We're Sailing to Alaska in WINTER

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[@AlluringArctic]

Merry Christmas & happy holidays! 😉

[@djopdam199]

It's a bit late but THNX. The word for cosy in Dutch is :Gezellig. But in Dutch it's also a feeling,the feeling of being happy together

[@gemexcellence]

Merry Xmas! :) Wonderful travels.

[@stuartsutherland7664]

Merry belated Xmas and a happy new year!

[@jacksgirl23]

Merry Christmas to you all.

[@karaDee2363]

LOL , well I guess it's better late than never..🎄🎅🥂

[@portfoliofotoz]

That was a gorgeous episode. I cannot even imagine the pride you must have in yourselves and your stout, cozy little ship.

[@thomscott1247]

What a sweet Snow Girl you are with on your voyage. You are the most fortunate of Men !

[@brokerhc]

The green and white contrast of the landscape with Sophie's blue eyes in one of the takes, was poetic. Great video guys.

[@hawkinsdale]

Astonishing. Thank you, odd Finnish guy.

[@AlluringArctic]

yeah the green and white go so very well together! the first snowfalls like this always look special. looks amazing both "live" and on the camera!

[@arttujarvinen568]

Sohvi

[@Marine_Ret]

It takes some serious sailing skill and some huge balls to be sailing north, in the winter 🥶

[@desfarrell909]

I concur!

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

Viking spirits.

[@unhippy1]

The coldwater boat helps

[@kimobailey2926]

@@unhippy1 Absolutely ! The condensation without insulation is crazy ! Diesel heater and wood stove is a must !

[@dieterdewaele]

Beautiful footage as always. And no fuss, attention seeking, drama… you guys built yourselves a little gem of a KZbin channel. Keep it up!

[@nicholasfarrow2478]

I agree. The "feel" of these videos is always very simple and honest. But the effect is spectacular.

[@scottwilson7835]

I'm sure it's a wild adventure where you and Sophie are now! Snow sailing is very breathtaking! Fair Winds, taking this purpose built vessel to what it's designed to do. To think how she sat for those years. Now she's on the move! Great job, Captain! :)

[@philgray1023]

I still can't take in how quickly these folks got that boat ready to sail. Smart people.

[@AlluringArctic]

thanks Scott and glad you enjoyed it!

[@AlluringArctic]

@@philgray1023 in hindsight can't quite believe it either... heheh...!

[@crriding5859]

I guess Sohvi is just going to have to get used to the English spelling! Luckily for my Austrian Grandaughter, it's spelt the same way😇

[@johnwest7993]

I don't care if it's late. Without you I never would have seen these beautiful scenes at all. Thank you.

[@jeffw.6821]

You are truly blessed to have two wonderful women in your life.

[@basilbrushbooshieboosh5302]

Merry Christmas' past guys. Hey, you know what? Two days past, I've bought my very first yacht !!! And I can say it's in part due to yourselves, Sailing Melody, SailorBarry and Sampson Boat Co. that inspired me to buy it. I have become enamoured by the life on the water that you guys portrait. A new path visualised, the first step taken. Wish me luck.

[@PastorwithoutaPulpit]

The best of luck to your and your's. Fair winds, following seas, safe travels and God Bless...

[@Gfc22]

Congratulations on taking the plunge to boat ownership. Welcome to the madess. ⛵

[@crriding5859]

The look of contemplation and contentment on Sovhi's face in the last section is what we all aspire to in sailing. Excellent cinematography too!

[@barrypurves4524]

With your Finnish heritage, there is a small village call Sointula on Malcolm Island which you will pass quite close as you journey up the "Inside Passage". The village was settled by a group of Finnish freeman who had initially been recruited as miners (coal). Their treatment by the corporate powers lead them to petition the Government of Canada for a freehold homestead and they were thus granted the site on which the community now stands. A communal effort created a Finnish language school and library (now the communities museum) and what is currently the "longest continousely operated Co-op retail outlet in North America". They are very very proud of their heritage as all Canadians should be. All facilities are within 200m of waterfront moorage......enjoy.....bear (a local sailor)

[@sunline24]

You put out the finest content of any sailing channel. You drone work is fantastic. I fly my drone often. But here in Indiana I have nothing that compares to what you have.

[@JLK-cv1ze]

Watching from Indiana to😀. Used to have a sailboat when I lived in Denmark but to little water here 😫.

[@weinerdog137]

Very few people sail that route in the winter. My hat is off to you. Great episode.

[@Ruffway64]

Very much my favourite sailing channel.

[@AlluringArctic]

thanks so much!

[@stevenr8606]

Thanks!

[@AlluringArctic]

oh wow, thanks Steve!

[@danielscholdei8355]

For me as a german spring person its so hard to see all that snow ... and at the same time I feel how you enjoy that ..... Thanks for sharing :D

[@nzer57]

Don't mind waiting...worth every minute.

[@tinmanrobby]

Cold climate peoples, the cold and snow does make life more difficult. It is brutal to live one's life in the cold, and battle the snow. But there's a peace to it. There's a comfortable solitude in that brutal climate. Makes for a hard life...

[@davidbroman8391]

As a Finnish Canadian that loves winters and sailing your channel is the best! Merry belated Christmas and Happy New Year!🇨🇦🇫🇮☃️🎄🥂🍾

[@claverton]

Amazing content! Veera looked like she was enjoying herself ... always had a smile on her dial

[@hurri7720]

We who live in a country with a winter know what he ment by "cosy". It's when it's a storm and dark outside but inside it's warm and cosy. I wonder, do people living in a warm climate feel the same in the same way.

[@boovoudoun2661]

LOL, wasn't expecting that surprise ending, yes, merry christmas

[@geraldgilbert6725]

As much as I love your videos, I live in the desert of southern Arizona and just imagining your circumstances in this video sends a shiver through my 87 year old timbers! Keep them coming please.

[@jamessandman3708]

At 10:23 like the snow hitting a beautiful fire I melted. 🔥...................⛵⛵⛵

[@DopeIsotope]

I absolutely love these videos. I wish I could go on these kind of adventures.

[@carriegriffiths9512]

So beautiful it brought tears to my eyes.

[@andrewbell8050]

Remember, it's not the destination, it's the journey. I've skiied everywhere from Chile to Italy to Utah, and for my money, some of the best skiing in the world is in BC.

[@robertmaser1337]

Thanks for showing me that sailing in snow is not only possible, it's otherworldly.

[@dyrectory_com]

Beautiful British Columbia.... belated Happy Holidays!

[@idahosagebrush5662]

That had to be some of the very best sailing video we've ever seen. I'll take snow and fir trees any day over the Caribbean. Thank you for sharing!

[@brucearderne7315]

Respect!!!,,,,,,,I will stay in the tropics

[@jkstehn1]

Best way to see the rocks is to look for the colorful anemones and starfish.

[@Hyakman5408]

10:23 What a beautiful smile 😊

[@donaldgehre5964]

The sailing northern environment is truly beautiful. If more people had a chance to even see it like your channel provides, humans would exercise more care on the planet they inhabit. It's sort of nice to reexperience Xmas in the end of February!

[@rexsheldon1042]

you made me smile, my mom had the angel/ candle chime every christmas and I had forgotten all about them

[@ZubairKhan-vs8fe]

This channel popped up and I'm hooked. I've been watching all night. The videos, music, camerawork, love between all of you, it is all just perfect. Absolutely perfect.

[@larswetterstrom7209]

Vackra bilder. Det var helt magiskt. Som en skärgård i Östersjön. Men på vintern. Och ett änglaspel på julbordet. Fint!

[@tonydebruyne257]

Be careful entering bays at night along the BC coast, they can be full of crab pots and the lines attached to them can really foul your prop. Use a good flood light to help spot the cab pots.

[@SailingSeaDreamofClyde]

Handy that the logs are covered in snow, too! Sure makes them much more visible! Great, (chill!) video!

[@heinstrydom864]

Best sailing, reality not hopping from one bay to another waiting for perfect weather conditions. Thanks

[@flasher702]

NOT releasing them in real time actually makes it seem more authentic. Like you are telling us a story rather than trying to sell us a story. Every other channel just churns crap out and it get really obvious that sometimes they are filming stuff and doing stuff just because they feel the need to release *something*. It just feels really fake after awhile. Don't change, keep doing what you're doing.

[@jason13533]

Beautiful photography, thanks for the winter version of our sailing world.🙏

[@davidc6510]

Somehow I missed the release of another great episode of Alluring Arctic. Juho the segment from 10:00 to 11:00 was magical. I watched it 3 times it was so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@keith800]

Beautiful😊 watching this gives that attunement with the universe feeling and I see Sofie has the right idea of being curled up and snug in a nice warm cabin and the view through the window from outside looks so cozy , it must be lovely snow sailing as long as you have the right clothes to be out on deck in and the views of the shore line are breath taking😂😂.

[@walterthielmann2421]

Danke!

[@surfingjim8321]

The entrance to the Octopus Islands is a nail biter in the summer! You guys did great!

[@TheSWRProject]

Stunning.... Just Stunning.... Thank You... 🙏

[@ianinvancouverbc]

watching this snowing in Vancouver at the moment - it has not snowed here since you passed through !

[@sailing-windbreker]

Very beautiful spot enough christmas trees and snow. just around the corner lives our aunt on quadra . I hope to sail there too in a few years.

[@mdfage]

Brilliant, love it.

[@grahamatsea3575]

What a great cosy anchorage to spend Christmas. The drone footage really captures the majestic remote beauty of your location.

[@megr7734]

Thanks so much for showing the chart plotter to show Surge Narrows. That was certainly narrow!

[@berntout3697]

You all are amazing sailing north in the winter. God speed and fair winds.

[@dazed-n-confused]

I'm hooked on your videos. This one is one of my favorites...excellent job...love the music too!!

[@SailProMarina]

Totally Amazing Scenes. Thank You so so Much for Sharing. It has been a dream of mine to sail up that way someday. The warm caribbean has nothing on that Majestic area you are sailing in now. WoW. Cheers Y'all Be Safe & Sail Onward !

[@chrisdougherty9098]

Hygge! Looks so cozy in there…

[@georgewhitehouse8630]

I don’t have interest in the computers but I am interested in the learning . It’s beautiful ❤

[@AllAboutSpray]

I love seeing you guys explore our home waters! I grew up going to wiatt bay/octopus islands very summer. Also love how you guys are out exploring the waters in the depth of winterwhen most Canadians are tucked away. Can’t wait to see some ski content!

[@davidcolby1456]

I have always loved fins and Finland. I love sailing too. My friend helped set up the spoken Latin radio station in Helsinki. No kidding. I am an old man. I never stop talking. Not very popular at dinner.

[@Mrcrawford100]

You are quickly getting yourselves into my regular sailing videos... 👍 Uma, Yaba, Curiosity, The Pickled Herring, Atticus 2, And my absolute favorite channel, I think is NBJS. No Bullshit Just Sailing. Can't forget the.. man who's name i forgot. 🥴 Christian Williams? No, but close. He sailed solo to Hawaii to meet his family. Very good narrator non the less. 👍 oops also forgot the boat Tritea. Haven't heard from her in a while. 🤔

[@stevehops2825]

Very impressed with your wide set of skills. Love the drone footage here.

[@AlluringArctic]

thanks a lot Steve!

[@Compashn]

Honestly, i love everything about this video. I love watching you guys.

[@jonocharles1046]

You peeked inside and I could hear the diesel heater pump. Reassuring sound.

[@christophS2468]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos!

[@petracampbell2656]

I loved this episode. Beautiful pictures 👏👏 Can’t wait for the next episode

[@ThatSandersboy]

2 words come to my mind after watching this. No Thanks. Love your show, keep safe please.

[@j.vanliefland1910]

Hey guys, I watched several sailing videos of British Columbia, I always love it because nature is overwhelming and raw! I hope you do enjoy it and see the real beauty of it. Thanks!

[@brunodouble558]

To me this is your best video. And one of the best sailing video on KZbin. Thanks.

[@charliemcgrain]

Dude, you almost got stuck in a 16 knot head current coming through that pass and you put the footage on high speed!!!!!!!! That was a moment of high drama that needs to be milked for your viewers. Beautiful shots though. Loving your adventure. I am more of a Caribbean kind of sailor these days so I am enjoying the cold weather sailing vicariously, which is how I like it.

[@MaShcode]

Yea like that strange feeling of forward motion when two trains pull up together at a station and the other departs ahead of yours. Envy you having all these remote places to yourself. Be well.

[@karaDee2363]

It's so wonderful to see you back in your element.. As always, wishing you all a safe journey..💖

[@Kjdjrh]

I would feel right at home up there. Although our lineage has been in the US since 1690, my Father’s family goes. Back to Norway- and has ties to King Harald and his son- Oslo is on my bucket list! Happy sailing- the scenery is 5 stars! Olaf- Philadelphia ⚓️🦉

[@corradodeluca1320]

That was so peaceful and cozy ! Perfect way to spend Christmas. Beautiful !!

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Wonderful. Beautiful BC!

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Congratulations sailing ⛵️ to Alaska. The most beautiful place to be .

[@tymanot]

Some scary pictures... But so beautiful. Thank you.

[@bwflnz5310]

Cant wait to get to Alaska will be there in 2024 sailing on a catamaran

[@ganeshswan345]

Congratulations for this episode, there is a huge efford and you can clearly feel it when you watch it. Congratuliations crew!🤘🏿

[@DD-xx8wh]

0h my, challenging sailing for sure!...your video is great , just like being on board ...so always wondering the outside F boat and wind speed etc so thanks for all your detailed comments!

[@AlluringArctic]

thanks so much for watching!

[@renatofigueiredo603]

Fantastic vídeo. Superb Canadian landscape!.

[@mariannewinkelman7255]

Wow spectacular! Thanks for sharing and fair winds. 😊

[@honey8784]

so good to see Veera.. this is great travel

[@johnmeldrum4717]

Fantastic well done and thank you so very much, lovely to see your adventures, fair winds and safe passage, cheers John

[@johndean1911]

So, when you have the opportunity, let us know how you are liking the "new" boat. Really enjoying your videos!

[@cgr9430]

Incredible! I've been enjoying watching sailing vlogs here on KZbin for years. You've just made yours my favourite!

[@MichaelSmith-ls3rc]

I think this is one of my favorite episodes.

[@nrolled2888]

Love the shots of the boat along the snow covered trees. Cheers!! ❤

[@sailor5026]

Beautiful. Cozy. Merry Christmas to you all.

[@loribadgero1035]

Such a beautiful passage and the boat looks like it was built to handle the challenge. Great video!!

[@guikich]

Excellent!!!

[@DBowen-os2cv]

A belated Merry Christmas to you all.

[@markusandgreta4941]

No other channel has this footage. Always gorgeous! We love it. 💙

[@sietuuba]

Familiar scenery at last.

[@raymaulder7383]

Beautiful time of year for scenery. Thanks so much.

[@davidoflaherty6849]

Our beautiful CANADA

[@theislandpackrat]

We have about four in. of snow again and it's snowing right now! We usually get two snows a winter so now were heading into spring! Cheers!

[@colinnapier6662]

Very picturesque scenery

[@balaenopteramusculus]

Merry Christmas, haha! I am not much of the holiday type, but anchored out there with a candlelit dinner with loved ones. Super super cosy!

[@EastmanView]

Beautiful episode

[@jonnenne]

I would love it if you showed a map overview when anchoring. I would love it even more if you did that during passages.