Sailor Ian and Tyler Drogan and some friends chartered a Bareboat in Greece this summer here is part 1 of their story; Here is some other information Tyler shared with me: here is a website we made prior to the trip and updated during the trip http://www.windandrock.com It has information and blog posts about the trip. … Read more
In this episode I discuss my thought process about Route Planning and I go thought the process of planning out one of three possible routes I may use for this summer. Please Consider supporting the podcast on Patreon Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me! If you have ideas for future podcasts … Read more
Here is a video of a man Overboard light I made using a Arduino Nano a 1w LED driver, Mercury Switch and battery pack Here is a parts list and the arduino code along with some photos Parts LED Driver DC5-35V 1W LED 350MA LED Driver PWM Dimmer Step-down Constant Current Module https://www.amazon.com/DC5-35V-Driver-Step-down-Constant-Current/dp/B0183KF6MK http://www.ebay.com/itm/2PCS-3W-5-35V-LED-Driver-700mA-PWM-Dimming-DC-to-DC-Step-down-Constant-Current/191827304101?_trksid=p2060778.c100290.m3507&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D40954%26meid%3D0e4235b05e91490ca3cc2930103c7610%26pid%3D100290%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D191827304101 US … Read more
There was a problem with the previous audio file for this Episode so it is being re-released with a fixed audio file. This week I interview . This is the fourth episode of what will probably be several episodes where we discuss the tools, materials and techniques of glass reinforced laminate’s with Louis Martins a … Read more
In this episode #6 Rory talks about his adventure sailing from Sri Lanka and we end at the Suez Canal. 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 … Read more
This week I interview . This is the third episode of what will probably be several episodes where we discuss the tools, materials and techniques of glass reinforced laminate’s with Louis Martins a long time listener and boat builder located in Lisbon Portugal. In other words he is teaching us how to lay up graphite … Read more
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This is the fourth part of a multi-part series where I talked to Jack Andrys about the purchase of his boat in Slovenia this summer and then working down the coast and eventually ending up in Sicily. In this episode We start in Zadar Croatia and end in Bobovisce Croatia. Here is a link to … Read more
This week I interview Luis Martins a long time listener and boat builder located in Lisbon Portugal. This is the second 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 Rory talks about his adventure sailing from Indonesia and we end at Sri Lanka. This episodes is the second episode where I will be recording screen shots and uploading the video to Youtube the youtube channes is: https://www.youtube.com/user/medsailordotcom and the link to this podcast is: This is from Rory’s website http://www.roryandcookie.com/about.html “In … Read more