Who are your favourite boat bloggers / vloggers?

[Caddy Shack]

We've just returned from a fun trip and have to plug (no pun intended )my wife again and she is really putting a lot of time into figuring this out (both sailing and the videos) and getting much better at both!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVcZ...em-uploademail

[Mike OReilly]

Originally Posted by zeehag

the only videos i can tolerate watching are of emerald steel. jules and susan used to be my neighbors in coronado, and are smart. they run a spray and have long history with it. she welded it he electrickeried it and they have been sailing and improving it many years. currently in pnw, salt spring island area.

+1 on Emerald Steel. I stumbled across their vids a while ago. Real people doing real things. About the only one I still watch (not that I watch much these days).

[Group9]

Originally Posted by Mike OReilly

+1 on Emerald Steel. I stumbled across their vids a while ago. Real people doing real things. About the only one I still watch (not that I watch much these days).

for Emerald Steel. If you were only going to watch one Vlog to learn about cruising, you could do a lot worse!

[Caddy Shack]

Yup Emerald Steel is the real deal. I wish I had those skills. While I didn't build ours and she doesn't seem to share much similarity with Emerald Steel beyond the material, I do spend a hell of a lot of time keeping her going, as she turns 50 next year. Steel boats are cool! I had a couple of smaller gaffers as I kid and I loved them.

Here's our latest. Mid to high 20's across the deck and a big ebb made for a quick but lumpy ride. Hard to pick that up on the video unless you watch the dog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBvIJf3N-9c

[ihe2]

Hi, here's the latest video of our spring cruise with our Swan 431 "CAID". We had a eventful cruise at the Baltic Sea with windspeeds of 40 knots and more, almost collided with a submarine, etc.

https://youtu.be/SdjKGaVxrwc

[Bleemus]

New episode from Alex! Very funny!

https://youtu.be/-cDfNlonR9c

[WestCoastRix]

Hey Bleemus - I still don't understand how Alex doesn't have twice as many viewers. He has become my favorite now. Especially when he is visiting different cities and really immersing himself in the history/art/population of the cities he visits. I especially enjoyed his visits along the Spanish coast and all the festivals he went to.

If you haven't seen Alex - check out Winded Voyage.

[Bleemus]

I agree. If he gets bikinis on the boat his numbers would soar.

[Caddy Shack]

Still dig SV Delos, Vaga and RAN, and was really into Emerald Steel until we watched an episode where they (very gently) seemed to take a few pokes at the others. It seemed a little in bad taste - better just to do your own thing well and let others do theirs rather than knock them down.

Lately I have been watching Sail Surf Roam, which initially I found annoying. They're proper sailors and surfers out there doing it, and having just done 2800 miles (delivery) in a modern fast cat, I can relate to it.

Some news from us. We are going cruising. . Components:

1) 49 year old 42' Dutch built custom steel boat.
2) 9 year old American dog
3) Me - Canadian, Dad/Captain, sailing and working in the industry (until now)!.
3) Mom - German/American, mate and everything else, new to long distance sailing.
4) Mats - our 3 year old boy.
5) Kruiser - Canadian/Dutch 6'8 giant, ex pro bballer turned pro gambler. Mate, surfer and adventurer.

What could go wrong?

Check us out if you like. We leave in less than one month. To Sail or Not To be:

https://tosailornottobe.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axuS0cqLJMU

[Caddy Shack]

Almost go time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wr_JT9p6c0&t=3s

[sv soulianis]

I'd like to throw our hats into the ring. We were inspired by Distant Shores 10 years ago. We've been saving and prepping our lives ever since and are over the moon to be underway. We have finally escaped the 9-to-5, sold everything, and set sail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsJmNF8AB6I

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by Caddy Shack

Almost go time!

Lol..... I'm hoping that trailer was mostly tongue in cheek rather than being overly dramatic...
.....speeding thru the marina, the Valkyre music, the passengers seeming stressed and over pressed sailing shots.

Not what I would show someone I wanted to get interested in sailing...

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by sv soulianis

I'd like to throw our hats into the ring. We were inspired by Distant Shores 10 years ago. We've been saving and prepping our lives ever since and are over the moon to be underway. We have finally escaped the 9-to-5, sold everything, and set sail.

Great positive intro into your lifestyle and attitude.
Also nice camera work!

Congratulations on finding your first boat.....hope to watch and follow your nautical discoveries

[Nahbrown]

Sv Delos has really taken their weekly videos to a whole new level. Content, editing ... clearly they have taken their channel videos seriously and professionally while still maintaining thier own vibe. There is a reason their Patreon is over $12, 000 per weekly video.


Delos just released some extra content ( don’t count as patreon ) a 6 part conversation with Captain Fatty that I found fascinating.

https://youtu.be/aWMEQCGUgak

[DumnMad]

Originally Posted by Group9

for Emerald Steel. If you were only going to watch one Vlog to learn about cruising, you could do a lot worse!

Yes, seamanship, very practical, and cost effective.