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📍 (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...
📍 (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 ...
📍 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...
📍 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...
📍 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...
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...
📍 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...
📍 Bahía de los Ángeles, Canal de Ballenas & Alcatraz Cove🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico
Ever wonder what a normal sailing day looks like for full-time cruisers?
In this episode, we're taking you along for the entire process as we prepare Cosmo for a longer passage north. After returning to Bahía d...
📍 Isla Smiths (Las Rocas) → Bahía de los Ángeles🌊 Sea of Cortez, Mexico
We make some new sailing friends and get disconnected in a very remote part of northern baja. We troubleshoot our Starlink and head back to the village for help and a wifi signal.
We’re Liya, Armand, and Pinot, sailing full-ti...
📍 Sea of Cortez, Mexico
Bahía de los Ángeles → Ensenada Quemado → Isla La Ventana
We wrapped up our time in Bahía de los Ángeles thinking we were ready to move on… but not before one last surprise.
After a stingray encounter, we set off and spent hours trying to make our way through the channel ag...
Step aboard the 2026 Dufour 41 Sailboat at the world-famous Miami International Boat Show for an in-depth walkthrough of one of the most exciting performance cruisers on the market today. In this tour, we explore the design, layout, and standout features that make the Dufour 41 a serious contender f...
Crossing the Sea of Cortez overnight.
In this episode of SmoCo Sailing, we leave Las Cocinas and set sail on a 80-mile overnight passage across the Sea of Cortez to the remote Baja anchorage of San Francisquito.
With steady winds and fast sailing conditions, Cosmo makes great time across the open wa...
After a lightning-filled change of plans, we sailed 40 miles north and dropped anchor in Las Cocinas, a quiet and remote anchorage in the Sea of Cortez.
With no cell service, no town, and no amenities, life slowed down quickly. We settled into our off-grid routine and celebrated Armand’s birthday wi...
Set sail into one of the world’s premier boating events with this comprehensive overview of the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show. In this video, we explore the highlights, layout, and must-see exhibits from the 2026 show, giving viewers a complete look at what to expect across its thre...
Episode 35
We sail from Isla Partida to Isla San Francisco, one of the most iconic anchorages in the Sea of Cortez. On the way, we battle a stubborn jib furler, are joined by a playful pod of dolphins, and catch our first fish under sail! Once we arrive, we’re surrounded by turquoise water, white sa...
Episode 34: Exploring Ensenada el Cardonal on Isla Partida & Ensenada del Gallo on Espiritu Santo
After leaving La Paz, we sail north into the wild side of the Sea of Cortez. Our first stop: Ensenada del Gallo, a quiet anchorage surrounded by mangroves and tidal flats where strong winds keep us...
In this episode, we officially check into Mexico by starting the paperwork process in Ensenada. We kick things off with Mexican boat insurance, then explore the colorful streets of this Baja port city discovering local seafood, a hidden wine tasting room, and loads of delicious tacos well off the to...
We’re finally leaving San Diego! After months of boat projects, delays, and anchor life, our engine is fixed and we’re ready to set sail for Mexico. In this episode, we run our final errands and prepare the boat for offshore sailing. We depart in the early morning darkness and make our first interna...
This is the project mini episode series to do a deeper dive into one of the projects we were working on in one of our main episodes.
In this episode we are tackling moving and re-designing our bimini solar panel frame that holds 2 giant solar panels. When we initially created this in 2022 (or 2021?...
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...
⛵️ 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...
⛵️ 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...
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...
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...
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