Join us for our last few days of living a domesticated life, before we get confirmation that we can SET SAIL!! In this episode, we make the most of our time left in our beautiful villa before moving back onboard. All of the open space and fresh air has done wonders for us, Lenny in particular. He has been in his element, wandering endlessly, likely searching for the beach (his favourite place by far). The sea has been calling us like never before.. 🌊⛵️🌊
Hope you enjoyed our la...
2020-06-04 15:47:26 +0000 UTC
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We knew there would be leaks!!!
Please keep this quiet still guys. FischerPanda will be taking this down as soon as they see my 50 frantic messages! 🤣
2020-06-03 14:53:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, click this link and wait for us to go live in 15 minutes 🍻 https://youtu.be/s_xEIEDFDkM
2020-05-29 12:44:53 +0000 UTC
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We have some good news since last time we spoke in April. Specifically our location.....Let's catch up on it all then!
Post your questions below and be sure to "heart" your favourite questions so we know which to answer first.
Look forward to catching up with you all then!
Love Elay, Riles & Lenny
xo
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Los Angeles (USA - Calif...
2020-05-28 12:19:45 +0000 UTC
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We were very fortunate to receive an offer from a fan to get a break from the marina for 10 days to their vacant airbnb. This place reminded me of a Romance Novel, "a house of artists", it was the perfect getaway to inspire some new creative thinking.
Congratulations to Lain Payner who is our 3rd longest supporting patron. Hope to catch up with you soon. We've been reading all the comments over the last 7 days in last we...
2020-05-26 12:23:30 +0000 UTC
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Whilst La Vagabonde is still locked into the marina, we try exploring a few destinations by car. Andre takes quarantine precautions to a whole new level - see it to believe it haha!
If you've seen our last few videos, you would have heard us talking about our small meet up in the Azores when it's safe and permitted to do so.
For this next fortnight, we have a new competition and the audience will decide the winner for one person and their partner to attend our meet up.
2020-05-20 06:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Whilst we had the extra time stuck in Lagos we had the opportunity to reflect on some of our favourites times in the Bahamas. You may have heard Riley mention of TPS (The Perfect Spot). He wrote an article a while back called 'TPS Report'. Check it out if you're interested. The Bahamas might not be TPS but it ticks plenty of boxes. If you were to name your 'TPS', what would the criteria be for you? Let us know...
2020-05-15 06:29:11 +0000 UTC
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Don't get me wrong, we have lived life in isolation before. But having to stay on your boat and not be able to leave for an unknown amount of time is a new experience. I'm sure you can all relate to the craziness created from staying at home. We got a bit silly in this one - hope it brings you a smile. I'm sure you can guess who's idea this thumbnail was...
Congratulations to Joshua Thompson, another of our longest supporting crew members from 2015 when this crazy journey began. Hope to...
2020-05-12 00:47:11 +0000 UTC
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A new beginning! We've moved back onboard and we're nearly ready to set sail. Well, at least that's what we thought before things went crazy with COVID19.. We have a heap of jobs in and around the boat to start fresh for a new season of sailing, which we're so excited for. ⛵️⚓️ Join us for some salty adventures in beautiful Lagos!
Congrats to Erika Swinburne! Erika is one our top 5 longest term patrons, supporting us on Patreon since 2015. Thanks Erika! Hopefully we can ma...
2020-05-07 07:53:35 +0000 UTC
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The scariest few weeks of my life so far. Lenny experiences anaphylactic shock from eating peanuts. I'm so glad we found out he had allergies while we were on land. More info in the video. Happy to say Lenny is back to his cheeky happy self and we've got our Epipen for future adventures.
25 hour transit flights can be tough with a baby so we tried something different and stopped over in Dubai (which is kinda the halfway mark). We met up with Humaid which you might remember from this epi...
2020-05-04 04:52:39 +0000 UTC
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Firstly, to those who have sent through their videos over the last month - Thank you so much! We love seeing your faces and some of the creativity that has come through has been very entertaining. 13 videos in total which has included anything from talented solo guitar pieces, car karaoke, pirate costumes, family band, use of green screens and numerous other props. It's been awesome to see!
If you haven't had a chance to make a video but you're interested and have the time over the week...
2020-05-01 06:52:12 +0000 UTC
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I've always had a keen interest in the Sydney to Hobart Race. It's considered to be one of the great sailing events around the world. It came about talking to a friend of a family members friend who was crewing on DareDevil. After a number of conversations back and forth and figuring out the requirements, we were able to make it happen thanks to the skipper Sibby, one of the few female skippers in the race.
We sail 600nm from start to finish over 3 days. What an experience.
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2020-04-28 03:13:16 +0000 UTC
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2020-04-25 18:06:24 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, so sorry we've had a couple of go's at doing this live stream but the connection isn't steady enough. We packed up and tried to move spots, but it's not better. We're thinking we will pre record the video with your questions and upload ASAP maybe 1-2 hours. We are out in the Algarve country side and the internet is not to flash.
SO BUMMED, but we do have some really good news for you.
We will announce in the video!! In the meantime, please get all of your questions in...
2020-04-25 14:57:23 +0000 UTC
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As you might know, we spent a heap of time sailing and living off the land in the Bahamas. We've been digging into our archives lately, during lock down. We really wanted to do a 'best of' show reel, mostly showing our attempts of self sufficiency. We were new to using a polespear, the traditional Bahamian primitive method of spear fishing, and Elayna was experiencing what it meant to be pregnant for the first time! Feeling very nostalgic looking through this old footage.. 🌴🐟 Hope you e...
2020-04-24 17:06:20 +0000 UTC
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Hey hey! A few weeks have gone by and we haven't moved very far since we last spoke but we have internet and there's plenty of people at home at the moment so why not right?
We'll update you on what we've been up to and what the horizon looks like for us but if you have any other topics for conversation, throw them below and remember to 'heart' the ones you are interested in so we can get to those first.
If you've got any feedback on these live streams and how we can make them bet...
2020-04-22 22:30:00 +0000 UTC
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Join us on board La Vagabonde for our final leg of our sail down to Lagos with our patron Andre, to meet the crew at the Sopromar Boat Yard. After our last minute dash across The Atlantic, we needed somewhere to store La Vagabonde for the winter and Hugo from Sopromar was kind enough to offer assistance.
We've called it "The End of a Chapter" as it really has been. What a crazy sailing season from Lenny jumping o...
2020-04-21 05:37:34 +0000 UTC
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Welcome back to Europe! Join us on board for a pleasant sail from Lisbon to Sines. Meet Andre, a patron we met during our time in Lisbon. We were lucky to have him onboard helping us sail south on our way towards Lagos. Having a natural sailor who knew the local area and spoke the language made things infinitely easier.
Grab a drink and enjoy the episode. Thanks for making it possible.
Love Elay, Riles & Lenny
xo
2020-04-16 08:16:37 +0000 UTC
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Join us for our last sail in the USA. We actually both come to the realization that we still use "Never Eat Soggy Wheetbix" to remember North East South West. I'm sure there's a heap of variations that you were taught at school?
It was when filming this video, we received confirmation we were crossing The Atlantic with Greta. If you haven't already seen our Atlantic Crossing Series, you can check them all out 2020-04-12 09:44:18 +0000 UTC
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It appears as if we've been in isolation for years now....... we were well trained for the what was about to emerge. Join us as we were, in the stunning Chesapeake before the entire world shut down.
Only one more episode of USA before we jump across to Portugal. Thank you to everyone we met in USA for making our trip so enjoyable. We had an absolute blast and hope to return one day.
If you'd like to catch up with where we are right now, you can click here to watch our...
2020-04-06 20:21:41 +0000 UTC
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We just spoke about making a music video compilation in our live broadcast. We would love your entries to mix into ours, to help ourselves and others get through this difficult (and boring) time in isolation.
If you’d like to be a part of it, here’s what to do.
1. Record a video of yourself or with friends and family (whoever your lucky enough to be stuck at home with) singing to the song: Drunken Sailor by Assasins Creed 2020-04-02 19:38:33 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, see you in 15 minutes wooooo. Click this link and wait for us 🤗💋
2020-04-02 16:38:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
So sorry about any inconvenience caused. We've had some technical difficulties on board.
Rescheduled times to same time tomorrow:
Lisbon (Portugal) Thursday, 2 Apr...
2020-04-01 23:55:00 +0000 UTC
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Join us LIVE tomorrow!
So much has happened since we last spoke. Let's catch up and go through it all.
Post your questions below and we'll get to as many as we can.
Look forward to catching up with you all then!
Love Elay, Riles & Lenny
xo
2020-03-31 14:06:22 +0000 UTC
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Join us for a sail to Annapolis and explore what the great sailing town has to offer. After attending the Annapolis Boat Show in October, we had a list of recommendations that went for miles. These are just some of the ones we picked out. In just a few days we managed to really squeeze in a heap.
We've recently been told that the Spring Boat Show has been cancelled which is a shame but very much expected in the current climate. Hope you're all keeping well.
We hope to setup a live...
2020-03-30 15:06:28 +0000 UTC
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Join us and Riley's friend David as we continue to sail the Chesapeake. David would constantly remind us on the way and during our time in St Michaels that this was where his favourite movie 'Wedding Crashers" was filmed. He was very excited. This was a really fun relaxing trip and it was great to have a friend on board that could help us out with Lenny. That extra person can be priceless at times.
Hope you enjoy the video and it takes your mind of the current challenging times.
2020-03-27 02:27:55 +0000 UTC
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Sail the Chesapeake Bay with us! We pick up Riley's friend Dave from South Australia and head to St Michaels. We have a few boat dramas and injuries along the way. Haha - oops!
Ps if you haven't tried the Chesapeake Blue Crab, you're going to have to change that 🦀 🤤
Enjoy!
Love Elay, Riles & Lenny
xo
2020-03-17 00:46:21 +0000 UTC
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It looks like SOMEONE will be cleaning the whole boat for an entire year 😂
Join us as we sail through the Chesapeake and Delaware canal and sail under bridges (and make stupid bets). We're nearly in the Chesapeake Bay!
Thanks to Tysen McCarthy from Michigan for his video contribution to this one. For anyone who would like to make a patreon video, let us know.
Hope this video provides you with some r...
2020-03-16 15:12:57 +0000 UTC
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How did this happen? How did we get here?
It's the first time I've thought about this, as if I were a stranger looking at our situation for the first time.. with totally new, fresh eyes. Of course, it would never have happened without your support so thank you for making it possible.
Join us as we sail downwind in some big swell to take shelter in the Delaware Bay.
Enjoy!
Love Elay, Riles & Lenny xo
2020-03-12 16:11:01 +0000 UTC
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After a good nights sleep in a nice warm bed, we were keen to get back to La Vagabonde to reminisce the biggest sail of our lives so far. One of the biggest challenges out on the water is the decisions you have to make, each one, the potential to have major consequences. Many of these, I kept from Elayna...until now. Thanks to Nikki Henderson for being incredible. She is as good as they get and couldn't have done the journey without her help. Be sure to check her out on her social netwo...
2020-03-06 10:06:33 +0000 UTC
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