Video Blogs - which do you watch and why?
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Pacific Yatchfish Systems, Jeff Cote. All you could ever wish to know about boat electric and electronics.
White Spot Pirates- Nike is quite gal
Got a bit tired of Sailing Vagabonde. They seemed to get a bit high dollar when they got the cat
I've enjoyed SV Delos for a long time. Still do
A few others I log in with once in a while
A new one to me is Annie Hill 'Voyaging with Annie Hill. I''ve read her stuff since her book 'voyaging on a small income' back before she and Peter split up. She has just launched a new self built boat in New Zealand
Got a bit tired of Sailing Vagabonde. They seemed to get a bit high dollar when they got the cat
I've enjoyed SV Delos for a long time. Still do
A few others I log in with once in a while
A new one to me is Annie Hill 'Voyaging with Annie Hill. I''ve read her stuff since her book 'voyaging on a small income' back before she and Peter split up. She has just launched a new self built boat in New Zealand
Only one I follow regularly is White Spot Pirates which I've been on board with, so to speak, from the start. I also follow her on facebook, which provides a preview of upcoming videos. (She's currently working on electrical upgrades.)
Not a vlog, but maybe worth watching if you have an hour and a half to spare, is this documentary of Aron Meder's 2007-9ish circumnavigation in a 19' boat.
Not a vlog, but maybe worth watching if you have an hour and a half to spare, is this documentary of Aron Meder's 2007-9ish circumnavigation in a 19' boat.
We're not Patreons for any that we watch, although I think that maybe we should do that for a few that we really enjoy. We have made plenty of donations, buy their swag from time to time, subscribe and always give them a "like". They all seem to encourage subscriptions and "likes" but I've never felt pressured to join as Patreon. I really appreciate the work effort they put into their product and I don't find any of the ones we watch as overly aggressive for endorsement. I think they all approach the matter in a fair way. I can appreciate that they do have to do a certain amount of advertising and solicitation to continue putting out a product that is worthwhile for us to watch. I'm becoming more & more disenchanted with YouTube and their advertising is increasingly aggressive and intrusive.
Is anybody contributing money via Patreon?
Is anybody contributing money via Patreon?
YouTube is using the same tactic drug pushers and other product oriented businesses do; get the customers hooked on it for free or cheap and then raise the prices. Or in their case, demonstrate their list of clients (hits) to advertisers.
I figured this out back in the days when you could fill out a questionnaire to apply for professional journals. They didn't care if you misrepresented yourself by overstating your importance. They showed their advertisers these subscriber demographics.
I watch: Delos.. excellent camera, sound and story work.. , Sailing Uma.. and Sailing Zatara.. We enjoy watching the narrow boat stuff from the UK for the scenery and strangeness of the boats .. Really cool that they've rehabilitated the old canals and locks and that so many people enjoy them..
No one mentioned the granddaddy (and grand mommy) of them all - Distant Shores. The Shards pioneered this work, and still produce high-quality travel videos, including educational specials on planning and seamanship. I know they are not as "reality star" exciting (Paul is well past his bikini days!) but they do a really good sailing show.
I did for Sailing Uma for a while. Then my credit card expired and I got cut off, didn't worry about updating it, so currently no. I've never done that before or since. But Sailing Uma had a nice "for patrons only" site that allowed for more interaction the them. But I did find Patreon to be rather a hassle so I didn't worry about not renewing...
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My favorite is Sailing Millennial Falcon. She's a trooper and very easy on the eyes, he's an engineer and entertaining. The boat is old and challenges them, which they accept with good humor. No kids yet and doesn't seem staged.
Sailing Uma is awesome because of the locations and the home made electric boat. I find the electric motor concept cool.
Delos is great when they actually sail and it's not just about the baby.
Same with Vagabonde.
One I just found is Sailing Bacchus. The couple is entertaining and they show the good and the bad of cruising.
Sailing Uma is awesome because of the locations and the home made electric boat. I find the electric motor concept cool.
Delos is great when they actually sail and it's not just about the baby.
Same with Vagabonde.
One I just found is Sailing Bacchus. The couple is entertaining and they show the good and the bad of cruising.
Barnegat, NJ! I used to go fishing with my uncle out of there. It's quite an inlet! To answer your question, the number one rated sailing vlog on Youtube--and in my mind--is Sailing Faire Isle. Steve and Judy are in their '50's, have backgrounds in broadcasting, and produce VERY professional videos that are sometimes travel logs and sometimes how-to maintenance discussions. You'll really like the mature approach they take. None of it is T&A or drinking-related. Enjoy!
The Zingaro guy seems a bit over his head with his diesel issues...
Looks like he finally figured it out, but a lot of wild goose chases.
Greg
I AVOID watching them when the focus is on relationships. I am interested in Sailing.
If i wanted a nice people relationship show I would watch old episodes of MASH or Archie Bunker or something.
I want to either learn from them or simply get a feel for a sailing location.
"Keep Turning Left" by Dylan Winters was one of the latter and i enjoy his videos.
Admitedly, he apparently expected to pay for his travels with the youtube videos, and now he laments that the young bikini boat babe channels make money, and he only gets a few Old Blokes watching.
Admittedly some are good sources of what not to do.
If Larry and Lin Pardey were still sailing, I would watch them.
The exception would be a one time purchase of a compilation of actual info.
If i wanted a nice people relationship show I would watch old episodes of MASH or Archie Bunker or something.
I want to either learn from them or simply get a feel for a sailing location.
"Keep Turning Left" by Dylan Winters was one of the latter and i enjoy his videos.
Admitedly, he apparently expected to pay for his travels with the youtube videos, and now he laments that the young bikini boat babe channels make money, and he only gets a few Old Blokes watching.
Admittedly some are good sources of what not to do.
If Larry and Lin Pardey were still sailing, I would watch them.
No. I generally see that as the equivalent of funding "beg-packing".
The exception would be a one time purchase of a compilation of actual info.
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Long distance sailing is boring enough when I do it, it must be ten times so watching someone else do it. When the sh*t hits the fan, I can't imagine taking the time to film things when their lives are on the line, so I'm guessing those scenes are recreated later for the "show".
I did try a few repair videos about things like working with carbon fiber, which I knew nothing about, but even there, those folks were so in love with their own voices that it got immensely boring and repetitive very quickly.
I did try a few repair videos about things like working with carbon fiber, which I knew nothing about, but even there, those folks were so in love with their own voices that it got immensely boring and repetitive very quickly.
Amazingly in some cases, it is recorded at the time, if only in snippets.
The Drake Paragon youtube channel is a good example. Last few vidéos had events while being tied to a dock while icebergs were causing problems.
Often it it is just a recap of the event. When the crew of Paragon had steering failure is a good example.
You would be surprised what some people do shoot. After all, it results in views, which likely allows them to travel in the first place. Many seem to rely on views to pay for their life..