Dreams in the Age of Covid | A Sailing Story

Slightly different style of video this week –– I wanted to make something about this past year and some of the things I've realized along the way. I think one of the biggest things I realized was how important it is to continually build a vision of the future. I've always been motivated by books and films to go out and live a life of adventure, but when Aladino and I started living our own life of adventure, I largely stopped reading those books and building on that dream. I didn't think this was a problem at all –– I was living life rather than dreaming about it. But after a while, I started feeling a bit directionless, not really knowing what was next or where I was headed. It's important to enjoy the moment, but it's also important to look forward. When lockdown hit, I had so much time to sit, think, and read. I found myself setting goals and envisioning the future in a more potent way than had happened in a while. That's what ultimately led to us setting things in motion for the next chapter of our sailing adventures: a chapter filled with far away places, unknown adventures, and more refined filmmaking. This film is a bit of a tribute to the power of dreams, books, and envisioning what you want your future to actually look like. These videos are made possible by you. Check out our Patreon account to get access to Maya’s secret journal, early access to the videos, surprise handwritten letters delivered to your mailbox, the chance to meet us in person, AND our neverending undying gratitude! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=13249792 Check out our website to learn more about us: https://sailingmagiccarpet.com/ If you’d like to support us but patreon isn’t your thing, you can make a one time donation via PayPal, and we will send you many thanks in return!! https://www.paypal.me/aladinorovegno Check out Maya’s music on Spotify and iTunes! SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ypa1AKDFqSOP6Cg2GX53p?si=SLM8H6ZPR4CXyDtaqVDWGA iTUNES: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/maya-eliza/1518186756 I got some new sunglasses to protect my eyes out on the water. They’re super polarized, block all light coming in from the sides, and they stay on my face –– plus I think they’ve got a very cool retro style. If you want some of your own, you can use this link and I get a little bonus too :) https://www.vallon.store?sca_ref=245031.4N6LNivT04 Beautiful hand drawn map of The Netherlands by Chaim Holtjer. https://linktr.ee/chaimholtjer CAMERA GEAR WE USE: (when you purchase anything from these links, it costs you the same and we get a small commission!!) Action cam 1: https://amzn.to/2Q0HK9j Action cam 2: https://amzn.to/30g1pqI Amazing, wonderful, inexpensive, superb main camera: https://amzn.to/2Q0HNlv Drone: https://amzn.to/2Hj2lTO Microphone for voice overs: https://amzn.to/30jO8Nw