Youtube liveaboard stars?

[chook]

There are some great channels, and some that just rely on clickbait.

I like this new channel, Kawai and still enjoy Ran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08dHk3I0erw

[Group9]

Originally Posted by ScubaTyke

I just started watching Project Atticus and they look like they are working hard and having some fun too.

One of our favorites, too.

[HobbySailor]

Here is a channel thats been around for awhile but not posting regular videos. Seems like he's going to post each week now for the next couple of months.
Pretty real and raw but ok quality.


https://youtu.be/3imRRf6EIbk

[Captain Mark]

* The SVVelos crew. Once again, how did that young man buy that 52' yacht and endless voyage? I think it even has a scuba tank compressor.
* Followtheboat. Middle aged couple with 42' boat. This one seem real. He was a DJ so their audio quality is always very good. They focus on education about liveaboard challenges

Have I been missing the best ones? Who do you like?

First, the boat in S/V Delos, a Amel Super Maramu comes standard with a dive compressor, ours is in a lazarete in the cockpit, along with the standard four (4) scuba tanks.

Here are some other we enjoy watching:

* MJ Sailing - Not You Tube superstars but pretty fun to watch.

* Sailing Nandji - Very old school and old boat. The couple are really doing it the old fashion way, and are fun to watch.

* For how to's and what it's really like - My friend Patrick Childress is a good one to follow, also his website Where is Brick House dot com

* Sailing Sophisticated Lady and Captain Rick Moore are good if you are interested in the Caribbean.

* Sailing Zingaro - Catamaran, but fun.

* Drenched which is more scuba diving, but they always seem to end up on someones sailboat.

Regarding how these folks do it... Patreon is one source of income, where people sign up to donate $ per video produced and these various YouTube channels have different levels of sign up. Also, YouTube pays them based on number of subscribers and likes. Someone below posted that perhaps La Vegabond has lost some credibility being on the new Cat that is on loan from the manufacturer to them. I don't think so, they have a great story and some fun, and they aren't hung up on themselves. Watch this short video on YouTube, it explains a lot and it's quite fun: https://youtu.be/dlfkE5SlF2g

Fair Winds!

[ohgary]

la vagabonde should be interesting now they Elayna had the baby. Will be interesting how they incorporate the new crew member into their travels.

[willpower1]

Right now may favorites are:
Delos
Ruby Rose
Ran Sailing
SSL
Zingaro
Lavagabonde
Impi
Sailing Bora Bora
Out chasing stars
Sailing yacht Florence
Endless summer with Tula
Free Range
Are the ones I keep current with, I think Delos is the best in my opinion.

[theBeachBoy]

I've watched so many channels.

The ones I always come back to are Delos and Zatara (as well as Distant Shores), I've dropped out of vagabonde when they switched to the cat, but still watch an episode here and there.

Lately I also watch Sailing Atticus, MJ Sailing and Shaun & Julia, all with more or less "fast forwards".

Some channels I watch only randomly are Gone with the Wynns, Drenched, and probably 20 family sailing channels but most lack the editing quality (kids take all their free time).

[CatNewBee]

Some DIY-Channels:

Boatworks today (Fiberglass works)
Acorn to Arabella (Wooden boat built)
Sailrite channel (sewing channel)
Sail Life (Refitting Athena)
Sailing Lady Africa (Cat DYI)
Onboard Lifestyle (Catamaran DIY / Refit)
Parlay revival (Rebuild salvaged L450 after hurricane)
David Burch (Open CPN)

Some well known Cruising channels:

SV Delos (Amel)
Cruising Off Duty (Cat Reviews, sailing) + Average TechFan
Distant Shores (Cruising channel)
Follow The boat
Sailing UMA (Don't buy a couch!)
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose

Some not so well known Cruising channels:

DJs Dives (Hitchhiking around the world)
Drenched
Learning the lines
MJ Sailing
RAN sailing
Sailing Aquarius
Sailing Magic Carpet
Sailing Soulanis
Sailing Vessel Adventurer
Sailing Yacht Florence
Shaun & Julia sailing
Adventures of Tarka
Wandersailing
WhiteSpotPirates
Winded Voyage
Abandon Comfort
Adventure adrift
Adventures of an old seadog
Amanda's sailing adventure
Axel Busch
Blauwassersegeln (German)
Caribbean Dream Destinations
Christian Williams
Free Range Sailing
Jessica and Ryan Adventures
Kauana Sailing
Knot Vikings
Lazy Gecko Sailing & Adventures
M Jambo
Peter Fehringer
Sail Salina
Sailing Barefoot children
Sailing Kawai
Sailing L'Attitude
Sailing Puffin
Sailing Satori
Sea Change
Shaggy Seas
Eric Andrea
Monday Never
Ocean around
Sailing Millenial Falcon
Sailing Tranquility Bay

Catamaran channels:
Gone with the Wynns (Leopard 43)
LaVagabonde (Outremar Cat)
Catamaran Impi (Lagoon 440F)
Sail Oceans (Neel Trimaran prototype refit)
Sailing Zatara (Privilege 585)
The Daley Adventure (Lagoon 450S)
Off the starboard hull (Lagoon 400S2)
Let's Dance sailing (FP Lucia 40)
Sailing Unspoken (FP Lucia 40)
Out Chasing Stars (FP Helia 44)
Trio Travel (FP Venezia 42)
Sailing Inspire (Lagoon 421)
Sailing Ocean Fox (Lagoon 400)
Cat Great Circle (Lagoon 52S, Lagoon 39, Saona 47...)
Sailing Nahoa (Lagoon 410)
Gunnar Goettsche (Privilege 37, circumnavigation)
Dave Saggs (Lagoon 450F)
Sailing Fata Morgana (Leopard 38)
Sailing Kittiwake (small DIY Cat)
Sailing Sisu (Leopard 45 - purchasing process)
Sailing SV Happy Together (Leopard 48)
Sailing The Space between (Leopard 46)
Sailing Waterworldcat (Nautitech 46 Fly)
Travis McGarry (Gunboat Catamaran)
Tula's endless summer (Crowther Spindrift 1988)
Two afloat sailing (mono to cat Ericson 38 -> Looping 48)
Vuja De Living (Leopard 39)
Ride the trades (Voyage 430 QUITOXIC Hurricane salvage)

[Macblaze]

Sailing Magic Carpet

This one started out slow but has the makings a a great channel...a young swiss boatbuilder apprentice buys crashed boat, meets young Canadian, violin-playing girl who bought her first boat (60s era 6-Ton Pilot) when she was 18 and they start to sail the Med.

And boy, does she ever play violin. Worth watching just for that.

[Copacabana]

Originally Posted by Macblaze

Sailing Magic Carpet

This one started out slow but has the makings a a great channel...a young swiss boatbuilder apprentice buys crashed boat, meets young Canadian, violin-playing girl who bought her first boat (60s era 6-Ton Pilot) when she was 18 and they start to sail the Med.

And boy, does she ever play violin. Worth watching just for that.

I agree! This has become one of my favourite channels. I loved the espisodes going through the canals to get to the Med. I think they are in Switzerland with the boat laid up as they work to raise money for the cruising kitty, but I believe they'll be back cruising in spring, with new adventures.

[Souzag818]

Originally Posted by CatNewBee

Some DIY-Channels:

Boatworks today (Fiberglass works)
Acorn to Arabella (Wooden boat built)
Sailrite channel (sewing channel)
Sail Life (Refitting Athena)
Sailing Lady Africa (Cat DYI)
Onboard Lifestyle (Catamaran DIY / Refit)
Parlay revival (Rebuild salvaged L450 after hurricane)
David Burch (Open CPN)

Some well known Cruising channels:

SV Delos (Amel)
Cruising Off Duty (Cat Reviews, sailing) + Average TechFan
Distant Shores (Cruising channel)
Follow The boat
Sailing UMA (Don't buy a couch!)
Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose

Some not so well known Cruising channels:

DJs Dives (Hitchhiking around the world)
Drenched
Learning the lines
MJ Sailing
RAN sailing
Sailing Aquarius
Sailing Magic Carpet
Sailing Soulanis
Sailing Vessel Adventurer
Sailing Yacht Florence
Shaun & Julia sailing
Adventures of Tarka
Wandersailing
WhiteSpotPirates
Winded Voyage
Abandon Comfort
Adventure adrift
Adventures of an old seadog
Amanda's sailing adventure
Axel Busch
Blauwassersegeln (German)
Caribbean Dream Destinations
Christian Williams
Free Range Sailing
Jessica and Ryan Adventures
Kauana Sailing
Knot Vikings
Lazy Gecko Sailing & Adventures
M Jambo
Peter Fehringer
Sail Salina
Sailing Barefoot children
Sailing Kawai
Sailing L'Attitude
Sailing Puffin
Sailing Satori
Sea Change
Shaggy Seas
Eric Andrea
Monday Never
Ocean around
Sailing Millenial Falcon
Sailing Tranquility Bay

Catamaran channels:
Gone with the Wynns (Leopard 43)
LaVagabonde (Outremar Cat)
Catamaran Impi (Lagoon 440F)
Sail Oceans (Neel Trimaran prototype refit)
Sailing Zatara (Privilege 585)
The Daley Adventure (Lagoon 450S)
Off the starboard hull (Lagoon 400S2)
Let's Dance sailing (FP Lucia 40)
Sailing Unspoken (FP Lucia 40)
Out Chasing Stars (FP Helia 44)
Trio Travel (FP Venezia 42)
Sailing Inspire (Lagoon 421)
Sailing Ocean Fox (Lagoon 400)
Cat Great Circle (Lagoon 52S, Lagoon 39, Saona 47...)
Sailing Nahoa (Lagoon 410)
Gunnar Goettsche (Privilege 37, circumnavigation)
Dave Saggs (Lagoon 450F)
Sailing Fata Morgana (Leopard 38)
Sailing Kittiwake (small DIY Cat)
Sailing Sisu (Leopard 45 - purchasing process)
Sailing SV Happy Together (Leopard 48)
Sailing The Space between (Leopard 46)
Sailing Waterworldcat (Nautitech 46 Fly)
Travis McGarry (Gunboat Catamaran)
Tula's endless summer (Crowther Spindrift 1988)
Two afloat sailing (mono to cat Ericson 38 -> Looping 48)
Vuja De Living (Leopard 39)
Ride the trades (Voyage 430 QUITOXIC Hurricane salvage)

I've subbed 6 of those, follow 5 pretty consistently, and don't have time to watch the rest... and I'm retired. Seemingly every day there's a new one, and every day I'm closer to death; don't wanna lay on my deathbed and think "Gee, I wish I sailed more instead of watching YT videos", so I go sailing instead of living vicariously

[Bleemus]

Sailboat Story is a fun one. He's a smart guy with a great knack for editing.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6...1SrUVP315YEKNA

[ohgary]

Lady K Sailing a Canadian couple who worked there way down from the great lakes to the Bahamas. Not the best video editing but a story that isnt all bikini's and sun.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWj...CV1Aqt5Xki8g8A

[SpaceBob]

Towards the beginning of this thread there was a question, how are they doing it?

This video may answer that question.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA8Ej2MEkdQ

[CatNewBee]

Here is a pretty complete overview if you are looking for some fresh meat...

Sailing-Channels.com

Not sorted, but lists lots of little known channels worth exploring.
Have fun!