Working Harder Not Smarter [Ep. 150]
Our only reason for heading to the Dutch side of the island, Sint Maarten, was to pick up our new part that had arrived in the mail and to fix the heck out of our boom. Join us as we frolic around the busy town of Simpson Bay, dinghy around the waterways to see the damage from Hurricane Irma and find ways to entertain ourselves onboard.
You'll see me plug my new cover song on Bandcamp: https://elaynac.bandcamp.com
If you're interested, I have a campaign code for patrons that gives you the maximum discount off all my music. For the single it's $0.50 USD, for my old album, it's $1 USD. The campaign code is: 'patreonjuly2018'. The discount will apply until the end of the month.
Hope you liked the song and enjoy the episode!
Made with love,
Elayna & Riley
xo
Working Harder Not Smarter (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 150 (YouTube)
Comments (58)
Yossarian lives , name from the past, must read again.
So sad to see the boats wrecked after Irma. Loved seeing you guys revisiting old haunts. So much has happened since then. Great ep.
cheers Sean! Yeah, in some places it still feels like the hurricane was only yesterday. Such a shame but they'll come back from it
Oh my goodness that rap was fire!!
haha
OMG! I missed this episode and only came back after the next one!!! and YESSSSSSSSSS. I’d love to come!!!
Congrats mate. We'll send you an email this week with more details.
Oh my’
Hey guys, I'm a little late but I had to comment. I'm glad you've decided to slow your pace down for a while. The statement on the beach is the perfect example of why that is so important. Many will think you're bull shitting us, but I believe it's true. You need to slow down...meet the locals and smell the roses, but not too many Long Island Ice Tea's. 😂 Congrats again...fair winds!
Oh I love the bit on the old guy who had the store on the old rusty boat...I’ll have to go back through some of the old videos to see a clip of him
I can’t believe the devastation that is still in place there....so sad I hope Mother Nature goes easy on the next hurricane season!
Elay, that mousse look delicious. A new type of sugar I’ve just started using that has no calories and zero glycemic index or after taste is MONKFRUIT. I have to buy it at the WholeFoods market but it’s delicious and derived from the monkfruit and 100% healthy....check it out!
Hey Elay, thanks for the mousse tutorial. It inspired me to make yummy banana cacao cashew popsicles!
haha love the Rocky music whilst the boom install fix, Fancy Rapping there Elay :) Riley thanks for the useless bit of information on your boat ride into town. But I'll remember it and use it someday while on a foreign island someday. sooooooo :) Your tips are always helpful Riley. oh and remember on Patreon last month when I said I could not attend the Miami party due to me starting Class A driving school well I aced my test last week and now besides being a Pro Photographer I added a Pro Driver to my resume. Congrats to the two Patreons being called this ep! oh and white birds see white drones(DJI 4 you have?) as threats hence the attack did'nt surprise me when Elayna mentioned it here, Get a black Mavic Air and try it out. love mine(per discussion we had in email) or there's a new Mavic Pro 2 coming out soon, it should have a 1 inch sensor according to spy photo's. Cheers Capn
FYI there is a problem with the Patreon App - it won't let iPhone 7S view the videos in landscape mode. Have told Patreon who acknowledged the problem a week or more ago but no fix yet.
Hi Chris, is it possible you can watch the YouTube video outside of Patreon? Will that help?
so darn close....
When they announced the Patrons picked, I heard "Greg" while it was really “Craig" and almost jumped up and down...
Hi Greg, saw you post 'community" -April on YouTube; not going to the sailing Capital of US, They "weren't interested in having "us" ". see 24-27 above. Sorry i did not stumble onto your community post sooner, turned in ticket for fathers day to CGYC, & they had members that wanted to attend. I'm local to DC-smsa, had made arrangements for NY with niece, but it looks like at 8/9mo's travel/fly for both locations, for meet and greet is not a good idea, but they have surprised me sense day one '14.
Couldn't you have used a halyard and winch to lift the boom into place and set the pin instead of your backs? Just wondering. Another great video!
I definitely think we could have done it better :)
When you guys so much as hint at a swear word my kids turn to look at me with wide eyes! "She swore!" they say! They especially liked the chocolate mousse making! Elayna you are perfect mama material with your heap of sillies and sense of humour! And Riley the recent Star Wars moment was classic. Love to you guys from Aimee, Omari, Lucien and Sophia - now back from Florida and at home in Washington DC xo
We have a family friend who has told us off for a few swear words. We do our best to edit them out where we can. Sorry Aimee :) You're kids are absolutely right. We should never swear Omari, Lucien and Sophia. xo That's very cool your whole family watches. Tell them we said hi!
Did you notice the guy riding a wheelie on a scooter over the bridge at about 14:50 of this video? please call my name!
Hi Riley ,I read Matteus saying they expect the gooseneck to break rather than to beef it up and possibly cause more damage ,logically they should have provided a spare and warned customers ? it is a vital part after all, it could break in the middle of nowhere........ I have experienced metal fatigue a few times, a con rod through the side of an engine block's a good one.....an expensive right off.
Thanks for the message Anthony. We were doing sailing manoeuvres that we wouldn't normally do as we had Matthieu on board. We made a few critical mistakes so it was our fault but Matthieu was kind enough to help us get the new part delivered. It would never break with how we would normally sail the boat.
Ha, love when you get set free with the cam alone riley. Always feels like a “lock stock n two smoking barrels kinda cut scene... where anything can happen.. am always expecting silent explosions, cause you dont say much - very enjoyable mate, love the tune elayna. Hugs, mick
Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels is a classic. You've got good taste Mick!
Not cringey! Hilarious and authentic. I tortured my daughters every morning before school with impromptu songs and it turns out, they love the memories. So you can practice on us, no worries!
Thank you :) xo
White girls can't rap, but they look good trying!
:)
Stellar episode, loaded with nuggets! Elayna, rapping may be your destiny. 💕
Thanks Tiffany! haha! Not sure about that. Felt pretty cringey watching it back during the edit :)
Seeing that catamaran and those yachts in that damaged condition floored me. I imagine it would cost nearly as much to recover and make them seaworthy again as it would to buy a new/used one in good shape. BUT....that was a great episode. Cant wait until next week, I'm pulling for the drone.
For sure Ronnie! That salt water is a killer and it will take another victim in next weeks episode :( *spoiler alert
Bravo on the goose! Really interesting to see the boats that were lost in the hurricane. Hope the owners were safe and have a chance to sail again someday.
Yep, good to finally get the goose sorted out. Re: owners, all I know is insurance for USA / Caribbean sky rocketed this year in effort to recover all the claims made last year. Almost unaffordable prices.
Great episode, I love the wheelie at 14:49!
Fantastic!
xo
Fabulous! Just another in the series of great vids! You should be sitting on beaches more often & relaxing, but I know how much u enjoy sailing & being at sea. I just turned the magical 75 & have dreamed much while watching u & ur adventures. I do love the sea & I do love you both & all ur friends & family! Great boom job! Luv ya!
Happy Birthday Harlan!!! Hope you are well looked after by friends and family. xo Elay & Riles
Great vid! Congrats! I've commented on a 2 yo post, hope you guys can see: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/q-for-patrons-2-6878859">https://www.patreon.com/posts/q-for-patrons-2-6878859</a> :p Cheers!
cheers Lucas! I've written a response to your comment on the post.
Starting my day at a high point after watching your latest video. Might be tough to match it during the rest of my day. Cheers.
Glad you enjoyed it Mark. Have a great week mate
highly entertaining. you guys rock.
Cheers Paul!
Really enjoyed that one,as a retired engineer toolmaker I would say that gooseneck casting needs beefing up and that included the pin,there must be a tremendous strain on those two components, aluminum castings can be inherently weak if there are impurities apart from the design ,any continual flexing will produce metal fatigue ...I would be inclined to get a spare.....take care, love T
Cheers Anthony! Matthieu has written a comment which I posted on our twitter if you're interested (you don't need to have an account to see it: <a href="https://twitter.com/Sailing_LaVaga/status/1012122812700430336" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Sailing_LaVaga/status/1012122812700430336</a>
"The gooseneck is broken." This sounds like something that would have been a coded message sent by Allied Command via the BBC to behind-the-lines forces in occupied Europe during World War Two! "The gooseneck is broken. I repeat, the gooseneck is broken." "Riley scrubs the hull. I say again, Riley scrubs the hull." " Elayna strings the guitar..." and so on. The closer to D-Day, the more complex and more frequent the messages became. May your days be less and less complex, on the other hand. Blue skies and following seas!
haha! Cheers Jim
Riley I'm a spearo and that exact problem has happened to me before on a slip tip. It definitely happens more often than you think. Especially on pelagaic fish right after you caught a wahoo on it. I'd say anytime you have some serious strain on the wire. Take pliers and crimp the whole so the ball doesn't pull through. Pelagic fish will bend the metal 100%.
Cheers for the advice Bobby!
Hey Riley - useless tip? Dude, that was a classic demonstration of networking and an AWESOME example of the efficiencies it can create. Congratulations on the repairs and good luck spearing!
Cheers Dave!
Funniest episode I think iv seen!! Riley u r a classic! oh..and Long Island Ice Tea... greatest cocktail known to man! PS please please please call my name!!