WE SOLD EVERYTHING AND SAILED AWAY!! Ep. 13
After 3.5 months of nonstop work, countless 8–14 hour days, busted knuckles, late nights, and fixing everything imaginable…
We finally left the dock.
This is the story of our first real crossing, from Fort Lauderdale to Bimini — a 16-hour overnight run that brought every emotion possible: excitement, fear, exhaustion, gratitude, and that surreal “we actually did it” moment.
We had perfect weather, glass-flat seas… until our Genaker halyard snapped 60ft up the mast and nearly destroyed our deck. Somehow, it landed in the only spot that wouldn’t have killed one of us.
After that? Pure magic.
✨ Bioluminescence.
Aliens? Weather buoys?
Crystal blue water in 150ft of depth.
Our first breakfast at anchor.
Nick’s monster mutton.
Our first Goombay Punch in years.
Hogfish double-up.
A dream waterfront villa.
Sunsets that didn’t feel real.
This video is the beginning of the next chapter for us — living the life we’ve worked for, exploring the Bahamas with our dogs, spearfishing, cooking, adventuring, and trying to soak in every moment.
If you’re new here, welcome to the crew.
If you’ve been here, thanks for riding with us since day one.
We’re exactly where we want to be — it is where we are.
🔥 Chapters
(optional — boosts retention)
00:00 Leaving the dock (emotional)
01:10 Perfect weather window
02:20 Genaker disaster at sunset
05:00 Night crossing + bioluminescence
06:20 Land Ho! Crystal water
07:30 First breakfast at anchor
09:00 Spearfishing mission
10:20 New home base in Bimini
12:00 Exploring town + Goombay Punch
14:00 Cooking the catch
17:00 Diving day 2 + double hogfish
21:30 Shark feeding
23:00 Sunset reflections
24:05 “We’re exactly where we want to be”
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