How to sail 40 years around the world without fixed income. Sailing on budget playing piano and sax.

A Musical Odyssey of Stan and Cora. A new film from the series Folks of the Ocean This is a story about two beautiful and crazy dreamers. Stan and Cora Lojda of Ruffanuff (their band name not their boat name). The Lodjas are a funny Czech/German couple. And their amazing story is not just about music, but about an epic 40-year circumnavigation. When they set off they had no idea where their journey would take them, if they can afford sailing around the world and how they will make money. With a few Admiralty pilot books and lacking experience they had to learn by reading and talking to the people they met along the way. They take the path less travelled finding odd jobs and living on a shoestring budget. But this was before they start playing music… Ok, lets go back to their story. In 1981, they sold everything and started living and traveling by boat. Several years in the Mediterranean. From the Med, Stan and Cora went on to Brazil and this trip eventually was a beginning of circumnavigation via the three Great Southern Capes. Brazil. Cape Horn. A year in Chile. Pitcairn Islands. French Polynesia. Tonga. In Tonga they fell into a small friendly community. Stan started to play his accordion and keyboard at a beach bar owned by a Spanish couple. Cora deciding Stan was having too much fun, walked into a music shop on a trip to New Zealand and asked for “any loud instrument!” She walked out with a saxophone. Cora learnt to play and soon enough they were playing together. Their music was influenced by Muddy Waters, Doctor John and Fats Domino. The Crown Prince of Tonga, also a Fats Domino fan, saw them play and this was a beginning of a good long friendship. Thus, Tonga was the place where they started to make a living from music. When it was time to move on, they went along Australia’s south coast and around Cape Leeuwin. In Australia they went on a road trip and played music in small towns on their way. After sailing 3300nm and short stop in Mauritius Stan and Cora arrived to Reunion Island, where they stayed a year playing four gigs a week on this island. When they set sail again in 2002 they spent the next few years happily sailing a triangle between Mayotte, Madagascar and Mozambique performing wherever they went.. Then was the 3d Great Cape – Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, Namibia and their second Atlantic crossing. This time Stan and Cora stoped in St Helena and they play a few gigs there, somehow managing to get their equipment safely ashore in the enormous swells. After nearly 30 years they completed their circumnavigation arriving back in Brazil. This time they headed north along the coast of South America and on to the Caribbean. Since then they have played all over the Caribbean including Cuba & Guatemala. Love, Peace and Ocean Breeze Tali and Guenther Follow us for more sailing videos and travel stories: https://youtube.com/UmadumSailing We’re a Russian-Austrian couple, live aboard sailors/cruisers and professional filmmakers with a genuine love for life. Cruising oceans since 23 years. This is our life. Two adventurous people sailing around the world. Living the dream so many people are only dreaming of. Sailing, traveling, adventure, freedome. This is the life we want to share with you. Making travel documentaries. Yes, there are so many sailing videos. In our films we show you not only the daily cruising life. But countries we explore. People we meet. Local culture and island life. Simple and healthy living. Music, cuisine, crafts, locals artists. We will be happy if our videos inspire you to explore a different way of living. Life is about living your dreams! Follow us on Instagram for REAL TIME updates: https://www.instagram.com/umadumsailing/ Check our website: https://umadumsailing.com/ Wave Art and Sailing Art in Umadum shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/UmadumArt Facebook Group dedicated for Performance Cruising Catamarans: www.facebook.com/groups/performancecruisingcatamarans/ Music in the film: Impact Andante by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/ royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100737 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ #SailingAroundTheWorld #FolksOfTheOcean #SailingOnaBudget © Umadum Sailing 2020 umadum sailing sailing around the world Sail the world on a budget How to afford Sailing Around the World Budget living on a boat OFF-GRID sailing without money how to make money with music How To Make A Living Off Music Sailing The World WITHOUT A Lot Of Money Full time sailing on a Budget How to make money while sailing around the world How do you make money sailing? How to earn money while you sail The REAL costs of sailing around the world Folks of the Ocean