81 Year Old Solo Sailor Spent 78 Days Out At Sea

Sven Yrvind is a Swedish sailor, boat builder, and writer. He is famous for sailing alone across oceans in tiny boats of his own design.

Song Credits:
11:25 - 11:30 Sture Zetterberg - Walking on Cloud Nine (Instrumental Version) [Epidemic Sound]
11:31 Faodail - Out of Sight (cont.)

Produced by Elayna & Riley
Edited by Shane Hillman

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[SvenYrvindExlex]

Hi everyone. You know, I say "You know" a lot. Even in Swedish then it comes out like "vet du" even Swedish people make fun of me for that. I been doing that since I started to talk. Best regards Yrvind.

[EchoBravo]

Don't you just love the fact that at the beginning of the interview Riley and Elayna genuinely don't know this man has written books, worked with famous boat designers and is an inventor - they just saw a unique sailor getting about and wanted to chat. So sweet.

[KingsMom]

I love that part how he says that, “at sea, he can find his youth” BEAUTIFUL!

[smwet]

Sven Yrvind is a legend in Sweden. You should really interview him more. Let him tell you when he got stuck in Canada for sailing a too small boat for the straight and how he got inpounded but rented a U-haul and smuggled his boat out and drove to America and was welcomed trying to do a world record with a smallest boat circumnavigation.
Yrvind is a funny name and is made of 2 words. Yr and Vind. Yr in Swedish means dizzy, Vind means Wind. So its Mr Dizzy Wind. LOL

[MrProfrennie]

Thank you. Mr. Yrvind has been a personal hero of mine for many years, but I have never heard him speak before. This was a very nice Christmas present.

[geoffreylotz]

I read articles in old Cruising World magazines about him and his Bris boats. Legendary sailor. This is one of your best episodes ever, in my opinion. A real treat to see him interviewed. Thanks guys.

[samholmessailing]

Great to see this interview with Sven! He was my biggest inspiration for sailing.

[GunnarCreutz]

The person Sven Yrvind is saying hello to near the end is the sailor Thomas Grahn. Thomas has crossed the Atlantic together with Sven in an Albin Vega (a Swedish sailboat) and they have written a book together about the experience called "Den unge, den gamle och havet" ("The Young Man, The Old Man, and The Sea"). Sven Yrvind has grown up on the island Brännö in the Gothenburg Archipelago. The island is actually mentioned in several Icelandic sagas.

[bjornnordstrom]

I met him once at a boatshow (mid 90's?) and talked to him about his opinions how a sailboat should be constructed for world wide sailing. And it all comes down to being small, very small. 😆 He has sailed many timed around the globe and I guess he knows his game. He was previously known as Sven Lundin, but Yrvind (Whirlwind) suited him better. Great character!

[Momo-mwef]

What an amazing man! You showed him great respect and I asked intelligent questions and it was clear that he struck all in both of you. The fact he has lived a life with all these adventures at sea and has survived the age 81 to tell about it, is amazing in itself. This is really a unique piece of videography preserving historic information about an amazing human being who epitomizes authenticity and chose to march to his own drum. Well done you guys well done.

[DynaVoiceM]

Yrvind is a Swedish living legend. Everyone owning a boat in Sweden knows about him! He is awsome! Unfortunately it seems like he is living on a very very tiny budget, wish more ppl could help him out and show appreciation :)

[jeffslaven]

What a completely interesting man! I could listen to his stories for hours! And Merry Christmas La Vagabonde!

[smurglerer]

"Local" living legend. Really interesting fellow. Glad you got to meet him. He's somewhat known to be very reclusive even to other sailors :)

[sethmalaxetxebarria]

I really appreciated how you didn't edit out the question about the pollution and the environment, helps me regain trust in this channel and you guys

[thomasopdahl]

This guy is timeless. Labeling him as old isn't a fair appraisal of his identity. I've known a few people like him and it is always life changing. He deserves to be an ongoing character in this site. Keep in touch and pass it along. It helps to get you past the show business and into sharing the documentation of what you are discovering out there.

[beazleteats]

Merry Christmas from a wet and covid Sydney. Best episode ever. What a wonderful man. We all need to follow his example. I too only eat 1.5 times a day. Everyday oats for breakfast and then dinner. Drink lots of water. No alcohol. What Sven demonstrates is that we can all live minimally in small spaces (tiny house movement) and try reduce our impact on the world. We all have to stop with this push towards bigger and better, but rather go simple & smaller. I'm 63 years old and I wear the same clothes I've worn all my life since I left home at 18: denim jeans & t-shirts. I stick to black Levi's 501's (3 pairs) with 5 black T-shirts. I also have two paris of short cargo trousers for hot days and 2 long sleeve long sleeves polo necks for cold days...all garments are 100% cotton with NO polyester or synthetics. Life becomes so much simpler when you don't have to worry about what you are wearing each day...the weather determines what I wear. I don't eat meat as I believe in the killing of animals for food - it is killing our planet and depleting our oceans of fish. If you keep you boat for the next 50 years as your home you impact of the planet will be minimal...and Lenny will get the most amazing education by just travelling. Go well and stay healthy. And take good care of yourselves.

[kellybrooks]

From a fellow dyslexic from the 60s, this guys is amazing. Thanks so much for sharing his story!

[FreckledGemini]

Riley is completely enthralled. He is mesmerized by this mans wisdom and life experience. It’s great to watch. You guys have a new and awesome super hero to admire!! Dudes a beast!! ✌🏼❤️⛵️☀️

[rileybri]

It's almost hard to watch. I see so much of the hurt trauma and misguided "help" that was forced on me as a young man living with dyslexia. I'm a self-taught professional photographer now, hold a masters degree and have spent the better part of my adult life adventuring and ignoring what "civil society" expects of me. Fair winds legend! You inspire me in such epic ways. Thank you for being brave enough to be you!

[colinweatherby]

This is one of my favorite videos in your entire feed. More sailor interviews! These are the legends that need to be preserved. Great work.