So unbelievably happy to have our crew of patrons join us here in Menorca for a week of sailing and activities đ đș. Some people have flown 22 hours just to see us... I don't know what we did to deserve such lovely humans like you guys surrounding us. Legends. Looking forward to the week ahe...
2017-09-27 19:41:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Riley always talks about how the only thing that should be dictating your sailing plans, are the weather and repairs. When you have a schedule to keep, more often that not, things just donât like to run smoothly. We would have loved to hang out in Bonifacio and wait for the rain to stop, probably ...
2017-09-26 00:17:56 +0000 UTC View Post
We sail the south western coast of Corsica to two really, really funny places. Ajaccio and Bonifacio. Ahhhh youâve gotta love those days where things go right and youâre nothing but smiles and knock knock jokes. We have loved just about everything about exploring this coastline, from the history...
2017-09-18 19:39:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys Riley here. We are safe and sound in Sardinia again. Some of you were quite concerned about our safety whilst in Tunisia but we are totally fine.
ps. we are going to do a live video on youtube tomorrow and I was wondering if you had any questions for me?
pps. I'm not sure if t...
**EDIT** Wow! That was quick. Thanks everyone! We are now full for positions.
Hey there guys! There were a few patrons who have been late withdraws from attending our meet up so we figured we would open it up to a few extra people that may be able to attend at late notice.
The winner ...
2017-09-14 06:01:11 +0000 UTC View Post
There has been a lot of fish hunting lately here in the Med. Unfortunately, it has almost always ended with an empty handed, disappointed Riles swimming back to the boat. There is an alarming amount of over fishing going on here in the Mediterranean Sea. 97% of the fish stocks that are assessed a...
2017-09-12 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Yep, La Vagabonde reached 22.7 knots boat speed. We couldnât believe it. With a max of 28 knots wind behind us from about 120 degrees, we surfed down one wave and then caught the next one in front of that. Before we knew it we were all looking at a 22.7 on the nav gear. I had a close eye on the bo...
2017-09-04 21:55:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Join us as we sail along the east coast of France, and discover a hidden underwater cave along the way. The colour of the delicious blue water in contrast with the red rocks was quite a nice sight to see. What a way to start the morning! We visit two magical anchorages, Calanque De Sormiou and Ăle ...
2017-08-28 23:20:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Wooohooo. Weâre free to leave the port and sail the rest of Europe! We reached 16.7 knots boat speed on our way over towards Marseille. The boy just wants to sail fast, all the time. But itâs cool. I donât mind a bit of fresh air knotting my hair and windburn lips, no I donât care. Yippeeeee...
2017-08-21 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Weâre back in the south of France for a few touch ups on La Vagabonde after our shakedown cruise. Only some minor alterations to be made. Overall, we couldn't be happier with how she's performed!
Videos made with love,
Elayna xo
2017-08-15 01:45:31 +0000 UTC View Post
It was all hands on deck as I attempted docking La Vagabonde for the second time ever, in a marina with a cross wind. We sailed back up to the land of Croissants (France) after completing our shake down cruise around the western Mediterranean! Itâs good to be home (well La Vagabondes home).
Hope...
2017-08-11 07:59:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Ever heard of the Tramontane Winds that howl from France? We head north up the coast of Spain, right before the fierce blow hits. The whole sky turned grey and there wasnât a breath of wind. It was quite eerie. Taking shelter in a place called Port De Cadaques, we had no idea it was going to be so...
2017-08-08 04:09:22 +0000 UTC View Post
The sailing community, my favourite kind of community. Youâre always guaranteed a helping hand from your neighbour and a good story (most of the time accompanied by wine). We help Oaky fix his new boat and meet a few legends from SV Juno who have a few dramas of their own. I hope you guys get back...
2017-08-01 02:08:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Coming hot at ya, beans and all.Â
2017-07-29 16:31:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
After two attempts at LIVE YouTube videos, we think we will get it right this time round and it will be reserved for patrons only.
If you're available, we'd love to say hello. If you have any questions you would like us to cover, send them through and we'll have them in front o...
2017-07-28 10:15:36 +0000 UTC View Post
We sail up the east coast of Mallorca, jumping off the boat for a free dive in the most delicious, thirst quenching blue water youâll ever see. We plan to sail over to Badelona, not Barcelona, to meet up with a few friends on the water. We may have had less than 2 knots of wind on our trip over to...
2017-07-28 01:13:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Thereâs nothing worse than sailing all day to make it to a sailors paradise, only to be told we had to leave. Iâm usually pretty good at translating spanish food menus, road signs etc but the National Park forms were another level. Sorry team. Punta De Cala Pi was pretty damn nice though, right?...
2017-07-25 01:07:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
We're planning to go live @10am French / Italian time. We've put up a photo above on the time zones in different countries which we got from here:
2017-07-21 00:28:58 +0000 UTC
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We are going to go again!!! Once again apologies for the last one.
At 10:00 am Italian time. Would love to answer more of your questions and hopefully hoist the main and set sail for you.
YouTube.
2017-07-20 11:57:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Remember how I said ânothing bad has happened yetâ?. Well, we had a streak of bad luck. In the scheme of things I guess it was really nothing too hectic, but still a lot to happen over 24 hours. To brighten things up we interview Rich and Trish sailing in their 37ft sloop they renovated themselv...
2017-07-18 00:05:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey team, you'll be pleased to know we have hunted down the best internet option for us to have onboard, it's a SIM card that works almost anywhere within the EU (European Union)! Mental hey! So when it arrives in the mail we SHOULD be able to do live streaming from the boat, but we will see how it ...
2017-07-16 09:21:31 +0000 UTC View Post
It started with a splash, and then we noticed these shadows that were chasing La Vaga.. a quick head dunk under the water revealed they were massive Tuna! Join us in beautiful Mallorca - Spain as we continue to sail this pristine coastline.
Thank you for supporting this production. We hope y...
2017-07-10 23:16:28 +0000 UTC View Post
We dropped the anchor in turquoise water, at an uninhabited island completely covered with lizards! These little things liked to nibble at your fingertips, our patrons Will & Marrissa got a free sample of it.
Although they were small and almost nearly cute, I was pretty scared. I think t...
2017-07-04 01:06:41 +0000 UTC View Post
We spent the morning free diving near the lighthouse, and BAM! a jelly fish had attacked me. In broad daylight.
However, the jelly was probably nothing but graceful as it wrapped around my wrist. Just minding itâs own business as we spent the morning frolicking in the depths of itâs bac...
2017-06-27 00:03:20 +0000 UTC View PostWe really loved chatting to you guys, we will give it another go with better connection real soon.
We will save the rest of the questions for then but will also take new ones next time.
Love you guys đ thanks for your time and sorry again.
Elayna and Riley.
Bonjour, Howdy, Hello, G'day!
Hope everyone is well on this fine Wednesday, the 21st of June, 2017 (except for those down under who are probably asleep)
We have never done a LIVE video before but we really want to give it a try. If it works well for everyone, we might be able to see if we c...
2017-06-21 15:11:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Weâd completed our first sail in La Vagabonde, about 230nm from La Grande Motte to the Balearic Islands - Spain! The last time we were in Mallorca was in 2014, when we arrived with a broken rudder. We spent weeks working with Gregor (do you guys remember this legend from early on in the videos?...
2017-06-19 23:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It was a long time waiting, but weâre finally free! We're excited to give you exclusive rights to be the first to see it before we air it publicly next week!! Off we go for the shakedown cruise in our catamaran. The world is once again our oyster. Join us for a new adventure, as we take on Europe ...
2017-06-13 00:05:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys / gals!
It was our last sail on Encore before we fly back to France and pick up our Catamaran to finally go exploring in it. We left beautiful Mays Bay and head back to the mainland, to jump in a helicopter and see the places we had just sailed to from above. The Great Barrier Ree...
