Spot on wrt the algorithm. I am a subscriber, and this is the first time this year you showed up on my feed. My feed is dominated by these large youtube-shorts panels. That’s where it looks like they are driving traffic. I would love to get a main feed with just my subs and no shorts or “recommendations” on it.

Awesome pictures. Thank you for sharing. There's too much beauty in the world to take it all in.

Hi Liz and Jamie - had to be done, went and signed up on FTB Mate. Never done before, but really do appreciate the information and comments on the life. You speak my language - informative and conversational. Thank you and see you online again soon.

Kudos Liz, Jamie. You two really know how to pull on heart strings. Keep up the great work!

You two have the most genuine, authentic, and honest sailing channel on this platform. I do come and go as a viewer and every time I do watch I am inspired by what y'all do. Your humor (despite being British - haha) is a welcome relief from the chaos elsewhere in the world. Thank you for continuing to share your journey!

As an ex-media buying industry - at least the research end - bod, surely you'd know that giving content to a media distribution company for free, so they can slap their ads next to it and throw you crumbs was never going to be a profitable idea. What are they giving you? About $3 CPT, while the advertisers are paying closer to $35? Why do you think the others are all selling weird green drinks and online funny farms directly within their content? I guess your audience numbers are the biggest clue that this a hobby/labour of love rather than any form of commercial enterprise. You are the very definition of niche (within a niche).

😂 we just had one of them!! Rolled rolled rolled rolled rolled 😅

Live that style of content liz and jamie ♥

Isn’t there another outlet

Thanks for bringing us back to reality... Great video and honest assessment of boat life and effects on culture.

You don't need to shoot 4k for youtube. Just FYI most films at the cinema are still delivered in 2k. You can save a fortune in hard drive space and upload times by sticking to HD.

Yes, I often don't get updates for subscriptions in my feed. Although your channel does show up fortunately.

hit the nail on the head . Every big show has adds for products but you keep it clean and real. As for viewers the click bait shows are getting worse every week . It is this is my wife girlfriend in a small swimsuit. There are shows we don't even watch anymore . Yes I missed your show and had to look it up . Maybe more sailing would be nice

I have watched nearly all of your vlogs (missed the refit and India) and have really enjoyed the sailing story over the years. This episode is terrific and your continuing honesty about what you really earn from KZfaq is refreshing. I love the current approach with the relatively recent introduction of photography stills. It’s the best format so far for me. I’d love to know the lens, F-stop and ISO you’re using for them but probably too much. Thank you for educating and entertaining us.

Liz your voiceovers are wonderful...relaxing, beautifully written and eloquently read. I love the documentary style, I am here to learn and see places, not tanned bods. PS: As a lifetime traveller to Bali, can I say that 99% of this island is not touristy and offers extraordinarily amazing travel experiences. Just saying, after your last video! 😊

Hi Guys First off I really don’t mind if folks know we are the ones who wrote to you about the perception that you may be getting ‘special favors’ from people of influence in the region. I’m really pleased I mentioned it to you because having met you guys it would be wrong of me not to say anything and let the perception live on in others - so - you cleared all that up and your response to me on WhatsApp by the way was great 👍 -😂 your response to clear all that up here was fantastic - well done ! Already some of the folks wrote back to say maybe they have summed you up wrong 😊 so it’s great you explain how much you really make through YT and what your intentions are. We certainly didn’t make money when we were doing it - it cost us more. The only benefit was when we ran an animal welfare program and folks really came forward to help us fund all that - including a vet in an aircraft - that was amazing ! A second comment I made is that you had mentioned people venting on YT and that they shouldn’t - and what people wrote to me is they think you are referring to Nick on SRR - I wasn’t sure but as mentioned to you I don’t hold a candle for them because I think they have muted some of my comments (can’t handle that people like what we say after all these years of full time sailing and sometimes it’s good to bring perspective or balance to some comments they make that are wrong and when I back it up with facts - easy - they seem to have muted the comment and future comments 😝 - that’s their loss and also for the sailing community at large !’) But - I also get that SRR were sharing their current feelings - they had after all had a tough anchorage and then had to clear in by going in a dinghy in dangerous rip currents under a bridge, inflating a wet bag as fender because metal rebar could damage the dingy at the dock - and - hey - they vented a bit and I personally think it’s not bad because people need to understand the dangers ! We actually lost a friend in his dinghy in exactly these circumstances ! Also - all it takes is for one person to die doing what they did and really I think some people of influence there are ‘too sensative’ about defending their country and all it takes is being pro active and saying - ‘hey - point taken and let’s fix this for the sailors ‘ and not just defend themselves and do nothing to improve the situation ! So that was me sharing what we wanted to clear up with others and also trying to say I think SRR were under pressure and showed it ! As reference let me say this - when we were sailing in Indonesia, I made a big deal about all the fishing fads and stuff we had to avoid at night - it’s dangerous. Folks wrote on social media that we should not be saying these things and we are disrespectful saying it. Raymond Lesmana, the rally leader chatted to us about it and when we returned to Indonesia the following time things had changed ! They now have AIS and radar detection etc on a lot of these devices and it felt so much safer. When we arrived we congratulated Raymond - he said he took it up with fisheries and they agreed to do something about it ! We never got any thanks from the community who told us we shouldn’t mention these things ! But - Raymond is an exceptional person and an exceptional Rally leader who has first and foremost the sailors safety at heart ! So sometimes we need to see the bigger picture and this was why I came forward for SRR to some extent - I think they could have left the ‘beeping’ out but again- he was showing the level of stress in a stressful situation and it would make sailors think twice about landing there - unless of course - the people in charge made it better and asked them to publish that on a future video - that in my opinion would be progress . Cheers my friends and thanks for clearing all this up - amazing folks you are 🤗

I agree on the nonsense going on with Adobe, unfortunately I use it on a daily basis for my business. No time to learn a new platform software. I also get all of your notifications and enjoy every single video, thank you and keep up the stills. They are gorgeous!

Hey at 13:30 , when you mentioned shorter sails have less impact in terms of structural wear n tear, I know nothing about physics but shouldn't shorter sails have more tensions at the joint? Longer and heavier mast distributes tension more equally as a 1 unit instead of a unit with a weaker link attached? I am trying to picture this in my head that the ship will rock together in motion with a higher and heavier mast as a whole unit rather with shorter sails and mast, the ship won't rock with it and is more stationary therefore with high wind the forces will be greater where the smaller mast and ship meets and they will be more likely to break? I know nothing about this or anything related to sailing, just curious. Edit: Now I am really curious about the physic part of this, if anyone can explain it ll be very appreciated

Without the videos there would be No Patreons

Just caught up with you, busy sailing. Being a new channel myself, I know how much work and cost goes into producing episodes, like you we do it for the fun, and being able to document what we do. We are not in the glamourous parts of the world, based in the north east of england, although currently we are sailing in north west scotland, a very wet and dull north west scotland. I have also seen the same as you Liz, channels I do watch disapearing from my reccomended lists, and I have to search them out to find new episodes. I guess the same happens with my subscribers and my content. I have noted that if you have a disaster, or an incident / accident then this seems to get promoted. My last video posted a few days ago documented a pan pan call we had to do, and that is over 5.5k views in 4 days, never been that high ever in such a short time. Also sex sells, we dont do that. hahah. I see plenty of new channels with only a few videos with thousands of subscribers and many thousands of views and likes, just because they have a scanterly clad person in the thumbnail, usually the content is very poorly put together. We have watched you for more years than I like to think, you are probably one of a couple of (I dont like the term but) influencers, that moved us onto a life living on boats. Keep up the great hobby. Dave and Janet.

It's so refreshing to be able to watch a sailing video without idiotic promotions. I unsubscribed from the biggest sailing channel totally due to their absolute contempt for their viewers by way of promoting better help, an absolute rip off company with a disgusting reputation but they insisted on lying through their teeth to promote them. Promotions are a good thing when they are relevant and helpful to your audience, but crap like "steak knives", "online counseling", "vpn's" totally irrelevant to sailing and or cruising. For me it shows the producers real intentions plus it's bloody annoying! It's always a pleasure watching your videos, always relaxed, clear communication and above all, truthful, informative and equally shared between the both of you which is wonderful to see 😀 Ohhh and no showing the wife's ass or boobs just to get views! Honestly, how sick is that! Desperate people do desperate things is all I can say. Regarding your nature style videos, go for it. The bottom line is your nature is going to come through any video topic you do. If you both enjoy it more then it's guaranteed to be a fantastic production that your viewers will surely enjoy more! Keep smiling, you both look great 😀😀

The video of Asahan exhibits the feel of the Port Moresby I grew up in in the 50’s. When it comes to Patreon I can’t do that as it requires using PayPal which I refuse to use. If you have a bank account of credit card structure I can contribute. Is that what FTB Mates was about?

I'm trying hard not to buy... Another one.

Is there another platform?

Spot on LIZ you tube does the same crap to me

I used to watch you guys when the videos were about sailing. Tech stuff, moorings, life on board, tips, experiences, routes, etc. But you fell in the trap of talking about social media, YT stuff, and “funny” content. Nobody gives a toss about these. You stared to sound like grumpy old sailors. Go back to stuff that will help the audience. My 2p. Edit: at 20:00 i hear you saying exactly that. Glad you are going back to it!

must be in love

Guys been following you for a few years - why ! Love what you do - you tell it how it is - absolutely- loved part 2 wow - guys - Jamie your filming and photography are stunning - Liz your project- please tell more looks very interesting- lastly I have throughly enjoyed This weeks filming - yes Liz do one while sailing - like wise to you guys peace and fair winds

Hi guys we are interested in a yacht in Medana are you still there ? If so could you respond I have been watching you on utube all day cheers Mic/Jo

I fast forward AG1

I lived in the Philippines for 4yrs as a photographer. Doing walk a bouts was my heaven. Watching your video brought me to tears. I made little money those days. But my camera was my joy. Life as a visual artist is not easy. Never underestimate your gift. I love love your work

Totally agree !! As a photographer. I used to advertise using fb. Now … my customers don’t see my uploads. I have to send directly.

True ❤

I wish more sailing channels did voice overs

One of the most unselfish and honest channels out there with some of the best quality videoing , photography and commentary, thanks again guys for your tie and effort. Also one of the very few channels that make the time to respond to every comment.

Liz those photo's of your beach combing finds are truly beautiful!! And professional! I would love for you and Jamie to do a few minutes on how you do it. Things like that are important and can be useful in understanding species populations and changes over time. I'm sure there must be a scientific database somewhere that compiles that kind of information.

NO ONE'S business and absolutely needles to discuss. Fact is that people like you2 spend all that time, preparing ,filming, editing and most of all sharing so much of your privacy, I wouldn't do So enjoy the money 🤑 you make (whatever it may be) and enjoy your life.

As a sailor I have kept off from having a channel. Although we sailed Europe and Asia with enough interesting views. We are now discussing whether we will film our changed circumstances and circumnavigation… it’s undecided. Thanks for the insights. Btw we’re also in Indonesia.

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Thank you for your frank and direct discussion. I'm sure we have all found the KZfaq experience a little disheartening. It's called AI, something that's being sold as something it's not. 1984 has come a little later than predicted by George, but it's definitely close. I wish you success in youtube and sailing. Thank you, thank you.

I really like the more artistic documentary style vids with voice overlay, but still very much appreciate hearing your perspective on things like this one. The photos are amazing, in particularly Liz's sea shells!

Love that you're trying new things and I'm so excited that you're getting closer to real time. Nice episode 🐙

Love your stuff and appreciate your time spent sharing it. I must say, you don’t show up as often in my feed which is partially my fault as I have slowed my watching of KZfaq sailing due to covid ending and workload increasing as I struggle to keep up with the economy.

Yep! Our three months on the same mooring at Asahan just before you picked it up was our battery recharge after all the go, go, go since leaving Australia and it is also our favourite anchorage we've found in Indonesia so far. Guess it's not a secret Gili anymore. Cheers Rob & Karen.

Nobody is doing health exercises on a boat as content,especially for older fogies.

I assume the top two channels is FTB and follow the boat

Do the sponsorship stuff,just do it l /we watch your videos for you and the authenticity of your travels,if it helps with cash or products you can use then doooo it.

I love watching you both,you are almost like family to me on virtual vision,I have five videos on my channel but they are short and not awe inspiring in my opinion.safe sailing guys,Dirk.

I get the fixed costs but pricing your time doesn’t cut it for me, and I know you are a bit tongue in cheek ... essentially you are paying for a lifestyle, and a very enjoyable one, it’s not quite like a video technician going into the office etc etc .. but anyway very sad to see how little you earn from your very professional outputs !