This is some National Geographic level series. Seriously, the composition on every shot is beautiful, the voice over, the narrative, the colors, the sound design and music selection, everything adds up to a masterpiece. Such and inspiration! Keep these type of series coming please!
Whoever thought that a sailing clip with some of the best surfers in the world with no surfing at all would be arguably the greatest little series of the past decade
Eddy McCoy spot on, was about to write the same thing 🤣 Just watched all 4 absolutely glued to my screen. I just want to go get lost in the ocean now.. yewww
This is the one of the coolest series i’ve ever watched, before watching these I had never heard of any of these islands. It was really cool to learn about how the ecosystems work and thrive, the way this was filmed was insane too, really enjoyable to watch through these times
i think it would have been easy to fall into the trap of being too preachy, but it all felt really right. nice. and, Nathan is a supernova - he lights up the universe around him.
Such an amazing series. Congrats to everyone on the beautiful journey. So glad to be able to have some more feel good videos in the time when everyone needs it!
This series needs an award of some type idk what but it just needs it. Made me realize how small we really are in this huge world. Thank you and looking forward to some more content like this. Love from oklahoma.
This series is so important. The fact that this come out on Earth Day makes it that much more special. Thank you for this source of inspiration in such uncertain times.
I've always wanted to go explore these islands. Rad adventure. Thanks for taking us along and thanks to everyone that helped film and edit this series.
an epic adventure for sure...thanks for sharing...the film work was impressive....especially the drone shots above Fanning...absolutely gorgeous....well done boys...Peace...
John, that small surfing with the foam board seems to me some of the most stylish surfing I'ven seen from you, and I've seen a lot! Thanks and congrats, guys, for the spirit.
The drone shots are unreal. The patterns of nature all around you that you can’t see become so clear . Drone shots of these island are some of the best I’ve ever seen
To be able to see Gods beautiful creation in such an incredible way is so touching. I never knew that there was such islands as those. So very interesting to see and so humbling at the same time. Oh how I love the ocean and is magnificent beauty . Thanks for sharing your trip and God bless 💜
This series insprired me in so many ways. Not only the footage is magnificent, the message & wisdom behind it is remarkable. I allready loved Twelve, but VELA took it to another level.
You got me so excited to get out and do whatever!..in a world oversaturated with crap ON every mindless platform....We NEED THIS NOW MORE THAN EVER!!!!!!!!!!Please dont stop
Magic work you guys. This will hopefully inspire other to start their search. I started mine as a 22 y.old . Lived in my Kombi Van for 2 + Yrs. That taught me way more than I learnt at school. The search never ends. Nor should it. Dream to live and Live to dream. PS Its your time. Don't be a slave to it.
Thank you for this pleasant voyage thru imagination. I think I can’t remember watching something, done by a big surfing persona, so connected to what surfing is about. Usually surfers are always talking about performance, objectivity, a competitive mood which highlights an endless ego trip. It was so nice to sail a little bit away from that and to remember surfing Is to be gliding with the forces of nature being amongst it.
What a ride! Thank you! That was possibly the most beautifully filmed, edited, surfed, narrated, environmentally conscious, fun series I've ever seen. I am just in aw of the filmer's framing, color editing, and story telling. Nothing short of inspiring! I look forward to more in the future. Happy Earth Day!
Congrats john! You're a very good person, not just a good surf. Please, the next time make 10, 20 either 30 episodes of that. Those ones were just on fire, you crushed it
So jealous. These islands are among the places in the world I've always wanted to go but will never be able to. It will never be close to the same, but still so glad you've shared this amazing trip. Closest I'll ever get, but feel mildly connected through your experience and so stoked to see the people, plants, fish, birds, and all the sea has to offer. Incredible journey. I still hope that someday, somehow, I can see it with my own eyes.
one of the best docos ever.....thanks John, Nate and all the guys for taking us on what was an incredible journey. The footage was something else.....just so enjoyable to watch.
I really enjoyed this journey, so connected with nature. Refreshing and profound content. Amazed with all the footage. I'm living by the ocean now, listening to the waves and ocean breeze, sure I'll make the most of it, enjoy the moment and be grateful.
Stunning and inspirational! Such great chemistry among the crew, gorgeously narrated, socially and culturally sound. And a coherent defense of natural life and the environment as a whole. So gratifying to see an accomplished young surfer expanding his interests beyond competition and superficial social media exposure. I’m Brazilian and it saddens me to see that most of our surfers have no appreciation for our own deep cultural connection to the sea and the waters. Thank you for such a brilliant yet non flamboyant piece of film.
Thank you for that mega dose of beauty and fun. Hope that little guy got to watch you all doing your moves, and John cruising in SLO mo style. If they only knew 😊 I wonder who lives on the island you didn't actually go onto. That water, my god, the color is like heaven. More!!
A top-notch series that was incredibly enjoyable to watch! Congrats to everyone involved in the series. It was the perfect feel-good video series during this time.
This without a doubt is the beat series combining three loves for sailing, surfing and exploration. Just incredible John. I loved every moment and cannot wait to see what adventure you get up to next.
Amazing guys! The contrast of coming from the scientific Nature Conservancy and showing that community to traveling to the next island and finding a completely different group of people was so interesting! It's refreshing to watch a series where surfing is not always the priority, finding stories among many other people and yourselves, the big moments, and the little ones. Also watching John ride a soft-top topped it off lol. Nice job.
Great job boys.....whats next???...great group of young fellas with a zest for life and the astounding beauty of our natural world and no egos. A pleasure to watch, thank you John and crew...
best serie I have watched in a long time..! Brought me joy every second. Thanks for sharing and be so passionate about it! I want to sail so bad after seeing this...!
This series is another level, we can just dream about these beautiful places, for so, i am so glad you guys bring a little peace of earth to our eyes. I'm literally over the moon with the beauty!! (The word don't even make it justice) MIND BLOWING!
Hey John and family! These vids reminds me of a bloke named Albee Mangels. What a great inspiration and keep searching for that feeling. Thank you for sharing it!
Great vid, great narration. you guys did a really good job here. Never heard of these islands before, maybe better so. Leave them uncrowded and pure. It's just good to know this exists. Biggup to Jacques this guy is a great sailor.
This is some National Geographic level series. Seriously, the composition on every shot is beautiful, the voice over, the narrative, the colors, the sound design and music selection, everything adds up to a masterpiece. Such and inspiration! Keep these type of series coming please!
AGREED
Also AGREED!
Whoever thought that a sailing clip with some of the best surfers in the world with no surfing at all would be arguably the greatest little series of the past decade
Eddy McCoy spot on, was about to write the same thing 🤣 Just watched all 4 absolutely glued to my screen. I just want to go get lost in the ocean now.. yewww
Maybe the boys did surf, but did not want to promote these places as surf destinations.
@@raindogred Were we watching the same video, did you not see them surfing?
krusher74 In general though they had one surf that went for 5 minutes of this whole series
This is the one of the coolest series i’ve ever watched, before watching these I had never heard of any of these islands. It was really cool to learn about how the ecosystems work and thrive, the way this was filmed was insane too, really enjoyable to watch through these times
If you want more of this check out Departures, Descending, and Beyond The Horizion.
i think it would have been easy to fall into the trap of being too preachy, but it all felt really right. nice. and, Nathan is a supernova - he lights up the universe around him.
Such an amazing series. Congrats to everyone on the beautiful journey. So glad to be able to have some more feel good videos in the time when everyone needs it!
This series was absolutely incredible. Start to finish. Top to bottom. Every single second. Thank you!
12:45 that shot is on another level, its crazy to see how Nathan uses his hands to control his balance
@LUCAS WALLACE CHADWICK wow dopee, for sure!! do you know oliver westcott and danaj? they will be up for the challenge i bet ya
@VICENTE HUETE LARRAIN hello vicente! would u be up for the challenge to sail the world? crazy stuff lol
That series was beautiful. Cinematography, color grading, music, etc. Didn't want it to end!
This series needs an award of some type idk what but it just needs it. Made me realize how small we really are in this huge world. Thank you and looking forward to some more content like this. Love from oklahoma.
This series is so important. The fact that this come out on Earth Day makes it that much more special. Thank you for this source of inspiration in such uncertain times.
Conservation of our planet 🌎 is a message that is not shared as often as it should be. Thank you for sharing this wonderful series with us.
I've always wanted to go explore these islands. Rad adventure. Thanks for taking us along and thanks to everyone that helped film and edit this series.
an epic adventure for sure...thanks for sharing...the film work was impressive....especially the drone shots above Fanning...absolutely gorgeous....well done boys...Peace...
John, that small surfing with the foam board seems to me some of the most stylish surfing I'ven seen from you, and I've seen a lot! Thanks and congrats, guys, for the spirit.
Ha, I remember watching parko take a wave in at Margs, I think, after a heat, big left, surfing so casually, like John here, was a thing of beauty.
Thank you for your gift
High quality footage , exhilarating gun boat catamaran and best skipper on earth jacques Vincent !
Jacques is a legend
The drone shots are unreal. The patterns of nature all around you that you can’t see become so clear . Drone shots of these island are some of the best I’ve ever seen
Great video video
Unbelievable. So precious that places like this still exist on our planet. They must be saved and kept
I love that you guys are keeping the tradition of surfers sailing around the world to explore and surf alive.
To be able to see Gods beautiful creation in such an incredible way is so touching. I never knew that there was such islands as those. So very interesting to see and so humbling at the same time. Oh how I love the ocean and is magnificent beauty
. Thanks for sharing your trip and God bless 💜
Unbelievable stuff John. Very inspiring, keep your visuals & film going!!
This series insprired me in so many ways. Not only the footage is magnificent, the message & wisdom behind it is remarkable. I allready loved Twelve, but VELA took it to another level.
thank you for an epic series... for free.. thank you for entertaining us.. epic
Great episode series and great surfing and great adventures and great music and great everything and thank you for sharing...
You got me so excited to get out and do whatever!..in a world oversaturated with crap ON every mindless platform....We NEED THIS NOW MORE THAN EVER!!!!!!!!!!Please dont stop
Magic work you guys. This will hopefully inspire other to start their search. I started mine as a 22 y.old . Lived in my Kombi Van for 2 + Yrs. That taught me way more than I learnt at school. The search never ends. Nor should it. Dream to live and Live to dream. PS Its your time. Don't be a slave to it.
John John, that was awesome, Thanks for sharing!!
THANK YOU FROM US ALL!!
Thank you for this pleasant voyage thru imagination. I think I can’t remember watching something, done by a big surfing persona, so connected to what surfing is about. Usually surfers are always talking about performance, objectivity, a competitive mood which highlights an endless ego trip. It was so nice to sail a little bit away from that and to remember surfing Is to be gliding with the forces of nature being amongst it.
How does this have only 250,000 views? One of the best nature series I've ever seen.
Yes! What a great series! Thanks so much! Looking forward to your next adventures! 😎🙌🏼
What a blast!! Superb shots!!!
I really love VELA and TWELVE series. Thank you John for stunning video and I will let people know through my SNS. 응원해요 존존!
Double John you are a blessing to us all!
What a ride! Thank you! That was possibly the most beautifully filmed, edited, surfed, narrated, environmentally conscious, fun series I've ever seen. I am just in aw of the filmer's framing, color editing, and story telling. Nothing short of inspiring! I look forward to more in the future. Happy Earth Day!
Congrats john! You're a very good person, not just a good surf. Please, the next time make 10, 20 either 30 episodes of that. Those ones were just on fire, you crushed it
Wonderfully made production, with an absolutely killer soundtrack!
the cinematography in this series is ooohhhhhh babbyyyyyy🤙🏽Stay psyched!
Was so cool !!! Beautiful !!!! 🙌
So jealous. These islands are among the places in the world I've always wanted to go but will never be able to. It will never be close to the same, but still so glad you've shared this amazing trip. Closest I'll ever get, but feel mildly connected through your experience and so stoked to see the people, plants, fish, birds, and all the sea has to offer. Incredible journey. I still hope that someday, somehow, I can see it with my own eyes.
A great series....SO nice to see all these beautiful places....thanks!
Great series guys! I’d love to watch more of your adventures like this 🍻🍻🍻
Thanks John And Team For This Great Series. Such A Cool Journey, I Hope For Many More Like This
could not have been a better series, every shot, the colour grade, nat (god bless) just Flippin awesome
Awesome adventure John! Would love to watch more or these sail/surf/conservation adventures
Amazing series! I really enjoyed it! MIND BLOWING! Thanks a lot!
CONGRATULATIONS FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE A GREETING AND A BIG HUG FLORENCE BROTHERS AND FRIENDS FROM BARCELONA 🤙
one of the best docos ever.....thanks John, Nate and all the guys for taking us on what was an incredible journey. The footage was something else.....just so enjoyable to watch.
Absolutely stunning!
More please.
Thanks for taking me to those places! One of the best films I have seen the past 3 years!
I really enjoyed this journey, so connected with nature. Refreshing and profound content. Amazed with all the footage. I'm living by the ocean now, listening to the waves and ocean breeze, sure I'll make the most of it, enjoy the moment and be grateful.
Big fan of JJF & big fan of Sailing vlogs, this series has been an amazing watch! Thanks to all involved, sweet job! 👍🏻
So rad. I really hope you do more of these in the future. Super awesome videos
Beautiful video John it makes me feel at home
I love the VELA series. super stoked to watch more of your videos
Thanks you for sharing this to the world.
Thanks for sharing John and crew amazing trip and the transformation of the environment at your first destination Palmyra island just beautiful
Stunning and inspirational! Such great chemistry among the crew, gorgeously narrated, socially and culturally sound. And a coherent defense of natural life and the environment as a whole. So gratifying to see an accomplished young surfer expanding his interests beyond competition and superficial social media exposure. I’m Brazilian and it saddens me to see that most of our surfers have no appreciation for our own deep cultural connection to the sea and the waters. Thank you for such a brilliant yet non flamboyant piece of film.
Thank you for that mega dose of beauty and fun. Hope that little guy got to watch you all doing your moves, and John cruising in SLO mo style. If they only knew 😊 I wonder who lives on the island you didn't actually go onto.
That water, my god, the color is like heaven.
More!!
A top-notch series that was incredibly enjoyable to watch! Congrats to everyone involved in the series. It was the perfect feel-good video series during this time.
Outstanding series and footage. Thank you so much for sharing.
Epicness! Mahalo Florence Tribe! That was rad!
Aloha
What an amazing and beautifully done series! Congrats!
This without a doubt is the beat series combining three loves for sailing, surfing and exploration. Just incredible John. I loved every moment and cannot wait to see what adventure you get up to next.
VELA is by far the coolest show i have ever watched
Amazing guys! The contrast of coming from the scientific Nature Conservancy and showing that community to traveling to the next island and finding a completely different group of people was so interesting! It's refreshing to watch a series where surfing is not always the priority, finding stories among many other people and yourselves, the big moments, and the little ones. Also watching John ride a soft-top topped it off lol. Nice job.
Really Great Series! I'd love to see more of these types of Adventures
Incredibly inspiring to say the least! What an epic crew and an epic trip. Fun to follow along
Great job boys.....whats next???...great group of young fellas with a zest for life and the astounding beauty of our natural world and no egos. A pleasure to watch, thank you John and crew...
AMAZING TRIP!!! John your living the life bro with family and good friends the way your supposed too🤙🤙🤙
Cant wait for more series of your adventures to come!
Best content on youtube. It’s as good as it gets. Love it. Congratulations boys.
Another beautiful series. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
A wonderful series of films. Look forward to the next adventure.
Keep living your life the way you are doing it John, it inspires me.
I envy your life, great series that was too!
best serie I have watched in a long time..! Brought me joy every second. Thanks for sharing and be so passionate about it! I want to sail so bad after seeing this...!
Amazing series of some epic adventuring 🤘
I hope as youI keep exploring you keep videotaping and sharing with us. This looked like an awesome trip.
thanks John!!!! love u, blue man
Perfect series! Thanks for sharing with the world. Good vibes.
What an amazing experience to share with your brother and friends.Thanks for sharing it with us.
Cool. Thanks for the journey.
John John, keep going, keep exploring the world, we’ll all be right there with you.
This series is another level, we can just dream about these beautiful places, for so, i am so glad you guys bring a little peace of earth to our eyes. I'm literally over the moon with the beauty!! (The word don't even make it justice) MIND BLOWING!
Thanks for sharing that! Extremely inspirational and educating
Thanks for these videos! It changed my perspective about you John! Yewww
Sad to see this series come to end. Amazing footage
I could watch your adventures all day long.
Amazing series!! I wish there were 10 more episodes. John John you need to do another trip!
Absolutely hands down one of the best series, cheers to you all from Vlieland (Dutch island in the North Sea)
Hey John and family! These vids reminds me of a bloke named Albee Mangels. What a great inspiration and keep searching for that feeling. Thank you for sharing it!
I loved the entire series and I am excited to see what you come up with next. Keep it up
Great vid, great narration. you guys did a really good job here. Never heard of these islands before, maybe better so. Leave them uncrowded and pure. It's just good to know this exists.
Biggup to Jacques this guy is a great sailor.
What an epic journey. Great series. Editing was sick. Mahalo. Yeeww 🤙
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These drone shots are ridiculously high, awesome images!
Well done. Beautifully produced.
Thanks crew that was simply brilliant. What an amazing adventure...
This series sucked me into its world so hard. I loved every second of it!
Unreal episodes dude, subbed for life now dog