#112 | Safety at Sea | How to AVOID MOB Situations
We've all done it, taken a quick nip onto the foredeck just do ' that thing' and suddenly we find ourselves realizing one wrong move and we are toast. This episode looks to try to reconcile that kind...
10 Apr 20241h 10min
#111 | Deep Dives | Solar Eclipse = Wolf Eating the Sun
Today is the day of the solar eclipse across North America, the only one that will touch the continent until 2024 (when only three states will experience totality) therefore: Happy Solar Eclipse Day! ...
8 Apr 202429min
#110 | Dogwatch | Autopliots V's Wind Vanes | US West Coast Deliveries | Curved.Traveler Tracks
Another Dogwatch, to relieve the anxiety I am starting to feel doing these safety at sea episodes back to back- my dreams have started to become very weird and threatening when i spend my days talking...
5 Apr 20241h 1min
#109 | Safety at Sea | Dismasting, Lost Steering & Other Sailing Nightmares
Losing the mast, rudder or even a single hatch cover at sea in heavy weather can be catastrophic, unless you have been playing the 'what if' game for a while and already have the equipment, procedures...
3 Apr 20241h 17min
#108 | Safety at Sea | Heavy Weather Tactics
Whenever anyone meets me and hears I am a sailor, the first question is always 'have you been in a big storm?' Well, the answer unsurprisingly is yes, so here in concert with Keith Colwell's excellent...
29 Mar 20241h 17min
#107 | The ABC of Sailing | K is for Ketches, Yawls & Schooners
This episode we discuss ketches, yawls and schooners as part of the ABC of sailing, and I explore what are the pitfalls and joys of owning and operating such vessels, through the lens of my own experi...
26 Mar 20241h 5min
#106 | Safety at Sea | What to do BEFORE Heavy Weather Hits
Another instalment of my review & expansion of the RYA Sea Survival Handbook, by Keith Colwell. This episode I spend an hour just going through all the things to prep onboard, before heavy weather com...
13 Mar 20241h 2min
#105 | Safety at Sea | The Most Boring Safety Information Possible | Made Tolerable
This episode I continue this series, following the excellent RYA Sea Survival Handbook, by Keith Colwell. Today we look at interpreting the specifics of incoming weather forecasts & the importance of ...
8 Mar 20241h 1min
