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401 Days (Part 1) Sailing & Exploring USA & Bahamas
The is the beginning of a very big story! The longest time I've consecutively sailed and cruised. The longest time I've lived at anchor, the most fish I've spearfished and eaten. And of course, I did it all with my budget 1984 Beneteau Idylle. Originally b...
If It Happens, It’s Always At NIGHT! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.288
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 ...
LEAVING Mexico, HELLO ????? – Onboard Lifestyle ep.287
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...
Let The Crew FEAST! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.289
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...
Rudder FAILURE! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.285
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...
Can we SAVE her?!🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 – Onboard Lifestyle ep.284
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...
Standing Rigging UPGRADE! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.283
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew tackles phase one of our synthetic rigging upgrade by replacing our tired stainless running back stays with Dyneema. Basik is close to leaving Marina Chiapas and is trying to knock out a few more projec...
Medical Expenses While CRUISING! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.282
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we review the last two years of medical expenses while we were in Mexico as Linh creates another memorable meal, pork belly sliders on homemade Japanese milk bread. With our body maintenance covered it's time to...
Living In A SAUNA! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.281
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew gets creative to combat the intense Chiapas heat. We get creative to transform our living space from a solar oven to something a bit more comfortable...like a sauna. Linh whips up a delicious lunch befo...
Back To Basik Taking On WATER! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.280
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, we button up our time in Guatemala, almost lose Compass at the border, and come back to a leaky boat. The crew rallies to fix the problem as we get back in the Chiapas groove. Come back next week for another ex...
Zip-lining With Spider Monkeys In Guatemala – Onboard Lifestyle ep.279
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, we take an amazing tour of Santiago Atitlan with a guide that shows us places that are off the beaten path. Our adventure continues as we hire a captain to take us across the lake to Panajachel to zip-line with ...
