A Sacrifice to the Sea Gods [Ep. 137]

sweet , that boat goes like stink.lol

Great video!!!

Such a good video. So good. This is exactly why I’m a patron. The editing is so dang good. I’m loving watching this crossing. Thank you both for sharing your journey! So many smiles over here.

Hi Riley, glad you're on the mend mate. Just starting a mini sabbatical from work which has been glorious so far. As much as I cross all my fingers and toes whenever you call out a patrons name I haven't been fortunate enough to be called yet. Just curious whether you're taking on any fans as paying crew? Feel free to reply directly to my email btw. Continued safe journey for the both of you! David

We’re currently finalising a date for June. We’ll let you know once it’s confirmed

Will there be a meet and greet in US? Would love to mee y'all!

Sometimes I like to look in early just to see, but that wasn't the reason for becoming a Patreon on your channel, Riley and Elayna. You both have handled the upgrade and increased enormity of your investment very well, and I believe the 20 per month I send is worth it. Sure I watch other channels that may be deemed as justly deserving, but it was you two that brought me in and captured my attention. If it hadn't been your beginning enterprise with the mono-hull no other channels would have hooked me enough to give....And you both have proven yourselves to me beyond any doubt or misgiving.

Will you be doing a meet and greet when you get to US?

It's so nice to see you both smiling like you do. I know Riley's injury is hanging over your heads at this point but I love the smiles and the companionship. You two are perfect for each other. Keep posting vids. I love love love them.

Good going guys, awesome fish catch! Keep flying, may Poseidon keep you safe. :-)

You guys are still setting the standard for sailing channels.

Nice to know you are going OK Riley. Love the haircut, really like a pro!!!!! Fantastic coverage of those days on the water. Keep going. Jan

Awesome episode guys. Can not beleve you have not caught more fish then that. Nice timing with the sacrifice... lol

Dear Miss Elayna and Captain Riles! Greetings from your devoted followers in Washington DC! Its just been nothing short of thrilling following your progress with the new Outre Mer! My kids (ages 14, 9,and 8) all love watching your videos and just beam with delight when you are funny or wild! Listen, I am originally from Florida and come from a sailing family. Every summer we get away from D.C. and head to sailing camp and stay with my parents in St Augustine. ..and honestly it would be beyond awesome if my kids and I could meet up with your patron group when you organise to be in Florida. They would flip out.

Good to see you back on form Riley. Apart from a Spinal Surgeon it appears a Hairdresser may be handy on board, although Elayna hair and you looking good.

Great video, once again! Seen the short hair in another video, looks so good. Alayna, is your hair the same length as Riley's? Lol, ya'll should have matching lengths and have a contest wjo could grow out their hair the quickest. LOL! Make it a lotto for peeps to come aboard! Just a fun tjought this am. xo, Melinda

You should try using the flying fish as bait to catch other fish! Love the sacrifice 👍

You could get a 3D printer to print some small replacement part like propellers, when you'd need them. There are printers for like few hundred dollars. It just have to be enclosed and able to print with a least two types of plastic simultaneously(two nozzles or cyclop or diamond hotend) to print with dissoluble plastic as a support material. It's easy and fun. It's slow though.

Glad you are doing ok. Followed your rescue in the Grenadines. The Grenadines are my favourite place on earth. Safe Journey

Note to Riley: For future voyages pack a neck brace. Maybe two.

Great video

Great episode guys, made me smile :) I hope everything is ok with Riley now. I loved the offering to the sea gods so cool that you got that fish at that very moment!

Are you in Florida yet? When? Where?

Hope you’re feeling better. If you ever need an ER doctor, let me know...

Wow, beautiful.

Tapas is another name for sacrifice. And it comes in threes so watch out for more miracles!

Best film yet love your work

Good one, mid Atlantic and comfortable, looks nice.

Another amazing episode! Just became Patreons after watching you guys for over a year now! You have inspired my husband and myself so much and we have gotten ourselves back into the Sailing groove that life somehow got us away from! It’s been fantastic to keep up with you two and follow you on Instagram. I wish you guys safe travels as you continue on and hope to maybe meet you guys when you arrive in Florida! Cheers!

Straight Bliss. Would love to hang out with you two <3

Great stuff guys, keep it up!! Glad to see Riley is doing okay

Great video! Glad to see Riley is doing better.

Hi All / Keep it real is almost too real - respects and impressed by full bravery here both parties you are a great team / Again Like the safety Lines has been very much noticed ! (be humble here we are not on a French fashion shoot to look kewl its a wilderness survival thing the boat is fancy but you are still in the middle of the ocean, and days and days from help). Old saying in Highlander (Movie) - You only have one life if you value it.... we all agree on the reality of this. Key point here is you have lots to live for. XX Pete

Another winner,great to see you two relaxing into the situation after accident,the offering to the Gods shows they are listening and looking after you! ,although the Ocean God is an aspect of the one God, surely? .I prefer long hair on a girl,but it makes a change and will soon grow back....relieved to see Riley using a safety line,I can sleep better at night now ! don't take chances on deck,the Gods may have to accept another sacrifice..... doesn't bear thinking about. Take care and may the Gods of water wind and free meals be with you! xx

P.S Elayna you look awesome like that fresh hair for a fresh port your coming into man i love you guys :)

Any haircut is beautiful on You, Elaine. Just noticed... :D

One of the best videos you have ever made. And that Outremer catamaran - well what an awesome machine. Riley I hope the neck is ok with no permanent damage. Elayna um... think you need a new hairdresser.

Love you guys so glad to see all is back in order and Riley is feeling better......Also love that table bed you guys lay out looks so much more comfy than downstairs lol much love xx

Good that you are feeling better ,cant believe half way and only one bottle left of red :(:(,think you need to take more as Spanish red is lovely ,just seen the preview of next week with red wine on the T shirt your face was a picture Riley ,video perfect with great surf shots

Elaina, Gnocchi is an Italian Recipe, we usually buy them, but my family used to make them on weekends. here's the recipe. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVfIKcztQWQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVfIKcztQWQ</a>

Great video again and very well captured the 'feeling' of life at sea. The W&S is a great concept, but is still not mature enough; you need two just to be sure. On my 1st crossing on a 40 ft monohull; i suffered from not getting enough power at all; because of the waves our speed was fluctuating between 4 and 10 knots. I feel you need a bit more consistent speed to get a decent number of amps. On my way back to the Azores it performed much better, because of more stable speeds; but then the mounting bracket just broke. Oh and the pins bent several times, need a couple of spares for that too ;) I still don't believe that VOR really rely on them during racing.

Loving it...!! 👌🌊👍

Ahhh glad everything is getting better!! Still loving that mat from Morocco!!! 🔥🔥

Love it -enjoyable episode- great you are on the mend riley ;)

Hell yeah, awesome vid! Elayna you said you hadn't washed your hair in a while, so when you threw your hair in the water, the fish was probably like "oh hell naw, I need to get up out of here" and bit the bait. Little did he know he was gonna be dinner "fill it" hahaha love it.

Great video. Glad to see riley feeling better. Elayna love your hair \ its even like riley said 😉. Look forward to seeing your dishes. Do you have recipes we could access? Im a pescatarian,keto. Always looking for fresh ideas. Those lettuce tacos made me hungry. 😋 stay safe you two! Until next time. Peace

What a pleasant video. It is good to see that Riley is feeling better, it must have been quite sobering to experience that kind of injury in such an isolated location. It seemed to me that the crew of La Vagabonde was a little more safety conscious in this video, good on you for that. It is always impressive how Elayna is able to step up and take on new jobs - like jump-starting an engine. One suggestion though, if you are working with a machine with pulleys and belts then you should tie up your hair or tuck it up under a hat. When I saw her in that confined space with the engine and all that hair it scared the bejeebers out of me.

Loved this episode! So glad you are doing well. Congratulations on passing the halfway point. Cheers!

Both of you create your own good karma. That's a gift! Safe travels.

Hey R&E, so good to see you guys in your sailing groove again after you know what , we shall not speak of again, till some day we meet in person. I woke up sick and to snow storm in chi-town this morning. It's freaking almost mid April! WTF??!! Not living in mountains anymore! State is flat like a pancake! Arrrgghhh! Good news is sailing season is upon us here land locked (NOT). Boats are going in and lot of pre-season prep going on. (yeah, while snowing, I know) So day was kind of awful, cold, snowy and grey here. But then SLV episode pooped in later in the evening and that was my sunshine I wanted! And I thank you for that!!! Cheers mates! :)

Glad to see Riley is doing better. You might want to pick up a neck brace for the medical kit the next time he decides to conk his noggin on the boat.

Another awesome Video! Glad you're feeling a bit better Riley. Elayna, I like the short hair, amazing about the fish. 2 questions for you. 1) I noticed Elayna going forward on Deck without a harness/tether at one point in pretty tough conditions. Is it so stable on board your don't feel it's necessary? 2). No wind generator for power? Thanks!

Was in Barbados two weeks ago, now back in Maine. I'm sure you saw me waiving?

Great episode, really great that Riles is feeling better. Batten Cars on the main make reefing not such a pain, you can reef going down wind, just keep an eye on the cars and batten pockets. They wear quickly with heavier cruising sail cloth. Awesome work by Elayna jumping the engine, then gifting hair for a fish, AWESOME !!!!!. All the cat owners I know use solar or wind for energy, maybe more panels ? wind gens tend to be noisy.

As always an excellent way to spend 18 minutes and 29 seconds.

Hello again Elayna & Riles...so happy to see and hear you're enjoying the comfort of the crossing in La Vagabond! Things would not be so comfy or as fast on the old boat. As for Elayna's new hair doo...give her a few days to figure it out as to how she wants to ware it and we will all be jealous of her again! Hey you two, St. Marrtin (Simpson Bay on the south side) is a MUST for the long trip and Riley's recovery! GREAT people, marina and the party is over the TOP! Also very quiet with fine, fine French wine and restaurants on the North side if there some "snuggling" in order? Bigs HUGS as always...send more/longer video so my Happy Hour will last longer! Ha ha ha!!

Great sail, great vid, great music, great content, OK haircut! Riley looks much better, Elayna always looks much better. U2 r the best! Makes my day & keeps me sailing with u from my desk chair, feels like I'm there with u2. Wish I could drop u a bottle of wine to share ur joy, love & happiness. Keep sailing, heathy & wise. Luv 'ya!

I am glad the Riley is feeling better, I don't think major damage has occurred. What do I know anyway. I am not impressed with the hair cut, you are a beautiful young lady and you will always look that way, however I liked the long hair and it will take me some time to get use to your now very short hair. Did you actually catch a fish by tossing your hair in the ocean. Let us think that the gods smiled upon you. Did the fish taste good? This video seemed so short and I am looking forward to the continuation of the journey.

Very nice video... now we’ve got to get used to Elayna with short hair!