A listener wrote in and asked me to talk about the gear that I use on my boat when I have it set up for single-handed sailing. I spend about a half an hour talking about the gear that I use for basic anchoring in the next few episodes I hope to remember to … Read more
I start out reviewing some letters sent to me by listeners and then I have a 20 min. segment on my overland travel from Bangkok Thailand to Siam Reap Cambodia and then we move on to the main content of this podcast which is a sample lesson from the ASA 101 audio lessons for the … Read more
I answer questions on fishing, sail purchases and anchoring while sailing in the Mediterranean
The summer of 2012 was a very windy summer in the Aegean. I’ve made this comment on previous posts but I thought I would post a video I took when I was an anchorage on the island of Serifos Greece. Fortunate for me when I arrived at the mole the winds were light and there … Read more
This is a description of the anchoring technique that I learned while writing out a meltimi me off Cape Sojunion in Greece. Is it technique using your main anchor and then behind it a light anchor. The light anchor has pure horizontal pull and therefore has very strong holding power and its holding power will … Read more
Three years ago I moved my boat from Turkey through Greece up to Brindisi Italy and then over to Croatia. The first night in Croatia we went to bed with not not a breath of wind about one o’clock in the morning the wind started to blow and I spent the rest of the night up at … Read more