This week I interview Louis Martins a long time listener and boat builder located in Lisbon Portugal. This is the first episode of what will probably be several episodes where we discuss the tools, materials and techniques of glass reinforced laminate’s. In other words, learning to lay up graphite or fiberglass using mostly polyester or … Read more
In this episode I interview Rory McDougal This is the first of a multi part series of the story of Rory sailing this small Catamaran around the world. 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 … Read more
This is the second part of my interview Mike Chepurin. Mike is a frequent listener to the podcast and a while back asked me to describe what would be a good charter for a family with a child. I suggested the Ionians. He followed my suggestion and we talk about his experience in this episode. … Read more
In this episode I interview Mike Chepurin. Mike is a frequent listener to the podcast and a while back asked me to describe what would be a good charter for a family with a child. I suggested the Ionians. He followed my suggestion and we talk about his experience in this episode. Here is a … Read more
This is the second part of a two-part interview where Neil Fletcher and I discuss our trip in the summer of 2016 through the Swedish archipelago. We discuss the small and delightful guest harbor at Smä Dalarö, the busy port of Sandhamn, which is considered the sailing capital of the archipelago, and some trouble we … Read more
This is the first part of a two-part interview where Neil Fletcher and I discuss our trip in the summer of 2016 through the Swedish archipelago. Regular listeners will remember Neil, who first came on the podcast a year or two ago to talk about his experiences chartering in Croatia. He then joined myself and … Read more
In this episode I talk about this summer’s itinerary and the adventures of traveling to and from Turkey. I also give some thoughts on my outlook for the Turkish economy. This summer I sailed in Sweden with my listener and friend Neil Fletcher. Neil and I will be doing a podcast going into much more … Read more
This first part of a two-part episode with Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Amy better known as Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy They run the podcast the https://www.doomandbloom.net/ They also have a podcast called Survival Medicine Hour http://www.blogtalkradio.com/survivalmedicine/podcast and a new podcast: American Survival Radio https://www.doomandbloom.net/american-survival-radio-may-21st/ http://rss.gcnlive.com/americanSurvivalRadio/feed.xml I highly recommend to you have this book … Read more
In this episode I interview Bonnie and David of Chillout Sailing http://chilloutsailing.com/ David – the Skipper David is French and was born and raised in the city of Nantes. He received his Master’s degree in International Business and is a fan of the sailing world. On the side he enjoys being physically active by mountain … Read more
Brian and Stephanie of Sailing Detour This week I interview Brian and Stephanie, two young Americans who quit their jobs and are now living the dream. In this discussion we talked about their travels through the European canals to arrive at their current location in Denmark. Brian and Stephanie kept a great blog, here are … Read more