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20.06.2021 17:08:26
MHS:What advice would you give newbie sailors when it comes to passagemaking?
See full version: An Interview with with Riley and Elayna of Sailing La Vagabonde
MHS:What advice would you give newbie sailors when it comes to passagemaking?
Elayna: We just recently moved into our boat, an Outremer 45. It has been really exciting after living aboard a monohull for almost four years. The most noticeable difference is the overall comfort and space.
Riley: We can’t take credit for the model, it happened organically, really. I had a good camera laying around and Elayna had a history of making short videos to keep as memories of her travels. What was intended for friends and family suddenly had people from all over the world asking for more regular content. When we ran out of money and hauled out the boat to go back to work, viewers suggested we setup a crowdfunding website. We were hesitant at first but began to realize that people just wanted the opportunity to thank us for sharing this unique experience. In return, we try our best to include them in as much of this crazy crowdfunding supported video production as possible.
Riley: I’ve always loved the water and enjoyed camping, so I was pretty confident I would enjoy sailing. I was planning to purchase a boat once I had saved up enough money from my work on oil rigs as a rigger/dogman. When I finally bought La Vagabonde, a 2007 Beneteau Cyclades, I was trying to learn as I went. It was a pretty steep learning curve—to the point where when I unfurled the headsail for the first time I actually didn’t know to furl it back in.
MHS:How did you come to discover sailing?
MHS:You just got a new boat; how has the transition from a monohull to a multihull been for you so far?
MHS:What advice would you give newbie sailors when it comes to passagemaking?
Elayna: We just recently moved into our boat, an Outremer 45. It has been really exciting after living aboard a monohull for almost four years. The most noticeable difference is the overall comfort and space. here
Riley: We can’t take credit for the model, it happened organically, really. I had a good camera laying around and Elayna had a history of making short videos to keep as memories of her travels. What was intended for friends and family suddenly had people from all over the world asking for more regular content. When we ran out of money and hauled out the boat to go back to work, viewers suggested we setup a crowdfunding website. We were hesitant at first but began to realize that people just wanted the opportunity to thank us for sharing this unique experience. In return, we try our best to include them in as much of this crazy crowdfunding supported video production as possible.
Riley: I’ve always loved the water and enjoyed camping, so I was pretty confident I would enjoy sailing. I was planning to purchase a boat once I had saved up enough money from my work on oil rigs as a rigger/dogman. When I finally bought La Vagabonde, a 2007 Beneteau Cyclades, I was trying to learn as I went. It was a pretty steep learning curve—to the point where when I unfurled the headsail for the first time I actually didn’t know to furl it back in. here
MHS:How did you come to discover sailing? more
MHS:You just got a new boat; how has the transition from a monohull to a multihull been for you so far?
their current annual income is $372,268 US.
If you do the math, typically things like custom sailboats probably have a gross margin of say 40%. So build cost of roughly $600,000. A company like Grand Larger Yachting can float the note internally via favorable no-interest terms, so a 10 year term gives you like a $5000 a month. here
Their Patreon page says they're currently making $7,159 per video. They release a video each week, so their current annual income is $372,268 US.
Now let's look at what you get. The biggest Outremer video on youtube to date has 167K viewers. La Vagabonde routinely has view levels of 1.4M viewers. Now in sales the worst thing you can do is sell features. You want to sell solutions to problems. Put a pretty girl in a bikini, and an interesting aussie (Ladies is he handsome?) on your serious lifestyle/bluewater cat and now you have a solution to all those want a be wanderers. here
Shame about the bitter twisted dude above, jealous much I expect.
Ahoi from a guy in Germany where sadly don´t take the “right” decision.
I couldn’t help but notice that you referred early on to the “Super Star”. Now we know why you hate on Riley and why you are here. Surprised no one else mentioned it. Eric is an E-stocker. You said so in your first paragraph.