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Escape the ordinary and set sail on a stunning adventure in Turkey! Join the Sailing Pickle Family as they explore the stunning coast of Turkey. Witness breathtaking mountain views, crystal-clear waters teeming with fish, and idyllic anchorages. Dive into ...

After a lumpy passage from Chiapas, Mexico to Puesta del Sol, Nicaragua, basik stirred up something in our port diesel tank. On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew diagnosis, forms a game plan, and resolves the issue. Our weather window look...

We are befriended by some gorgeous Turkish locals and shown some real Turkish entertainment and hospitality, we spent a very fun evening aboard their stunning traditional wooden Turkish boat a Gulet, and recover the next day with a good old windy sail down...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew leaves Marina Chiapas and sets sail south past Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras before a certain substance hits the fan on our approach to Nicaragua. Our mundane sail got sporty real quick as basik ...

We have a wicked few days hanging out at a very cool little anchorage on a beautiful little island just off the coast of Bodrum in Turkey. But it's never boring or uneventful.... We witness a major incident between some large entwined vessels, join us to s...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew buttons up a few last details before making decision on our future travel plans. Basik and crew are ready to leave, pending the detailed check out procedure in this border town. Come back next time to j...

This episode you see us anchored under a stunning ancient castle in Bodrum Turkey, hanging out where 16th century knights spent their time and inhabited these beautiful regions. We explore through tiny cobbled lanes, quaint ancient streets and stunning rui...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, Linh treats the Marina Chiapas crew to a homemade Vietnamese lunch to show our appreciation for all of their hard work making this stop safe and comfortable. Our time here is almost over so we must take advanta...

We have some rather wet and wild sailing while traveling to our exit port in Greece and finally arriving to check in, in Turkey! We certainly have it all this week, tough sails, crazy checking out processes and major scammers when we're trying to check int...

With just three days until we depart Marina Chiapas, a routine inspection uncovers a potential catastrophic failure. Our starboard rudder's nylon bearing had failed and needed to be replaced ASAP! The crew teams up to MacGyver a replacement part to get ba...

We have a very early start this week as we sail our way to our final Greece island of Kos, we encounter some big winds and slowly tack our way into a safe little anchorage, where we get to hang out for a few days and explore parts of the beautiful Island, ...

With our time winding down in Marina Chiapas, the crew is focused on life and safety projects. That means once again, tying to bring our tired dinghy back to life then rebuilding our injured anchor platform. Basik will be leaving Mexico soon and has to sta...