In this podcast episode I discuss anchoring techniques and tips as well as a few stories of fiascoes in anchoring in the Mediterranean. Comments are always welcome feel free to use the contact form to get a hold of me I always return e-mails when it’s talking about sailing.
Please Please Please consider supporting Kickstarter campaign for the AudioGEDPrep Project The website is http://www.gedprep.com To listen and read the currently private posts at the “website in progress” the password is: Kickstarter I hope to go live with the podcasts starting about April, 1 2014 To see the details and contribute My project is live … Read more
A dry run of the talk I will be giving at the winter lecture series of the Bonneville School of Sailing. Stories from 15 years of sailing in the Med
Comments on Maxwell Windlass, healthcare while sailing and other thoughts. Also I’ve been asked to speak at a winter sailing series of lectures at Bonneville School of Sailing and I look forward to that later this winter. If you’d like me to speak in front of your group drop me a note, if it’s possible I … Read more
It’s been a while since I’ve put out an episode and I thought I’d at least try to bring you up to date. The summer sale of 2013 was challenging from both a weather and technical point of view. In this podcast I talk about getting on the boat in Turkey, and preparing the boat … Read more
This is a great interview with Alex Chumillas of Tax Marine Service the companies website is http://www.taxmarine.com/ Finally I am able to talk to an expert on the procedure and rules for VAT and other taxes and issues in the EU. If listeners write me questions (franz at medsailor dott comm ) that Alex can … Read more
I deviate a lot in this podcast and I talk about a recent sailing trip from Ventura California out to Santa Cruz Island in April 2013. I also discuss how to free and anchor when you snag another line. The photos at the website are integral to this podcast This was the first time that … Read more
I received a couple of e-mails this week one from an 18-year-old student in the UK looking for advice on how to get sailing experience. I’m a great believer that in order to achieve something in life you have to have a dream, a drive, and a passion this letter came from a student who … Read more
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 Spain sailing through the Balearics to Ibiza Mallorca Minorca over to Corsica and Sardinia then across to Italy making a stop at the delightful island of Ponza. Let’s talk about … Read more
This is a great interview that I had with Jules who I met in Croatia in 2011. Jules and his wife Vanessa spent four months sailing through the French canals into the Mediterranean. We talked about his trips through the French canals. He gives us some great pointers and what is needed to qualify for … Read more