A Typical Day Sailing Around the World.. Ep. 178

[@Andre-YT1]

Loved the shark story! The music editing had me real worried for the sharks. Riley could have strangled them at any minute!

[@IMSiegfried]

I was waiting for a third even bigger meaner shark to come along! eek!

[@captainmarkgray8856]

@@SailingLaVagabonde Here is our daughter talking about monsters (at 2 minutes into the video) and other funny stuff kids say and do. Juliana edited this video herself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJeYqaSOfM6daNE

[@Eric-ye5yz]

@@IMSiegfried …. Yes I was getting concerned for the shark too :-)

[@sTDesiqn1]

lmao

[@pootsman6722]

Funny as f***! I was LMAO at that shark story!

[@monk13131]

Professional fish cutter here (retired). Use salt water. Its fine.

[@tommy6322]

Thank you for the mangrove info Mr Attenborough

[@stevecrombie5357]

Rileys next job, History channel voice overs.

[@silasmoe9841]

I actually grew up on a ranch where we butchered our own beef regularly. I also grew up fishing a lot. The saltwater is going to create rust much faster than fresh water or saliva. I would also encourage you to watch a couple videos on using a sharpening stone. I haven't seen your technique used before so maybe I'm the inexperienced one here but it wouldn't hurt to watch a few butchers online do it. I love following your videos and I would love to surprise my wife with a sailing trip one day. Let me know if you ever need a couple extra deck hands for a week or two;)

[@tamaskiss1930]

I still dont think you say enough about this wonderful outremere if im saying it properly this boat wonder those great French people that build this just a little plug if nothing else. So much joy to watch this craft i can only imagine being on it.

[@whatchinu2]

Speaking as an old butcher who has worn out dozens of blades, nothing wrong with a bit of rust that a rub with steel wool wouldn't fix. Best advice i can give you riles is slow weighted strokes on the stone for best results and always use steel rather than a stone. When you steel the blade, no more than a dozen rubs are needed to get it razor sharp. You should be able to get 20-30 honing sessions on a medium steel before a rub on the stone is required. Stone = 400 grit, steel = 1200 grit. The difference a steel makes when filleting fish will astound you.

[@charlesv3962]

Beautiful life. Beautiful places. Beautiful adventure.

[@acsbob]

Knife sharpening 101. Place stone on solid surface coarse side up, wet or lube stone, grab knife base with right hand and near tip with left, draw (sliding to move from base to tip whilst moving up the stone) holding the knife at the edge angle (push knife away from you), repeat 3-4 times, reverse grip to get other side. Then hone edge by turning stone over and repeat on fine side. Always push edge into stone. PS a filet knife has a flatter geometry than a kitchen knife and should be flatter to the stone. Have fun!

[@jenny02392]

A1 advice!

[@katie6905]

Seeing you meet someone that you inspired to take time to sail for a year may or may not have made me cry.

[@jimfife2350]

Loved the people you shared dinner with who said that because of your blog they took a year off to do the dream. Way to go guys, keep up with your great life on the LaVagbonde!!!

[@valstreate7412]

Knife sharpening, the right way, the wrong way and the Riley way.

[@fauxswade6556]

Hey; good day. I don’t know how to directly reply to the video I saw with the sharing stone question, please teach me. We always used a light non food oil on our sharpening stone, mineral oil is good.

[@mars-bw3qc]

Salt won't hurt the sharpening process however it is important to wash the knife with fresh water and the protect it with oil or grease from bacon or vegetables you have used in cooking. Repurposed oil works

[@Lordslade1]

Its amazing to think of how many people are out there sailing because of this channel.......these guys are truly the change they want to see in the world.

[@hazz2424]

Wonderful... Simple as that.... Music was just perfect!!!

[@jackiebryant5808]

Yes I'm 55yrs old love alf and you guys. Very inspiring

[@UncoolDean]

Anytime there is an Alf reference, I'm all in!

[@johnd5805]

Thumbs up for Alf.

[@mark2073]

From Melmac

[@Alk333_fan]

I loved Alf as a kid, lots of good memories.

[@cantank666]

Yo! Lucky!

[@hycron1234]

Damn, aren't we getting old.

[@andream1783]

I love your channel guys. What a beautiful life. More Lenny please!! He is so precious and he lights up our day to see him smile.

[@SibillaAM]

THE EDITING, Elay, you're so gooouuuddd! I'm starting to manifest on my value of contributing, and you guys are on my list of people and communities, I will contribute to. You guys to add so much value and quality to so many peoples lives, and that's worth supporting!

[@kevincarey1076]

Another GREAT escape for a COLD New England winter day! Thumbs UP for ALF Riley!! Nice shark story too. Oil on the stone is much better that spit or salt water for the stone and the knife ! Fair winds and following seas La Vagabond!!

[@jeffreyspencer7761]

OMG, who taught Riley how to sharpen a knife?? Always sharpen blade, sharp edge forward, never backwards. Going back and forth just flies away the edge

[@MelbLastboyscout]

I cringed when he did that!

[@gimiesome]

Obviously no one.

[@MichaelLloyd]

Actually, there are some that recommend sharpening a knife by dragging the edge backwards. I've tried it and it works fine. It's hard to get used to doing it that way though.

[@gimiesome]

@@MichaelLloyd In a circular motion but not back and forth

[@MichaelLloyd]

@@gimiesome Well... not to pick on Riley but what he was doing wasn't sharpening. I have no idea what to call it (it made my eyes hurt). Either pulling or pushing, I use "kind of" a slicing motion. The key to a good edge is more about blade to stone angle than how it's moved across the stone. The idea is to pull, push, whatever, a burr on the edge (very thin and hard to feel) then polish the burr off with something like a hard arkansas stone. But yeah, circular works...

[@haileyrae3426]

I lived in Florida for a while and every time I was at the beach I’d just be astonished and that water amazes me every time I see it!! So gorgeous

[@subchan6595]

how random is that ?? - 2 people rock up next to you on a boat and the reason they are doing what they are doing is because Rilyna, these 2 aussies yabbbing on, on KZbin, doing their own thing, happen to have inspired them. Of all the places on the sea, of all the moments, they anchor 50 feet away. Thats pretty incredible. You guys are actually bending the universe.

[@IMSiegfried]

"Of all the places on the sea, of all the moments" Isn't there a movie that goes something like this? I honestly thought you were quoting Humphrey Bogart at first. ;)

[@ksingleton101]

It really is a small world!

[@shaun8309]

"Coincidence" Maybe they planned it....

[@ihtfp69]

@@shaun8309 shhh, you'll ruin it!

[@danielwulff]

La Vagabonde alone is almost 50 feet long. There more like 400-500 feet away.

[@bigiron664]

Nice!!..Somehow amidst all of lifes turmolls and drama...u guys somehow seem to make life a little more bearable by making life at sea look and feel so Epicly Awesome..!!!!!. GOTTA LOVIT!!!! Thanks from an offgrid cattle farm in North Arkansas!!!

[@TheRealPatrickStarOfficial]

The girls may have laughed about your spear fishermen quote, but that's the truth Ryles! Shoot what you're confident you will kill. Good man! 🤙

[@bluesunproductions9079]

Great mangrove shots. Reily is right you rarely see it that clear, nice work

[@stubarbs5172]

It might make an interesting video to price up how much it would cost to take a year off to sail around the carribean like John and thingy in your vid

[@basvhoek3104]

@@SailingLaVagabonde It would be hard to give a specific number but maybe you guys can tell something about your experience :)

[@ceschias3733]

My dear captain in my opinion, your answer to the salt-knife problem is the new teflon knives material. Endless sharpness and corrosion resistance. Hello from Guatemala, specialy to the mamasita.

[@jeppesloth9910]

And it was then, when the shark witnessed first-hand how powerful the mustache truly was, that it decided to flee from these Riley-infested waters for all eternity

[@irisiperle3369]

Regarding the knife sharpening, my Dad taught me to move the knife one direction only and flipping sides. Start closest to your body, and stroke the knife away from you. Begin at the base of the handle and within the same stroke, allow the length of the knife one side to be sharpened as you move the knife outwards. Repeat other side of the knife. Hope this helps. I love your videos!

[@calebofm]

I've said it before and I'll say it again...this is such a beautiful channel

[@nancyarmstrong363]

Loved the little mangrove swamp/river.

[@tomackermann8365]

The David attenbourogh impression cracked me up. Good job in general anyways, love watching these clips. Keep it up

[@barryrizzo2944]

Hey Riley, knive maker here . One thing you might do for rust control after cleaning off rust apply some renaissance wax . It is a microcrystalline wax polish. You will find many uses on your boat for it . It is a little expensive but worth it.

[@nathanrice3890]

Oxidation is what rusts the knife. That's exposure to air. Put a little oil of some kind on and you'll be tip top. Salt water is a very good conductor which enables the ionization of the oxygen into the iron in the knife. Block the oxygen you'll have a nice knife. Put oil on it, it's not the salt water, it's the air. Science and stuff.

[@IMSiegfried]

Someone said to use oil on the stone two so two birds with one stone.

[@NoPrivateProperty]

Science is blasphemous in the USA

[@IMSiegfried]

@@NoPrivateProperty sure jen.

[@jerrymiller276]

The chloride ions in saltwater help oxidize iron, so both salt water and air. Iron and steel will rust underwater. Just take a good look at those shipwrecks that they dive on if you don't believe it. But yeah, salty water and air create corrosion really fast.

[@KelseyThielmann]

Riley your accent whilst describing the plants had me in stitches!

[@philliphale4647]

You got a thumbs up just for the information you provided about the mangroves and the accent you attempted to do it in... haha... love you guys thank you for taking me along. Cheers old chap

[@misstinsley2010]

hi guys...thanks for the always inspiring videos and congratulations on Lenny., he is beautiful♥️♥️♥️

[@TheWilderdesign]

hahahaha Yes ALF!!! I had forgotten all about that show!! childhood staple

[@ThompsonBMXbikes]

Here kitty kitty...

[@stevelakin4837]

Fantastic couple amazing fàmily and videos Keep them going your both an inspiration

[@traceraley9249]

When will we meet that baby boy? Good luck and smooth sailing.😎✌🏽

[@petermyers479]

Wet is what matters on a whetstone, you can use oil if it’s what you have. Salt doesn’t matter. Nice fish. Great video. Thanks.

[@tjreyer7281]

You should put Riley’s “don’t judge a spearfisherman’s” quote from this episode on a t shirt 😁

[@chrisdowdy]

Riley was TV gold on this one. Fantastic episode.

[@pashyn]

lots of aloha to your family

[@davidolds1972]

Good morning, good night., good job...👍👍👍👍

[@MyStyleBad]

I've watched all your vid's from 1 to 177 in a couple weeks and been waiting for another episode to drop. I never watch vlogging channels but there is something about u that really makes it easy and fun for me to watch. Who needs netflix when you got u guys to entertain :) Love you both and keep doing what u do!

[@samhermans]

This .. watching more YT instead of Netflix now

[@guliver1950]

SLV videos are a life saving tool in this eternal quaratine we're living here in Brazil 🤔🤔🤔

[@JulianKidd]

So much serenity!

[@chrish4938]

Passable imitation of Sir David Attennborough!

[@rlross49]

I loved Alf! But I think I love watching you two even better. Your boat is so cool and both of you are just beautiful. If I were about 45 years younger I would love to live like you are. I’ve actually had a wonderful life but your life is so adventuresome.

[@nickpanciuk1965]

Wait...! Everyone who sees this has to thumbs up! We all saw Alf after that clip! Outstanding move!

[@alexbrown4507]

Hey guys, I used to work on a SPORTFISHING boat and we would use wet stones to sharpen our knives every day and filet hundreds of fish. Never had a problem using saltwater to wet the stones. Most deck hands use victorinox 8” breaking knives with fibrox handles and they never rust. Hope that helps and thanks for all the vids! Love em...

[@nataleegoff4557]

Omg y’all make me want to live on a boat one day

[@jerrywilliams3544]

Great videos. Different metals treated correctly won’t rust in salt water for a long time.

[@captainsteve19]

haha for some reason Loved ALF (Alien life form) back in the day :) haha Riley your voice on the Mangrove education. fighting off the shark music nice touch Elay :) love the flow and the music ending the episode. cheers guys

[@marybremer3997]

You guys are awesome to watch and sharing your journey!!! God Bless!!!

[@marksullivan7972]

That’s not how you sharpen a knife though! lol

[@hyrocket]

lol okay, the women can cook up just fine-delicious!!!

[@johnathanstockdreher7743]

Used pam cooking oil

[@AnthonyRosas]

@@johnathanstockdreher7743Pam in a pinch but pure mineral oil is ideal.

[@MrFurriephillips]

Mark Sullivan yep! Water is not a good lubricant & waggling is not sharpening!

[@octavianhd]

@@MrFurriephillips water is a fantastic lubricant and really depends on the stone. Oil is a better lubricant for sharpenning with the right stone. The stone Reilly is using is best with water. Salt water won't make a difference since he rinses in it anyways. The technique used however leaves much room for improvement. But if it's good enough to do the job, then that is all that is needed.

[@robertmclennan5310]

You should be stroking the blade in one direction only. What dulls a knife is the edge rolls, and honing from side to side removes some of the burr and straights the cutting edge!

[@sammcconnell54]

The best way to sharpen the knife on that sharpening stone is to use oil

[@MouseToes]

Yes to the oil, it is all I use as well. They always have plenty of coconut oil or olive oil.

[@patrickcoleman3]

true, but he also was using the ruff side of the oil stone, totally wrong,

[@dawnrice5426]

That laugh, at 'Judge not a spear fisherman.

[@samt8311]

We call them oil stones in the UK.

[@count7340]

2 or 4 stroke?

[@jasminesheppard1768]

i liked this video more than usual, felt more like capturing the vibe and what was going on than trying to show us everything

[@deborahflyaway1266]

10:17 shades of "The African Queen"!

[@MrCatcracker]

ALF... Alien Life Form..... The best show ever on TV.. And Willie of course.

[@trinity2580]

Others youtubers: "my fans" or "my following" Riley and Elayna: "friends!!! Invite them over for dinner!!!"

[@mittmews]

IKR! these guys are so cute and sweet 💕💕

[@Captain-Paul]

Stunningly beautiful place thanks for sharing

[@austinlyons8528]

If everybody lived this way, you would never ever see another war.

[@somethinggood9267]

Or. All wars would take place on the water ; ) Just teasin ya

[@jasonbourne5985]

thanks so clear water ... lookin forward to next one :))))))))

[@sam.arrow.]

Oh yeah yeah

[@justinbinns3016]

This episode might be the best one yet! I absolutely love you guys, keep finding myself recommending your channel to people around me.

[@chiefenumclaw7960]

Knife maker here. When the salt water touches the whetstone a chemical reaction occurs called the "hamberder effect" named after German scientist Reinhold Hamberder. His theorem states that when sodium bicarbonate comes into contact with tiberium chemical osscilation occurs. Or, in lay-terms, rust.

[@andrewstacey246]

😂I suspect you know more about “Command and Conquer” than about knife sharpening🗡 and as for chemistry🧪, google the chemical composition of salt. At least you spelt Whetstone correctly!😀 perhaps you do know something about knife sharpening🤭

[@chiefenumclaw7960]

@@andrewstacey246 It's a good thing slavery has been outlawed here in the States because I've just been owned.

[@dailydriverG80]

Just found your videos recently, and started watching from the beginning...but, this video came up in my recommended, so I watched it...and you guys are in my area of the world! I live in Jupiter, FL, but spent half my time growing up at our family home in the Abacos (Guana Cay). I still go every year at the beginning of July for the Cheeseburger Beach Party off Fiddle Cay and Green Turtle on the fishing boats even though we don't have the house anymore, but sailors from all over the world go to it because it's really a party for the Abaco Regatta! If the weather permits it, my wife and I will be taking our son for his first trip on the boat this summer. Hope you guys enjoy all that the Abacos is! Enjoy the hog fish spearing while you can...it's delicious no matter how you prepare it. Start grabbing some conch and making conch salad (ceviche)... You guys are awesome! Take care.

[@richardscudds4753]

I concur with what everybody has said about your knife sharpening skills ,(hahahahahah) but secondly , being a bloke of your statue , i would of thought that a good quality knife would of been paramount in your hobby

[@valderja]

Stunning video guys. Such lovely pictures above and below the sea. I love Meg.

[@subchan6595]

Meg and Stefan maybe - what you think?

[@valderja]

@@subchan6595 Meg and me

[@MrDumptruk]

Thumbs up for Alf. Hope I find him at Area 51

[@flynnbaird7918]

I’m still in school and I’ve been watching your videos for a couple months now and you’ve honestly inspired me to start doing what I love, and I’ve started free diving and snorkeling, going to be beach as much as I can and I really wanna do something like you guys once I finish school, that or go coast to coast in a van, so thankyou guys for helping me find my passion❤️

[@Bajatrvlr]

You might want to read"Blue Highways, by William Moon", it will inspire you... I did 😁 and my journey lasted about 20 years... Enjoy

[@TRMartin]

Need a little more practice on you're David Attenborough impersonation. 😀

[@davecox7458]

Fantastic episode,, thank you,,,,,

[@VALERYAN581]

ceramic knife

[@mountainconstructions]

Nope, they chip and shatter, tried it on a boat. Horrible things

[@schnellerfuchs13]

@@mountainconstructions good to know. Thx

[@harveybacon6422]

Genuine Marine knife user!!! Believe it or not, in our boatyard we find car windscreen washer fluid is the most ideal viscosity for a sharpening stone. We mostly sharpen chisels however I often sharpen kitchen knives and rope knives. Just in case you wanted a tip hahaha. all the best, absolutely love your adventures. Been subscribed since episode 6!

[@woodtick1911]

Use a thin oil on a whet stone. Also, use a stainless steel scouring pad to remove the rust from the knife. Then clean and lightly oil the knife with olive oil after each use so it doesn't rust again.

[@lauramunson5888]

Thank you two!!

[@fordmodela1281]

One of your better videos , thanks for sharing

[@flowerpixie76]

Definitely grew up watching Alf! My Uncle Eddie named his horse Lucky after the cat that lived with Alf and the family. Great show! 🌼

[@flowerpixie76]

Alf use to say, "here, Lucky, Lucky, Lucky"! Lol

[@cliftonengle1041]

You took me back to a happy time with ALF....Thank you for all the beautiful footage. I'm in my office working on one screen and watching you guys on the other.

[@mronlyjeanshp]

It’s so refreshing to view and be able to take the journey with my favorite couple

[@MakeMeThinkAgain]

It's a good idea to tell people about mangrove swamps. Most people don't know how important they are and this will be even more important with sea-level rise. Great shark encounter music.

[@Stevos_HookedonRods4844]

Alf. Wow thank you, I'd forgotten about Alf. Brilliant.

[@swk544]

Great videos, please keep posting. My take on the knife sharpening, do not use salt water on the stone, if you have some cooking oil on board it would help. Interesting sharpening technique, have seen it before, but learned from a butcher friend a long time ago to pull the blade and pay attention to angle on the knife, but there is always more than one way to get the job done, I have always found butchers are the best teachers for sharpening. Once again, nice videos, what a great way for a little one to get a start in life.

[@lawrencegleason4666]

Beautiful opening music. Thumbs up to that musician. Best quote of SLV 178: “Butter is life.” Beautiful yoga editing. Perfect music for it. How could the word “mocha” be skewed by an Australian accent? My goodness. Mocha. Best life’s motto in SLV 178: "Judge not a fisherman by the fish he gets but by the fish he chooses not to shoot.” Outstanding picnic lunch. Gorgeous colours in it. That crab looks delicious. (Good argument for not shooting beach dinners in black and white.) It was nice to have English subtitles so we can know what your guest and Elayna said in Australian. We could have used a disclaimer warning somewhere or gone without Riley's rump action propulsion mechanism, shot from the rear, when the tender got stuck. GoPros are, apparently, the best inventions to prove not all fish stories are fish stories. Beautiful B-roll throughout. Suggestion: You both should take up video travelling blogging full-time. The guests who sailed up along-side you have the video to prove they were aboard. "They were there, SLV, we were even aboard, then we woke up and they were gone! No, really. Seriously." Outremer, we who are about to die with envy, salute you. Beautiful episode, guys.

[@rckism4198]

its amazing, the amount of people you meet sailing that straight up say that sailing la vagabonde was the reason or inspiration for them to sail the world. its beautiful and i envy you all! safe travels you amazing people.

[@stevecastro22]

Riley and Elayna, you inspire all of us. Thank you so much for the time and effort that put into making vlogs.

[@uhoffmann29]

Love the spearfisherman's philosophy :-) And your mangrove narration cracked me up, too. Another great video by my favorite sailing channel. :-)

[@gabrielleburke9626]

Hey Elayna! Not sure if someone has already said this, but be careful in warrior 2 pose, if your knee extends past your foot you can hurt yourself! Make sure you can always see your toes! Ideally you want your calf straight up and down, with your knee right over your ankle :) Enjoying the vids, thanks so much!!!

[@gabrielleburke9626]

also Riley your mangrove description was gold

[@stevesheliflying]

Love watching you guys. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@robindawn]

The Alf reference made me smile, we turned it on this summer for our 8 yr old grandson and he's hooked lol

[@chrischild6894]

Can't say it enough, love your stuff. Thanks guys.

[@c.e.jarvis1512]

Nice loved the "don't judge a spearfisherman..." saying Riley very cool Dude. And I thought I was the only one who said it was tired out when I was tired !! LOL funny . Just another great time hanging out with La Vaga.. Oh Alf what a goofy funny character he was.

[@joefrazier7887]

Spot on David Attenborough Riley.

[@deer-theotherredmeat2502]

Thx for the 14:38 stress release. Beautiful.

[@williamf.ryanjr.8599]

When I worked on a tugboat I read a book on blades and sharpening stones. It said not to put water on the stone because it would be like a farmer plow going through the ground. I know you've seen the plow discs and how they get rounded. And remember, there are no ropes on a boat, lol. Fair seas guys

[@daveroberts6884]

Channeling the inner David A... Bravo.

[@ronnie.c3222]

was so happy to hear a tribe called quest in the beginning!

[@000001willy]

It's nice to see sanity for a change in this crazy world and also warm temperatures. By the way it was -27C in Ottawa, Canada this morning.