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[Ep 15] Escaped the Marina & Sailed to Coronado Island | A Charming Getaway From San Diego

After being stuck in the marina finishing our Tower in a Box solar arch install, we finally leave Shelter Island in San Diego and sail over to the Coronado Island anchorage for some well-earned rest. We explore the area, paddle to Coronado Brewing Co., do a round of laundry and provisioning (classic...

Jul 05, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:48

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[Ep 14] Solar Arch DIY, This Time We Finish But Break Something Else | Part 2

⛵️ Episode 14: Tower in a Box Install Part 2 In this episode, we tackle the last part of the Tower in a Box installation which has us climbing into some sketchy parts of the boats and accidentally creating another project for ourselves. Stay tuned to the end to see the final result, Let us know if y...

Jun 30, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:26:44

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[Ep 13] DIY Solar Arch Tower on Our Sailboat, How Hard Could It Be? | Part 1

⛵️ Episode 13: Tower in a Box Install Part 1 In this episode, we explore a bit of Shelter Island and embark on our most difficult DIY project ever: the Tower in a Box. The simple, easy to assemble solar arch we thought we’d complete in 2 days turned into something else. Our sugar scoop, center cockp...

Jun 28, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:24:40

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[Ep 12] Sailing Catalina to San Diego | Smooth Seas & a Sneaky Surprise

From Catalina to San Diego: Calm Seas, Good Sleep & a New Anchorage In this episode, we leave Catalina Island in the dark of night for a peaceful offshore sail to Mission Bay, San Diego. After weeks of bouncing at anchor, we finally find what we’ve been craving: calm water, warm weather, and uni...

Jun 09, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:46

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[Ep 11] One Month Cruising Fulltime on Our Sailboat! Regrets, Lessons, and Surprises

We celebrate our 1 month anniversary as full-time cruisers in Avalon, Catalina Island and have a yap session about our regrets, lessons learned, and revelations. If you’re dreaming of boat life, curious about sailing of just love a good adventure, come along for the ride! Don’t forget to LIKE 👍, ...

Jun 02, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:09:04

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[Ep 10] Broken Heads, Buffalo Milk, Breathtaking Trails & Brutal Swells | Sailing Catalina

🚽 Both Our Heads Broke?! | Exploring Catalina Island by Foot, Fixing Boat Drama, & the Famous Buffalo Milk 🍹 Welcome to Episode 10! Things get real right away as we kick off our time in Catalina with not one, but two clogged heads. That’s right, both toilets broke at the same time. Ah, the glamo...

May 28, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:14

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[Ep 9] No Address, No Problem: Solar Arch Plans & Sailing to Catalina

📦 No Address, No Problem | Solar Arch Planning + Sailing to Catalina Island ⛵️ In this episode, we juggle the logistics of planning a major upgrade to our boat, a custom solar arch, without a fixed address. From measuring curved surfaces in the most unstable anchorage to coordinating delivery on the...

May 23, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:27

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[Ep 8] Life on Anchor in Santa Barbara: Free Rent, Big Lessons & Bigger Fixes

🎥 EPISODE 8: Our First 3 Weeks Living on Anchor in Santa Barbara ⛵🌴 After discovering a saltwater leak in our bilge the moment we dropped anchor (shoutout to Episode 7 🙃), we settled into our very first month of living full-time off-grid on our sailboat in beautiful Santa Barbara. Lots of lessons le...

May 13, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:24:18

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[Ep 7] We Rounded Point Conception… Then the Alarms Went Off

After 5 glorious days in Avila Beach we had a good weather window to go around Point Conception and Point Arguello to get to our next destination of Santa Barbara. The two points are known as the Cape Horn of the Pacific and can get incredibly nasty for sailors so we carefully watched Windy, Predict...

May 03, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:03

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[Ep 6] Our FIRST Anchorage & a Sea Lion Moves In: Welcome to Avila Beach, CA!

After a scary kickoff to our sailing adventure in Episode 5 we finally arrived in Avila Beach, CA and dropped anchor in a calm and peaceful anchorage. We spent the next 4 days soaking up the sun, frolicking around Avila Beach, hiking, enjoying the farmers market and 4th of July festivities, as well ...

Apr 22, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:55

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[Ep 5] The WORST Start To Our Sailing Adventure: 29 Hours Of Nonstop Misery!

This is it! Years of planning and we’re finally ready to cut the dock lines (metaphorically, not literally cause dock lines are expensive), leave Monterey, make that sharp left and start our sailing adventure. We’ll take you along on our last minute preparations, our departure from Monterey, and the...

Apr 14, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:27:03

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[Ep 4] First Year Living on a Boat: Water in the Boat, Endless Projects, We Quit!

In this episode we reminisce about our first year living aboard, the endless projects, and the mysterious leak that had our bilges flooded for a few months. Finally, we rip the band-aid and quit our jobs as the final step in preparation for taking off from Monterey and starting our life as full-time...

Apr 06, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:57

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[Ep 3] We Moved Onto a 43 Foot Sailboat!

In this episode we flashback to 2023 when we sold all of our furniture (and more) and moved from our 2 bedroom apartment onto our 43 ft sailboat. This was a hectic month with Liya still recovering from ankle surgery, both of us working full-time, traveling for work, and doing military reserve duty p...

Mar 20, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:30

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[Ep 2] When Will We Quit Our Jobs to Sail the World?

We’re 2000 miles into our journey, but we’re backtracking on Youtube to give our friends and family a glimpse into how our crazy idea turned into a plan, then into reality. In this episode we flashback to 2022 when we sat down for a life changing conversation: when are we going to move aboard and th...

Mar 13, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:24

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[Ep 1] Buying a Sailboat: Will We Sail Away or Sink Deep Into Regret?

We’re 2000 miles into our journey, but we’re backtracking on Youtube to give our friends and family a glimpse into how our crazy idea turned into a plan, then into reality. In this episode we flashback to purchasing the first sailboat we saw and the 200 mile sail to bring her home to Monterey where ...

Mar 05, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:38

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[Ep 15] Escaped the Marina & Sailed to Coronado Island | A Charming Getaway From San Diego

[Ep 14] Solar Arch DIY, This Time We Finish But Break Something Else | Part 2

[Ep 13] DIY Solar Arch Tower on Our Sailboat, How Hard Could It Be? | Part 1

[Ep 12] Sailing Catalina to San Diego | Smooth Seas & a Sneaky Surprise

[Ep 11] One Month Cruising Fulltime on Our Sailboat! Regrets, Lessons, and Surprises

[Ep 10] Broken Heads, Buffalo Milk, Breathtaking Trails & Brutal Swells | Sailing Catalina

[Ep 9] No Address, No Problem: Solar Arch Plans & Sailing to Catalina

[Ep 8] Life on Anchor in Santa Barbara: Free Rent, Big Lessons & Bigger Fixes

[Ep 7] We Rounded Point Conception… Then the Alarms Went Off

[Ep 6] Our FIRST Anchorage & a Sea Lion Moves In: Welcome to Avila Beach, CA!

[Ep 5] The WORST Start To Our Sailing Adventure: 29 Hours Of Nonstop Misery!

[Ep 4] First Year Living on a Boat: Water in the Boat, Endless Projects, We Quit!

[Ep 3] We Moved Onto a 43 Foot Sailboat!

[Ep 2] When Will We Quit Our Jobs to Sail the World?

[Ep 1] Buying a Sailboat: Will We Sail Away or Sink Deep Into Regret?

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