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Willy-T Naked Jump! Plus: SV Delos Encounter! VLOG 140

Alright! It's time for the next episode!! 

We check into the British Virgin Islands, turn our firearms into customs and get our first guest while cruising these amazing sailing grounds! Captain John comes in, you know that means fun! We take you sailing and end up at the famous Willy-T where I jump off the top NAKED! 

This episode has a YouTube and Server/Vimeo version so make sure to watch it where you prefer! The links are below! 

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So, how exactly are we getting back to the US?

So many questions were running through our heads while trying to decide if we should leave Grenada for the US or not.  For insurance purposes we either needed to stay in Grenada or get closer to Florida before the start of hurricane season. A big part of the decision making process was making sure we knew all of our options as far as different paths we could take.  Turns out there are a lot of options which is a good thing-- in case the weather decides to change on us. 

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Some other ways we stay safe on passage...

As you can tell from our most recent posts, safety is huge for us.  We don’t want to cause any damage to our boat or ourselves, so putting proper priority on safety gear and applications is essential.  While it might be romantic to just sail into the sunset with no plan, it’s not safe.  I decided to write this week a little about the other ways we ensure safety rather than just using our brains!

Buddy boating is a great option for upping safety.  While Jeremiah a...

Prepping for departure!

Wow, it feels like forever since we’ve had the wind in our sails.  We are so excited to get back on the water again, but before we head out, we have to make sure everything is in order.  As we prepare for our longest passage yet, we have made lists of everything we need to do and have. Of course prepping and planning are tedious and we would rather just go, but it helps to ease some anxiety.  We also want to know/remember what to do in case something out of the ordinary were ...

We’ve decided to set sail

Big decisions are so difficult to make! For the last month or so we’ve thrown around the idea of sailing back to the United States. It seemed to be our daily topic for discussion-- not only between Jeremiah and myself, but also among all the other cruisers. Why on Earth would we want to sail back to the US when we are in the prime location for hurricane season? Well, the answer is actually pretty simple! We are getting stir crazy; we want to explore, sail and discover new places! 

Episode Alert! We Hit St. John...Got Rum?! VLOG 139

First, we order pizza from the only pizza boat we've ever seen, Pizza Pi in the USVI! We take you for a dinghy stroll through a protected anchorage and then we're off to St. John to explore an old Sugar Mill followed by a hike up the mountain to view waterfalls and Petroglyphs! 

View this episode on your favorite platform by selecting a link below! We hope that you enjoy this as we prepare to depart for what looks to be a 10-12 day passage straight from Grenada to the U.S. Remember...

New Episode Alert! The U.S. Virgin Islands! Ep. 138

Here you go! We're in the U.S. Virgin Islands! St. Thomas to be exact!! We've been waiting for months to replace items that were stolen in the Turks, we get them via mail! Then we take you exploring...We go to Blackbeards place, the 99 steps and we enjoy the the beautiful scenery around this island. I get a little naked and then we sail off to find a secluded cove where there's a famous boat, Pizza Pie, we take you out on the dinghy for pizza! 

There's also a fun version on Vimeo a...

How can you charge those Lithiums???

Calypso is pretty high tech when compared to a lot of the boats cruising around. She’s been designed well and we’ve upgraded quite a few items such as new solar, a wind generator, new Lithium Iron batteries and such. She’s pretty much on point!

There has been one issue, however. Calypso hasn’t been able to charge her house bank from the engine alternators. This means that the only source of charging the house bank (which everything runs off of) is the solar, wind generator and d...

New Episode! Let's Take a Dinghy Ride! Ep. 137

We're in one of the most beautiful anchorages in the Caribbean, we take you along for a spear fishing trip via Taco, our Dinghy! Come dive deep in the crystal clear waters with us as we search and find fish, lobster and even shark! Then we head off for the Virgin Islands! I also give you an exclusive content floor scrub on the "all content" version, you can view that on Vimeo or our server at lazygeckos.net!

Thank you for being here, we love that you're a part of this journey! The links...

Come join me today as I do Yoga LIVE!

I'm going LIVE today at 3:30pm EST from the bow of Calypso. I'll be doing some yoga and I hope you'll join me! You can view this stream on lazygeckos.net

Love, 

Brittany

Patron Only Video Update! Monitored by Drones!

Here's an exclusive video just for you! We're in Grenada waiting this thing out, we'll see how everything transpires but for now we wanted to show you what things are like here. 

We hope that you enjoy this extras content video! 

Love, 

Jeremiah & Brittany

SUPERMARKET SWEEP - COVID edition

As we know by now, COVID-19 is affecting the lives of everyone in the world both directly and indirectly. For us personally, a major challenge has been food supply. Getting food from the grocery store is already difficult as a cruiser, but it has become a major challenge as of late. Once the virus made its way over here, I knew it would be tough to get food, but it has proven to be way worse than I originally thought. While we typically have a stocked boat, I’ve quickly learned just how imp...

Living with the coronavirus on a small island...

Hello lovely Patrons!

This week, in addition to our normal video, we'll be releasing a "Patron Only" video about how it's been during this virus outbreak in Grenada. Interesting stuff including being monitored by government agencies with drones and everything! I'll be doing a little talk at the end where I'll answer Patron questions concerning the topic. So if you have any questions, send them today through Patreon messenger or to 2020-04-20 18:03:22 +0000 UTC View Post

New Episode Alert! Brittany's Favorite Anchorage! VLOG 136

Come to a magical place with us! We'll take you sailing to what's become Brittany's favorite anchorage! We'll explore the tide pools, go scuba diving off of our boat and more! 

This turns out to be Brittany's favorite anchorage up to this point and there's good reason why!! Come see just how lovely this Caribbean Island is! As always, thank you so much for being here and we hope that this message finds you safe, healthy and happy!

There's a YouTube, Vimeo and Server version o...

How 10 dollars can save you 10 thousand

You already know that I am all about safety gear for my family and friends while on board, but did you know that also includes safety gear for our home?  We have to make sure Calypso is protected so she can protect us.  Have you ever heard of  high-water alarms? Well, I sure didn’t until a very good friend suggested that we buy some for the boat. We did some research and decided to take his advice. Let me tell you how thankful I am that we bought those little $10.00 gadgets a...

Lets get our Swag on!

Who doesn’t like some good swag?? Gecko swag is a big part of being a patron--we  try to do our best to ensure you are getting high quality products. Over the past 5 years we’ve had many different types of swag. Some examples are stickers, beer koozies, Christmas cards, pictures, calendars, shirts and hats.

When we first started doing swag, we wanted to quality check everything, so we had it all shipped directly to us. This was easy at the time because we were still living on l...

New Episode Alert! Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Lazy Gecko VLOG 135

Early Release! After dropping anchor we receive a distress call on the VHF radio "Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! - We need help, we're taking on water and are sinking!". We jump into action and head to their assistance. Then we continue to sail the beautiful islands, Lazy Gecko style! Come along for the adventure! 

We hope that this video brings you a little entertainment during a tough time! We truly appreciate you being here! The server and Vimeo have a version that is a little more fre...

Join me LIVE at 2pm EST

I'll be streaming live while baking some yummy stew and making rolls from scratch today on the LGS server! The event starts at 2pm EST so if you're available and have access to my server, join me! 

XOXO

Lock Down in Grenada and Private Server Access!

Welcome to a brand new month!

That means it's time to renew your access to the Lazy Gecko Sailing server!

Or, if you haven't had access quite yet, it's time to make a new account! The Patrons that qualify have received a message in their inbox so have a look for instructions!

Didn't receive a message but feel you qualify for access? Send us a message!

2020-04-03 19:24:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Some safety gear you shouldn’t pass up!

The most important part about the sailing lifestyle is safety.  Typically, when you think about safety gear aboard a vessel, the main products are your ditch bag, EPIRB, fire extinguishers and so on. We don’t typically see or hear other cruisers talk about personal safety gear besides their life jackets and tether! Quite honestly, I hardly see any of the cruising community wearing non traditional personal safety gear at all. 

Aboard Calypso, it’s a different story. For Jer...

New Episode! Beating Upwind to a BIG PROBLEM! Lazy Gecko VLOG 134

Good evening lovely Patrons!

We hope this message finds you safe and happy! With all the craziness happening in the world we hope you've found a bit of peace with everything and you along with your loved ones are healthy! 

We've been working hard on all sorts of new things during this lockdown. One is this weeks episode! We depart Puerto Rico for the Virgin Islands, we've decided to stop and explore a beautiful island along the way. So come along with us as we beat upwind the...

Come hang out with me today!

I'm going live over on the LGS server to do a little Q&A! Come check it out at around 3:15 eastern!

Love, 

Brittany

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Early Release! Puerto Del Rey & The Bimini Twist! VLOG 133

This episode has fun, sexy stuff plus we take over a fishing shop to give you a great "how to" lesson on how to rig up a fishing line! Then we show you a behind the scenes tour of an awesome marina in Puerto Rico! Such a great episode.

There are two versions. YouTube and then the Vimeo/Server version which includes a fun photoshoot (see other thumbnail file above).  The server includes photo files from the photoshoot as well! Maybe a sexy wallpaper is in order?!

We hope that ...

How long can you survive?

COVID-19 is still in its early stages, but has already impacted all of our lives. People have begun to panic and are trying to gather supplies reactively. Jeremiah and I have always been proactive and planned for something like this Pandemic to occur while living on land. We weren’t quite sure what would take place, but we knew something would eventually happen that could limit our access to everyday essentials. We took it upon ourselves to always have tote storage bins fully stocked with f...

New Episode Alert! My kind of girl in Old San Juan! Lazy Gecko VLOG 132

Oh my goodness, we absolutely LOVE this episode! We're really beginning to find our legs as far as exploring and what better place than Old San Juan?...and with friends! So much fun!!

We head into port so we can explore Old San Juan. Come with us on this adventure of a lifetime! We run into a strange voodoo of some sort and we find a private terrace where things get crazy!

The Server and Vimeo versions are WAY better so if you have access, watch this one there! We'll also be uploa...

COVID-19 UPDATE...What our plan is!

We've gotten so many questions in recently so we've decided to take a time out, sit down and answer them! We get into what's going on right now down in the islands. 

This only has one version, it's on YouTube so you can view it by clicking the link above!

Jeremiah & Brittany

A Provision Like No Other

As you know, we recently put Calypso in the water where she belongs. Shortly before splashing I found the galley to have a minor bug infestation. So, I quickly went to work...Got rid of all the food that was onboard and cleaned out each food locker. I knew that I had a big provisioning trip ahead of me so we rented a car and pulled on a dock right after splashing. 

Yesterday I finished cleaning everything up, we were ready to bring food on the boat! I made my lists and went to bed....

NEW EPISODE ALERT! Let Me Take You For a Ride! VLOG 131

Here we go! Let's get ready for the upcoming weekend by grabbing a drink and enjoying the latest episode in our series! This one's called "Let me take you for a ride"!

We want to take you for a ride along the south coast of Puerto Rico! We'll cruise mangroves in a dinghy, deliver cupcakes cruiser style, enjoy early morning departures and sails to other anchorages! We'll enjoy little Puerto Rico towns, famous docks, see hurricane damaged areas and more! 

You can view this ...

It's finally arrived!

I'm so excited to announce that the new rudder finally made it’s way to the boat! They installed it the other day and it fits perfectly. Calypso has been moved to the area of the yard designated for bottom painting and is scheduled to be painted in the next couple of days. That should be the final item we need before splashing. This worked out because the special anti-fouling paint we use (Vivid) took longer to ship to Grenada than the rudder. If the rudder issue hadn't happened, we would'v...

Early Release! Diving into Bioluminescence! Lazy Gecko VLOG 130

Here's your fix of Lazy Gecko fun for the week!! 

In this episode we locate a very remote lagoon that is FULL of bioluminescence! We're able to anchor right in the middle and explore this underwater magical land right from the back of our boat! I take you for a little fun with my personal Snapchat as we sail along the south coast of Puerto Rico! Come anchorage hop with us!

This episode has all three! A YouTube, Vimeo and a server version at lazygeckos.net! So enjoy it where y...