San Diego to Cabo by Sailboat: Every Dollar We Spent

How much does it really cost to sail from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas? We're Jess and Tim aboard Into the Mystic, and in this video we break down the costs for our sailing leg down the Baja peninsula — paperwork, entry requirements, marinas, anchorages, fuel, food, boat parts, etc. Did we sink our budget or sail our dream? We show you the full numbers for the first part of our journey all the way around the Baja peninsula. In this breakdown: TOTAL SPENT: $5784 (not including the boat itself and the improvements we did to the boat) Boat: Irwin MKIII 43" Join us next week as we continue our journey sailing North in the Sea of Cortez. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:19 Paperwork & Entry Requirements 06:33 Fuel 09:00 Food & Provisioning 12:55 Marina Fees & Anchoring 15:04 Safety (The Non-Negotiables) 21:33 Maintenance & Preparing for the Unexpected 23:09 Experiences Worth Spending Money On 27:02 The Baja Haha option 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 share our journey around the world in the most affordable way we know how. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe to participate in the real time experiment in affordable blue water sailing! ▸Our boat (1988 43’ Irwin MKIII)    • BOAT TOUR - 1988 43' Irwin MKIII CC   ↓ BINGE WATCH ↓ ▸ Watch our Sailing Story from the beginning from Season 1 (2021-2022):    • S1, Ep2 Back to the Beginning   ▸ Or Start here with Season 2 (2023):    • Season 2 Sailing into the Mystic (2023)   ▸ Or Start here with Season 3 (2024):    • Season 3 Sailing into the Mystic (2024)   ▸ Or Start here with Season 4 (2025):    • Season 4 Sailing Into the Mystic (2025)   ▸ Or Start here with Season 5 (2026):    • Season 5 Sailing Into the Mystic (2026)   Connect with us! ❤️   / sailingintothemystic36     / sailingintothemystic     / sailingvesselmystic   https://sailingintothemystic.org/ All music is from Epidemic Sound! https://www.epidemicsound.com Tracks used in this episode: Coming Home Blues by Bo the Drifter #liveaboardsailing #sailingcouple #sailboatlife #budgetsailing #liveaboard #sailing #boatlife #bajacalifornia #sailingvlog