Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell
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Dr Chris Vonderheide 2, Gales and Temerity
7 maart 2021 · 31 min
This episode is a second interview with Dr. Vonderheide, during which he describes a gale in the Gulf Stream and his first offshore passage, at the beginning of which he had no sailing experience.
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PunkRock Carl, a Modern Sailing Vagabond
3 maart 2021 · 56 min
Carl is a bike messenger from New York City, sailing, now on his fourth sailboat, in The Bahamas. He has many interesting and unique stories from a perspective that many of us are unfamiliar with, such as living in New York on a sailboat in the winter, losing the mast at the beginning of a passage, being "rescued" when rescue was not desired, seeing a missile launch from the water at night, and saving enough money to go cruising in The Bahamas on a bike messenger's budget. This was recorded at the dinghy dock in Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, The Bahamas, with plenty of authentic background sounds (hopefully not too much!). Enjoy! Lees meer
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The Sailing and Spiritual Journeys of Dr Chris Vonderheide
27 februari 2021 · 1 uur 16 min
crossing the Gulf Stream in 25 knots North, nearly drowning while clearing a net off the rudder, petting wild dolphin while underway, electronics, communicating with ships, running aground in The Bahamas and nearly sinking, whale strike, Bermuda Triangle incident, remora attack, sailing alone offshore, letting go of fear and just being, spritualism, meditation, abandoning dualistic thinking Lees meer
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Andy and Leslee Fiveland and the Dolphin Parade
21 februari 2021 · 1 uur 33 min
I met this friendly couple in Great Harbor Cay, The Bahamas, where we were both waiting out some weather. I anchored in front of their grey steel Bruce Roberts 53 and was pleased to meet such a fun couple. Andy, like myself, is an ex-performing musician turned sober sailor. Lees meer
We discuss building a steel boat, sailing in the north, dressing for the cold, tenacity, lessons learned, safety, escaping covid, hank-on sails, sailing a big boat without working too hard, communications, using a lead-line, sailing sober, and much more.
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Bahamas Update 3
18 februari 2021 · 25 min
Surfing Egg Reef, sailing to Harbor Island, spearfishing at Man Island, sailing back to Egg Island, rowing through Current Cut, sailing to Great Harbor Cay
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Erick and Jenny VanMalssen 2, Bahamas Adventures
28 januari 2021 · 1 uur 42 min
This is my second interview with the sailing couple Erick and Jenny VanMalssen. We discuss the cruising life, freediving, spearfishing, surfing from a sailboat, lessens learned while living aboard, and various locations in The Bahamas.
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Bahamas Update 2, Using an AIS and Communicating with Ships
28 januari 2021 · 51 min
My second update from The Bahamas in the Southern Abacos, then Eleuthera. I also discuss encountering five large ships at sea, all at once, using the AIS in this situation, and communicating with ships. I also included a long post about this subject that I took from a Facebook post, as it was full of very useful information. Lees meer
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Bahamas Update, Paul Trammell
14 januari 2021 · 28 min
Bahamas covid requirements for sailors, my passage to The Bahamas and my first two weeks here, anchorages, spearfishing, surfing, and future plans
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Brian Boschma, Pelagic Autopilots
14 december 2020 · 56 min
Brian created Pelagic Autopilots in effort to make a better tiller pilot for his use in solo offshore racing in the San Francisco Bay area, including the Transpac. Many offshore sailors consider the Pelagic to be the best tillerpilot on the market, and it is the only one that incorporates a rate gyro. He has since developed a unit for wheel-steered boats as well. We discuss offshore racing, the Transpac, how autopilots work, what makes Pelagic Autopilots unique, tiller vs wheel steering, love of offshore sailing, and wildlife encounters. Lees meer
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Marco Nannini, Global Solo Challenge
6 december 2020 · 1 uur 1 min
Marco Nannini is the organizer of the Global Solo Challenge, an around-the-world solo sailing event in production sailboats, set to take place in 2023. Unlike the Golden Globe, this is not a "retro" race, and thus will allow the use of any technology. Marco is also a very accomplished offshore racer. He took 1st place in the 2009 OSTAR in the IRC3 class, 2nd in the Round Britain and Ireland 2010, 27th in the Route du Rhum 2010, and 2nd in the Global Ocean Race 2011. Lees meer
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Elliott Smith 2: The Right Moment is Always in Front of You
1 december 2020 · 1 uur 12 min
Elliott Smith, whom you might remember from episode 7, is entering the 2022 Golden Globe Race. We talk about dealing with the cold, shopping for a boat, sailing alone, Moitessier's inspiration, preparing for the big race, personal strengths and weaknesses, and love of the ocean. "The right moment is always in front of you to start making steps in the right direction." Lees meer
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Chasing the Nomadic Dream and the Refit of Windflower
26 november 2020 · 33 min
This episode is just me, talking about my new book, "Chasing the Nomadic Dream," the six-month refit of Windflower that is just now complete, short discussions of the other four books I've published, and the coming journey to Panama.
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Irish Fisherman Enters the Race, Pat Lawless, GGR Entrant
19 november 2020 · 50 min
Pat Lawless is an Irish Fisherman and Cabinetmaker, and has entered the Golden Globe Race. We discuss his boat, a Saga Saltram, sailing in the North Atlantic, his preparations for the race, love of the ocean, sailing around the other Cape Horn, and north atlantic wildlife. Lees meer
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Looking Forward to the Fear, Guy deBoer, Golden Globe Race 2022 Entrant
15 november 2020 · 52 min
Guy deBoer hopes to become the first American to win a singlehanded, non-stop, around-the-world sailing race. We discuss his aspirations, his preparations, his training, and his boat, Spirit, a Tashiba 36, which he will sail in the 2022 Golden Globe Race. Lees meer
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Failure is Not an Option, Gaurav Shinde, GGR 2022 Entrant
10 november 2020 · 1 uur 5 min
Gaurav Shinde is entered in the 2022 Golden Globe Race, a solo, nonstop circumnavigation race that allows only pre-1968 technology in full-keel production cruising boats designed before 1988. Gaurav will be racing in a Baba 35, Good Hope. He is the youngest entrant, and the only person of color in the race. Gaurav was born in India and lives in Canada. He has logged over 20,000 nautical miles of ocean racing, has competed in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, has been awarded the Admiral Ramdas Trophy for offshore sailing, and won many other awards for offshore racing. Lees meer
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Jaye Lunsford, Sailing on the Tall Ship El Galeon
19 oktober 2020 · 52 min
Jaye tells us about sailing as crew on El Galeon, a replica of a Spanish Galeon. She and her husband Dan sailed on El Galeon twice from Florida north to Nova Scotia, into the St Lawrence River, and into the great lakes. We also talk a bit about their liveaboard sailboat, Cinderella, a CSY 33. Lees meer
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Brian Russell, SV Helacious, building an aluminum sailboat
9 oktober 2020 · 1 uur 30 min
While in The Bahamas this year, I was on a mission to meet other sailors. My strategy was to row over to boats I liked and say hello. SV Hellacious stood out and called my name. She is an aluminum Dudley Dix 43 with red trim, a hard dodger, and a cutter rig. It turns out that Brian built her, and she is a beauty. We talk about Hellacious, as well as the learning process that building such a boat entails, as well as sailing, electronics, soft shackles, safety gear and lots more. Lees meer
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Paul Trammell, Buying a Bigger Boat, Sailing The Bahamas
27 september 2020 · 47 min
In this self-indulgent episode, I discuss my journey into the world of sailing, writing books, buying a bigger boat, and my sailing adventure in The Bahamas in 2020.
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Repowering, Alex and Lisa Tarleky
18 september 2020 · 49 min
I talked to Alex and Lisa Tarlecky about their experience repowering their Cabo Rico 38. They replaced and old Westerbeke 46 with a Beta. Since I was considering doing the same to Windflower, who had an old Westerbeke 40, I wanted to talk to Alex and Lisa anyway. After recording the podcast, I found a leak in my engine's rear main seal, which was the last straw, and I ordered a Beta. We also discuss some of their experiences sailing the Cabo Rico, The Bahamas, and their new boat, a Manta catamaran. Lees meer
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Jasna Tuta, Author of "A Drop in the Ocean" and All the Colours of Polynesia"
7 september 2020 · 53 min
Jasna and I discuss her books "A Drop in the Ocean," "Get Real Get Gone," and "All the Colours of Polynesia," as well as steel boats vs fiberglass boats, the Cap Horn windvane autopilot, lessons learned at sea, managing emotions, swimming with whales and sharks, French Polynesia, atolls, solo sailing vs sailing with passengers, the extra responsibilities of being the captain, keeping eggs fresh, books, and more. Lees meer
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Cruising the Southern Bahamas
27 augustus 2020 · 1 uur 59 min
Ralph and Leslie have been cruising The Bahamas for many years and share their favorite places to go and things to do. We discuss gear, monohulls vs catamarans, crossing the Gulf Stream, sheltering in the Ragged Islands during the lockdown, ordering groceries from the mailboats, spearfishing, watermakers, lots of islands and anchorages, and places to snorkel and spearfish. Lees meer
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Elliot Smith, Letting go of Fear and Simply Going For It
23 augustus 2020 · 1 uur 33 min
Elliot is a young man who is chasing his dream and making it happen on a shoestring budget. We talk about his first time sailing to The Bahamas, which was also his first time offshore, singlehand sailing, spearfishing, surfing in The Bahamas, and lots more. He shares his mistakes and successes in this laughter-filled interview. Elliot is full of fun stories and was a pleasure to talk to. Lees meer
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Sailing Solo Through The Bahamas in 2018
31 juli 2020 · 37 min
I recorded this in March of 2018 while sailing alone in The Bahamas, crossing the Crooked Island Passage between the Ragged Islands and Long Island. It was this trip that I wrote about in the book "Journey to the Ragged Islands." I tell of events including a squall at night in the Gulf Stream, an encounter with an enormous oceanic whitetip shark, surfing an offshore reef, nearly drowning in a blue hole, and beautiful sailing. Lees meer
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Jim Abernethy, The Man who Loves Sharks
30 juli 2020 · 1 uur 44 min
Jim Abernethy has spent nearly 40 years diving with sharks, without a cage. He has learned to befriend them, has removed hundreds of fish hooks from their mouths, and even pets them like dogs. In this interview, I set out to learn all that a sailor, snorkeler, surfer, and spearfisher needs to know about sharks so we can all overcome our fears and enjoy their habitat safely. Lees meer
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Tapio Lehtinen, Golden Globe Racer
21 juli 2020 · 1 uur 17 min
Tapio was one of only 5 finishers out of 18 boats that started in the 2018 Golden Globe Race, a singlehand, nonstop race around the world in old production cruisers limited to using 1968 technology. We talk about his boat, his experiences at sea for 322 days, whales, albatross, books, navigation, and the upcoming Ocean Globe Race. Tapio is a legend of ocean sailing, and has much to pass on to all of us. Lees meer
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Andrew Evans, Author of "Singlehanded Sailing, Thoughts, Tips, Techniques, and Tactics"
11 juli 2020 · 1 uur 1 min
Andrew Evans is a singlehanded sailor and author of THE book on the subject. All serious singlehanders have either read the book, or they will. Lees meer
We discuss how he has his Olson 30 set up, foul-weather gear, tethers and harnesses, sheet-to-tiller steering, tying off the tiller, autopilots, tacking and gybing singlehanded, sleeping while sialing alone, meal planning for singlehanders, handling spinnakers alone, the mental challenges of solo sailing, and the rewards of solo sailing.
This is a must-hear podcast not only for singlehanders, but for anyone who sails offshore, since even sailors with crews might find themselves in a situation where they have to handle the boat alone.
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Erick and Jennifer VanMalssen
7 juli 2020 · 1 uur 12 min
Erick and Jen are living the dream of exploring and looking for surf and good spearfinshing on a beautiful Downeaster 38. We talk about how he chose his boat, the ten-year refit, male/female dynamics on a boat, instruments, solar power, developing the dream to live aboard and sail, budgeting and spending, meeting people while cruising, and much more. Lees meer
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Legendary Sailor Pete Goss, Vendée Globe Southern Ocean Rescue
5 juli 2020 · 1 uur 9 min
I interviewed Pete Goss in November, 2019, when I met him in the Chesapeake Bay. We discuss his rescue of a fellow racer in the 1996 Vendee Globe race, in which he turned around in hurricane-force winds in the Southern Ocean and sailed upwind for three days and miraculously found Raphael Dinelli in his life raft. We also discuss his new boat, a Garcia 45, various issues facing singlehanders, like sleep and foul-weather gear, writing, and future plans. Lees meer