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May 21, 2025
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Our Scariest Moments Sailing Around the World
Over the last 4 years we've been sailing around the world, we've managed to pull together our top 5 scariest moments at sea. Pirates, man overboard, spinal injuries and gale force winds. Join us for a few scary stories onboard... Cheers, Elayna and Riles. ...
The First Time We’ve Turned Back. 35+ Knots Wind on the nose! Ep.158
Join us for some bad weather in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Not much fun punching into 35+ knots for the 4 inexperienced sailors onboard. We then say goodbye to our guests and sit down to have a chat to you about the most recent series of unfortunate eve...
Crossing Borders on a Sail Boat
We go through this kind of stuff all the time. Today though things were a little more extreme. Having to schedule an appointment in with the embassy months prior, printing pages and pages of information basically about the numbers we have previously been a...
Pregnant on a Boat. Sometimes it Sucks. Ep. 159
We sail 100nm overnight to our first stop in the Bahamas, Acklins Island. Being pregnant on a boat, you can imagine it can make any slight feelings of morning sickness or nausea amplify. So on this trip, I was feeling very nauseous the whole time and basic...
Catch and Cook: Spearfishing YELLOW TAIL SNAPPER 🐟 Oven Bake Onboard!
Try out Audible with a 30 day free trial here: https://www.audible.com/slv or text slv to 500 500. Join us for a catch and cook here in the turquoise waters of the open Atlantic Ocean. We had a calm enough day to take our deflated dinghy out and have a go...
BITTEN ON THE A$$ BY A PIG. Ep. 160
I was warned. Various cruisers that we had met who had been in the area previously all knew what these pigs were like. People said to me "you watch out for them pigs son they'll gitcha." Alas, I did not listen. The bite through the shorts doesn't actually ...
Mysterious Plane Circles our Yacht in the Bahamas…
Well this was pretty incredible. It isn't every day that you are visited by two friends, in a plane. https://www.youtube.com/steveo1kinevo and https://www.youtube.com/thecandourist join us onboard La Vagabonde for a few days of spearfishing, living off the...
Dodging Coral Heads across the Exuma Bank like.. Ep.161
Join us on the ocean, as we cross the Exuma Bank and continue island hopping our way west. We're in a little bit of a hurry to get to Florida to meet our Patrons, so let's hope these coral heads remain at least .2m beneath the rudders! Looks like the coral...
BOAT LIFE: How We Find Food
Try out Skillshare with us, your first two months free! https://skl.sh/sailinglavagabonde A lot of people wonder how we find food when we've been away from civilisation for some time. Well, you guessed it. We go spearfishing. We try and shop at local farme...
ALL HANDS ON DECK as we Make our Way to the USA. Ep.162
It's all go go go here onboard La Vagabonde. We run into a few dramas on the main island of the Bahamas checking in and out of the country on the same day (you know how much we love doing that). It was as if we didn't follow the correct immigration procedu...
How To Anchor your Boat (ignorance is not bliss on anchor)
Here's how to anchor you boat. We hope you are following along with our "Sailing Basics Guide" https://www.sailing-lavagabonde.com/guide In this video we show you exactly how to anchor your boat so that you can get a good night sleep which you won't get ...
Welcome to our Home, Dear Patrons! Ep. 163
We trade island life for the city this week. But, for good reason. We finally get to meet our lovely group of Patrons who flew from all over to come see us and we're really excited to introduce them to you. Honestly, what an epic bloody week! Join us as we...
CRUISE SHIPS. 7 Reasons NOT to go!
7 Reasons why NOT to go on a cruise ship. We could think of a dozen more reasons why not to go on a cruise ship but we thought we'd try and keep it short (plus it was about 10000 degrees inside La Vagabonde with no air conditioning... maybe that's ONE plus...
Our Sailing Trip in Florida Ep. 164
Join us for our sailing trip in Florida with myself, Riles, and our bunch of new friends. A freediving lesson for these guys was a must, and we also couldn't let them leave without tasting some Vegemite. We spend some time exploring what Miami has to offer...
So, the boats due for a clean out.. Ep. 165
It's been a good year since we've paid any REAL attention to La Vagabonde. Besides polishing the stainless, scraping the bottom when she gets a little molluscy and maintaining our equipment onboard, she's usually keeps things fairly easy for us. But we are...
The Great Haul Out, Breaking Bad Style Ep.166
Join us for the great haul out in the humid as heck, Florida 👩🏽🔬👨🏻🔬. Our friend Terry actually gets struck by the static of lightning and thrown on his butt in the boat yard! Crazy. Also, through this video you can FIND OUT THE SEX ...
The Bimini Shuffle back to the Bahamas! Ep.167
Happy days. We leave sight of the city, for a long while. Although, it was quite sad saying goodbye to our new friends from Just Catamarans and some old ones we'd met in Colombia, years ago. Join us for the Bimini Shuffle over to the Bahamas. The wind and ...
BOAT LIFE: A Day in the Life
Welcome to another special episode of boat life. Today we're showing you a day in the life here onboard La Vagabonde. It's been a while since we gave you a glimpse into our average day! So we fired up the cameras bright and early this morning to take you a...
Time to go Hunting. Our Freezers are Empty! Ep. 168
Meanwhile in the Bahamas, we're on a mission to fill our freezers onboard. We've been in the city for a while now and it's so great to be anchored in crystal blue waters and doing what we really love once again. Feel free to join Riley and I onboard for a ...
How To Pick Up a Mooring Buoy
We hope you are following along with our "Sailing Basics Guide" https://www.sailing-lavagabonde.com/guide How to pick up a mooring buoy, and moor your boat. The principles are the same no matter what vessel you are in. In this video after the standard wa...
How to Mount a Dinghy… Ep. 169
You can't miss this invaluable lesson with Riley today folks.. he's showing you how to mount a dingy 😂. Tiger shorts, optional. Welcome back to the sunny Bahamas, with 80% humidity and a high chance of death if you're not in the ocean. Join Riley and my...
BOAT LIFE: In search of shipwrecks!
SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/SubscribeToSLV For More Videos Every Week Today we're in search of some shipwrecks in the Bahamas. Riley took a fair bit of persuading to get in the water at night, after an eerie night dive with strange shapes and whale sounds a wh...
We Found a Baby Lemon Shark! Ep. 170
Of course Riley was game enough to pick up a baby lemon shark darting around in the shallow waters of the Bahamas 😱 not for me, no matter how cute it was! Join us as we repair sails, take you for a tour through the Bimini Shark Lab, get declined from st...
NO FOOD, NO WATER, 40 Hour Deserted Island Challenge!
SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/SubscribeToSLV For NEW Videos Every Week The old "deserted island no food or water for 40 hours challenge". Let me know what you think about survival, life in the city verses the bush and if we have it too easy these days. Song Cre...
A Romantic Sail across the Great Bahama Bank.. Ep. 171
SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/SubscribeToSLV New Videos Every Week A few days at sea, just Riley and me. We anchor in the middle of the Great Bahama Bank in the flattest, clearest water in the whole freaking world!! What's also super romantic about this sail is ...
Itssssa Spaghetti Marinara on the high seas! Ep. 172
SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/SubscribeToSLV New Videos Every Week Riley goes spearfishing solo and manages to grab some us some perfect, white fleshed reef fish for a spaghetti marinara. Does anyone else's partner have the tendency to fall asleep after eating s...
Trapped Inside Dangerous Coral Reef!!! Ep.173
SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/SubscribeToSLV New Videos Every Week Having snuck into our spot at high tide it seemed far less treacherous than when it dropped later that afternoon and we were completely surrounded by coral reef. I would get up on deck and have a...
BOAT LIFE: A tour of our TINY FLOATING HOME
Right now, for a limited time, you can get 3 months of Audible for just $6.95 a month. Go to https://www.audible.com/slv or text slv to 500 500! Meet La Vagabonde, again. I thought it was about time we did another thorough tour of our home on the water see...
Freediving The Deepest Blue Hole In The World! Ep. 174
Learn from the master on how to freedive here: https://bit.ly/FreedivingCourse Join us for a spontaneous last minute trip to see the deepest blue hole in the world. Deans Blue Hole. We'd been in touch with Adam Stern, Australia's record freediver, and he s...
A Glimpse into Vertical Blue, the Freediving Competition in the Bahamas. Ep. 174.5
Part II of our trip to Deans Blue Hole in the Bahamas for the freediving competition, Vertical Blue. We're thrilled to have had the opportunity to checkout what goes on here each year and to become a part of this little freediving community for some time. ...
Gloomy Days Onboard.. Freediving Pregnancy Scare! Ep. 175
SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/SubscribeToSLV New Videos Every Week It's never a good feeling experiencing strange pains whilst anchored miles away from the nearest hospital. We went freediving and because I haven't been diving deep or for too long I volunteered ...
BOAT LIFE: What we do when it’s too hot outside..
SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/SubscribeToSLV New Videos Every Week Here’s what we do when it’s simply too hot outside… we go underwater… dah. Join us in the Bahamas, where the waters always blue and you can catch lunch right off your back porch. Be su...
A Week Onboard in the Wonderful West. Ep. 176
We're anchored here in west Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. We had planned to only stay one night, before heading off to a bunch of other islands, but we found a little slice of paradise and decided we had to stay longer. Join us as Steffen saves a bab...
Renewable Energy on a Boat
Ever thought about renewable energy on a boat? We hope you are following along with our "Sailing Basics Guide" https://www.sailing-lavagabonde.com/guide In this video we do a quick "energy budget" and discuss lithium batteries, solar power, hydro generato...
Life’s a Grind in the Tropics Ep.177
It was a two day event changing the oil myself on anchor. Had I had the correct tools it would have taken a couple of hours but I didn't have them yet as Outremer did the first oil change etc for free back in France as part of their service for new vessels...