On the Wind Sailing

David Cross is an author in the midst of writing a book — a large portion of which involves a solo, offshore passage to Brazil. Wanting to get the fundamentals right, David asked if he could turn the ...

28 Tammi 20251h 8min

Andy Hesketh, aka Andy H. is the founder of the Odyssey Sailing Festival and host of the Ocean Cruiser's Podcast. Andy lives aboard his Jeanneau Sun Odyssey called VOYAGER and has been sailing full-ti...

21 Tammi 20251h 20min

Happy New Year podcast listeners! Mia & I are back with our somewhat-annual year-in-review show, where we sit down and chat through the highs and lows at 59º North. This one was recorded onboard FALKE...

14 Tammi 20251h 4min

Lin Pardey is a living legend, having paved the way for countless cruising sailors for her epic voyages in an engineless boat with her husband Larry in the 60s and 70s, beautiful boats they built by h...

3 Joulu 20241h 11min

Gurra Krantz returns to the podcast to talk to Andy about life after the Whitbread Race. What do you do after sailing 4 laps around the globe at the highest level of the sport!? Lots, apparently. Gurr...

26 Marras 20241h 12min

Lauren Topchik grew up in Maine and on boats. She was introduced to cruising as a high schooler driving the launch boat at her local yacht club. Word got out in the community that a young sailor was l...

21 Marras 202456min

ISBJØRN's rig towers over the other sailboats in her winter marina, but at the far end of the pontoons, there is one mast that makes even her spar look tiny. It belongs to a veteran of ocean racing, b...

12 Marras 20241h 19min

In January 2024, Dr. Deborah Fish became the first woman ever to be elected commodore of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. For 99 years, RORC, as it's better known, has been regarded as a premier organizat...

5 Marras 20241h