Onboard Lifestyle Archive – Page 9

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, our drone goes full "robot uprising" mode and attacks Emma in the idyllic tropical setting of Yelapa. Basik has a peaceful sail around a notoriously nasty cape in route to Bahia Chamela. Then we travel to Bahia ...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew finishes up their chores and earn some fun time in Tenacatita. Basik sails off the hook and has a nice relaxing run to Barra de Navidad just as the afternoon winds start to pipe up. The crew navigates t...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew gets back to basik and start up a new round of projects in Barra de Navidad...and don't worry, we don't forget to eat. Sanding, fairing, priming, painting , and tons of electrical. Come back next week t...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle the crew takes on the second phase of our project...the electrical. We are adding a DC socket, a AC outlet, and a designated Starlink inverter. Linh whips up some custom shades for the salon windows, and the cr...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, basik buttons up our time in Barra de Navidad. This has been one of Emma's favorite stops but her cruising friends are heading north and basik is heading south. The crew is optimistic that we will cross paths a...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, we hop around Bahia Santiago enjoying fabulous food and spending a little time in one of Mexico's most picturesque anchorages...Las Hadas. With our tummies full and another project complete, basik heads south t...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, basik gets tangled up in a longline departing Bahia Manzanillo on a multiday passage to Zihuatanejo. The crew makes the decision to divert to the roadstead anchorage of Caleta de Campos to resolve the issue. Com...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew takes advantage of a comfortable anchorage and decide to start on phase one of an electrical upgrade on basik. We are very excited to be working with Battle Born Batteries and BougeRV on this project. ...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle the crew balances work and play, good progress is made on the lithium battery compartment and we still find time for some delicious tacos downtown. We dig a bit into the seedy underside of Zihuatanejo and make an...

In this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we run into a bit of an issue with our dinghy and try to temporarily fix it with very limited resources. The crew takes Andy's advice to "get busy living, or get busy dying". So we button up our time in Zihuatane...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew pulls into Acapulco and enjoys a night at anchor before heading across the bay to get a bit of routine maintenance done. Our dinghy slowly dies as we must administer life support every few hours to keep...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle Linh, checks another box on her bucket list. We make the run from Acapulco to Huatulco and learn a lot about fishing, a little about sailing, and nothing about our port engine. Come back next week as the crew has...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle. Huatulco was not as inviting as we hoped so the the crew has to make the tough decision to cross the Tehuantepec with one engine down and little wind. This was a knee jerk reaction due to a short weather window ...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, Linh takes the lead mechanic role and digs deep into both of our Yanmar 3YM30's to resolve our pesky overheating issue. Did we mention that she does this while simultaneously baking focaccia bread, definitely a...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, we backtrack to Huatulco to meet up with our friends and Patrons. We relax hard for nearly a week as we get to explore the area. The crew returns to basik with a reinjured captain and get right into the Battle B...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, we learn the Captains fate, explore Puerto Madero by dinghy and discuss the future plans for the crew of s/v basik. Life loves to throw us some punches, but we'll do what we do best and roll with it. Come back ...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew breaks away from the norm and hires a local guide to give us a little taste of Chiapas. Thanks to our our guide Miguel, we were amazed at how much we could see in one day. Food, history, exploring, and ...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, we get back to our basiks and lean hard into project mode. It feels good to make improvements that will make life a bit smoother onboard. Come back next week to see what we're up too...see you then! JOIN OUR C...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew packs their bags and heads to Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. After a hiccup at the border, we settle into our new digs and enjoy the colorful sights of this amazing region. Come back next week as we tour ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, Linh goes beast mode on our new dodger. The lumpy passage from Mexico to Nicaragua probably had something to do with it. The crew takes a day-long tour to see some amazing sites in the region with the hopes of r...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew takes care of some last minute tasks before heading south to Costa Rica. We gamble by waiting for a fair weather window to cross the notorious Papagayo jet and definitely got a good taste of this unique...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle the crew makes it to the iconic Costa Rica anchorage of Santa Elena. We settle in to life at anchor before pushing further south to officially check in to the country. Along the way, the captain lands a trophy fi...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the Captain saves $500 by checking into Costa Rica without a marina agent before we jump across the bay to get a bit closer to the action. The ladies pop into town to provision basik properly before leaving the ...