SmoCo Sailing
We're Armand, Liya, and our doodle Pinot. In July 2024, we sailed off from Monterey, California aboard our sailboat Cosmo and began the biggest adventure of our lives. Since then, we've been sailing Mexico and beyond, sharing the real highs and lows of full-time cruising. From remote anchorages and incredible wildlife encounters to boat projects, spearfishing, weather, and everything that breaks in between. Our goal is simple: explore beautiful places, live life on our own terms, and share the journey honestly. So grab a drink, pull up a seat in the cockpit, and come sailing with us. New episodes every week.
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We're Armand, Liya, and our doodle Pinot. In July 2024, we sailed off from Monterey, California aboard our sailboat Cosmo and began the biggest adventure of our lives. Since then, we've been sailing Mexico and beyond, sharing the real highs and lows of full-time cruising. From remote anchorages and incredible wildlife encounters to boat projects, spearfishing, weather, and everything that breaks in between.
Our goal is simple: explore beautiful places, live life on our own terms, and share the journey honestly.
So grab a drink, pull up a seat in the cockpit, and come sailing with us. New episodes every week.
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Real Time Update from SmoCo Sailing – Location, Hurricane Prep, and Another Piece of Bad News
Interrupting our regularly scheduled content to give you a bit of an update. We're really hoping the data on the external hard drive can be recovered but only professionals will be able to make that determination and we're waiting until we're back in the US to get it looked at. In the...
Surviving Project Burnout Living on a Sailboat & Our Mini Getaway to Caleta Lobos | Ep 79
📍 (still in) La Paz, Baja California Sur 📍 Caleta Lobos, Baja California Sur 🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico As much as we wanted to spend the winter cruising the pacific side of mainland Mexico, we have to be responsible sailors and take care of the rudder bearing issue. While we wait for a haul out date...
See yaaaaa 💩💩
Just kidding I stick around to assist. Someone’s gotta pass tools and snacks while the other persons stuck in a cramped space for hours.
We Fixed One Major Problem On Our Sailboat… And Immediately Found Another | Ep 78
📍 (still in) La Paz, Baja California Sur 🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico Fresh out of the boatyard and back in the water! After wrapping up crucial maintenance and servicing our saildrive we were ready for some chill time on anchor in La Paz, but boat life had other plans. Within 24 hours of splashing, a ...
If anyone says living on a boat is a vacation, they’re lying or they’ve never lived on a boat 😂😂
Don’t get us wrong, we love living on Cosmo but it’s definitely not all sunshine, rainbows and pina coladas on deck. More often it’s chasing down sources of leaks, basic errands taking 4 times as long, figuring out how to fix something, sweaty humid cabins, and constantly checking weather forecasts ...
Anyone else do a little wiggle reeling in fish 😂😂😂
#fishing #funny #boatlife #livingonaboat #sailors #sailing
Maybe this is why projects take us so long 😂😂
#sailing #boatlife #funny #boatdiy #sailors #sailinglife #youngcruisers #couplecomedy
The Discovery That Ruined Our Winter Cruising Plans & Marine Fridge Install | La Paz, Mexico | Ep 77
📍 La Paz, Baja California Sur 🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico The Hidden Problem That Trapped Us in La Paz for 6 Months Our quick two-week pit stop in La Paz completely spiraled! In Episode 77 of SmoCo Sailing, we return to La Paz expecting a fast turnaround; topping off water, oil changes, receiving pack...
Replacing Our Sailboat Water Tank Flow On/Off Switches | Project Mini-Sode 6
Welcome to Project Mini-Sode 6! In this quick boat project breakdown, Armand tackles replacing the on/off switches on our water tank separator valves aboard Cosmo, our Dufour 43 monohull. Managing 100 gallons of freshwater across three separate tanks: a 40-gallon tank in the V-berth, 30 gallons on...
Almost 2 years in the Sea of Cortez and we’re still in awe when dolphins swim alongside Cosmo
#seaofcortez #dolphins #sailing #boatlife #sailors #sailinglife #bajacalifornia
Our Chill Anchorage Turned Into a Recovery Mission: Lost Gear & We Had to Go | Ep 76
📍 Agua Verde & La Paz, Baja California Sur 🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico When everything that can go wrong does go wrong in paradise! In Episode 76 of our Sea of Cortez sailing journey, we head into Agua Verde expecting a relaxing week of spearfishing and calm anchorage days. Instead, a wedged groupe...
We Got Scammed & the Fridge Fiasco Gets More Complicated | Isla Coronado & Isla Danzante | Ep 75
📍 Isla Coronado & Isla Danzante, Baja California Sur 🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico Episode 75 delivered a little bit of everything and we're getting a bit real and vulnerable: a spicy four-hour day sail that had us working hard at the helm, a cabin full of thrown-around gear, and a hard setbacks...
Demolition Derby on Our Sailboat & Anchoring in a Billionaire’s Backyard | San Juanico | Ep 74
📍 San Juanico, Baja California Sur 🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico From pristine spearfishing to boat demolition and getting lectured by beach RVers in a Walmart heiress’s bay! ⛵ We started our week expecting an overnight stop at Punta Púlpito, but the water was so impossibly clear we couldn't resist...![[Ep 73] When the Sail Takes Twice as Long & You Chase the Sunset | Sailing Baja Mexico](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/dZXOHl4YeS8/mqdefault.webp)
[Ep 73] When the Sail Takes Twice as Long & You Chase the Sunset | Sailing Baja Mexico
📍 Punta Chivato, Baja California Sur 🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico After wrapping up our stay in Santa Rosalía, we couldn't wait to get back to life at anchor. Our first stop was Punta Chivato, where crystal-clear water made it impossible not to jump in. We spent the morning snorkeling, exploring the...![[Ep 72] Santa Rosalía Mechanics Couldn’t Solve This | Fridge Fail in Mexico](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/XsjNV_wy5aQ/mqdefault.webp)
[Ep 72] Santa Rosalía Mechanics Couldn’t Solve This | Fridge Fail in Mexico
📍 Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur 🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico After arriving in Santa Rosalía, we thought we'd knock out a few quick projects before continuing south. Naturally, things didn't go according to plan. With our fridge still refusing to cooperate, we set off on foot in search of...![[Ep 71] 120-Mile Sail for a Surprise Reunion | Sailing Down Baja Mexico in the Sea of Cortez](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/rX7nWUT6rMI/mqdefault.webp)
[Ep 71] 120-Mile Sail for a Surprise Reunion | Sailing Down Baja Mexico in the Sea of Cortez
📍 Refugio on Isla de la Guarda Angel to Bahia de los Angeles to Santa Rosalia🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico After wrapping up our time in Refugio, it was finally time to start heading south. We sailed back through Canal de Ballenas and made a quick stop in Bahía de los Ángeles to restock before setting off...![[Ep 70] Everything Started Going Wrong…Rigging, Fridge, & Charted Mysteries | Refugio, BLA](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/62w3Xcn3yfQ/mqdefault.webp)
[Ep 70] Everything Started Going Wrong…Rigging, Fridge, & Charted Mysteries | Refugio, BLA
📍 Isla Mejía & Refugio Isla Ángel de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico 🇲🇽 After an incredible stay at Isla Mejía, we thought we'd squeeze in one more spearfishing trip before moving on. Instead, a shot at a giant snapper turned into an underwater recovery mission after one ...![[Ep 69] 26 Miles, Crazy Weather & Our Biggest Catch Yet | Canal de Ballenas & Isla Mejia](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/ekejxOtKKDA/mqdefault.webp)
[Ep 69] 26 Miles, Crazy Weather & Our Biggest Catch Yet | Canal de Ballenas & Isla Mejia
After several days in Alcatraz Cove, it's finally time to continue north through the infamous Canal de Ballenas toward Refugio. What should have been a straightforward 26-mile passage quickly turned into a day of constantly changing conditions, from unexpected high winds to complete calm, befor...![[Ep 68] This Was Supposed to Be an Overnight Stop | Alcatraz Cove in Bahia de los Angeles](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/VChbpibfMxM/mqdefault.webp)
[Ep 68] This Was Supposed to Be an Overnight Stop | Alcatraz Cove in Bahia de los Angeles
📍 Alcatraz Cove, Baja California Mexico🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico The Last Voyage of SV Karuna: After arriving unexpectedly, we discovered crystal-clear water, incredible snorkeling, surprisingly good spearfishing, and a beautiful stretch of beach that Pinot quickly claimed as his own. With coyote tr...
When we had a salt water leak on our boat 🫣. We can laugh about it now 😂😂
Oh the realities of boat life. #diysailors #boatlife #sailingvlog #sailors
Oh the life of a boat dog.
Don’t feel bad for him. He gets spoiled with long walks on the beach and cheesy treats. #sailors #sailingvlog #boatdog #sailing #sailingwithadog #doodle![[Ep 67] Full-Time Sailing: The Unfiltered Reality of Passage Day in Baja Mexico](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/e_1HMn76MzM/mqdefault.webp)