Sailing Shetland's East Coast | VIKING SHETLAND | Sailing Florence Around Britain - Ep.187

[@Mark-he3tl]

You guys just keep getting better and better. Videography, music, all better than some tv programs I've seen in the past. Some stunning shots again.

[@SavingMaverick55]

TV is in its death throws. Independent content creation is where it's at. Real people doing real things in real life is far better than curated corporate swill.

[@rickblom]

100%, you guys make me start thinking of buying a boat again, and go to sea soon❤

[@AndyStrzelecki-on1kp]

Hi Matt and Amy I've been following throughout your travels. Enjoyed every minute. And now you're doing what I'd spent years planning to do in my retirement (2021). A diagnosis of terminal cancer has meant that I have now got to live my dream through your videos, If you haven't got there already it would be great know when/if you are in Milford Haven, my home port. I'd love to meet you both to thank you for all the pleasure you've given me over the last 7 years and, of course, a chance to talk sailing over a glass or two. Thanks again. Fair winds, Andy

[@terenceacton5803]

So refreshing - no adverts for mental health and super food apps. Just professional videos and wonderful sailing. Fair winds👍

[@ashbriant]

It has to be said, that your video production value is outstanding and worthy of comparison with National Geographic or the BBC. Thanks for inspiring my wife and I to start our sailing adventures. I hope that one day we will sail around the world too. Love you both SV Gin Gin

[@bigbadthesailor5173]

Once again your long dinghy racing partnership shows through in every tack, in every wonderfully executed bit of boat handling. Thrilling to see Shetland like this; these are wonderful Islands!

[@rogerstone3068]

They're getting quite good at it, aren't they? Certainly looks as if they've done it a few times before.

[@Early8Q]

Dinghy skills are forever!

[@spadasinuldeserviciu]

The diff between you and most other sailing channels is that on your boat there are two pasionate sailors,. It shows in terms of everything. Congrats.

[@ProgWork1]

12:40 he was being informal (imprecise), but this was probable filmed in August, when there's just no night time there. What he called daylight was actually twilight. People also confuse longest day of year with sunset time. Frequently, the later sunset time of the year is not on the longest day.

[@bchost]

You two are so inspiring... good honest real people being themselves. Thank you for sharing this for so long!

[@p-jlukas8585]

What a beautifull film again…………..watched them all. My biggest regret after watching them all is that from now I have to wait before the next is coming. Nice that we see everything about sailing, your dialy live but also all the Information about the places you visit, it is incredible. Thanks from NL

[@Stakman1]

I'm loving this series of sights around Britain. Thanks for sharing!

[@bryantarms]

I like how you don't mind sailing upwind, and that you tack as if you're racing around the cans.

[@robingodfrey9639]

I always love your films. You edit so elegantly to showcase the stunning scenery and wildlife. Your hard work is much appreciated! And you two seem just lovely!

[@davidnichols147]

Remarkable footage, brilliant cinematography, first class editing and knowledgeable local history makes your channel number 1 in our eye's. Enjoy, simply marvelous.

[@michaelvanwinkle7919]

You two work so very well when tacking.

[@danielt63]

I could watch you guys tack all day. Such skill and coordination. Like you've been doing it for years. ;-)

[@keithh3463]

the quality of your videos are amazing. Thanks for all your work.

[@kevinpeterson5778]

I’m curious. You did a lot of work to prepare Florence for the cold. How is it working out?

[@camino06]

Ah Scotland, cold one day, bloody freezing the next!

[@martyjones1413]

Great footage of the teamwork/experience between you two, hardly a verbal call, not needed because you both use all the senses you possess, to become a single unit.Respect❤

[@russmarkham2197]

love Florence. Great to see your tacking routine, Great to see the slightly gloomy but beautiful shores in the clouds. Never been to Shetland but reminds me of Scotland.

[@jmslivingston]

Great job, Matt and Amy. You really capture a great atmosphere with your videos.

[@paulstephens5229]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again the best videographers on utube great video again.

[@bdphourde]

Higher latitude sailing provides unique scenery that we don't get to see very much. Your aerials are astounding! High resolution in high latitudes! Great combo! Florence is looking so good!

[@philiphurst831]

I'm running out of superlatives when commenting on your videos. This one is another pro-level gem. Goodness knows how much time you spend searching for music for your films, and you always seem to pick the right track. Looking forward to the next one.

[@VaninaVlogs]

Regarding longhouses (over 60)…yep… I have a ruin of one on my land, which wasn’t known to the archaeologists until we pointed it out to them. We have a lot of Pict chisels too that they didn’t know about… so it’s safe to say there’s probably hundreds they’ve not found/been told about here.

[@soggybottom3463]

Beautiful...wonderful therapy after a couple of less than ideal days..thank you so much 👍x🤗🤗

[@DementedDog]

These films are as good as any TV documentary! You should try selling them😉

[@MercerDye]

No winch tacks a real partnership. Love it

[@sailingmarilynkaye]

Double wow, we are so enjoying this journey. We just love the way you portrayed the area thankyou once again for sharing take care and stay safe.

[@morecowbell20]

Was going to compliment you two once again on your outstanding videography, but it looks like about 100 other commentors already beat me. Instead, I'll just say "thankfully nobody has invented smellovision yet!"!! On another note, I was away from all things internet related for a few days, just got back today and of all the youtube videos I missed, yours was the first that I watched. I am so thankful for you two and your vision.

[@chinoodin4735]

Interesting area to explore and then people too!

[@ingostahlmann484]

..you are the " special one's " on YT ! Thank you so much ! Every video is so great..your special art to take us with you😊

[@jacksgirl23]

I love the epic music intro it fits the stunning scenery beautifully❤

[@tdixon912]

What a beautiful video from a beautiful couple! Keep up the amazing work and safe travels! Thank you for sharing a window into your world!

[@basilbrushbooshieboosh5302]

You're a right bonny couple. Spectacular vid guys,

[@jeffpage4886]

I'd like to thank you so much for sharing your experiences, I've been following you for many years...Just incredible, and thank you for the work and dedication to editing which makes your episodes so mesmerizing...and you're a wonderful couple, "couples" dreams" Enjoy yourselves! we'll be there

[@curmudgeon573]

Watching your sail handling is inspirational. You have a phenomenal partnership. In every sense of the word. Oh and your videos are beautiful. Thank you

[@janetlloyd6307]

Wow! Loved this episode. You show me places I’ll never go to in such a beautiful way. Thank you.

[@Ghost_Recon_Actual]

If I didn't have to depend on money from patrons, I'd sail around those islands year-round in constant circles just to admire and photograph the beauty of the island landscape. It is positively beautiful scenery.

[@sailingheretic]

Lovely video. Thanks for taking us along on your adventure. This is better than anything on TV.

[@PaulBKal]

We saw otters on Scotland’s west coast and the Inner Hebrides. In fact we saw them sleeping on their backs in the water, in pairs, holding hands. Cutest thing ever! I hope you see that as well. From memory, it was in Loch Scavaig, on the Isle of Skye.

[@bobcapen1682]

Wonderful photos of sea birds! The nesting places of Ganets and previous video of Puffins are remarkable. Thank You!

[@keithgaffney3629]

Hi Folks, Really keen to hear about how Florence is performing with all her new upgrades and TLC! Thank you!

[@Ans-Ende-Der-Welt]

Like your good video graphic, music and narrative - apart from the very lovely sailing grounds you visit 😊

[@eamonnfanton2165]

beautifully appropriate backing music choice for this leg of the journey.

[@andrewgodfrey6913]

The extra hours of daylight has been a nice thing about the northern latitude. But it's a super power that I feel is slowly being taken away by the autumn

[@mojoneko8303]

My wife and I have sailed the coast of Alaska for 20+ years. The long days in summer are a huge advantage for covering a lot of ground in one day. How has the insulation worked out? Is the interior warmer and dryer? We did something similar but that was in the 90's. Thanks for the video.

[@Zumbaangels1]

Fabulous cinematography ❤

[@janeconnors1807]

Thoroughly enjoying this series. I do hope you manage to visit my beloved Isle of Mull and have time to explore the Island. Its a magical place

[@dennismatthews6660]

Thank you. Wonderful scenery enhanced by great camera work.

[@blackthornhealing]

The filming is incredible. Thank you both

[@bryangoldthorpe8906]

Great episode 😊

[@johnathandaly]

Hello from Ireland Jonathan 💚

[@jeffmcglade1107]

amazing videography and content great work and thank you for sharing

[@kiwisailor8365]

Fabulous, stunning scenery and great camera work.... Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@caromarco6315]

An absolute pleasure to watch!

[@bernardlawson665]

Spot On videos and your reflections. THUMBS UP

[@StormSignal]

Actually "back then before climate change" it was as warm if not warmer than today. It was a time known as The Medieval Warm Period during which crops were grown in Greenland by the Vikings. Otherwise a great video as always. Thank you.

[@skorrie3849]

Then it went into the Mini Iceage between 1350-1800. Not that it gets mentioned much these days.

[@southernfriedkiwi7726]

Every time that I hear a grown man talk about the certainty of climate change, sperm counts drop. The world is in greater peril from the proliferation of weak men.

[@southernfriedkiwi7726]

@@skorrie3849 Glaciers were formed in New Zealand during the last ice age and increased more so, during that mini ice age. Now that we aren't(thankfully) enduring these events, people want to get hysterical about the glaciers retreating. The earth is not a constant, but simple minded people can't get their brains to understand that. They crave continuity.

[@cjsail]

Spot on. I found this in researching Norse Westerly migration where I learned the terms "climate optimum" and "little climate optimum" regarding this same time period. The climate is changing because it has always been changing. We should learn to be good stewards but not at the cost of antihumanist energy policy.

[@MapleT722]

The climate has always changed. Our planet has been encased in ice at least six times, then warmed with the ice receding to the poles. We are effectively at the end of an ice age. A natural warming cycle has been used to force change. They edited out the medieval warming period data to make the narrative work.

[@dennisrobinson4588]

Hello from Indio, California. It’s hot and dry here, no rain. Would love to be in your neck of the woods as it were. Your videos really come to life and I look forward to seeing them. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us, see you soon!

[@CorM1]

Nice very nice, but you still have your furler blocks on the inside of your scepters :)

[@cyrilvermeil]

Fantastic! And an amazing job!

[@kevincammell8083]

I went home to the Shetland islands around this time two years ago. It was the middle of summer and it was around 10 degrees and yes it was cold. Went swimming at Lerwick where that beach was. Yes very cold. Have you also seen the puffin birds? They are really funny...My grand father was from the sHetland islands. Caught up with a family member who we had the same great grandparents. Its always good having family round the world.

[@colinboniface194]

What a magnificent part of the world...

[@alexanderkielczynski2437]

Yep, Better and Better!

[@ranger2316]

Lerwick... isn't that where they shot the BRITBOX TV Detective show Shetland? It looks so familiar!

[@carltontweedle5724]

Welcome to Scotland in summer. Jacket woolie hat. But still the best place in the world.

[@GaryWilson-c7g]

Give us an update on how all of the work/upgrades are doing guys 😊 Loving the UK tour 🤛

[@GoneSailingCA]

thanks Florence nice piece

[@nooneanybodyknows7912]

I'm so happy not to have smell-a-vision. I can only imagine how that many ganets smell. It's sad they've resorted to nets for nesting. They're resourceful. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing. You make vikings proud.

[@olllllo2749]

I typically won’t read comments….. so my ignorance might show. I have been watching & listening to you two from the beginning of your adventures, years it seems. I miss the BLUE WATER & HOT SUNNY days of old. May God bless you on your new GRAY DAYS of exploration.

[@AfricanFlightStar]

Another amazing episode, thank you for sharing all this! Have to say that I am always a bit disappointed at the end of your videos, but only because I want them to go on for another 30 mins ... ☺⛵

[@uwesoltau4923]

Another masterpiece. Awesome.

[@invention-city]

I love that you guys are real sailors, not just cruisers. Why no davits?

[@basilbrushbooshieboosh5302]

10:22 ps. The locals will correct you sternly if you call the Islands 'The Shetlands'. It is simply 'Shetland'.

[@mohammedbourachli]

hello from Morocco very nice sailing is the best you can have in live😘

[@wallyklw5]

Some impressive tacking

[@NZherewecome]

Lovely. Looking at those cliffs, I'm hoping you visit/pass Dún Briste with it's visible 350+ Mya strata.

[@rainfinger]

Great video!

[@rogerhowell6230]

Excellent seagull footage!

[@garrickwalker1073]

Thanks guys

[@valentinogiancarlovanroeke8793]

Hey Matt and Amy what are youre tips about learning someone get comfortable with sailing with biggen waves and go diagonally?

[@janeconnors1807]

Orkney is a tiny island absolutely full of history and well worth a trip inland if you can hire a car

[@timothydunn5889]

Amy seemed to be copping more of the "sheet on" duties in your tacking sequence😉

[@Andre-yu3qs]

Fantastic, thanks for sharing.

[@tomriley5790]

I don't know if it's like Iceland but driftwood there was very valuable (stealing it was punishable by death) so it wold seem unlikely that they'd have burnt it in the long houses given a pretty much free supply of peat.

[@JohnResalb]

You're so used to it getting dark at more-or-less the same time year round, between the two lines of the tropics. And I warned you - "You're in for a shock when you're sailing in the Artic". Now you've had a eye-opener introduction in the Shetlands. Next year, you'll find the west coast of Greenland much more sunny with clear skies, in a climate much more North American than western European. 'You won't know the difference between night and day.' Definitely your viewers should keep watching.!!

[@rogerstone3068]

I remember an extract from Sailing Uma, two years ago: "We're sailing directly towards the sunset, the sun exactly on the horizon. It's midnight. And we're sailing due north." It takes some getting your head around!

[@natsueocean]

Great skills as mentioned in all the comments already. One question, which app do you use to bring in the map within the video? Thanks.

[@kajstorgaard1791]

Great vlog

[@Trollberg60north]

Hi, another great chillaxing video :) jfyi, t's not a "Scottish roost". Roost comes from Old Norse "Røst" meaning a tidal race where two tides meet. Sumburgh Roost is where the North Atlantic meets the North Sea. Also, we're not "The Shetlands". That's like saying "The Englands, The Scotlands or The Norways"!.

[@VaninaVlogs]

I’m live in Shetland and wondered if anyone would pick up on that final point… it’s always a stickler for folk!

[@jonathanmead]

Scilly is the same.

[@robertlaird6746]

Nice video

[@justsomeguy6474]

Scottish summers seem to be a lot like Vancouver(Canada) winters.

[@TheTravellingScotsman]

Yes, I've lived in White Rock for a while. It's similar, though Vancouver a bit wetter in the winter and definitely a bit colder than our summers.

[@thebarnaclebill]

similar latitudes, different climate, God bless the Gulf Stream

[@Blueybob]

Very interesting. Thanks. A couple of questions: Do you bring your anchor inboard on long offshore passages and do you use a preventer taken to the bow or do you use a boom brake? Thanks.

[@SailingYachtFlorence]

Anchor stays on the bow roller securely lashed in place. Preventer, although not all the way to the bow or end of boom, but we know above 20 knots we don't need a mainsail as we don't go much faster, so we just take the main down at that point so which is the ultimate preventer!

[@Blueybob]

@@SailingYachtFlorence Thanks for the prompt reply. Best wishes. I wrote my comment before I'd watched the whole posting. Some wonderfully scenic shots. Congrats and thanks again.

[@anitatroyer2066]

I am wondering if Lerwick is a fishing community or what is the main livelihood? Another great travelling video!!

[@michaelvanwinkle7919]

Will you be visiting the isle of Ionia?

[@jacktar-d3k]

Let me know when you're coming back to South Africa, if anyone's going to teach me how to sail it has to be you guys.⛵

[@phillipboucher4338]

When you decide to visit Scandinavia we would love to welcome you too Gothenburg in Sweden, We watch your channel every time you have uploaded and you are the inspiration for us to start our own sailing adventures in the future as just now we just have a small motor boat. So if you can join us in Sweden on one of your many journeys we would love to invite you for fika, MVH Agata & Phillip p.s. MVH means med vänliga hälsningar which is Best regards swedish style. :)

[@1970pizza]

Hello from Northern Ireland , Peter

[@johnmccormack7360]

Stunning footage! Just finished Vikings on Netflix. Though a dramatization on actual history there is a lot of actual history thrown in and its interesting to see you sailing the same waters as they did. Could Haroldswick be named after King Harald Finehair?? More importantly, how are the new heater and insulation working?

[@elizabethr2712]

What's the name of the piece of music you are playing at minute 10 with 30 seconds, please? I love it, I appreciate if someone knows! The author and name.

[@peterwaugh9416]

I'll be in Norway in June next year would be nice to see Florence. My boat will be easy to see as it's 113,000ton & 951feet long. It doesn't have any sails so not quite the same experience as you. It's Emerald Princess so I am looking forward to not having to trim any sails or cook my own food.

[@ProgWork1]

Please post video by Albert Dock filling that little boat with 40 liters of diesel too! 😊