A bit of the Regatta Day 2!
Sailing La Vagabonde posts
Bonjour Patrons. WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS!!
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Wish us luck!! We will keep you posted.
Lots of love, Elay and Riley.
2016-05-09 12:50:18 +0000 UTC View PostPanama City Pirates (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 37
After we transit the Panama Canal, we spent a week or so moored in Panama City. It’s a busy channel, which meant La Vagabonde was constantly copping the wakes of all the traffic. She was also out mo...
2016-05-03 08:40:11 +0000 UTC View PostSic Transit Gloria Mundi (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 36
Yeehah! We rafted up with our assigned partner yacht and motored to our first set of locks of the Panama Canal. We were so excited to finally experience what the canal is all about and how this man ma...
2016-04-25 23:26:29 +0000 UTC View PostTransiting the Panama Canal (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 35
We sailed to Panama and prepared for our transit through the Panama Canal! We got stuck into the paper work with our agent Eric (whom we highly recommend) and we were soon scheduled to go through in j...
2016-04-17 17:50:59 +0000 UTC View PostHow to Freedive (with Carlos Coste, 11 time world record freediver) - Sailing La Vagabonde
How to freedive with Carlos Coste. Join us in this episode with Carlos, as he runs us through a freediving refresher course on the island of Bonaire. He shares some of his secrets in mastering certain...
2016-04-05 23:34:01 +0000 UTC View PostSailing the San Blas Islands (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 34
White sandy beaches, turquoise waters, enough palm trees and coconuts to shade and feed you for an entire life time… yes please! Sailing in the San Blas Islands is truly a dream. Sailors come here a...
2016-03-31 00:13:20 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings from the middle of the Pacific! (Sailing La Vagabonde)
Hey guys, we requested Dave to upload this vid to pop up at our half way mark of our big sail from the Galapagos - Marquesas (3000 miles, ish) which should now be our current location. Eeeeeek. Wish u...
2016-03-28 17:47:22 +0000 UTC View PostSailing a Mirage - San Blas (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 33
Elay was fit enough to leave port, so we headed off for our overnight sail to the famed San Blas Islands. Sailing the San Blas islands has been a dream of ours for some time now and it was exactly wha...
2016-03-21 14:17:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe intentional removal of sagacity or the great tooth rescue, up to you. Ep. 32
We tied off La Vaga securely in the marina in Cartagena and hugged the jetty after our not so pleasant sail from Santa Marta. It was good to be land bound again for a while! We caught up with some of ...
2016-03-11 15:25:13 +0000 UTC View Post43 knots, bye bye Rileys Jocks (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 31
In Santa Marta - Colombia, we are joined by two good friends Ana and Connor who were travelling Colombia at the same time. Yippeeeee, friends! We explore what this beautiful beach town had to offer an...
2016-02-28 03:46:58 +0000 UTC View PostAppreciation for the Ocean (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 30
We leave divers paradise - Bonaire for our estimated 3 day sail to Santa Marta - Colombia. This passage is known for its wild winds off the coast of Colombia, ranking in the top 5 worst passages in th...
2016-02-17 00:59:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe De-evolution of Fish, in the Caves of Bonaire (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 29
We sail from Los Roques to Bonaire, stopping at a tiny bunch of islands called Aves. I’ve never seen so many birds in my whole life! We get salty for a few days and checkout some of Bonaires many di...
2016-02-08 03:34:19 +0000 UTC View PostFished Out (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep 28
We run out of food on board and return to the main island of Grande Roque. There is really only so much fish you can eat in one day. We celebrate new years at Nellys restaurant which was a blast. A hu...
2016-01-22 03:01:35 +0000 UTC View PostIsland Hopping Los Roques (Sailing La Vagabonde) - Ep. 27
Los Roques is an archipelago of 350 islands, cays and islets! We leave the main island and set off to explore some. We are running out of food quite quickly and spearing is forbidden in Los Roques, so...
2016-01-16 00:51:01 +0000 UTC View PostLos Roques Babyyy (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 26
Our 3 day sail to Los Roques from Grenada was a mighty good one. We kept each other entertained and made the most of our time at sea with no form of communication with the rest of the world for a few ...
2016-01-07 21:06:18 +0000 UTC View PostHitting the High Seas, Venezuela Bound (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 25
Our 3 day sail to Los Roques starts off a bit hairy. We had to leave in a bit of a rush as we were expecting some bad weather (worst than what we already had) in a few days which we wanted to dodge. S...
2015-12-25 01:37:36 +0000 UTC View PostYacht Life in Trinidad (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 24
We sail to Chaguramus Bay - Trinidad from Grenada to install a watermaker we had ordered. The mail arrives and we get started with the installation straight away in the marina. We decided it would be ...
2015-12-17 20:17:39 +0000 UTC View PostFirst Sail of the Season! (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 23
La Vagabonde is finally wet and we are very excited... We overnight sail to Trinidad, about 80nm south of Grenada after having to firstly sort out a few troubles with the engine before we could leave....
2015-12-12 13:03:34 +0000 UTC View PostReturn to La Vaga in Grenada!! Ep. 22
Hurricane season is over, and La Vagabonde is nearly wet again. Yippee. We take care of a few jobs on the boat at Grenada Marina before the relaunch. Explore some waterfalls and take part in Grenadas ...
2015-11-28 15:25:56 +0000 UTC View PostCampfires and Kangaroos (La Vaga Goes Bush) - Part 2
We drove 820km north from Perth up the Western Australia coastline. Did some spearfishing and 4WD'ing. Western Australia is where I was born, and I wanted to show you guys what my home looks like. The...
2015-11-18 19:16:14 +0000 UTC View PostRoad Trippin Western Australia (Sailing La Vagabonde) - Part 1
We drove 820km north from Perth up the Western Australia coastline. Did some spearfishing and 4WD'ing. Western Australia is where I was born, and I wanted to show you guys what my home looks like! The...
2015-11-12 12:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostHaul out and Back to Australia! (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 21
La Vaga dries off for a few short months during the hurricane season in Grenada. We prepare her for our absence, take down and stow the sails, clean her head to toe, throw out all food and a number of...
2015-10-29 07:52:21 +0000 UTC View PostFort De France to Saint Lucia (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 20
You can really tell it's nearing the hurricane season, as the weather starts to get more and more hectic and un predictable in this part of the Caribbean! We have been greeted by lots of rain, squalls...
2015-10-22 04:43:49 +0000 UTC View PostBad Weather but Good Vibes (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 19
Riley helps look for two men missing at sea after their boat caught on fire and they jumped over board in the night. Faced with some bad weather for the next few days as we over-night sail to Martiniq...
2015-09-30 09:31:42 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons!
Hope you all liked the most recent episode. I see I had accidentally posted it twice due to dodgy internet we had as we were in the middle of no where!! Sorry about that. Problem has been fixed. Thank...
2015-09-22 23:47:09 +0000 UTC View PostSaints and Indians (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 18
Saints and Indians (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 18
2015-09-20 03:03:45 +0000 UTC View PostEp. 17 La Vaga Goes to the Cricket/Adventures of the Spice Island!
