How do you cross the Atlantic East to West (The Atlantic route explained)

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  • čas přidán 30. 12. 2019
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  • @gibbygibstone
    @gibbygibstone Před 4 lety +3

    Wonderful information. Thanks guys.

  • @kaskl5403
    @kaskl5403 Před 4 lety +2

    Congratulations on starting your crossing, best wishes and a Happy New Year.

  • @ocxb
    @ocxb Před 4 lety

    I hope your crossing was fun and safe, looking forward to seeing your new adventures. Also we have crossed into a new decade and a new year so happy this year!

  • @dahveed284
    @dahveed284 Před 4 lety

    When I awoke at 4:00AM this morning I checked on your location. You were only 10-20 miles shy of Martinique. So you made it! Congrats!

  • @AlbertoA15
    @AlbertoA15 Před 4 lety +3

    You guys are about to arrive at Martinique! You made it! Congratulations and happy new year! 🎊🎆

  • @TERRIBLYBRITISH
    @TERRIBLYBRITISH Před 4 lety +2

    I was hoping for some navigation info?! Been following your trans Atlantic, congratulations a great achievement! Well done!

  • @qatarsailor7727
    @qatarsailor7727 Před 4 lety

    Awesome episode, well done guys 👌

  • @michalslavik6124
    @michalslavik6124 Před 4 lety

    Happy New Year to you. It seems you successfully approached Caribbean. Good job. I'm really looking forward for your next video with conclusion of this Atlantic journey.

  • @andydunn5673
    @andydunn5673 Před 4 lety

    Nice one guys
    Very well explained

  • @JustMe-pp1mp
    @JustMe-pp1mp Před 4 lety

    Ryan/Sophie - I really love your presentation style and sense of humour. Happy New Year !! Stay safe :-)

  • @alofns
    @alofns Před 4 lety +2

    Congratulations on your crossing. Happy New Year from Atlantic Canada!

  • @jeffslaven
    @jeffslaven Před 4 lety

    Happy New Year Ryan and Sophie! I hope you are sailing on fair winds. May your adventure be a happy one!

  • @bill4nier
    @bill4nier Před 4 lety

    Great video as usual. Happy New Year, guys! Fair winds! 👍👍😊⛵⛵⛵

  • @sailingtinylight
    @sailingtinylight Před 4 lety

    Very informative, great! you are almost almost there and getting closer at 5.3Kn to your destination ... keep it going ! fair winds

  • @57panamadan
    @57panamadan Před 4 lety

    Happy New Year. You make an old soldier smile. Love you both

  • @lacoloradita1314
    @lacoloradita1314 Před 7 měsíci

    Gorgeous!!! i am sooo excited to do crossing too, you video is super encouraging 💕

  • @bayanicustodio3998
    @bayanicustodio3998 Před 4 lety

    Happy New Year and hopefully, you are across by now and enjoying nice drinks with umbrellas on them. 👍🙂

  • @carlosazevedo4139
    @carlosazevedo4139 Před 3 lety +6

    Great info guys, me and my wife are planningsomething similar, specially becouse her origins came from cape verde. It was great to make a similir video to know your plans how tocome back to Europe from Caribbean;) safe trip and good winds

  • @johnbee7729
    @johnbee7729 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the education you two. Just found your channel and will follow along a year later.

  • @karengray5755
    @karengray5755 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow, you’ve almost made it . Happy New 🥳

  • @jamesedwards1588
    @jamesedwards1588 Před 4 lety

    Happy New year You did it.

  • @michaelbundy3867
    @michaelbundy3867 Před 4 lety

    Hey you made it! Well done, just checked live tracker. Happy New Year.

  • @marcwouters6059
    @marcwouters6059 Před 4 lety +2

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !!!!!!!!

  • @centerlineselfprotectionsy9301

    Very fascinating! Safe sailing! Enjoy it! I'll look for the video you make once you are finished :-)

  • @srqlisa7881
    @srqlisa7881 Před 4 lety +6

    I'm thinking you all will have had a great trip and looking forward to the next vlog. Happy New Years. : ) peace

  • @stan3497
    @stan3497 Před 4 lety

    looking forward to following your adventure. you folks are so funny

  • @MichaelBuck
    @MichaelBuck Před 4 lety

    Happy New Year and welcome to the North American Waters!!!! I just finished watching this video and checked out your position and it looks like you have arrived at St. Lucia in the Carribean Islands, Woot, Woot!!! Actually, it looks like you are closer to Fort-de-France, Martinique. I am sure you two are so happy to have made across safely and in one piece. Looking forward to hearing the stories of your crossing!!!

  • @cyclomaniac9086
    @cyclomaniac9086 Před 4 lety

    Congrats on and safe crossing.

  • @davexvs
    @davexvs Před 4 lety +1

    HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU BOTH
    fair winds and following seas for your passage
    {:-) PAV uk

  • @glassman51
    @glassman51 Před 4 lety

    Great video guys, It had me laughing out loud, Fairwinds and Safe seas

  • @petermerritt754
    @petermerritt754 Před 4 lety +4

    Culmination of a dream, wishing you fair winds and following seas, stay safe.

    • @RyanSophieSailing
      @RyanSophieSailing  Před 4 lety +1

      Thank you Peter! This will be fun!!! :D

    • @MichaelBuck
      @MichaelBuck Před 4 lety

      Why does your comment say it was posted 2 weeks ago, and everyone else comments are posted today 12/31, LOL...Maybe they reposted this video automatically while crossing from when it was first posted 2 weeks ago?

    • @petermerritt754
      @petermerritt754 Před 4 lety

      Michael Buck We are Patreons and get early access to videos.

  • @sharongladwin4318
    @sharongladwin4318 Před 3 lety

    Great video! as always... Did you ever do a similar video of crossing from the US back to the Canaries? On a "slow" video week... It would be great if you explained the trade winds going west to east and speculating the route you would take.. Thanks for always having fun and bringing the good information!

  • @blt1
    @blt1 Před 4 lety +1

    You guys are so goofy and fun! I love it! This is my favorite video of yours that I've seen!! I'm glad you made it across the Atlantic safely (I checked were you are now on your website). HAPPY NEW YEAR!! When you are done playing in the Caribbean and Bahamas do you plan to follow the Gulf Stream north up to New York and then back to Europe? or out to the Pacific? or ??

  • @yentlc.wiersma6108
    @yentlc.wiersma6108 Před 4 lety

    Reckon you just made it 🥳 Happy New Year 🥳

  • @wayne9170
    @wayne9170 Před 4 lety

    Happy New year and fair winds; see you next year😊

  • @erikmortensen6541
    @erikmortensen6541 Před 4 lety

    I found you one Marine traffic, nice sailing Happy new year

  • @broncotrolly
    @broncotrolly Před 2 lety

    I want to get a sailboat and go to cape verde because my great grandfather is from there! Thank you for the video and info.

  • @larrysinger9359
    @larrysinger9359 Před 3 lety

    Happy sailings and good luck.

  • @Zuluurbanfarmer
    @Zuluurbanfarmer Před 3 lety

    Wow that’s awesome

  • @arycruz8815
    @arycruz8815 Před 2 lety

    I’m a cape verdian love the video

  • @RusstafaB
    @RusstafaB Před 4 lety +2

    Just looked at your website you are doing well.
    Safe journey and will be good to see you both get there in one piece

  • @clayfarnet970
    @clayfarnet970 Před 4 lety

    Good luck! 👍👍👍

  • @bahceninrengi
    @bahceninrengi Před 4 lety

    Happy New Year to you 🎇✨🎁😊

  • @SVImpavidus
    @SVImpavidus Před 4 lety

    Watching you all the way. Sail Safe. Ant, Cid & the Pooch crew.

  • @paulduncanson8999
    @paulduncanson8999 Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks Ryan and Sophie. The earth spins from the west to the east but, otherwise you're all good.

  • @lotophagi711
    @lotophagi711 Před 4 lety +2

    Well done looks like you are going to be there for new year or the day after.

  • @inixio11
    @inixio11 Před 4 lety

    I am getting very excited about "our" crossing. Fair winds...

  • @brettney72
    @brettney72 Před 4 lety +3

    cape verde is fab just lock your boat always and dont drink too much Grog the local brew which will kill you LOL its so strong happy sailing and fair winds

  • @ximenagarzon764
    @ximenagarzon764 Před 4 lety

    I'm watching this for writing research purposes, but it seems sooo cool, I want to do it sometime

  • @a.r.moyapapitawaira7369

    You two are a great great couple and transmit good vibe. Thanks for sharing. One question, are there pirates in the route?

  • @moriver3857
    @moriver3857 Před 4 lety

    Great video. Just think about how those ancient square rigged boats did it with having the wind on their "butt" all the time, which worked best for them! Hopefully you won't to go back east or the word tack will mean something other than a corner of a sail. Happy New Year and enjoy the Caribbean. Fair winds.

  • @kjelpeterson5236
    @kjelpeterson5236 Před 4 lety

    Safe travels

  • @MrRourk
    @MrRourk Před 4 lety +1

    2 additional routes the far South (used by Delos) and the Northern Island Hopping Route (used by Drake Paragon).

  • @richardcomeau57
    @richardcomeau57 Před 4 lety

    Fair winds friends!

  • @ClairPlaysBass
    @ClairPlaysBass Před 4 lety

    Very helpful, thank you!

  • @interfearance3269
    @interfearance3269 Před 3 lety

    I like your bike shirt

  • @edwardwerthner7717
    @edwardwerthner7717 Před 4 lety

    Hi - did you sail with a group.
    I’m looking at a 40 Beneteau like yours, 2011. Are you happy with it, any suggestions .
    Great videos , keep on going.

  • @robertyboberty7495
    @robertyboberty7495 Před rokem

    What level of both equipment and experience would you need ?
    Interesting video Thanks

  • @01dumbfrog
    @01dumbfrog Před 3 lety

    Sailing instructors? What are those? I have never had them, I have found the best way to learn to sail is buy the book" Sailing for Dummies" and only read it after you have attempted to sail all day using only your common since. Then that book will explain all the mistakes that you made during the previous day. I remember my first day is I knew nothing about how to tack or why one would even need to. I would see a sailboat sailing in the direction I wanted to go and If I manipulated my sails to look like the other boat's sails I could also move in that general direction. Note I was trying to sail south from NJ towards Flordia into a Northerly wind. Needless to say I saw the statue of Liberty from the rudder of my sailboat for my first time. Another book I recommend is by a fellow sailor named Jimmy Cornell, "The World Cruising Handbook", ( I have found the best way to buy this book is off of eBay instead of West Marine buy it used because you can pick it up for one tenth the cost of new, and with the hard cover it protects the pages quite nicely.

  • @caperguy2000
    @caperguy2000 Před 4 lety

    THEY MADE IT

  • @atlantaus
    @atlantaus Před 4 lety

    Congratulation with landfall in Martinique!

  • @PrivateUsername
    @PrivateUsername Před 4 lety +1

    @3:20 Sophie's favorite way of sailing is with the wind in her bowels. Me, too.

  • @jansmith9922
    @jansmith9922 Před 4 lety

    This is a phenomenal tutorial video Sofie & Ryan. THANK YOU for making this incredible video. I would recommend all sailors that are going to do Ocean crossings to take a professional survivor course prior. Been following you & reading your daily journal on your site (if you have not read their daily journal definitely take the time & go to their site). HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE!! 🎉⛵️🌍🐟🐬🌴

  • @humanafterall2076
    @humanafterall2076 Před 4 lety +5

    I hope the Earth was spinning the correct way for you guys or it’s going to be a very long journey. 👍

  • @macman820
    @macman820 Před 3 lety

    good explanation of trade winds - but do you have info on when is the right time to cross back the other way...to Europe....also best route back to Europe???

  • @RohanTheBT
    @RohanTheBT Před 4 lety +1

    Did you meet Alex from Galopin whilst on the Cape Verde islands?

  • @albertbatfinder5240
    @albertbatfinder5240 Před 4 lety

    Probably sick of people pointing out that experienced sailors and 5th graders know the earth spins West to East. I was hoping you might explain why the atmosphere moves faster than the globe, ie, weather systems (apart from high energy hurricanes) generally move West to East across the face of a spinning globe.

  • @karstensiegmarsson5304

    Capo Verde to Carribbean.... for hundreds of years the best route

  • @01dumbfrog
    @01dumbfrog Před 3 lety

    I believe the earth only turns East…Not east to west. With that said the Sun travels from east to the west in the sky, but actually the sun is somewhat stationary and its the earth rotating on its axes that gives one the sensation of the sun moving.

  • @angeloattard9748
    @angeloattard9748 Před 4 lety

    Safe journey

  • @MrJJSimonds
    @MrJJSimonds Před 3 lety

    Ya know.... in hindsight this title is rather humorus.. ;)

  • @nicholast.rolander3784
    @nicholast.rolander3784 Před 4 lety +1

    Fair Winds and Smooth Seas ...../)....

  • @pjmullin8309
    @pjmullin8309 Před 4 lety +1

    "My favorite".... 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚

  • @ed_richards47
    @ed_richards47 Před 4 lety +1

    Have a safe and enjoyable crossing guys. And enjoy celebrating the New Year together somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. Bon chance!

  • @jomellon
    @jomellon Před 4 lety

    Martinique! Encore en France!

  • @Sciolist
    @Sciolist Před 4 lety

    This video is maybe by mistake is unlocked on Patreon, I wrote about it but of course you guys can't see it.

  • @kalinfoster3671
    @kalinfoster3671 Před měsícem

    The earth spins west to east, counterclockwise. Think you may have misspoke.

  • @theodorebowers9737
    @theodorebowers9737 Před 4 lety +2

    Coooool I have to say yours are bigger than mine. lol

  • @brianboys9015
    @brianboys9015 Před 4 lety

    Dont fall in the water unless you want to. Compliments of the season.

  • @petmop1309
    @petmop1309 Před 3 lety +2

    really cool
    my grandpa's sailor friend always used to say "even the shit can cross it"

    • @petmop1309
      @petmop1309 Před 3 lety

      @Badger he used to go on races so it's easy for him saying this though.

  • @littlesquirrel5007
    @littlesquirrel5007 Před 3 lety

    At night time when you guys sleep do you anchor the boat or is it still on autopilot like you said heading towards the Americas

    • @RyanSophieSailing
      @RyanSophieSailing  Před 3 lety

      The ocean is like 3000 meters deep so its impractical for any boat to take anchor chain long enough to anchor. No, our boat when sailing under passage is moving 24 / 7. All ships, unless being operated signal handed have someone on watch all the time... so Sophie and I have shifts. Sometimes, if we need to make a sail change or go on the foredeck we wake the other person. On ocean crossing we see very little of eachother as one usually sleeps while the other is awake and on watch

    • @littlesquirrel5007
      @littlesquirrel5007 Před 3 lety

      @@RyanSophieSailing well I guess my question made it very clear that I've never been on the boat because I guess it sounds pretty stupid to drop an anchor to the bottom of the ocean but now I realize that somebody's always on watch which was ultimately what my real question was so thank you for taking the time to answer I do appreciate it I myself get very sick on the boat I've only been on small boats and I've thrown up every time so I stayed off of them however I watch a lot of videos yesterday on boats for some reason and I came across your Channel

  • @jamesedwards1588
    @jamesedwards1588 Před 4 lety

    ❤️🎥

  • @Rspri10104
    @Rspri10104 Před 4 lety +1

    I was wondering how you return to Europe, if the wind is blowing east to west?

    • @SailingSquib
      @SailingSquib Před 4 lety

      North of the azores high as all sailors since Columbus did.

  • @johnkeegan6646
    @johnkeegan6646 Před 4 lety +1

    BON VOYAGE! Remember please that the humidity in the Caribbean is open for negotiation. Please contact the local governments for details🤣

  • @tsypowicz
    @tsypowicz Před 4 lety

    God speed.

  • @bertram5798
    @bertram5798 Před 4 lety

    Not first!

  • @coolpetsportugal947
    @coolpetsportugal947 Před 3 lety

    The french sister of Sylvester...wow

  • @scalleewagg9746
    @scalleewagg9746 Před 4 lety +1

    Lol as a French gal you were a bit too obvious you don't like Spain

  • @mikhailolferiev7906
    @mikhailolferiev7906 Před 3 lety

    The question is how to come back to Europe?

  • @mikebarron5805
    @mikebarron5805 Před 4 lety

    As I write this I guess you're probably still making faces at flying fish in the Atlantic. 😁
    Good Luck, Great Winds, God's Speed. 🙋‍♂️

  • @mcmerry2846
    @mcmerry2846 Před 24 dny

    East to west is easy...how about west to East?

  • @ianb4801
    @ianb4801 Před 3 lety

    oppose, half of the high pressure systems in the world "rotate" anti-clockwise - northern and southern hemispheres work opposite.

  • @MrRourk
    @MrRourk Před 4 lety

    You just get on the Concorde and fly over. Oh wait?

  • @johnyyaussi1339
    @johnyyaussi1339 Před 4 lety

    Explain that flat earthers. Ha ha.

  • @BertMerlin57
    @BertMerlin57 Před 4 lety

    Its thousind of years.....

  • @hktmc300
    @hktmc300 Před 4 lety

    When sailing long distance, is it safe in terms of running into bad people who will rob you or even hurt you?

  • @douglasprovost768
    @douglasprovost768 Před 4 lety +1

    1:36, the earth spins from east to west ????, you mean West to East !

    • @RyanSophieSailing
      @RyanSophieSailing  Před 4 lety

      Really? Does the sun rise in the west and set in the east? ;)

    • @douglasprovost768
      @douglasprovost768 Před 4 lety

      @@RyanSophieSailing no, it rises in the east because the earth spins towards it, ie TO the east. Look at a satellite video...

  • @mohammd2809
    @mohammd2809 Před 3 lety

    The editing kills me

  • @jamieminton172
    @jamieminton172 Před 4 lety

    Care-a-bee-un or Ca-Rib-ee-un.... Who the hell cares? Happy New Year!

  • @justinarundell1885
    @justinarundell1885 Před 8 měsíci

    The earth turns from west to east, not east to west