Sailing Into the Mystic
Welcome aboard Sailing Into the Mystic, a real time experiment in affordable blue water sailing. We’re a sailing couple documenting our journey of bluewater cruising, liveaboard sailboat life, and budget sailing along the coast of Mexico and beyond. Right now we’re cruising Baja California, Mexico, learning as we go, doing DIY sailboat repairs, boatyard projects, and figuring out the real cost of living and traveling on a sailboat. This channel is about real sailing, not the fantasy—including sailboat maintenance, cruising costs, boat repair expenses, and what it actually takes to liveaboard on a budget. Along the way we also share: ⚓ Practical tips for budget sailing and cruising 💸 Honest breakdowns of what things actually cost 🔧 DIY repairs, upgrades, and lessons learned 🌊 Life at sea and along the coast of Baja California and beyond Subscribe and join the Mystic Crew! #liveaboardsailing #sailingcouple #sailboatlife #budgetsailing #liveaboard
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Welcome aboard Sailing Into the Mystic, a real time experiment in affordable blue water sailing. We’re a sailing couple documenting our journey of bluewater cruising, liveaboard sailboat life, and budget sailing along the coast of Mexico and beyond. Right now we’re cruising Baja California, Mexico, learning as we go, doing DIY sailboat repairs, boatyard projects, and figuring out the real cost of living and traveling on a sailboat. This channel is about real sailing, not the fantasy—including sailboat maintenance, cruising costs, boat repair expenses, and what it actually takes to liveaboard on a budget.
Along the way we also share:
⚓ Practical tips for budget sailing and cruising
💸 Honest breakdowns of what things actually cost
🔧 DIY repairs, upgrades, and lessons learned
🌊 Life at sea and along the coast of Baja California and beyond
Subscribe and join the Mystic Crew!
#liveaboardsailing #sailingcouple #sailboatlife #budgetsailing #liveaboard
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Settling Into a Sailing Routine #sailingcouple #sailing #liveaboardsailing
This segment of our Episode 61 shows the peace we find in sailing and a routine we found ourselves in while doing daily hops down the coast of Baja on the Pacific side. This is the quiet part of the journey that we strive to achieve in our sailing adventu...![Sailing the Baja Coast and All He Wants is Tacos and Beer [Ep 61]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/vUJxMDmyb4U/mqdefault.webp)
Sailing the Baja Coast and All He Wants is Tacos and Beer [Ep 61]
Join us as we continue our trek around the Baja peninsula and document our expenses and how we make the sailing affordable. In this episode we take a slower pace to live our sailing adventure in more dreamy conditions and get to know some new people in th...
Retired Teachers vs Angry Ocean #sailinglife #adventure
Rookie mistake for new blue water cruisers is not having a system that prevents the boom from flying across the center of the boat from side to side as you get thrown back and forth across 10 foot swells. We are two recently retired educators, looking to ...
Our rudder got completely tangled under sail #sailing #boating #reallife
What should one do when you have a 40 foot line of kelp trailing off your sail boat while under sail? This is a typical problem sailors experience when coastal cruising along the Pacific coast. We are two recently retired educators, looking to live the b...![A Mistake A New Cruiser Can Make with Their Boom [Ep 60]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/7Fj5wBzU5Ew/mqdefault.webp)
A Mistake A New Cruiser Can Make with Their Boom [Ep 60]
This sailing adventure captures the reality of cruising, from the easy to challenging sails. If you enjoy sailboat life, this look at our recent journey provides a glimpse into the highs and lows of coastal sailing, in particular along the Pacific Coast of...
After 12 Hours of Rough Seas, We Finally Arrived #sailing #adventure
After a VERY long and rough night of sailing, we can't believe we are seeing the finish line. This is what it's like for us after a night sail. Continue the journey in Episode 59. We are two recently retired educators, looking to live the blue water crui...
The Climb That Almost Went Wrong #sailing #mast #scarey
Stuff breaks at sea. But we always hope that the emergency fixes don't include having to go up the mast. This time it did and the swells were just starting to get big. We attempt to manage the rigging while navigating in open water. and approaching the c...
Ep59 Mast Emergency During the Crossing to Cedros Island
Sailing from San Quintin to Cedros Island turned into the most challenging sail of our Baja journey thus far. High winds, massive swells, and a snapped line forced Tim to climb the mast — while the boat was still moving. What started as a regular passage...
Healing with Sailing and Friends #sailingcouple #sailinglife #liveaboardsailing
After all of the publicity we had to do recently to help find the perpetrator of our stabbing experience, we just wanted to let everyone know we are doing much better and finding some peace again. Here is a video of our happy place. We are now able to do ...
We need Justice! #budgetsailing #sailingcouple #liveaboard
This short is a deviation from our regular shorts associated with our sailing episodes. Unfortunately, just after we sailed into Bahia de los Angeles on May 28, 2026, we were victims of violence by another American who was using drugs and hiding there fr...
Our Fight for Justice After the Stabbing
We are pausing our regular Sunday episode schedule because something serious has happened. This video is a compilation of our evidence from a recent stabbing incident, which we've submitted as part of the legal process. We've navigated the Mexican justice ...
Quick Update #sailing #budgetsailing #liveaboard #sailingcouple
We are pausing our regular Sunday episode schedule because something serious has happened. Tim and I, along with friends, were attacked by someone with a knife, highlighting the critical need for personal safety and self defense. We'll be back soon with mo...
Ep58 Racing a Storm to San Quintin
The storm was coming — and we had to get to a good shelter. In Episode 58 of Sailing Into the Mystic, we finally say goodbye to Ensenada and head south down the Baja California coast, stopping at two anchorages before pushing on to San Quintin ahead of a...
Jess vs Evil Water Machine
Last remaining task before departing Ensenada was to fill the water tanks. Ten trips to a water vending machine in Ensenada. It ate my coins, spit out my coins, gave me nothing, and then behaved perfectly when the office staff watched. This machine was EV...
Most Bizarre Roadside Find in Baja #liveaboardsailing #sailingcouple #sailboatlife
We drove past this thing for months. When we finally stopped — we were not prepared. This Devil’s Castle is somewhere between Rosarito and Ensenada, Baja California. What is this place? 👇If you know, comment below, if you don’t know, check out epi...
How Many Tools Can Tim Break? #budgetsailing #liveaboard #boatprojects
Three broken tools. Zero replacements bought. This is budget sailing in real life — and somehow it all worked out. Full build in Ep. 56 🛠️ #sailing #boatlife #sailboatDIY #DIYfail #boatmaintenance #liveaboard #sailingcouple #budgetsailing #sailingli...
Ep57 Finally Leaving Ensenada! All the Last Minute Projects Before Sailing Baja
Welcome back to Sailing into the Mystic! This episode focuses on ticking off the remaining little things on our to-do list as we prepare to head south again. Join us for more insights into our daily 'sailboat living' and 'boat life' as a 'sailing couple'. ...
Before vs. Now: How We Store Our Dinghy Now #liveaboardsailing #sailingcouple #sailboatlife
Two people struggling vs. one person operating effortlessly. $1,285 in scrap metal and tools changed everything. Full DIY dinghy davit build in Ep. 56 We are two recently retired educators, looking to live the blue water cruising life on a teachers' reti...
Ep56 We Built Our Own Dinghy Davit and Saved $3800
We needed a dinghy davit on the Mystic. New ones cost thousands of dollars. So Tim did what Tim does — he dug through our scrap metal pile and built one himself. In this episode, we walk you through exactly how he did it, what it cost us, and whether it ...
NEVER Drill Here on a Boat #liveaboardsailing #sailingcouple #sailinglife #budgetsailing #liveaboard
Drilling a table mount directly above our fuel tank. No room for error. 😬 Tim breaks down exactly how he handled it — and why this trick applies to every boat project. Save this one. ⚓ We are two recently retired educators, looking to live the blue...
Starlink Dies While Sailing Offshore #starlinkboat #budgetsailing #starlink
Our Gen 2 Starlink died while sailing offshore — and Starlink replaced it with a brand new Gen 3. For free. Then we made it even better with a direct 12V conversion. Full story + cost breakdown in the episode linked in bio. ⚡🛰️⛵ #starlink #saili...
Retirement Didn’t Go as Planned 😬 #liveaboard #sailinglife #affordablesailing
We are two recently retired educators, looking to live the blue water cruising life on a teachers' retirement budget. Follow us on our sailing channel as we share our journey around the world in the most affordable way we know how. Don’t forget to lik...
His $2,700 Hat 😅 #boatlife #sailingcouple #boatmaintenance
We are two recently retired educators, looking to live the blue water cruising life on a teachers' retirement budget. Follow us on our sailing channel as we share our journey around the world in the most affordable way we know how. Don’t forget to lik...