Sailing La Vagabonde

Whitehaven Beach, Where for Art Thou? Ep. 89

Well, Whitehaven Beach has got to be one of the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever seen. It has this sand that is so white it actually hurts your eyes and if you’re not wearing sunglasses for some bizarre reason, you have to go to the optometrist and have your eye balls checked out. Seriously what an epic week on the water, this has got to be the highlight of our trip so far. Whitehaven Beach is also where they recently filmed a part of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie so when it comes o...

Hamilton Island, what a Hoot! [Ep. 88]

Hey hey! Two videos in two days :)

Fortunately we were able to get this one out a little earlier for you guys.

Once again we were out of food onboard, which led us to altering course to Hamilton Island. What a spot! It’s quite unique in many respects… Like, the island has been overtaken by buggies. The electric golf cart type. Its not like there aren’t any cars there, there are even trucks, but certainly the main thing you're going to see is buggies. People take them to the pub, pe...

Sailing in the Whitsunday Islands Ep. 87

Hey everyone!!

Thank you so much for supporting our production.  We hope we are doing you proud. In this episode we hoist the sails for an island hopping sailing adventure in the gorgeous Whitsunday Islands, Queensland! We were off to a rough start, but the little tropical storm had passed in a day and out came the sun. We visit two anchorages, Sawmill bay on Whitsunday Island and also Nara Inlet on Hook Island. Stay tuned… Videos made with love, Elayna.

Finally we're sailing again! BUT WHERE SHALL WE GO? Ep. 86

Hey everyone! You may have noticed we haven't had a lot to film lately. It has taken us a little longer than we first thought to get going but we knew we needed to come back to Australia for Riley's dad's 60th birthday. Whilst that has worked out well for us, it has meant that our videos whilst in France have not all been our normal sailing adventure you're used to but that will all change very soon!

The great news is, the timing has worked out even better than we thought. Tourism Events Queen...

WE'RE SELLING LA VAGABONDE!!!

After various rumours and lots of questions on what is happening with old La Vagabonde, we can finally let you know. This is a private patreon only post but will be making this public next week along with all the auction information.

We would have loved to raffle off the boat (how cool would it be to see someone win it for $30!!) but it appears far too difficult with so many laws and regulations stopping it. Trust us, we looked into this heavily. Just to give you a few examples; 

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The time we met Sailing legend Jimmy Cornell! Ep. 85

Still living on a sail boat that we still couldn't sail yet, we set off for an adventure on land to go and meet Jimmy Cornell who was in Paris. What a man. Thanks for taking the time in giving us all of your advise for future sail routes Jimmy! and of course for the stories as well! Join us in Ep. 85 on our little French road trip as we checkout some incredible castles and climb some rocks. Much love people xo

Sailing Lessons/Life in General on our Catamaran! Ep. 84

It’s been a busy week, learning the ways of the new systems of the boat, docking and sailing. This is basically life at the moment. Being stationary has been a struggle… how good is the ocean. We are more excited than ever to head off on our next big adventure.

Congratulations to our patron Coby Roberts, thanks for the support, we really hope you can come aboard!!

Thank you to all of you for supporting our production. You all make these possible.

Elay & Riles

xo

A Sneaky Boat Tour.. Meet La Vagabonde! Ep. 83

We hope you enjoy the boat tour. You will become more familiar as we spend more time aboard but this boat tour should satisfy some of your curiosity for now. We wouldn't make very good secret agents, the conspicuous moustache and online presence aside, we're pretty terrible at keeping secrets or sneaking in general. Woooo!! First night onboard.

Thanks for supporting our videos!

Riley & Elayna  xo

Sailing on a Hangover, Life’s Good Ep. 82

It was the last day of our event weekend and we spent it out at sea, with a hangover, a bunch of La Vagabondes sisters, friends and family.. not to mention seriously the best food we’ve ever eaten (thanks to Austin, Diana and the team at Frenchie Restaurant in Paris). We start moving some stuff onboard, but couldn’t yet officially unpack the tooth brushes. Not long now and we’ll be settled in to our new beautiful home. Where are some places you’d like to see us sail to, this year in the ...

Q&A Full Version (Patreon Privileges)

G'day guys! Here is the full version of the Q&A we did at the Big Splash Party. I hope you can get something from this. We had so much fun answering these questions coming from people from all over the world. 

Sorry about some of the audio, as you can imagine we had a million and one things going on and we were lucky to have even gathered this from the whole weekend!! You might just need a glass of wine and some patience. 

Cheers to you all. Elayna and Riley xo

The Big Splash Party! Q&A and Boogying the Night Away Ep. 81

What a weekend. Join us in France as we celebrate and bless our new boat La Vagabonde. It really is true that we all die, but not all have really lived… What a journey it has been. Also a special thanks to Philippe Baudet for capturing moments we could have never gotten with his cameras, yourself and Emily are so kind. I know we said it 1000 times throughout the episode, but thank YOU. Thank you to our friends and family, people who flew from all over the world to join us and the team at Outre...

A Golden Moment... Our First Sail on our New Yacht! Ep. 80

We made it to France, only to figure out it was a Sunday and we couldn’t get the keys for the dock to go and see La Vagabonde. It actually killed us a little inside. But after some serious hours of spying going on, soon enough we got to check her out. She’s a bloody beauty guys and we really couldn’t be happier. Join us in La Grande Motte for the beginning of our new boat celebrations. A HUGE thanks to the team at Outremer for all of the hard work and love that was put into our boat. You g...

That Greyhound video and Hello from Us!!

Greetings dear Patrons, and hello from France.

We can't wait to set sail and to start making videos again very soon. I'm super excited to show you guys the event and us moving onboard... THEN we're off to show you EUROPE wooohoooo. This time round we'll be a bit steadier with the camera... hopefully (can we all take a moment to remember those first few episodes in Europe all that time ago?? how time flies). 

A big thanks to each and every one of you for backing...

When Mother Nature knows you're Leaving La Vagabonde FOREVER! Ep. 79

GOOD BYE LA VAGABONDE! Wow, what a journey it has been. What was your favourite part? She's shown us many beautiful countries and taken us to places we never thought we'd visit. But best of all, she's been home. It was an emotional few days, but the excitement for this new chapter in our lives kept the tears from falling. See you later lover. Hello France!! 

Thanks so much for the support!
Stay tuned.... I'll be posting Riley's  greyhound video and saying hello later this wee...

The 7th Best job in the World! WE NEED YOUR HELP.

Hello dearest Patrons,  just letting you know if there are any applicants who fit the job decription who are a patron of ours, YOUR RESUME WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE SHORT LISTED :) We would love nothing more than to bring a new videographer onboard who is also a part of the La Vaga family!! Anyway, here is the job post:

So, we are looking for someone who is a wizard with editing/filming to join us on our voyage around the globe by sail boat! We're really excited to bring a new person on ...

Footloose and Fancy Free (Ep. 78)

Hey everyone!  Join us for a sail to Great Barrier Island, 55 nautical miles south east of Whangarei. We take two friends with us and hide out in the beautiful Port Fitzroy whilst some strong southerly winds pass by.

Made with love,

Elay & Riles
xo

Top 5 Sailing Destinations in New Zealand! Ep. 77

Join the crew on La Vaga as we sail the east coast of Northland New Zealand and show you our top 5 magical sailing destinations! Meet a few new faces and re-celebrate christmas and new years with us (because who doesn't want to celebrate christmas and new years like every weekend?). I hope you're enjoying catching up to real time. 

A HUGE thank you to all of our patrons for supporting every video we make, but these in particular... One more massive episode and then we are nearly caught up...

One Month of Sailing in New Zealand. Trip of a Lifetime! Ep. 76

Wow. We’d heard sailing the New Zealand coastline was going to be pretty epic, but we really had not expected such beauty. Sailing the rugged east coast from the Bay of Islands down to Auckland and back was quite the adventure. This weather is still going to take us some time to get used to. Join us in the longest SLV episode ever made!! It took me a bloody long time to make. Lots of love, Elayna

Stay tuned for New Zealand part 2 coming soon and of course the 'Big Splash'!!!!

20,000 Leagues Above Sea (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 75

What an adventure! We jump in a little plane to see a bit of New Zealand by air. Our new pal JP has been flying since he was a kid, heard we were in NZ and offered to take us for a spin. I actually got really bad motion sickness from the flight and it wasn’t until we went sailing that I’d made a come back… But it was totally worth it. We hope you enjoyed the sail! See you again soon. Elayna & Riley. 

What's the Deal with our new Catamaran? (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 74

Join us in a behind the scenes news interview we did with NewsHub here in New Zealand! We hope it helps answer some of the questions around the new yacht in France.
Here's the link to the interview: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2016/11/round-the-world-sailors-stop-off-in-bay-of-islands.html

We are on our way to France!! Eeeeek! Ve...

Freshening up La Vagabonde (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 73

She needed a good clean out, that’s for sure. Did anyone see the filth behind the stove on the daily vlogs? Yep? Pretty gross hey. We clean the entire boat head to toe and Riley fixes a few things that were either broken before the crossing or broke during. She feels like a new boat again!! Maybe we don’t need a catamaran and we can stay on this new fresh La Vaga forever… We just need some fruit in the fruit nets and life is officially good and back to normal. IT’S GOOD TO BE HOME. Video...

The Reunion. He Made it!

(Daily Vlog 21 of 21)

I was so excited I was shaking like a wet chihuahua. Riley sailed 1200nm across an ocean single handed without starving, copping over 30 knots of wind OR losing his mind (too much). I'm very proud and impressed. We celebrated with a few drinks by the waters edge. Stay tuned for our sailing adventures in New Zealand!! These 21 videos were made with love (as always), blood, sweat and tears (like the old lady cook on Matilda), tantrums, insane person style laughter, nudie ru...

Mexican night at Rose’s! (Elayna)

E9 (Daily Vlog 20 of 21)

Didn’t do much today. But here’s what we managed to capture. After going to the gym (very exciting stuff), uploading a vid in town and a rather annoying inconvenience with purchasing wine at the supermarket (who takes their passport to the supermarket though?) we headed over to Rose’s boat for Mexican night. It was quite a chilled day.  Stay tuned for our final daily vlog tomorrow!!

Elayna

Battling Loneliness at Sea by Oneself

R11 (Daily Vlog 19 of 21)

Getting within 70 odd nautical miles away from New Zealand, I get some radio communication from Air New Zealand and reflect on what other solo sailors must feel when out at sea.

Riley

Pizzas Ohhhh Yeahhhhh (Elayna)

E8 (Daily Vlog 18 of 21) It was an interesting day for me, starting with some super spooky fog that covered the entire town of Piahia. I love pizza.

Only 3 daily vlogs to go and we're back to weekly episodes.

Thanks for watching,

Elayna & Riley

Ordinary Heros

R10 (Daily Vlog 17 of 21)

I’m not going to tell you in here what happens you’ll have to watch it to find out ;)

Riley

Bit of this, bit of that, oh and Riley's ALIVE!! (Elayna)

E7 (Daily Vlog 16 of 21)

And embracing a delicious veggie stall on the side of the road. Let’s all take a moment to appreciate a good home grown, CHEMICAL FREE garden. We should all try to buy organic when it’s available and if you can afford the few extra dollars. Horayyyyy. Riley will be here soon! Totally bummed about the sat phone dying as now there is no way of us communicating. He is very lucky to have gotten in contact with Keith out there in the deep blue. Thanks Keith for relaying...

R9 AMAZING COINCIDENCE AFTER LOSING COMMUNICATIONS AT SEA!

R9 (Daily Vlog 15 of 21)

You'll notice how nervous I get waking up knowing I have no communication with Elayna who is probably thinking the worst so you'll understand how happy I am when I hear radio communication during my vlog.

Cheers,
Riley

Losing Communications whilst at Sea...

R8 (Daily Vlog 14 of 21) Another lesson learned here. Hope you enjoy.

Cheers,
Riley

New Zealand is Pretty Pretty (Elayna)

E6 (Daily Vlog 13 of 21) In-between work, keeping an eye on the weather and sending reports to Riles, there’s a whole lot of fresh air breathing and nature walks going on. If it didn’t get so cold here in the winter I think I’d stay forever and ever.

Elayna