Sailing Sweet Ruca

We leave our boat for the first time in two years. What have we gotten ourselves into? This video is a little more raw and real than usual. #Sailing #Sailboat #SailboatLiving #SailboatLife Learn what it is like to sail and race boats in the middle of the USA, pure Michigan style. If you like boat projects, boat tours, racing sailboats, dirt track stock car racing and want to see what goes on behind the scenes in the boatyard, this is the episode for you. We set up the 1D35 Turbo (one design thirty five) in the shadows of the Great Lakes TP 52 racing fleet. We also dive into the electronics setup of a Santa Cruz 70 (GL70) and transport boats from Muskegon Michigan to Chicago for the start of the 2021 Chicago to Mackinac race. Track us live as we race up Lake Huron this weekend on the boat Chico2 https://www.bycmack.com/main_tracking.cfm Want to know more about our boat, see a boat tour? Want to know what the name means? Visit our website and blog at http://www.sweetruca.com Join our crew on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/ruca Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! @rucasailing http://www.facebook.com/rucasailing http://www.instagram.com/rucasailing Who are these crazy people? We are Kate and Curtis aboard our boat s/v Sweet Ruca. We are kind of like Sailing la Vagabonde, except we have a sailing dog named Roxy instead of a kid, and a monohull instead of a catamaran. We are Sailing Sweet Ruca! We are going around the world via Cape Horn and the Cape of Good hope in our performance cruising monohull, a J Boats J/46. We used to be sailboat racers, but have turned to the cruising life, along with our sailing dog, Roxy. Come sailing around the world with us and learn how to sail as you go! Other sailing channels we like are Uma, Soulianis, Zatara, Nahoa, Delos, and Doodles (without the sexy Instagram models). For more satisfying video subscribe to our channel and sail away with us. If you like sailing videos and are looking for a new sailing channel to follow, check us out. Sometimes Kate even does her best to sneak in a little ASMR voice in the videos.

Embark on an adrenaline fueled sailing voyage through the breathtaking landscapes of the most remote section of Patagonia. Where the wild beauty of nature meets the the thrill of high-seas adventure. Surrounded by majestic snow covered mountains, we encounter fascinating wildlife, challenging sailing conditions with lots of sail changes, and one of the most beautiful anchorages in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia! #sailing #patagonia #explore #adventure #wilderness Now enjoy a sailing video that we had lots of fun making. Click subscribe and come along for this awesome rollercoaster ride of an extreme sailing day! Want to support our content, get behind the scenes information, real time updates, and thousands of photos from our journey? Join our crew on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ruca About Us: Welcome to our sailing channel. We try to create peaceful and relaxing videos about sailing that are also entertaining and informative as we sail around the world the hard way, westabout, without going through the Panama Canal, and around Cape Horn. We are Kate (a school teacher) and Curtis (an entrepreneur), both racing sailors from the Great Lakes of the good'ole Midwest USA, who have decided to spread our wings and explore the world the only way we know how, under sail! We brough along our favorite four legged friend, Roxy the Sailing Dog, to explore the worlds oceans with us. We are sailors first, and always will be! We were not professional photgraphers or worked in the video industry with a goal to make money with youtube like so many others parked up in the Bahamas and Caribbean. We set out to sail! With that you will see a huge learning curve as you subscribe and check out our binge watchable sailing videos. We watched other sailing channels like sv Delos, Sailing La Vagabonde, and Gone With the Wynns before we left and enjoyed the way they influenced people to take to the water. We want to pass on that good Karma and share our voyage around the world with you. We hope we can inspire you to do things you never thought you could and extend your horizons to achieve your dreams! Website: https://www.sweetruca.com Short Book: "Sharing the Journey" https://amzn.to/41bhEn8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rucasailing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rucasailing Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rucasailing Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3t48KJy PredictWind Affiliate Link: https://www.predictwind.com/?ref=sailingsweetruca Get our music @Epidemic Sound Affiliate Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ey2t4k

Sleeping next to a waterfall #shorts #nature #wildnerness #adventure Watch full episode: https://youtu.be/a8pW1yWT3v4

They sure are playful alright! #shorts #sailing #wildlife #adventure Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/a8pW1yWT3v4

Check out our secluded home! #sailing #adventure #wilderness Watch full video :https://youtu.be/a8pW1yWT3v4

There may not be any people around, but we aren't alone as we enjoy amazing wildlife in the fjords of Chile. Join us as beautiful sea life surrounds our sailboat in Patagonia. #sailing #adventure #wildlife Now enjoy a sailing video that we had lots of fun making. Click subscribe and come along for this awesome rollercoaster ride of an extreme sailing day! Want to support our content, get behind the scenes information, real time updates, and thousands of photos from our journey? Join our crew on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ruca About Us: Welcome to our sailing channel. We try to create peaceful and relaxing videos about sailing that are also entertaining and informative as we sail around the world the hard way, westabout, without going through the Panama Canal, and around Cape Horn. We are Kate (a school teacher) and Curtis (an entrepreneur), both racing sailors from the Great Lakes of the good'ole Midwest USA, who have decided to spread our wings and explore the world the only way we know how, under sail! We brough along our favorite four legged friend, Roxy the Sailing Dog, to explore the worlds oceans with us. We are sailors first, and always will be! We were not professional photgraphers or worked in the video industry with a goal to make money with youtube like so many others parked up in the Bahamas and Caribbean. We set out to sail! With that you will see a huge learning curve as you subscribe and check out our binge watchable sailing videos. We watched other sailing channels like sv Delos, Sailing La Vagabonde, and Gone With the Wynns before we left and enjoyed the way they influenced people to take to the water. We want to pass on that good Karma and share our voyage around the world with you. We hope we can inspire you to do things you never thought you could and extend your horizons to achieve your dreams! Website: https://www.sweetruca.com Short Book: "Sharing the Journey" https://amzn.to/41bhEn8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rucasailing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rucasailing Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rucasailing Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3t48KJy PredictWind Affiliate Link: https://www.predictwind.com/?ref=sailingsweetruca Get our music @Epidemic Sound Affiliate Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ey2t4k

Still cannot believe they swam around us at anchor! #shorts #sailing #adventure

Could we have gotten closer to the iceberg? #sailing #epic #drone Watch full episode here: https://youtu.be/Xdh91A1CQ0k

Waking up surrounded by ice in patagonia, completely alone! #sailing #exploring #adventure Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/Xdh91A1CQ0k

Is it safe to drink water straight out the stream? #shorts #water #youdecide Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/Xdh91A1CQ0k

This was our backyard for a few days... #sailing #adventure #epic #drone #dronefootage #mountains #patagonia Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/Xdh91A1CQ0k

We are surrounded by glacial ICE and FROZEN IN to our anchorage! We put our sailing and drone photography skills to the test as we capture what it is like to sail in the awe-inspiring Patagonia fjords! #sailing #iceberg #glaciers #ice #epic Now enjoy a sailing video that we had lots of fun making. Click subscribe and come along for this awesome rollercoaster ride of an extreme sailing day! Want to support our content, get behind the scenes information, real time updates, and thousands of photos from our journey? Join our crew on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ruca About Us: Welcome to our sailing channel. We try to create peaceful and relaxing videos about sailing that are also entertaining and informative as we sail around the world the hard way, westabout, without going through the Panama Canal, and around Cape Horn. We are Kate (a school teacher) and Curtis (an entrepreneur), both racing sailors from the Great Lakes of the good'ole Midwest USA, who have decided to spread our wings and explore the world the only way we know how, under sail! We brough along our favorite four legged friend, Roxy the Sailing Dog, to explore the worlds oceans with us. We are sailors first, and always will be! We were not professional photgraphers or worked in the video industry with a goal to make money with youtube like so many others parked up in the Bahamas and Caribbean. We set out to sail! With that you will see a huge learning curve as you subscribe and check out our binge watchable sailing videos. We watched other sailing channels like sv Delos, Sailing La Vagabonde, and Gone With the Wynns before we left and enjoyed the way they influenced people to take to the water. We want to pass on that good Karma and share our voyage around the world with you. We hope we can inspire you to do things you never thought you could and extend your horizons to achieve your dreams! Website: https://www.sweetruca.com Short Book: "Sharing the Journey" https://amzn.to/41bhEn8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rucasailing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rucasailing Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rucasailing Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3t48KJy PredictWind Affiliate Link: https://www.predictwind.com/?ref=sailingsweetruca Get our music @Epidemic Sound Affiliate Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ey2t4k

We sail to the worlds most expensive PRIVATE ISLAND on the market. It is for sale for 100 MILLION DOLLARS! We can't afford it, but we can still explore it. It is beautiful! #Sailing #Sailboat #SailboatLiving #SailboatLife Who are these crazy people? We are Sailing Sweet Ruca! We are going around the world via Cape Horn and the Cape of Good hope in our performance cruising monohull, a J Boats J/46. We used to be sailboat racers, but have turned to the cruising life, along with our sailing dog, Roxy. Come sailing around the world with us and learn how to sail as you go! Other sailing channels we like are Uma, Soulianis, Zatara, Nahoa, Delos, and Doodles (without the sexy Instagram models). We are Kate and Curtis aboard our boat s/v Sweet Ruca. We are kind of like Sailing la Vagabonde, except we have a sailing dog named Roxy instead of a kid, and a monohull instead of a catamaran. For more satisfying video subscribe to our channel and sail away with us. If you like sailing videos and are looking for a new sailing channel to follow, check us out. Sometimes Kate even does her best to sneak in a little ASMR voice in the videos. Want to know more about our boat, see a boat tour? Want to know what the name means? Visit our website and blog at http://www.sweetruca.com Join our crew on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/ruca Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! @rucasailing http://www.facebook.com/rucasailing http://www.instagram.com/rucasailing

Want to know what living on a sailboat is really like? This is REAL BOAT LIFE during hurricane season in Grenada! If you have ever thought about buying a sailboat and living in the Caribbean, this is the episode for you! #sailing #sail #sailinglife #ocean #sailboat #saillife Just as we are about to raise the anchor and finally leave our little paradise, the windlass gives us another surprise and another last minute project. Kate and Jen show us how hot yoga is done in the sun on the bow of catamaran Dragonfly. Curtis continues to prepare the boat for more passage making by installing new dyneema reef lines and does a little freediving with Ryan. Kate crosses a huge scuba diving milestone as she dives to the maximum of the recreational depth limit to explore the shipwreck of the titanic size Bianca C cruise liner. There is also lots more jam packed into this episode as anchors are up and we move from Egmont harbor to Woburn bay as we get ready to go sailing again! Come sailing around the world with us and learn how to sail as you go! Other sailing channels we like are Uma, Soulianis, Zatara, Nahoa, Delos, and Doodles (without the sexy Instagram models). Who are these crazy people? We are Kate and Curtis aboard our boat s/v Sweet Ruca. We are kind of like Sailing la Vagabonde, except we have a sailing dog named Roxy instead of a kid, and a monohull instead of a catamaran. For more satisfying video subscribe to our channel. We think we have some relaxing and fun and sometimes asmr videos of our sailing and travel that we want to share with you. Want more lockdown stories? Want to know more about our boat? Want to know what the name means? Visit our website and blog at http://www.sweetruca.com Join our crew on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/ruca Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! @rucasailing http://www.facebook.com/rucasailing http://www.instagram.com/rucasailing

We Set Sail in Patagonia to Explore the Seno Pia Glacier on our Expedition to Sail Around The World. #sailing #blizzard #glaciers #epic Now enjoy a sailing video that we had lots of fun making. Click subscribe and come along for this awesome rollercoaster ride of an extreme sailing day! Want to support our content, get behind the scenes information, real time updates, and thousands of photos from our journey? Join our crew on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ruca Website: https://www.sweetruca.com Short Book: "Sharing the Journey" https://amzn.to/41bhEn8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rucasailing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rucasailing Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rucasailing Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3t48KJy PredictWind Affiliate Link: https://www.predictwind.com/?ref=sailingsweetruca Get our music @Epidemic Sound Affiliate Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ey2t4k

We take Sweet Ruca to the magnificent glaciers in Patagonia and it doesn't disappoint! Epic ice sailing! #sailing #adventure #ice #epic

We head to Grenada's best hurricane hole to dodge a huge storm and do some boat work. Between the storms we upgrade our solar panels and get a little party on with our catamaran friends! #sailing #saillife #sailinglife #sail Join our crew on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/ruca​ Want to see where we are now? Track us on our website! http://www.sweetruca.com​ Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! @rucasailing This is season three aboard Sailing Sweet Ruca. We are preparing to cross the Atlantic, upgrading the boat as needed and biding our time for the right weather! In this satisfying video, we up anchor at St. Georges and motorboat to a special place to hide from hurricanes in our sailboat. We anchor our sailboat in a pond like bay and have some fun aboard catamarans in between some torrential thunderstorms full of thunder and lightning. We go scuba diving on a wreck that we learned about from SV Delos, the Tyrrel bay. The girls have a bit of fun with karaoke. We tour the island and dive a bit deeper into the local culture. Our new friends teach us how to play dominoes island style! Special Guests: SV Kuma Too: Mandi & Joe The crew from Kuma Too charters their Leopard 47 in St. Thomas USVI as they work toward their around-the-world sailing plans. SV Dragonfly: Jen & Ryan This power couple is cruising the Caribbean with their daughter aboard their Leopard 46 catamaran. Ryan helped us out with some awesome drone shots. SV Kraken: Don & Lisa These entrepreneurial cats are hanging out for a bit, having started Grenada's only chiropractic clinic. Special Mentions & Thanks SV Delos for diving inspiration, Scubatech Grenada for taking us underwater! Who are we? We are lifelong sailors and accomplished sailboat racers that got a taste of the world and wanted to see the rest. We are from Ohio/Michigan and we bought a sailboat and re-fit it in a boatyard in Rhode Island, and keep doing boat projects along the way to improve her. We have been cruising the northeast, Maine, Bahamas, and the Caribbean and have been living off the grid since then. We set off almost two years ago with a goal to sail around the world via the Great Capes. We are Kate, Curtis, and Roxy the Dog. It is still our goal to sail around Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope, it is just going to take a little longer than we thought, until then, voyage with us via our YouTube channel :-) We were inspired by videos from the likes of SV Delos, Sailing La Vagabond, Gone with the Wynns, Tula's Endless Summer, and many other YouTube sailing channels. We don't have a fancy catamaran, but we think we have the perfect performance cruising sailboat, for us at least. We wanted to pass the same inspiration along. Hopefully, our videos motivate you to get out there and go sailing as well. Music: Glowing in the Dark - Loving Caliber Time to Wake Up (COE) Instrumental Version - Cacti Celestial Bodies - Celsey Never Let it Go - Heyson Lets Find Out - Ten Towers Midas Touch - Blue Steel Music tracks are provided by Epidemic Sound and courtesy of our wonderful PATRONS which support our videos and help us bring you better content.

Life on board with our dog Roxy is never dull, but it's been a fantastic life for her and she has adapted to so many new things. She continues to impress us every day. #sailing #dogs #dogshorts #cutie #doglover

We're doing it! Leaving the state of Rhode Island was a huge first step in our cruising journey. Check out Episode 3 to watch the complete voyage! #shorts #sailing #adventure Watch Episode 3 Here: https://youtu.be/hNgnYtCdNas

Hoist the staysail! We make our way upwind as we sail by a glacier spilling out into the Beagle Channel of Patagonia! #shorts #sailing #glacier #wow

Knot Meter Timelapse in the Blizzard of the Beagle Channel #shorts #sailing #storm #snow #windy

Who made it better? Last week you saw Kate's arepas. Now it's Curtis' turn for a fresh made up meal. #sailing #cooking #boatlife

When the weather window is +40 knots and a blizzard upwind, it's bound to be a bit sporty! Watch as we take off sailing with snow on the deck and whitecaps in the famous Beagle Channel. #sailing #blizzard #epic Now enjoy a sailing video that we had lots of fun making. Click subscribe and come along for this awesome rollercoaster ride of an extreme sailing day! Want to support our content, get behind the scenes information, real time updates, and thousands of photos from our journey? Join our crew on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ruca Website: https://www.sweetruca.com Short Book: "Sharing the Journey" https://amzn.to/41bhEn8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rucasailing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rucasailing Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rucasailing Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3t48KJy PredictWind Affiliate Link: https://www.predictwind.com/?ref=sailingsweetruca Get our music @Epidemic Sound Affiliate Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ey2t4k

Sometimes the weather windows are a bit cold... 🥶 #shorts #sailing #adventure

We finally get to see boobies! Kate goes Bele dancing with the girls. Curtis sails singlehanded while flying the drone. We head into the jungle to feed the monkey with new friends. Sailing, rum, sun, and fun, is there more to sailing life? #sailing #saillife #boobies Join our crew on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/ruca​ Want to see where we are now? Track us on our website! http://www.sweetruca.com​ Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! @rucasailing This is the real cruising life aboard Sailing Sweet Ruca. Even though our transatlantic voyage is on hold we don't stop having fun and continue the adventure in a beautiful new country. In this satisfying video, we test negative for da'vid and get to escape the quarantine anchorage. We met some new sailing couple friends from SV Dragonfly and SV Kuma Too. Join us as we explore the island of Grenada from the top to the bottom. As the title says, if you hang in there to the end you will get to see boobies! ;-) Special Guests: SV Kuma Too: Mandi & Joe The crew from Kuma Too charters their Leopard 47 in St. Thomas USVI as they work toward their around-the-world sailing plans. Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAvgJoOMfDY8EiOJ0TpXALw SV Dragonfly: Jen & Ryan This power couple is cruising the Caribbean with their daughter aboard their Leopard 46 catamaran. Link: http://www.addyatsea.com/about-me.html Who are we? We are from Ohio/Michigan and we bought a sailboat and re-fit it in a boatyard in Rhode Island, and keep doing boat projects along the way to improve her. We set off almost two years ago with a goal to sail around the world via the Great Capes. We have been cruising the northeast, Maine, Bahamas, and the Caribbean and have been living off the grid since then. We are Kate, Curtis, and Roxy the Dog. We are lifelong sailors and accomplished sailboat racers that got a taste of the world and wanted to see the rest. Our original route to accomplish our mission was to make a transatlantic voyage to the Azores, then down to the Canary and Cape Verde Islands to set us up to make a run into the Southern Atlantic Ocean. Then ye 'ol corona hit and we had to call a major audible. It is still our goal to make it to Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope, it is just going to take a little longer than planned. We were inspired by videos from the likes of SV Delos, Sailing La Vagabond, Gone with the Wynns, Tula's Endless Summer, and many other YouTube sailing channels. We don't have a fancy catamaran, but we think we have the perfect performance cruising sailboat, for us at least. We wanted to pass the same inspiration along. Hopefully, our videos motivate you to get out there and go sailing as well. Music: Glowing in the Dark - Loving Caliber Time to Wake Up (COE) Instrumental Version - Cacti Celestial Bodies - Celsey Never Let it Go - Heyson Lets Find Out - Ten Towers Midas Touch - Blue Steel Music tracks are provided by Epidemic Sound and courtesy of our wonderful patrons which support our videos and help us bring you better content.