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EARLY RELEASE! My Worst Fear Comes True!

Wanna know what my worst fear is? Well you're gonna find out because it's happening!!

Enjoy as we get deep into our SCUBA classes on our way to becoming certified! We get into details about how the process works and how we handled it! The Vimeo version, which will be available in the next few days, tells even more!

Season 5 is NOW AVAILABLE!

We're so excited to announce that our Season 5 Vimeo page is now live! We've uploaded a little preview video for you to enjoy between now and when those videos will start. You can plan for one more Season 4 video to be released before the Season 5's will start.

You can view the new page and preview video here:

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Let's recap some Patron Q&A

We often get questions and thought it'd be great to share them with you...Along with our answers of course! These were sent in a while ago. Do you have questions for us? Send them in!! Let's get into the details! 

Q. What's the true draft of the boat? 

A. The boats draft is 4 feet. Before we purchased th...

Happy Birthday Captain!

There's nothing better than spending your birthday sailing downwind to Hope Town. Today we woke up and I made Jeremiah's favorite, French Toast, for breakfast. Then we weighed anchor, tossed out the head sail and shut down the engines for a slow sail averaging 4knots...Which we're on as I type this! 

We're excited to expl...

Hanging in the Abacos

Good afternoon! 

We're still at Green Turtle Cay waiting on weather but that's ok. It's been front after front since we've been here. Yesterday it was blowing around 20 with 25knt gusts occasionally. That's not a huge deal but when you need to sail around Whale Cay, it is. 

So we wait...

The weather broke...

EARLY RELEASE! Cheers Me Baby! VLOG 90

We've finally been able to get ahead as we wait out a weather system, you get to view this episode early!! That's what we've always wanted!!

This is the last episode of us aboard Calypso as non-owners, we take you to Miami for an awesome time and we get into the deal that we're working to buy the boat. The Vimeo version will b...

VLOG 89 - Dolphins for Days!

Ahh finally! We've been set up at a wifi station for hours as the latest episode uploaded, it's finally done! 

We hope you enjoy the this episode where we head back from the Dry Tortugas, we get to show you the daily life of a family aboard a cruising sailboat! We're so excited as we get closer and closer to showing you h...

Fort Lauderdale to Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas

Hello from Green Turtle Cay!

After a stressful last minute repair on our Yacht Commander system (at the cost of $5500.00, more on that later), we've made our crossing and are now floating in a beautiful harbor in Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas!

We departed Fort Lauderdale at 2210 Monday evening, made our way to the 17th Stree...

Headed to the Bahamas!

We got all the repairs done today and we are outta here!! We will be off the dock in about 20 minutes and heading towards the Bahamas. You can track us by following the tracker that we've provided on previous posts. Please understand that we will not be able to be in contact for the next couple days. We will respond to all messa...

Christmas Codes!!

What better way to to kick off the Christmas season then with the gift of Vimeo codes! 

If you meet the minimum requirements and you'd like unlimited access to Vimeo then please message us! :) 

What are the requirements?! You must be a $5.00 - $10.00 patron, meet the minimum times per month requirements (see re...

We're holding at the hold short!

Of course, this isn't aviation but basically we're on hold for approximately 24 hours. 

We departed the dock and within minutes started having issues with the starboard engine...It was constantly in reverse! No matter what setting we had it in. We went into our anchorage, anchored and Jeremiah dove into locating the probl...

How did this happen???

We received a question from one of our Patrons, I thought it’d be a great topic to discuss here! 

The question was geared towards how we’re able to do this…The planning process, financially, and simply making the leap to do it.

The process began just about two years before we bought the Lazy Gecko. We were in ...

Early Release! Vlog 88 - When planes ATTACK your anchorage!

Here we go! 

We've finally been able to put our fingers on our computer and get the next episode out for you! As you know, the other kids have been with us for the past 10 days. They've gone beck to school, we'll see them for the Christmas break! For now though, lets talk sea planes!

Enjoy this episode where we expl...

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you’re waking up to a lovely day that looks to be full of relaxing and celebration! So far our Thanksgiving looks a little like this…Jeremiah got going at around 0600. He started prepping the boat to continue south, we pulled the anchor up at 0700. We had been anchored just outside of Merritt Island where we had a ve...

Come with us, in real time!

Tomorrow we plan to depart and start our journey south! 

Jessica and Trevor have joined us for the Thanksgiving break and we plan to toss the dock lines away tomorrow morning and head towards our crossing point to the Bahamas. If we can get a decent window, we'll cross with them aboard. If not, we'll have some fun during ...

It's Official!

Today we made it official and signed Calypso into our lives! We've been moving aboard and getting her set up for the past couple of weeks. During that time we've also completed a survey, insurance documents and finalizing the terms of our purchase. It's all finally done and we are the proud new owners of our 2013 Antares 44i!&nb...

2019 LGS Bikini Calendar!

I just got this today! It makes me so happy to see a Patron enjoying my new calendar! We've also made these available for Patrons at the $50 level in addition to all the other cool stuff you get.

If you'd like a calendar just message me and I'll send you the info for how! 

It's super sexy and it sure to warm up your...

Happy Birthday Marines and thank you!

Today is the Marine Corps birthday! We always celebrate...Even after Jeremiah retired from his 22 years as an active duty Marine. We just love everything about it! We even made sure to next day mail this flag to fly high above Calypso today!

So, Happy Birthday to all who have anything to do with the Marine Corps!! Maybe you we...

Episode 87...PANIC at anchor!

Good morning Patrons!

Here you go! We make the crossing to the Dry Tortugas, we find an amazing anchorage just off Ft Jefferson and enjoy life aboard a sailboat! That is until I decide to get in the water (after tons of pressure from Jeremiah), that's where it all goes wrong!

We hope you laugh as much as we did! Vimeo vi...

To carry or not to carry...

Well that decision is completely up to each individual! We've obviously shown that we feel it's worth the extra energy and effort to have protection in the form of weapons onboard. This post is about how we've decided to store a weapon.

Most are aware of the importance to have some form of security for a weapon in a household....

FOUR seasons of LGS Vimeo footage!!

Have you viewed the Vimeo versions to all of our YouTube videos? Vimeo? What's that?!

We've actually received a lot of questions about it recently so here's the info! The Vimeo versions of our episodes are like our YouTube episodes but with a ton of more footage showing us in a more relaxed, fun and free manner. It's Lazy Geck...

A fun little giveaway!!

This may seem a little out there as a giveaway but that's totally our style! We tend to push the limits just a tad ;) 

Most of you follow along with our Vimeo channel so we thought this was fitting! Even if just a fun conversational piece from your Lazy Geckos!! If you would like a chance to win these sexy...freaky....jus...

Latest Update! Insurance!!

Hello lovely Patrons!

I'm sending this to you from the awesome Nav Station aboard Calypso! We wanted to send you an update as to what's been happening for the past few days.

After a 5 day journey by car, we arrived in Florida! We immediately began cleaning and moving aboard Calypso, our new-to-us 2013 Antares 44i! She is...

EARLY RELEASE! Who's Your Captain? - Lazy Gecko Sailing VLOG 86

Hello Awesome Patrons! 

Here is the latest episode! We say goodbye to John as he heads off leaving Calypso all alone! What shall we do?! No problem, lets shoot out to the Dry Tortugas together! Want to join? Just press play!

Thank you for all you do for us! We truly appreciate you!! On another note, we're knee deep ...

We've Arrived!!

After 4 long days of driving we've arrived at our new floating home!

We're staying at a nearby hotel so we can work without tripping all over ourselves in the process. First, we need to remove the rest of John's items from the boat. These are things he's planning on leaving behind. Then we'll do a deep clean before we move all...

Introducing the LGS 2019 Calendar!

Over the past couple of years I've had a ton of requests to make a calendar. So, why not?! 2019 is right around the corner, I thought it was a perfect time to go for it! Here it is! The 2019 Lazy Gecko Sailing Calendar! Although, it's really just all me lol...Jeremiah wasn't in the modeling mood, I guess haha!  

It contai...

When you have Dinghy problems...

We've recently had some issues with the dinghy and this time it isn’t a mechanical issue. Paperwork can be just as much of a pain to deal with, that's exactly what we have here. 

John purchased a brand new AB dinghy and 20HP Yamaha outboard just before we started working on our deal to purchase the boat, which was great...

Early Release!! VLOG 85 - Dismasted at Sea

Good morning Patrons! 

Here you go! The latest episode is now available for your viewing pleasure!! 

We give you a glimpse of what's to come (which I absolutely love the footage from)! We have an extremely rough night at anchor in 30+knt winds and then we depart for Naples. Along the way we come across a dismas...

Oh my, Hello Captain!

One of our Patrons has a lot of experience traveling back and forth from the Bahamas to Grenada, he's been so kind to share his knowledge with us regarding rules, regulations and his personal experience. 

One idea that he suggested really made sense to us. He suggested that Jeremiah get a professional looking shirt with o...

More swag!

Do you remember when we asked your opinion on the new logo a few weeks ago? Well, we finally put those awesome logos on some swag for you!! Tonight we placed an order for some new t-shirts and hats! 

We're excited to add the hats to the swag collection! If you're currently waiting on swag, don't worry. As soon as we recei...