I really admire your ability to be " pleasantly persistent" in the face of bureaucratic and political challenges. That is a key survival trait of many successful people.

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your positive feedback and for being here🙏🏻 All the best!

The Norwegian government handling of the situation is remarkable, not to mention how you guys aslo navigated through the whole thing with a calm mind. Greetings from 🇩🇰;)Stay safe, stay healthy and happy ⚓⛵❤

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, guys! For sure our government and embassy made us proud of being Norwegian flagged. Even though our flag caused some troubles getting into Martinique. This video shows how crazy things can be when new directives are made in a hurry without thinking

@sailingthecosmos191

4 жыл бұрын

@@SailingwithThomas it's nice to see it was solved. Hopefully the rest of the journey home will go smooth. Take care and stay safe⛵⚓

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

What a beautiful episode both Thomas and Shelly, really admired your

@SailingwithThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

Wind Hippie Sailing! I really enjoy her channel! ❤️🧡💛💚💙

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! She is awesome! Thank you for watching and for being here also

@shadowofpain8144

4 жыл бұрын

I would cross ocean with her. Because nothing brings her down. Got give her credit for her nerve and can do attitude.

Was so fun onboard BE FREE! We miss you!

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Dantelle, thank you!! Miss all of you and the good times!

Just found your channel, love it. The problem with France and why they have closed to Norwegian boats stems from the facet that Norway has no virus plan enforced, people are free to move about as they please, the fact that they have NO OR NEXT TO NO INFECTIONS IN THEIR COUNTRY means nothing. Great to see you met Rick from Sophisticated Lady, i've been following them for 6 years now. Stay safe! CHEERS AND FAIR WINDS Steve h.

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for being here as well!

Fantastic video, you both have the patience of a saint ! I’m happy to see you prevailed in your quest to enter Martinique. I hope you stay there for a while or until the quarantine is lifted. Good Luck ! Keep the videos coming.

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! We will see what to do next and how the world looks like for the next step.

HEY!!! its that Wind Hippie Sailing Lady! Hey ! Its Capn Rick!!

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you are correct in your observations👍🏻 Thank you for watching and for being here also 🙏🏻 All the best!

Sad for the change of plans. Glad that the journey back towards Europe is going as it's going. Wish you guys fair winds!

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's a sailor's life, things are not always according to schedule. But we are all good!

Another good one Thomas - You are fast becoming my favourite sailing channel. Good Luck with your homeward journey.

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, and for being here🙏🏻 Stay safe and healthy! Cheers 🍻

Cool vid man,..thx for sharing and fair winds mate

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for being here 🙏🏻

When you first called Martinique you should have told them you were from KZread channel Sailing With Thomas and they would have rolled out the red carpet! André

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha🤣 I don’t think they would care about my tiny channel! All the best and take care!

Good work Thomas and Shelly. You were very calm about all this (on film anyway!)....It just proves that even in these uncertain times rules are only rules and there are always exceptions...And thankfully the beuarocrats had sympathy for your situation. Keep bringing the videos -I love your style.

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words 🙏🏻 Normally it takes a lot to stress me or make me angry, so I believe the video gave a pretty honest and good description of the situation. Thank you for watching and for being here 🙏🏻

continued story as previous comment wasn't fully posted: I admire your stamina and kind persistence. On a Dutch note: Geweldig om je zo te zien genieten van het zeilen Shelly, ik hoop dat je snel weer naar je eigen boot terug kunt.... Thomas, what you did on that generator is down right amazing... owned that damn thing on a Contest 55 and hated it... always broke down and was far too sensitive and complicated for an enduring nautical life. Great achievement to get that fixed....

@SailingwithThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for kind words and for being here🙏🏻 As you point out the Panda is not very suitable for boats. Honestly that piece of machine is a nightmare and reason for Lithium upgrades and even considering a portable generator. All the best ⛵️

Anchor in spot and wait out the quarantine!

Awesome channel

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for being here 🙏🏻

France is actually the country that invented pedantic bureaucracy.

@kenrehill8775

4 жыл бұрын

haluk bilgin they enjoyed their time as communists

What a ride! Great video! Keep'em coming. Love watching your sailings, your everydaylife and your surroundings. You seem to fix and handle anything in a smooth and humble way: Enjoy Martinique and stay safe!

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Tina 🙏🏻 Thank you for your kind words😊 Stay safe and healthy💪🏻🇳🇴

Hi shelly and thomas , ik woon al 40 jaar op Mallorca , ben nu 66 , heb gewerkt als kapitein , nu solo zeiler , maar tot eind juni kan ik helaas ook niet zeilen , mijn boot een spirit 41 ligt in Valencia Goede vaart Henk Sy escapade Mallorca Valencia

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting and for being here as well 🙏🏻 Stay safe and healthy ⛵️

Hello, what a shame to hear these words about your time in Panama. The Canal is not closed, it is restricting the traffic to smaller vessels (sail & yacht too) and due to the pandemic, the airports for travel are closed until further notice, too bad they could not buy some parts but this is all a chain of businesses that are closed (only supermarket, pharmacy and cargo company are still open to public). The best way to get these parts was to buy them through a mail box, since cargo flights are authorized. We hope that everything is normalized soon to serve the large community of sailors that pass through Panama every year, next time I can help you in whatever way I can.Good luck.

After a sail like this man thought that they would have at least just placed you guys in a safe anchor whilst they played there games glad it went well though

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻 All the best and stay safe

Well done Thomas !!

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend 🙏🏻

Nice! -- QUESTION -- Thomas, can you do a video of you sailing and keep the normal sounds. No editing. Just a nice long 2 hour or more sailing video. Maybe put the camera up on the arch pointing forward as you sail? That would be perfect.

Cool video.. The boat, it can be registered as a Norwegian vessel before you have paid Norwegian VAT? And if you take it to Norway are you allowed to pilot it, do you have the D5L/ D5LA qualifications needed?

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

You can easily sail a NOR/NIS registrated yacht without Norwegian VAT paid, but you will have to Pay tax to Norway before you cross the border. I do have all the papers needed for being skipper on my boat World wide, also the Norwegian D5L and D5LA

I saw Holly from Maine!

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah she was there👍🏻 She is a good friend, and will apear in more videos in the near future

@therealpomme

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Thomas. Hollys Instagram is @boatlizard 🙃

Maybe you should have tried to sail to one of the Dutch or British territories. The French are known to be difficult when given the opportunity to be so.

@SailingwithThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah however at that time I did check all possibilities.... Martinique was actually the only place open for me, and I even had a pre approval upon departure. I don’t remember if it’s clear in this vid but we where granted permission to come in before setting sail. Just hours before arriving French authorities had changed their rules but also made a mistake. Anyway it all ended good. It was for sure crazy times I don’t want to repeat

Again, always positive even in the face of paper and law beuarocracy. Even more so, this Shelly girl is hot and gorgeous, not to mention smart, witty, and with a great smile. Would be nice if Thomas made a video of his background as to sailing experience, previous boats and journeys, income and jobs, and how you learned to fix and change so many things. Also, why did you pick this brand and size boat vs other equal size production boats. It’s obvious you have a racing history behind you as you make it fly without a lot of effort compared to other video makers that barely crawl in the water even when having perfect and great wind/direction

@SailingwithThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! Shelly is for sure a very intelligent young girl and even prettier personality. I prefer smart friends onboard and in this case my friend is female and a very good sailor. I don’t think a full video of my history would be that interesting. I’m very blessed to have grown up with the ocean at my doorstep and parents with yacht production when I was young. So I guess I could play around and do boat related things when my friends was playing football. Started sailing age 6-7 and loved it ever since. Also holiday sailing every summer and weekends with my family yacht. I was privileged enough to borrow my parents yacht frequently when 16 years old. Been racing on regular base everything from 7 feet to my last race on 70 feet as navigator and tactics. That was a VOR70. I don’t remember how many boats I had but it’s a lot and mostly racing yachts. Also done 10 years as captain in search and rescue, training others also abroad and ended my carrier at the HQ of Norway SAR at sea. I’m just a sailor with a KZread channel nothing special about it. All the best 🍻

@dgasmd1

3 жыл бұрын

@@SailingwithThomas thanks for that. You make it sound so easy and now it makes a little more sense as to why: decades experience. For someone like myself at 50 just looking at getting its first last boat 45-55 ft, it’s incredibly intimidating and makes you look like a messiah😂 Keep the videos coming so we can live it all through you in the meantime. Why the Bavaria 55 in particular? Not a commonly found boat for sale.

@SailingwithThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha🤣 Yeah guess your right... easy to take things for granted and sometimes I find it hard what to and how to explain. Reason for buying what I have is explained pretty detailed in episode 43 and 44. Thank you for watching and being here! Cheers 🍻

Dus als je de andere boot had meegenomen voor de voortocht was het geen probleem? Greetings for Spakenburg GerbenT and Gabriëlle van de Veen The Netherlands Spakenburg.

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Klopt, met mijn boot North Wind zouden we zonder problemen binnen zijn gekomen. Maar... we zouden waarschijnlijk nu nog steeds onderweg zijn geweest :-) Groeten van Thomas! Shelley

If it we me I would rid myself of problematic generator and just strap a new portable inverter generator in there. Better on fuel and quieter.

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Good idea! Or just invest in Lithium and more solar panels. This high maintenance piece of machine is starting to be pretty annoying 😅

Hi Thomas, I really enjoy your true sailing videos! Since 2011 I own same BAVARIA 55 cruiser, sister ship! Since then it was constantly upgraded and now is coming the next one! If you would lake we can exchange some thoughts and experience! I have tried to find you on Instagram, but unsuccessful! If you are interested please tell me how to contact you! Fair winds! Stay safe!

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for being here 🙏🏻 Happy you find my channel and having the sister ship ⛵️ Stay safe and healthy

Why she abounded her boat?

@SailingwithThomas

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! She didn’t abounded her boat, it was planned to be left behind for a while to begin with. However she later sold it due to never ending challenges with travelling. All the best and cheers 🍻

@SuperRobyd

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingwithThomas I see , I was just curious Love your channel. Thank you and fair winds

Why didn't you inquire about the situation in Martinique before leaving Panama ? It's not like Covid is a new thing now, most countries had their borders closed or limited, even inside EU. Need better planning.

@charonstyxferryman

4 жыл бұрын

Quote you "Need better planning." He said they changed the rules overnight (while they were sailing).

@SailingwithThomas

4 жыл бұрын

We did, and also registered pre arrival registration as required. Rules changed day before arrival, and was also not correct and in conflict with the EU directive 2004/38/EC

@janosuhlir8706

4 жыл бұрын

🙈really? wow

Now immagine if you were from a Easter european country not in the EU. They'd ply torpedo your boat before letting you in.

@SailingwithThomas

3 жыл бұрын

Holy smoke!!! Yeah I know I’m privileged to have a Norwegian passport. Even this sometimes is not enough... Cheers 🍻

Well, EU boats only is pretty clear. Can't have your cake and eat it too m8, join or suffer the exceptions. I'm with the French on this one, and the Danish, Swedes, Germans, etc, etc.

@MH-qo7lq

4 жыл бұрын

ThatDutchguy Well Norwegian brag that they are not in EU. They don’t need EU. Then you don’t get the benefits.

@markwinter8760

4 жыл бұрын

How to win friends and influence people? Typical European Union arrogance in a nautical setting the day before arriving after more than a dozen days of passage a country unilaterally changes the classification of what is a European country is to a European Union country. To my friends in the EU there will come a time in your time of need when you look to the countries around you for support, then you shall also suffer the exceptions that you have set the precedence, so short sighted oh and by the way in 2017 Norway became part of the Schengen area. From the Norwegian Government Website, copied and pasted. "Norway participates in key aspects of EU cooperation in the area of justice and home affairs, of which the Schengen cooperation is the most important. 01. Mar 2017 As a Schengen member state, Norway is part of an internal free-travel area with a common external border. Norway applies the common set of Schengen rules in full. These include rules on police cooperation, legal cooperation on criminal cases, visa rules and rules on checks on persons at the outer borders. Norway participates in the European Borders Agency, Frontex, which aims to coordinate the management of the common external borders. Norway is involved in the development of the Schengen acquis at all levels of the EU Council decision-making system, and has the right to speak, but not to vote. Those parts of the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs Council meetings in which Norway and other non-EU states participate are called meetings of the Mixed Committee.

@charonstyxferryman

4 жыл бұрын

@@markwinter8760 Quote you : "Typical European Union arrogance in a ..." For the brexiteers (and other like minded people). It was a decision made by France. An EU directive allowed Thomas to access Martinique - after some diplomatic conversations between Norway and France.

@ymk8355

4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion the French Republic should have had their beaurocracy sorted (but they never do), the problem there is that Martinique doesn’t have a local government Like Antigua, Cayman islands, BVI... which can adapt or not include regs from the UK in Europe. This would have helped Martinique dealing with whats in its region. So since he had departed and filed permit online According to the French regs of the time they should have allowed them to anchor as they could back up their stories and prove (assumed) GPS tracking. Many other country in the Caribbean did so, so long as such documentation/information was available. Copying so called “mother land” when you are thousands of miles away from it on another continent with such different particularities is beyond absurd! They Should have fake a french accent (from France or Martinique) and they would of let them straight in even with a Norwegian flag!

@4:16 As soon as you mentioned that pervert Captain Rick from Sophisticated Lady, you lost me for good. Down vote. Bye.

@davidyendoll5903

Жыл бұрын

kinell lady!