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 have a delightful conversation today with Jeffrey S. Wettig of Shooting the Breeze Sailing Podcast. Even though this has nothing to do sailing in the Mediterranean it does have to do a sailing and a little bit about podcasting. When I left to sail across the Atlantic I had a little bit of time … Read more
The Audio Quality is not up to snuff on this episode. It was recorded while driving my old truck and there was quite a bit of background noise. I want to thank all my listeners for their comments and positive reviews in iTunes. As a result of one of these comments I have put together … Read more
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 27 Spike Hampson Pt. 2 This is the second of 2 podcasts of my interview with Spike Hampson talking about his journey in a small boat enroute from Wyoming to Buenos Aries Argentina. If you want a copy the book by Elias Kulukundis called Feasts of Memory. Let me know … 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 the story of how I went from being a dreamer of being a sailor as a child in landlocked Utah to realizing my dream and becoming a sailor with my boat in the Mediterranean.
This podcast covers the final leg of the summer 2012 sail from Croatia to Turkey. In this episode we sail from Astypalia to Kalymnos, Leros and Turkey. Suggestions for future episodes are welcome email suggestions to franz@medsailor.com and visit our website www.medsailor.com
This is the continuation of the podcast of the summer 2012 sail from Croatia to Turkey in this episode I cover from the island of Poros to Amorgos and finishing riding out another meltimi on the island of Astypalea Greece Below are some links to YouTube videos that relate to this post.
I continue telling the story of my summer 2012 sailing odyssey which took me from Croatia to Turkey this is the second section that covers Greece and geographically we cover the area from Poros to the island of Paros. My crew member Dave gets an injury, and we become port bound due to high winds. … Read more
This covers my 2012 sail from Corfu through the Ionian Islands of Ithaca Cephalonia and Megalanisi through the Gulf of Patra and Corinth. Then through the Corinth Canal and into the Aegean to Poros and Kithnos. Below was my planned route when I was dreaming in the winter before I left. As with all plans … Read more