“Money, Money, Money” would suggest a different track but the one I prefer pinging around in the far reaches of your personal consciousness whilst reading this is the Pink Floyd one.
The crassness of discussing ones own fiscal situation in a public forum has not escaped the author, however so many people have asked us on our YouTube, Facebook, Patreon, and Email how we can afford to sail that it appears that the polite thing to do here would be to reply, albeit en masse.
How I Managed To Afford My First Yacht (Monohull)
[*info on my 2nd yacht (catamaran) after we sold our Monohull – here]
No, I didn’t have rich parents who bought a boat for me to sail around the world in. For eight long years, I worked offshore on oil rigs and in the mines of Western Australia, saving every dollar possible to be able to afford a halfway-decent Yacht.
Yachts are cheaper to buy in Europe than in Australia. The example I often use is that if a Yacht is worth $1 in Europe or the Caribbean it’s likely worth $2 in Australia and about $1.50/1.60 in Thailand. These are the places I considered buying (also the most popular) when I first got the boat, which is why I have included them here. It’s what I gathered by early 2013 just prior to buying the boat.
I bought “Puer Apuliae” now named La Vagabonde), a 2007 Beneteau Cyclades with 1400 hours on the engine from three arguing Italian businessmen.
They told me they couldn’t get enough business for it to charter because of the financial crisis. The engine hours agreed with that account and some locals whom I met concurred also so I agreed to buy pending Yacht Survey.
The Actual Cost
Nothing showed up on the survey and it appeared I had picked up the soon to be named La Vagabonde for roughly AUD $100,000 … a bit of a steal.
Throw in flights and the yacht survey and it was another $5,000.
Improvements
Some of the improvements that I have made to La Vagabonde to make life first bearable then comfortable have centred around getting more power onboard.
- 2x Soliban Flexible Solar Panels inc. install 3,463 Euro (sic)
- 4x Trojan Deep Cycle Lead Acid Batteries 1,400 AUD
- 1x Air Breeze Wind Generator not inc install 1,920 Euro
- 1x Yamaha 2KW Generator 1,700 AUD
- 1x ‘Smart’ Alternator Regulator 80 GBP (this was cheap and awesome)
Other general improvements or safety include:
- AIS $500 AUD
- A new tender and outboard $3,637 Euro (zodiac and merc 9.9)
- 104m2 (or something I can’t remember the exact number, but it was obviously made by a professional. Ray Brown Sails from Adelaide. Legend, get sails from him if you can.) Assymetrical Spinnaker $3000 AUD
- An extra 30m of Anchor Chain $660.00 AUD
- 45lb Mantus Supreme Anchor $700.00 AUD
I surely don’t need to include here that each boat and occupants thereof are different and will deem all sorts of things unnecessary depending on their financial situation, desired comfort level and individual expectations of safety; as that is so banal and obvious that it would make ones eyes sore and perhaps even discharge involuntarily. Would it not.
The same can be said of weekly expenditure on food, etc. Once you have your boat set up as best you can you can get by on rice and tea or caviar and champagne, up to you.
Insurance
Insurance is 3,000 AUD a year, probably a touch more and many of the cruisers on a tighter budget and even people who aren’t are starting to not get insurance as they deem it either too expensive, to not provide the proper services or unnecessary.
For example I’m not covered if the Hurricane is named which I’ve never heard on the news about Cyclone no name tearing across either hemisphere leaving a path of destruction in its wake. I have heard it mentioned also that if you were to drag anchor (we have) and unluckily end up on the rocks (like we did) that repairs are much less than the insurance (about 1/6th + a couple of very hard days work). So a bit of food for thought there.
How We Make Money Now
So now… onto what is really interesting for Elayna and I at the moment. It is Thursday the 9th of July and we currently have $1670 on our Patreon account.
Nearly 200 people have decided that they like our YouTube movies, way of life or whatever; enough that they will donate anywhere from a few dollars per month to support what we post on youtube and subsequently to Patreon.
This is really exciting for us. Mum is constantly checking in and writing us emails with Patreon updates “130 Patrons now Riley. 150 Patrons now guys. Milestone. Well done!” With this income we can foreseeably continue our journey around the world.
This is what we would like and hope can be our actual source of ongoing income.
Elayna and I have met some cruisers, particularly younger ones, getting around on small boats with almost no amenities aboard. No fridge, no auto pilot, rowing their tender and with an iPhone for a GPS. Living extremely cheap on an inexpensive boat anchored right next to me.
Same water, same view.
Looking back I wish I had left sooner on a smaller boat but then I really had no idea. At one stage I had a 1984??? 52′ or something foot racer pulled out of the water in Thailand and the Yacht Survey guy pulled me aside and said “what the hell are you doing? You can’t learn to sail on that singlehanded!”
I should find that guy and buy him a beer.
I haven’t added any of this up, I don’t do a budget. We live pretty cheap. I hope this helps explain things better.
Some Tips On Saving Money Whilst Cruising:
- Research a place before you go, Definitely the best way to save money IMHO. Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted as they say.
- If friends or family come to visit, let them buy you dinner. Allow someone else to be generous. You might both enjoy it.
- Maybe don’t check into every single country you visit?? (you didn’t hear that from me).
- Try find an internet cafe or library rather than a restaurant.
I could go on here but I’m concerned that from this point forward I’m in danger of slipping into ridiculous advice that I’ve seen on other sites like “eat in” or “buy things that are less expensive”… Everyone knows that.
Nota Bene
– Riley
P.S. The question mark that would have been grammatically correct after ‘would it not’ was left out for aesthetic reasons.
^ This is a photo of Mark and I in St Martin. The guy helped me drop the rudder anchored in Simpson Bay, load it onto our tender (which the engine was playing up a lot in the past week) and drive it around to Marigot Bay for repairs. Cheers Mark, your a legend!
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Thanks for sharing Riley.
It’s great to get the insight!
Great Stuff buddy!! Me and the wife are squirreling money away like crazy to be able to purchase a boat similar to your and get out on the water. The target is to be out on the water by the end of 2021! We are going to be purchasing a 2-3 rental properties before we leave, so insure we have some passive income coming in and to support our journey with our two daughters.
I am really passionate about photography and video, so try our hands at Vloggin is also in our cards! Even if only to document our circumnavigation, but if we can turn it into a viable secondary income, why not? 😀
Did you ever do that?
I am exactly where you are now, same mentality, 2 3 rental properties than the boat.
Meant to say, I am now where you were in 2015 and was wondering if you got your dream.
I have 2 daughters too, just born, so will be looking at 5 years before we can set sail… and that is if the missus wants to do so.
August 2021 and doing the same. 6year old and a 2 year old. Keep crushing it!!
How’s going? We have passed end of 2021? ^^ looking forward to hearing from you.
Saludos from a German living in Barcelona.
Thomas
P.S. it would be a dream to do the same with my wife and daughter. Money for a boat is there, but I think we would try first the camping van ^^
Seeing as how I’ve revised this many times already so i didn’t sound like a rambling idiot., I’ll just keep it short and sweet… You guys are such an inspiration, as well as motivation, to get cruising. My wife and I can’t wait for your latest and greatest adventures.
Thank you for what you do for the rest of us! Can’t wait for more.
Thanks for sharing. Your lust for life, positive attitude & spirit of adventure is great! You guys are totally inspirational:)
Hey, don’t read too much into my previous comment. If there is one thing in life I have found out it’s that the people who are the most critical of me somehow end up being my closest friends because they aren’t afraid to tell be honest with me. People who kiss my butt really get on my nerves and I don’t trust them. Don’t get me wrong, I still think you are kind of bragging.
That said, I really do admire what you are doing, and I wish I could have done something similar 25 years ago. And I’m working toward that today, only it looks like I’ll be much older than I wanted to be starting out.
I may yell at you from time to time, but I’m with you all the way, whatever you choose to do.
FAIR WINDS!
Nothing you said was constructive criticism. Sometimes, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. If you can’t contribute positively to people around you wither you know them or not what are you doing in this lifetime? I hope somebody does something nice for you today Eric.
If someone tries to do something nice he’ll probably accuse them of trying to be better than him. He’s an idiot.
In what world is he “bragging”? All he’s doing is answering the questions that I’ve seen countless people ask below La Vagabonde videos. There’s no hint of arrogance, just a common sense explanation.
As others have said, he obviously grafted hard, on dirty and dangerous jobs; forgoing nights out on the booze every week and the usual expensive trappings, that we’re told we must have, so that he could make his dream happen – He obviously wanted it enough.
Chill out man and just be happy for Riley and Elayna, that they’ve managed to escape ‘the race’ and are enjoying their lives.
2well said.!!!! Sail on finewinds.!!
Stay positive dude.
jealous much?
My wife and I are long time sailors and we enjoy your videos very much. You are both rather beautiful and very telegenic. I can see why you are such a hit on YouTube. I think you are a great pair and I love your adventurous style. I do worry about you both sometimes but I think many sailors feel the same way. Hold on tight please. Who cares how you make a living? Just do what you need to do and keep enjoying life and thank you for sharing some of it with us.
This is great for someone who is researching how to do something similar themselves. I absolutely love your videos and I hope you get out sailing again soon so you can make more. You two have fed the dreamer in me and I’m sure in others as well! Thank you!
Riley, I respect you!
Hello Riley,
i think the “thing” is to take the DECISION to do like You do 10 years ago,
the big majority of People don´t take this decision, they prefer to by a house financed by a gigantic credit that they have to pay 25 years long or longer,
or they decide to bye a big car, and another one, and another one every 3-5 years, or to bye always the new Iphone and SHIT like this,
the most Peoples don´t take the decision to bye a Sailboat.
So if one don´t take this decision, he must be angry on his self instead to be jealous, that´s sad but true i think.
Now that i know your way to became this beautiful Boat (not sponsored by Daddy) but by hard & dangerous WORK, i can only have a big big RESPECT for You !
Take care on Your two (Your wonderful Girl & You)
AND HAVE A GREAT LIFE !
Ahoi from a guy in Germany where sadly don´t take the “right” decision.
ps. sorry for my catastrophic Englisch 😉
you got your point across in English, most of us WISH we could communicate in 2 or more languages as well. thanks for your comment.
Thank You very much 🙂
Riley and Elayna, I think you guys should be hitting up the corporate companies for sponsorship.
Everything you are doing is promoting and endorsing the products you use from the wetsuits to the spearguns, the anchor to the boat itself, the Yamaha generator that is perfect for cruisers.
They may not give loads of $$$$$ but they might give product which could save you lots in expenditure as maybe Beneteau might give you some new sails or some fishing company may give you new fishing rods and lures. I also think Elayna should release a C.D. ” Songs from the sea ” and sell this via your web site but please include a version of Green Day’s Good Riddance ( time of your life ) as this would suit you guys perfectly. Good luck and much love. Mark
Really well said,
Hey man, I really feel you in my heart. I’m currently stuck on my island of my birth, and am very close to buying my land Yacht (Van) so i can travel as much of this as I can. As Soon AS that adventure is finished, I will be saving and moving out to the sea, so I may explore the world.
Now that you know a little about me, and i know plenty about you, we can say we know eachother, and from friend to friend i have to say again, I feel you in my heart. I wish you the best through the salt cold and the blistering warmth, I hope every break can be solved with duct tape, and If there’s anything a poor guy stuck landlocked in his nation can do for you (poetry or friend/love letters or maybe a good meal, ect..) I would be happy and honored to help in all the ways I can provide.
get back at any time with the situation (youtube videos are fine ^_^) and I literally wish you the best ever day.
Keep it all up, and live that life man
Collin
Collin if you ever are back here say hello to someone in the Adirondacks sailing not often enough on Lake George. So I’m drawn to your post, the you that it seems you might be. You feel like a friend and a great one. I bet many others here felt your you too. The universe produces some special people. I hope you sail someday with Riley and Elayna two “cool” sailors that I have so recently bumped into via youtube.
So me, 52′ twin masted day sail out of Vieques, was able to pilot for a few minutes large swells, sun, steady breeze, first brew great, second brew, ” just fetch all you want, there down below.” Reached down into the cooler and that was the end, close to heaving back up above. An hour of just keep still and look at the far horizon…. Anyway, fun.
People make wonderful machines fun to play with and share time living…
Riley & Elayna,
Thank you for sharing your story!!
We enjoy watching your videos!!
I have been dreaming about doing what you are doing for over 20 years and it is time to make it happen! We bought a sailboat last month and we will be putting her in the water after hurricane season. We are going to sail around the Caribbean for a while and we hope to meet the two of you. We will have a YouTube channel called Lost In Reverie.
Keep the dream going!!!
Mike and Angie
Hey Riley- You seem to be a creative guy and I’d like to second the advice posted earlier regarding corporate sponsorship for food, hardware, clothing etc.. You’re only just starting here and I foresee massive potential in a creative marketing opportunity for sponsors of Vagabond. Just don’t sell your soul out in the process. I have a list of 10 ways a corporation could market its products in your video as well as a Request for Sponsorship letter typed up. If you’re curious about the idea, email me and I’ll elaborate. Essentially, I’m offering to manage the sponsorship of Vagabond pro-bono. I can already envision your hull and canvas looking like the windows of a retail marine supply shop and videos becoming 3 part story, 1 part DIY/Instructional/Informational/Product Review.
BryanDennis@gmail.com
Thumbs up from WA to the two of you.
Shame about the bitter twisted dude above, jealous much I expect.
Elayna I love Geraldton. No doubt a sadder place without you there.
Riley & Elayna….
I have been yearning for this since my thirties. You guys are truly inspiring and wish nothing but success. I am 53 now with my wife of 46 and in 3-4 years we are selling everything and moving on to our dream life, life on the high seas.
In regards to Eric, the first book I read on this subject was about a doctor, his wife a teacher, and their two young children setting off on an adventure. What started out as trial turned out to be 15years (that was 15 years ago), and they walked away from their educated life. I have worked my entire life since the age of 15 in construction in the northeast (US), and I don’t consider this dream running away, I just regret not doing it sooner. You see, society seduces us to believe that we are supposed to break our ass
for 40 years, just get by every month, and be happy with that. In my belief, simpler is better, and life here on planet earth these days are crazy. I come from a lower middle class family, always living behind the eight ball, now my wife and I both have our own small business. Not exactly rolling in it, but keeping our heads up. But we will be starting our new life in a few years, we’ve made our commitment.
So I guess what I’m saying Eric is I hear your frustration, but it doesn’t give you the right to judge just because you cant find a way to change. I appreciate Riley & Elayna being transparent and sharing
Hi, Joe, in preparation for living aboard, I think a plan worth thinking about would be to rent your home out or purchase a 2 bedroom unit in your town. If you can afford it, even with a small mortgage. That way you would have rental income every week and a home to return to when your time at sea is done.
Rad stuff, thanks for sharing!
Riley & Elayna
Really enjoy your videos. Will be following your FB page to keep up with your travels. Anybody who has ever sailed wants to do what you’re doing. I will be happy just to be bare boating in the BVIs for a week with my fam.
Thanks,
Vic
Hey Riley how many houses do you have?
Elayna marry him!!!!
What’s a guess at your monthly/annual budget. That’s what I would like to get an I idea of what’s required to live this life.
And awesome vids man, keep living the dream.
Hi, Andy, I did a spreadsheet budget for living aboard 2 years ago when my wife and I were considering that lifestyle. It’s not too hard to do even with pen and paper. List your living expenses based on what you spend now. Add repair and maintenance costs – we priced various things like rigging, sails, engine repair, marina costs, – we were planning to live around the Whitsundays, Australia, antifouling once per year, also buying new EPIRB, life jackets, fishing rods, everything you can think of. Write off the cost of your boat, say, over 10 years down to nothing. So Riley’s would be $10k per year. Voila, there is your cost per year. Play with the numbers. Best case Vs worst case. Add $$ for the unexpected. Now, do you have enough money to do that?
Riley and Elanya.
Great adventure, great videos, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to every instalment, like “Flash Gordon”.
Eric, Chin up, your break will come when you are open to it and less angry.
Hello from more than a mile high,
Thank you for your videos and your transparency.
Having even a basic idea of what it costs to do just what you are doing gives many of us an idea of what it could take as well as shedding light on unforeseen expenses.
You buy what you want or need and, so far anyway, haven’t tried to sell us on what you have.
You are not selling us a boat, gear, a package or other such that would give you cause to inflate or under sell what you are spending , making your account one worth listening to.
You may get sponsors to help you and that is all well and good but most wont be sponsored and an unbiased account of what it costs is why we ask what it costs, not meant to insult you. (most of us anyway)
I grew up and still live in Colorado where an adventure such as yours is magical and seemingly only a dreamers dream, the two of you, make that dream come alive, THANK YOU!!!
Allowing the world to come along on your grand adventure comes with a lack of privacy no doubt but the knowledge and experiences that you are sharing is empowering for those of us who wish to follow in your wake.
Please follow your dreams and Please take us with you!
Thank You for all that you do.
K
I think I’ve watched all your vids 3 times already , make more ! Haha , they are so grate , I’m already thinking about selling my house in the north of the uk , and priced my own boat , there’s no time to wast , I’m 32 and Can’t wait thanks to you both
Hi Guys
Great videos, I have done a fair bit of sailing and can relate well to your experiences, I currently have no boat so live my sailing life through you and a couple of other boats as well. I force my none sailing friends to watch your videos as well, there is something in it for everyone 🙂
I hope the rest of your trip goes well
Philip, NZ
Thanks Riley & Elayna Your doing it, what many dream of and few accomplish. It has happened as a result of you focus and determination. It was your dream, fortunately not everyone has the same dream or else you could walk across the Pacific on boats, Eric did not have the same dream or maybe the focus, only he knows. It is best not to compare yourself with others, while our journey is ostensibly the same we are all in different positions on that journey . But take heart Eric you can change your position at any time ,it is all up to you. Tough Love.
Andy as to what it costs to live on the sea? As Riley said , your life style is your choice, If you are coming from a remote village in Africa a simple hand built catamaran might be appropriate , living off the ocean, There was a couple who built a craft of sorts from trash collected from the New York streets and sailed across the Atlantic, bit extreme! Or if you are from Maine county an Oyster 68 might be you oyster, oops. But its generally agreed among the Live aboard community that its cheaper than living on the land and its never too late to start. I will hopefully be joining that community very soon and Ill be, shudder shudder 60 next year dam I took my eye off the ball , where did those years go. See you out there, even maybe you Eric and thanks again to you guys.
I watched a youtube by some Asian guy whose dream was to own a Lamborghini. He was just an ordinary schmo, but like you he worked hard, saved up and in time realized his dream. Dreams become realities with a plan and a bit of discipline. Well done guys, well done.
Wow someone who is open and honest ! Thanks for sharing, I was wondering how you pulled this off before finding this website. Great job Riley – so glad to see someone dropping all to actually do what you want in life. Enjoy your vids, you and E look really happy.. Wishing you smooth sailing..
Thanks a lot for being honest and transparent about how much this endeavor has cost you (given how young you guys look I wondered if you were trust-fund babies or won the lottery). Everyone in the world is jealous of you guys because the freedom of your life is something written about in fairytales, not seen in reality. Thanks for sharing your videos of your adventures. You say in a video that crossing the Atlantic was nothing…do you realize that it took Europeans (excuse me descendants of Vikings) millennia to pull that off? Amazing accomplishment! I found your videos because I’m taking sailing lessons in a few weeks. I hope in a few years I will be ready to do what you guys have. Cheers!
I would ad that finding a sailing mate like Elayna is priceless. Who you share your life with is a big deal. Thanks for the info. I am going to learn to sail near Tampa Bay, Florida this November. You have inspired me.
I’ve never understood the taboo of discussing income & finances. I see you doing something or enjoying something, or arriving at a place in life that I might like to find myself in someday. Why can’t I ask you how you got there? Must we all be left to our own devices and ingenuity or can we not learn from the experiences, mistakes & successes of others? So much of the advice offered in books and “how-to” articles is obvious and “banal” as you rightly point out. I want to hear real stories of real people living less ordinary lives – like you guys. There are so many of us out here dreaming, scheming and planning, hearing how someone else got there helps us consider other options and different methods we may not have considered before. So thanks for sharing, Riley! If you ever want to know how to live an ordinary, middle class life in Eastern Canada I could write you a book…
Your videos are very inspiring, you have a great life ya’ll enjoy it to the fullest.
Swede
It was never my intent to “take over” this comment thread with the words that you so graciously allowed to be posted. I am not a troll, although the response from the words I posted was quite unexpected. Unless you want me to explain to each of the people who “blasted” me for my opinion, I will not. I just want to speak to my original posting.
When I was your age (when you started working and saving for the dream you are living), I had the same dream you are living. Unfortunately, at the time, in America, being a white male, you are absolutely responsible for your offspring. PERIOD. So I quit school, gave up my dream, and perhaps stupidly, joined the US Military in order to support my new family, which I did not really intend to happen. I would guess I could handle any job you performed to make the money to buy the boat, had all that money not been taken away from me to PAY for the sex I had with an American female who happened to get pregnant.
Trust me, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER have sex with a female who is an American, unless you are not white. They will steal your life away, and blame you for getting them knocked up.
Anyway, I support you 100% in what you are doing, I wish I could have been where you are 30 years ago, and I don’t blame you for my misfortunes; Although, I really do wish more people understood how many promising lives, like mine, were destroyed by the bottom-feeding lawyers who controlled America in my generation.
Sail on sailor.
Hey Eric,
I love La Vagabond – and similar to you, am also caught by the chain of an x… In my case, an x-wife that refused to work. But I work 50 hr weeks, commute 15 more hrs and work weekends. I decided not to let my x reduce my ability to retire well… And she won’t. Fight for what you want.
Also, Riley worked hard, maybe not as hard as you did, or maybe life was unfair to you versus him. Fight for your future and live your dream. And step up to make the world better and you will enjoy it more.
Paul
Good Lord man!
Stop the nonsense already. All of your essays can be summed up as such:
“I am bitter at the world because I habitually make poor choices.”
Please, you make American service members look so stupid. You’re not PAYING for the sex you had with a woman…You’re paying for your inability to make a good choice and wear protection.
Never have sex with an American woman because they will steal your life away? Mind-blown.
With each additional post that you make, you are making yourself look increasingly worse. It’s all the more obvious why you are in the situation you are in. You and YOU alone are responsible for the present state of your life. Little children and weak minded adults blame everything else for their problems. It wasn’t the lawyers who did it. It was your non-condom’d penis. It wasn’t the “American woman” who did it. It was your carelessness. There are NO accidents in life. There are ONLY failures to plan and act appropriately. Take some damn responsibility man.
I know you’ve heard this one, being military and all… Life is hard but it’s harder when you’re stupid.
Brian,
Thank you for your response? Have you ever read the label on a condom package? It is guaranteed to be 99% effective at preventing pregnancy and the transmission of Venereal Diseases. Guess who the lawyers go after for that 1%, which aren’t covered by that guarantee. Do you think I can go into a court in America and say it’s the condom manufacturers fault, and I shouldn’t have to pay 60% of my gross income for the next 18+++ years? Good luck with that one.
I blame no one for my life.
However, my life would have been so much different today, had the laws and lawyers in America been more similar to what they were prior to the Socialist overtaking of America by LBJ.
But let’s get back to the fact that I think it is a wonderful thing that Riley and Elayna are doing with their lives, offer a warning to Riley that if you ever have a child, do not do it in America and, I wish I could have done the same with my life that they are, but that is beyond the frame of time.
Good lord, help Eric. He really, really, really needs it. Is life is miserable and blames everyone for it. He lost faith in life. Eric, your not funny to read at all. Take the good energy of the Vagabond guys and try to think positively. Do it one day at a time. I’m sure it will help you. I dares you to try, you could be surprise. For start, stop your negative comments. Negative attract negative, positive attract positive. Have a nice day
Dont be so preachy Michel, we dont all have your “positive” life. Life does throw alot of shit at you and youre entitled to feel down and to express feeling down if you like.
Eric,
You blame everyone else for your misery but you yourself let life wash over you like a tidal wave! If you were American, you would blame Obama for everything, watch Fox News, listen to Rush Limbaugh in your crappy pickup truck and be dumb enough to vote against your economic interest – the fascist Republican party (Trump).
Bag the negativity and make something of your life. Find what you truly have a passion for and pursue it relentlessly.
Holy hell Eric, I was oddly amused by your original crazy ranting but after this post I see you are way more fucked up then we could assume earlier. Is it possible that you can not see the psychosis hiding openly in your babble? Are you not able to understand that your behavior here is inappropriate. Or, were you thinking this was the perfect place to unload about sex with white American women and bottom-feeding lawyers who control America? Condom Ranting? Here? Really?
I couldn’t help but notice that you referred early on to the “Super Star”. Now we know why you hate on Riley and why you are here. Surprised no one else mentioned it. Eric is an E-stocker. You said so in your first paragraph.
Very sad, probably no cure. It is not the generation you come from, it is the disease in your brain. You are visible. We can see you.
Eric, it sounds like from your experience of having a child with an American, and you rerouting your life, you are angry. I believe it should also be, that you should not have sex with a person if you don’t want to take the chance of having a child, obviously you did not take precautions. And by you saying, “NEVER, NEVER, NEVER have sex with a female who is an American, unless you are not white. They will steal your life away, and blame you for getting them knocked up.” WHAT!!!!!! And I would hate for your child to read your comments, it sounds like you do not appreciate your own child. Yes, definitely sound mad because of how your life has went, and you are taking your anger out here. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS, HAVING UNPROTECTED SEX IS YOUR FAULT!!!!!! Stop being mean to people who have nothing to do with how your life went. If you have nothing nice to say on here, don’t say it. Plain and simple. This wonderful couple is living their dream and you are jealous.
Wow Eric, you must be some piece of work to write that on a public forum, where your child (LUCKY you to have a son! You get someone who cares about you even if you’re a complete waste of space!) can read it. I feel very sorry for anyone who had to grow up with a man-child father who feels their own children and the mother of their children are just a horrible inconvenience to their life, and wants the world to know it. What a total sh*t you are., and that’s the real reason your life isn’t great. Try seeing yourself, quickly, the alternative is dying alone having left nothing but negativity behind you.
Hello from Sweden, it has been a good entertanmaint to follow your journey
Riley,
I really enjoy your videos and thank you for sharing this info with us. I now know where to look for a boat. 😉 I’m just trying to find the right type of boat to buy right now. So many choices out there. Hope to see you out there one day.
Happy journey and take care!
Riley & Elanya,
I throughly enjoy your videos and particularly the relationship you both have with each other. It is great that you both are sharing this great adventure with each other. I am an avid sailor and have sailed to many of the places you have visited on your travels and it brings back some wonderful memories. Let me know if you ever make it up to the Chesapeake Bay?
Fair winds !
What’s the best vessel for big waves? Catamaran or sailboat? Thanks for the videos, we really enjoy them!
Thanks for all the advice,
I’ve been working as a contracted underground miner for 5 years and socking away everything just as it sounds you have. This career path seems to be the best option to save money due to the almost zero cost of living in company owned remote camps. I plan to have my “Dream Boat” June 2017, fumbling around the West coast of Canada learning to sail.
People who choose to live your lifestyle are few and far between, and most of those are not connected to social media as you two are. I would like to say thank you for all the information. The two of you have made a permanent impact on selection of equipment, boat size and features, destinations, and overall life style, as well as the decision to have a significant other on the journey. The hunt begins for a girl up for that challenge, as soon as I am out of my current camp, haha.
Keep the video’s coming as I have another year and eight months until I make the transition from land to sea, and I have so many more questions.
Luck and love to the both of you.
The real jackpot here is Elanya…. with a crew like that, anyone could make it happen 😉
No kidding many of us look for a girl like her …..but end up with something else ….
Those two are the perfect couple
Hey Guys! I’ve been watching since you left Greece! Congrats!
We made a similar voyage with 5 kids (had a 6th in Israel) and lived for 3 1/2 years on our antique (1985) Dean catamaran. We started with NO sailing experience, and through trial and error, and LOADS of help from other cruisers, we made our way through the Med, down West Africa, and across the Atlantic. We chronicled at: http://www.sevensaiors.us
All that to say to the haters: It Can Be Done! If it’s your dream, make it happen, don’t wait!
Congrats for the life you built, we’ve got tons of families who have done it as well at: http://www.familyadventurepodcast.com
Cheers, fair winds, and cheap diesel!
Erik
What a great story Erik (not to be confused with Eric). Some day, after my youngest child is capable of living on his own (he’s 25 and MAY be able to set an alarm clock on his own next year), I will join all of you out there on the sea, as my dream has been driving me toward since 1983. Things happen that take precedence over dreams in the lives of most people. Fair winds Erik.
Eric your child is 25 and you are saying he is not able to handle setting an alarm clock (in your mind, he is not capable of using one in the way you would like). He is 25, what have you taught him? It is your job and his moms job to teach him to survive in this world. Reading your comments, it seems you have affected his upbringing, you are negative, and mean!!!!!! So, I can only imagine what he went through!!!!!
Sounds like you’ve been a great influence as a father. I guess those who take no responsibility for their own actions aren’t great at teaching their offspring to do so. You really should have had a vasectomy at the first moment you were able to emanate anything that would produce a child. I pity your children and their mother having to put up with you.
sevensailors … check your url
Good work ! you make a good team… that’s not always easy at sea ! I’ve been watching your adventures with interest (but must admit your easy on the eyes as well and are a fine couple 😉 Always be aware the possibility of rouge waves they are more frequent now days. Best of Luck !
Do you guys plan on visiting the states , if so and your close to the galveston kemah area give me a call would love to buy you and Elayna dinner, also I work and am very involved in the sailing industry here in the area and could get you both a sailing seminar that could put a little money in the kitty. Thanks
Keep chasing that sunset
Your friend Ruben A Ramos
Don’t listen to the nay sayers Riley! Having done the same thing I fully agree with what you said. It’s a matter of priorities and working hard for your goals! Some luck is certainly involved too I suppose but what in life doesn’t have an element of luck?
I just started a vlog on youtube myself, Resolute Sets Sail. Would love for you guys to check it out and tell me what you think. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV2qERQTaNHbI9lzMjAhslg
We are in different oceans right now but someday soon would love to share an anchorage and have some adventures.
Cheers,
Erik
I’ve watched a lot of your guys’ videos and have been taking a real look at getting a similar sort of boat (large-interior present-era Beneteau/Hunter) for extended cruising in a few years. I deeply appreciate the candid look you’ve given at the expenses of buying and insuring the boat. I would be very interested to know what your approximate ongoing costs are (annual slip fees for when you are away, ongoing overnight sleep fees when you’re not anchored out, routine and emergency maintenance). I plan to cruise in relatively the same sort of way you guys do, anchoring out and eating in when possible, and most writing I’ve found about the costs of this lifestyle is from the perspective of someone doing it a lot less frugally.
Thanks for all the videos and fair seas to you. You guys are great!
Great videos guy’s> Thanks also for writing a little about how you do afford to sail and live the lifestyle that so many dream about. Like many it’s been a dream for a long time and it wasn’t until I was reading the blog from the guy’s on ‘s/v Delos’ in which they were discussing the same questions from their subscribers, that I realised that it is so much more achievable than I thought.
So rather than having a ‘someday dream’ I’ll be hopefully buying a yacht around Christmas time this year.
So keep up the great Youtube channel and hopefully more people will watch your journey and realise that anyone can do it and it doesn’t need to be a big flash boat either and can be done quite cheaply.
Better to be finishing your days with “I’m glad I did” rather than “I wish I had”
Cheers,
Damian
Hey Guys-
You’ve both inspired me!
I’ve bought an Oceanis 390. She’s a little older (1988) and needs some work but she’s all mine.
Thanks for a great job on the e-book and all the other great advice.
Riley-
Awesome job on the Bilgey video!
Elena-
I was madly in love with you.
But I’ve since reconsidered the moment you began crapping on Riley’s video production efforts (i.e. “Bilgey!”).
We sometimes mock what we don’t understand. I suggest watching it again and try to gain understanding of the deep, complex meaning of what Bilgey! is trying to tell you.
Warm Regards-
Robert
i bought a 390 too, mexico and pacific vetern with everything
Hi 🙂
About the time and money… how longe travel time do you guys think 100.000 aus. will last with the way you life now ? 🙂
Hey thanks for sharing your adventure! I some how found your video on my homepage of youtube for some reason. And really the only reason why I clicked on it was because of Elayna look so awesome in the image of the video!
I am completely jealous! Sailing around the world with “no worries”, deadlines, daily pressure from the “rat race” with a beautiful woman (I might add half naked ), seeing the close up shots underwater of awesome marine life, eating lobster and catching all kinds of fish … I love fishing… WOW! Keep it going! I’m living that life vicariously through you!
Hi you guys are awesome. I am so proud of you because you have encouraged me to pursue my dream of sailing and living aboard my very own yacht. I was trapped in the world of having debts and no time to live from working 6 or 7 days a week. It happens now I am able to live my dream in spite of my circumstances. I was a victim of a hit and run accident while riding my motorcycle. I lost everything, even my health. But since then my health is getting better as I am ex navy and have coverage with the VA. My disabilities are compensated by the VA from having a service connected medical discharge and with the increase of my social security, I’ll be able to have a monthly income over $4k US per month. A friend of mine gave me a Catalina 30 and I’m in the process of preparing it to live on board and sail the East Coast of the US, Chesapeake Bay, and the Caribbean. I have plans to purchase a 36 ft CS and from the research I discovered it is a fantastic ocean (bluewater) vessel. I am soon to marry a gorgeous woman who admires the lifestyle you guys have. She is so special and awesome. I have picked up a lot of helpful ideas and advice from you two and hopefully one day we can meet. Jackie (my sweety) also sings like a bird. Funny how she has all the talent; can sing, is incredibly gorgeous, super funny, great heart, brilliant, and I am just me, hahahahaha. I am the luckiest dog in the pound. Anyway thanks for your post, videos, and the generous gift here that is a really great resource. I am not able at the moment but soon I would like to help you both continue with your dreams and make a donation. I wished I had done this sooner, as was my dream while I was in the US Navy, but it is never too late and since last week, I turned 52 on Sept. 23, I will finally do what I wanted 32 years ago. My how time flies. Jackie is a true blessing and lucky for me, she is a bright, young, 26 year old who has known, and loved me since she was 22. Bless her heart she is the real deal. We are on Facebook so if you search for Scott jackie Shelnutt (me) or Jackie Shelnutt (uh….Jackie) you will see us and hope to catch up on the water with you two. Be safe and keep sailing. 🙂
At almost 67 years of age, I have learned a few things over time. One is, you never ask anyone how they afford to do something. If they are a farmer or rancher, you don’t ask them how much land they own. Things like that. However, you always wonder, for instance, how someone affords to travel around the world unless they are rich, or have and income, or saved up a few bucks. We all know of people who have done it in open boats, on 21′ Wharram Tiki catamarans, 10′ mono-hulls, and even canoes or kayaks, and row boats. It is always instructional, and interesting to me, to know how someone manages, or has managed their passages. So in that vain, let me say thank you for revealing your method. Since I now know you have a kitty, as the result of your video ventures, I will attempt to make my small donations in the future, to help in a minor way. After all, I’m trying to put my kitty together, also, to attempt sailing off into the sunset, and trying to do it without selling my small farm, since I’m sure I will have to return to it…maybe.
You both inspire me, and for that I am grateful. Stephen
Thanks guys, I really enjoy your posts and they bring back fond memories indeed. For everyone else out there wondering how they can scrape the cash together to buy a boat, why not do it for free?? There are loads of very friendly and generous cruisers out there who are always looking for crew
Thanks guys, I really enjoy your posts and they bring back fond memories indeed.
For everyone else out there wondering how they can scrape the cash together to buy a boat, why not do it for free on someone else’s?? There are loads of very friendly and generous cruisers out there who are always looking for crew. Personally I spent four months cruising around the south pacific on two different yacht,s and it was one of the best experiences of my life. No stress about running costs, insurance, maintenance etc. Generally, in my experience the only pre-requisite tends to be that you be easy to get on with, considerate, and responsible enough to be able to keep watch when required. Cooking skills are probably more highly regarded than sailing experience as well!!
Sound too good to be true?? I found it surprisingly easy to arrange after visiting various marinas and dock yards in New Zealand during the hurricane season when most of the boats are doing repairs, waiting for the weather to settle before the next leg in their journey (much like Riley and Elanya). I met soo many interesting people, all with great stories to tell. I received a number of offers to join crews on a variety of yachts. Some wanted a small contribution to living costs, others were actually paid (charter deliveries), and several were FREE!! ie. ALL EXPENSES PAID, in exchange for friendly company and help on deck to sail the boat and keep watch.
My blog is nothing like that of Elanya and Riley’s, but you can still read it here if interested: http://www.aroundtheworldin2d.blogspot.co.uk/.
Once again thanks guys for keeping the retirement dream alive, and cheers to Sora and Roam Free for making my own little adventure around the South Pacific possible!
Riley, I’d like to say thank you to you and Elayna for demonstrating to all of us that sailing can be fun and certainly attainable for anyone who would like to. I read some jerk’s (Eric) comments about how he had to work 40 years and still doesn’t have the money to buy “ropes.” Well I hate to say he had more than enough time to make his own life’s decisions. I spent almost 20 years as a US Paratrooper and would have gladly traded that life for sailing in a dinghy. I have enough to buy a new sailboat right now but I’d like to save more for the old “sailing kitty.” Thanks to you and Elayna, a lot of the scary jitters are gone because I’ve seen you two gracefully and without fear, show us your life on the ocean. I will be forever grateful…thank you.
Nice post dispelling the myth of sailing being only for the super rich! I particularly liked this bit: “Elayna and I have met some cruisers, particularly younger ones, getting around on small boats with almost no amenities aboard.” That was us!! All the way around the world!
Great to see you guys enjoying yourselves, and taking life as it comes.
To Eric if you a still with us.
Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life.
SET A SMALL GOAL AND ACHIEVE IT, THEN SET A BIGGER ONE AND ACHIEVE THAT TOO AND SO FORTH.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO OWN A BOAT TO ENJOY SAILING, JUST BE A PERSON THAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO HAVE ON BOARD AS THEIR CREW MEMBER
BE POSITIVE NOT NEGATIVE. SMELL THE FLOWERS ALONG THE WAY
YOU CAN’T CHANGE ANYBODY, JUST YOURSELF AND YOUR LOCATION. TRACEY
Hello Elayna, Riley,
I discovered your videos just recently and they reminded me of my own sailing adventures in the Mediterranean with chartered boats. Your Atlantic crossing video was the best, with all the little things that “went wrong” and you shook them off like it was nothing :), fishing that spinnaker out of the water :)))
Also, I listened to Elayna album – sounds very good.
We all make sacrifices for freedom because freedom is worth it. Most people get that but are too afraid to pursue it. Your videos show that overthinking should be thrown overboard.
Will definitely look to give back and I wish you fair winds and all the very best.
wow! the crusing life is good if you can do it, if you cant dont complain about the ones who have found a way to do it. I would guess that when you work on a oil rig you are well paid and so is your berth on the rig, you dont go shopping after work so its easy to save. for me i bought my world cruiser and my fully paid for house will be rented to provide income, see ya out there Vegabond!!
Riley and Elayna,
Thank you for sharing your adventures! Seeing first hand (the ups and downs) is encouraging me to get out on the water. I hope you have a chance to document your travels especially well when you reach the more non-English speaking countries across the Pacific. I am particularly interested in sailing there one day. Keep up the beautiful music Elayna, I look forward to some original pieces from you!
I watch your videos for 2 reasons. Riley’s moustache and Elayna’s singing. Oh and the sailing around the world bit is alright I guess. I kid I kid. Before I binge watched your videos, I thought travelling the world on a sailboat was just something rich kids and owners of corporations did for shits and giggles on summer vacay. After watching your videos that really changed. My perception on life, love, travelling, work, play, music, suddenly had a little bit more spice. My wife and I help out with youth here in Montreal and just a couple of days ago we were talking to them about dreaming big. Dreaming big and having your dreams come to fruition by hard work and sacrifice. You guys are a great example of that! Thank you for the spice! Thank you for the dreams! Now its on youtube! 😀
Cheers,
Paul
Hi Guys,
Loads of love from London:)
Thanks for your inspirational videos. You guys make a great team and come across really well.
Riley seem laid-back but hardworking and competent. Elayna’s a real beauty, good fun and mega talented.
You’ve definitely helped to inspire me to pursue my dream of learning to sail, selling up and exploring this beautiful planet of ours
Thanks for the entertainment, the humour, and the reminder that if you’ve got a dream you truly believe in you can overcome any obstacles
All the best on your adventures, and fair sailing
Carl
Hi Riley and Elayna , you have let me know through your videos that it is possible to live your dreams ,i get a lot of people saying you cant sail around the world your from Bellshill , thanks to you im looking at leaving the rat race and living , i come from a small town 6 miles from Glasgow Scotland and through a local community youth project got a chance to go sailing for 5 days on the west coast of Scotland , it was a bit daunting at first but i enjoyed it , that was 5 years ago and have been looking for a way of getting away from all the corporate shit that is drummed into all of us through the media , i hope you dont go down the sponsorship route as i think it would spoil the adventure im having with you , i build campers for a living and have got a good set of skills in engineering , woodwork and 12v wiring , i have set myself a goal of doing either a camper or sailing expedition before im 50 years old , im 47 just now and have 3 kids the youngest being a girl of 14 , i have seen a beneteau 430 sailing boat on a website with damage from a storm and was going to buy it and refit it out with all the right equipment to do the job ,the only problem i have is i have had mental health issues in the past and was a bit scared of what i would do if it happened at sea , but i suppose it is less stressful at sea ? i will just have to see what happens . thanks for the inspiration you have given me, and i hope your adventure continues without the big coca cola and mainstream corporate sponsorship , thanks again
You guys should take Eric on the next leg of your journey… he needs it.
That’s it…..Fuckit. I’m buying a sail boat. Eric, kiss my ass! And my sail boats ass too! And everyone elses ass that commented. and when your finished that….Kiss Riley’s ass as well!
Good morning from the wet uk.
Let’s start by saying a dream is and will remain a dream until you do it.
I serve red in the Army for 9 years in the 80’s- 90’s so think what conflicts I have attended.
I them work in this corporate world for the last 20 years. I have brought my kids while separated from there mother. I have done it tough.
I purchased my boat 2 years ago a 49ft big enough to can some clothes.
What Elayna and Riley do is show us what is possible, and the fun you can have whilst doing what you enjoy. I don’t subscribe to the donating website I offer IT equipment as I can get it really cheap because it the industry I work in.
I am in the process of selling my house which will give me £200k I will buy a rental and then go sailing, until my funds die out. But at 45 what I have realised is life is about what you do not what you have.
@Eric. Your more than welcome to join me on my boat anytime. For sailing experience.
The guy from Glasgow. I need a 12v engineer and carpenter so again I will swap for experience
You video help me make my mind up on what’s possible
If you need any IT kit drop me a line, you have my details
Mark
Ask and you shall receive.
I found you guys on YouTube and followed you right the way through.
One burning question I had was always ‘how much and how did save for it’
I worked up north out of Karratha as well but inland, Birla Nifty, bamboo creek etc.
I have a mate who works off shore out of mermaid Marine so congratulations on saving the cash and not buying into the Aussie Dogma of buying a house!
100K AUD for a 2007 Beneteau Cyclades is a steal! and with the pasting the dollar is getting now even more of a great deal.
keep living the dream and know from an Aussie expat in Vancouver Canada I’m wishing you guys all the best.
Adam
Your life is my dream. So many people work too hard all their lives for a company they don’t believe in, to live in a house they don’t need. You have worked hard to live your dream and that is amazing.
You two are really inspirational. More people should be aspiring to the kind of lifestyle you’re living rather than worshipping the Kardashians or whatever. This is my idea of pure happiness.
You both deserve it.
Thanks for the videos xx
Hi, Riley, what a lot of great comments and interaction you guys are generating. Entertainment in itself. I love the videos and I follow your adventures with keen interest. And wow, did Eric open Pandora’s box!
Love and hugs from Sydney, Oz.
Bill
G’day to you both!
I’ve followed your story on YouTube for quite some time now, and have enjoyed all your videos immensely. I am so glad you both have ignored the naysayers, and set your own course in life. While not a sailor (maybe one day), I’ve lived my own life of adventure
Whilst I was in my twenties I met a retired gentleman who’d left school at 13 or 14, began work in a Laundromat/drycleaner, worked his whole life using a steam press, till he retired, having never travelled. I could not have imagined anything more soul sapping. To think a mans life story could have been summed up entirely in so easily, is what gave me the inspiration to set out and enjoy life.
I bought a bike, strapped a swag to the back, a few clothes in the saddlebags, and rode. worked in a few different places, met a lot of interesting and amazing people, and rode some more. Every turn in the road, over every hill, was a new adventure, some more pleasant then others. I’ve ridden in all weather, repaired the bike by the side of the road in the rain, and even had to hitch a lift into the next town to buy parts (or embarrassingly sometimes fuel when I’d miscalculated and ran out). I’ve done many different jobs, from security work, bar work, scaffolding, I even worked on a prawn farm once.
My life now has taken a slightly different turn, although I like to believe it is just a new adventure, I’m in my forties, and my new wife has just given birth to a beautiful baby boy.
I hope to teach him get out and enjoy life, that he doesn’t have to be tied down to a steam press.
Wow , just watched 17 vids on YT, I’m taking up sailing you’se guys are so lucky , I travelled Oz and NZ 15 years ago for 3 years and landed back in ireland and have long dreamed of another trip. Recently joined a sailing club and I’m totally inspired by your trip. Best of luck on future travelling and keep safe. Take care and good luck.
John – Dublin , ireland
Hi Guys,
I’m another newcomer to your You Tube videos having read Laura Dekker’s blog and one of Tania Aebi’s books. Like others here it’s very exciting seeing what you’re doing and contemplating doing something similar. And some of Elayna’s writings are truly inspirational, she could make a very nice living as an motivational speaker!
I understand discussing financial matters can be crass but it really helps someone like me get a grip on what it would take to do something similar, and for that I thank you.
Kind Regards,
Colin
well done! crazy australians xx
Crazy!!! just read Eric’s comments from July ’15. When you consider the amazing friendly helpful people you meet through sailing, it’s so sad that people are torn apart with jealousy. If Eric knew that I have just sold seven properties to fund my new yacht and world cruise, he would be apoplectic. All I can do is sit and chuckle. Keep up the great work Riley and the beautiful Elayna.
Hi guys
You have been a big inspiration to a lot o people and me. I have never sailed in my life but watching your videos I’ve started to research into getting my certificates for sailing and than to get a boat.
I feel terrible of the comment left earlier (to me 15 mins ago but in real life 6months ago or so)
I truly believe that if you really want something and if you work hard and focus you can achieve it
I was only 17 when I left Albania and came to the UK as a refuge ?
I’m now 34 and I have 5 children
An a class Motorhome
A few properties here and Albania
A successful business
now thanks to you I’m learning knots
Maybe I will buy a boat and sail
Or maybe not but
Videos that you make keep me going on everyday life
Riley,
I am digging the videos you and Elayna are putting together. At 45 years old I just discovered sailing and the freedom it offers so we are now putting money away to get a catamaran (less lean haha) when our son goes to college in two years.
I have two questions if you ever have the time to respond.
1). Have you ever felt threatened by other humans since you started sailing?
2) is there an island in the Caribbean you wish you would’ve had more time for?
Stay safe and keep on living the dream!
Hi Guys,
Anything is possible in this world if u want it bad enough!! The timing of finding ur boat and each other just shows this adventure was meant to happen for u both. I wish u the best of luck, the best of fun and to stay safe. I’m a single mum from outback Sth Aus and had the chance to experience a similar journey on a 43″ Catarmaran, about 20 yrs ago when I was just a bit older than u Elayna. I was travelling up the East Coast alone camping, on an open ended and unplanned road trip. After 3 mths of my tent I spoilt myself n spent a night in a real bed at a backpackers (budgetary conscious of course!) Where the next morning I looked on the notice board to find a small scribbled sign “Crew Wanted”. Having never sailed in my life but with a thirst for adventure, and no fear, I met the German Skipper n we left SE Qld the next day. Heading North to the Whitsundays for the next six months. My job as crew was making coffee and making home made alfalfa which I’m sure ur loving by now!! Lol. The best six months of my life. I was invited to stay after six mths as they were heading to the Greek Isles, woohoo, except my dear Gran passed away n I needed to return home to NSW immediately. Pls feel free to contact me sometime as I would love to share stories. I wish u both all the best n just go where the wind takes u guys. Blessings to u both.
Proud of you, guys! Keep on rocking 😉
Great videos love watching them.
We are also taking time out to sail the Mediterranean and live aboard. It is not that hard to do. The hardest thing is to stop dreaming and make the decision to go for it. We work hard setting up our own business, employ other people, have a huge mortgage, negative equity and have a 12 year old daughter still in school. Decided to put all on hold and take daughter out and home school and go for it. It’s simply about making the decision and a bit of planning. Does not need to cost too much as we missed a 40 foot boat, fitted out to live aboard for €25000. Stop being controlled by what you think society expects you to do and live your life free………..flights booked for Greece one way……adventure begins last week March 2016!
Big thanks to Riley and Elayna for helping us to come to the decision.
Thanks guys
Good sailing, Jay ! Maybe we will cross this summer somewhere in Croatia…! Full respect for such decision!
Really inspiring videos, hoping to do the same in greek islands.
You mentioned you bought yours from some italians, so was that in italy ? How did you get the boat to the caribbean ? Sailed all the way there across the ocean!?! sorry if this is a stupid question have no idea on sailing.
Riley and Elayna – Its Nice to see free spirits following their dreams and using their talents . What The Both of you are doing take s a Lot of courage and Hard work . You have given me courage to follow my dreams of traveling . I am very impressed By the Both of you . Keep being a example for people who need to wake up and remember their dreams . Karen
Hello All. There will always be people who find it hard to see what other people are trying to do and cant understand, why or how people can do what they do. Riley and Elayna have made there decision and as they say in Oz Good on You. Why do you have to explain yourself at all mate, you are doing what you want and if you share with people who want to donate to you it is a great idea and for me thanks for the videos I love seeing them. Keep posting.
I have one question where did you learn to sail and did you start in a small boat or just bought La Vagabonde and learnt in that?
My choice of boat is the Oceanis might see you some where sometime bring the beer
Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the details, mate. I was also wondering how much you paid for that cool vessel and what your costs were at sea. I love the open transom for its ease of getting in and out, but that also could be an enticement for opportunistic thieves, as I think you guys discovered early on. I’m rethinking my needs now, since security and “pirates” never really factored into things until I saw Vaga was broken into. I’m now brainstorming ways to protect the prop and rudder from pirates who might try to disable or foul them up. I love customizing cars, so expect my ship to look like something out of a Mad Max film.
Anyway, I’ve enjoyed watching your videos, and now at age 47 am planning to buy a 38’+ sailboat to venture around the world until I run out of money, at which point I’ll sail into the deepest waters and vanish beneath the waves, never to be seen again. That’s the way I’ve always dreamed of going out. I hope to set sail within the next 10 months, so maybe I’ll run into you guys and be able to say hi.
Thanks for sharing your dream with all of us. You guys really are fun to watch, and I especially enjoy the videos where you’re repairing/installing something, and take us through the process. I’m a major “jack of all trades” and fixing/maintaining my boat is one aspect of sailing I’m looking forward to.
Keep the good times coming!
I’m not as young and as spry as I was 10 (25?) years ago, but you two have inspired me into action. I’ve even sold my wife on the idea after watching Elayna go spearfishing and eating Lion Fish. My wife is not a fish eater, nor overly adventurous, but I think she is having a change of heart. We have altered our retirement plans and want to sail around the world. I won’t go into gory details but you guys are the bomb. Thanks for the inspiration.
It’s true…if you are hard, you can save up a ton of money even in a crap job. Take me for example. I used to work a $23k per year job. I slept in my car and ate at free homeless soup kitchens. At the end of each year I had $20k saved up. Heck, I even golfed at a public course once a week. It’s better to live like this for 5-10 years and then buy a house or boat without a loan.
Guys you are a true inspiration, and I am very jealous in the best of ways 🙂 . I have been saving for a few years now and I finally have enough to do it, you guys have put the last drop in the glass, i needed this, thank you.
Finding about you two and your travels couldn’t have come in a better time.
Eric….
A lot of advice given your way, some good, some angry, some sorry for you.
I don’t have 2 copper coins to rub together, was swindled out of AUD$400,000.00 by family and am now trying to recover at 50.
Would I love to be doing what Riley and E are doing? Damn straight I would, it was my dream to look at doing something similar when our 4 kids had grown up, was also my dream to try to help them all get established financially, sadly now both dreams are gone thanks to their grandparents.
So when I watch these videos do I get jealous? Damn straight I do, who doesn’t dream these dreams?
Do I get bitter and twisted at R & E because I now can’t do this? Hell no!! I am where I am because of my choices, unfortunately trusting people I loved, so do I stop trusting? Do I stop loving? Do I get bitter and twisted and resentful? No.
I like everyone else who reads these posts have absolutely no idea of what you have been through in your life, so I like all of them can and should only relate what we have been through and should not assume to give you advice.
All I can say is that the wolf you feed is the wolf that grows, so if you feed the sadness, anger and bitterness then it will grow, if you feed love and forgive than that grows.
Unfortunately like most I have both growing in me and they fight a constant battle.
Good luck with feeding the right wolf my friend.
R&E I like Eric sometimes find your life hard to swallow, envy is a terrible thing. I applaud you both for having the courage to follow your dreams, to seek new horizons and challenge your comfort zones.
If I can can I make just one suggestion?
Support a cause. Not just asking for support but passing on support.
You are in an incredible position to be ambassadors for a cause. Consider something and be champions for it, social, political, environmental, educational whatever…
I have noticed a bit of a theme of tour guide coming through, nice, and I really think you could do something in concert with this, think big picture like the seascapes in front of you. No just a little tour of the island, what is that island facing in the future? What political issues? What social injustice? What educational reforms? What environmental concerns? Think UN, Think Seashepard, think Bindi Irwin Wildlife warriors, think coral reef destruction and preservation etc..
I see a lot of youtube vid’s all being about the people and “their” lifestyles. Use what you have as the core and link and think to bigger things.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Allcare,
Tony
Epic Post Script! Keep up the DFW.
Thanks for your honesty Riley it really was uncalled for.
I want to congratulate both of you on your travels and compatibility. I’ve seen a lot of people go crazy cooped up in a RV. They can, at least, run away. No escape on a boat. For everybody, I suggest you search on “Zapp family” ,,, Tres Americas. They made a fine art out of traveling for free,,, in a 1928 Franklin. THEY had 4 kids during the trip.
Daniele Pellegrini holds the record for overland travel. I met him up in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. He drove a Fiat-Iveco, big, knarly 4 wd. I spent 15 years on the road,, on land. Sailed a few hours out of Cairns. Met some people on Bagheera, a black 72? ft wood boat in Ventura,, at the time. I sailed the Nile on a felluca. It was like having your head in heaven and your feet in hell. NO keel. no food, no mattresses. I got a Kiwi artist to draw me a grinning skull and we sailed the nile for a week with a jolly Roger that a tailor in Aswan sewed up.
Met a lot of cruisers in Cabo San Lucas and Ventura.
I often listen to Christopher Cross,,, you know the song. I dream of a boat, now and then.
Once again, congrats on your living your dreams. If you hit california, I can take you inland to places like Yosemite. Beats the snot out of Ayers boulder.
Dan
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Well done guys your doing what I would like to do, You say a smaller boat how much small
JOhn
Extraordinary effort, Riley and Elayna. And a great post, Tony, with a marvellous suggestion. Unfortunately, most of the other responses to Eric don’t do justice to what you guys are about. Mean and vicious remarks have no place in what you represent: freedom, equality, courage, peace, acceptance, and goodwill – young people who have risked everything to do something unequivocally on their own terms without harming anyone. Brilliant. You guys are young enough not to be expected to start giving back to the world yet, but you’ve got your hearts and minds in the right place and you will do it in due course. Whenever you’re ready, do get in touch with Tony!
Meanwhile, it’s still our turn to support you with words and deeds. So if ever you sail into Tauranga Harbour in New Zealand, please stay with us because our two boys (9 and 7) would love to meet you for inspiration and Nina would love to challenge you with some exotic food – she’ll bet you haven’t tasted before. Not kidding, this is a sincere invite. Cheers, and all the best.
How do you cross a tightrope without a net?
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You just go and do it.
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(If you can’t live by that credo then you’ll never understand [and you’ll always live in envy of] people who do).
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Thanks for sharing your adventures!
I actually found you guys on youtube looking for rigging video for catalina 22. Now I’m mesmerized. I’ve been a sailor since a kid racing sunfish and hobie 16. Only cruised on bigger boats a few times. Now I am getting a catalina. You guys are a great inspiration in a too busy world…
I just want to say BRAVO, your videos have been what we needed to `inspire us to buy our first sailboat!
We wished could have a newer and bigger boat but we purchased a 1978 C&C 36 and have started our nest egg to start sailing the world, `probably the Bahamas and the keys to start with but as I said you two are an inspiration!
Keep up the awesome videos and happy sailing 🙂
Hi Paul, just saw this post and felt the need to reply. We bought our 1974 C&C 35 with the intention of sailing south from Newfoundland to the Caribbean, depending where you are it would be great to meet up with some fellow C&C owners on our way!
Awesome experience you guys are sharing with us and motivating a whole lot of people to get out and do something !!
Every day seems to have it challenges and rewards as you do your thing in a harsh, dangerous environment which also comes with breathtaking beauty.
Safe travels and I hope you do a road show one day (hurricane season??) so we can all meet you and hear the stories that *didn’t* make the videos !! ))
My 22 footer is going to be my second home as much as I can get away with. Then maybe an upsize!
Hi guys great post
First things first to Eric get a life mate you seem like the sort who will only dream cuz you wont get off you rear end and do something about it
I have been homeless for 20 years and recently I bought a boat a 28 foot trapper 501 and it cost me £1 and there are plenty of boats out there for the same price yeah I may have got lucky to have one in such great shape but if you look around you will find one most of the time if you find someone paying moorings on a boat they are not using then u could be doing them a favor you don’t have to pay 100k for a decent yacht as they are quite difficult to sell so far I have paid around £500 to start living on mine I have quite a bit of work to do on her but I am sure I will soon be setting sail and following in the footsteps of la vagabond don’t be quick to judge if you want something go and get it because it won’t fall into your lap
Keep up the good work guys hope one day I can join you on a passage or two
Eric,
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Hi guys,
Great info (and logical approach).
I think your strategy to get a bigger boat is paying off now. Your boat is really cool.
Enjoy while it lasts!
An idea I had: as another source of revenue, you could entertain conferences while you are grounded. I am thinking of a series called Great Explorers (http://www.lesgrandsexplorateurs.com/ this is a french site, I do not know if there is an English version).
I am convinced people would come see you too present your capsules with live comments before and after. (I would come and gladly pay for a conference). A conference of 90 minutes, with a bunch of capsules would be a fantastic way for people to escape into your dream.
Jean-Marc
PS: you should remove all the comments including the Troll Eric, it just pollutes an otherwise interesting blog. There are always Trolls showing up, just need to moderate them out of existence.
Wow, what a surprise to see all the acerbic comments on such a well thought out blog and website from someone who figured out who to make a little cash while pursuing their dreams, wish I could have figured it out years ago. I’m just getting into the blog thing and have to let folks on here know that you can cruise with little money and still have fun. I grew up on a cruising boat and my parents circumnavigated when I left the house, with very little money. Now me and my family will try the cruising thing when we retire,,,,but all of this is by choice.
Wanker Eric has choices and can make them as he chooses, all of us do. Can’t believe he would take the time to denigrate and deride others for something like making money, paying bills and others stuff,,,,which most of us have to do-
Thanks for the videos, blog, email.
Thanks again- Chad
I’ll be shocked if you read this Elayna and Riley.
I noticed in one of the posts the equipment you were using and one was a nice Canon DSLR camera.
There are ways of making income selling photos. As an amateur photographer and in the people I encounter do make money doing it. The appeasing locations, astronomical photography given the pitch black locations you’re in. Also, become really good at it, learn to use manual settings, take pictures of locations you visit, make a small book some day discussing the location along with the photographs.
Also, I really would like to see the night sky if you’re ever able to post pictures with video. 🙂
I find watching your videos and reading your blog a breath of fresh air. You’re living your life with gusto and I even get to learn a bit ‘o history with your commentary. My father used to say, “There are sheep and there are sheepherders, which do you want to be?” Yes, you are beacon that shines brightly and please don’t ever let anyone dampen your flame.
Pasta,
Rice.
Only one word.. Awesome.. And Elayna… Wow.. She’s beautiful. Well done guys.. Enjoy what the world has to offer.
Ahipara
New Zealand.
PS.. If you’re ever anchored up here let me know and I’ll buy you dinner 🙂
You sir are an absolute asshole You bring having a negative attitude to a whole new level.
Elayna and Riley, YOU guys Rock, pun intended!
I watched a few episodes and enjoy seeing the freedom that you chose to have. You are following your dream and have found something that no one can take away from you. Well deserved and you have it coming in a good way. Elayna, not sure if you might try getting into the zone and get inspired in writing some songs during some of the quiet times. Your voice is very charming both in comments as well as when you are singing. Just let it flow and you will find your own and get really good at it (you got the time… i think). There might be an opportunity in this. Keep up the good vibes and my thoughts and prayers are with you guys on all your adventures.
Yeah, looks like you already have that covered. Outstanding… LOL
Love the vids! Keep them going.
If anyone is jealous want to do something similar with little money just go backpacking or bikepacking. Personally I find being at the mercy of the sea a bit terrifying (from previous experience in a Contessa 32 when I was a kid) my heart is in the mountains and forests.
I’m 50… crap I mean 51. I’ve done every dumb / smart thing I ever set out to do in life so far. I remember waking up on my 40th birthday, laying in bed, looking back, and asking myself if I had any regrets. My answer to myself was “no” because I made every decision consciously. Regardless if they were good or bad. ‘Thing is, I lived, and have been living every day of my life.
I grew up with a mother (and father) who always said “mother has, father has, blessed is the child that has its own”. yeah she’s awesome. It was her way of saying “we’ll give you what you need, but you have to go and get what you want in life”.
That’s exactly what these 2 are doing, “Living every day, and sharing their lives”. The beauty is you can start living at ANY point in your life.
To Eric, and I don’t mean to pick on you. But your post reminds me a bit of my dad. Bitter… He had big aspirations coming from a small country to North America. However, he had a wife and 3 small children to take care of and raise. His inner feelings were always boiling below the surface and when he got miffed his reaction was always more than the situation really was. He couldn’t be happy for anyone. We existed around him for a long time. I once sat with him and asked him if he knew what he had done. He was prepared for a shakedown of sorts, but I said “you came from another country with nothing in your pocket, you could have left us at any time and made your way, but your moral compass kept you on course and you stood by your family. We’re ok… Live dad, Live… Then I got up, handed him the list of things for the kids my wife wrote down, and unleashed them on him. He started to laugh and cry at the same time… He needed to hear “we were ok, and proud of him” He’s finally living at 78. He’ll live to 100.
Thanks all,
/J
I am just glad two souls came up with a plan, worked the plan, and now live the dream! Looking forward to seeing you two live out that dream on my computer. So happy you didn’t stick with the “normal” way of life and decided to cut the lines. Regret is a terrible word to utter at the end of ones life. Sail on brother!!! Sail on sister!!!
Everybody’s financial approach is different. Yours works, keep working for it.
Great insight Riley, enjoyed the article.
Currently saving and educating myself , likely will be singlehanded as no one to share my dream. Crewed on a 68″ schooner in the San Juans, learned alot. Trying to wait for retirement , two years To go.Love what you are doing. May the wind be in your favor! Contribute when I can.
I take my hat off to the two of you. I am 62 y.o. , have a wonderful Hunter 42 that I have now owned and enjoyed for 5 years- a perfect cruising boat, but my wife really isn’t interested in cruising -but hoping she may change her mind and at least gives it a try!! The fact that you have taken this path in your youth is commendable- you have a whole lifetime to decide to get sensible and settle down and have a family, or maybe , you can settle down onto the sea and enjoy a far more rewarding and less stressful life. I also admire your guts , or stupidity ( whatever) – the fact that you had really no experience and simply headed off to sail around the world and learn as you go sounds crazy- BUT- you have made it work- good on you!!!!
I read an article in Cruising Helmsman a few years back that stated that over 95% of people who buy a boat with the intention of cruising NEVER actually end up doing it.
So, I admire your choice. I crossed from the Marqueses to Tahiti on one of the ARC boats in 2014 and will not do Las Palmas to St Lucia on the same boat this November in this years ARC- so at least I am actually getting some blue water experiences! You are also to be commended on your videos- they are really very good but i think you could push the support issue ( via Patrion) a bit harder- i am pretty sure you will be aware of SV Delos- they ALWAYS have their “buy us a beer” banner flashing at the end of every video, so don’t be shy- worst thing that can happen is it doesn’t increase donations!
Keep up the great work- living the dream!
Eianm, Sydney , Australia
actually- i really want to edit the above please moderator!!! Please add you are also to be commended for your videos- Elayna does an amazing and very professional job of it- they are REALLY good, but i think you could ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, etc
Aloha to the both of you. As it has been stated many times you two are super inspiring. My wife is going nuts because I spend my time Sailboat shopping ha!
See you out there.
Mike – Honolulu Hawaii.
Riley and Elayna,
I stumbled apon your videos while searching for music on youtube… I’ve watched all (I think) of your episodes in the past week…. They moved me. I’m not a boat enthusiast and I don’t want to duplicate your efforts. However, I do want to commend both of you on following a path that is your own. It was an incredible story and like with many viewers, the curiosities of how you met and sorted through the sailing learning curve and the finances
and the issues of being a fairly new couple were just fresh and fricking awesome!!
I’m fifty nine years old and recently I’ve started to wonder… how many more years can I ski or bike or snowmobile or whatever….??
There’s so much to see and do. … I may never get to some of the islands again as time is short, but I lived an island hopping dream through you… I’ll gladly contribute to your cause.
this , here … reminds me of a Greek joke : “at an english school , the teacher asks , what it means poor family … the student answers : When the father is poor , the mother is poor , the children are poor and the butler is poor ” LOL
( this goes to the i pad )
Thanks so much for the post! I was JUST thinking about this and stumbled onto this read by accident. I’ve been following SV Delos for 5-6 years and only discovered you guys within the last year. You both (Delos y La Vagabonds) have reminded me of a childhood dream long forgotten and are daring me to dream again. Thanks!
hello brats with big yachts love your blog…some may say it came too easy, but that’s just some of us. Most will say YEAH!!!
Thanks for publishing your numbers. I understand why some don’t, but it helps me to see what kind of a lifestyle I could live within a certain starting figure.
Anybody who has ever owned or restored a sailboat and had to maintain it themselves knows how much work it is. Riley and elayna’s videos show all the wonderful and exciting times….. those with a little experience know there is a TON of work behind the scenes. Thanks Riley and Elayna for making beautiful and entertaining content which is obviously enjoyed by Soooooo many. My opinion the three best sailing vids available today:
Sailing LaVagabonde….. SV Delos…… and Untie the Lines featuring a young lady who bought and restored her boat nearly single handed and now is experiencing the life. Each have great watchability… great likeability and are extremely dedicated. Thanks to such wonderful people who bring so much to the game of life.
I love you guys…… Best wishes and safe sailing……. I look forward to meeting soon, I’m almost done with my 6month tour of Europe, next is Asia, and then I’ll be sailing too…… Lots of love
Anytime you talk about money, you are bound to get people who are jealous of what you have achieved and unhappy with their own struggle.
Don’t listen to the haters, everyone’s journey is different and it’s really presumptuous for anyone to assume that your life has been somehow ‘easy’ or filled with luck.
I really appreciate your honesty and the risk it took to share this. As someone who is funding my adventures in creative ways, it’s great information to have! There are a million cruisers and risk takers out there and the most interesting (and instructive!) thing to me is how they are funding the lifestyles they choose.
Cheers to Riley for sharing and helping others out with their own planning.
Hey Riley I think your videos are really great and they have encouraged me to get out there some more whilst I still can. I have had this idea to go and watch the British and Irish Lions next year in NZ and sail home (England). However from what you say it would make more financial sense to sail there, sell the boat and fly back first class on the profit. Better get my sh1t together then ! Keep up the good work and I hope it all works out for you and “the lovely crew” ! By the way I’m only up to Gib to Lanzaroti vid and think you both have something special so don’t let the Eric’s of this world knock you off your stride.
Dear Riley and Elayna,
I just binge watched every one of your videos on YouTube this week. I could barely turn away to do necessary things that life demands. Two young people meeting by chance, falling in love, and diving head first into the uncharted adventure of a lifetime. Wow. Riley, you are adventurous and resourceful, always rising to the challenge with a twinkle in your eye. Elayna, you are so talented with your musical talents (singing and guitar playing), and your sense of humor shine through the videos you produce, I find myself laughing uncontrollably at all the good stuff, and tearing up at the bad stuff. Circumnavigating the globe, visiting the prettiest places on the planet, with the most amazing woman on the world…… Think I just wasted the first 56 years of my life (yes I had a couple adventures touring through the Caribbean in my youth, but that was a previous life) in comparison to your adventure.
Good luck and clear sailing to “La Vagabonde”.
Can’t wait for the next video !
It only takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch… so, living on a small horse farm in northern Indiana, we just feed those bad apples to the horses… they love them. Hopefully you can keep living your dreams and sharing them. I’ll never get the chance to sail but I can dream a little easier through your videos. Thanks for sharing and good luck to you both. (My dream would be to watercolor paint all these islands and adventures…)
Don’t wory Eric, you may never get a girl like Riley, but there’s a glory hole with your name on it pal!
Loving every minute of the journey, world sure would be a brighter place with more like you two in it.
Keep shinning !
and Eric – GFY
What a whinny BITCH to afraid to sell everything and live the dream.
AHAHAHA (Erik not to be confused with Eric) awesome! Anyway why are Aussies called oz or refer to the country as oz? I’m from Pennsylvania sooo, I’m serious I don’t get it. Also Riley maybe you should post more shirtless pics of you in the vid thumbnails (no homo) cause this comment section seems like a sausage party… I’m guessing it’s because of Elayna.
Keep up the great videos and blog
To Riley and Elayna,
It is a pure slice of Heaven to see your stories and your video’s . Yes they are so very upbeat and more than fun to see and experience with you guys, life’s big adventures.. I too , plan to venture away form shore to destinations around the globe… yes both close and far… Ok , perhaps I am a bit older and have had one of life’s great carers and have always found it to hard to leave… but on the bright side… I just purchased a Pacific Seacraft 44 and is now being prepared for the open World of Cruising … Ohhhh Yes her name is … North Star…
Hey you never can tell , we may just catch up with each other in a beautiful and quiet cove in some small out of the way island of dreams.. life is funny that way…
I’ve watched all of your video’s over 2 days of being laid up recovering from an Op. Very impressed at the productions you’re putting out, some quality editing and awesome pictures, without the need for a production team and with what is available from the high street. The number of subscribers to the channel is proof that you are getting it right. Moreover to realise a dream, from early conception to execution, good on ya.
Utter respect to you both 🙂
I really enjoyed your advice 😉 particularly the third one.
Your way of life is just …. amazing! I hope one day I will bump into you and why not offer you a beer (well, in fact, you can’t deny it : ” Allow someone else to be generous” 😉 ).
You are a source a inspiration, please carry on
Alexis, from France
Excellent advice Riley I just recently found the YouTube channel and I’m enjoy sharing your adventures. I think the best advice for newbies you have is don’t get more boat than you can handle or learn on. Best of luck mate to you and lovely Elayna
First off I have to say that as I was reading I was thinking, “Hey this guy writes well” but then I said, “he forgot the question mark on ‘Would it not’!” Then I thought well maybe it was intended to be that way for some reason. This all took place over about 2 seconds in my mind. So it was funny you clarified what that was all about at the end of your article lol.
ANYWAYS you guys really inspire me and make me want to live life more fully! Thank you!
Great stuff. Me and my son are getting ready to make simular voyage. Not as long as he is 3. By ourselves. We both really enjoy your videos and I site. we both also really enjoys pirates and the history of them. We just purchased our new to us Westerly sealord and can’t wait to get it fitted out for our trip.
Captains,
Eleyna and Riley, hope you are both doing well and all is fine there with you and with La Vagabonde.
It is pity that I missed to chance to meet you captains while you were sailing in Turkey.
I admire your trip that provides me more courage.
Beside being a naval architect and marine engineer I do often sail in Aegean/Med seas and spend time in the sea; if you need any advice/support from me please do not hesitate to let me know that I can assist you via e-mail etc.
Take good care and be careful.
Fair wind and a following sea…
Devrim as Orsa Sailor
It’s really cool that you worked for your boat through means that are available to almost anyone! Makes the whole journey all the more inspiring. Thanks for sharing the details.
You guys are awesome! ‘Nuff said
Hi Guys
Only recently found your videos and they are truly enspiring. Just love them and the crazy fun way you are. We have been sailing for 40+ years and have done many offshore passages. When we were younger we too dreamt of clearing off and read every book on the subject we could lay our hands on. As with most people family commitments/financial security etc won out. This latest development with outremer is fantastic and I am so excited for you both. I must say I had not considered a cruising cat for long cruises and since your latest video have been looking at the outremer cats and they look fantastic for ocean cruising. I have completely changed my mind and the many benefits that they appear to offer we look forward to seeing when you cruise with yours. I think this is a sound business decision by Outremer. I can’t help comparing this to ‘Distant Shores’ where they teamed up with Southerly yachts which sadly, subsequently, went bust. This being no criticism of Distant Shores who seemed to do a good job in promoting the boats. So when do you sign up for your TV series?
Your take on this life is so watchable and current ( to use an over used expression but seems right in this case) that we will look forward very much to your future videos. Roll on February so Riley can get some sleep!
We love you guys take care on the ocean
having a great time watching your vids……am envious as hell…time to lift the anchor of solid ground.
stay safe, stay well……
G’day Guys
We only quite recently stumbled across your videos on YouTube by accident, but now we are both absolutely hooked and admire everything you achieved and seen. Neither of us have ever sailed but what an achievement it is for you both to buy and sail a boat alone never mind around the Globe!!
One thing we do share is the love and passion to travel, we recently emigrated from the UK to Australia via a long awesome backpacking adventure around south east Asia, Like Riley I work in the mines in Kalgoorlie in WA so can relate to how he was motivated to save his hard earned dollar to provide his dream. Wish you both all the best, safe travels, Would love to share a beer and listen to your many stories.
Inspiring
Hi guys!
This is Marc from Spain. It is awesome what you are doing, I wish I could do something similar one day.
Do not stop vlogging! We like to see your progress around the world.
You both inspire all of us
I have just discovered your posts on YouTube. I have got to say I am hooked! The posts are so inspirational and show what can be done if the desire is there. I have owned a yacht for several years but have not been further than Northern France. (I live in Southern England). I have been contemplating selling it but you have inspired me to get going on bigger adventures in the near future. Thank you for that. Good luck to you guys and happy sailing.
I hope you two fully understand how you inspire not just me, but all sorts of people the world over. I have always wanted to sail around the world. But, thought unless I won the lottery, it would never happen. I’ve got plans in the works and hope within the next two years to begin a journey similar to yours. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us and I look forward to being able to share mine with you and the rest of the world when it comes to fruition. You two are awesome.
Dear Elayna and Riley!
Its hard to say something what others did not already say – so simple, so humble, so real is your life on boat and it is working and practical in every bit.
Tell me if there is anything I could help – there is always something to improve, dont hasitate. Keep a good work, avoid trouble and love each other.
Kristof, Ottawa, Canada
Hi there wow what an amazing lifestyle of which I’d choose over any other I also am a dreamer to live the life you both live recently married to an amazing woman that has no interest in sailing or this lifestyle damn but saying that I am slowest trying to conquer her and maybe one day we’ll be close to this lifestyle I’ve just started and completed a competent crew course of 7 days sailing from lymington England to saint vasst in France then to Cherbourg then back across the English Channel and absolutely loved every minute so will move on to day skipper next your videos are so cool and are inspiring me to move forward with my dream as with many others enjoy and stay safe ??
I just saw one of your videos, goodness know how I got to that on youtube, but there you go.
I do appreciate the posting on the finances, it’s a good thing to do, as it show’s people what it takes. Better than people guessing, which can lead to negative impressions.
I wont be watching anymore, as in life you can decide to watch or decide do.
I do hope that with the old yacht, that when you sell it, you give the money to charity.
There is a vast ocean of people out there who, through no fault of their own, often being born into poverty (google children smokey mountain) have no opportunity in life, let alone sail away, you might want to share your good fortunes, with other have none.
Cheers.
And yesterday I saw him pull up to a dock in Tonga. Doing pretty good.
Hey Riley,
Regarding sailing certification for handling the boat, how did you do? Do you have an Australian yatchman’s license? Do you have an international one?
What should I get to have no problem at all when circumnavigating?
Thanks!
Joe,
I am originally from Australia and live in NE USA also, my husband and I are also in the same age as you and yours and we are also planning to sell up and move on to the ocean. La Vagabond has been a wonderful inspiration to get us moving towards our goals and dreams!
Thank you for sharing – lets us all move towards living a REAL AND TRUE on land or in our cases sea!
If you want real cost breakdowns, for any adventure, including circumnavigations, go here:http://www.bumfuzzle.com/adventure/
Here is a month by month breakdown for a four year circumnav 2003-2007.
http://www.bumfuzzle.com/budget-for-a-sail-around-the-world/
Please could you add english subtitles in your films
I can read english but i have difficulties to understand your australian english accent
I am from Paris, 69 year old, and I enjoy your videos very often in the evening before sleeping
One question : are you sometimes sea sick ?
Best regards
I am 71 years old and getting over back surgery, so I have plenty of time to watch TV. My wife bought me a 60 ” smart tv. Was playing around and guess who I found, you. That was about a week and a half ago and that is about all I watch, except the Dallas Cowboys and the Spurs basketball team. Yes, I live in Texas in the Hill Country. (Between San Antonio & Austin)
You do a great job and the water & beaches are great. I’m a little familiar, was stationed in Guam in 1966. A little before your time. Brought my wife over and spent all our free time on the beach and water. Did a lot of spear fishing and shelling. Great experience. This may be why I love watching you!
Will continue watching and love your music too. You will hear back from me. You take care of yourselves and be safe!
Inspirational. You guys know how to live an extraordinary life. Congrats on the new yacht!
Riley
All you need to do is sell a calendar of Elayna photos and you will be a billionaire – she is spectacular ( and delightful)
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Kevin
Thanks Riley, I was contemplating asking but it seemed a bit ride so this was really helpful.
Meant to say rude
I absolutely love your shows
I’ve wanted to do this since I was 14 and read “The Dove.” Dittos to all the good things said above. The very best of luck ( where preparation meets opportunity). You’re in my prayers.
George
Thanks guys for the inspiring videos you make. My husband and I are looking forward to every episode. You have inspired us to take a year off and buy a sailboat and set sail from Norway to the Caribbean in 2021. We will bring our two daughters with us on this adventure as well. I’m counting down the days already!
Just bought your booklet. Looking forward to read it:)
Stay safe and good luck on your journeys!
Love from Norway
Thanks for sharing. I wish to have that lifestile someday soon. The SV la vaga is a beneteau. Can you tell me the LOA? I came across your videos on YouTube on a research of sailing tips and i Like it very much. You are a very nice couple. I have just started making plans for sailing. Its been a deram for a while now. I hope to ser you someday at some Harbor.
Riley, Did you say the size of the yacht? BTW-You guys have become a part of our household. We love your videos. Keep doing what you do. You’re an inspiration!
Hey guys, love the one hour format, I can’t see that you would be able to do this every week though. I look forward to the La Vagabonde II and future vids.
Riley and Elyna. Great videos, came over them randomly on youtube. Your moustache and laughter… thumbs up.
Looking forward to see future episodes. Think the long ones are nice too, but also like the short ones. Perhaps a combination would be good 🙂
Hopefully the oil and gas market will recover soon enough, work in the “pits” for several years and I will do the same! Hopefully another set of arguing Italian business men will provide a similar steal!
Thanks guys, stay safe, fair winds(?)!
TN
Im on my way down to the BVI with some buddies of mine, weve saved up to rent a 52′ cat and we are going island hopping for spring break. Ive been watching since the 5th episode and now im finally gonna be living the dream like yall for a little. good luck, i hope yall get everything you ask for in life and more.
Hi guys, I wonder did you have already a skipper license to start our journey ? Do you have to present it when entering a harbour and do the harbour authorities care about it ?
Cheers and have good winds and deep waters!
Hey guys,
Great article and pretty accurate. I’m amazed you bought your beautiful home for that price – well done.
Hailing from Australia and living on boats for 21 years, I know how expensive it is to buy a boat in Oz, that’s why we bought our second boat in New York, in 2008.
We built our first boat from plans when we were in our very early ’20s – young and stupid they say.
As neither of us were born to rich parents and had to work, it took us 5 years to get the boat in the water as just a shell without a stick, which we moved onto straight away. Fitting it out in Oyster Cove (Waverton) with only hand tools and whilst working, took another 4.5 years. Would I build one again? A definite no. 🙂
After extending her and about 20 years of use, we sold her and bought a bigger boat in New York. We trucked this one down to Miami, fitted her out for ocean passages, then sailed to Florida, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela. Sadly, we parted company in the ABC’s. I flew back to Oz and my then husband took a further 12 months with a crew member we found, to sail her back to Oz.
Enjoy every moment, you really never know what’s around the corner!
You may want to read some Caribbean sailing here: https://imageearthtravel.com/category/caribbean/
Been watching you guys for a couple years now. One of my first book reports as a kid was on How to Tack. The first story I read and could not put down was DOVE. Been fascinated ever since and had the chance to learn from my best friends father who was a Navy Petty Officer. He taught me well and I am consider his 1st Mate now (I think it is because I clean his boat up so well!). Anyway sailed a 72-foot Pearson around the Chesapeake Bay and through the Dismal Swamp Canal and lock system. Love you guys, you both are so awesome, your dad is the coolest and all your mates are terrific. Your vids are awesome and driving me to want to do the same. Love the new Cat!
Hi Guys
Glad you are safe and sound in the Med. I feel so sorry for all those in the Caribbean at the moment.
You have given me so much inspiration, I bought my yacht 3 months ago, it’s going to be about two years before she’s ready as I’ve got a lot of work to do. Watching your video’s in the early hours of the mornings when I was wondering whether I’d done the right thing has kept me going and motivated!
Take care and hopefully meet up off an island one day.
PS, your music is amazing.
Cheers
Charles
I also live in nyc and looking for 28 pearson to live on the river in a industrial area off the east ricer free spot and work to purchase a similar sail boat in the caribean Im studying your advice thanks for the help
Hola chicos,
May the Sun shine on your faces and a gentle breeze caress your wings (sails) when you read this. Or just cheers! Salud! if your feets are up, chilling.
Thanks for sharing your life and all the tips.
I’m almost 53, I’d start solo sailing the world when I turn 60, I hope we may meet somewhere, my treat 😉
Just wanted to say thank you. I’ll sail into the unknown anytime along you both.
“Take care each of other”, you inspire thousands upon thousands of souls, you crazy SOBS!!
Abrazos,
Javier
I came across your YouTube channel purely by accident and instantly became a fan. I had the opportunity to do exactly what you are doing now when I was in my mid 20’s with some Irish sailors I met on Eastern Long Island, NY but decided to work on my career instead. I always wondered what it would have been like and when I saw your videos ,I instantly discovered what I had sadly missed. Now with a young family it’s not possible for me to experience this for a at least a few more years so I’m relegated to day trips only (and your videos of course).
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be a Patreon or not but when I heard Riley mention how he saved all the money for his first boat by working on oil platforms, it really touched me and I decided to become one. Being a boat owner myself I know how expensive things can be, especially when it seems like things break constantly), and I know every little “bit” helps
Not sure if you even have time to read all of this but I just wanted to say that all of your videos bring great joy to me every time I watch them and I wanted to thank the both of you for that. Be safe and keep up the great work!
Hi to the La Vagabonde Crew! Love your new Outremer cat! Will you be sailing up the east coast of the USA in 2018?
I live in Washington DC and my 1995 Beneteau 321 is in a marina just south of Annapolis in the Chesapeake Bay area. Would love to meet you. Just bought one of your tee shirts. Love It. In early October each year is the Annapolis Sailboat Show. You two would be a big attraction if you were to participate in this event. Safe sailing! Leo Gorman
Thanks Leo! You’ll have to email the Annapolis Boat Show and ask them to invite us 🙂
Thanks for watching!
Yes that show would be a great one for them to be at. Im sure many many people would love to see them.
Some really interesting videos. Of course running a boat is not for all. I had a boat many years ago and found it a tie, with repairs etc to keep it afloat, but I still miss it. I often look at yachts for sale, but after nearly buying a Camper Nicholson 48 twenty years ago that fortunately sank before I paid for it ( incorrectly moored by the vendor). Eleyna is the seller of these videos, and I would have loved such an enthusiastic crew when I was young enough to sail. I did follow one dream of becoming a racing driver, but sailing from the UK to Australia has always eluded me. So the message is to follow your dreams when you can, no excuses, do as Riley did, and just go for it. If it doesn’t work, at least you have a go, and move on.
Hi Riley and Elayna,
I love what you guys are all about. I think it captures the human spirit and imagination of what is possible, and thank you for inspiring us.
Quick question Riley – I understand how you currently make money to support this lifestyle, but when you first started out, what was your plan financially to live the yachting life? I recall in one of your vids that you stumbled across the idea of vlogging, but that wasn’t your original plan. May I ask what your original plan was?
You guys would fall in love with Cape Town, South Africa, if you ever had to venture out this way. I will personally make sure of it 🙂
Greetings from sunny South Africa!
Karl Otten
I think his idea was to charter the boat Karl but he had done minimal research
I’m so late to the accolades but I’m almost 70 and and life is still busy. I did a shorter version of your bravado in the early 70s and my kids did their adaptation and we’re all sort of fearing how the millennials will reinvent it! You two are smart hearts.
Eric has been getting railed upon for three years straight, feel bad for you mate. You guys shouldn’t be telling him to live his dreams by any means necessary, he’s probably flapping about in the Atlantic on a rubber canoe that folds in half when it hits a seagull; thinking he’s living the dream. I’ll give him better advice, go cheap but naw honda civic with a sail cheap.
On a separate note brillzo videos lads, thanks for mitigating my paralyzing depression.
Yours sincerely-a Glaswegian
Seriously though Eric mate I don’t want to see you on the high seas in a bin bag
To Helayna and Riley lover´s
I had choosed the boat I could afford, a Jaguar 29´, she is in UK. The idea was to cross the channel and live in the European channels, coast of Spain and to winterized in Puerto Gelves, Spain, up to Guadalquivir river but… then came the AVC and doctors sad I “had better” don´t sail alone in my age, a little bit more than 70.
Then I discovered “laVagabond” and, like you, I am following these adorable children by the world, of course using legends, they are Australian…
I have a very good practical book, “MARINE DIESEL ENGINES”, by Nigel Calder, 30$US in Amazon, well I don´t have a boat but I have an old RV Ford 91 and like to learn about diesel engines.
What I propose is, thirty of us send just one dollar to Riley bank account and we will have a chance that Helayna would send a kiss for every one…
Did you hear Riley? Then post your account bank number please.
Good winds
luiz
I love watching these videos. Very inspirational. You only live once, huh.
Hey Reiley & Elana,
Great vid’s, but that is the 2 of you.
Paper innsurace is a suckers bet. They do not make money by paying out on a claim. $3k a year for a promise from a bankster?
REAL insurance comes down to the basics. Pump, line & anchor. Anything else is just a bankster trying to get his fingers round your throat or someone trying to blow sunshine up your proverbial butt. For the almighty dollar that is.
When it hits the fan prevention (knowledge, training, equipment & spares) and yes a bit of luck, are what count.
How would money in any way compensate either of you in a worst case scenario like she drags on a lee shore, you manage to scramble up on the rocks, but Elana gets caught up in the tupperware mess broken up & pounding on the beach…….. money ain’t worth much if that’s the way it comes.
You dragged ashore?
With all that windage on a multi doesent suprize me.
But if it was on something seaworthy, by definition, with a keel under you, then with heaps of ground tackle ( maybe good time to drag out that big mother storm pick you hope’d you never really need, but…), heaps of rode, lots of room.
Awe hell, it’s called seamanship.
Yes, the cruising life is magic,
but what the marketing machine does not tell you is anything related to reality. Nothing. For the simple reason that the are in the business of making money, not boats, nothing, momey money money.
Freedom and independance are amongst the biggest draws for me, but I do not believe there are many
who understand either of those consepts anything like virtually anyone 100 years ago.
Push a button and you come up with not 100 charts, 10,000!
It does your laundry, you can even get a pre programmable automatic orgazmatron to wake you up for your watch. They give a 99.9% guarantee you will have a great watch!
Freedom at it’s finest, or so they would have you believe……….
But what about when they turn off gps for all non military use as they did during the gulf war. (a fair few self proclaimed god’s gifts learned of reality!) Or your electrics go down, or you found that perfect can opener rock out in the coconut patch where welding alluminum or tupperware repair…….specialty stuff, good luck.
So how free are you when you’ve not the basics to look after yourself.
You fish. Good.
Got a sextant? Even a cheapie plastic one and know how to use it. Neither expensive nor is it brain sergery.
Can you, and do you practice a running DR (dead reconing)? If not, where you gonna be when da light go out man?
Got that big storm pick it takes both of you to lift & manoever?
So when the most recent seppo wacko decides to have mess with it, in between his fits of foaming at the mouth, restrict or shut down, gps, jam ssb, shut down satalite phone/internet, or whatever, where do you stand?
There is no such thing as push button freedom. Without a good grounding in the basics you are exactly as George Carlin discribed. He said “the political machine wants you to believe you have options. You don’t have options, you have OWNERS. They OWN You………..”
And the only way to beat that, I figure, is doing exactly what you two are doing. You are clearly well financed, good on you, but without the means to fend for and sustain yourselves, should things go sideways, you’ll always be dependant on a system that has innumerable weak links.
My appologies for going on but you seem really decent people. Carismatic, informative, intelligent and not in the least hard to look at, living the dream………. but I’d hate to think that when you awaken from that dream, reality doesen’t kick you in the teeth.
May the wind be forever at your back, the seas calm, the beer cold, your lady as close and loving as she was 30 years ago when you married her……. That’d make at least one of us who got it right.
Cheers,
Shane
Hi,
The boat looks like an Outremer 5X and the Beneteau Cyclades is a monohull…
Regards,
Mic
It would?
How funny, my father, 1933-2011, is remembered for his sayings. One of my favourites is “time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted”
And to hear it from someone as young as you (I’m 53).
And a quick word of advice: get some kitesurfing gear on board quick before the kids come along – you will be standing in line behind them when it comes to new toys.
Just watched this Riley. Great job!! Dr Steve
Dear Elanya and Riley,
Love your work!
My family has ocean sailing in their blood from way back.
When you have a little time here is a link to George William Robinson who sailed from Massachusetts in 1819 and became the beginnings of my family’s story in Tasmania on my mothers side.
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:George_Robinson_(38)
He married Elizabeth Presnell, https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Elizabeth_Presnell_%281%29
one of the first European people to be born on Norfolk Island, together they had nine children the first of was to become Captain James William Robinson. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/31887111?q&versionId=44551758
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:James_Robinson_%2859%29
http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=NG00222
oe of his sons was named James Kerguelen Robinson the Kerguelen came from his birth place, the Kerguelen Islands in 1859.
His son also became a celebrated Tasmanian sea captain.
I could go on but if your interested and have time, have a click around the various links, i think its a crackin read and to think they were in wooden boats in the Southern Ocean.
I have a copy of Captain James’s book, its a great read ad also has some images.
Full sails to you both, Peter
I have recently started watching your youtube videos. They are AMAZING. I have seen some of your views from my ship when I was in the US Navy. I love the ocean, and watching your videos brings back memories. If either of you get a chance, check out “A salty piece of land” by Jimmy Buffet. It is an amazing book. Thank you for the videos, keep up the awesome work.
Great vids! Keep them coming! Someday hopefully…
I live and sail on the Chesapeake bay (Maryland, U.S.A.). Should your travels ever bring you to the area, give us a shout.
Please let me know if you’re looking for a article writer for
your blog. You have some really good posts and I feel I would be a
good asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I’d love to write some material
for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please blast me an email if interested.
Thank you!
Riley,
I am 63yrs old and close to retirement. I am a Patron. I am planning on getting a boat and taking off. Do you recommend mono or cat for first time large boat operators. I have sailed small boats but not the size I want to buy. Somewhere in the 40′ range. Looking at 45′ in a cat or 50′ in a mono. There will be times I will be all alone so I was wondering if you could give some advice. Love the videos and Little Lenny is a blessing. Be a proud father and spoil his mother because without her you would not have Lenny.
I have read alot of comments that cats are the way to go. so much easier to live on, faster and more stable. perhaps better for more sheltered coastal waters. So planning trips watching weather and looking for safe harbours each night where possible. Makes for a safer trip anyway.
Enjoying your videos!
Lovely approach to life 🙂 Keep up with it
I’ve just seen you on YouTube for the first time! Wow, WOTTA life you have! I’m British, living in Florida, nota sailor but a finding your vids absolutely fascinating. Great editing. Will be following you.
Hey great video work I came across your Vlog while searching for ASA info. I line in San Juan PR. In my teen years my parents where sailors and island hopped the VI and BVI. The best yrs of my life. Now I’m done raising kids. What an inspiration brings tears to my eyes remembering climbing masts, cooking, eating, sleeping out on deck. I’m dreaming one day to have a boat to live onboard and join the vagabond life. Cheers happy safe sailing.
P.S. if you drop anchor in PR drop me a line.
Pres
Keep up the great work! Thank you so much for sharing a great posts.
How about doing vid on how much it would cost month to month just island hoping in Bahamas and carribean ,type of vessel to get for a couple
and how much should be squirrelled away to do this for aprox 2 years not including cost of vessel ,
sail vs catamaran vs motor sailer
,congrats on the stowaway ,and glad to see your considering going ashore for awhile to allow Lenny to get his sea legs,
Riley my man , I’m am working hard and saving all I can to get some sort of wind powered transportation ,I came from Cuba In 1994 , I was only 22 years old ,6 friends left from Cuba in the middle of the night on a 5.5 meters homemade wooden flat bottom boat. We made it to the Bahamas where We were taken to a detention center for ilegal entry we were detained there for 6 months, All I had was my hands in my pockets and my head full of dreams one of them being on a sailboat just going where the wind would take me, so hopefully soon I will take that step and never stop, thank you so much for the inspiration and all the valuable lessons, I hope you know how lucky you are! Cheers MATE!
What about health insurance?
Good info. Great point on having ones first sailboat to be a sailboat that can be sailed single handed . It is easy to get mesmerized by large high end sailboats.
Asking questions are truly nice thing if you are not understanding anything completely, but this post
presents pleasant understanding yet.
Right on my man! I really dig your sense of adventure and style. It’s one thing to dream up something, it is a “man among men” to work to that end and see it through. You are now a icon of the sailing world, doing something you enjoy – all from a idea that popped into your head from way back when. Haters are gonna hate, leave them in your wake. You have built a awesome life and it inspires me. Hope to cross your path someday on the open seas.
Riley and Elayna – Love your videos, my wife, Taylor and I are currently building a van, to live the van life and stumbled upon your videos. You guys inspired me so much, that after van life, we may need to tap into sailing (if I can convince Taylor).
Thanks for the inspiration, we may stop by the 2019 Annapolis Boat show to see your boat!
Riley and Elayna
We just found you after being unplugged since 2016. You are fantastic entertainment and a rare find for a couple so charming, great looking, talented and smart. It must have all been fate. Now with with baby on board we laugh at each video and wonder ‘how will they manage this when he gets going?’ Great luck. Looking forward to more.
warning, you may have picked up a dangerous hitchiker-not-quite-stowAway, one that FOX “news” people/person and even the USA’s “president” seem oh so genuinely concerned about. Thank you for this and all the other risks/chances you’ve taken! twTtR.cOM/siMChA5772 fB.cOM/siMChA18
Yes thank you Riley, Elayna and Lenny ?? for your generosity in giving Greta a ride back to Europe ????????
Sail Safe ????????
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Terrific to discover your live “track La Vagabonde” page. Being able to check your progress every day makes the adventure more relatable. It even caused be to take the time and make a $20 donation. I suggest you show a clip of that page and its web address once in a while on your weekly videos so that more armchair sailors can join the ride.
La Vagabonde HAS BEEN DUPED. GRETA IS A PREVENTING SOLUTIONS FRAUD. Greta DIDN’T GET A NOBEL PRIZE because I proved to the Nobel Prize that GRETA IS A PREVENTING SOLUTIONS FRAUD with my daily emails, that La Vagabonde are also on distribution to. La Vagabonde MUST INFORM THE WORLD THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DUPED BY THE GLOBAL FRAUD GRETA. This is what Greta has refused since Earth Day 2019, the UN has prevented for decades and all environmental voices have prevented since Nov 93 starting with Gore, Redford, Sundance, NRDC and Vail. 1 – End Global Environmental Illiteracy which is our biggest environmental problem.
2- End Our Disposable Society from homes to fast food to stadium concessions to packaging and transportation packaging.
3 – Gain Individual Cooperation because everyone replacing many irresponsible daily action
s with responsible actions is the needed solution.
4- Leadership By Example which doesn’t exist today but I will provide.
5- Hemp which just got legalized but I’ve been calling for for decades, and needs to be used for everything and last
6 – Clean Energy which is needed but hasn’t been achieved in 5 decades and at best is a decade away, but the first 5 in the EE agenda are achievable immediately and would have solved our global
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Hi, Big Fan! Lenny is sooooo cute! Will you ever make it to San Diego? Very big boat show in June of each year. We would love to see you in the awesome city of San Diego.
Riley, Elayna and Lenny, I have just found you on the web. So wonderful seeing you live the dream. I found you when my company decided to sell out and I told my friends that I was going to pull the plug, take the severance and sail the world. As always that is easier said then done, I have to work on the wife with this new adventure, but I know I can do it.
Cheers and I hope to see you in port some day.
PS: if you are ever in Homer, Seward or Whittier, Alaska drop me a line.
Nice blog right here! Also your website loads up fast! What host are you using? Can I am getting your affiliate link on your host? I want my website loaded up as quickly as yours lol
I absolutely love reading your stuff. I am a 55 year old single man with a lifelong dream of sailing all around the Gulf of Mexico as I write my poetry. I am unable to afford a nice boat but currently own a Skipper 20′. She is a really small little sessel but is in great shape and all the sails are in good condition. I have come to the conclussion that if I really want to pursue my dream before its to late I am thinking very seriously about just taking off with what I’ve got. After all what is a dream if you do not live it, right? Being disabled, I do not really have a lot of money but I am totally willing to help others along the way and who knows maybe I can even make a few dollars in doing so. Thank you guys so much for your having inspired me. Have a safe, Blessed and Happy New Year 2020! Fair winds. Trey s/v Valhalla, its knot much!!!
Oh, by the way I live in Port Aransas Texas, a small islamd off the coast of Corpus Christi Texas. Maybe sometime you guys may come thru here. Take care and be safe, GOD Bless
Great article dude, i love money.
I think this is the page everyone looking at. you have all the answers here. Very proud of you brother. Amazing story. Not a fan of boat’s and water. but your youtube change that.
Rick Steves has built a multi-million dollar empire making videos of himself traveling Europe. Riley and Elayna are in the same category with a little twist in that they share their personal lives with their audience. What they do is a legitimate profession. I hope they make a fortune doing what they love.
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Hi Riley and Elayna,
I have just bought your book and I am excited to start reading it. I have always wanted to buy a boat and sail around the world but have always been worried about money and logistics and learning how to sail. Watching your videos has helped me make the decision to stop just dreaming and start making a plan so that I can do this too! So thank you!
Madeleine
Good Day Elayna & Riley!
Have enjoyed watching and keeping up. It’s helping me to put my wife at ease. I’m an avid sailor, but will be new to living on a blue water boat. I’ve owned a few monohulls, and have chartered a few cats. Hope to be able to run into you two sometime! I think my wife would like that too!
Fair winds!
John Carter
SV Ali Sea
Boat to come “C” Worthy
Dear Riley (& Elayna),
With the Covid lockdown I ended up on youtube and got hooked on watching Sailing Project Atticus and then a La Vagabonde popped up. I must say after watching the Atticus crew endure a very frugal budget my first reaction was “Look at these beautiful, rich kids doing it in style”. May I say I’m a little ashamed of that reaction but also accept that it’s a normal human reaction, some call it jealousy haha.
Well now I’m hooked on both the adventures of Atticus and La Vagabonde (and even more jealous of that beautiful cat!). My father spent the best part of his life building a yacht with the dream of sailing around the world, tragically he lost his life (on land) having only traveled from Jarvis Bay to Cairns. I have always dreamed of doing what you guys are doing but will likely never get there. So yes jealousy can make people say nasty things but it is also possible to be envious of someone but also extremely happy for them for living their (and your) dreams.
As has been said before you are a top bloke, with a beautiful partner (in more than the aesthetic) and now a beautiful son (I haven’t got that far into your adventures but have skipped forward to see where you’re at) and you’re living the dream!
Good on you!
Also thanks for replying to the boring question of MONEY, as it will surely help us dreamers see how maybe, just maybe the dream can be achieved. Well I have the beautiful wife and two beautiful young boys. All I need now is to get the boat, oh and maybe teach the boys and the wife how to swim!
Cheers
thanks for this wonderful post
Very useful advice in this particular article! It’s the little changes that will make
the most significant changes. Many thanks for sharing!
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I am now on my 4th run watching these YouTube Videos from the very beginning to present day. Yep, Fourth.
I have Anxiety and Depression disorders which, on occasion, are debilitating. That said, I do try to present a positive external demeanor.
For whatever the reasons may be, your videos calm me down to the point where I literally laugh out loud at some of the things you guys say or do. It’s as if I am living vicariously through you which must sound as banal to you as it truly is, yet succinct enough that I feel must be included. I have been all over the world when in the Navy and had I, even for 1 second, thought about what you guys are doing now I would have indeed chosen that lifestyle.
No regrets though for the life I did choose.
Age happens. Now I’m homebound with early onset parkinson’s disease which is no small part of the aforementioned afflictions, so I watch you guys for a while every night at about 11:30pm CST and then – I compose & mix music. Nothing else really appeals to me at the moment.
Wow – So, apologies for the apparent spew of 1-sided therapy! My entire point can be summed up as follows:
Thank You so very much for sharing a small part of your lives with us!
Fair Winds Oh Ye of the Anxiety Reducing La Vaga!
What boat do you have?
We have been following your journey via Instagram and Youtube for years and you are one of the reasons we have been inspired ourselves to document our travels as well!
This is a beautiful illustration of your travel adventures! We have been living in Bocas Del Toro Panama for over 5 years and we love it. We are now moving again to live on a sailboat and are documenting our adventures in a Blog and Vlog! Check out our website!
lavidagypsea.com
Hey E and R
For well over 20yrs it’s been a plan and now it’s about become a reality! Yep it’s time to take the plunge… no pun intended.
Before the end of 2021 my beautiful wife and I will be on a Beneteau 54 – not a cat of course but it’s OK for us. We have been reeseaching the market and due to C19 there are lots of boats for sale for very reasonable prices…
We want to let you know that your adventures have kept our passion alive
Take care, stay well and keep safe
We greatly enjoy your YouTube channel – Congrats on your media success and growing family too! IMO, a significant element of your frugal lifestyle is eating fresh caught seafood, and your amazing freedive & spear pole/gun skills make that even better. Most viewers probably don’t understand the difficultly of a 30 meter freedive while spearing a hog – Very impressive.
Cheers
Ken
I just found you guys, living my dream…well almost.
P.s – my website isn’t ready yet…lol
Hi guys, just found your channel and am working my way through your vlogs. So inspirational and love your attitudes and positive outlook through your experience. Keep doing what you do ?
It has become my life’s single purpose to get my butt on a boat – after binge-watching RileYnas vidis.
Stewing in pandemic lock-downs for way too long, I now feel like I finally found something to solely focus on. Worth working my fingers to the bone for.
But, when Riley wrote „100.000 AUD“, my newfound goal felt so far out of reach that I got incredibly sad. Again.
HOWEVER…
I DID find a lady on YouTube who said you could live on a boat on basically ANY BUDGET! Even RIGHT NOW!
It just depends on how low you can get your standards.
So, Ladies and Gentleman, I am proud to announce that I am in the market for a floating wooden pallet -.-