Our FIRST SAIL, 700 nm out into Pacific Ocean! 

Thank you for watching and HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks for all your support during the year, it's been a big year for us with coming to US, moving into the new boat and the big refit. Lots of work and a bit of stress but now we can look back at it and say "we did it!". You guys watching, commenting and being supportive of the project has cheered us along the whole way! Next year will have a lot more of actual SAILING, exploring and hopefully some skiing too. Can't wait!

Man, I have absolutely zero interest in sailing in the arctic myself but I've loved watching this channel since the first time I saw this dude solo sailing and skiing with beautiful footage of frozen anchorages.

I love the arctic winter sailing vids. This is content that’s rare unlike the tropics. Looking forward to the passage.

I’m just the opposite. I endure the refit vids so I can see arctic sailing. You are next level in your drone footage. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

There are lots of boat fixing channels but few Arctic sailing channels, especially with people like you who are so at home in this environment. Keep going

Amazing achievement turning a a ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. After following you for about two years it’s great to see your dreams realized. Looking forward to seeing your Arctic adventures. Congratulations.

Thanks! I’m almost 80 years old but my husband nice to sale basically in the Windward Islands I love watching your travels and good luck

17:25 "Yes, we are really excited... to see if we are going to die or not...". 🤣 I heard about typical Finnish humor. Is this an example? I like it.

What you achieved in just 4 months is nothing short of legendary. It took me 7 months just to restore a 20 foot trailer sailer! Thanks for the video. I understand why you didn’t film much during the refit as you needed to be very focused on the work. I’m here for the long haul and looking forward to watching the sailing adventures unfold.

Greetings from Vancouver Canada . A fan of your channel. Love your great Finnish sense of humour. If nobody commented yet, those are seals near SF Bay with a humpback whale. Benny (I may support you in a different way). Cheers. Benny Lee

Out of all the sailing channels this channel is so inspirational and so responsible, this group has their shit together and I love listening to their story. Great camera work, editing and personalities. Great scenery, food and equipment. Just a joy to consume and experience .. Thank you

Your adventures in places that almost nobody will every experience is extremely cool !

My favorite sailing channel exactly because of the uniqueness and broad range of technical topics. The more detail the better! Your boat looks phenomenally beautiful now!

Glorious!!! Awesome maiden voyage. What a treat for New Years Eve. ( New video) Lumis sails are exquisite! She is so beautiful. I'm not a sailor, but if you say " it's time to go" then, I'd trust you, it's time to go. Been waiting what seems like an eternity for you to come back on line. We are in it for the long haul. Can't wait for more. Bring on 2023!

Crossing the Golden Gate was amazing. The drone shots were spectacular!

How funny that more people tune in for the refit videos and then lose interest when it comes time for the boat to do what it was meant to do! I actually skipped the last parts of the repair videos so I could see you all getting to use it. Good luck.

The variety of information, experiences, and destinations you provide the youtubers is phenomenal. We're never likely to see Antarctica or the northern hemisphere, so keep on producing, and those of us who are hooked on your channel will wait patiently for you to complete your tales. Thankyou for sharing your life with us.

Brave work going out 500 nm or so without a sea trial on a boat with history as yours is. All the best for your arctic crossing. Thanks for publishing. Love your videos - all of them!

You are the most humble youtuber ever keep up your good work. I never skip a single videos of you.

It will be interesting to hear what repairs were needed on the centerboard and seal. What happened? How long on land? What exact repairs were made? Until then, Happy New Year! (ps; I enjoy your channel whether repairing or sailing.)

I love your video series with both the repairs and the sailing in places most people will never see. You and Sophie are venturing into one of the most remote and dangerous parts of the world. Seeing this up close will be a spectacular arm chair adventure. Please do not underestimate the challenge in front of you. Many more people have climbed Mt. Everest than have done the Northwest Passage. Unlike Northern Europe help is not readily available and you are truly on your own. Safe journey. Thanks for sharing.

I love the "Build" Channels, and I'm passionate about "Sailing" channels, so I guess I'm here for the long haul😀

Having done 2 huge refits, I actually prefer the sailing, specially the Arctic sailing, so white and frosty and beautiful. Don't be a slave to RU-vid, do what you love and let the rest take care of itself.

Wow I had no idea that the boat started out as a ‘moss’ boat, what a great job you both did 👏

You haven't appeared on my YT feed for so long! I am so happy to see you under sail again, and not on a power boat wanting to be a sail boat. Happy 2023 to you both.

Beautiful, unhurried footage of the vastness of the sea. Thank you so much!

Well done brother. With this boat, you'll have more viewers. Always a pleasure to watch. Happy news year!

Beautiful video. God Bless the true sailors in the world !

Being yourself is always the best option…. And I kinda love the way you both go about producing something real and very rare. Cheers 🙏🏽

The sailing footage was spectacular. Great work with the drone footage and the wildlife capture.

I recommend that when you get just north of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, that find out where Browning Wall is located on Browning Channel. It is one of the best cold water dive sights in the world, but you don't necessarily have to scuba. From sea kayaks it is easily possible to see the marine life clinging to the rock wall that goes on for a km or more. Best time is early morning with the sun shining to light the water. Also give a call to God's Pocket nearby. You may be able to enjoy a bed on shore with a hot shower. One of my favourite places for kayak camping is in that area. Also watch for the huge colony of Northern Sea Lions on the East side of Hope Island.

How beautiful for you to be underway and coming to Canada. We live on the Fraser River where there are some famous marinas Steveston and Granville Island in the harbor of downtown Vancouver should have fireworks and skiing at grouse Mountain 15 minutes from downtown. There is night skiing which is amazing to see the city and ski at the same time. If you have to pull the boat out for any reason one of the best yards is Shelter Island marina in Richmond on the south arm of the Fraser River. Ok, happy new year and thank you for your videos and sharing your journey.

On your comments about Artic Sailing. We live in the North East Sailing waters and often are amazed at how so many southern boaters have no clue of the beauty of the Great Lakes and additionally the Maine coast and Canadian waters. In a selfish way I hope not too many find out!! Happy New Year to you and your crew!!☮️

You are a Great Couple, and Very Resourceful , and knowledgeable , Congratulations on Launching Your New Boat, We enjoy Your Videos Very Much!, Best Regards! ⛵

Very much enjoy . Godspeed. In it for the long haul as a viewer.

I'm so happy to see you guys smiling and in the water!!! I hope you are safe, the waters can be quite rough up arouns Washington. I'm sure you've made t past it all now i have not finished the video yet! Happy new year!!

Congratulations 🎉 on getting sailing again

Love you channel! Can't wait to see the snow,. SLC Utah

She looks fabulous under way👍

I've been waiting!! For SAILING - Nice uphill run, doing what ain't usual. Nicely edited.

You might consider replacing the rubber strips in the centreboard box will PTFE/ Teflon plates. They will not compress and have very low friction characteristics. They can also be machined to fit snuggly which should reduce the lateral movement. Good luck and good sailing.

I like those sails, the red on them is very nice looking.

Did not see the question answered in the comments, but for the benefit of your recent fans, such as I am, those are sea lions. They have visible external ears, and their flippers are better adapted for moving on land than those of seals.

You did it!!! Fantastic! You both worked so hard and turned your boat into something beautiful! It looks like a totally different boat! Congratulations and all the best for a Happy New Year!

You certainly have the right temperament for intelligently handling the serious problems that often plague adventurous sailors. I admire the calm demeanor you maintain when faced with added problems and expenses. I don’t know if it’s mostly cultural, learned or instinctive but it certainly is an explorers job requirement and a great asset. You are definitely a Captain! Happy, Safe, New Year!

Hey guys, and girls, 1st, congratulations to Sophie on her pending Doctorate. What a charming and humble but beautiful woman she is. You sir are a most fortunate man. You and Sophie are a great match, gentle and soft-spoken, without dramatics. What a pleasant surprise. I saw you first in the yard on your first visit into Lumi. I will follow you as long as I can. I am almost 87 and no longer sail my 1976 New, Challenger Ketch on Lake Ontario, NY, or Canada from April 1st each season till November 1st with my ex-wife and sons, 7 & 11 when we started cruising in a used 1969 Cal 29, Good luck and fair winds my new friends.

sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge too...even put 'flour' in my hair I'm told sea lions dive head first and seals submerge backwards. Sea lions feed on fish at the surface. Seals usually bottom feed...crabs, urchins and such

Having your friends aboard I guess made the trip much more pleasant and easier...

Nice to see you back afloat. Happy New Year.

the seals were nice.

Wow... that was veeery good idea to picture the herd of seals with drone. Fantastic pictures. REALLY :)

congratulations on the launch and in my opinion a successful first passage. Looks like a great boat, very cozy and protected cockpit. Can't wait to see more, your drone shots are amazing.

I am a Finnish born Canadian solo sailor (Valiant 37) and love your videos. I look forward to the Arctic sailing videos to come.

Anyone who has owned a boat knows the purchase and maintenance are only a means to an end. We are privileged in being able to share your adventures regardless of where they take you. Thank you, fair winds - Happy New Year! / D Gothard (sv Manali)

So happy to see you guys back in the water. I crave the arctic sailing videos and seeing you deal with the hardships involved in the extreme weather conditions. Keep up the good work and your boat looks beautiful after the refit.

The boat looks great. I especially like your sail trim choices. I will definitely watch cold weather sailing over the med or tropical content.

SO nice to see you back on RU-vid ! What a journey ! Beautiful boat too... Enjoy the ride as we enjoy it behind our screen, and thank you for the dream...

Your sailing videos are Better than most of the show ponies out there with their tans & bikinis, they're mostly full of It lol. You and Zatara are two of the best!

Congratulations on your first sailing journey in several months. Happy New Year!

Must have felt like a Prison Break leaving and heading out to sea

hey guys if you are interested in working out how to dip your tanks and get an accurate read against the wet brass - try a bit of steel workers chalk. essentially dry the dipping stick - mark a line of chalk along the length where you think it is likely to be - and presto the difference and height of fuel is immediately discernable

Thanks for your honesty Mark, it was probably the right yacht if it was in a different place, but I've found in my experience that the right yacht does come up in the right place eventually for the right price 😉 having had a number of yachts I understand your mind set, very mixed emotions and stresses in these situations. Good luck, the channel is great, fair winds

Happy New Year! Great job and beautiful sailing footage. ❤

Wow. Take a bow both of you, be very proud about what you have achieved. You are superstars!

Great to see Lumi in the water… What a transformation…

Thanks!

I’ve been enjoying your northern adventures for quite a while now and look forward to following your further expeditions in the high arctic in 2023. Happy New Year to you both.

Enjoying your channel in all aspects. The skiing and snowboarding tied in with sail adventures are very unique. Happy new Year.

Lycka till med nya båten. Kom hem säkert!

Beautiful video. I lived in the NW for a time, know Astoria and the WA coast. The beautify of this region is hard to beat. Fantastic sailing.

I am so happy to see this video on New Year’s Eve. So exciting thank you so much and congratulations on all you’ve accomplished.

just so you know, the arctic sailing is what brought me to your channel

Congratulations Juho and Sofi on a really great job resurrecting your new boat. Lumi is looking really great. I am sure that you will run into one or two issues now that you are sailing again... hopefully none to serious. All the best to you both for the new year and as you continue your journey. I am really looking forward to watching your videos again this year (yeah, it's 2023 in our part of the world already). Have a great shakedown cruise to your next destination. 🎉👍🙂

California Sea Lions @9:20. Sea Lions have ears, where seals have ear holes. easiest way to distinguish between the general species.

Stay Warm I love your Videos

I watch your channel specifically to see the high latitude sailing. Bring it on. I'm looking very forward to it.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉🎊🎉🎀 FROM SHELTER ISLAND, SAN DIEGO, CA..ALOHA AND MAHALO.

Great to see that you have now realized your dream, and now are sailing again. Sad that we did not have the opportunity to meet with you as you cruise through Vancouver Island. All the best wishes, and fair winds as you sail North!

It's so nice to see you guys make it this far since I briefly met you guys in Sigló way back. Keep your spirits up, you have lots of people rooting for you! 😃

I'm interested to see how well the boat sails as you get familiar with it. Excited to see future videos.

Great FPV flying

it was nice to see you came to Astoria, we live near there, thank you for the great video!

I'm definitely looking forward to watching you guys sailing arctic waters! There's lots of channels on YT about various people exploring the Caribbean sea, the gulf of Mexico, and the Mediterranean sea, so Arctic sailing is a bit of fresh air hehe Happy new year!

Well done folks. A major refit in such a short amount of time is no easy feat :)

I had the same Garcia boat from Philippe Harle. When sailing with the engine, it is very easy to block the centreboard by raising it 20 centimeters and tightening the two up and down lines. For information, there is no risk of raising the centerboard while sailing because downwind you have to sail with the rear centerboard completely down and the central centerboard completely up.Originally it was planned to inflate pads called "ride tire" to maintain the centerboard but with experience we do without! Il you need more ask me. I am on my second Garcia boat… Do not hesitate to contact me! Have a good trip

Great video!!!! I will be following you all the way.

Happy New Year. I have to say I was sceptical when I first saw this boat but now it's sailing, wow! What a lovely boat.

Been with you from the very first sail and will be with you as long as I can. Love your adventures and film making! Take care!

Glad to see you got the boat finished

Just discovered your videos. Fantastic to follow your journey. Those were California sea lions, and the behavior is called "porpoising." As you have gone north to Alaska, now you are seeing Steller sea lions. We have a boat in Valdez, and hope to be out in Prince William Sound, starting in April, and we will be living out there. Hope to see you sometime.

I watch your channel becasue it's so unique and fascinating. I don't sail myself and I'm not even particularly interested in general, lol. It's the mix of nice people, great landscapes, adventure and great filming that makes me look forward to every episode.

The sailing and wildlife footage in this video was lovely!

Everything is so beautiful I can’t get enough of it amazing.

First of all Happy New Year ! You talked about losing some viewers because you will be doing "Arctic Sailing " now and not boat refit videos . Truthfully that is what attracted me to your channel in the first place . The fact that you were in the Arctic and seemed to be the only channel making videos about it was amazing to me . Just keep doing what you are doing and the views will come to you .

I believe they were California sea lions. Seeing as this was in October I hope you enjoyed sailing past Vancouver Island. Congratulations on the completion of your new to you boat. P.s. I'm here for the sailing 😁

one of the reasons I moved to a keeler is because the centreboard case used to annoy me all the time, forever driving me crazy when at moorings

So sad we missed you while you were here. We were just getting back from Alaska and starting on our gear work for crab season! We just bought a steel tuna fishing sailboat that we will have on our channel! Can’t wait to watch the rest of your journey!

Here for the sailing. Especially into Northern Latitudes.

Hi guys. Ive watched some of your purchase, clean-up, refit and prep. Don't know your names but your Lumi is real sweet looking and your girl has a real sweet smile. Good luck on your wind and water travels and may your destination be as good as your voyage.

Would love to see more detail of the pilotage - anchorages, hazards, tides, …. And of course the wildlife, scenery, people you meet along the way. Great to see your adventure unfold.