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Did I Just Swim With SHARKS? – Onboard Lifestyle ep.316
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle. After spending a few days hiding in the Los Bajos Lagoon the crew heads back to the Swimming Pool feeling much healthier. We barter with the locals for a delicious dinner, dive on a fouled anchor, and accidently...
Tough Situation In A Beautiful Place – Onboard Lifestyle ep.315
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew is chased out of a beautiful anchorage by the resident insects. Basik relocates to the Bajos Lagoon to give the crew time to heal. The Captain is still feeling the effects of his previous sickness and L...
San Blas Spinnaker RUN! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.313
On this weeks episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew finds themselves drifting from one tropical island to the next...and looking good doing it! Basik drops the hook on the west side of Halandes Cays in the popular "Swimming Pool" anchorage and settles in ...
Tropical Island Boat RESCUE! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.312
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, basik leaves Portobelo and has a nice sail to the San Blas Islands. The crew enjoys good food, spectacular views, beautiful beaches, colorful locals, and even rescues a drifting boat. It feels good to to be enjo...
The Captain’s Tropical CURSE! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.311
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew checks out the "cute town" of Portobelo. The Captain is cursed by a tropical disease and is down for the count...10 days so far, and still counting. The stir crazy crew explores a bit of this history ri...
Teen Sailor Girl SAVES Our Boat! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.310
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, basik anchors in the calm waters of Bahia de Portobelo...or so we thought! With two thirds of the crew on shore, a violent squall breaks basik from her mooring with just Emma onboard. This was a serious situatio...
The One Where We Explain Emma’s Absence! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.309
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, we explain Emma's absence from the last few videos and show you her journey to an even more beautiful smile. The Captain braves croc infested waters to get bāsik ready to leave Shelter Bay Marina for the histor...
Monkey Business! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.308
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, we button up our bulkhead painting project before taking an incredible nature walk through the nearby jungle. The crew enjoys the tropical flora and fauna as we explore the Fort Sherman ruins. We were definitely...
Sand, Fair, Sand, Prime…And REPEAT! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.307
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew continues the much needed bulkhead paint repair. Sand, fair, sand, paint, sand, fair, sand, paint. That will be our life for the ten days it takes to complete this project. It's all coming together and ...
Our Bulkhead Is CRACKED! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.306
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we address an issue that has developed over the past six months. The paint failed on our bulkhead and has spider-cracked the entire surface. The issue is non-structural but this eyesore is totally embarrassing. ...
FINALLY…A New Dinghy! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.305
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew finally resolves our dinghy issue. Our tired old tender is replaced with a new-to-us one. A few upgrades are needed to make our new shore boat even better. Shelter Bay is the perfect place to take on a...
Our EPIC Panama Canal Transit! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.304
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew has a huge milestone event as basik transits the Panama Canal. Aided by two line handlers and a transit advisor, the crew gets to experience a once in a lifetime event as we cross from the Pacific Ocean...
Prep DONE, Crew HERE, Lets GO! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.303
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle the crew buttons up the canal preparation, Linh knocks out the meals for the transit, and the six person crew is all set for the big day ahead. Come back next week to experience our epic Panama Canal crossing, it...
Panama Canal PREP! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.302
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle the crew prepares basik for the upcoming canal transit. We are forced to move into the La Playita Marina because our non functioning dinghy. The crew has a night out on the town and enjoys the sites, sounds, and ...
Panama City…WE MADE IT! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.301
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew leaves Bahia Honda on passage to Ensenada Naranjo to stage basik for the intimidating rounding of Punta Mala. Everything must be timed perfectly to make this a comfortable leg to Panama City. This is an...
FLYING Under The RADAR – Onboard Lifestyle ep.300
In this 300th episode of Onboard Lifestyle the crew starts the fast track pace down the Pacific coast of Panama in route to Panama City. Basik hops from island to island to remote anchorages as the crew tries to take in as much as possible before official...
Will The CANAL Let Us TRANSIT? – Onboard Lifestyle ep.299
As basik approaches the Panama Canal, the crew is unsure if our transit can even happen. Civil unrest, drought, Container Ship Backlog, and multiple rallies are all hitting the canal at the same time we are scheduled to. Our transit agent is doing what he...
Was Costa Rica Worth It? – Onboard Lifestyle ep.298
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew spends a little time in Bahia Drake before setting sail for Golfito the last port of call in Costa Rica. The crew has mixed feelings about our time in this country as the Pacific side of Costa Rica is n...
No FLASH, No DASH, Just Cruising! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.297
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew takes basik from Bahia Heradurra to Bahia Quepos to Bahia Drake as we sail down the Pacific side of Costa Rica. Not much drama, no break downs, just our life as cruisers. Our trek down Costa Rica has ju...
Let’s Do This! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.296
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, the crew meets the perfect person at the perfect time. The result is a local charter captain that gives us a solid contact to rebuild our faulty starter. Linh rolls up her sleeves and seemingly makes an tough j...
Break Down At Anchor! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.295
On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle, we continue our sail further South. Unfortunately, it is not without some issues. Teal starts investigating the cause of the "clunking" sounds coming from our rudder. Basik shows her age as a few components tak...
Sailing Down Costa Rica – Onboard Lifestyle ep.294
Now that basik is checked into Costa Rica, it's time to start working our way to Panama. With Emma fully immersed in online high school, we are committed to traveling as much as we can while still giving her some online school time at anchor. That works fo...
How much does it COST to check into Costa Rica?! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.293
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 ...
BIG Fish, BIG Scam! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.292
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...
TIGHT Weather Window, Let’s GO! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.291
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...
Protection At The Helm…FINALLY! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.290
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...
Polishing Our TANK In Remote Nicaragua! – Onboard Lifestyle ep.289
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...
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...
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