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‘Dream Job’ Reality Check

Dear ladies and gentlemen thank you for entering the description section of dream job reality check. It is here that you will learn a little bit more about the video that is playing above. Some things that I would like to highlight is that if you lov...

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Gybing out the Gibraltar Strait [Ep. 132]

Off we go, gybing out of the notoriously busy Gibraltar Strait. Sea container ships galore... and La Vagabonde amongst the mayhem trying not to get in anyones way. Our good pal Josje is back to help us with the sail down to the Canary Islands, we lov...

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When the cats away the mice will play! [Ep. 131]

After a spontaneous trip to the blue town, Riles and I crank the engine for Ceuta in no wind.. which means no sailing.. which means way too much free time out there. Join us for a dolphin party, a missed fish and good vibes all round. 

Thanks ...

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On our way out, Moroccin’ about [Ep. 130]

We sail west, along the northern Moroccan coastline. It’s all go go go right now, just making quick stops in every few ports so that we can make our exit out of the Mediterranean. New oceans are calling our names. We tie off the boat in another mar...

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Nice Men with Machine Guns [Ep. 129]

We thought we were anchored at a ‘deserted’ island above Morocco until a boat came flying around the corner, 6 men in uniforms, one with a machine gun in hand, to tell us we had to leave… IMMEDIATELY. We had unknowingly jumped in the water for ...

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What it’s like to SAIL LA VAGABONDE! [Ep. 128]

This video sums up what an average sail on La Vagabonde across the sea is really like for us. With only two crew onboard, there is never a dull moment or time for boredom. We’re pretty much always busy doing SOMETHING. Our moods and energy levels a...

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The Quintessential Spanish Cove [Ep. 127]

We go for a scooter ride around the island on what could fairly well be described as a lighthouse tour headed by Christian, "the inspector". You don't see it in the videos but Logan absolutely refused to keep up with everyone and would arrive at leas...

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A Moonless Night at Sea (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 126

After a moonless night at sea, we arrived in Menorca - Balaeric Islands. Our patrons found us and we get to spend the next week with them sailing and exploring what this INCREDIBLE island has to offer. Join us and the crew for good times 😄 We hope...

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Sailing Upwind, it Sucks [Ep. 125]

Off we go, sailing upwind for a 260nm journey to Sardinia. On top of that, a broken engine upon our arrival means we received some help upon our arrival. But this has got to be one of my favourite adventures of the year! It’s funny how when things ...

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We got Drenched, Sailing to Northern Africa! [Ep. 124]

It was our last day sailing at sea, before we’d be making landfall in Tunisia, a country in northern Africa. The wind picked up and for the last few hours we were absolutely hammering into the wind and waves with a bandaged up captain Riley, Josje ...

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Reaction Video: Girls on Boat, Man Cracks Head Open!!

I'm terribly sorry for the 'click bait' title Patreon fam!! Sometimes we have to play the YouTube game. I hope you can forgive us hahahaha. Have a laugh with us as we watch the playback of Riley hitting his head (which is a very serious issue, we kno...

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What Not To Do on a Boat: Lesson No. 1,485 [Ep. 123]

Ohhhh dear. Well I wasn't expecting to have to glue up my boyfriends cracked head with my friend Josje onboard, 50nm away from land. It definitely could have been worse. It goes to show how quickly things could go wrong and it doesn't even necessaril...

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London Boat Show Tickets Update

Hi everyone!

We have given away the 60 free tickets we had but if we receive any more, you will be the first to know. If any of you received a ticket but something has changed and you can't make it, let us know and we can pass it on to someone else...

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Polish Girl buys Sail Boat for €1 !! Yes, that is ONE EURO. Ep. 122

Hello to you lovely humans. Riley and I hope you've had a good few days celebrating Christmas and all that jazz! Thanks for being awesome. I hope you like this episode :)

Justyna, 22 years old, was miserable at university in Poland when somet...

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She thought I was alone at sea! Little did she know.. (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 121

Merry nearly Christmas to our big Patreon family!! We have a bonus episode for you this week, to say thank you for all of your love and generosity. This video is on the house (free for you).

A big CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PATRONS Marco-SAN, Riz...

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Free tickets to see us in London!!

Not long now until we will be crossing the Atlantic towards the Caribbean and  USA. We were considering organising a meet up in Europe before we left the continent until we were invited to attend the London Boat Show to talk  publicly about...

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6 Degrees of Separation [Ep. 120]

After the debacle we experienced out at sea, I decided to send everyone off to have some down time away from the boat. I intended to sail solo from Greece to Malta but that was before I met Humaid, a true gentleman and one of the most interesting guy...

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NIGHTMARE AT SEA!!! (everything goes wrong) Ep. 119

Drifting out to sea, in 40 knots of wind, attached to another vessel by anchor chain. We had to be rescued by the coast guard that turned out to be an extremely old fishing boat. The Meltemi wind was blowing a steady 35 - 40 knots all day, we were sa...

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Our Journey through the Famous Corinth Canal! [Ep. 118]

Woohoo! We made it through the famous Corinth Canal - Greece. The canal is 8m deep and excavated at sea level so it doesn’t need any locks. It took them 12 years to make it and it was first opened in 1893. The canal shaves off a 700km journey aroun...

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Greek Myths & Real Sailor Stories Ep. 117

Well howdy there Kefalonia, how do you do? You might possibly be home to the best beach in Greece! I've never seen a beach quite as blue as you. So fresh. Join us docked in the village of Argostoli on La Vagabonde. Road trippin' around the island and...

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WOW!! Checkout this Ship Wreck on the most Stunning Beach in Greece! (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 116

Ship Wreck beach, or Smugglers Cove as it’s referred to, has been a place on my bucket list to visit for many years now. This freightliner, the MV Panagiotis ran aground one stormy day in 1980 on the island of Zakinthos - Greece. There are rumours ...

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An Epic Journey Across the Ionian Sea [Ep. 115]

We hoisted main, behind us shrank Sicily, eastward bound, cross the Ionian Sea, 4 scoundrels, narry an air of worry, barrel to the brim, bearing north the cardinal buoy that be cardinal sin, Jack be nimble, Riley be quick, bring FOOTAGE OF THOSE WHAL...

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Success in the Messina Strait. Swordfish for Days!! [Ep. 114]

Yeeehaaaaaaa! WE HAVE HAD SUCCESS IN THE MED!!! 

Riley landed his first Short Billed Swordfish in the Messina Strait. Looks like we'll have enough fish to last us a good few weeks, having also maybe fed some fellow cruisers 😁🐟 🍻Cheers...

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The Most Beautiful Child Mummy in the World! Rosalia Lombardo

Meet the most beautiful child mummy in the world, Rosalia Lombardo. She lays near THOUSANDS of preserved humans in the 4 corridors beneath the Capuchin Church - Palermo, Sicily for all to see. Rosalia died of pneumonia on December 6, 1920. Rosalia's ...

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Sicily - Sailing Adventure, Local Culture, and Mummified Corpses!! [Ep. 113]

We arrive in Sicily and regather ourselves after the jet lag of night shifts at sea. It is always nice to arrive somewhere new. It didn’t take us long to find some friends and these guys were locals who were happy to take us around and show us thei...

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Happy Sunday to our Patron fam! Just a quick update from us.

Hey guys Riley here. 

To go on from what I said in the above video I think that the best way to describe it would be calories spent per nautical mile covered - C/NM.  Now as I was saying you can spend all day outside walking around trimmi...

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Just swinging over to northern Sicily [Ep. 112]

Sailing Sardinia has been an absolute treat. But, it was time to move on. Off to Sicily we go! We provision in a city called Olbia before heading off into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Join us for some random adventures onboard La Vagabonde. I’d like to than...

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A Marriage Proposal!!! Onboard the Yacht!! [Ep. 111]

Yes folks!! Something special happened onboard La Vagabonde. We witnessed the first ever proposal on board. Join us in the north of Sardinia as we celebrate good times!

Sending you love from the Mediterranean!

Elayna xo

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The time we saw a FLYING DINGHY! When did this become a thing?! [Ep. 110]

I certainly wasn't expecting to see a FLYING DINGHY fly past my window as I was having a shower onboard. Being out at sea and out of range a lot of the time, we seem to miss out on the launching of the latest technologies/fashion/tv shows.. so we wer...

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Sailing the Secret Islands of Sardinia [Ep. 109]

Ever heard of the archipelago of La Maddalena? They’re a bunch of secret islands above Sardinia. We hadn’t either really, so we didn’t have much of an idea of what to expect. It was a rough sail getting there with our crew, Daniel, Destiny and ...

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