Sailing SV Delos

Sailing SV Delos is a YouTube channel that chronicles the travels and adventures of video bloggers aboard the sailing vessel "Delos". The boat is owned by Brian Trautman, who sails with his wife Karin Syrén and sometimes with his brother Brady and a crew member Alex Blue. The team invites additional crew members aboard who contribute to sailing, boat maintenance, and filming. They film their experiences and adventures, which include island exploration, hiking, underwater diving, partying, meeting local people, in addition to sailing across oceans. Delos has made several ocean crossings, sometimes going through intense weather conditions such as severe lightning storms, and once tackling a 50-knot gale en route to Madagascar.
Background.
Trautman grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona with a love of the outdoors, and worked as a diesel mechanic during his high school years and later earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington. He worked at Microsoft before starting his own software company but he soon grew tired of 60-hour workweeks. What inspired him to think about crossing oceans in a boat was reading the book "Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat" by Stephen G. Ladd. He spent several years researching and saving money and narrowed down his list of boats to the Amel Super Maramu. His voyage began in 2009 in Seattle, Washington in the United States. He sailed to Mexico where he was joined by his brother Brady, and the two of them along with Brian's then-partner sailed for New Zealand. There he met his future wife Karin Syren who began sailing with them. In their early days, they often had to work in local marinas to make money for boat repairs and fuel. In 2014, the crew re-thought their business model, and learned how to support their income from YouTube with crowdfunding and Patreon campaigns.
The channel.
The Delos team has made more than 300 videos on its YouTube channel, which now has more than 600,000 subscribers. The channel had 90,000 subscribers in December 2016 and 585,000 subscribers . On Instagram, it had over 170,000 followers . It had 1.8 million views per month in December 2019. A report in "Yachting World" magazine in 2019 suggested that the crew made $14,000 for each video from paying donors, and produced about four videos each month.
The boat.
Delos is a 53-foot long Amel Super Maramu. From 2008 to 2021, it has sailed more than 70,000 miles. Trautman bought it in 2009. As a former electrical engineer, he used his knowledge to make various improvements to the boat. He installed lithium-phosphate batteries to power the vessel, along with a battery management system, to provide energy to power laptops, electric cooking units, and the navigation systems. The crew has taken numerous steps to make their boat friendly to the environment.
Philanthropy.
The crew has engaged in numerous philanthropic endeavors, such as contributing to restoration efforts on the island of Dominica which had been ravaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017. They gave $50,000 in 2019 to various charities such as the Surfrider Foundation which seeks to protect the world's oceans.