Sailing Solo from Panama to Jamaica
I discuss my singlehand passage of 8 days and 900nm from Bocas del Toro, Panama, to Port Antonio, Jamaica.
30 Nov 202154min
Going All In, John Rife
John and his wife took their first sailing class in March of 2020 and later that year bought a Tartan 37. His story is a good example of how to move quickly from landlubber to cruising sailor. We talk...
29 Nov 20211h 21min
Guy deBoer 2, Preparing for the GGR
This is my second interview with Guy deBoer, an entrant in the 2022 Golden Globe Race. We discuss the refit of his boat, Spirit, a Tashiba 36, including details like bottom paint, bilge pumps, the mas...
22 Nov 202151min
A Family on a Tartan 41, John, Jennifer, and Wilson Stark
John, Jennifer, and their son Wilson Stark live on a Tartan 41. I interviewed them in Bocas del Toro, Panama. We talk about their boat, safety, sailing through a 2-day gale in the Gulf of Mexico, sail...
15 Nov 20211h 7min
200 Days of Fun, Gaurav Shinde 2
This is my second interview with 2022 Golden Globe Race competitor Gaurav Shinde. We talk all about his preparations for the around-the-world singlehand race, including his own mental and physical pre...
8 Nov 20211h 2min
Ricardo Diniz pt 2, Survival at Sea
In part 2, we go deeper into Ricardo's experience surviving the sinking of his mini-transat boat, what went through his mind while floating 26 hours in a lifejacket, how he contacted the cruise ship t...
1 Nov 202149min
Ricardo Diniz pt 1, Rescued by a Cruise Ship
Ricardo Diniz is a Portuguese singlehand sailor, author, coach, actor, businessman, and inspirational speaker. We talk about growing up in Portugal, learning to sail, building a mini-transat boat, run...
25 Okt 202145min
Maikel Galindo Yanes, Rebuilding an Aluminum Sailboat
I met Maikel in Bocas del Toro when he sold me a dinghy that he built. He invited me into his shop, where he had built an aluminum dinghy from scratch. Also in the shop was a dismantled 34' aluminum s...
18 Okt 202152min
