]

Learning about their castle you will never find that in a book. I'm really loving your video. I have a long turm gole to own and live on my own Kattamaran and just live humble and doing little trips with others to other places in 15 years after my sell my house and own a bar work that for 5 to 10 years then i will have my Kattamaran rock on and rock out ✌

[@mikehoward70]

Want to see, and touch, something really old in the UK? Visit the standing stones at Callanish - a mere 5000 years old (significantly more than Stonehenge). A bit of a trip from Portsmouth though

[@josebenedetty158]

Hi guys, my girlfriend and I are faithful followers of him and they have inspired us to travel in such a spectacular way to what we finish university. Thank you for being inspiration for us and for many. pdta: we even look like you hahaha