Blue Moon Life

November 30, 2020 Sailing YouTubers

Blue Moon Life
  • Joined: November 30, 2020
  • Subscribers: 22,200
  • Videos: 147
  • Views: 2,385,740
  • Victoria, BC, CA
  • Language: EN

Jonas and Gillian from the SV Blue Moon share an honest look at the benefits and challenges they are facing as liveaboards and share stories and videos about sailing, liveaboard, travel, and alternative living.

The Crew

Jonas and Gillian from the SV Blue Moon share an honest look at the benefits and challenges they are facing as liveaboards and share stories and videos about sailing, liveaboard, travel, and alternative living.

SV Blue Moon is a 1978 Catalina 30. Her engine is a Universal M25 Diesel. Blue Moon Life is a team of two: Gillian and Jonas. The boat was acquired in the spring of 2020 and many hours of labor were given to get her live-aboard ready! The boat is now home for Jonas and Gillian and so far they love it!

Since the fall of 2020 Jonas and Gillian living aboard Blue Moon in beautiful Victoria, BC. They are grateful to be able to live, work and study from the boat. This is their first time living aboard and they are loving it so far. The "boat life" has some unique challenges, but Jonas and Gillian are slowly learning how to optimize the use and enjoyment of the small space.

Jonas and Gillian make YouTube videos about their life living aboard a 30ft sailboat, traveling, and alternative living. They have big dreams for this channel, but right now they are focused on learning how to produce high-quality, meaningful vlogs that share their real lives. In the future, we hope to broaden our scope with collaborations, and community projects, and - one day in the far-off distance - we hope to create our own homestead where we can live and learn in connection with our values of autonomy, resilience, and sustainability.

In the meantime, their goal is to produce at least one vlog a week, but hopefully more! They are still learning how to film and edit and have limited time and gear to make high-quality videos. One day they hope to earn a full-time living from producing content, but for now, they are both either full-time students or employees. Gillian is finishing her undergraduate degree in Biology and Environmental Studies and Jonas works full-time for the BC Wildfire Service.

Jonas and Gillian created a Patreon page because they want to move away from ad-based support and towards direct community support (crowdfunding). One of the goals for this page is that Jonas and Gillian would be able to earn enough income to reduce the time they need to work "traditional" jobs so they can focus on producing videos...but all in due time. The main thing you get from becoming a Patron is access to AD-FREE videos, because everyone hates YouTube and Google Ads! Thanks so much for reading this and for being here. If you decide to support Jonas and Gillian directly, know that they are incredibly grateful and you are helping them to make their dreams come true and allowing them to live healthy, fulfilling life.

Thank you very much for watching and please feel free to engage with Jonas and Gillian in the comments on YouTube and on Blue Moon Life Facebook page.

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Latest from Blue Moon Life

Videos

Day in the Life Living Off Grid on a Sailboat
Day in the Life Living Off Grid on a Sailboat

A simple day in the life, living off grid on our sailboat. The transition from the docks to going off grid is a welcome change.

Spring in the North | Spring Melt
Spring in the North | Spring Melt

Welcome to another Blue Moon Life video - this time, a short feature from Springtime in Northern Canada! The snow is melting, the rivers and streams are swelling

WE DID IT | Off Grid Boat Life
WE DID IT | Off Grid Boat Life

We sailed our boat off grid. Welcome to part 2 of our first (and chilly) Spring sailing adventure through some islands of the Pacific Northwest.

Sailing Off Grid | Off Grid Boat Life
Sailing Off Grid | Off Grid Boat Life

Blue moon life is going back off grid! After a winter living tied up to the dock, we are headed back off grid into the islands of the Pacific Northwest!

Getting the Boat Out | Reading Ralph Waldo Emerson
Getting the Boat Out | Reading Ralph Waldo Emerson

We are sharing a reading of excerpts from Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays about nature, which first appeared in 1836.

Relaxing Day in the Life | Beach Fire and Ocean Cold Dip
Relaxing Day in the Life | Beach Fire and Ocean Cold Dip

This week's Blue Moon Life video brings you along on one of our favourite ways to spend a day off: visiting wilderness parks on the wild pacific coast of Canada.

BOAT LIFE Spring is Here | Replacing the kill switch on our outboard engine
BOAT LIFE Spring is Here | Replacing the kill switch on our outboard engine

This is the beginning of our preparations to set sail for the summer. We replaced the kill switch on our outboard dinghy engine and got out on the water.

BOAT LIFE | Couple Living on a Boat
BOAT LIFE | Couple Living on a Boat

In this video, we spend some time hiding from rainy weather by making homemade pizza, and then we get our little dinghy back into the water for the season!

Morning Routine as a Couple Living on a 30 ft sailboat | Morning Rituals
Morning Routine as a Couple Living on a 30 ft sailboat | Morning Rituals

A big theme of mornings on the sailboat (while moored in the city) is that we are never far from the bustling of the outside world, so we take our moments...

Days in the Life During Stormy Weather on a Sailboat
Days in the Life During Stormy Weather on a Sailboat

It was another cold and windy week living aboard the sailboat... but we think it might be one of the last of the winter season before the spring weather...

END of VAN LIFE | We had to sell our camper van | Mitsubishi Delica 4x4
END of VAN LIFE | We had to sell our camper van | Mitsubishi Delica 4x4

Why is van life ending? It's not because we don't love our off road camper van... This video was a while in the making, but we felt we needed to finish it.

Simple Winter Day | Cold Swim + Boat Life Routines
Simple Winter Day | Cold Swim + Boat Life Routines

In this video we take you out to one of our favourite spots on the the beautiful west coast of Canada to experience the cold and restless waters of the pacific.

Life on a 30 Foot Sailboat | Daily Routines Alone on the Boat
Life on a 30 Foot Sailboat | Daily Routines Alone on the Boat

Welcome to a very simple day in the life while living alone on a 30 foot sailboat. Even on the simplest of days, there's never a dull moment aboard Blue Moon.

Cold Mornings Aboard | Winter Days on the Boat
Cold Mornings Aboard | Winter Days on the Boat

Another cold snap brought freezing temperatures overnight which meant for some chilly mornings. But that didn't stop us from getting some boat maintenance done.

How to Replace the Starter on a M30 Universal Diesel Engine (+ Tension the Belt) | Catalina Sailboat
How to Replace the Starter on a M30 Universal Diesel Engine (+ Tension the Belt) | Catalina Sailboat

In this video we show you how to change the starter and tension the pulley on a Universal M-30 diesel engine.

Daily Routines of the New Year | Young Couple Living Aboard a 30ft Sailboat
Daily Routines of the New Year | Young Couple Living Aboard a 30ft Sailboat

Welcome to a raw look into our morning routine on the sailboat, where we cook up some pancakes, play guitar, and do some engine maintenance.

Snowstorm Warnings and Travel Chaos | Young Couple Living on a Sailboat | A Year in Review
Snowstorm Warnings and Travel Chaos | Young Couple Living on a Sailboat | A Year in Review

Snowstorms, windstorms, ice, rain, crashing waves, and blistering heat. This video is about last year, and the start of a new one.

Alone in a Snowstorm | Winter Boat Life on a 30ft Sailboat
Alone in a Snowstorm | Winter Boat Life on a 30ft Sailboat

Snowstorm warning!! I was solo this week, and this is the most snow that has ever fallen on our little sailboat home, and this time it stuck!

Daily Routines of Living and Working on a 30 Ft Sailboat | Low Cost Living
Daily Routines of Living and Working on a 30 Ft Sailboat | Low Cost Living

Welcome to a simple winter day in our life living on a 30 ft sailboat on the West Coast. We have lived on the boat for 3 winters now.

Moving to a Tiny House in the Forest...
Moving to a Tiny House in the Forest...

We’ve had a very stormy winter living aboard our sailboat. La Niña continues to reminds us of her powers… with snow storms, high winds, and atmospheric rivers.

Preparing for Winter... Winter Liveaboard Life
Preparing for Winter... Winter Liveaboard Life

After some early season snow and wind storms passed over, we decided it was time to officially pack up the boat for winter.

Winter Came Early... ALONE in a Snow Storm
Winter Came Early... ALONE in a Snow Storm

Winter came early this year with a sudden snow storm and cold snap. This early season snow was a reminder about what winter boat life is really about.

Hit with our First Storm of the Season... Are We Ready?
Hit with our First Storm of the Season... Are We Ready?

We were hit by our first storm of the season, which was a good reminder of what winter boat life really is.

Daily Routines of Fall Boat Life | Rainy Day Halloween Edition!
Daily Routines of Fall Boat Life | Rainy Day Halloween Edition!

We bring you along for some of our Halloween / Fall traditions like carving pumpkins, roasting pumpkin seeds, and making cozy hot dinners for a very rainy day.

We’re Going Home… Last Days Living Off Grid
We’re Going Home… Last Days Living Off Grid

This is the start of a new chapter, where we leave our solar powered life behind to ride out the winter with shore power and water hookups at the dock.

Final Days Sailing Off Grid
Final Days Sailing Off Grid

This was our first trip in a while, and even though we didn’t get much wind, it was amazing to be out on the water again.

Fall is Here | Daily Routines of Off Grid Boat Life
Fall is Here | Daily Routines of Off Grid Boat Life

The seasons are changing, and we are getting ready to sail the boat back to our winter home on the docks!

Why we’ve been distant | Life Update | Off Grid Boat Life
Why we’ve been distant | Life Update | Off Grid Boat Life

We wanted to explain why we’ve been distant from social media these last few weeks and give you an update on what’s been going on behind the camera.

Our Little Boat Sunk ... | Off Grid Boat Life
Our Little Boat Sunk ... | Off Grid Boat Life

Well we were hoping we wouldn’t have to make a video like this… but sometimes life happens and you just have to make the best of things.

Sailing and Kayaking the Pacific Northwest | Raw Footage from Midsummer
Sailing and Kayaking the Pacific Northwest | Raw Footage from Midsummer

We took advantage of a breezy day to get Blue Moon off her mooring, and we learn a little more each time. We then traded in our sails for paddles...

Working an Office Job while Living Off Grid in our Tiny Home(s)
Working an Office Job while Living Off Grid in our Tiny Home(s)

A typical day working from the boat involves waking up, making coffee, taking our dinghy to shore, finding some wifi, walking on our lunch break...

Remote Van Life | 4x4 Camper Van Conversion
Remote Van Life | 4x4 Camper Van Conversion

We decided to shake up boat life and recently drove our 4x4 camper van through the coastal mountains on a beautiful summer camping trip!

Daily Routines of Boat Life | Living Off Grid in our Tiny Home
Daily Routines of Boat Life | Living Off Grid in our Tiny Home

Living off grid during the summer means that we need to bring all of our supplies with us to the boat, including our drinking water and anything else we need.

Daily Routines Living Off Grid on a Sailboat | Swimming, Sailing, Exploring the Beautiful Coast
Daily Routines Living Off Grid on a Sailboat | Swimming, Sailing, Exploring the Beautiful Coast

This week we continue to explore our off grid anchorage, take the dinghy into new coves, and swim off the boat in the cold ocean water.

Discovering a Shipwreck and Sailing to a new Off Grid Home | Off Grid Boat Life
Discovering a Shipwreck and Sailing to a new Off Grid Home | Off Grid Boat Life

Join us as we pack up the boat and move to a new off grid anchorage. We escaped our busy spot to find a remote location and saw lots of things along the way.

Alone Off Grid | Daily Routines of Boat Life
Alone Off Grid | Daily Routines of Boat Life

In this video, I share some of my week, including some work- and chore-days where I clean up some of our teak wood on the boat!

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