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Pitch Black. Open Ocean. Gulf Stream Crossing. - The Lazy Geckos Ep. 346
19 February 2026 · 9 min · 19K views · Grand Bahama Bank
What this video covers
A catamaran departs before dawn for an 11-to-12-hour Gulf Stream crossing from the Grand Bahama Bank to West Palm Beach, Florida, with Brittany and Jeremiah managing the passage as a two-person crew with children aboard. Departure is at 4:26 a.m. with zero moon, forcing navigation by radar returns, Navionics chart plotter, rudder position indicator, and anchor lights from nearby boats to avoid cockpit disorientation in pitch-black conditions.4:45 Brittany describes the risk of spatial disorientation at night and how speed-over-ground readout confirms forward movement when visual cues are absent.4:49 The anchor retrieval procedure has Jeremiah driving the boat toward the anchor while Brittany pulls chain and calls out depth in feet, unhooking the bridle before securing the anchor.3:18 Both port and starboard engines warm up at 1,800 RPM until coolant temperature reaches 90 degrees before advancing to full throttle.5:22 The depth drops from roughly 30 feet on the Grand Bahama Bank to several thousand feet at the Gulf Stream edge — a near-vertical underwater cliff that produces confused, swirly water at the surface.6:21 Weather timing was chosen to beat afternoon thunderstorm risk.1:33 With correct weather, positioning, and timing, the crossing is manageable and calm.8:08
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