Sail Life - Sailing full time after 5 year's hard work!

Sailing? I thought this was a boat refurb channel wtf

O no I have to wait till next Sunday for another great video after binging all 400 + videos !
Fair winds you two .

Looking forward to finding which marina in the south of England you use, possibly could meet you guys.

Helmsdale nice marina excellent staff Scottish east coast 40 miles from the canal .

Hi Mad , congratulations, it's a beautiful sailboat Athena , you did it... great victory is yours... 😊👏👏👏

Hi Mads,
I was trying to follow you guys on MarineTraffic but the last known position is 2 days old... Is your AIS turned off?

Shame you didnt have longer in Heligoland, a lovely place .Used to be Danish, also used to be British. My in-laws live on Amrum island north of Heligoland.

Hectic, its great to see you at sea, well done the pair off you.

He finally starts sailing after 7 years of videos and he still manages to just stand in the salon showing documents and talking about taxes. Incredible dedication to the theme.

Can't believe I watched the whole episode and there wasn't a single bikini....😁

So happy to see your success. Where is your dog?

Congratulations to you both. Achieving your dreams are to be recommended.😀👍⛵️

Too much talking, no sailing at all.

Nice going guys. Looking good.

Congrats on your first official passage on the somewhat refit Athena. :-)

What a fantastic accomplishment! I’m looking forward to my own adventure in the future. I was thinking there would be a little “oh glorious sea sickness” given your experience in previous sailing trips.

Congratulations

Way to go guys!! You're finally doing it!

Well done, hats off to you and all the best for your future adventure xx

It's finally happened ! I can't wait for my wife and I to untie the lines, hop to meet you both out on the great blue adventure !

Congratulations! :))))

Hi hello beautiful ones

When you come along the south coast of England
Will you be stopping at Portland in Dorset
Before following down along the Jurassic coast

Kindest forever wishes to you both and all
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Heya! Love your videos, I have a quick question! I'm trying to do a liveaboard in the winter in a place that it isn't exactly legal to do and so I'm trying to be sneaky! I was wondering with the Refleks stoves, do they produce visible exhaust? Cheers!

Have really enjoyed watching your diy fun “glorious sanding”. Have you worked out how much it cost you to do everything that you did to Athena? Glass, epoxy, paint, hardware, mechanical and electronics?

Heligoland/Helgoland looks great. I always assumed it was "just" a lighthouse and radio operator. I have memories of calling "Heligoland Radio, Heligoland Radio..." in the early 1980's hoping to be "patched" through to the UK for a call to my office from an oil exploration rig.

Anchors a weight, and away they go!
OH MY, 6am starts for me would mean a steady supply of hot coffee, I have a huge thermos that holds 2.5 quarts, or 4 x 20oz cups of coffee....😇

Why does AIS for Athena show a picture of Obelix, I see you are in Borkum (3 hours ago). Good sailing and a fair wind.

Congratulations! How exciting to sail after all that hard work.

I love your channel, Mads. Been watching for years. In fact, I had bought a boat, cruised the eastern seaboard of the U.S. Visited the Caribbean, and sailed up the gulf side of Florida, moved back to land and sold the boat, all while you were still doing your refit. Now that I'm a land lubber again, it's great to relive my sea days with you vicariously!

Happy you finally have set sail enjoy.

I just spent a little time looking at some 6 year old Sail Life videos! Wow! Mads, You have come a long way since then! Your hopes and dreams are being realized on a daily basis and the smiles would indicate that you both are where you want to be! The best to you both on your journeys and thank you for sharing with us!

Years of doing everything by hand on the boat. Sets off and turns on autopilot. :)

Well having watched your videos in an ad hoc way from the very beginning, including the seasickness bouts the challenges, and the successes. I can now only say congratulations. Every great journey starts with the first step. Well done.

Congratulations! Very proud and happy for you :)

No video this wee? Hope u guys are ok! :D

Looks like they made it to the Ijmuiden, Netherlands, Marine Seaport, last recorded position accoring to Marine Traffic.

It will be interesting to watch y’all turn this diy channel into a sailing channel. Good luck guys!

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Wow.. Ive watched you since the beginning. I cant wait to tell my wife you are finally underway. Awesome! We havent watched in a couple years. NOW I get to catch up and watch it all!

My BEST whishes. All this time seeing you, never surrender. Hope to meet in person if come to the canary Islands before jumping to América.

What the hell is a VAT?

Awesome ! So hard to believe it’s been 5 yrs! You worked very hard for this, and now it’s come to fruition. Looking forward to the new adventures. Safe travels, and thanks for sharing.

hate it when someone corners you in middle of project just to bla bla..... dont be that guy....

congrats.

good tudes/ u made it this far. seems u did every thing to the best ability .cost would have derailed lesser men. speaking of men- i would make sure u name the a hole that sold a volvo refit alternator. u guys have done an amazing job ,and filmed it too.

Hope to see sails up and less motoring.

Well, well, well. Ready to sail, and that boat looks Spiffy! Con-gradual-ations on it all!
And btw I'm sitting on my newly purchased 1980 CASCADE 27 so another 😄refitting has begun.

I've just found your videos (the rudder build found me). I can't believe the volume of subjects... what a treasure. Love the humor and you two look like a great couple! Oh and your videos are extremely well done! Very professionally edited and produced. well done.

Congrats! Kind of a hectic and stressful departure, but you did it. I personally would have opted for shorter cruises to test things out and a more gradual introduction to cruising life, but it seems like there were time pressures. I sense things will settle down shortly.