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Armand and Liya aboard their Dufour Yachts 430 GRAND LARGE, SV Cosmo, are anchored in Don Juan, the hurricane hole in Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California, waiting out Hurricane Polo.0:15 The El Niño season has produced two active Pacific storms simultaneously — Odales and Polo — with Polo's predicted track curving into Baja California.Watch The current forecast puts the boat in tropical-storm-force winds at most, but the crew is taking full precautions and monitoring the storm's path.0:21 A separate setback: an external hard drive containing 2026 film footage failed.0:59 Armand is not attempting a DIY repair and plans to get it to a professional in November, roughly one to two months out.1:18 The lost footage includes coverage of a third haul-out in La Paz and summer cruising adventures.1:29 Until the drive is recovered or declared lost, content will draw from existing archives.1:34 The crew also confirms they are not selling Cosmo and are not leaving the cruising life.0:39

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