A Solo Mission in Paradise [Ep. 142]
Upon arrival to this new island, we were completely wow'ed. We already have a good feeling about Barbuda and we've barely seen the place yet. Riley joins his mate George for a spearfish and I agree to drop him off in the boat and go back to Cocoa Bay around the other side of the island and anchor by myself. It's funny how after 4 years I've never had the opportunity to take La Vagabonde anywhere solo. It's always been the two of us, or Riley solo sailing while I take care of work on land etc etc. It was an incredibly empowering feeling, trusting in myself to do what I already knew I could do, but was a little too scared to take that step and try. A shout out to all the solo sailors out there! I think you're all amazing. Next goal of mine is to take on the deeper water and miles!
On a separate note, we are almost ready to announce tickets for our first USA meet up. It will be in Miami on the 17th of June. We are just awaiting confirmation but as soon as we receive it, we will announce it in a new Patreon post. Hopefully we can organise a few of these meetups whilst in the states. Stay tuned!
ALSO.. Thank you for all the well wishes on our recent announcement. Exciting times :)
xo
A Solo Mission in Paradise (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 142 (YouTube)
Comments (39)
Well done Elayna, I know how hard it is to take your first single handed sail. Taking the first step is hard. It`s taken me four years to build the confidence to sail single handed.
Fantastic film! My kids now beg to watch so thank you for being such an inspiration and for being responsible for educating us on so many parts of our beautiful world! xo Aimee
Well don capt. Ely, your first solo with the two of you🤗🤙🏼
I love that you want to know what’s going on everywhere you go, find stories, history etc to share. Document this microcosm Riley! Awareness is the first part of the solution. Congratulations on the first captaining Elayna! Great growth for everyone ahead - Looking forward to the next ep ✊🏼Lenny’s gonna grow up in a better world thanks to people like you 🙂
Glad to call you Captain Ely. While it was your first we knew you would have no no problem as you are one very capable person.
With speeds of the boat. Let’s see some crazy antics like surfing off the back or wake boarding :)
Oh man at work I just watched episode 77 and the Drone footage was out of this world and actually the entire video kept me smiling. I can't believe how enjoyable these videos are
Well done Captain Elay! Never doubt yourself!
Elayna, Great to learn you are stoked about sailing solo -- and of course 'have one in the oven'. Gets me thinking about my solos, upgrades And just as important opportunities I purposely passed -- review and unlike me, share occasionally. Hope we can cross channels near Melbourne, Florida.
Just saw the Great News!!! I sent you $200.00us on Patreon. I do not need any Merchandise at all.
Thanks again for a great video ,the light is amazing, especially the moonlit shot,there's something about the late evening sunlight that always gets me like a free range egg yolk, golden yellow,,that's how you tell freerange... very romantic (the sunlight not the egg !) triggers some distant memory..... I cant stand egg white so only eat the yolk....the white goes to the seagulls around here.. I'm sure you wanted to know that....take care.xx
I can't say in less than 250 words, so....
Did you change your camera to sony? What I have experienced and feel may be the best would be to stick with canon and it's amazin dp autofocus. Yes sony does have better dynamic range and better lowlight capability. Filming with rock solid and reliable autofocus is way easyer. Just my thoughts. Cheers
Cool video...had a good chuckle at Riley and chilli...also love chilli and also get the ‘hot hiccups’...and keep going :-)
The land issue is sad to hear. Do you remember your time in Raro? That was where I grew up and land tenure law similar to what you describe for Barbuda is what has enabled the Cooks to mostly preserve their culture. If you are interested in land I highly recommend you download the free book on tape of Progress and Poverty by Henry George. <a href="https://hgchicago.org/links/progress-poverty-audiobook/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://hgchicago.org/links/progress-poverty-audiobook/</a> . You might not agree with everything HG had to say but I'm pretty sure it'll give you some multi-beer (or wine) late night discussion fodder!
Well done, yet another awesome video, How could you not spear a fish? I noticed the Elay was also driving the dingy, was there a change in leadership? Keep up the good work. See you next time!
a rusty flopper, Riles you may need to seek medical advice for that one ....... and Elay, captain for the first time AWESOME work
Do you guys have air conditioning on La Vaga?
They do not have climate controls on board. That was the first question that I had asked almost a year ago. Elayna says nope, that it was going to be an added expence and too much weight on board. They also do not have a washer nor a dryer. Just too much weight.
Commodore Elayna!
Just a heads up guys - June 17 is Fathers Day in the US. That's likely to limit your attendance at a meetup (maybe that's a good thing, keep the crowd manageable?)
I liked this, a very true snapshot of things. And Yes Elay, you should do the captain thing more often, it's great for your confidence and most importantly safety for you both.
Great calm vid... cheers
I watched episode 1 right after this episode and Elayna does that same cute leg dance at 6:04 . 10:07 in this episode . It's magic all the little things that you guys do without even trying that Keeps Us smiling
Very relaxing video,beautiful views of both day and night. Great job.
And Elayna I think it's wonderful you took over the ship alone, you probably should do it more so you feel completely comfortable. You never know when it might be required.
I love the photography, especially at the market !!
Riley may be captain but you are always the admiral of the fleet Elayna! Just saying
Great video! That moon looks like such a big bump in the sky! Awesome! And you are spot on Riley if that is what is happening with the land, I really hope they dont go through with it.
Love it! Learning how to sail has always been part of my bucket list a friend and I are taking sailing school in St. Petersburg FL ,we’ve already finished our fourth day and I am hooked! I’ve had a lot of boating experience but not sailing. This Saturday the captain kicked back and it was all my friend and I ! We had to tack into the wind all day to get to a destination, mcDill Air Force Base in Tampa Florida to watch the blue Angels put on an air show it was awesome ! It was my first time backing up a sailboat into a slip I did it slow and steady and I have to say I did quite well ! even the captain said it was a perfect docking. Just have to let you know that watching your videos inspired me to finally fullfill my bucket list thanks.
who are you learning through?
Your looking lovely💙❤
I love the sound of the ocean, rice at night with a full moon, just a lovely vid! Government land take-over is never good. Locals must have a say. Congratulations again u2. Enjoy! Luv 'ya
For some reason that was just a fun and relaxing video. Obviously the mood carries and for some reason I have felt tense or a bit anxious after a lot of the recent videos. Not by any fault of y'all but this seems like the first time since before the Atlantic crossing that things have been just chill.
Captain Elay took command like a boss her sails perfectly trimmed and pregnant with wind
Great to see the first of the Barbuda videos. Looking forward to the next and the land grab discussions with the islanders. I sure do miss that island. It’s been so many years since I’ve been there. Thanks guys!
Great video. Glad to see Riley made it through without breaking or bleeding. Yeah I read an article on that land grabbing by Buddha it's amazing what the vultures are doing to those poor people since the government has them all displaced and they can't fight for their land
Way to go Captain Elayna!
yeeeehaaaaa!