We finally take a sail in Japan with some friends, while our boat waits for us in California. We wanted to get right into season two, refining our Ingrid 38 sailboat. But we had a few great sailing trips during our time back home in Japan, so we thought it would be fun to share a bit with you all! Let us know if you are interested in sailing in Japan in the comments! We would love to see some more cruisers in this amazing place. Japan just has so much to offer. This time we are head to Yuge Island with our great friend and inspiration, Lowell Sheppard. We had heard so much about it, but didn't expect to find such a magical place. Skip ahead! 00:00 Intro 00:25 Recap 01:08 About Sailing in Japan 02:48 Off to the Marina 05:00 Departure 08:30 Will we hit? 11:46 Yuge Island 14:55 Shimatabi Yacht Tours 16:28 Summer Festival 17:18 Wrapping up You can find out more about Lowell's journey on his YouTube @PacificSolo or on his website https://www.pacificsolo.com. You can find our podcast with him here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sailing-ramona-in-japan/id1633642247 Check our full story at www.sailingramona.com If you liked the video, please consider subscribing and sharing it. It helps us tremendously! If you would like to contribute, we do have a Patreon with several donation options on a per-episode basis. On our Patreon, we share more behind-the-scenes content and also send out cool custom-made goodies to our new patrons. Julia works on these videos full time, so any money we make will be reinvested into Julia's chocolate fund ? and all the leftover goes straight into the channel to bring better content, more often! But seriously we are forever grateful for your support! http://www.patreon.com/sailingramona One-time donations are also possible on our PayPal Http://www.paypal.me/TWalkey

If you liked the video, please consider subscribing and sharing it. It helps us tremendously! Check our full story at http://sailingramona.com Skip ahead! 00:00 Intro 00:51 Day 2 - Maiden continues 03:01 Day 3 - Santa Cruz Island 05:53 Day 4 - On our own now 08:30 Long Beach approach 11:30 Prepare boat for land 14:41 Our boat can fly! 16:40 Our boat can drive! 17:29 We did it! 18:52 Realtime update from Japan Here we are again, completing our maiden voyage sail to Long Beach! It wouldn't have been possible without the help of Ben; we wish we had more footage to show what a fantastic time we had, but hopefully in this video it comes across what a great sailor and person he is. We were so lucky to have him with us! This is the end of Season 1, but not the end of our journey by a long shot. Next season we will begin to refit the boat, so she is ready to cross the Pacific and bring us back home to Japan! Here's the link to Ben's Podcast: https://outthegate.podbean.com He also has a Patreon page, in case you wish to support his platform (we are each other's Patreons, hehe). And here's the interview he recorded during the passage: https://outthegate.podbean.com/e/tyler-walkey-julia-sinusia-an-offshore-passage-days-after-buying-a-boat-ep-92/ If you would like to contribute, we do have a Patreon with several donation options on a per-episode basis. On our Patreon, we share more behind-the-scenes content and also send out cool custom-made goodies to our new patrons. Julia works on these videos full time, so any money we make will be reinvested into Julia's chocolate fund ? and all the leftover goes straight into the channel to bring better content, more often! But seriously we are forever grateful for your support! http://www.patreon.com/sailingramona One-time donations are also possible on our PayPal www.paypal.me/TWalkey

If you liked the video, please consider subscribing and sharing it. It helps us tremendously! Check our full story at http://sailingramona.com Skip ahead! 00:00 Intro 01:00 Last days in Barcelona 02:40 Self-survey of the Ingrid 38 06:56 What's left to do? 08:50 Moving truck bombshell 09:54 Decision is made, moving forward 12:26 24 hours to prep for departure 14:28 A 300-mile maiden voyage This is one of our favorite videos so far, hope you enjoy it :D We decided to forgo hiring a professional and survey the boat ourselves. It was a bit of a rocky road, but after some help, it all worked out better than we could have predicted. Here's the link to Benjamin Shaw's Podcast: https://outthegate.podbean.com And here's the interview he recorded during the passage: https://outthegate.podbean.com/e/tyler-walkey-julia-sinusia-an-offshore-passage-days-after-buying-a-boat-ep-92/ If you liked the video, please consider subscribing and sharing it. It helps us tremendously! If you would like to contribute, we do have a Patreon with several donation options on a per-episode basis. Any money we make will be reinvested into the channel to bring better content, more often. We are forever grateful for your support! http://www.patreon.com/sailingramona

If you liked the video, please consider subscribing and sharing it. It helps us tremendously! Check our full story at http://sailingramona.com If you want to hear more about Tyler's passage, don't hesitate to ask! Here's 59 Degrees North webpage: https://www.59-north.com If you liked the video, please consider subscribing and sharing it. It helps us tremendously! Your encouragement motivates us to keep going. If you would like to contribute, we do have a Patreon with several donation options on a per-episode basis. Any money we make will be reinvested into the channel to bring better content, more often. We are forever grateful for your support! patreon.com/sailingramona

Check our full story at www.sailingramona.com If you liked the video, please consider subscribing and sharing it. It helps us tremendously! Skip ahead! 00:00 We get covid 00:55 Last boat on our list 03:05 Negotiating a deal 03:43 Who is Ramona Rae? 04:55 How Julia and Tyler met 06:45 My grandparent's life story 08:20 COVID quarantine 10:48 Test sail 12:33 The original Ramona Rae We hope you enjoy this episode, thank you so much for watching. For us, it's like sharing a piece of our heart with you all, in hopes of transmitting something that, in turn, may touch your hearts as well. Please consider subscribing and sharing the video. It helps us tremendously! We also accept donations to our Patreon on a per-episode basis. patreon.com/sailingramona One-time donations are also possible on our PayPal www.paypal.me/TWalkey Any money we make on Patreon will be reinvested into the channel to bring better content, more often. Thank you so much for the overwhelming support. Julia and I couldn't be happier. And last but not least: thank you, Patreons, for your support. It means so much to us; we appreciate you all and we bow to keep improving the perks on the platform. Lots of love from Sailing Ramona :) CREDITS Clary Estes, a dear friend and writer who worked magic on our messy script. Check out her heartful work here: http://www.claryestes.com Videos of Ingrid 38s sailing by: @jonathanlibby4222 @MadisonBoatworks "Mission Impossible Sound-alike" track by @MarcusLimUnboxing "Que Sera Sera - Doris Day" cover by @Sophia Ng Min ?? Outro song by my talented friend and co-worker Alrik Fallet https://www.alrikmusic.com

Please consider subscribing and sharing the video. It helps us tremendously! We also accept donations to our Patreon on a per-episode basis. Any money we make on Patreon will be reinvested into the channel to bring better content, more often. Thank you so much for the overwhelming support. Julia and I couldn't be happier.

In episode 3, we share what we learned in our search for the perfect boat to sail across the pacific to our home in Japan, and how it pointed in the right direction. Our budget was under 30K USD. Watch our story from the beginning https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTbISfsmCy18zerHS5ooMgRX7B8VgGKSd Please consider subscribing and sharing the video. It helps us tremendously! If you are interested in supporting our journey, click the link for more information. We are immensely grateful for any support. For our patrons, we have included some extra photos from our trip after each episode, as well as full, unedited, tours of each of the boats in this episode. https://www.patreon.com/sailingramona **We are just getting started. Making these videos has become Julia's full-time job (and Tyler's second full-time job!?) Thank you for any support. All funds will go directly back into bringing better content, more often.??** If you are interested in Mike's Columbia 43, It's still for sale! Contact us, or check it out here. It's a great boat and a great price. http://chukotei.jp/cgi/?mode=ship&n=12192&page=1&cat=y&cl=40-99999 Outro song by my talented friend and co-worker Alrik Fallet https://www.alrikmusic.com

We finally make it to the U.S. to begin our next chapter together. We were quite overwhelmed by everything that still lay ahead. We found what we need to keep pushing forward, making our first step towards our goal of sailing our boat from my birthplace to our home, here in Japan. This series of episodes will take you along with us, as we meet each other's families, and find the boat that we will sail back to our home in Japan. Hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed making them! Support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sailingramona **We are just getting started, and we will improve the Patreon perks very soon! Thank you for any support. All funds will go directly back into improving our video content.??** Intro song by my talented friend and co-worker Alrik Fallet https://www.alrikmusic.com

Hello friends! Julia is from Spain, and Tyler is from the US. This is the first of a series of videos, telling the story of the unique "coincidences" that led us to find each other and decide to purchase a sailboat in California despite living in Japan - and all the adventures it has entailed. This series of episodes will take you along with us, as we meet each other's families, and find the boat that we will sail back to our home in Japan. Hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed making them! Support us on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sailingramona **We are just getting started, and we will improve the Patreon perks very soon! Thank you for any support. All funds will go directly back into improving our video content.??** Intro song by my talented friend and co-worker Alrik Fallet https://www.alrikmusic.com