Land in the tropics, and a to-do list before 'he' arrives
The new upload passed a quarter of a million views in about a day, while a 3,000-nautical-mile passage short opened the week.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
We bought land in the tropics.. and have a LOT to do before he gets here!
Two million subscribers is where Sailing La Vagabonde sits, and the newest video is the reason the channel had anything to talk about. "We bought land in the tropics.. and have a LOT to do before he gets here!" went up on September 28 and drew the bulk of its views inside the first day, far more than anything else on the channel is gathering right now. The title promises a plot of land, a long list of jobs, and someone on the way, though it keeps his name to itself.
It follows neatly from a video posted sixteen days earlier, "Riley Sails Away... I Start Building Our Food Forest", which is still collecting views at a gentle clip. Riley Whitelum, one half of the couple behind the channel, is the sailor in that title, and the week's other upload hints at the other side of the story: a short titled "Starting my 3000NM passage!", posted on the 24th.
Overall the channel ran below its usual daily pace. Across the travel group, most of the big names were quieter too, from Rick Steves' Europe to Tyler Morgan in Japan, while Trek Trendy was the one clearly busier than normal.
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The videos drawing views on Sailing La Vagabonde right now
- Channel
- Sailing La Vagabonde
- Subscribers
- 2,000,000
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- September 28, 2026
- Video views so far
- 287,073
- Views on its first day
- 235,617
The numbers
Here is how Sailing La Vagabonde's week looks in figures.
💡 Test your knowledge
What does the abbreviation NM stand for in the short 'Starting my 3000NM passage!'?
Sailors measure passage distance in nautical miles, abbreviated NM, each equal to 1,852 meters.




