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In this episode Bill begins work at the yard by dropping the rudder the rest of the way down, a continuation of last week's videos work. We've decided to have a whole new rudder made after discovering deep pitting on the stainless steel pipe. He needs to remove the bushing but to drop the ...
In this episode Bill explains that the next project will be dropping the rudder because of suspect-looking pitting at the joint. Calico Skies is hauled out at Cabrales boat yard in Penasco Mexico and it's the beginning of a mini refit.
For this project Bill first must first uninstall and remo...
This episode opens with Calico Skies being fitted into a travel lift. She's being raised up and out of the water and onto solid ground at the Cabrales Boat Yard in Penasco Mexico. Right away we can tell the bottom is not in great shape and since we haven't gone down to the barrier coat sin...
This episode opens with a dinghy ride at sunset. We are driving, then cutting the engine to float and observe the very well camouflaged coyotes on the beach. It's a peaceful evening at dusk and we are in our element enjoying nature together surrounded by stunningly beautiful red cliffs.
The n...
This episode opens with Calico Skies leaving the dock in San Carlos after the hurricane has cleared out. Skies are sunny and clear and we set out on a 24 hour passage headed north west to get us back towards the area we were before the storm but also a bit further up the Sea of Cortez.
Grace ends ...
We arrive into San Carlos in the Sea of Cortez Mexico looking to hide from a massive hurricane that is less than 24 hours away. Because of our shallow draft and small size (36ft length, 4'2 draft) we are lucky to score a slip in a marina that is fully packed. We move from the anchorage into our...
This episode opens in the gorgeous Honeymoon Cay in the Sea of Cortez Mexico where Bill and Grace have just recently reunited after a 4 day separation. Grace had jumped aboard Delos to help out when our friend Kazza was sick. Now she's back, and better, so it's time to celebrate because it...
NIGHT SQUALLS + CLOSE CALLS with Cargo Ships SAILING to Bocas del Toro | Harbors Unknown Ep. 85
Did you see the video of our passage from Miami to Panama? Check it out here.
Overnight sailing passages can be tricky and every sailor knows squalls usually hit in the dark early morning hours. Sailing...
This episode begins with an exceptionally rolly morning on the hook. Conditions have changed completely overnight and we are rocking and rolling so much that our buddy boat One Life can see the keel of Calico Skies! We decide to set a stern anchor to help steady us out but first have to dig out all ...
This episode opens with Calico Skies underway, motor sailing of the Baja California Peninsula’s eastern shores, in the Sea of Cortez located on Mexico’s western coast. We left a little fishing village are set out for a spot called Los Gatos, which is famous for its beautiful red rock formations. Whi...
We're BACK!!!! It's been a real struggle for us this last month, and in this video we tell you why, then take you along for more of our sailing adventures in Mexico!
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After getting swarmed by bugs its time to get out our anchorage and sail off to the next spot. Thats the best thing about living on a sailboat, if you don't like a location sail on to the next anchorage.It's a quick six mile sail but we decide to raise our spinnaker anyway. Bill always thi...
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In this episode we begin with a lovely light wind sail in the beautiful Sea of Cortez. We’re sailing just 3 miles north of our current anchorage, near the western edge of the Sea and are headed to explore a new spot. W...
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This episode opens with a visit to the nearby white sand beach in our anchorage where Bill flies the drone over turquoise crystal clear water and Grace admires a co...
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We finally arrive into the Sea of Cortez after 2,000+ miles of sailing desperate to be back into the swing of cruising; our expectations couldn't be higher after months of dreaming. We arrive at 6am after a 3.5 d...
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It's not the first time we've been here and we know its a danger but this time there was no way to avoid it. We've just sailed over 2,000 miles from Panama and are almost to the hurricane safe zone in Me...
We were reminiscing about some of the crazy things we have done while out sailing and running this pass between the ocean and the bank in the Bahamas had to be one of them. We were lucky enough to have a friend with a drone up to capture it all.
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This episode begins with a morning spent on anchor in a beautiful spot on Mexico's western coast. It's chock full of sea life - Fish jumping everywhere, tons of birds, and the most magical visit from a pod of...
We had an absolute blast in Barre de Navidad. The festivities started with Brian of Delos finishing his circumnavigation. We didn't make it off the docks before beers were cracked and the party started. The boys had an absolute blast on the water slide, maybe a little too much fun 🙃
We've...
After what seemed like an eternity of motoring up the coast of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Mexico we finally treated to some sailing on the Pacific Ocean. The experience was certainly worth the wait! We are surrounded by marine life..whales, dolphins, turtles, and sea birds. Anyone else ever seen a b...
One thing we get asked ALL the time is, 'What are your plans?', sometimes less pointedly in the following types of ways: 'When are you leaving?' 'How long will you be there?' 'What will you do at XYZ spot?' 'Can I come visit next week? next month? next ye...
It's late in the season when we finally depart northern Costa Rica bound for Chiapas, Mexico. We hear that the coast of El Salvador & Nicaragua is known to spawn early season hurricanes as well as house intense squall activity. The squalls we encounter have lightening like nothing else we...
This episode begins with a recap of the challenges faced while sailing in Costa Rica. While we loved Costa Rica as a country maybe next we will come back without the boat 🙃. We faced many rolly anchorages, rapidly changing weather conditions, and expensive port officials. Suffice to say we were read...
In this life we always say the high are really high and the lows are super low. In this episode we get to experience the whole range. From beautiful Costa Rican anchorages, boat breakages, and an awful case of red tide destroying large population of fish 😳. There's never a dull moment in the sa...
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