#10 // Mario Vittone on Why 'Experience' is the Wrong Argument
#10. Mario Vittone, former USCG Rescue Swimmer, records a special episode just for HITAS listeners on why 'experience' in the wrong argument when it comes to safety at sea. -- Our 2020 Passage Calenda...
26 Apr 20189min
#9 // Refitting Isbjorn
#9. Andy talks about Isbjorn's big refit and the 70-mile shakedown cruise he and Mia did up the west coast of Sweden. Special thanks to Helly Hansen for inviting us to their event; and to Isbjorn crew...
24 Apr 201824min
#8 // Crew Management
#8. Andy answers emailed questions from August & Rick on crew management & selection and watch rotations offshore.
19 Apr 201825min
#7 // Crew Leadership, Drogues & MOB: Listener Q&A w/ Chris Hartnett
#7. Crew Leadership, Drogues & MOB. Listener Chris Hartnett calls in for a Q&A about his upcoming trans-Atlantic via Newfoundland and England. -- Send in your own questions or schedule a call with And...
5 Apr 201854min
#6 // Sail Design
#6. Sail design. Andy helps his friend Kristoffer design a bluewater mainsail. AND, we round out the episode with a talk by Isbjorn's sailmaker Chuck O'Malley (of Chesapeake Sailmakers & Elvstrom Sail...
29 Mar 20181h 23min
#5 // iPad Navigation
#5. iPad Nav. Andy answers listener Richard Shaw's question on how to setup and use a dual-iPad navigation system on the boat. Rich is an airline pilot and in fact uses a similar iPad-based system in ...
22 Mar 201839min
#4 // Boom Preventers
#4. Preventers. Andy answers a question from former Isbjorn crew Dan Levine about what to do when you accidentally jibe with a proper preventer attached. -- Sail offshore with Andy & Mia on their Swan...
22 Feb 201832min
#3 // Ask us Anything
#3. Andy & Mia answer listener questions on things like mono- versus multihulls, swing keels, meals onboard, books, how to be a leader and more!
15 Feb 201844min
