On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we leave San Pablo Bay and sail into the Sacramento and San Joaquin River system on our 435 catamaran SV basik. We ...

The grinding saga continues! Our leaking Beneteau 49 has serious structural damage and we're almost done removing all the gelcoat and interior pieces...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we have a pleasant change of pace as we bounce from one anchorage to another in San Francisco and San Pablo Bay on ...

We are grinding maniacs in this episode. We grind gel coat, and then grind gel coat some more and in between we talk about how it's going grinding gel coat.

After 4 years of saying it needed to be done, we finally replace and rewire our hideous electrical switchboard in our sailboat! KEEP US SAILING Support us ...

And so the repairs begin. One day we'll sail our beautiful yacht to romantic tropical beaches, but today is not that day.

Bluewater Sailboat Refit to Sail around the World: Restoring STEEL MOTORSAILER KETCH while living on a trawler full time. We continue our metal boat ...

As promised! Here is a short video explaining what happened and what needs to happen with our boat. At least as far as we can tell at this point.

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we lock ourselves in our 435 catamaran SV basik during our stay in Bodega Bay. The West coast wildfires created an ...

As we put together more of the story with this boat we learn that this boat was initially damaged several years ago. It seems it was repaired and damaged again.

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we lose our port engine on the approach to Bodega Bay. We sail into the anchorage and make repairs before heading ...

#sailingcatamaran #brokenengine #boatdisaster the day, we were waiting and expecting for such long time of going the full catamaran refit. 1st of september ...

We know our Beneteau 49 has a damaged grid. But we don't know how extensive that damage is, yet. This week we DIY our way to removing the interior furniture...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we leave Fort Bragg en route for Bodega Bay on our 435 catamaran SV basik. We look back at a our time in the Noyo ...

We leave the protection of the marina and sea-walled bay and head to a more hospitable yard! This is our first time handling this large of a boat (Beneteau 49).

This week we take you through the rebuild of our rotten quarter berths on board our 30 foot 50 year old fiberglass sailboat. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and ...

As time winds down to departure for the 2019 ARC, boat crews frantically try to finish last minute projects. The ARC opening ceremonies, complete with parade ...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we have a quiet passage from Eureka to Shelter Cove around the infamous Cape Mendocino and then scoot into Fort ...

As we enter the second week of prep for the ARC transatlantic crossing, we focus on converting Talisman from a boat that’s bombproof at sea, to one that is ...

Welcome back to SV basik! This week's episode, we are tackling our AIS antenna after noticing our AIS tracking path was intermittent by our trusty viewers and ...

Join us for the first week of our DIY sailboat refit. We move everything out of our tiny home into a cottage up the road from the marina so Troy can begin ...

We are so excited to share a (somewhat haphazard) tour of our live aboard sailing yacht (is it still a sailing yacht if it doesn't have a mast!?).

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we make some necessary repairs to fix our steering on our 435 catamaran SV basik. We also address the issue of our ...

We've found ourselves with a bit of time up our sleeves and, after 3 years cruising, our old sailboat is in need of some tender love and care. Join us this ...