SisterShip Watches ...
By Amy Alton
EMILY AND CLARK Few sailing channels have the years of experience that Clark from Emily and Clark’s Adventure brings to the table, but his years of experience contrast with the fresh eyes of Emily behind the camera. This couple has lived together aboard their 1967 Creekmore 45 since 2016 and have cruised Florida and some Caribbean islands between their many boat projects. A success story of cruising on a small budget, Emily and Clark share their expertise, music, and detailed breakdowns of cruising costs on their YouTube channel. Amy: In late 2019, Temptress was project central, as you prepared for a five-year cruising plan. You were in the Bahamas when the world was hit with COVID 19. What had your plans been and what are they now? Emily: We had a pretty clear plan when we left Fort Lauderdale in December: Bahamas, then Panama and Colombia. But of course, COVID has made things more difficult. We
ended up staying in the Bahamas as long as possible, but when our time with Customs and Immigration ran out, we decided to head for another long-term port to wait for vaccines and travel restrictions to shake out. Now we’re in Luperon, Dominican Republic. Amy: How do you divide video production between you and Clark? Emily: Clark is more of an engineer, while I’m more of an artist. Sometimes one of us does an entire video ourselves—from camera setup to posting online—but in general, Clark handles the technical side, and I do the finishing work. So, software, sound editing, technical content is usually all Clark. Animation, music, and editing are usually my jobs. Amy: How has creating videos enhanced your sailing experience? Emily: A lot of times I’m not sure it does! It takes WAY more time than anyone imagines. For every minute of video you see, sometimes that’s at least an hour of work— planning, shooting, downloading footage, organizing footage, cutting, editing, adding music and graphics, uploading, writing SisterShip 22
