Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond!
Sailing Sardinia and Italy Right now I am living out adventures Sailing in the Mediterranean. Here is a past episode on Sardinia and Italy first published on March 21 2013 In this podcast I talk about the summer of 1999 where I continued my journey through the Mediterranean by launching my boat in Santa Pola … Read more
While I am out making memories here is a past episode from March 1 2013 This makes it easy and fun! Thanks for the letters. Today I answer the following letters ( I have taken off any personal information and just republished the letters below). Keep them coming! BTW I mentioned the wonderful weather routing … Read more
Going from Dreamer to Sailor I am out sailing here is my story published first on Oct 18 2012 This is the story of how I went from being a dreamer of being a sailor as a child in landlocked Utah to realizing my dream and becoming a sailor with my boat in the Mediterranean.
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 3,Interview with sailor Andrew Vik published originally on Sept 12, 2012 I conducted this interview with Andrew Vik . I am looking for other sailors to interview if you have any ideas please contact me! seedream@medsailor.com Also check out my books: Also consider purchasing my books on … Read more
In this episode I have a great discussion with Julia Andrys about weather forecasting and weather forecasting tools and what she uses while sailing in the Mediterranean Julia mentions three great resources for whether planning they are: https://www.windy.com/ iNavX Predictwind.com All three have apps for smartphones. Below is a screenshot of the thunderstorm predicting page … Read more
Want to go sailing with me this summer? In this episode I talk crew opening positions for the summer of 2017 and engine oil change tips. Also I go over a reader’s letter. I will be installing a Furlex roller on my staysail this summer I found this great video on the installation process! Please … Read more
Neil Fletcher Reports on the So Cal 300 My good friend Neil Fletcher just completed the Southern California 300 mile yacht race (the SoCal 300). Neil took it upon himself to record this story for us. It’s a great story Neil told me that in the process of creating this audio story he enjoyed learning … Read more
In this episode I talk about Diesel Engine Fuel Systems. Also I include an interview with my adventurous friend Bill Wiebe. Here is a link to Racor Fuel/water filters. http://ph.parker.com/us/17583/en/marine-filtration-rcr Please Consider supporting the podcast in Patreon Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me! If you have ideas for future podcasts or … Read more
In this final episode with Rory Rory talks about completing is circumnavigation. This is from Rory’s website http://www.roryandcookie.com/about.html “In 1989 Rory McDougall had a dream. Inspired by Laurent Bourgnon who crossed the Atlantic in a Hobie 18 catamaran, Rory had the burning passion to sail around the world on the smallest catamaran and multihulled sailboat. … Read more
This is the fifth episode on laminate working and this one is on tools and techniques for vacuum bagging of composite reinforced laminate’s with Louis Martins a long time listener and boat builder located in Lisbon Portugal. If you buy or build a boat you’re going to need to learn these techniques and while it’s … Read more