For the curious (like me) I looked it up and apparently this is Charlie Enright's old boat which raced in the 2014/15 and 2018/19 Volvo Ocean Race around the world racing events. The boat was called "Team Alvimedica" for the 2014 race and "Vestas 11th Hour Racing" for the 2018 event. The boat took 5th place in both events.

@patrickjames1080

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the research!!

@skyak4493

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I am very into the design aspect of sailing so I was listening for design info that never came. So going from memory, that would make this a VO 70? and that was the first year of "one design" boats for the ocean race. The 70s were intended to eliminate the tendency to build ultralight for "winner takes all" boats that were embarrassingly fragile. The cost and attrition rate of the previous ocean race demanded change. That said, the 70s were still only designed for one OR. The next year they moved on to an even more robust design for the 65s, intended to last at least 2 ORs with pooled maintenance and plenty of offshore racing between.

@jonathantough4271

8 ай бұрын

@@skyak4493just correcting you it’s a Volvo 65

@skyak4493

8 ай бұрын

@@jonathantough4271 Thanks. That makes it more "current".

@skyak4493

8 ай бұрын

@@jonathantough4271 So this is the boat that went aground off Africa? I remember it was Vestas, but not "11th hour". The other 65s went around again in the last OR but this one didn't?

You guys are living the dream. It is so fortunate you started living life right out of college. You have come so far...literally. Forgive me for being just a little bit jealous.❤

@irmasimmons172

8 ай бұрын

Poor kika, when with you say enough is enough

That was one of the fastest 24 minutes I've ever watched on KZread. Fascinating.

It's been 8 months since you two have sailed? WOW! But, doing your first sail in months on such a serious racing sailboat, . . . Double WOW! Thanks for taking us with you. : - ) My small 20 foot "pocket yacht" is only a medium performance boat. There are many faster boats in its class. But I like it and I could afford it, with hardly any money! : - ) So there's that.

@jime2290

8 ай бұрын

Wow!! So cool… I’m so excited to watch this

@daveamies5031

8 ай бұрын

"But I like it and I could afford it," sounds like an awesome boat, meets two of the most important criteria 👍 My Hobie TI has some similarities, I could afford it and it's fun to sail, no boat is perfect, there are always compromises you have to make.

This brings back so many incredible memories. The hours it took to set the sails will change to minutes when racing. A word to the wise and for the safety of all, I will never sail without a whistle at hand, attached to me or my vest. Man overboard can disappear quickly, one can blow a whistle much longer then they can yell. Stay stafe out there. Man overboard and abandon ship exercises should be reagearses often and with each new hand aboard.

@Tomm9y

8 ай бұрын

On such a busy boat staying clipped on is tricky, and you don't want to go overboard whilst still clipped on.

I guess that was the delivery mainsail rather than the racing main because it looked a little tired. What a great experience, one of your best videos (for me at least) but I do enjoy your channel. With those freeze dried meals I always find they are much bette if you give them longer in the packet to rehydrate than they say. If you wrap the packet up having added water they stay warmer while hydrating.

WOW!! WOW!! WOW!! Thank you for taking me along for a taste of Race Boat Sailing.

I LOVED that! 2 very experienced sailors (maybe a smidgeon rusty) on an ocean going racing yacht - what's not to like? I hope Mother Nature throws a lot of wind at you "tomorrow" and makes you work hard - we'll find out next week. The toilet situation isn't great, to be fair ... I might not be able to 'go' in such a situation!

@j_rainsgoat3929

8 ай бұрын

Just pee off the back of the boat. You'll be good. Hold the number 2 till you make land fall that's that.

Loved this video. The music choice and editing at the beginning was excellent 👌

A different experience. Shorter watches and both of you on at the same time. Quite a different experience being on a racing boat, even though it's not race conditions. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

I love it how you found this awesome opportunity to take a sailing break for yourselves as well as a very interesting and informative video for us, the viewers. What sailing enthusiast wouldn't want to be on board a ship of this type and magnitude and have two of the best sailing- documenters to show us the deck and lower areas and all the cool stuff happening on the deck. I'm not British but I love to say "Cheers!"

What an amazing experience! Love you both, looking forward to whatever you do next! Living the same experience, and my escape is the inspiration you provide ❤

Quite impressive that you were given this opportunity. Thank you for sharing.

I love how Dan is a bloke and throws his bag over the fence, then almost effortlessly straddles over it. Then the master (who is much shorter) shows how its really done. Interesting video, thank for the upload.

For all that have sailed and felt that calming inner soul sharing the love inside us as wind & water takes hold, Its like Mother nature gives us a big fat kiss of life. Enjoy it while we can. thx guys..

I am so jealous, but in a good way, of your adventure on the Volvo 65. Thank you so very much for taking us along. brilliant.

@skyak4493

8 ай бұрын

I think it is a VO 70 circa 2015. The 65s are still in active duty -big buck commercial sponsors...

@SailingUma

8 ай бұрын

Nope it's a 65. Still in active duty. Just finished The Ocean Race a few months ago.

@skyak4493

8 ай бұрын

@@SailingUma Thanks, that's awesome. Be sure to mention that in the next video.

Excellent story telling (and video quality) from a situation you don't have full control over. Well done.

What a chance of a lifetime! Good show looking forward to the next one!

That toilet situation is an absolute dealbreaker lol

14:00 this is the shot . sailors sitting on the edge of the boat which is leaning over. classic !

@dancarter482

8 ай бұрын

_RAIL MEAT!_

Glad that you have time to go on the sail. Take your time.

Cracking Vide, fantastic to see you back on the water and what away to change up the video. I love what you guys are doing look forward to the next episode.

Alright. You just won KZread. Everybody else can go home now. Thanks for playing. 😂

That whistling song at the end always makes me think of the Old Spice commercial. Dan would've made a great TV spokesperson for that company, except he probably wasn't born yet.

@chrisgraythereal

8 ай бұрын

Old Spice used to be marketed in the UK with film of a dude surfing a huge wave to a soundtrack of Carmina Burana. Mention "the old spice music" to someone of my generation in the UK and they'll hum it back to you. Would looove to see Uma hooning along during a proper blow to that theme tune!

@futuregenerationz

8 ай бұрын

Dude surfing a huge wave to a soundtrack of Carmina Burana? Cool. I never saw that commercial. @@chrisgraythereal

What a nice change of pace and a neat racer sailboat in Old Italy. Look forward to you getting back in Action fixing your Cruiser backup take care, thanks much and catch you next time❤❤❤

Stuff the like button, where is the love button? Best 'guest' footage of a decent race yacht I've ever seen. Very realistic and no theatrics. Thank you, I'll be sharing this with my crew.

This is the beginning of an interesting and exciting adventure. Hope to see some serious sailing coming along. Thanks for taking us along.

Now that is a great way to get started out on racing boats!

I bet your glad to be fixing the Uma and her quiet electic motor.

Very interesting. Thank U 4 taking us along! Safe travels ❤

I have a warm place in my heart for this kind of sailing. Short version -- I was part of a four-man crew bringing the Falcon 2000 from West Palm, Fla to Newport, RI in 2009. At the time, she was hardly more than ring-hulled carbon fiber, a gel coat, and a rig. Lucky for me, the other three are commercial captains. Big fun, despite a some decidedly foul weather during my 2-4 am watch.

I love this! What a beaut the "carbon spaceship". You guys are so lucky to be aboard.👍🏻😁

I'm so happy you are around Italy refitting Uma and simply living your sea lifes 🙂

ID KILL TO DO A PASSAGE ON ANY OF THE VOLVO BOATS!!!

Those open ocean racers are cool to watch. Those teams ar4e like well oiled machines.

What a change of pace! Brilliant! 👍👏👏👏

You guys are fortunate to be able to sail on that racing boat if only to see the conditions those that race experience.

That looks really fun, great that you were able to go sailing - and on something this special!

Love this channel. So many adventures

Awesome can't wait for part 2

My god! Wishing I was there! This is a dream come true!! Thank you for making this video!!

Really interesting to see such a very different boat - built for speed not comfort!

Cool video racing way different than cruising. I am glad you guy are resting from your labor fixing your boat. Next thing I will see you racing around the world on the Vendee globe.

hope the crew are as energetic as you two

Really interested to watch this.

So incredibly cool! Y'all rock!

That was a pretty cool tour of the racing yacht.

This is a cool experience. I went racing for one day with this boat in the fall 2021. it is soooo different to a normal boat. Our 49‘ Aluminium boat is fast but no comparison to this one :-)

It happened to sail on Fazisi. similar, only older. It's great to experience different types of sailing.

Groovy episode. How exciting is this? Is this a dream come true or what? I can't wait to come along with all of you, at least on my computer.

How interesting, and what should make for a memorable trip.

Crewing looks like a lot of fun!

What an amazing opportunity!!

Such an amazing craft!

Praying you are safe following the terrible weather off Italy and Sicily! Please post a short to let everyone know you are safe…

have fun, this was fun to watch

How cool, great episode

Brilllllliant Uma - thanks for sharing ⛵️ 👍Only 3hr watches for me

really nice ship, happy sailing

Love this video.

A fascinating look into race boats

Wow, that's cool! Those ocean racers are not kidding. Everything you look at is made for speed......

Yes for sure everyone is experienced or they would not be their its great with a crew on a race sail

That’s awesome you guys got to sail a Volvo ocean race boat that’s the coolest thing ever.

That was so cool!

Love the experience...

Good content. I like it

I would love to try this!

Great video

Love your videos, quick question do they sometimes convert these boats in normal boats or is this just not possible because they are so demanding, wow I love everything about that boat but the toilet looks like some kind of medieval torture contraption

Wunderschön!

Never a dull moment...

I would love to sail a boat like that. I have been on board on one of them for short time in the dock while they were eating dinner in Copenhagen in Denmark after the race where they ended in Gothenburg. I asked if I could to look inside and one of the crew said yes. It is an amazing boat.

Cool video!

I saw a youtube by an electrical engineer on his boat who cautioned about the BMS system shutting down and thereby ruining your alternator since it had no load to feed. Therefore a must to have one standard battery. I thought Lithium Iron were almost as good 95% as Lithium Ion but far safer from a fire perspective. Great video as I want to do the same on a Contour34SC Tri and add 2 Watt&Sea water generators as well.

I feel old . And slooooow , boatwise 😂

13 min in and this is one of the best episodes.

Wow i miss you guys..

Do Canada proud my Uma crew ...

so cool.

Wow thats so cool. 😊

I'm curious what it feels like when the canting keel is in action. The feeling of water ballast being filled on an older Volvo was just astonishing, well to a smaller keelboat and dighy sailor. The acceleration, then the flat boat suddenly zipping along at 20 knots in seemingly light winds.

Always something new for us. == Screen-watched the races, great skill and timing.

What a great experience for you ! Maybe you got new ideas for Uma … 😃

I am sure you loved that tour, a bigger, lighter and faster racing boat makes lot's of fun. Your video reminded me about my the weekly sailing tours on the same type of boat "Nireas" in Limassol. I am really missing that. Our keel was moveable from starboard to portside. Are you sure that keel was moveable from front to aft?

i miss your sailing videos!

For a minute i thought yall were doing the Transat Hope yall had fun regardless

that was cool!!

Have fun 👍 😊

that is soo cool.🤩

Nice images

Hope you guys got to do the Middle Sea Race too. Btw I would eat freeze dried food during a race but not on a delivery. On a delivery I bring noice cancelling head phones but during a race can’t bring them because of the weight! The freeze died food is a bit much but maybe that’s part of the experience. Hope you had fun.

@chrisgraythereal

8 ай бұрын

The weight! I remember boarding a race boat once and the skipper ordering me to go and empty my bowels on shore before we departed!

One of my dreams

Y'all should just order an hh44 or hh52 and you too can cruise on a carbon fiber boat

I like the red headlamps. Presumably to maintain good night vision?

@einmensch4040

8 ай бұрын

Exactly.

Really enjoyed this episode! Was curious though, What was the Brand of the Freeze dried food you were eating... Is this typical of what Racers eat?

Grazie.

@SailingUma

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!!!

Did you try to stay on for the middle sea race? That’s where the fun is 😃👍🏼

@SailingUma

8 ай бұрын

No. It was full already with other clients. But there may be more sailing adventures with them in the Future! You'll just have to wait and see. ;)

"Real turmat" in Genova? WTH? It must be such a flashback back to Norway?!!

@SailingUma

8 ай бұрын

THE BEST!

@axllii

8 ай бұрын

@@SailingUma Real turmat IS actually VERY good. I find the breakfasts to be the best. And all of them have way more calories in each serving than any normal person needs!!

This is different! Interesting, at the same time. But I want to get back to Uma as soon as possible, LoL

@SailingUma

8 ай бұрын

You do? That’s great. Let us know when. We’ll Make sure to have a grinder and tyvec suit reader for you ;)