Riley Whitelum
@Sailing_LaVaga
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Sailing around the world and documenting our experiences at https://t.co/S5ZQPr2y7P, #YouTube Channel: https://t.co/qpJGMdceLf
Joined March 2016
We successfully left the shores of Virginia this morning and on our way across the Atlantic with @GretaThunberg @_NikkiHenderson If you'd like to follow our journey, you can check it out here:
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Anyone want to buy a broken barometer? No pressure.
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Setting ourselves up for final run home now. Can’t wait to see land. We estimate we’ll arrive into Lisbon on Tuesday.
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Social isolation is definitely something we've practiced over the last 5 years.
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All I want to do is go sailing. I will never again take one day on the ocean for granted.
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Have been planning doing a video titled “Riley gets drunk and responds to comments” for a while. Do you think that’s a good idea?.@commentiquette help a brother out here.
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One of the nicest comments I’ve read in a long time.
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Just feeling super grateful today for anyone that ever watched even one of our videos. 🤙 you all legends.
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You've helped us raise $126,000 for Kangaroo Island Bushfire victims. Incredible. Honestly, we were thinking, it'd be awesome if we hit $20k. Thank you to everyone who has supported this cause. Legendary!.
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G’s a savage. 🤙.
So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill!.
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Change of arrival port, Doca de Santo Amaro (Lisbon). Somewhere between 8-9am tomorrow.
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It’s been hard work but we got to a million subscribers.
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When I say “who’s a fat boy?” Lenny pats his stomach now. Feel like that’s a pretty big milestone.
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I just counted and we have 55 videos with over a million views each. They’re big numbers. We love doing what we do, glad you guys enjoy watching.
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Stoked to finally get these Atlantic Crossing videos out. Our most epic adventure yet.
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Elaynas bikinis are online now. 100% of profits to charity, 100% recycled plastic etc etc etc. She made no compromises at all. Now, should I wear them to promote a good cause?.
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Must be a few older people out there thinking that life is pretty short and it might be time to sell the house and take to the sea.
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Hey @SpaceXStarlink do you need someone to test out your internet from the middle of an ocean?.
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I placed Lenny under arrest as a police officer and “handcuffed” him earlier. What is your name.Nenny.Where is your family? Do you have a brother. Yes. Dar-wan. Where do you live?.On da boot on da woorter.
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Anyone seen the news lately? It’s time to buy a boat.
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Australia and NZ need to let internationally flagged vessels enter our harbours safe from cyclones before the season begins in the Pacific. Let these people into our harbours to anchor for 14 days of quarantine (or more if necessary) but get them out of harms way.
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The catamaran is ours. Paperwork complete. Flying home (home is the new cat) in a week to set sail. Spread the word people!!!.
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I am now following every single sailing page, website, hashtag and handle that has ever existed. I get tingles and shortness of breath when I see sailboats. Really I do. Can.Not.Wait to get back on the water.
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Kid: knocking on my toilet door.Hey you Sailing LaVagabonde?.Me: yeah but man not when I’m on the toilet.Kid: just wanted to tell you I’m a sub.Me: …. And that’s the most famous I’ve ever felt.
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We’re all doing pretty well guys. Hope you are too. 😊.
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Sorry to anyone waiting, as you can see, winds not being as helpful as it could be #sailinglavagabonde #lisbon @GretaThunberg @_NikkiHenderson
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Petition to call the new baby (boy or girl) Clem Fandango. If we get enough likes I’ll take it to Pants.
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We have at least 4 massive announcements to make in the coming months. Ive never spent this much time on the phone in my life. So excited. So exhausted.
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We’re all friends on my Twitter. I can come to you guys with this stuff right?.
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It’s official. Lenny caught the terrible twos here in lockdown.
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It’s a touch after midday and @elayna__c has been for 2 dives, retrieved an anchor from 20m, breastfed Darwin and made me a Barista quality coffee. Love this girl.
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This is going to sound super cheesy but there are so many amazing moments that have happened onboard lately with Lenny that I wish we had a full “family” channel we could just blitz you with. We do not have time for that but damn he’s been so funny lately.
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We can’t wait to show you these videos of our Atlantic crossing. It was a pretty epic adventure. Here’s a preview of what to expect over the next six weeks 🌊⛈💨⛵️🌎.
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Going through old footage makes me love Elayna even more. She is a tough cookie. Wisdom teeth, sleep depravation, inclement weather, rocking boat, running out of food, weeks away at sea, missing friends and family. Can’t think of one girl that would have pulled through all that.
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We have arrived in the US! Lenny is currently asleep, half in my arms, on a table in Starbucks.
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Does anyone know if Lenny would be in the Guinness Book of Records for youngest person across the Atlantic, west to east? Maybe in winter? A guy on a nearby boat mentioned it to me yesterday.
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Elayna leaves me soon. Flying back home to Aus to have the baby. I’m looking after La Vaga until the end of Hurricane season then meeting her there well in time for the birth.
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Elayna is just about ready to pop, it can’t be long now.
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Our videos have been so emotional lately. As we have gotten older and had kids everything has become magnified, it’s intense and hard/beautiful but more real. Hope everyone is having a good day. 🙌🏼.
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Currently an anti-black-lives-matter commenter and an anti-vaxxer who actually agree with each other are duking it out on my Instagram because one has failed to spot the sarcasm in the others writing.
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Life has been more difficult since the little man had been onboard. We haven’t been able to film as much, sleep has been scarce at times and we’re basically operating at 50% efficiency. But now we have a family. It’s weird to say that really but yeah we’…
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Where do you recommend we stay in Lisbon? Hopefully it has a sauna 😄🥶⛵️.
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We successfully crossed the Atlantic! Plenty to tell about the experience but don’t want to give too much away. It wouldn’t be a crossing if it didn’t have ups and downs. #sailing #atlanticcrossing #ValentinesDay2018.
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Have arrived guys. It was rough, but I’m anchored up and happy. Slept for 13 hours!.
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Huge response from latest vid about Catamarans guys. Took a lot to get this one over the line, thanks for watching.
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How cool is this! We've hit 400,000 subscribers on YouTube! Thanks for following everyone! Cheers for watching, sharing and all the positive vibes you send along the way! You put the wind in our sails. #sailing #SailingLaVagabonde #YouTube
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900,000 subscribers. What stunt should I do for a million?.
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I meant Friends the show!!! 🤣.Sorry. They made 236 I think. We’ve done slightly more.
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People are really REALLY loving our latest episode. Thanks for following along over the years guys 🥲.
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Lenny often looks a waiter dead in the eye and orders “juice” dismissively with but one word.
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Having had my 4 beers I’m trawling through comments ready to pounce.
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There are some pretty awesome videos coming up guys. Leaving the boat, quarantine in Australia (absolutely hilarious) and then a road trip through the desert. It’s been good putting the finishing touches on these.
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Flatly refusing to sleep anywhere but dads shoulder this morning. 🤣
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Josh Harvey just sent me this picture. We’ve inspired him a bit he said. Thanks mate.
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Was locked out of my Twitter for a MONTH during a phone changeover! I’m back now. 🤺.
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My favourite from Elayna this year. Pretty irritable and jet lagged I suggest we get some food which usually fixes her. We sit down in the terminal and before opening up the menu she says under her breath “they better have some fucken quinoa.”.
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Have just wasted about 6 hours arguing in the comments section. I am now off to bed.
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My favourite photo from the weekend. Not every day you get to do this. #sailinglavagabonde…
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6.5 knots with a 3 knot current behind me in a tight channel with just the headsail out in flat water. HHHAAAAAAWWWW DIGGY 🤙⛵️🌍.
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Hey guys. 👋.We have just had the two best months our YouTube channel has ever had and I’d like to thank you all so much for being a part of it. 🙏⛵️🌏.
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Two days, two nights at sea and it feels like a lifetime has passed. Lenny was a bit frightened of the big wave noises but is a tough little cookie. Anyone going to the Annapolis Boat Show?.
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I’m at an airport and a guy just sings out “great YouTube channel man”.I look at him, flip him the shaka which I’m using unironically now and I’m like “thanks bro.”.Such a small but meaningful interaction this early in the day really set off a sense of sonder. Love to all.
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Excited to be entering my first Sydney to Hobart race @rshyr this December on DareDevil. Can’t wait to experience it and share my insight on what it’s like.
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I’m writing a book. Should I do an erotic romance novel about a couple on a yacht? I’m imagining an upper class English accent for audible or maybe Hispanic.
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My favourite photo of myself and “Renton Stiltskin III” as he is affectionately known as onboard. #funwithteatowls
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Not so hard provisioning for two. @elayna__c Atlantic crossing prep done. Wish us luck. #usvstheworld #meandelay.#captainbuukiepants
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