Sailing Dacia

11/07/2023

just a couple of tired kids who want to go sailing again ⛵️

THIS IS FINALLY THE END!!!

So many people have tuned in to watch our boat yard shenanigans over the last few months and it’s been so cool to see our YouTube channel grow. All the support and helpful advice telling us to just keep pushing has honestly made a world of difference. Being in the yard is soooo not easy. It's dusty and dirty, smelling, HOT 🥵 and it can be pretty dangerous. Not to mention uncomfortable haha but finally, Dacia is looking s**c and span and ready to be back in the WATER 💙

We still have a few jobs before she can be sailing again which will be coming to the Tube very soon!! But for now, please enjoy this photo of Evan and I proudly sitting at our favourite place on the boat taking in the Guatemalan ambiance.

Also if you’re caught up with our videos and you’re also very observant, you’ll notice that this is a little sneak peak of what’s to come in this weeks Episode 🎥

Let us know in the comments if you spot it 👇🏼😉

07/07/2023

Finally painting our hull 😍 this has been a massively anticipated job that we are so excited to cross off our list. We literally sailed 800 nm to do this job here in Rio Dulce Guatemala because we heard about how affordable it is here! And the rumours were true. To see how our bottom paint turned out make sure to go watch our newest video coming out SUNDAY!!

20/06/2023

Hellllooooo EVERYONE!! We have some very EXCITING news!! ⤵️⤵️ (please read below)

If you're new here then a huge Welcome and THANK YOU from the Dacia Crew. For all you out there that have been around since the beginning, we see you and appreciate you SO MUCH because we wouldn't be here without you. ❤️

So what's the big news? Well you may have noticed we've been a little MIA the last couple months.. you know life happens sometimes and you've got to take care of yourself first. But we are finally BACK BABY!! With a brand new episode coming out for you guys this SUNDAY☀️

We missed you all very much and have heard from so many of you sending love and asking if we're okay. It means so much to us that you all care how we're doing and most important, when the next video is coming out!! haha

If you haven't seen the episode attached here, check it out! It's the first of our BOAT YARD episodes so you can get all caught up or refresh your memory before the latest one comes out this weekend.

Hope you all have a wonderful week :)

Jackie & Evan ⛵

Last week we finally got our boat HAULED OUT! This week we get to work on some pretty crazy boat jobs.- Our transmission gets removed! - We remove our propel...

14/04/2023

Yayayayay!! Our rudder is going back on!! After spending a whole month and a half in the boat yard we are SO pumped to finally be puttting some stuff back together. If you’ve been watching our videos on YouTube, then you’ll know we went down the boat yard rabbit hole - HARD. We tore up wayyy more stuff then we initially planned but I guess that’s just the way of things when on the hard. Anyways, new episode is up on Patreon for those who want to watch it a few days early! Or if y’all just wanna support the struggle 😅 either way we appreciate it!!

Link to YouTube in bio!! 🍻

13/04/2023

We've had A LOT of growth on YouTube since we started uploading our refit videos! We are super thankful for all of the support. It definitely helps push me through the MASSIVE list of work that needs to get done on Dacia before we can put her back in the water.

If you haven't checked out our recent videos you can head on over to our page by clicking this link ⬇️.

https://youtube.com/

We are super close to hitting 7000 subscribers. So if you have yet to subscribe we would love it if you considered joining the crew!

There will be a new video coming out this Sunday. So make sure to get caught up on all the chaos going on in the boat yard.

Thanks for watching ✌

03/04/2023

Ahhhh the satisfaction of painting 🎨👩‍🎨

Another thing that makes Evan and I a really great team - he loves jobs that really make him think and have to piece things together in very specific ways, whereas I love simple tasks that I can do while listening and singing to a great classic rock playlist.

10/03/2023

When I took this photo of Dacia I couldn’t help but think, this is a photo that we will look back on later in life and think about the first time we hauled out our very first sailboat. It’s quite a special feeling, the imprint pictures leave on us. They are like a small glimpse into a window of a different version of your life. When I look back at old photos of my life, I remember what life was like and who I was in that moment. I must say, I’m glad to be where I am now and not still in this boat yard lol ⛵️

17/02/2023

Guys!! Guess what! 😁⛵

We joined forces with Beau and Brandy Sailing Saoirse for a little adventure onboard Dacia.

We thought they had been cooped up on their boat doing boat jobs for far too long!

So we forced them off their boat and up the river from Rio Dulce to join us as we explore this incredible hot spring waterfall!

Make sure to check out their channel.
They are the most amazing people.
We are super fortunate to be able to call them our friends ❤

We are TAKING A BREAK!! Our friends Evan and Jackie from are dragging us out of our endless stream of boat work, to do something FUN.We are tak...

01/02/2023

We are on our way to Bahamas! Woot woot! Our tracker is active on our Patreon for those who want to follow our adventure. It is absolutely BEAUTIFUL out here!

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23/01/2023

Story Time: Sail from Guatemala to Florida
A short story of our sail from Guatemala to Florida is up on our Patreon page, which includes some photos taken during the sail!

⬇️Check it out⬇️

https://www.patreon.com/posts/story-time-sail-77642173?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

We will be adding A LOT of exclusive content over on our Patreon page. You will be able to get to know us a little more personally!

We are already realizing how incredible it is to have a community of people backing us along this incredible journey.

Thanks a ton!

Evan, Jackie, Charlie, & Captn' Jack⛵️

SV Dacia

22/01/2023

DACIA has been in need of some bottom work for A LONG time now.
So on this weeks episode we finally get her set up for a haul out!
Have you guys seen a boat lift like this? Or been hauled out by a similar lift?
This was our first time seeing anything like it!
And we were pretty surprised and impressed to see how everything worked!

22/01/2023

Guys!! Head over and check out our friends recent video!! They've just started posting on YouTube... but Will has had a camera in his hand since he was in diapers.... he's still in diapers....

Anyways..... they're incredible film makers, and make it look like we've been recording our videos with a potato.
We're super fortunate to be able to learn from these two!!! And even more fortunate to call them friends.

In this episode, we experience the storm of our lives!We started our journey in Valdez and sailed all the way to Cordova, a town with no outside road access....

21/01/2023

Hey everyone!!! I feel like a lot of you may have missed last week's video because we forgot to post it here!!
If you haven't watched this one yet make sure to check it out!
Jackie faces her "Biggest Fear".
This is a fun one to watch. You get to see us goofing off inside this really cool Fort/Castle that was built in Rio Dulce to protect the area from Pirates!!

Okay guys, it's been a few weeks since we last posted. But now we're back and ready to do some more exploring around the best hurricane hole in the Caribbean...

19/01/2023

Anyone else smell ‘green’ (yes like the colour) after a long passage? 🌴🌿🐢🐛🌳🥝🥒🦜🥬🐊

When we first spotted the mountains of Guatemala after 12 days on the Ocean, having only smelt the woody smell of our boat and the salty air for so long, the ‘green’ smell definitely stood out to me.

One of my most memorable moments as we entered this beautiful new country 🇬🇹

16/01/2023

Hey everyone! Jackie and I have released our EXTRA SPECIAL Christmas/Engagement video on our Patreon page!!
So for all you people who have signed up to our Patreon head on over and check it out!

Also, if you're enjoying our videos and interested in supporting us on this crazy adventure, or want to see some exclusive content you can click on this link and sign up to see what we got up to for Christmas in Guatemala.

⬇️Click Here⬇️

https://www.patreon.com/posts/patrons-only-77288252?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

11/01/2023

I wanted to come on here and clear up some confusion about our posts.

As many of you know, Evan and I recently left Guatemala and sailed back to the Florida Keys. However, since we are a few months behind real time in our YouTube videos (about 4 months actually), our pictures are back dated to this time as well. So this means that most of the posts we make on here are from our adventure from several months in the past!

What this also means is that we have a ton of exciting pictures to share with you guys about what we’ve been up to 🤩

10/01/2023

Happy birthday to my very special person 🥰 so grateful to have you in my life Evan.

Here’s to one more year around the earth 🫶🏼

Jackie
xoxo

05/01/2023

After 6 months in Guatemala, Evan and I have made it back to Florida after a beautiful/hectic/amazing/scary/FAST 8 day passage!! We made the trek down to Guatemala in June with the goal of doing some serious projects on the boat, some included fresh bottom paint & prop removal. But I definitely feel that we’ve gained much more than a couple boat upgrades. We’ve made memories that we’ll cherish forever, and friendships that will last just as long. I used to think the best part of this travel life was seeing all the beautiful places but now I know that’s it’s really about the people you meet along the journey. ❤️

Thanks to everyone we met in the Rio for making our first haul out/hurricane season extremely bearable ⛵️🫶🏼

31/12/2022

Halfway there!!

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27/12/2022

And just like that we are OUT OF HERE!! Guatemala has been amazing, the people, the places, EVERYTHING!! But now it’s time to start our next adventure 💓💍

We’ll be announcing some VERY EXCITING news when we finally get back to Florida! If you want to follow us on our sail North, we have a link to our tracker on our Patreon 🫶🏼 or check out our page for more info! Until then, we love you guys 💓

23/12/2022

Been a little MIA lately from here and YouTube since all our plans have changed, “sailor plans” they call it 🫠

In the meantime, while we figure out our lives, please enjoy this masterpiece of a photo, taken by the one and only Brandy from ⛵️

15/12/2022

What’s your opinion on Patreon for creators? It seems to be a VERY controversial topic in the world of YouTube and I’m wondering what the majority of people think about it! Let me know in the comments ⤵️

14/12/2022

Here is the story of Sailing Dacia!!

Jackie and Evan! ⛵
We are two young sailors with a dream to one day sail around the world on our (currently) enginless Tayana 37.
This story has only just begun but we are super excited to be sharing it with all of you!

If you are interested in following along and learning a little bit about us then click on our link ⬇️below⬇️ and check us out ✌🤙

Link to PATREON ⤵️⤵️https://www.patreon.com/sailingdaciaHey guys! This episode is a little different than our others, but we thought we would share a little ...

07/12/2022

Feels like this was just yesterday. 🫶🏼

We went on a hike with a group of people that we met here (all close to our age) and the view was spectacular!! You could see all the way into the lake and way over the mountains. The view actually made it into our latest video if you want to go check it out 👀 link in bio.

06/12/2022

This old guy just turned 13!!! 🫶🏼🥳

06/12/2022

Reason 25 that having dogs on board is awesome:

They are hilarious 😂😂 it’s never a dull moment having these two maniacs on board with us. They add certain complications to our lives but the amount of joy we get from them makes it all worth it 🥰🐾

04/12/2022

WE GOT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING!!

Hey guys!! Bad things always come in three's right?... Well we ran aground, got stolen from.... and now we got struck by LIGHTNING!
But even through all of this there are always things to be thankful for! We are super fortunate that nothing catastrophic happened in any of these incidence!

We're also super grateful for all of the support we have been receiving lately. Our YouTube channel is only a few hundred watch hours away from getting monetized!
This could be the video that gets us there.

So if you're interested in seeing the outcome of this crazy lightning strike click on the link and check out our video.

We hope you enjoy it 😁⛵

This week the TRULY unexpected happens. You hear stories of sailors whose boats are struck by lightning, but never think it's something that can happen to yo...

28/11/2022

We finally made it into Rio Dulce on this weeks epsiode! It was a LONG trip south. But totally worth it!
We explore some pretty cool areas and I get into fixing up some broken wind generators in hopes to make one working generator.

Check it out! ⬇️⬇️

This week we get to do a little more exploring around Guatemala! We meet a few new people and end up in a mini regatta on our way to Rio Dulce.A couple cheap...

27/11/2022

Who’s ready for a NEW EPISODE!?! 🎥⛵️

As long as the wifi cooperates tonight… 🤪

In the meantime, if you haven’t watched our three part sail to Rio Dulce, Guatemala go check it out while you wait!!

We spent 12 DAYS on the open ocean!! Then had some pretty stressful first few days here ⤵️⤵️

https://youtube.com/channel/UChfAmMqVt6YzT7H2qxmqm-A

22/11/2022

This weeks episode just went up on YouTube!!
We were a little late on posting this weeks video due to some internet issues here in Guatemala.
But we got things sorted out!

Come an experience our first week in Guatemala onboard Dacia!

⬇️Link Below⬇️

We have finally arrived in Guatemala! But we aren't given much time to rest quite yet.... On our second night anchored out in Livingston we had someone appro...

20/11/2022

GUYS!!! We are so close to making money from YouTube while we sail and travel around the world!! PLEASE, come join our crew and help make our dreams come true. We are only 7 SUBSCRIBERS away from 1000, which was a goal that seemed insane and so far away only three months ago when we started uploading videos.

If you've already Subscribed and would like to help us even more, we are now on Patreon (link below) which is sort of like a crowd funding website where you can get extra perks for contributing! Things like a personalized post card from wherever we are, the link to our live tracker, or access to our travel diary on Polarsteps (and much more)!!!

If you're interested but need more information, feel absolutely free to send us a message 🙂 🙂

We are so grateful for the community of people we have around us. You guys are so supportive and we wouldn't be here without you ❤

Patreon link here ⤵️
patreon.com/sailingdacia

Subscribe here ⤵️
https://youtu.be/1pEWyWtaX0Y

This is Part 2 of our sail from Florida to Rio Dulce Guatemala!! If you've ever wondered what life onboard a sailboat many miles from land is like, then here...

14/11/2022

Here's the last episode to our 12 day sail!!
If you haven't watched the others yet then you should check them out.
And make sure you watch until the end on this one, to see things get a little crazy onboard Dacia.
All in all we handled it pretty well though 😁😅

Well.... After an absolutely incredible 12 days at sea, seeing countless dolphins, getting becalmed numerous times, sailing through our first squall line, an...

11/11/2022

GUATEMALA!!! 🇬🇹🇬🇹
Sunday at 5pm we share the final part of our 12 day sail from Florida to Rio Dulce!! This is a really big, exciting episode for us because it’s the end of what was the biggest jump we’ve made on the boat so far (1600 km). It was also the beginning of a whole different adventure in a new country that we knew very little about. Soon I’ll be able to start sharing pics from our time in Guatemala sooo be prepared for a LOT more green on our page 💚🌴🌿🐛🦎🦜🪲

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07/11/2022

Part 2 of our crossing from Florida to Guatemala is up on YouTube!!

Check it out ⬇️⬇️

This is Part 2 of our sail from Florida to Rio Dulce Guatemala!! If you've ever wondered what life onboard a sailboat many miles from land is like, then here...

24/10/2022

Before sailboats, I was into cars. Buying cars, fixing cars, modifying cars, but mostly driving cars. That feeling of being behind the wheel and in control of something really drew me in. The car becoming an extension of myself.
But something was missing.
Sailing, for me, takes all of those same feelings. But fills in that missing piece.
When sailing you become extremely connected with nature.
Instead of fuel driving you forward, you harness the wind in your sails. Instead of the asphalt beneath your tires, you feel the motion of the waves against your hull. Sailing draws on all of what mother nature has to offer, and places you in the center of it, with your hands firmly grasped to the helm and the wind and spray gently kissing your face, you feel connected to the boat, and the boat feels connected to the ocean. The whole world opens up. And instead of just the car being an extension of myself. I now feel as though I am an extension of the ocean. In a way, strangely connected to something way bigger than myself.

I sail on ⛵

24/10/2022

12 Days at Sea! This was our biggest sail yet. And is a HUGE accomplishment for us. We are so happy with how this video turned out and we really hope you guys all enjoy it!!
I think each new video is always my favorite. There are so many incredible memories involved with them.

Please let us know what you think 😁

Ever wondered what it’s like out in the middle of the ocean, with nobody around? Well click that play button then, because this week’s episode is the first p...

23/10/2022

So flippin’ excited to be sharing this next episode with you guys!! We sail from the Florida keys all the way to Guatemala NONSTOP!! ⛵️ you’ll get to see what 12 days on the ocean, with absolutely no one around really feels like. Just you, me and the sea 🌊🐬 (..and a bunch of wildlife 🥹)