Storing La Vagabonde For The Winter Ep. 243
Join us on board La Vagabonde for our final leg of our sail down to Lagos with our patron Andre, to meet the crew at the Sopromar Boat Yard. After our last minute dash across The Atlantic, we needed somewhere to store La Vagabonde for the winter and Hugo from Sopromar was kind enough to offer assistance.
We've called it "The End of a Chapter" as it really has been. What a crazy sailing season from Lenny jumping on board a few months old to now having crossed The Atlantic as a family. We've all come a long way in such a short time.
Thanks for supporting us along the way. You're the best!
Love Elay, Riles & Lenny
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P.S stay tuned for a highlights package of some of our favourite times in the Bahamas later in the week.
Comments (39)
I really liked the old style narrative on this one. Thanks guys for all the smiles 😀
Enjoyed your voice over old boy! :-) Hat's off to Andre, what a lovely guy. Glad you made a commitment to yourselves for family and friends, we've found it always very important to keep a healthy balance in life. Thanks again, always enjoy hanging with you guys "virtually", the big buzz word currently. Take care!!!
Amber, I see your point, but "advertisement corrupts information". What if one day the Bahamas Tourism Offices sponsor LaVagabonde ? Then, how would we trust Riley and Elayna opinions and comments, or choices of travel ? I love what they're doing and I'm a proud patreon, but if they really have over 3000 patreons, it means they have a minimum income of 10,000$ per month, plus the YouTube income. Riley was so proud to call himself minimalist not so long ago, and both had to quit boating some years ago just to make a few bucks and survive. Many boaters sail the world on a monthly 1000$ budget. Hundred of full time boaters with teenagers aboard are more than fine on a 4000$ budget. Riley and Elayna should not be williing to loose ther credibility and independance for "A fistful of dollars". But it will be their choice and I will do my best to avoid the pollution of this world : advertorials.
It’s really nice of you to respect their choice and continue being a Patreon, even if you don’t agree with their current way of sponsorship. I see where the credibility issue comes from, maybe it would be nice if they would bring up sponsorships and explain why they like and support their products in the future, to support their credibility. Maybe they have already done so, but I can’t quite recall. In any way, thanks for the respectful answer to my reply :-)
Riley, I've said it in a previous episode : I find very annoying this Corona beer advertisement you've put everywhere recently. You've got thousand of patreons sending money every month and you have Youtube episode with over a million views. Don't be too greedy, Ryley, it's rule #1 to success, and you seem to forget it. Please choose between "marketing" and "patreons" : If I pay a monthly fee, I don't want the advertisement. Thanks, and keep doing the great job you're doing, the three of you.
@Bernard V, I wouldn’t call putting up advertisements in videos greedy at all. Like Riley has said before: patreons help make better quality videos. Since only 0.25% of viewers are patreons: that really isn’t enough support to expect them to make videos this great! If advertisements help them make better videos for everyone, including you, why is it such a big deal to you to see a tiny snippet of a towel or have them drink a delicious beer on the beach? They haven’t even said you should buy it yourself. You’re putting money towards these videos, why not let a big company help them out as well?
Loved this!
mariner drone ; 2014-present
They really need to make floating drones. So if they ever fall into the water, they just float instead of sink. Unless they seal up components, the saltwater may still destroy it. But at least it is easier to recover the trash. But bonus points to the first company that makes both floatable and sealed so a quick recovery from water is possible.
No worries, take some much deserved time off. Lenny will no doubt benefit from having land under his feet! Can’t wait for the next update! Stay safe over there-no doubt we will need a Covid-19 update from you upon arrival! See ya from down 🙃
Riley Telling the story about the old lady abc the shoe is hilarious!!! How adorable was Lenny saying dada too. Omg I live his growling but his little voice.
Happy your going home! Family time for Lenny and both of you! Riley the beanie kinda scared me. Family first ❤️❤️
I can’t believe you missed the opportunity to say, “He doesn’t give a fig!” ❤️
Can’t wait for a voice over of Lenny growling and getting in on it! Maybe a full Chewebaca episode where you respond to Lenny by growling.
hahaha those voice overs made my day nice one
So happy I stumbled upon your YouTube videos a few months back and thrilled to support you in a small way. In this time of quarantine your videos make it bearable. Keep ‘em coming. 💕
Enjoy your time at home and stay healthy!
See? In Scandinavia, we also have Hamsun! (today we have wlfare states, and the smart Norvegeans have their oil fund to pensions which own 1.5% of all shares on the globe!). And Yatzy and Wasa knäckebröd and fjords like the Chesapeake. Come visit!
Riyley you are a hoot! LOL!! Enjoy your time with family and friends. Congrats to Andre on his yachtmaster, sailing with LaVaga will definitely give him a well rounded experience. Hope everyone is safe and well through this Covid 19 period, SLV videos are helping me keep sane in quarantine. Love to All! See you soon!
Best to u all! T'was an excellent year & much adventure & fun as always! Enjoy home away from home. Pretty good voice-over Riles & like father-like-son on the nose pick! Too funny!
Thats the best way to lift a catamaran, just make sure they place the lift in the correct position so you're not lifting on a weak spot.
LENNY, LENNY, LENNY! i have always loved everything about your videos, but during this time of isolation Lenny's smiling face brings such joy to my day. As always, thank you for allowing all your patrons to join you in your travel adventures. You are a beautiful family.
Stay safe and joyfull. It will take time but you will set sail again
Thanks for the smiles, the laughs, thanks to Andre, what a champ! looking forward to seeing how you are coping at the moment. Stay well, stay safe, have a ball (as you always do!).
Who would have thought the changes that took place in the short time that you returned home too Australia and returned too Lagos! Look forward to the next season of your sailing!
well you wont be doing that.
We would love to help you some time. I hope your time in Australia was all you expected. Smiling a lot during this video - great stuff kids. Looking forward to catch up time xx
Find myself giggling at the subtle Corona placements. Very well done, good on you guys ❤
Me too 😂
This has been a lovely surprise.
Thank youuuu :) Loved it like always, my morning starts in a good mood! When will there be another live vid? ^^
Hey Sarah! We are definitely due in the next week or so to organise another live stream. I’ll keep you posted ❤️
Great video! The voiceover is very funny! The animation of the world map is very cool and a very nice feature, I like it. Appreciate your content a lot! Stay save guys :-)
Can't wait to see where the next chapter takes you!
Rileys voices make me laugh! and Lenny is such a cutie. Thanks for providing some comic relief during this time. I'm happy to be a new patron! Still catching up on older videos but would definitely enjoy some cooking tips & recipes from Elayna if you are looking for more video ideas while on land. Just made her Coco-nutty Cheesecake today and it was delish :) Safe travels home!
Thanks for choosing to support us Jessica ❤️ definitely need to do a recipe special episode don’t I? 😬😊
You guys are bloody hilarious. Love the voiceover haha. It must be so strange hauling your house out and leaving it in some yard for a while. Such a weird concept for those of us who don’t move our houses 😂 Really great episode as always. Will be great to see some of Oz next week and maybe a bit of Tassie!!! Hope you’re safe and well.
great one. Have a save flight back home. :-)
Thanks Dominik! We’ve actually flown home and are back in Lagos. You’ll see that very soon as we close the gap between the time in videos and real time.