Dr. Henk-Jan van Essen balanced a PhD defense with single-handed trawler voyaging on 'Lady Liselot'. Follow his 2026 mission to London and Paris in this ...

On this episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew continues work on the cockpit refit as they start new projects inside where it's a bit more comfortable. The new ...

After two years of working on ROAM, we thought we’d be thrilled to spend our days fixing things, finishing projects, and getting the boat ready to cruise. ...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew continues to double their project efforts by completing the AC circuits for basiks cockpit refit and then ...

Annapolis, Maryland is one of the Chesapeake’s best-known cruising destinations—but what’s it actually like to visit by boat? In this episode, we’re putting ...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, with the new LPG manifold installed, the crew concentrated on making the DC wiring connections to get the new ...

How much can you really save by importing boat equipment directly from China? For our refit of ROAM, we decided to look beyond traditional marine suppliers ...

Welcome to the remote and breathtaking Cocos Keeling Islands — one of the most unique places I have visited during my solo circumnavigation. After arriving at ...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew sticks around basik to not only do a bit of glass work but start other new phases of our cockpit galley ...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew continues the back and forth itinerary that seems to help us deal with this aggressive Texas heat. ...

On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, Linh's parents are back so we get to show them their new outdoor kitchen that we had designed for them. They were ...

We knew the first few months after leaving the boatyard would be a shakedown cruise. After rebuilding nearly every major system aboard ROAM over the last two ...

On this week's multifaceted episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew continues bouncing from our land project to the boat project. Both galleys are making ...

On this weeks episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew battles the Texas heat by dividing our time on two job sites. We make a bit of progress on basik's outdoor ...

On this weeks episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew battles the hot Texas heat while trying to make progress on our outdoor galley upgrade. We tried to rig ...

On this weeks episode of Onboard Lifestyle, as Tropical Storm Arthur disrupts our projects on basik, it gives us a moment to reflect on how our cruising ...

On this weeks episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew was able to make some progress on basik's outdoor galley after giving our aging tools a bit of love. We ...

On this weeks episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew continues the cockpit galley upgrade with plenty of cutting, shaping, sanding and epoxy work. Linh shows ...

On this weeks episode pf Onboard Lifestyle, the crew takes the design and layout into production on our outdoor galley refit. We center our attention on the ...

Sunset in Montserrat 🌅⚓ Sometimes it’s hard to believe this is real life. Calm water, island views, and another unforgettable Caribbean sunset aboard Isla. ...

After two years of planning, fabricating, redesigning, and chasing down welders, our sailboat finally has a massive new solar arch—and we couldn’t be happier ...

On this weeks episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew winds down the cockpit failure correction and transitions into the outdoor galley refit. This basik ...

On this weeks episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew works together on the last few layers of the bridge deck repair and new cockpit drain before splitting up ...

We left Syvota and sailed through the Ionian Sea to Meganisi, then on to Palamos for what should have been a quiet stop — but the night turned wild with strong ...