A few years later we got to know that it's not that common fort things go so smoothly." We had an excellent broker that we were working with, and a brilliant surveyor who really had our backs. Realising now that they had indeed dodged a few bullets there, Sophie said, "We were incredibly lucky. We went there, got it surveyed, felt good about it, and then had it delivered back to Sweden, because at that time we really did not have the skills to undertake that sort of passage ourselves." Eventually we managed to find our boat in the UK. "Boat shows were our only contact with both manufacturers and boat models. We were pretty set on a Beneteau Oceanis 40 (two cabin) because, and well, really that's all we knew." All we knew is that we wanted something that fitted our budget, and that was somewhat comfortable. At the time, mind you, we knew nothing about buying boats. Sophie continued, "Very quickly after our course, we went on the hunt for our perfect boat. Sophie on watch - photo © Ryan & Sophie Sailing
It was such a good experience to get an introduction into the lifestyle, and they really helped us with that," said Ryan. "We spent a lot of time trying to find instructors that had experience cruising and also would allow just us to just be on the boat, instead of other people, so we could get the experience of how it would be with Sophie and I just interacting with each other. Turns out that we were ready to pull the trigger in the middle of the course." Our deal was that we were not going to pull the trigger on buying a boat before the course is over, so that we really knew that this was something that we wanted to pursue. So, our friends laughed a lot when we told them about our idea, but sure enough, six months later we were taking a sailing course with the RYA for two weeks at Gibraltar to get our Day Skipper ticket.
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Sophie said, "There were two things back in reality: we did not know how to sail, and we had never really lived together. Now so many years later I always look back and laugh at that." So I had this vision of what sailing was and is. We just buy a boat, the wind takes us everywhere, and we don't have to spend any money on anything. Ryan promptly quelled some of the romance of it all by adding, "Talking about managing expectations, the reason I originally thought this was such a good idea was because I thought this could be a really cheap way to live. Much more like brochure weather - photo © Ryan & Sophie Sailing This is what I want," said Sophie, kicking us off. Ryan had texted me a link to an article on a couple who had quit their jobs and went of sailing. "The whole thing was actually Ryan's idea, but only for like three seconds, and then I was all on board. So what follows is almost like a pirate's romp across the seas, and yes, there's plenty of gold for everyone. The hardest part is putting the shoes on. That little topic was going from the dream to actually hopping aboard, and taking the bags with you. This was more like a massive beach BBQ with a huge bonfire, and loads of people talking the ears off Wilson. You know it could be why we all got on so well. However, there was one teeny weenie section missing, as best I could tell, so I just had to ask them about it. You see, they are going to deliver what could be the best course on learning how to become a cruiser, and when I saw the syllabus I did think that could be so. Not exactly brochure weather - photo © Ryan & Sophie Sailing Now apart from themselves, they had one completely crucial ingredient to pull this off: enough gumption to know what they did not know. Here were two self-confessed total and utter novices (when they started seven years ago), who not only fell in love with each other, but also the notion of going off and sailing the world, just a mere three months after their initial point of contact. Yet despite all of that, I was a man on a mission. It was kind of like being wrapped up in a ball of polar fleece, scoffing hot coffee laced with rum, and smashing an endless supply of choccie biccies. We got enveloped in their utter passion for what they do, and it was incredibly invigorating. More than nice, actually.Īnyway, for me, the greatest thing was to firstly e-meet them whilst they were back in Stockholm. That's terrific, for as the stars of the YouTube sensation Ryan and Sophie Sailing, they have really made an utterly indelible mark in the modern cruising space. Ryan Ellison and Sophie Darsy might not need an introduction to some (but there could be nothing better than the showreel below to help you if you don't). However, if you are already a cruiser, or planning on becoming one soon, long passages are/will be something you are way familiar with.
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