#104 | Questions & Tangents | Maybe Don't Buy an Old Race Boat
This time I answer the one burning question every sailor needs to know the answer to: Is there some way buying an old race boat is a good idea. My take? It can be.... BUT ... like getting a tattoo on ...
6 Mar 20241h 20min
#103 | Dog Watch | BS about Bellropes & AI Advice on Surviving the Apocalypse Afloat
AI wrote this description. It added the word 'hypothetical' FYI. Embrace the unexpected as Chris jests about how sailboats can serve as ideal bug-out vehicles, taking on an interesting twist as he dis...
3 Mar 202434min
#102 | Safety at Sea | Surviving Your Rescue
This episode dives once more into the seldom-explored realm of life rafts, highlighting the importance of visibility, stability, and utility in survival scenarios. The discussion includes a thorough e...
1 Mar 20241h 9min
#101 | Safety at Sea | Rustling up a Meal in a Liferaft & Rescue Comms with Aircraft.
This episode we wrap up our look at surviving in a life raft. What is plainly apparent from this six episode deep dive on the life raft is that there is LOADS of information to know, to give yourself...
28 Feb 20241h 6min
#100 | Dogwatch | Did Josh Slocum Die at Sea? | Heaving-to in a Race Boat | Sail Boats as Bug Out Vehicles
Episode 100 and a new bight-sized (!) format to increase the subjects I can get too and allw me to speak about things that maybe somewhat off topic in a pure sailing show... This week: 1. Did Josh S...
26 Feb 202439min
#99 | Safety at Sea | Abandoning Ship 5 | Fresh Water- the Liferaft Survivors' Nemesis
Water, water everywhere: and not a drop to drink. When there are only a few pints of water to drink in the life raft and no indication of immediate rescue, it is essential for the life raft leader (wh...
23 Feb 20241h 4min
#98 | Safety at Sea | Part 11 | Abandoning Ship 4
This episode we continue our in-depth look at chapter 7 of Keith Colwell's Sea Survival Handbook, specifically entering a liferaft and the vast amount of actions there are to remember and take to make...
19 Feb 202459min
#97 | The ABC of Sailing | J is for Jargon
In this episode I continue the ABC of sailing, with the letter J. and 'J is for Jargon' This time I look at the history, benefits and disadvantages of all the jargon used in sailing and take a look...
16 Feb 20241h 2min
