The Mariner17 Des 2024

123 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Illingworth | Beating to Windward

I started this series of Advanced Seamanship Notes (Episodes 115-117) to bring to light specific areas of sailing knowledge which are A. difficult to locate in sailing resources on-line or off, and B. provided by a Mariner who is recognizably a 'Master' - in the true sense of the word.

Captain J H Illingworth was considered the 'father of offshore sailing & racing' in postwar Britain. He started the Junior Offshore Group in the UK, acted as Commodore for the Royal Ocean Racing Club , but also was the instigator of the Sydney to Hobart Race in Australia, in 1945.

That alone could be pedigree enough for my purposes- but add to that the fact that he was also a decorated submarine Captain in WWII, and suddenly you may realize, as I did; that what Capt. Illingworth did not know about waves and the upper layers of the ocean and their effect on a sailing boat is little more than chafe on the wind.

Come take a knee, as I have, at the hand of a Master Mariner- and let's learn some more about Ocean Racing Strategy

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134 | Mid-Atlantic Update - All Well!

Join me 250 Nm west of Madeira as I negotiate my way through the Azores high on my qualifying passage on board the 80 ft yacht Osprey for the 2027 Global solo challenge round the world yacht race If...

11 Apr 1h 11min

133 | Good Things Ahead 😀

It’s been a while since I last recorded an episode. A friend put it perfectly the other night — I’ve been “down below, sheltering.” There’s been a lot to deal with, but I’ve come through it. Right now...

9 Feb 37min

132 | Entering the Needles Channel at 15 knots.

In this episode you join me on deck as we enter the Needles Channel, en route to Southampton, to pick up the crew for the Fastnet Expedition 2025. This comes at the end of a 3500Nm solo transatlanti...

4 Aug 20251h 11min

131 | The Mainsail That Would Not Die

This episode tells the full story of the sail that’s been with me through it all — my old Open 60 mainsail, which, although it has impossibly high mileage (100,000nm!), has proven indefatigable, indes...

18 Jul 20252h 23min

130 | 5 Years of The Mariner Podcast - Now I Need a Little Support From You

Thank you to everyone who’s already signed up to receive a piece of Osprey’s mainsail—the same sail that’s carrying me toward the UK right now. Your $100 pledges at the 'solo' tier on Patreon, are goi...

16 Jul 202522min

129 | The Mariner Returns

Join me today on deck, onboard Osprey, my 85ft Maxi, as I complete my 33rd Transat, headed to England, to join the Centenary Fastnet Race and everything that lies beyond. You are not going to want to ...

16 Jul 202540min

128 | Accident Investigation | MOB & Injury | Round the Island Race 2024

In this episode we look at an MOB incident in the 2024 Round the Island Race in which a crew of five were inundated by a following sea off St. Catherine's Point, UK resulting in one tethered MOB, one ...

26 Feb 202538min

127 | Accident Investigation | Roaring Meg of Cowes | Crash Gybes & Serious Injuries

Today, we're diving into the Marine Accident Investigation Bureau's (MAIB) report on the 2006 Roaring Meg of Cowes incident, where two crew were seriously injured in two crash gybes that happened with...

23 Feb 20251h 3min