The Time I Broke our Boom - Behind the Scenes ‘How To’ videos [Ep. 146]

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are you able to have it Tig welded?

Great video as always! One of my favorites. Can't wait to see the resulting "How To" videos. I've got to agree with some of the other posts though about your gooseneck! The gooseneck is one of the most highly loaded joints on the boat at times - especially in a jibe. When I saw how light the disassembled part was I'm not surprised it broke. :( I would want to see that parts' design beefed up quite a bit to integrate the gooseneck joint and the outhaul/reef blocks the way Outremer did - that just seems like an accident waiting to happen. Rule of thumb - when a part that critical breaks unexpectedly - order 2 - one to install and one for backup! ;) Keep up the great videos and hoping to see you in the Chesapeake some time soon!

That sad face + sad song at minute 11 is priceless hahahaha

I’m always behind episodes. Congrats to you both, you truely will have all anyone could ever have. Enjoy! It was a fitting episode to damage the boom, a real ‘how-to’. It could have happened to anyone, it’s only a boat, no-one was hurt... xx

Hi Guys, is nobody else concerned that an uncontrolled gibe resulted in a broken goose-neck? I know it was heavy wind, and yes uncontrolled gibes should be avoided, but a loosing the use of your boom seems like a heavy penalty for such a mistake in only 25 knots. Can't help thinking that perhaps Outremer should reconsider the spec of the goose-neck if it fails under such conditions. Would hate to think what might have happened if this failure had happened mid Atlantic.

just as a heads up pewdiepie is an awful racist asshole. You really don't want to be associated with him

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My whole family follows you guys. My 10 yr old daughter loves Elayna. I don't want to overly worry you, but please make sure you take the necessary precautions for Zika Virus while in the Carib and South FL. This is a serious threat to pregnant mothers.

Another awesome video guys, Thanks.

Great how you beached the vagabonde!! Beautiful! Another great video! Love you both!! 🤗

Love you guys!thanks for another awsome video!

Mathieu m’a donné le goût de m’acheter un outremer. Mathieu is definetly a good sales rep!

Hi Riles and Elena, I’ve been a devoted watcher from the very start and, recently, a patron. (I’m also the documentary filmmaker of “OUTRIGGED” the story of Jim Brown, one of multihull’s first designers.) I’ve sailed alone with you on the first La Vagabond, suffered sleepless crossings, magical dives and have probably memorized your boat and feel as If I knew you as a friend. This format of video blogging is devilishly difficult and you’ve pulled it off so far. This (selective) blurring of life and entertainment is deeply invasive and I know from professional experience it can become at times transcendent and, at others, a brutal grind. Have you ever had a close friend who you’ve traveled with, who you’ve watched reach the end of their rope, who you’ve accompanied through sunsets and stormy weather? Have you ever been with that friend, then, in a moment of levity, when they let drop a real moral clunker? I mean, for a moment you see them laughing unselfconsciously at something patently racist and you watch them raise the flag, however briefly, of someone so clearly malicious? I mean they really feature it and place it smack dab in their own video? I may not be the only patron who writes this but I can’t assume; many times friends don’t call other friends out. And I do know you are self-directed mostly. And anyways, one email is less than a drop in a periodic downpour of comments and messages. PewDiePie is funny and all at first blush. Yeah I remember discovering him years ago. Audacious, irreverent, spot-on at times. Please get up to speed, though. You don’t ‘feature’ big-name personalities much - hardly ever. So when you do it really stands out. You do not want to be associated with promoting PewDiePie. My father is black. All my life I’ve seen my father insulted, made fun of, degraded, threatened. So, I can’t help but be familiar with PewDiePie’s use of ‘nigga’ gags (he’s done quite a few.) I wouldn’t feature him in any stuff I made. You can find other ways to bring funny in (the internet’s full of stuff if that’s what you’re looking for.) You-all strike me as selective and discriminating (in a good way.) Old schoolers would say ‘you do a classy act.” I know, it’s terrible. Can’t take back a video. My first reaction if I were you would be something like ‘fuck ‘em if they can’t take a joke!’ Okay. Fair enough.

enjoyed thanks

Lovely Episode. Well done VAGASAW. Elay Breaking Stuff is real and fixable. Human breaking vis a vis Riles is disastrous.. of which you showed all your true colours of fixing him and proved how awesome you are. Key breakages think Spare parts and Plan B, C and D in play and you will survive. (how could the Main Boom be lashed and roped up if required ?) p.s. always keep the grab bag handy, and whats, in it when you need it most, including that its all in working order regularly, because there is never any time if its needed. On a super positive note I'm so happy for you both. You are definitely in the rarefied air So so pleased for you. You make us viewers dribble with envy.. and your stories make every week better XX Pete

Dropping hints...very sneaky. Can't wait to see the reveal. Congrats again from the City of Brotherly Love!

Love the drone shots! Can’t wait to see the next video. I’ll be in Australia when it comes out. We’re bringing back Vegemite from Geraldton. So when you make it to Ventura Harbor, California we'll deliver it.

Giving subtle hints Riley. :-)

Elayna, I'm sure it's not the first or last strong thing that has broken down just being that near you... ;-)

You have an amazing group of friends . . . we always enjoy meeting them.

Elayna; No worries, I broke off a bow sprit whilst dock an 82' steel schooner school ship with 25 Italian students aboard. All was well (except for the sprit and my ego). The students were a bit freaked out, but my favorite deck hand, a lovely South African gal calmed them all down as they were departing the boat: "Ah well" she said, "These things happen! Haha!". We then set forth to build and install a new sprit in three days, right there at the dock. We only missed one charter in the effort.

the song, the face and the editing were perfect :)

For a second I thought the whole boom was done in! Another learning experience in the books then! Beer time mate! 😜

Wow Wow & Wow! Shows how much work u guys do just to make a few minutes of great video which I totally enjoy all the time. Matthieu is a jem to the world & Steffen is a super guy. Sorry about the break but these events always happen, so do not worry, it's normal. Great job on beaching the LaVag. That will come in handy some nice beautiful day when the baby arrives. Luv u guys always! Luv 'ya!

Very good vid! Steffen, great job on the camera. Riley... Vegemite when a Frenchman is delivering you gifts from France. That stuff is like road tar so I suppose it was fitting that Matthieu gave you the oil filters as a gift. Matthieu you are a class act.

so, you broke the gooseneck on a "whip gybe" -- everything flying around, eh?

Did I spot a new tattoo on Elayna's left wrist or has that always been there? I would love to hear the stories of your tattoos.

I have been enjoying your life for some time now so I figured I would throw you a bone. Once a month, lunch is on me for one of you. Riles gets the even months and Elay gets the odd months. Fitting, wouldn't you say Riles, but in a good way. Never forget to end your day with a meaningful kiss and your love will last a lifetime. I need no "reward", lunch is on me.

Whoever thought to put the Simple Plan clip in, 10/10!

Beaching would have been super scary! I bet you were glad to have help when you were doing it (just in case).

Wow, beaching la vaga was pretty cool. I did not think it was possible to beach a boat so large. Awesome to see the video footage of it on the beach with the other vessels in the background.

Awesome video- (the music with Elayna's post traumatic equipment failure was perfect) can't wait for the "how to"s :) If there's some damage to the boom (looks like there is...) where the two parts meet, how do you reinforce the strength of that junction? A lot of times damage like that could have started at some earlier time and it might have just finished fracturing in that moment of stress. Might be a good way to inspect it easily after some rough maneuvers again.