WE SOLD OUR BOAT | What Happened & What's Next [Sailing Kittiwake Ep. 123]
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- Опубликовано: 7 мар 2021
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After four years of sailing around the world, we have decided to sell our sailboat. It wasn't an easy decision, but it was the right one for us. Find out what happened and what's next in the video.
This episode was filmed in December 2020 and February 2021.
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Yayyyy!! 🙏🏻😁 This is the video that so many of us were waiting for, to find out what had happened to you both, and how you were doing after your Denge fever episode and deciding to sell your beloved Skua.
I am so glad to see that you are both doing well and that you transitioned in a planned manner (more or less 😆) into the next chapter of your adventure through life together.
I have followed you from the first video I found of you on little kittywake when you first entered the Med, after which I backtracked and watched from video number one. What a journey it has been! The way that you two have managed to continue with your travels on a very limited budget, keeping it real but also maintaining a good quality of life despite so many very challenging times, has been incredibly inspiring.
You showed many of us, even older dudes like myself who sat at home alone on the couch in the evening watching you on another adventure, what is truly possible if one simply is determined to make it happen. I have loved being a part of your journey, and I want you to know that you have brought so much joy to so many of us. And you did it all in a modest, pure, and very truthful manner. In many ways you allowed us to live a life of adventure at sea that we have so often dreamed of doing, if only vicariously through your lens and for just half an hour a week. It’s been a beautiful experience.
Here’s wishing you both much happiness going forward, I’ll follow along on your website, and I will keep referring my friends to your Kittiwake channel, telling them to go and watch the story about the coolest young couple I know who threw a boring life of mediocrity to the wind and instead followed their dreams of a sailing adventure on the open seas. Cheers, blessings, and ecco a te, you will be missed! 💥⛵️☀️🥂👍🏻☺️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Aaaaawwwwww. Sweetest comment ever. Thanks ever so much for your support! That was a serious commitment :) Fair winds.
Great summary of the channel mate 👍
Remember watching you guys very early when you bought that cute little katamaran. The other day you guys popped up in the back off my head and i had to search up if you posted anything lately. Hope you both are doing great, best wishes from Norway
Miss the videos….hopefully we get an update soon…
It was nice knowing the two of you. Take care of yourselves. Good luck and hope to seeing you on the web again. We miss you.
Cheers Peter!
Oh no!!! So much enjoyed your adventures on Kittiwake and Skua. Can't imagine it was an easy decision. Wishing you the best on your new adventure.
Thanks a lot, Randy. Wishing you all the best :)
I followed you two from the early days when you still had Kittiwake. I hope you are doing well. It would be great to see an update from you and what the two of you are doing whether you have put roots down in an area or are still digital nomads. Shalom.
Wow! Glad i checked in with you..it is lovely to think of you both continuing to explore and enjoy life to the max! See you soon!🌊💚🌊
Glad to understand how you made your decisions and why, all made sense, having follow you for a number of years and thoroughly enjoyed sharing your many adventures! May you have many 'red skies' navigating your life forward. Please keep the connections going in the future, with Postings and updates.
Glad that you're getting better! Good luck for the future, whatever that holds
Thanks Andrew! All the best 🙂
Thank you. Have really enjoyed sailing with you these past years. Hope to see you again in the future. Best wishes.
Damn guys that’s a tough decision, but an often necessary one. Enjoy the winter season and hope you both soon decide on your next adventure, and another excellent video. Ciao’
I’ve always enjoyed how kind you two are with each other.
I’m so glad that you’re both doing well. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. All the best to you both.
Thank you. Thank you for your honesty and integrity and for being willing to share your experiences in such a way as to both inform and encourage those of us who have been following you. So different (better!) than most other “sailing” channels. I’m glad that you are regaining your physical strength and that you are looking to the future. As a sailor/boat owner, I’ll be checking your website regularly. Very best wishes and thank you again.
Sorry to hear about the illness. I hope the future holds great things for you both. Thank you for sharing your adventures so far. Fair winds.
Good luck, fair winds and summer breezes. Loved your sailing channel from nearly the beginning , cannot believe it's been 4 years. Hope you enjoy this new chapter of your life.
Thank you so much for all the adventuring you have provided ! So glad your health is on the mend! Wishing you the best for your ongoing adventures !!!
Thank you very much for taking us with you on adventures out at sea. It was always a pleasure to watch your video's! I wish you guys nothing but the best for the future, lots of love, good health and fair winds!
Thanks for the update guys, and for rounding off the channel so beautifully.
As others have said, your lives - and the quality of your lives - are yours to plan. None of us has had linear careers that just go on and on. We’ve all reached forks in the road and taken turnings.
I have followed you from the very start ... loved the Kittiwake phase ... and was proud to be a Patron too for some time. Your awesome achievements in safely delivering Skua to her new surroundings and finding her fortunate new owners made a really great story.
I had sensed for a while that you’d make some fresh choices - didn’t know at first that Covid and Dengue would be the catalysts - but I could feel a restlessness in your narrative.
Now it’s heartening to see you both at ease after the trauma of transition. Whatever it is you do next, I am certain it’ll have the qualities that have been so attractive to your many followers thus far.
Your new website looks lovely. Good luck with the plans - enjoy the sabbatical - thank you for sharing the past four years so beautifully.
Until the next adventure - go well, warmest greetings from the wilds of coastal Essex, UK.
Roy
Thanks ever so much for all your support and the lovely comment, Roy. Fair winds!
Hi Roy how are you doing 😊
Checking in! I miss you two! I hope all is well with you these days and hope to see you soon! Happy 2022!
Was good to hear this part of your journey. We are lucky to be able to watch. Best of luck guys.
Thats what life's about, changing, evolving, growing. Wish you all the very best and would love to see you one day get back to sailing and continue to the Pacific.xx
The Italy footage shows what pros you guys have become at shooting, editing and storytelling...a wonderful coda to this particular adventure...let us all hope for the best after this big c part of the adventure!
Aw thanks so much for noticing! I really love filming and editing 😍 All the best to you! -Elena
So sorry to hear about this, knew you were ill and I'm so glad to hear you're starting to get back to your former self. As someone who came down with Covid in February last year and then spent ten weeks in bed (discovering sailing on youtube to keep me sane) and then a further eight months before I started to feel normal again, I totally understand how that would make you just want to be somewhere secure to continue recovering and getting back to normal. I wish you both all the best and hopefully see you on the water again soon! On the plus side, at least you can go skiing (lockdown allowing) and speak some Italian and Sud-Tyroler again too! PS@10:00 WOW! What a view!
Sad to see her go! Thanks for all the awesome episodes and good luck with the move
Thank you so much for all the videos! Sorry you got sick and I wish both of you great health. I am envious of the way you live!!
Really happy you guys are well, also good to see people making brave life decisions. Hoping for great new adventures in the future. X
You guys are doing great. I look forward to the next chapter. Keep up the great work, guys.
Your sailing videos will be missed, but I'm glad you have each other and that you are content with your decisions. It's your life and you have to live it as is best for you, not us. Thanks for sharing it with us. I'm so glad your health is recovering and that you have contentment. You can't really ask for more!
Thanks so much, Wayne! We're at total peace :) Take care.
I’m so glad you are well. Wishing you guys all the best and to your new adventures into the future.
So sad to see you leave Skua, Ryan! Get well soon, Eleanor. Thanks for the work you two have put into your wonderful channel; I hope it paid you back. Wishing you the best for your future!
You guys are looking happy and healthy, I'm sure not feeling the need to document absolutely everything has helped as well. I wish you guys all the best, and hope to see you in the future.
Such a beautiful area. Since you needed a change, you picked the perfect spot. I hope you’re feeling better soon. Happy trails.
Proud of you guys, you have made the right decision after weighing all of the variables. I will sure miss my weekly updates but wish you both all the best for the future.
Having binge watched all your videos it's good to see you are both OK. Thanks for what you have done x
Be strong, I am optimistic about you!
You have regained the initiative!
Glad to see you are doing well. Best of Luck!
Thanks for all of the great content. I’ll miss your videos. Good luck on this next adventure.
Good Luck with your new adventures.
We left the UK 30 years ago and sailed across Biscay, down the Portuguese coast and into the Mediterranean where we explored the Baleares and Sardinia and made friends with so many lovely people and very much enjoyed life.
Two years ago we sold our boat and bought a large Motorhome, we now travel all over Europe in our Land Yacht, ( when restrictions allow ) with our x-sailing friends, now known as Camper buddies.
We’ve had many wonderful trips and adventures and have seen so many beautiful cities. We wild camp when we can, we walk along deserted beaches, we paddle board, swim, shop and sit round camp fires in the evenings in the winter months.
It’s not the same as being on the water, but it does have its advantages.
I wish you a speedy recovery and look forward to your next blog.
Regards. Dori.
Wishing you every success in your next chapter, you have been so courageous and determined so far I have no doubt this will stand you in good stead for whatever lies ahead. Take care.
Thanks so much, Louise! :) We're not afraid of trying things anymore :) It feels great!
I have enjoyed following the 2 of you on your adventure. Although I am English and live and sail on the Solent I was born and spent my childhood years in southern Austria ..I am now 70 and still go back to my birth place every year because I love the lakes and mountains,so I can appreciate how you are feeling now .Thank you for sharing your life with me and I wish you happiness in what ever you do in the future.Chris
Getting ready to make dinner and thought I'd watch this, always a good feeling while cooped up from Covid.
... I'm stunned that you have had to go through this and make so many changes in such a short time. I had Dengue while I lived in Dominica and had an Iroquois catamaran. It sucks! I too sold the boat, but it was time for me to make some changes then. I'm happy for you that you are recovering so well and your place in Italy is beautiful. As always, your videography is wonderful! I wish you all the best as you, and we all, figure out how to continue the adventure as Covid passes. Thank you for making so many evenings fill with your adventure and keep my eyes open for the future!
Thank you for leaving the channel the way you did. As we watched every video from the very beginning we have really been able to enjoy the adventures through your eyes. I hope you will continue videos again at some point, if you decide to or not we wish you both the very BEST that life has to offer. Thank you again and you will be missed. Take care and be safe. 💕💐💐
Really sorry to hear you've been so ill, Elena, and delighted you're now feeling much better and enjoying your beautiful homeland. I'll miss your channel and fascinating videos. It's been extremely generous of you both to share so much of your intriguing life with us. Wishing you both all the best with your future adventures. Thanks!
Aw
I will miss you guys very much. life has many changes sometimes planned and sometimes not, you just have to do what is right for you at the time to be happy and do what it takes. Your story has been exceptional right from the start and has been a joy to follow. Take care of each other and hope to see you here from time to time. Enjoy !
Thanks ever so much, Richard. We will miss your lovely comments :) You've been such an amazing support. All the best!
Heal up, the world can't stay locked down forever. Glad you both are OK. Stay safe and thank you for sharing your adventures with us.
WoW. I’m pleased you’re recovering. Sorry you sold the boat, 😢 I do enjoy watching you both. Must have been a hard decision, but your both up beat about it. 😃 Best wishes for your future. It’s been a pleasure watching your over the sailing adventure.
I often wonder how you two are getting on.....binged your videos during lockdown and loved them....hope all's well in your world........and would be lovely to see you back on the waves at some point.......take care
Your hometown looks beautiful. Sometimes slowing down is just what we need to recharge again.
Good luck on your new adventures. You both look so well and healthy. Looks like you are living in such a beautiful place!
best of luck to you both, I suspect you'll do brilliantly at whatever you do next and I hope the new owners really enjoy such a wonderful boat
So glad to see you are recovering from your illness. You have certainly settled in a beautiful part of the world. The mountains anywhere are certainly better than being surrounded by mountainous waves! Northern Italy is a great place to be from when you return to it. I hope you don't get land sick from the continuous steadiness under your feet! ;) I've got well over a 100 former episodes I can rewatch until you decide what you will do next.
I totally understand. That being said.... you will be missed. I’m happy for you. Keep following your dreams. No matter where they take you. I have 65 years of doing the same. I have no regrets. You won’t either. Looking forward to hearing more about the choices you make in life. And where they take you. Isn’t it a grand adventure we all are on? Two Thumbs up!! Cheers!!
After watching your video, you both look healthier than you did on the boat. You both look very happy. best of luck.
Thanks a lot, Peter! We are definitely healthier and super grateful to be where we are :) All the best.
I have followed you guys for the past two years and it has been a pleasure to share you lives and adventures. You both take care of each other and know that you have a lot of digital friends who will miss you.
Thanks so much for following our videos for so long, John. We wish you all the best.
I had no idea you were ill Elena and am really happy to hear you have recovered and are happy and well! I will truly miss you both. I watch dozens of channels (not just sailing) and yours is the only one I have ever made comment on. I've always had the sense that neither one of you are really the outgoing "life and soul of the party" types (like me perhaps😬) and to put your lives out on the "Tube" required some real grit. Just wanted to say - you aced it guys! All the very best for whatever comes next. Know that I will never unsubscribe so that any time you feel like updating here, I will be watching. As always FW&FS⛵️🖖🏻👋🏻
Thx for all your videos and the insight now. I wish you all the best for the future!
I imagine it was and it is very hard to sail with all the restrictions and makes perfectly sense to settle on land for a bit till the world start spinning as usual and we are all free again!
Plus, avete scelto un paese meraviglioso e sconfinato per la vostra nuova avventura e sono sicuro che non vi annoierete per niente!
Im very happy that the dengue fever is in the past and that your are both happy and healthy!
Will keep watching your content for sure as everybody else should do..
It was never about the destination but the travel in itself.. right?
Keep up guys! 😍
Thanks for sharing this part of your adventures! All the best and get well soon.
This was really bittersweet to watch. Having had the privilege of meeting you guys, we know that your decisions are made with sound judgement and a good dose of common sense. Wherever you are in the world, you always have good friends that you have made along the way .... we will continue to follow your adventures and maybe we will meet up again one day, now that you are back in Europe! Stay safe, stay happy, stay free! With our very best wishes, Lyn & Andy ⛵️
Hi guys, Elena I’m happy to hear that you are doing better. I hope you guys will get another boat and continue your travels and adventures. Wow it’s beautiful where you live.
Wish you are soon fully recovered. Enjoy your new adventures.
You guys will be missed. All the very best in the future.
This makes me sad as I have looked forward to watching your channel every week. Such good down to earth people and great story telling on topics that I am interested in and so loved to watch. Such a great boat too. I am subscribed to many sail cruising channels and lately have fallen behind on many of them, however yours was not one of them because I looked so forward to seeing them. All well, wishing you luck in what ever endeavours that you decide. The important thing is to have fun, follow YOUR dreams and live life to its fullest.
Aw thanks Kevin! Wishing you all the best.
It's been great to follow you, Glad you are back to good health. Enjoying life on your terms is the best way to live, keep those adventures going and I hope to see some videos of them as well. Thanks
good luck in the future, it has been a joy ride to follow your sailling channel, see you out there 😉
Glad your ok, will wait to see what you publish in the future.
I have been watching your journeys the last 4 years you two are one of my favourite, great saling and fantastic and educational scenery videos and natural sailing you two are survivors and I'm sure we will see you again. Take care and look after yourself.
Thanks ever so much, David!
Delighted you're making a good recovery.
I look forward to your next adventures.
Best wishes on your new adventures. Thank you for the sailing videos. So glad that you are doing well. Again best wishes!!
Hi Mike how are you doing 😊
The very best of good luck to you both. Mondays won't be the same without you!
Hi David how are you doing 😊
Thank you for the entertaining videos on Skua, and good luck to you both for your future adventures!
I must say i have really enjoyed watching your adventures unfold, i for one didn't realise you had been ill but am sure glad your health is back to normal. Good luck in which ever path you now decide to take, unfortunately you will leave a 30 minuet hole in my life each week.
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Thanks for sharing your great adventure with us, I really looked forward to seeing each one.Good luck with the future adventures, awaiting updates!
Be safe and good luck 🌞🌴
Thank you for the videos, wishing you lots of luck in the future.
Cheers, Neil and Dee :) Take care.
Thank you, and good luck. Enjoy life!
Glad you are getting better, your videos help me get thru the first year of Covid and looking forward to you new adventures
Hi Heath how are you doing 😊
I enjoyed watching you two. Eleanor I can see by your weight loss that it must have been tough since I didn't see your video's in awhile. I'm glad your doing better. You and Ryan are a great team and the four years of memories you will cherish I'm sure of that. So now the next stage in your lives to build memories. Congratulations and all the best life has to offer you two!
Glad to hear your are both well , thank you for the adventure right from the start ,four years on two boats ,well done in such a small place . The videos are fantastic . take care and stay safe .
Glad you enjoyed it
Ah guys- good Luck with it all, you were the beginnings of my inspiration to be able to sail on a budget. Health comes first, so take care of yourselves xx
Love the dispelling of rumors bit. :)
You guys are awesome, we wish you well and so much happiness. I bet we'll see you out there on the water again some day.
Thanks so much :) I'm surprised no one is accusing us of lying LOL! Ahhh Internet :D Fair winds, guys!
Not pregnant??? How did that happen...
Thank you for all you guys have given us.
May God bless you.
What a nice exit. Hope it’s not forever. We really enjoyed your channel. Thank you.
So long as you guys are ok, take good care of each other. I look forward to seeing you guys as and when you decide to post videos. Don’t mind the haters x
Only just caught up - so wasn't aware you'd been so ill - glad you are on the mend. Really enjoyed the mix you had and the 'soft sell' and loved the Tayana 37. Cheers for the videos and good luck.
Very best of luck and hope everything works out for you both; been great following your adventures.
Very touching video - thanks for sharing your update. Whatever happens nobody can take away the wonderful experiences you enjoyed...or the wonderful experiences to come. Now is the perfect time to reset, relax, and figure out the next of many exciting stages in your life journey together. Enjoy staring at the fire and enjoy the moment. It’s the sum total of all those simple pleasures that make life so interesting.
Just watched your video for an update thanks for posting , glad that you both have settled down in your new life and most importantly you have regained your health and discovered what really is important in life
Good luck with your new Web site and look forward to you sharing your new adventures from time to time , take care and keep safe its been one he'll of ride the past 4 years
Cheers Gyln! All the best to you.
I'm glad you guys are doing okay. I'm sad there will be no more Skua videos, but all good things must end. Good luck to you both in your coming adventures. Cheers!
Going to miss you guys. But this is a very good time in your lives to have a child. It brings a lifetime of joy!
Haha! We are not having a baby 😂
All the best guys!
Wow I’m gonna miss you guys your one of my best! Glad to hear your feeling better and it’s just a life decision and not a life crisis, god be with you and keep us posted. Damn I’m gonna miss you guys🙁 your new home looks amazing
Glad you're better, Much Luck Guys 💛
It's been interesting to drop in on u guys and see how ur adventure was going. Alot of great episodes. I was super impressed with the Skua fix up after u guys purchased her!
Thanks for taking us along with u and I'm sure ur future is just as exciting/fulfilling/interesting.
Good luck!
Thank you for your vlogs, I have been following you both since early days on Kittiwake and you have achieved so much. Where you are now looks exquisite so enjoy your future.
Thanks so much, Derek! Stay safe :)
I’ve watched you from the start and to go from virtual novices to sailing an ocean is remarkable!! I have absolutely no doubt that if Covid hadn’t of arrived you would be in the pacific by now. You should be more that proud of what you have achieved as I defiantly am proud to have known you as I would say all of us have.
All the best in what you do from now on!!! Lots of Kiwi love. 🇳🇿😁♥️🌹🙏
Aaaaawwww. Much Italian and British love back at ya :) All the best!
Glad you guys are doing okay, wish you all the best in your future adventures!
Hi Ian how are you doing 😊
We enjoyed your boating journey. Thanks for sharing it with us. We will keep checking on you on your website. Thanks again.
Our pleasure! Thanks Richard.
Good luck to both of you for your next adventures. I really enjoyed following you aboard during these years. Thank you. See you next time on land or on the water. Who cares ?
The ultimate survey = watch all your videos and know exactly what you are buying. Good for both parties. All the best and thanks for taking us along.