On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we have a short passage from Ilwaco, Wa to Astoria, Or on our 435 catamaran SV basik. Linh prepares 3 special mea...

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well welcome back to SB basic well our

plan this morning was to head to

Warrenton but they don't have a slip

that's wide enough for us so we're gonna

divert and go over to Astoria wasn't

supposed to be this much wind out here

we got about I don't know 15 20 knots on

our nose right now so we're gonna power

over and a lot of traffic out here so

far seen a lot of ship traffic actually

coming pretty close to us

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the showing up well on a is

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so I just got out of channel for a

little minute just to let him sneak by

then I'll get back into deeper water

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pretty blustery so far but enjoin it we

just now passed or in Ted which was the

original little stop that we were going

to spend a couple days there because

there's a lot of stores and some other

attractions that we wanted to see

there's a fort there and we also wanted

to do a little ziplining supposed to be

an amazing place there so we are now

going to head over to us storia and stay

there for I don't know a couple days and

taking the site maybe we'll take a bus

into Warrenton we're not sure yet but it

is freezing out here

we were supposed to get any wind but as

you can see we are sailing so that's

nice we'll probably be into Astoria in

about oh no probably another half hour

so

yeah cold I'm so cold

somebody cannot come soon enough guys

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we're entering the Astoria marina

there's supposed to be a really cool

Maritime Museum here

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it's a little tight just a bit

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okay we just pulled into a story it's a

nice little protected marina in here we

have 101 right there it's so far I think

it's like four miles long it's just

massive there's some things to do here I

think but first let's go check in

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so I make a log entry anytime we move

the boat whether it's one mile or 100

miles I make an entry and I think it's

important to keep a nice accurate log

for our boat for a couple reasons

you know I like to reference this in the

future I could track maintenance in here

it's fun to just look back and look at

the geographic positions where we've

been what dates they were even enter

weather conditions engine hours all

sorts of information whether or not

we're sailing motor sailing or or just

motoring I enter how much water we take

on how much feel would take on even if

we kind of fish that day so it's it's a

great tool it's a great navigational

tool and to look back at it over the

years it acts as a nice diary for our

lives and I really enjoy this part of

cruising so I've made my entry you know

I don't only use this I there's quite a

bit of other navigation tools I like

every time we move the boat I do a

little research and I really enjoy that

I like my cruising guides there's a lot

of information in here and I like to

have cruising guides for wherever at and

wherever we're traveling it's nice

information to have I don't just like to

rely on electronic charts you know

they're getting better and better but

they're not always 100% accurate so we

do keep paper charts on board and using

all these different tools I feel like

we're being as safe as we can after our

100th episode teal and I checked the

forecast for Westport and it was

forecasting to blow like stink for the

next three or four days so we took this

opportunity to rent a car and drive 400

miles to Eastern Washington to go and

visit

Emma's great granny she and Emma have an

amazing connection and we take every

opportunity to see family as much as

possible before we head out of this area

she'll also got to

you see his best friend and they went on

a writing trip so we got all the

weather's on this trip

teal went up to the mountains and they

has his friend had this Polaris Ranger

and they like for bided or whatever I

don't know they had a lot of fun and we

Emma and I got to catch up with some

friends and old classmates so that was

just a great time and on the way out we

stopped by our favorite butcher Doug and

Dana Owens from Owens meats realized

that we were going to be in the area and

they told us to stop by which obviously

we would but they gifted us with

something pretty special they know that

Emma is a big ribeye eater so they

gifted us with these amazing prime

ribeye steaks so you guys know what I'm

gonna be doing with these I think I'm

gonna make some special meals so thank

you so much to Doug and Dana from Owens

meats we really appreciate that and we

just had a great time

Owens meats was established in the coal

mining town of Roslyn in 1887 two years

before Washington became a state

surviving through the Great Depression

and the coal miner strikes Owens

rebounded and in 1937 opened their doors

to its current location in clea on

Washington fast forward five generations

later Owens has become our favorite

butcher and it's definitely the candy

store for the carnivore

you guys notice that there's only one

snake in front of me that's because

we've already eaten two of them these

states are so big it's enough to feed

all three of us with just one so I

decided to put a spin on how to prepare

these snakes these alone also with just

salt and pepper is enough but like to

kind of change it up a little bit and

find different ways of preparing it so I

thought it would be fun to prepare it

three different ways over the course of

three days for the crew so for the first

meal I prepared a simple classic

straightforward just steak and potatoes

but I put a little spin to it because

you can just use your salt and pepper

but I have a special seasoning that I

love to use and it just kind of kicks it

up a notch so what I did with it was I

just salt and pepper both sides

liberally and then you do a pan sear and

finish it off in the oven while that

meat is resting I went to prepare the

horseradish teal loves horseradish and

he likes it hot he hasn't found one that

is hot enough for him so I have found an

alternative and that is just to keep the

horseradish root on board and I just

grate what I need and all you do is you

use a microplane and mix it with a

little vinegar salt and sugar and that

heat is enough for him he loves it for

every meal I am pairing it with a

signature drink so I thought what better

way or drink to have for the first meal

is a Manhattan

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so meal number two I decided to go

completely opposite of the first meal

and went Asian because well why not

right and it's so simple the marinade

only takes about half an hour 20 minutes

to half an hour to sit in all it is is a

little soy sauce oyster sauce sriracha

and lots of black pepper you just let

that sit and I also paired that with an

Asian slaw and some white rice really

simple but it packs a huge punch with

flavor for that because there's so many

flavors there I finished that one off

with sake because we have that on board

and I just I loved it it was just

amazing there was not one bit left over

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so far elastic I figured we have to

finish strong and go big back in

Westport we were so fortunate because

it's Dungeness crab season

so we have a ton of crap on board so

I've decided that we're going to make

steak Oscar with scalloped potatoes and

my version of a Bearnaise sauce and

these are so large I am going to split

them in half and wrap them in butchers

twine in order to get these cooking

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while the meat is resting I'm going to

make the drinks and today signature

drink is going to be an old fashioned I

have all the stuff for it and it is

pretty yummy

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I'm so excited today we're going to

Astoria as Maritime Museum it's only a

mile and a half away so we're gonna walk

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the Columbia River Maritime Museum is

home to the largest collection of

Pacific Northwest maritime artifacts in

the country located about 10 miles

southeast from the mouth of the Columbia

River Bar in Astoria Oregon the

extensive display of artifacts and

exhibits seek to capture interactive

experiences that honor the people who

earn a living or protect the safety of

the Mariners of this rugged coast the

museum highlights the rich history of

this area from the booming salmon

canning days through both the world wars

and this region's impact on world trade

the exhibits on the Columbia River Bar

and the amount of boats and souls that

have been lost over the last century was

sobering this stretch of the coast has

been called the graveyard of the Pacific

and the Columbia River Maritime Museum

has impressive collections that

definitely support that title the

Columbia was the fourth and final light

ship stationed at the mouth of the

Columbia River these light ships guided

vessels across the Columbia River Bar

from 1892 to 1979 because of its

importance the Coast Guard had a

permanent 18 men crew and one Warrant

Officer who served as the ship's captain

the crew worked on two to four week

rotations with ten men on duty at all

times life onboard the light ship was

marked by long stretches of monotony and

boredom mixed with times of rough

weather and fierce Gale for storms

that was a busy week and I really really

enjoyed that Columbia River we learned a

lot

oh this is amazing the history and

everything that's happened over that

over the past century here it is it was

oh but I gotta say the highlight of this

week has to be the food I just so

enjoyed those meals especially meal

number one with a fresh grated

horseradish my all-time favorite what

about you well I'm a little biased I am

gonna go for the Asian marinade because

it packs a huge flavor and I love the

Asian slaw to go with it I know that's

my favorite what about you Emma I like

all of them so I would probably have the

first one for breakfast the second one

for lens and the third one for dinner of

course and then another one for dessert

no doubt this kid is crazy she loves her

steaks but also thank you to everybody

that has come by our merchandise store

and purchased some of our gear and a

huge thank you to everybody that has set

in pictures but we need more we know

that you guys are out there so remember

to send us a picture of you in it so

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