Sailor This is my second interview with the delightful Kim Brown of sailing Britican. In this episode we talk about her Atlantic crossing from the Mediterranean and the easy life in the Caribbean and other topics that come up. Kim Brown the author of Sailing Britican her blog was rated as one of the top 10 … Read more
This is the fourth part of the interview with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. In This episode we make it to his wintering spot in Gaeta Italy. Here is a link to his website:http://sailingheldeleine.com/resources/ Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification … Read more
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 92 Bruce Schwab of Ocean Planet Energy http://www.bruceschwab.com/ About Bruce Schwab and OceanPlanet Bruce Schwab is a lifelong marine services professional and two-time solo circumnavigator. Bruce Schwab Ocean Planet As an adolescent he spent two years cruising with his father and brothers. Afterwards, settling in Northern California he led the … Read more
This week I talked to Vinny Gallagher the producer director and co actor of the YouTube series “Sailing Nervous”. we talked about how he decided to become a sailor and his journey to make an offer on a moody 30 foot sailboat. Below are links to his YouTube channel and his introductory YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4x5ZeAGz8Z_k0TzQO6fYIQ … Read more
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 90 Jack Edwards Arduino autopilot This week I have the opportunity to interview Jack Edwards. Jack Edwards is a retired mechanical engineer and sailor who keeps up boat in the Pacific North West. Jack has taken some very simple components and made them into an autopilot. The autopilot is based … Read more
This week I interview Matt Grant of Sailrite. We had phone problems so this is part 2 of 2 http://www.sailrite.com/ Above is a picture of the Ultrafeed LSZ-1 and LS-1 sewing machines Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig If you’re interested in my sailing instructional audio series … Read more
This week I interview Matt Grant of Sailrite. We had phone problems so this is part 1 of 2 http://www.sailrite.com/ Above is a picture of the Ultrafeed LSZ-1 and LS-1 sewing machines Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig If you’re interested in my sailing instructional audio series … Read more
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 87 Southern Ionian Islands Greece This week I talk about my suggestion for a 1 week charter in the Ionian Islands with a 1 year old child on board. Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam Price $29.99 https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh 8 Hours 10 Minutes: 23 … Read more
This week we talk about Boat electrical systems with Jeff Cote of Pacific Yacht Systems (from the Pacific Yacht System home page) Pacific Yacht Systems is based in Richmond B.C. and specializes in marine electronics and electrical systems. We provide customized solutions for vessels of all sizes (powerboats or sailboats). We serve boat owners across … Read more
This week I interview John Fulweiler on Admiralty Law. John has a lot of practical advice which is not only useful to the cruising sailor but this episode bookends nicely with my previous two episodes featuring Skip Strong and Twain Braden. John suggested I put a link to the relevant salvage law that may most … Read more