After the dinghy theft we needed to escape the city. Jess is back, we provision water/diesel/gas & groceries, and decompress at two beautiful anchorages ...

We found our stolen dinghy in a stranger's backyard, but it was missing everything. We tracked down the hull only to find it stripped of everything. See how ...

Arriving in the charming town of La Paz in Southern Baja California provides us with some unexpected experiences. Jess flies out, and Tim loses the dinghy! ...

Finally rounding the tip of the Baja Peninsula and enter the Sea of Cortez and what we immediately experience a whole different world. This one is packed full ...

Continuing on our sailing journey around the Baja peninsula, we take pause in San Juanico while waiting for a new delivery of Diesel to arrive in town. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Welcome back to another episode of Sailing Into the Mystic! With this episode we are launching season 5. Now that the Mystic is parked in a marina in Ensenada ...

Join us on a peaceful sailboat journey as we cruise the open ocean. This episode captures the stunning sunset views and serene coastal photography from our ...

Join us in this episode, as we witness the beauty and serenity of sailing when we decide it's ok to alter our plans and fully submit to the rhythm of the ...