Unexpected changes 😶

[@SmokinJoesAdventuring]

Seeing Sophie and Ryan as a committed life couple when things are extreme has been as wonderful as all their boat work, sailing, and travel.

[@amieclark6477]

Sophie, we just love you so much! We admire and appreciate your honesty in letting us know how things are going! We just want the best for you both!❤❤

[@tomriley5790]

Hope you're both doing well 🙂! Good luck with whatever you're both doing or up to!

[@RonBermingham-z5x]

It’s funny that Polar Seal, Sofia and Matt meet up and creat this information we need. Both were in the first interests which drew me to sailing. This was about 18 months ago. Since then I have purchased a Pearson 424 which I’m slowly getting to be seaworthy and will soon be sailing. Matt, Sophie and Ryan keep up the good work.

[@sailingtova]

What an exciting adventure with Ocean Research!!! I love following them and Matt is hilarious.

[@donfults1]

So good seeing you again... love you guys... seems like your finding your happy place inspite of the course corrections. Fair winds fine people!!!

[@marisaconner628]

Love how you are evolving your life as opportunities come and go! All of it exciting! Glad you will be in the Chesapeake Bay this season. We are local and hope to see you sometime!

[@scadian1]

You guys rock! Sorry to hear the project did not work out. It is great to hear that Matt will get some exposure, his dedication to Ocean Research Project is next level! PS: I was surprised when worlds collided during his podcast when he mentioned a certain French Chef!! Cheers!

[@sailingvesseltradewinds7764]

You 2 are one of the strongest people I know. Sending strength and wisdom.. saying goes that when you want to see a mountaintop, you have to cross a valley.... Stay strong, with love from us❤

[@murraysmith2103]

That boat is gorgeous! Great work team.

[@ronburton7090]

Great episode. A beautiful French chef wants to join the crew? Yes ma'am! Especially one with a weird sense of humor and who knows how to tie knots and sail! Who could say no to all that butter and exquisite cuisine? The house and new boat will come. Enjoy the Chesapeake this season and don't forget your camera.

[@keithadams1490]

Really cool video Sophie, looks like you are going to have some fun. I have been watching you and Ryan since your early days on Polar Seal and the two of you are awesome! It is nice to see your adventures and you embracing the whole life style... keep it up and thanks for letting us enjoy it with you.

[@bnbegal]

Life is full of ups and downs and UNEXPECTED that's normal it's how you weave and dodge them that makes the difference. Good to see you back online and love the new runaboat!!! Know going forward that you always have a family up here and an open room anytime you need a break or change of scenery to help recharge a bit with a I'd say pretty fun group of folks. Stay well and keep your feet firm on whatever surface you choose. Love Jennifer ❣

[@SVFresh2Salty]

I know exactly how you guys feel. Had to go back to work and we are sailing and cruising way less than we want.

[@dunkie976]

Great update, I love how open you guys are about the challenges that life throws at us. If Ryan's HQ is in Seattle, could you move Polarseal over there to trim down his travel/costs, then you can still explore the alaskan waters for a season or two. ❤

[@RyanSophieSailing]

For a hot minute I thought we were moving to Seattle, but it's not in the plans at all. We love our life in Annapolis way too much! Though I really wouldn't mind sailing the PNW, and Alaska is 100% on the bucket list :)

[@alansailing1387]

I second this

[@Kerry_CYWG]

Never ceases to amaze, how much energy you guys have. Ah driven might be the word.

[@Patri-ciaVB]

Thank you for this new video. Thank you for sharing those news, which is hard for Ryan especially. Iam happy that you show also these kind of news because most of us must work hard to affort those lifestyles. Also its always a big stretch to run a company and production successfully on land while being out on sea. Not easy at all. But life isnt always a straight road. We all will gain wisdom after those difficult and unexpected changes. Thats life. Until you both are healthy everything can be possible. So be happy and thankful for what you reached so far. Good luck and wishing you well Patricia

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Thank you Patricia! We are very fortunate to live the life that we live and it has never been lost on us. Change is never straight forward to navigate and I’m glad we could take this “social media break” to process it for ourselves, but I can tell with absolute certitude: the next chapter will be amazing no matter what!

[@lisahanlin5317]

I think you are both GREAT! Remember the most growth comes with change. You two are doing a fantastic job. P.S. taking some time to yourself (off of you tube) is very necessary from time to time..good on you for recognizing that.

[@gretchenhartke2300]

You two sure do know how to roll with the punches. Bravo!

[@pken9814]

That is a cool little boat. Also Just fyi Annapolis is on the east coast. In the beginning it sounded like you said west coast.

[@dennispatrick4999]

You will have such an amazing experience with Nicole. Please document as much as you can while being the Chef. The Chesapeake Bay is such an important water way.

[@toddjohnson7677]

Hope you both are doing well! What is next for you guys?

[@albertofourie3294]

You guys sure have busy and exciting lives. And amongst it all you still find time for sailing! Great to see you back on YT!

[@Cat-Sail]

Your best episode yet! Life is a box of chocolates, and you are adapting - good job! AND you (Sophie) is going for a sail with Matt (BIG UPS TO HIM - SAY HI AND TELL HIM HE IS A LEGEND) - cant wait to see more! THX A LOT FOR SHARING

[@arottie4097]

Hey there, Is there any chance of the groovy Sea Sickness glasses making a come back!? Ha! I really thought ya Rocked them!! They say, "The more thangs change, the more they stay the same!?" Who ever they are? Ha!

[@mytinyretirement]

So nice to see you again!

[@joakimsall8384]

Dear Ryan & Sophie! So great to see that you are doing well, even if the road has been a bit bumpy. Take care and enjoy your summer on Polarseal. Morris and I have just returned to docklife in Stockholm. Soon time to start sleeping on the boat.🤩🤗

[@douglance64]

Sophie I’ve been following you guys and the Ocean Research Project for many years. ORP and Matt soooooooo much need you to do their social media. This was the first time I’ve actually seen Nicole though I’ve heard her many times on ORP’s podcast. Thanks for that.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

I am very excited to tell that story… it is very important research and the Ocean Research Project does fantastic work. Stay tune, the videos coming on that topic will be epic!!!

[@RobYoung74]

That’s a very good call - a match made in heaven!!

[@richardc4586]

good to see you back online. keep posting when you can. Maybe a few shorts or on insta to keep us hooked

[@carenclemmons5002]

Wow! Bunch of high wire/task juggling you three are up to; very glad for your update-been missing yalls smiling faces. I’m looking forward to the outline of your new scheduled adventures. Good luck and fair winds.

[@WSABOTG2D4398]

Good to hear you guys are working through moving on . AE 3 rules of work Out of Clutter find complicity, From discord find harmony, In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. You guys rock . Enjoy and believe in your story you will arrive !! All the best

[@textickulartrauma8287]

My dad used to say plans were made to be broken. We had planned to push off on our great adventure on a 34' Catalina from Lake Huron/northern Ontario.... and now find ourselves in a new home in Nova Scotia with a 41' sailboat we bought sight unseen during Covid and just got our hands on her late last summer. This year our plans have shifted and we are not splashing her but gonna work on her brightwork and other things on the hard.... if you happen to visit the Lunnenberg/etc area again this summer it'd be nice to see ya! But yes, just a slight detour in the adventure--- :D

[@wthaid]

So Cool, Sophie! The little boat looks great, and can't wait to follow you on the scientific trip. Don't worry too much about PS2, it WILL happen! And PS1 is awesome anyway. Hope you three are well :)

[@tedgalperalper1828]

Life is a series ofbeginnings and endings. I’m sorry that your plans did not work out. Obviously you put a tremendous amount into his project and I hope that there is an upside for you in the future. Enjoy the moment this summer when you are sailing. I always thought I would enjoy sailing, but I realized I do not have the mechanical skills and necessary to be a successful scale sailor. I do have a friend in Bordeaux who has a sailboat and I have a silent partnership. I’ve only been on it once for a short. But I’m hoping one day that we sail the Mediterranean on that boat.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Hope to see you when you're testing the water of the Magothy!

[@gillespeloquin911]

Exciting perspectives ! I'll sure stay tuned ! Have a good springtime ! :)

[@grahamwheelock7497]

Both you are working on your dreams keep on that's how you get there patience is key don't rush good things take time blood sweat and tears are part of you changing from dreams to reality

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

🇬🇧🧙🏼‍♂️ May i suggest you take a look specificaly at the impact of GRP micro plastics in the areas around boat working and the depositional zones such as tidal mud flats where the glass fiber's 1/20 of a hairs width get tied into the organicand clay particles and taken into the food chains. Theres a pioneering piece of work just been reported on in PBO... From the university of Brighton and also Portsmouth looking at this problem in areas where GRP boats are built worked on and undergo wear ..and abondonment. The problem is the Glass micro fillaments behave like asbestos in the marine environment. Then theres the plastic and forever chemicals shedding from the rest of the structures and waste to consider .. In europe alone 80000 tonnes of grp ends up being dumped for disposal in land fill .. The US and Canada theres even more as it makes up over half the world market.

[@SuperSventizeMe]

As a follower of both your FB page AND Matt Rutherford's "Single Handed" sailing podcast, thrilled to see you teaming up with him. But why does the East Coast get you, Matt, Andy Schell, and John Kretschmer?!? We sailors on the West Coast need some sailing celebrities, too!

[@anyasamuel7666]

Love you both! We are going to be sailing our catamaran this summer on the Chesapeake. We plan on going to Annapolis in October for the first time - let's hope we cross paths! Anya & Dave. ✝️⚓️❤️⛵️

[@waynelaw8999]

Couldn't find links to Matt's accounts in the description. Oops. Great video and can understand some of the disappointment of having the deal unravel and the upheaval it caused you both. It's the old story, if life gives you lemons, it's time to make lemonade. Although in this case it sounds like it took some time to find the recipe.

[@anonymoushyena]

Ryan looks good though! Healthy!

[@gemfandy579]

Sophie n Ryan, I have been following you for a while now. I had a few months break as I have a few issues to settle. Noticed that Sophie do lost a bit of weight and Ryan gain a little. With Ryan increasing responsibility to his full time job, I really hope that will not hinder your plans to continue seeing the world as you did. May all your plan to see Polar Seal 2 a reality.

[@ocxb]

Life sometimes gets in the way of our plans, sometimes our plans get in the way of responsibility but most of the time we work things out and call it experience, "experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted "

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Randy Paush! I love that quote :) And "The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough" I live by that :)

[@Patriotspeak]

Whew! Was just about to text Ryan as hadn’t heard from you for so long!!! So happy to hear you are both well, and this season will have it’s purpose.. keeping you and Barnacle in my prayers!

[@wow.sailor.]

Wow Sailor great episode ❤

[@XavierPil]

thx for the honesty. Was ryan's big project battery related?

[@SailingStarFire]

This is a great project you’re working on. I have so many questions. First, it was great to meet Ryan at the spring sailboat show! His business philosophy is one that I agree with. It’s how I ran my construction business and it works very well. I’ll be cruising the bay this summer too! If you see Star Fire and there’s a dinghy behind it, I’m home. Come say hello! Second, since the Chesapeake’s history is one of oysters, and, oysters are filter feeders, how do micro plastics affect the quality of the oysters we’re eating. On that note, the Carpenter Street Bar in St. Michaels has the best fried oysters! If you get into Rockhall, The Flying Decoy has a fried catfish dish that’s to die for (I might be a bit of a foodie). Next up, my parents are coming to visit me, in Annapolis, and after they depart, Oxford, and Solomons Island are my destinations. I got to meet Matt and Jessica, too, at the boat show. She is an absolute sweetheart! I was birthed at ALM for six weeks this winter, right behind the office on the fuel dock. Before that, I spent two weeks at Port of A. Anyways, I running on. Swan Creek Marina is Rockhall has mooring and they have a bunch of bikes for the transient customers to use to get around. I’m off to explore the south end of town today! May you have fair winds and following seas on your next adventure whatever it may be!

[@CAPTJohn47]

I could not find the link you said you were providing. What am I missing?

[@RyanSophieSailing]

My bad, I just added them!

[@timlamarre8680]

Thank you for posting.

[@dougsrepair1060]

That battery business looks like a going concern. No doubt it is the foundation to your lifestyle and should be nurtured constantly. Congratulations to that and your progress continues.

[@rainfinger]

Great video!

[@AngusJohnson-ei1kk]

Your both young and new doors will open up , just hang on and roll with it . Looking forward to your upcoming videos. Angus SV Violet Walters

[@SuperSventizeMe]

I will +1 the comment that if DE is based in Seattle, bring Polarseal out here and explore the Salish Sea! You could spend two whole summers just between here and Ketchikan.

[@thomasw5430]

As the saying goes, life is what happens when you are busy making other plans. Looking forward to videos about boat build as well as the research mission in the Chesapeake.

[@makaridreamsbellydancefash5090]

Well same here...we have a beautiful boat since 2 years but before we can quit with our jobs and sail away till retirement we will need more years for "saving", selling properties and maybe even start also some sort of company. And with post-covid depression, wars and energy crisis in front of us, the challenge sometimes looks more like "mission impossible". So it's hard. But I will not give up on this big dream, never.

[@tedpetrocci2539]

Adapt and you will grow stronger. Someone said that I think. What a wonderful opportunity for you Sophie. As a long time Chesapeake Bay sailor and contributor to CBF,I have great concerns for its health. Maybe we’ll meet up on the water this summer. S/V Da Noi. Beneteau 411.

[@scottdrobertson]

Way, cool! I’ve been looking at Dakota lithium very very hard for my Overlanding truck and it has gotten some very good reviews with the technology that’s in there outstanding

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Well, he and the team are working hard at making them the best ☺️

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Oh also, we have the best discount code for DL batteries out there for friends, family, subscribers… so if you ever want to get those batteries for your overlanding truck, the code RYANANDSOPHIE will give you 10% off the entire order, and all of next ones. It feels a little “promotion-ish” but just in case… 10% off that kind of purchase makes a difference!

[@scottdrobertson]

Well, that’s outstanding. I definitely want to do this. I did reach out a while ago to tech service. Looking for a call back to ask several questions a few months ago. I’ll try again. It is definitely on my to do list.

[@sailingdijan9128]

Awesome video! Looking forward to your next episode! and learning more about micro-plastic in the Bay.

[@willsta21]

Sounds like baby time!

[@13thbiosphere]

Sustaining a KZbin channel can be a full-time job

[@tomjones6777]

Easy for me to mention, but a practical book for business entrepreneurs based on your experiences could be valuable for business students. You have lived what some entrepreneurs only dream of.. just a thought.

[@lukefay2464]

Ryan and Sophie, thank you for the update, it would not be much of a story if you won every time, keep swimming. Luv from Florida.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Thanks, I do love that perspective ☺️

[@codegame027]

I know you said no polar seal II this year but if you ordered a boat like an ultremere or an HH or Garcia etc... many of their build slots are 2+ years out. Even if you dont want to take delivery this year it still might not be a bad idea to plan for the future.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

We would love nothing more than ordering a Garcia but we do not have the funds to do it (yet?! Hopefully one day?!)

[@codegame027]

@@RyanSophieSailing you could probably swing the deposit 😉😉

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Not even that, and not even if we sold polar seal 🥲

[@arottie4097]

@@RyanSophieSailing Have you considered robbing convenience stores? Perhaps just part time to subsidize your income!? Just a thought. ;)

[@chshrkt]

Glad to see you back. Comment to feed the Algorithm.

[@TheCornucopiaProject-bd5jk]

The founder of Oracle was an avid ocean racer.

[@dennispatrick4999]

Now I know why you have been MIA. Ryan mentioned South West Airlines...wow, a blast from the past. Ryan, do you remember PSA Airlines? Sail Long Island too. Great places inside The Great South Bay. Best of luck to you both.

[@user-iw3jy1lw3v]

PSA aka poor sailors airline also South West Airlines is still flying I used then just last week.

[@wondercharlie-thesupercat3763]

Money and Credit Limits are Drying up Big time world wide . Even the average Consumers are over leveraged and using credit cards just to get by !!!! Layoffs abound - at least you have a two boats to stay afloat in

[@tammy6992]

Oh my gosh I’ve missed you guys and that doesn’t mean you haven’t been putting anything out. I just I don’t know I’m just getting ready to watch this.

[@tetraskele9621]

It is about time microplastic pollution was closely monitored. Compared to plastics in the environment, CO2 ain't jack! Good luck Sophie ... and you too, Ryan.

[@bradynixon8900]

Shit sticks. Welcome to life, one minute it’s frothy goodness and dreamy and the next minute you’re fighting six greased dwarves for a packet of bacon and thinking to yourself ‘man, that escalated quickly’.

[@michaeldpf]

Nurturing and building a startup is not for the faint of heart. Make it happen. You won't regret it.

[@RichardSwinton]

sorry i have not subscribed but yes have been following polar seal for quite a while

[@jamesstrom6991]

So funny, only a European would call Maryland the West Coast… west relative to Europe I assume.

[@allanmoore7790]

How was your visit with Anett? When Ryan mentioned you were flying back to NYC to visit a girlfriend I just assumed? I’m taking a Stephen Ambrose Tour for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day and will be at the American Cemetery in Normandy on June 6, 2024. Through a French friend, I have learned how emotional the French people are about the liberation of France and this event.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

I was in fact with anett and it was a blast ;)

[@lindairving478]

Galley!

[@searlearnold2867]

It's you ! You're back and you built a cute speedboat! I see Dakota Lithium has been expanding into the RV, overlanding, van life and Jeep communities. Good to see you two again.

[@johngrant7696]

Recharge your batteries!!

[@stevenplancich6449]

Hoping Sophie didn’t mention the fact that she doesn’t use Cheese in cooking😜

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Hahaha!!! That was actually really funny 😅 everybody knew about it. My strategy to avoid cheese actually involved making food that people like so they wouldn’t miss it too much, and I want to believe it worked 😅

[@Patri-ciaVB]

Omg is there anything without cheese in the world? I not only want to imagine a life without french cheese.

[@johnburke7253]

Ryan is still my hero; Iowa farm boy finds French Supermodel girlfriend and sails the world.

[@danpease8395]

You guys do a great job, but the sob story gets old. Count the people that have had the experiences you've had, si please don't cry that you can't afford a house. You own battle born for cripes sakes. At some time you have to face reality and responsibility.

[@paulfitzgerald1466]

Nothing wrong with living and sailing in the PNW…

[@RoseTabone]

😃😃😍😍😍👍👍👍

[@paulklebaum1682]

👍👍❤

[@jackechan1311]

Peace

[@markbernier8434]

Deal fell apart. Not good. Been there. Sophie, I was getting concerned about you, silence is not good. At least we can put aside the catastrophic imagining.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

YES. I always remind myself that we are not experiencing what could have been the worst of the worst, and god knows Ryan’s mind went to dark places over the winter 🥴

[@MmIlahg]

She's way out of Ryan's league. But money gets alot.

[@romeobravo3793]

Sounds like either a failed M&A deal or financing round. Sorry, mate. Keep fighting.

[@gemfandy579]

Frankly neither both of you change a bit in your looks.

[@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM]

Sophie…..Why don’t you take the boat and sail solo

[@RyanSophieSailing]

I am… not interested 😆 seriously, I’ll take all my friends onboard and we’ll have a blast, but me alone with myself, that’d be boring 😅

[@jimiandersen6962]

Why not add a baby to the mix just to make things interesting?

[@jimiandersen6962]

That's right. I liked my own comment

[@jimiandersen6962]

And this too!

[@JackGay-u1r]

Welcome back but I still don’t see a ring on Sophie’s finger.

[@seawench555]

That's exactly what I thought, Ryan didn't have one either. I've been seeing the tension.

[@murraysmith2103]

What a deeply intrusive and unkind observation.

[@willbart1236]

Intrusive? This is KZbin.😂 lighten up.

[@mloret6745]

OMG....what a long meaningless story!

[@cravenmoorehead3756]

No way Ryan puts a ring on that. He’s from Iowa. He likes cows. Sophie is more like a swan…

[@happycamper4329]

Great to see you back. But to be honest, I think reality is biting, and Ryan (ultimately) has a very tough decision to make. There's no way that a person can be a hands on Chairman/CEO of a company that’s still in its (relatively) early stages of making its mark. I'm guessing that there's probably been a major re-structure of the business? I would factor in that you probably won't be able to continue with the sailing life for a few more years because, if you're looking to bring a major investor in, that investor would most likely prefer that the person helming the company stays put in that role to really propel the business, for stability and continuity - unless you do an absolute woeful job of it and said investor asks you to stand down from helming the company! Either way, I honestly can't see how you'll be able to do both. You're not in Bezos's league (at the moment 😉), so until you reach that point, I'd say you have a choice to make. 🫤 good luck with it.