128 | Accident Investigation | MOB & Injury | Round the Island Race 2024
In this episode we look at an MOB incident in the 2024 Round the Island Race in which a crew of five were inundated by a following sea off St. Catherine's Point, UK resulting in one tethered MOB, one ...
26 Feb 202538min
127 | Accident Investigation | Roaring Meg of Cowes | Crash Gybes & Serious Injuries
Today, we're diving into the Marine Accident Investigation Bureau's (MAIB) report on the 2006 Roaring Meg of Cowes incident, where two crew were seriously injured in two crash gybes that happened with...
23 Feb 20251h 3min
126 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Illingworth | Headsail Trim
Join us in this episode as we delve into the nuanced art of headsail trimming, guided by the wisdom of Captain W.H. Illingworth's 'Offshore' (1948). We explore often overlooked aspects of headsail tri...
20 Feb 20251h 6min
125 | Preventers - Widely Misunderstood & Absolutely Essential.
Spinnaker poles have three bits of rigging holding them in place we all know that, but it often comes as a shock when sailors realize they have been missing the third (and arguably the most important)...
11 Feb 20251h 23min
124 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Illingworth | Heavy Weather
This episode we learn key elements the skipper of a vessel in heavy weather should keep in mind, to keep his vessel sound & her crew safe. Capt. Illingworth was a submarine commander in WWII as well a...
19 Dec 20241h 42min
123 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Illingworth | Beating to Windward
I started this series of Advanced Seamanship Notes (Episodes 115-117) to bring to light specific areas of sailing knowledge which are A. difficult to locate in sailing resources on-line or off, and B....
17 Dec 20241h 28min
122 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Illingworth | Ocean Racing Strategy
I started this series of Advanced Seamanship Notes (Episodes 115-117) to bring to light specific areas of sailing knowledge which are A. difficult to locate in sailing resources on-line or off, and B....
14 Dec 20241h 8min
121 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Illingworth | Waves & Wave Riding
I started this series of Advanced Seamanship Notes (Episodes 115-117) to bring to light specific areas of sailing knowledge which are A. difficult to locate in sailing resources on-line or off, and B....
9 Dec 20241h 34min
