I'm Aannsha and I'm Barry. If you're
watching this video you're either
curious about what Patreon is or you
already know what Patreon is and you're
here to join us in helping to create a
journey to inspire others.
In February 2018 having never set foot on a yacht
before we did an intensive 17 day
sailing course in Gibraltar. By April we'd
bought our new floating home in Spain
and on Saturday the 14th of July 2018
with all the work completed and the
final invoice paid we slipped the lines
on our newly named yacht A B Sea, ready for a
30 day shakedown cruise to the Spanish
Balearic Islands. But just three miles
out disaster struck! The mainsheet block
that controls the movements of the boom
literally exploded into fragments.
Luckily we had our cameras rolling at
that moment. Motoring back to the marina
to replace the broken block we
rescheduled our departure for the following morning.
Since then we've had plenty more adventures on our 1900 nautical mile
25-day crossing of the Mediterranean Sea
from west to east. We visited four
countries navigating the Bonifacio
Strait, the Messina Strait and the
Corinth canal. We stopped off at nine
Greek islands and eventually ended up in
Kaş in Turkey where we're going to make
plans for the next part of our journey
taking a few years to explore the Mediterranean.
For a couple of new
sailors who knew nothing about sailing
before February 2018 we think we've done
quite well already and plan to achieve a
lot more culminating in us sailing back
to Australia one day.
So how did it all begin?
We became empty nesters when our son
Luke moved out of our family home and
adopting the phrase Yolo - you only live
once - that Luke and his friends often use
we decided to have a literal sea change
and embark on an adventure before old
age could limit our horizons.
We also hoped that if we documented our story we
may be an inspiration to other people
who are also considering living the
dream. Our weekly videos and blogs
document our travels including the ups
and downs and provide useful insights
for anyone who may be considering a
lifestyle change too.
We're not just a sailing channel we're
also about sharing the experience of
different countries and cultures and
people, scuba diving, crafting jewelry
painting and exploring.  It's about our
journey from being townies to
liveaboards and everything that encompasses.
Patreon is an opportunity for us to offer even
more to our dedicated viewers and
readers including one-on-one video chats
with us whenever we're able to access a
decent internet connection,
extra photos and videos including
outtakes.  We'd love you to join us so
take a look at our Patreon tiers
there may be one there that's just right
for you and with your support we can
continue to upgrade our filming and
editing equipment and improve the
quality of our videos to get you deeply
immersed into our journey. In the future
we'll be adding even more to our Patreon
tiers so do check back regularly and see
what goodies we have in store. We'd like
to take this opportunity to sincerely
thank all of our patrons for enabling us
to create fun inspiring and informative
videos well into the future. Come with us
as we take you to the places you dream
about thanks for watching to the end and
remember Yolo!
