R1 (Daily Vlog 1 of 21) My first ever solo sail was about to begin!
The closer I got, the more I heard people saying how tough the crossing can be. This became concerning. They were always talking about a crewed sailing vessel and some didn’t know that I...
What an inspiring story. You definitely don’t come across stories like this too often and after reading Ians email in response to the winning patron call out we smiled, laughed, cried and took the time to really appreciate what we have.
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After a year of sailing thousands of miles from Grenada in the Caribbean where we spent the hurricane season of 2015, all the way to Tonga, we decided it was time to go ho...
An abandoned, creepy looking yacht called the ‘Sea Oak’ that was covered in security tape, was anchored right near La Vagabonde in Neiafu - Vava’u, Tonga. The captain of the vessel, Dean Fletcher, allegedly killed his wife onboard in July of 2016. He...
There I was, stranded on a tiny little deserted island in the archipelago of Vava’u - Tonga. However, I did do it to myself. I wanted to see what it would be like to be completely alone. I can’t remember ever being completely alone for longer than a da...
There is an endless list of jobs that needs to be done and fixed onboard most yachts, like, always. You could stay in one port FOREVER if you wanted, preparing your vessel for a particular sail or even a circumnavigation up to your standards… but a...
We were so lucky to get to swim right beside a big mumma and her calf, for 3 whole dives. Vava'u - Tonga, what a place! We celebrate a traditional root tea ‘Kava' ceremony, which made our conversations amongst our table a liiiiiiittle d...
It was a bit of a battle pulling this beautiful, majestic creature onboard just out of Tonga, but we finally did it! In the whole 30,000nm miles or so we have sailed around the world in total, we have hooked a good 10 massive Marlin that have all managed t...
I must say, the beginning of our 236nm sail from Niue to Vava’u - Tonga was a bit of a downer, considering the auto pilot had once again stopped working and this meant we would be hand steering for 2 days. Any old salt would have probably just stayed in ...
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Niue, one of the most unique places we have ever stumbled across. You can drive around the whole island in just ov...
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WELL it was bound to happen. Boats and drones don't really mix well, do they? How do you even fly a drone of a rocking monohull? Or you just don't? Anyway. Join us on our 140nm sail from the magica...
Wow wow and wow. We navigated through two reefs using an old chart we had found on the internet. Mix that with an overcast day and we were sorta pushing it... but we made it to the inside of Beveridge Reef! Completely uninhabited, with the cleares...
We got new sails! It's not easy ordering sails over email but Bob from Neil Pryde Sails was great to deal with. We put them to the test and the start to our sail to Niue (590nm west across the Pacific Ocean) was a rough one. Poor Julian was as sea...
#62.5 A bit of extra footage from our time in Rarotonga for you this fine Friday! Riley visits a jail and abandoned hotel, we go spearfishing with Kyle and hangout with the little ratbags swimming around La Vagabonde. Surprise! Happy Friday! Until Monday h...
Meet Andy and Julie, a lovely couple from Vancouver. They welcomed us on their 70ft power yacht ‘Infinity’ to check her out and to eat some oh so delicious pasta. We quiz the pair of them on the pros/cons of what it’s like to circumnavigate the globe...
We're so close to home! (yet still so far). Rarotonga - Cook Islands is a hot spot for the people mostly of New Zealand to visit, when they're in need of a little escape... and we can see why. The unprotected harbour wasn't too flash, so we spent most of o...
From VIP suites in honeymoon heaven Bora Bora, to 20 knots at 0 degrees (which is straight at you, which is annoying and means you can’t sail), flying zucchinis and frozen coconut oil (a travesty I assure you). Join us in Ep. 60 ma nizzles.
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Yep. Just me and the girls. Whole lotta talking going on... also some amazing meals and I hadn't seen so much laughing on La Vagabonde probably ever. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and we say goodbye to the talkative chefs and hello to s...
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It’s my parrrrrrrrty and I’ll cry if I want to, but I don’t want to, because there is simply no reason to. I couldn’t have asked for a nicer surprise birthday, put together by ...
There’s no better way to start your morning than a bit of yoga on deck, fresh air, and a swim. We explore the magical Moorea, one of the most gorgeous places I’ve ever seen on our voyage. Oh and I break the propellor :( Let’s not forget that hey Rile...
Finally, some much needed girl time onboard La Vagabonde. Sorry! Meet my friends Lili and Jodie from Australia. Along with getting up to a little bit (a lot) of mischief onboard, we explore the island of Tahiti, get a haul out and take you on a few little ...
Here is the video of our semi secret little trip we took to France a few months ago. So glad that we could finally share this footage with you all. Once again, thanks to anyone who has ever watched one of our videos and for following our voyage around the ...
Thank you to EVERY single one of you Patrons who got us here, but you already knew about all of this didn't you ;)
After 3 years of sailing the globe, everything we have worked so hard for has all lead to this. We have very exciting ideas and plans for th...
Riley was devastated about our fishing rod getting stolen (as was I), and the memories of a GIANT tuna that he didn’t shoot had been lingering in his head, haunting him ever since the sighting. Add the no wind situation and the sails flapping… it was e...
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