Riley and elyana11/7/2022 ![]() ![]() RILEY AND ELYANA HOW TOShe said: “We’d never looked into big ocean crossings, and all of a sudden we were working out how to cross the Atlantic. The pair, who met on the Greek island Ios while Riley was sailing La Vagabonde single-handedly and Elayna was playing music for a travel company, say they’ve since enjoyed a whirlwind ride.Įlayna, who produces all the video content, says the real highlights for her, have been the big ocean crossings, first undertaken in the summer of 2014. Don’t wait, just get out there and do it because it’s achievable.”įormer scuba diving instructor Elayna, from Geraldton, Western Australia, grew up either in or on the water and even learned to sail during her school years.īut when it comes to being the skipper of a large vessel, neither Riley nor Elayna had any experience before they took to the oceans, having to literally learn the ropes as they went along. We’re just normal people giving it a this is the advice I’d have love to have given myself as an 18 year old - you can cover so much ground, and have this entire experience of being a sailor, having not gone too far and not having spent too much money at all. So we hope after people see our videos, they can buy into it, and think, ‘We can do that, too’. “There hasn’t been a lot about sailing on social media. “There are people who’ve been inspired to start sailing because of us, then there are others who’ve been toying with the idea for a while and we’ve given them a gentle nudge in the right direction. “If you added together the amount of emails we receive, it’s staggering. “How many people have we inspired to start sailing themselves? Tens of thousands. Riley, from Australia, added: “I think we’re changing the view that yachting is only for the privileged few. They enjoy supporting the production of the videos and seeing the end result."Īnd what’s so important for the couple is the knowledge that they’re dispelling the illusion that yachting is the preserve of the elite, as they claim anyone with the ambition should simply get out there and do it for themselves. "We have around 1500 patrons at the moment and those have typically been with us a while. They source as much food as they can from the waters beneath Elayna, who retails an album of cover versions via Bandcamp, explains: “We receive a lot of emails from people telling us we’ve inspired a change in their lives, which is amazing. It takes up to four days in editing to produce a 15 minute video."Įlayna maintains their 355,576 YouTube subscribers aren’t funding a lavish lifestyle - the money pledged is funnelled into boat maintenance and new filming equipment to continue producing high quality footage while also giving them enough cash to get by. ![]() “There is a lot of thought that goes into our videos to make them as creative, thought-provoking and real-life as possible. ![]() We know because our viewers tell us and that’s a fantastic thing to hear. "For many people who watch our videos, it changes their life. I definitely didn’t have everything handed to me on a plate but that makes our achievements all the more sweeter. "I have some incredible memories out on the water with her. Riley laboured on off-shore oil rigs and in mines for eight years in order to be able to afford his first yacht, a 2007 Beneteau Cyclades, purchased in Italy in 2013 for around £60,000.Īnd speaking ahead of the London Boat Show, where they’ll be discussing their eye-catching voyages in the ‘Legends Theatre’, he said: "I’m proud of the work and sacrifices I had to make to be able to buy my first boat. ![]()
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