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Riley's bare-faced homecoming on Sailing La Vagabonde

A rough passage ends in Vanuatu, while Elayna brings new instruments to a Lelepa Island string band.

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He Survived the Sail. His Moustache Didn't.

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0:19Riley reports from the trimaran with 400 nautical miles remaining to Éfaté.
4:09Riley recounts the rogue wave, smoke and emergency electrical shutdown.
6:41Elayna maps out the main house, gym and goat shed on their leased property.
10:07New instruments reach Lelepa Island's string band, followed by music and woven gifts.
16:02The family reunion brings Elayna's first reaction to Riley's shaved face.
17:46Riley takes Elayna through the boat to inspect damage from the passage.

What does Elayna notice when Riley finally gets home? Not just that the passage is over. His long-standing moustache has gone, shaved off with an electric trimmer aboard the moving trimaran. "Elayna's never seen me without a moustache, ever," he says before the reunion.

"He Survived the Sail. His Moustache Didn't." was Sailing La Vagabonde's only new upload, reaching more than half a million views. The grooming decision supplies some light relief around a difficult voyage: Riley describes a rogue wave forcing water into an electrical compartment, followed by smoke and an immediate shutdown. Later, he shows Elayna the damage, including a severed sail, scorched components and a toilet no longer where it belongs.

On land, Elayna has a different kind of cargo to deliver. She takes new instruments to a string band on Lelepa Island, where the visit brings an impromptu performance and woven gifts in return. Several viewers pick out that exchange in the comments; others puzzle over the moustache's reappearance in the later debrief. Maritime continuity has acquired a facial-hair department.

The new episode is comfortably the channel's busiest video right now, with the earlier emergency-stop passage and home-location update also drawing views. Across the channel, the week added roughly 819,000 views and carried the lifetime total beyond half a billion. Subscribers held steady, while daily viewing is currently well below its usual level.

Elayna's property walk gives the land-based story more shape, too: the planned main house now has a place alongside a gym, goat shed and route to a waterfall. The permanent Vanuatu base is becoming a layout rather than just an idea.

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What viewers say

I love that you gifted the instruments. That was very cool of you. And for sure, you've made friends for life.
@cliffordl.4022See it on YouTube
moustache flew right back on
@maligsnnSee it on YouTube
Been watching for a decade and never seen the dude without the mustache! Way to go and get out of your comfort zone.
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I love how you honor the locals history, lifestyle, and spirituality. 🙏💜
@AhoneywellSee it on YouTube
Im tearing up at the string band, what a thoughtful idea. You are amazing ❤
@teresaCoghlanSee it on YouTube
Glad you are all back together❤❤❤❤
@chantalrochon3566See it on YouTube
I love BOTH your new pups!! And can’t wait for what’s to come. ❤❤
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