Well this is it!! Layla is OFFICIALLY SOLD!! And this is her VERY LAST EPISODE!! Yeah, we know...take a moment.
Well, the survey went great, the sea trial was a hit and the deal has officially been finalized. Layla is no longer our boat. Okay...hol...
The SURVEY and SEA TRIAL of LAYLA! Plus our FINAL SUNSET SAIL!!
Yes, it's another bittersweet episode as we finalize selling our sailboat by conducting the official survey and sea trial. It's been a long period of hoop jumping to get to this point and b...
WE'RE SELLING OUR SAILBOAT! But it's a NEW BEGINNING as we start our search for a BIGGER LIVEABOARD SAILBOAT!!
Yes, you read that right, it's a bittersweet episode this week as we explain our happenings and plans. Not only was Layla listed for sale last...
Inventive Dock Departure, CRAZY STORMS on the ICW, and general day in the life sailing!!
After a fun weekend with Beau and Brandy of Sailing Saoirse and a sailing regatta that got cancelled by some pretty violent weather, we left Ft. Pierce to head south ...
THE FEARLESS CREW AWAKES! The DOG EATS like a KING! THEY PLOW the waves FEARLESSLY to the RACE START...and get their a%#es kicked by the channel!
That about says it all! We had sailed Layla up to Fort Pierce to take part in the Ft. Pierce Yacht Club'...
More Northern Antics, BACK TO FLORIDA, and ICW CRUISING for another voyage!!!
This week we finally get back from our Ohio hiatus and discover a sea of green algae surrounding Layla! Only one thing to do, and that's to get her out in some crystal clear wa...
EPIC .25 KNOT SAILBOAT CRASH!! ;-) Serious light wind racing, rum drinking, and drone flying!!
This week we wrap up our Ohio sailing tour with some Wednesday night racing on Alum Creek Lake in Central Ohio. We just didn't have wind! But you can see how ...
Regatta Racing, Perry's Monument, and more sights on infamous Put-In-Bay, Lake Erie!
This week we continue our stay on Put-In-Bay on Lake Erie as Eric races the J-24, Orange Whip, with the boys, we tour the historic Perry's Monument (DON'T GIVE UP THE SHI...
Sailboat Racing, Sunset Horn Blasting, and Partying on the Strip in Put-In Bay!!
This week we continue our Put In Bay series up on Lake Erie. After some challenging racing in fluky winds, we bring the J-24 Orange Whip back in in the pouring rain. But th...
The Great Watery North, The KEY WEST of LAKE ERIE, and a Boat Delivery to start off the weekend!
This week we head even further north to the Lake Erie Island of Put-In-Bay, Ohio. Many people don't know about this crazy party/vacation/sailing spot just a ...
A Return HOME, a FULL MOON SAIL, and LATE NIGHT SHENANIGANS!
Even wanderers make it home once in a while and this week we show you a little slice of ours. That being our HOME home of Ohio and the lake we both learned to sail on, met on, AND got engaged o...
Liveaboard Sailboat Tour of our 1995 Hunter Legend 35.5! Finally!
Well, we've been bringing you videos of our cruising of the ICW from New Jersey to Florida (several times), the Charleston, South Carolina area, the Ft. Pierce and Stuart, Florida area, an...
Leaving the BAHAMAS, Mysterious Floating Object, and entering the ST. LUCIE INLET!!
We survive a ROUGH night at anchor and our surly moods the following morning to enjoy a beautiful transit back across the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean toward the Fl...
More THUNDERSTORMS, the Birthday Boy tries to SEVER HIS OWN TOE, and we MOTOR SAIL on FUMES towards WEST END!!
Very shortly after waking up to heavy rain and wind, hauling anchor, and sailing towards West End, Grand Bahama, Eric takes a little slip and ...
Thunderstorm Laundry, Strolling New Plymouth, SWIMMING NAKED, and Anchoring at NIGHT in a LIGHTNING STORM!!
It's a full episode this week as we learn when NOT to hang out our laundry to dry - right before a thunderstorm with 30 knot winds! ;-) Not much w...
SWIMMING BAHAMIAN PIGS (NOT in the Exumas), Dark and Stormy Dark and Stormies, and 4th of JULY in the BAHAMAS!!
This week we visit No Name Cay in the Abacos, home of the OTHER and lesser known swimming pigs of the Bahamas. Just as cute, just wet, just as...
SAILING to SUN, SAND, FREE cheeseburgers, and FREE booze! ALL BY BOAT!!
This week the Crew of SV Layla find themselves at the biggest Cheeseburger in Paradise Party this side of Margaritaville.
Never having been before and with only the knowledge that ...
ANCHORING TIPS, FUN RACING, and MORE FREE RUM! The good times in the Abacos, Bahamas just don't stop! This week we make our way to Green Turtle Cay and snuggle in to an beautiful anchorage for a couple days. We discover the beach bar scene on the south ...
GHOSTS, APPARITIONS, and their TRAGIC STORIES in the history of the ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE!!
This week on SailAway it's our very first HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!
Join us for a creepy, spooky, and all around haunting tour of the famously haunted St. Augustin...
TREASURE CAY Sunset, How To Do Laundry at ANCHOR, and PARTY at Coco Beach Club! This week on SailAway, we say goodbye to Guana Cay and race to Treasure Cay. A couple navigational errors made it a comeback story, but we still did pretty good. What's more...
MAN and BEER OVERBOARD, a WORKING outboard, and AMAZING GOODWILL among cruisers!! This week on SailAway we meet some amazing fellow cruisers who not only help us with our outboard motor, but also give us fish AND RUM!! We then head to Marsh Harbor and do...
Cruising around ELOW CAY, BAHAMAS, Winning a Race, and Party at HOPETOWN INN!! This week we hit the race course for Race 1 of Regatta Time Abaco. We're of course racing in the cruiser fleet, which around here they call the Mothertub! Lol. Which is abou...
On the HOOK in HOPETOWN, FREE RUM, and a SURPRISE SUNSET HIDEAWAY!!
This week on SailAway, settle in at Hopetown Harbor, picking up a mooring ball and rowing our way (yep, still) to shore. Thanks to crazy cheap bike rentals, we give you a tour of the isl...
SOUTHERN CROSS LIVE re-release!! It's been a minute since we made this very first "a Sailboat, a Sunset, and a Song" video, so we've taken the original down and rebranded it with our current logo, plus made a few OCD tweaks, and now it's back on the playli...
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