Maritime Insurance This is an interview with Don Spink founder of Blue Water insurance on Maritime Insurance. Over the years I have insured with this company off and on and I always found the service to be great. This year my insurance company Pantaenius us quit writing maritime insurance for US sailors and I wanted … Read more
Prepare your boat for the Med and Mediterranean sailing How to prepare your boat for the Med is the topic of this podcast. Three things that need to be done before crossing the Atlantic and sailing in the Mediterranean and Europe. Prepare for the Med by: Have a boarding plank or passaeu on your boat … Read more
Carl and Jenny sailing Greece Carl and Jenny sailing Greece. Early in 2017 we took early retirement. In October 2017 our house sale was completed, we were now homeless. Sold up most of our possessions or gave them away. We bought a long wheel based van, spent two weeks converting it to a campervan/motorhome which … Read more
Interview with Jackson And Xanthie of Finding Avalon, #2 2020 This is another interview (the third) what looks like to be many interviews with Jackson and Xanthe of Finding Avalon. Jackson first wrote to me a while back asking me about a route through Croatia I gave him some advice and we had an opportunity … Read more
Interview with Jackson And Xanthie of Finding Avalon, #1 2020 This is another interview (the third) what looks like to be many interviews with Jackson and Xanthe of Finding Avalon. Jackson first wrote to me a while back asking me about a route through Croatia I gave him some advice and we had an opportunity … Read more
Jack Andrys 2019 pt 3 As usual when I start talking to Jack Andrys the time just slips away Jack Andrys 2019 pt 3 This is part 2 of 3 in a conversation between the two good friends catching up over the last summer’s sailing adventures. If you have suggestions for future episodes please write … Read more
Jack Andrys 2019 pt 2 As usual when I start talking to Jack Andrys the time just slips away Jack Andrys 2019 pt 2 This is part 2 of 3 in a conversation between the two good friends catching up over the last summer’s sailing adventures. If you have suggestions for future episodes please write … Read more
Jack Andrys 2019 pt 1 As usual when I start talking to Jack Andrys the time just slips away Jack Andrys 2019 pt 1 This is part 1 of 3 in a conversation between the two good friends catching up over the last summer’s sailing adventures. If you have suggestions for future episodes please write … Read more
Project Maania with Manuel Marinelli Here is the website of Project Manaia This is from the Website for Project Manaia “Invasive Species Work in the Mediterranean Invasive Species defines any kind of animal/plant that moved into a new environment and is creating damage to mankind – Financial, physical or other. In collaboration with other Marine … Read more
This week I interview Tania Aebi This is from her website “In May 1985, when Tania Aebi was 18 years old, she cast off from the docks of South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan and sailed 27,000 miles around the world—alone—on her Contessa 26, Varuna. Concerned about her lack of ambition, her father offered her … Read more