In this episode of Onboard Lifestyle we crack open the engine compartments on our custom catamaran sv basik for the first time in eight years. This is just ...

Background. You've asked, so we thought we'd share a little blast from the past. Before setting sail, we explored hidden Floridsa with friends on an Airboat. ...

Explore the island of Provo with us. Time to nip that pesky engine problem in the bud. But, oh dear, there's weather coming about! We pull into a tight, ...

Two more sunny days allow plenty of time to enjoy the sail and prepare for the storm to come. We gain some new passengers (3 birds and a butterfly). Herby ...

We finally remove the diesel! We'd be wanting to remove it because it's just a hunk of junk. Not only has it not been running for 5-10 years according to the ...

Day 1. Without Liz. Jamie has lots of work to do before starting his solo sailing adventure: a dinghy to stow, a dinghy to sell and a dinghy to buy. With all ...

Some of you might have been waiting to see this happen...we were sailing from Venao towards the west when my little engine decided to finally give up. But hey, ...

Our engine hot light has come on a few times lately but only after more than an hour running the engine at cruise RPMs which probably means a water flow issue. ...

I now have an ETSY store. Selling odds and ends from our journeys, as well as arty things I have been working on over time. It is a collection of years of ...

It's becoming silly now I now have an ETSY store. Selling odds and ends from our journeys, as well as arty things I have been working on over time. It is a ...

We finally take delivery of our new Beta engine. Hoorah! BUT THERE'S ALSO NUDITY, THE STORY OF MILLIE-THE-CAT, SAILBOAT TIPS AND SOME GREAT DRONE FOOTAGE! ...

After a couple of days resting and getting or energy level back up, we were ready to continue this passage and make our way into the shores of Haiti. But ...

We undertook a complete refit of SY Esper in 2014. We were told it would take three months, BUT... ****************************** Come join us on Facebook! ...

"Just go where the wind takes us," we said. "Twenty, thirty, forty miles, let's see where we end up..." And it was a pretty good blow, coming from the east ...

In the next episode we have two days of excellent sailing, one unscheduled stop, a flopper stopper failure and Millie relaxes...oh, and the usual bit of boat ...

You know when everything is going along really well? And you sit back and enjoy yourself? And the wind is good, and the sky is clear? We discover just how long ...

Welcome to a follow-up FTB Extra in which we discuss in more detail Esper's engine issues. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel by clicking this link: ...

Like some kind of nautical episode of 'Back to the Future', we are in a weird time warp here at Followtheboat. Our regular sailing logs--which out of necessity ...

Ok, this video made its rounds in the editing rotation!!! Here is the update of what actually happened to the VW bus, or at least what we think is the problem ...

Howdy! I made this video in St Lucia and couldn't find wifi to upload it. Then went to Martinique and wifi was nonexistent...so I couldn't get it up. Finally, ...

In the last episode we hauled Esper out at PSS Shipyard in Satun in order to start fixing the repairs from the accident. We had two weeks in which to get ...

It is engine winterizing time! Thomas is joined by our friend Peter for some engine maintenance and winterization. We break the record for the worlds slowest ...

We cracked the 100 subscribers on our channel last weekend. Thanks to all of you, it makes us incredibly happy! In this episode we start preparing the boat for ...

So its early in the morning and Ian is on his way to work when the fuel warning light comes on. Not really thinking about what he is doing and just going ...