San Diego to Cabo by Sailboat: Every Dollar We Spent
How much does it really cost to sail from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas?
We're Jess and Tim aboard Into the Mystic, and in this video we break down the costs for our sailing leg down the Baja peninsula — paperwork, entry requirements, marinas, anchorages, fuel, food, boat parts, etc. Did we sink our budget or sail our dream? We show you the full numbers for the first part of our journey all the way around the Baja peninsula.
In this breakdown:
TOTAL SPENT: $5784 (not including the boat itself and the improvements we did to the boat)
Boat: Irwin MKIII 43"
Join us next week as we continue our journey sailing North in the Sea of Cortez.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:19 Paperwork & Entry Requirements
06:33 Fuel
09:00 Food & Provisioning
12:55 Marina Fees & Anchoring
15:04 Safety (The Non-Negotiables)
21:33 Maintenance & Preparing for the Unexpected
23:09 Experiences Worth Spending Money On
27:02 The Baja Haha option
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 like, comment, and subscribe to participate in the real time experiment in affordable blue water sailing!
▸Our boat (1988 43’ Irwin MKIII) https://youtu.be/hGK0_Cwz1vY
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▸ Watch our Sailing Story from the beginning from Season 1 (2021-2022): https://youtu.be/zmYm9DSJ9q0
▸ Or Start here with Season 2 (2023): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0lfLThMW3BMlAvzxhlApgGA4vYS3cMZP
▸ Or Start here with Season 3 (2024): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0lfLThMW3BORyGsfcKouoz4A1nFA03YE
▸ Or Start here with Season 4 (2025): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0lfLThMW3BNsDFx55xlNP8KYOqIbulq8
▸ Or Start here with Season 5 (2026): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0lfLThMW3BPSFJSvPn08LH41FtFRxa9y
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Tracks used in this episode:
Coming Home Blues by Bo the Drifter
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How much does it really cost to sail from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas?
We’re Jess and Tim aboard Into the Mystic, and in this video we break down the costs for our sailing leg down the Baja peninsula — paperwork, entry requirements, marinas, anchorages, fuel, food, boat parts, etc. Did we sink our budget or sail our dream? We show you the full numbers for the first part of our journey all the way around the Baja peninsula.
In this breakdown:
TOTAL SPENT: $5784 (not including the boat itself and the improvements we did to the boat)
Boat: Irwin MKIII 43″
Join us next week as we continue our journey sailing North in the Sea of Cortez.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:19 Paperwork & Entry Requirements
06:33 Fuel
09:00 Food & Provisioning
12:55 Marina Fees & Anchoring
15:04 Safety (The Non-Negotiables)
21:33 Maintenance & Preparing for the Unexpected
23:09 Experiences Worth Spending Money On
27:02 The Baja Haha option
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 like, comment, and subscribe to participate in the real time experiment in affordable blue water sailing!
▸Our boat (1988 43’ Irwin MKIII) https://youtu.be/hGK0_Cwz1vY
↓ BINGE WATCH ↓
▸ Watch our Sailing Story from the beginning from Season 1 (2021-2022): https://youtu.be/zmYm9DSJ9q0
▸ Or Start here with Season 2 (2023): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0lfLThMW3BMlAvzxhlApgGA4vYS3cMZP
▸ Or Start here with Season 3 (2024): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0lfLThMW3BORyGsfcKouoz4A1nFA03YE
▸ Or Start here with Season 4 (2025): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0lfLThMW3BNsDFx55xlNP8KYOqIbulq8
▸ Or Start here with Season 5 (2026): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0lfLThMW3BPSFJSvPn08LH41FtFRxa9y
Connect with us! ❤️
https://www.patreon.com/SailingIntotheMystic36
https://www.facebook.com/SailingintotheMystic/
https://www.instagram.com/sailingvesselmystic/
https://sailingintothemystic.org/
All music is from Epidemic Sound!
https://www.epidemicsound.com
Tracks used in this episode:
Coming Home Blues by Bo the Drifter
#liveaboardsailing #sailingcouple #sailboatlife #budgetsailing #liveaboard #sailing #boatlife #bajacalifornia #sailingvlog
San Diego to Cabo by Sailboat: Every Dollar We Spent Location
- Cabo San Lucas (22.8948129,-109.9152149)
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