Sailing Miss Lone Star follows Aubrey Wilson’s boat projects and time on the water. The story spans several vessels, renovations and changing crew, which makes it easier to follow as a boat-and-crew history than a list of disconnected facts.
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The people behind Sailing Miss Lone Star
Aubrey Wilson is the creator behind Sailing Miss Lone Star. The channel’s boat renovations and sailing trips are the focus of this profile.
Readers interested in women sailing their own boats can also read about Lauren Landers.
Boats and projects
This section covers boats and projects described in the channel’s history; it is not a current ownership register.
Aubrey’s sailboat is a 1971 51ft Formosa yacht, often referred to as a pirate ship. For a long time, it remained under renovation and it’s finally ready to be seen:
She is doing another boat flip with her girlfriends. This is on a 1985 Lancer 39 motor sailing called Murphy.
Her previous boat, SV Little Miss, she purchased for $1 and renovated mostly by herself.
Aubrey is planning numerous upgrades, including:
- Chartplotter & GPS
- 12v Refridgerator
- Hair dryer (of course….)
For another restoration story, Sailing Yabá follows a very different wooden-boat project.
Journeys and notable episodes
Aubrey has sailed in many places:
- The Bahamas
- Florida
- The Mediterranean
- South Africa
- Costa Rica
She has also road-tripped across North America with a boyfriend and Europe with her daughter.
Collaborations
Sailing Miss Lone Star has only collaborated with Rick from Sophisticated Lady.
Aubrey has had several different boyfriends in her journey who often have a small sailing YouTube channel.
One of her ex-boyfriends is Stefan Heiberg a.k.a. Captain Leeu, but announced a ‘divorce’ on one of his videos in 2019, to the applause of his audience.
His YouTube channel is The Paper Boat Project where he has gone on to get his 200T captain’s licence and start his own successful yacht delivery business (with a new girl) operating out of Malta.
Aubrey has created controversy through her unique style on YouTube. Some notable moments include:
- Going to a nudist beach in Costa Rica, her most-viewed YouTube video, plus going topless in several other videos
- Making a Mayday call after crashing SV Little Miss into a sunken container.
- Having her yacht struck by lightning while sailing
- Puncturing her lung and winding up in the hospital
- Getting kicked out of the boatyard
The Bahamas also feature in the journeys covered in our Lazy Gecko profile.
Income and funding
The channel’s income cannot be established from views or subscriber counts alone. Advertising rates, audience support and commercial agreements vary, while filming, travel and boat expenses affect what is left after costs.
The earlier profile describes the following sources of revenue. These do not establish a verified monthly earnings total.
- YouTube advertising revenue on each video
- Amazon affiliate links under her YouTube videos
- Her paid subscription on Vimeo ($29/month)
- Links to purchase SailRite sewing machines
More to explore
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Frequently asked questions
Which boat names feature in the story?
SV 3/4 Time was her previous boat with her current boyfriend. Her new boat does not have a name.
Which locations does the profile cover?
The journeys covered in this profile include Bellingham. These are locations from the channel’s earlier story, not a statement of its current position. Check the date of a creator’s update before using it to infer where they are now.
What is known about Sailing Miss Lone Star’s net worth?
This profile does not have verified financial records establishing a net-worth figure. Earlier estimates based on boat values, views or assumed business income were not supported by sufficient sourcing and have been removed. A vessel’s value alone does not establish its owner’s wealth.
