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
In this podcast I interview Captain Skip Strong and Twain Braden of: In Peril: A Daring Decision, a Captain’s Resolve, and the Salvage that Made History When Skip Strong, the thirty-two-year-old Captain of the 688-foot oil tanker Cherry Valley received the call, all he knew was that an ocean going tug with five men aboard … Read more
Boat building in Portugal with Luis Martins This week I interview Louis Martins a listener and boat builder located in Lisbon Portugal.Learn about the pleasure of rebuilding an older boat! His website is http://sailingscally.com Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam Price $29.99 If you’re interested in my sailing … Read more
In this interview I talk with Paul Michele National Sales Manager of Navionics. We discuss the great phone navigation apps that I have used and the other products Navionics is offering http://www.navionics.com/en Paul Michele has worked for Navionics for the last seven years. He has background experience as sales and marketing managers over the last … Read more
Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam Price $29.99 <strong>Interview with Sarita Armstrong Author of The Baggywrinkle Cookbook:</strong> http://www.saritaarmstrong.com The Baggywrinkle Cookbook The charming stories in this book take us from one end of the Mediterranean to the other as we follow Captain Bill Baggywrinkle (‘Baggy’ to his friends) … Read more
As always there were plenty of memorable moments from this summer’s sail but among the best were the ten days in June I spent with Jack and Neil in Leros, Astapalya, Nisyros, Kalymnos and Bodrum. Here are two short videos with some of the highlights. I hope this whets your appetite to get out there and … Read more
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 Lessons audio course Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 78 Dan Culpepper Pt 2 This is the second part of the interview with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine … Read more
Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 ExamPrice $29.99 It’s great to catch up with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. This is the first part of a two-part interview which does not even begin to scratch … Read more
Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam Price $29.99 https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig 7 hour 6 minute: 16 lesson audio course I have a great discussion with my friend Neil Fletcher talking about his new boat! And his future sailing plans in Sweden and the Baltic. Neil is the proud new … Read more