Trapped by Hurricane Force Winds in Iceland - Sailing Uma [Step 301]

[@acoqueran]

Kika's vid effects actually made me continue to watch the sponsored bit (to see what she would do) and kept me from skipping to the point in the vid where the spot ends...FRIKIN GENIUS...

[@Davidcallard]

Kika, even I watched the sponsor bit and I'm allergic to ads even to the extent that I renamed our TV remote control henceforth to be known as The Strangler ! So, you deserve an award for that !🤩🤣 The storm was incredible and I can only say that thank Neptune 😊 🙏 or whoever else knows about such things that you were safely tied to the wharf because that would have meant being hove to under bare poles and probably involving the drogue to top things off! All that has gone before plus a closer relationship with God I would suggest !

[@tictalktoe6386]

Hope the income from these is good. Marketing people get paid a lot for producing much less quality. These are amazing.

[@paulmilton169]

Love the hair. I remember when Dan cut your hair short. Cute both ways!

[@garolopez887]

The other Kika ….l Super entertaining!! Thank you !!

[@lisawilson269]

Mental health matters. Thanks for being creative with sponsors. Mental health rarely gets mentioned and in such a cute way Kika! Being a social worker for mental health during a pandemic has not been easy for me. I must admit Sailing Uma has provided respite from the stress and long wait until I'm able to get back out there and travel. I'm excited to see polar bears in Norway or Iceland. Love your videos.

[@kenholt8297]

Mental health is important! Sadly, therapists are overrated! In addition, too often medication is demonized.

[@Reality_TV]

That's Iceland for you! I love that place, but you have to have some balls to sail there! When I drove the Ring Road, I can't tell you how many weather systems I experienced just driving! From blinding rain, to heavy snow in the highlands, to extreme winds, to sunshine. I wanted to go whale watching and on the very day I reached the marina to go, the place was closed because the winds were too high. I waited two days for the wind to break, but it didn't and I couldn't go. Those Iceland winds are something. I love seeing you guys there. I love that place so much!

[@Pocketfarmer1]

Having been in that situation, putting an anchor straight out abeam really helps. If you get a chance lead the anchor from the bow out to somewhere off midships then acacia a line from the stern to the road making a bridle of sorts. Pull up on both ends to keep the good ship Uma off the dock. Putting a buoy on the anchor signals where it is . Fair winds

[@rhondalee6979]

I've just found you and am totally enthralled with your photography. This is like subscribing to National Geographic with a couple of adorable and amiable sailors as a bonus. Thank you for this gift!

[@johnhall4146]

You guys are.fearless and I love you both. Best sailing channel on UTube, without a doubt.

[@loribadgero1035]

You two could be in blizzard conditions so severe that you can't see each other, even if you're standing right next to each other but somehow find a way to craft an amazing, entertaining video of it! Iceland looks like an extreme place to live, kind of opposite of Hawaii. Thanks for helping us travel without leaving home! Glad to know these videos are delayed and you are safely south of the island now. 😛🥶🥸🥸🥸

[@ArniSPeturs]

Well, this was one of the worst storms we've had for few years (i live in Vestmannaeyjar, i should know)

[@bloxyman22]

Also very bad timing... Hurricane/storm season usually start in late september and last well into winter. Spring and summer afaik is much more calm.

[@loribadgero1035]

@@ArniSPeturs Respect!! It looks beautiful though. Maybe some day.

[@blabberwulf7650]

95% regen, time for a hot shower.

[@loribadgero1035]

@@blabberwulf7650 Kika and Dan really have the life!

[@Fayelin449]

Kika, I love your hair. Curly, straight, long or short. All beautiful.

[@SailingUma]

🥰

[@rthille]

Agree 100%, Kika’s hair is amazing.

[@LindyConrad]

Just wanted to drop a comment to say Thanks for your vlogs. You were part of my COVID therapy. Your vlogs are really well done! Kuddos to you guys for all that you are doing. We bought the "couch" so likely will not be sliding into a sailing life. But, I have my hubby interested in a barefoot cruise. I am realizing that it is all about finding your happiness outside of the box. Cheers to you guys!!

[@DBowen-os2cv]

You have the ONLY adds I watch consistently… great job with that as well as your other cinematography and editing work.

[@lukebures2154]

Love the video, stay safe you guys! ♥️

[@steveconly4811]

You two are such strong and wonderful adventurers! Thank you so much for taking me along. Be safe!

[@davehurst2543]

A tip of the hat to you guys for your perseverance and your endurance because you guys have been at this Non-Stop longer than almost any other sailinv channel with no breaks. You've inspired me to Chase my dream and plan to sail up to Southeast Alaska down the coast across the Panama canal up to Brownsville and do the icw loop. After that though of course have to be a trip around the Caribbean

[@CraigDantoin]

Kika, you nailed that music when leaving port! Perfectly fit the mood and vibe as things picked up too... Awesome post work!

[@Jacobbosland]

Great video and you actually make the only commercial I ever watch because they are so funny and you put so much editing work in it. By the way nice job on the hair lol!

[@peterj29]

I was just wincing and waiting for the stanchions to get caught in the tyres. Such a relief when 'no damage' flashed up - I'm guessing more because of your preparation than chance. Thanks as always for the BBC standard photography.

[@mickfrombrisbane1733]

Step 1 to Step 301. I've caught up :). Great job you two. Looking forward to the next 300.

[@cowsjohnson2306]

Thank you a thousand times over . While your kinda on the other side of the pond and I'm here in the Northeast of the states refitting on the hard, it's your doing that keeps this refit moving forward for 2023 on the North Atlantic. Be safe and will watch what your up to next week. Angus.

[@inmocean6786]

So glad you were on a dock for those winds!!! Iceland is gorgeous though, thanks for the videos!

[@daviddelrosario828]

Been following you guys for about 4 years now. Went back and binged watched your beginning episodes. Man you guys are ROCK STARS now! I’ve been sailing for over 60 years here in Hawaii and I love your channel.

[@livehareide7789]

We love your videos! You really are inspirational for us sailing in Norway/Sweden/Denmark- wind/rain/nature/cold (!) baths/ sometimes sun… Take care and keep sailing🍀Thank you❤️!

[@d14551]

What a view from the top of that volcano! And I really enjoyed the ad, which is not something I say very often.

[@paulsmith8212]

I guess be comfortable that didn’t start when you were out at sea in the middle of nowhere. Beautiful countryside. As someone has said previously the camera work you do is impressive. Stay safe.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Could you make one of those long videos with just the sound of rain on the deck from inside the cabin? Pretty please? 😍😍😍

[@RiverWoods111]

UGH!! Yuck! Why?

[@clairerutledge2618]

Sound to sleep by 😴

[@kn6123]

Yes please

[@Vinnie101a]

Now that’s what I call a backhanded comment! - “Please make a video that will put us to sleep”! 🤣🤣🤣

[@audible67]

Awesome OceanVolt update!

[@tomriley5790]

Lovely video! Spectacular filming of the storm too, if it looks like that on video it must have been really extreme in real life. Impressed that Uma took it like a champ with no damage - a testimony to all of your good maintenance! Watched it again to get to see the Sponsored part - it was fantasitic :-)! Thanks again for putting all the effort in to show us all this step of your journey!

[@mjordan812]

Nice views of the Lodge on Elliðaey as you left the harbor. I'd like to spend a week or two there some day.

[@damonottaway3648]

You guys are awesome. What a great life journey you are on. You two inspire me to teach my daughter to “LIVE A GREAT STORY”

[@picdoran]

Dampen the rolling by adding weight to the windward side. A whisker pole with a bag of wet sails or thick blankets or.... may lessen the movement, just remember to protect the deck area under the pole and to also red flag the end of the pole. Five gallon buckets of water or sand could help too.

[@bamabldr66]

Your right...I am from Fairhope, Alabama and we see those winds a little too often in September from Tropical Weather! -Cliff Battleship Marine Supply Fairhope, Alabama

[@AORD72]

The regeneration at lower speeds sounds awesome. Does the system log the boat speed and wattage with respect to time (like every second). Can we have more videos about the regeneration performance. Be great to see a daily breakdown (each appliance/source) of watts in/out over a week.

[@gavinferguson]

ive been there many years ago in a small gaff rigged traditional boat.. the airport is fun to watch the planes land and takeoff 1 end of the runway has a massive drop abd the planes drop away below the edge before they come up..the volcanoes were still warm when we went up and meltted sea boats. di you try the public pool all heated from the volcano

[@ALEX.D.10]

Μπράβο είσαστε καταπληκτικοί ελπίζω. Α φτάσω τις γνώσεις σας και το σκάφος σας κάποια στιγμή αυτό επίπεδο που είσαστε

[@davidc6510]

Iceland, beautiful, cold, volcanos, amazing, and so well presented by Sailing Uma. Oh my so close to 400k subscribers! Well done and thanks for sharing! Cheers!

[@Babycheezes]

Currently the Best sailing channel. Thank you!

[@Spoony01]

You guys rock! Always in great spirit, no mater what. Awsome videos too :-) Please keep them coming!

[@fromyonderpeaks]

Great video. Marvelous views of the ocean in its fury.

[@lindakafele9551]

Glad y’all are safe and Uma came through like a boss! Amazing content as usual.

[@YQTFun]

In my world, Kika's hair went from straight to curly all at once...in an instant...with a WHOMPP!! Sound.

[@romrobot15]

You guys are the best sailors out there. At least in my eyes. Wish I can spend a week or two with you. You’re awesome. Stay safe.

[@nickperspective]

Thank you for creating another interesting step. I look forward to seeing your second winter stay in the UK. Thank you Kika and Dan for creating such engaging content.

[@brianhancock9648]

Well,I have finished, up to date, your steps! It’s taken several months and I will miss being able to watch 2 or 3 steps when ever I want to ! Thanks you for your Great productions, keep up the good work!!

[@ApexWoodworks]

Outstanding, as always, you two! Glad to see there wasn't any damage from those crazy winds! Safe travels.

[@markvine3814]

Wow! Kika with straight hair. That must have taken a long time or cost a lot or both. Suits you, Kika.

[@jamest2101]

You 2 are so much fun to watch, and kind of intense. I thought the " promo bit" for better health was very well done with good camera work... Good luck finding the gap in the weather. And may your sails always be full...

[@ericdelevinquiere9902]

Colder air packs a stronger punch due to increase air density (could be 25% greater than the hurricane in the tropics).

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Ive never thought about that aspect of wind and weather effects.

[@SailingUma]

We definitely noticed that in Norway when sailing in the cold. The wind just felt "heavier".

[@russellegge9840]

You guys really are at the forefront of electric boats. Good job and thanks for sharing

[@georpwl]

Gee, one of your best vids! How you earn a living appears incredibly challenging and I think the best way to show that is tell it like it is, which you both do masterfully.

[@hlynnkeith9334]

We were in a blow like that in San Francisco Bay (70 knot winds). We were tied up in a slip BUT THE WIND LIFTED THE WALKWAY OFF THE DOCK AND BLEW IT ONTO OUR BOAT. We listed about 30 degrees in the middle of the night. But that was one night. Not like your situation with hurricane winds for weeks.

[@sailingmarie7097]

So.... Next project.... soundproofing the engine compartment? Or sleep proofing the boat? This is by far the only channel which I watch commercials... nicy work guys!

[@rolanddunk5054]

Hello to you both,I have been at Iceland in December in winds such as that,a common occurrence.I was in a Grimsby side trawler,but the job carries on..I hope you get the right weather soon,all the best,Roly 🇬🇧.PS.as a retired seaman I do not do walking unless playing golf,so I am quite happy to watch you do the walking..cheers.

[@craigadams5740]

With the noise from the motor, given they are pretty small, if you were to insulate with noise baffles / design to incorporate would that be possible solution? With newer batteries now, is it possible to install battery banks that give you greater range? What happened with the vertical wind generator, is that project ditched? What are the practicalities of life like on the boat, showering etc.. Can't believe you guys have lived in such small space for so long. I've had dream of living on a boat but never put it to the test, your videos are inspirational! Thinking of downsizing, buying smaller place near a yacht club and seeing if we can get a couple of rides and see how we handle the motion sickness.

[@judithcatlett8518]

Video goes so fast. Glad Uma didn’t sustain any damage.

[@aphrodite3216]

Kika! You have the best hair on KZbin! Straight or curly... I'd say you won the hair lottery! 🎰

[@andrifsig]

hello there, it is not uncommon for us here in Iceland to experience storm warnings every two or three days during fall, winter and spring. So to anyone who plans on travelling here, be prepared. It is worth it though if you just plan accordingly. Great video as always guys! Looking forward to your next steps...

[@ThorsteinnAdalsteins]

It doesn't get more real than storms in the Westman islands. good job getting out. look forward to you sailing over the south shallows to Seyðifjörður and then over the Whitchpot to the Faroes. Great footage as always

[@adventureswithgrandpa]

Beautiful scenery. Awesome video.

[@normanharris7333]

Love these two young people…💝…they’re journey just fascinates me….courage class dignity and love….🔒

[@chrisappleton2393]

Really great pictures of the waves!

[@rickemmet1104]

So, I was wondering when the weather would start to turn. Glad you guys are getting out of there and starting to head south. Maybe you can sail into the Med and then over to Adriatic Sea. The areas around Split look ridiculously beautiful! You guys have sailed around Split, so you have an idea of how beautiful the rest of the area will be. There's a Roman amphitheater not far from Split that is still being used to this day for concerts. And being architects, you guys should go nuts seeing all of that stuff!

[@faircompetition1203]

I was tied to a dock once as the tail end of a hurricane blew through with a 10 degree heel on bare poles and waved broke over the pier we were tied to inside the breakwall . Wild night

[@Sommers234]

Terrific filming, I'm amazed how much ground You cover by foot! Great job on installing electric and regen. Must be a great feeling of Independence.

[@simonjackson5941]

Hi there Dan and Kika. Really love your videos. I am looking for cups to use in our camper van and wondered where you got the cups that you use. They look metal and possibly thermal.

[@SailingJohanna]

Crazy weather!!! ⛈ Super stoked to see how the OceanVolt ReGen upgrade works out. Fair winds Uma. ♥️✌🏼⛵️

[@johnreuteman2724]

Hope you checked out those side shrouds really well before heading out.

[@leonasimmons162]

You two are so brave.

[@stephenroskilly3737]

Good thing Uma was in port during that storm. But still dodgy and stressful. Not exactly drone weather. Good upgrade from Oceanvolt though. Should make life better. 💙💙

[@mp6756]

Does the electric motor system log all the data from the regenerative sailing. It would be very interesting to track the data along side the gps and the wind instruments.

[@danieloliver20]

I'm glad you were finally able to get out of Dodge... Iceland looks beautiful, windy but beautiful!

[@c0ri]

Oh I remember this storm. Seemed like 2 hurricanes coming together. Very intense. Glad you guys pulled through :D

[@HellyWelly93]

Loving the views from the top of the volcano!

[@robertlemoine3500]

Thankyou , be safe and sound .

[@johnlampe3258]

Zero damage? Weren't your stanchions bent? It looked like it. I felt like your shrouds were taking the bend pretty well, but it looked like a couple of your stanchions were getting pushed in a bit.

[@janjager2906]

Impressive storm footage, beautiful landscape and sightings, interesting news about your updated regen. Splendid! 👍😎

[@dkcoats]

The 1973 Heimaey eruption and the attempt to stem the flow of lava toward the harbor were chronicled by the great John McPhee in a New Yorker article titled “Cooling the Lava” which was later collected in his book “The Control of Nature” (Farrar, Strauss & Giroux 1989) Like all McPhee’s work, it’s quite a read.

[@dkcoats]

I see now that somebody beat me to this reference. I’m glad to see I’m not the only McPhee fan in the crowd. If you appreciate really great nonfiction writing, McPhee is your man. You don’t get four Pulitzers for being a hack.

[@gregorychaney7604]

Gotta Love that regen! Iceland is spectacular even if it is really windy and cold! Take care of yourselves! Cheers from Alaska

[@merkin22]

When the whitecaps are being blown completely off of the waves in harbour :) ... that must have been some wild blow out on the sea.

[@gneisenau89]

There is a great piece of nonfiction writing about that eruption called 'Cooling the Lava' by John McPhee, who was a writer for the New Yorker and a professor emeritus at Princeton. They poured water onto the lava flow to slow it down, and even had to walk out onto the still molten lava (after cooling a crust of several inches' depth) to deliver the water where it was needed. That solidified crust, while strong enough to support the weight of the emergency workers, was still very hot. The workers had to march in place while operating the hoses so that their boots wouldn't melt or catch on fire. And all the while people had to be aware of the lava bombs being ejected from the volcano which were landing all around. Without that effort the lava may well have closed the mouth of the harbor and rendered the island uninhabitable.

[@marcryvon]

😱 Thanks for the history ! How frightening it must have been.

[@bobgutgsell1009]

As usual, I love the footage and your insight, as for the add OMG, BOTH of you are so Beautiful!. So happy the shroud did not get stretched or damaged.I have learned a lot for Dan with the batteries IE: charging and discharge. Be safe and love you both!

[@alongduenog1640]

i envy this couple they lived the life they wanted. God bless guys

[@shawnbarnett8366]

Wonderful step, you really showed Iceland well. A place I will have travel too.

[@AZEljefe]

Loving the long straight hair Kika !! Rock them locks girl. 😂

[@charleshough6189]

I enjoy your superb videography, updates to the boat, adventures, and you as a couple but I hate cold weather and am looking forward to the time you return to warmer waters.

[@SvArtemo]

We have been getting to the same weather here in NZ on our boat as well.. Seems to be a world wide phonem..

[@gr6696]

As usual make the best of your time. Stay safe enjoy your adventures.😎👍🏻👏👏👏👏✊

[@firstlast1047]

Decades ago, Sail magazine had an article regarding utilizing a "Baltic mooring. This would keep a ship off the pier. But, in the case of a small craft, this type of mooring would have to be deployed prior to the heavy onshore wind.

[@Ammo461]

Oh man, watching those shrouds rub, definitely made me pucker up.

[@thebetaguy]

such a beautiful place.

[@Missiuniqk]

I'm always locked on with you guys ... Just keep safe in Jesus Christ our Lord

[@Dutchy-1168]

Wow ‼️‼️‼️‼️that was windy ‼️‼️

[@jonnorousseau3096]

Last year in July (South African winter) I got pinned against a concrete fishing wharf with tractor tyre fenders at low tide in Mossel bay in a 5 hour 60+ knot westerly squall from 12: 30 am until 5:30 am, we were 3 aboard my chined steel Van De Stadt 34' en route from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, all 3 of us on deck in horizontal spindrift with roving fenders, my stbd. cap shroud was inches from the concrete wharf, about 10 feet above deck level, one or two bent stanchions but no structural damage, I can relate, it's no fun and I'd love to have had those big inflatable fenders that you have, I'd rather have been at sea, Hove to with a triple reeded main and storm staysail, it was a shitty night at best in a lee wharf situation, thankfully I have an incredibly strongly built high latitude capable steel boat, ironically by 7 am we had the Karver top down furling G2 poled out with full main wing on wing in 12 knots true at 130°. The ocean is a place without rules or considerations. Fair winds

[@edgarmuller6652]

God luck on your sailing thanks for sharing

[@hugobokman]

Hi Kika and Dan, I admire your courage! I plan to go sailing again as soon as I sold my couch. It will be on a second hand boat and I expect a lot of overdue maintenance .. The second worth thing that can happen is breaking your mast and I wonder if anyone has ever doubled their standing rigging with dyneema to prevent it. When in calmer water give me your thoughts please, you are the closest to dyneema experts to me ;-) happy landings Hugo

[@SailingUma]

No need. Sure, double would be "better". But then why not triple? The rig is designed to "stretch" a little and flex. Making something TOO rigid can be a real problem. I'd say in general keep the boat as it was designed and just keep up regular checks and maintenance.

[@hugobokman]

@@SailingUma Am I allowed to know whose opinion this ? Thank you (HUGO)

[@floro7687]

The swell is usually the problem in Islandic harbours, looks like its only the wind in your case.

[@vigilantmoth7947]

For the record, I'm an old white Texan. Kika, I love your natural hair. Don't you dare change it.😍🥰 I think you're beautiful how you are.

[@SailingUma]

But straight hair IS also my natural hair… just styled differently. I am not stuck with either of them. Same as wearing jeans one day vs a dress the other.

[@vigilantmoth7947]

@@SailingUma Oh, well then, I guess, you do you. I think that you are stunning either way, Danny is a lucky man,

[@robertedge6902]

Just a little chuckle: What possible need could you have for therapy while sailing? That’s always been my therapy. Cute ad though. As always great photography.

[@gr4yz4]

Hey looks like your headding to Stornoway, Awesome! Fàilte gu Alba (Gaelic for Welcome to Scotland). My family are from Lewis and we visit every year so I can't wait to see what you make of the place. Safe sailing!

[@jamesdaley1852]

man , that place is beautiful but so stormy and cold all the time honestly guys i am really glad to see ya's get out of there ....

[@iamsomebody7700]

My father was stationed in Iceland when I was young and the wind was so strong at times that the dumpsters would move across the iced parking lots.

[@SailingUma]

Yeah, you know things can get bad when everything is literally bolted to the ground with cables. Some of that construction that was going on beside our boat actually blew down in that storm and a huge ferry snapped a mooring line right in front of us.

[@iamsomebody7700]

@@SailingUma we are in Black Point Bahamas right now and a wraparound swell woke me up but your video reminded me that it could be much worse haha. Fair winds to you!

[@freyja4954]

I've never been against electric cars, electric boats , or anything else. I'm just against being forced to use one for applications that are not viable. I absolutely love the idea of your electric sailboat. I almost never run my engine when I don't need to. Can you power sale with the electric motor? When you have strong regionability I would think it would be a great option.

[@paulsj9245]

What is power sail? Motor sail? For more insight into continuously motoring electrically, look at Rigging Doctor - they are working their way up the ICW.