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Welcome aboard! Follow Teal, Linh, Emma and Compass on our custom 435 catamaran SV bāsik. We have casted off the docklines to take her to new adventures unknown. No set plans, but it will definitely be fun. We post a video every Friday and hope our videos sharing our ups and down of cruising, experiences in new ports and of course share a few delicious dishes whipped up in our galley with you to inspire the DIY boaters and dreamers to follow their dreams. Cheers!
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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 important stop as the crew needs to prepare...
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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 officially checking into the country in Panama City....
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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 can to keep us informed and on schedule, but...
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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 not very cruiser friendly and quite expensive....
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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 just a few stops left so come back next week to...
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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 job look so easy. Basik is now poised to continue...
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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 take a beating in this harsh marine environment...
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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 for this crew as we still get to experience the...
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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 area as this is the last major town that we will...
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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 fish before an attempted scam in Bahia Nacascolo....
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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 weather phenomena. Did we make the right choice?...
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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 remembering our exciting day. Come back next week...
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