Tierra del Fuego via the Panama Canal, Peru, and Chile, Eli Westervelt and Hayden Childs
Eli Westervelt and his friend Hayden Childs sailed Eli's Outboud 46 through Tierra del Fuego via South America's west coast, stopping in Lima, Iquique, Viña del Mar, and on to the canals of Chile. We...
2 Nov 1h 33min
Sailing Solo on a Swan 40, Duarte Champalimaud
Duarte Champalimaud lives in Cascais Portugal and sails a 1972 Swan 40. He recently sailed solo for the first time across the Atlantic Ocean. We talk about Portugal, learning to sail on small boats, ...
26 Okt 1h 34min
Colm Walker, Pacific Mexico to France, The Mental Components of Sailing Offshore
Colm Walker was signed up to race in the Golden Globe Race (GGR), but was not able to make the start. He was in Mexico the last time he was on the show, then sailed to Panama, through the canal, and a...
12 Okt 1h 29min
The Mental Strain of Solo Sailing, GGR Compilation
The Golden Globe Race (GGR) is underway again. Many of the skippers from past and present races have been on the podcast. In this episode, I have made a compilation of past GGR racers talking about th...
5 Okt 1h 18min
Ambre Hasson, Sailing Solo Across the Atlantic in the 2025 Mini Transat and Returning in a Class 40
Ambre Hasson learned to sail in 2020, then after owning a small cruising boat, she decided to train for the Mini Transat. She got the ball rolling, but lost her boat while qualifying for the 2023 Mini...
28 Sep 1h 20min
Tim Skillman,"Looped," Sailing in Search of a Mid-Life Awakening
Tim Skillman is a long-time sailor and author of "Looped: from the Staits of Mackinac to the Bitter End," a book about his mid-life-crisis journey from the Great Lakes down the Illinois, Ohio, Tennes...
21 Sep 1h 16min
Sailing around New York City, Maintenance, Licensing and Operating an Offshore Charter Business, Capt. Ryan Rayfield, Sail Libra
Captain Ryan Rayfield runs Sail Libra, an offshore sailing charter operation aboard a 60' ketch built in 1969 by Abeking & Rasmussen and designed by William H. Tripp Jr. Based in Newport, RI. They sai...
14 Sep 1h 16min
