Best Freerange Podcasts (2025)

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Michael & Anne Hartshorn // Cruising the World for Nearly 20 Years - Ep. 146 49:00

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In this episode, I sit down with Michael and Anne Hartshorn, special friends with whom my family and I have been cruising for nearly the past two years. They departed the UK in 2008, and since they have sailed across the Atlantic, through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal, up the west coast of the US to Canada and Alaska, up and down the Sea of Co…

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Reclaiming Your Health: Insights on Self-Healing and Independence 40:43

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Ever felt like you're too reliant on doctors and technology for your health? Dive into our latest episode where we explore the idea that true healing comes from within. We discuss the importance of reconnecting with our bodies, nature, and inherent awareness. Learn why modern medicine is amazing for acute conditions but true healing involves regula…

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The Core Values of Free Rangers: Building Resilience and Living Free 40:35

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What does it mean to be a FreeRanger? It's about building resilience, both personally and within our communities, and living in harmony with nature. In this episode, we discuss the importance of eating nutrient-dense foods, getting outside, and connecting with your inner strength. Discover how simple actions like growing your own food, exercising o…

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Healing with Nature: The FreeRangers Movement 47:29

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Can modern medicine truly heal us, or does it simply treat symptoms? Explore the philosophy of the Free Rangers movement, which focuses on the body’s natural ability to thrive through real food, sunlight, and exercise. In this episode, hosts Maxi and the founder of FreeRangers, Gary Moller dive into the origins of FreeRangers, the decline of New Ze…

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Freeranger // Inspiring Citizen Science - Ep. 145 59:49

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I sit down with Duncan Copeland and Larissa Clark, a couple currently sailing the Pacific with their two children aboard their Bruce Farr designed Beneteau 50, Freeranger. While cruising they are running a global non-profit called Free Range Ocean, focused on inspiring sailors and non-sailors to get involved in citizen science with the goal of insp…

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Nica & Jeremy Waters // Cruising Aboard Calypso - Ep. 144 47:52

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In this episode, I sit down with Nica and Jeremy Waters, a couple cruising on their 28 foot Bristol Channel Cutter, Calypso. We met up on the north side of Nuka Hiva in the Marquesas. You might recognize Nica’s voice from The Boat Galley podcast she does with Carolyn Shearlock. Jermey has created an affordable weather routing tool for all cruisers …

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Jasmine Harrison // Sailing a 19-ft Boat Around the Globe - Ep. 143 41:35

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At 21-years-old Jasmine Harrison became the youngest female to row solo across the Atlantic. A year later she set a record as the first woman to swim the full length of the British Isles. Currently, she’s participating in the Mini Globe Race, a solo, around-the-world race for 5.8 meter mostly home-built yachts. Before starting the race, Jasmine did…

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Andy Schell // A Chance Encounter in Hiva Oa - Ep. 142 1:03:54

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Andy Schell of 59° North Sailing is no stranger to the Out The Gate podcast. We’d both been wanting to follow up on our last podcast conversation, but hadn’t managed to connect over Zoom. So, when Falken, 59° North's Farr 65, and Dovka both happened to pull into Hiva Oa in the Marquesas the same morning, we took the opportunity to finally sit down …

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Shaw, Shaw, & Field // Pacific Passage Debrief - Ep. 141 39:11

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After completing a nearly 3,000 nautical mile passage from Banderas Bay, Mexico to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, my crew and I sit down to debrief our voyage. Joining me on Dovka for the 23.5 day ocean crossing was my brother Jon Shaw and my college buddy Tim Field. A few days after arrival, the three of us sat down to discuss the high…

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Mark Synnott // From Climbing to Sailing - Ep. 140 43:57

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Mark Synnott is a professional rock climber and author. He’s climb many first ascents, written a multitude of National Geographic articles and simply put had a ton of bad ass adventures. He took up sailing about 20 years ago, and recently sailed his boat, Polar Sun, through the Northwest Passage on a quest to unlock the mystery surrounding the disa…

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Kevin Boyle // Cruising in Your 20s - Ep. 139 23:37

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I met 23-year-old Kevin Boyle when he sailed into La Cruz Mexico aboard his Ericson 32 and I took his lines at the dock. Kevin stuck out in the sailing community of La Cruz because of his young age. He reminded me of myself when I went cruising in my 20s and I really wanted to talk to him about his experience cruising a young person and seeing how …

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Tim Carden // Across the Pacific in a Trailerable Boat - Ep. 138 28:08

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Tim Carden is not new to adventure, having ridden his motorcycle solo all over the world. But, he is relatively new to sailing and he’s planning an audacious journey in his trailerable 27-foot trimaran. He’s planning to drive his Corsair F-27 south from his home in Albuquerque, NM, to launch it in the Sea of Cortez. From there, he’ll sail solo down…

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Heather Richard // A Mother-Son Pac Cup Race - Ep. 137 40:06

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Heather Richard is a skilled sailor, an exceptional teacher, a great storyteller, and a kick-ass mother! As a high school graduation present for her son, they double-handed in the Pacific Cup Race to Hawaii, aboard the boat on which she raised him! Heather and I talk about prepping for this race, the crossing, and the long sail back. We discuss why…

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Raffi Patatian // Across the Pacific mostly Singlehanded - Ep. 136 48:33

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Raffi Patatian is one of the most conscientious, careful, and knowledgeable sailors I know. He set off for Mexico aboard his Hallberg Rassy 43, Wind River, in the fall of 2023. Since then, he has sailed many miles down the West Coast and across the Pacific Ocean, mostly singlehanded. He’s an entrepreneur who ran his own IT business in the Bay Area …

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Jamie & Behan Gifford // Totem’s Next Chapter - Ep. 135 47:43

1+ y ago47:43

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Jamie and Behan Gifford have been sailing their Stevens 47, Totem, around the world for more than a decade. They raised three children aboard but are now empty nesters, planning the next chapter of their cruising life. Lauren and I joined them aboard Totem to discuss life afloat, upgrades to their beloved boat, their successful coaching business, a…

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Jon Bilger // Predict Wind Founder - Ep. 134 31:22

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Jon Bilger is the director and founder of PredictWind. Jon founded the company after working on forecasting for the Alinghi Americas Cup team. The technology has revolutionized accessibility of weather forecasting and routing for both racers and cruisers. I talk to Jon about his own sailing background, how he developed Predict Wind, some new exciti…

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John Taussig // Medical Training for Mariners - Ep. 133 59:03

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John Taussig is the founder and executive director of Backcountry Medical Guides and the subsidiary Maritime Medical Guides. He’s a career paramedic who’s worked on helicopters, in ambulances, on ski patrol, as a ranger, and as a captain on boats. He’s a surfer, climber, kayaker, mountain biker, snow boarder, sailer, and and all around adventurer b…

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Michael Rohde // Rebuilding a Cape George 36 - Ep. 132 42:10

2y ago42:10

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Michael Rohde is rebuilding - bow to stern, keel to masthead - a late 70s Cape George 36 named Akela. He welcomed me aboard the boat last August when it was on the hard at Napa Valley Marina. He’s jumped into this major project with both feet and is making good progress. Inspired by other YouTubers, he’s documenting the entire refit on his channel …

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Andre Lay // Around the Americas by Trawler - Ep. 131 33:12

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Andre Lay is licensed Captain from the Bay Area who is in the process of circumnavigating North America in a compact trawler. He’s currently in Barra de Navidad on the Mexican mainland and is soon headed for El Salvador. He is doing this trip simply to prove too himself he can, to meet people, and to see what’s out there. He’d also like to raise aw…

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Scott Racette & Ashley Gremel // Bay to Bay: From San Francisco to Chesapeake - Ep. 130 50:46

2y ago50:46

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Scott Racette and Ashley Gremel met sailing in San Francisco Bay in 2016. Five years later they sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge together aboard their Pearson 365, Azimuth, to begin a trip from the San Francisco Bay to the Chesapeake Bay. Along the way they adopted a cat, transited the Panama Canal, fixed leaking through-hulls, and learned a who…

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Brendan Borrell // Paddling from Tulare Lake to SF Bay Headwaters - Ep. 129 35:36

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Brendan Borrell is a corespondent for Outside Magazine. Along with photographer Tom Fowlks, he recently paddled from the Central Valley of California to the headwaters of the San Francisco Bay. Taking advantage of a very wet winter last year, which led to the reformation of Tulare Lake, they paddled over flooded farmland, up irrigation ditches and …

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Dovka // A Boat and 3 Generations 30:26

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As my wife, two daughters and I prepare to move aboard and sail south aboard Dovka, our 1981 Hallberg Rassy 352, the four of us sit down with my parents Sid and Rebecca shaw to talk about the boat--which they used to own--and our coming travels. Follow our trip at www.Dovka.comBy Benjamin Shaw

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Andy Schell // Finding Balance while Pushing Boundaries - Ep. 128 43:39

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Andy Schell, along with his wife Mia Karlsson, founded the ocean sailing business 59 North to share the wisdom of the high seas. Lauren and I sailed with them in July of 2019 and that’s when I last had Andy on the show. Since then Andy and Mia have grown 59 North by leaps and bounds. In this episode, I catch up with Andy to hear about the changes a…

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Pam Wall // The Joy of Sharing Sailing - Ep. 127 46:15

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Pam Wall has encouraged and inspired so many individuals and families to find joy from sailing and cruising. She has spent decades sharing her knowledge through lectures, boat show seminars, and of course podcasts like this. Pam first took off cruising with her husband Andy Wall aboard their 30-ft sloop Carronade. Later, with children, they cruised…

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Isabel Lardner // Tall Ship Sailing - Ep. 126 37:24

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Isabel Lardner has sailed many miles on tall ships, something I’ve always dreamed of doing. She share stories of her time at sea and describes what it’s like sailing these special ships.By Benjamin Shaw

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Mary SwiftSwan // Afterguard Sailing - Ep. 125 48:10

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Mary SwiftSwan is the founder of Afterguard Sailing in Oakland. Afterguard is only one of the three sailing schools she’s founded. She began teaching sailing in 1984, became the very first woman ASA instructor/evaluator, and has literally written the book on ASA instruction - helping write the ASA curriculum for the 101 and 103 courses.…

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Ryan May // May on the Bay Chartering - Ep. 124 40:31

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Ryan May run’s his charter business, May on the Bay, out of Sausalito aboard his Catalina 34. A U.S. Coast Guard Captain, Ryan has logged over 25,000 offshore nautical miles since learning to sail as a kid in Toronto - visiting nearly 40 countries by sail. Ryan and I met because our kids went to the same school in San Francisco and quickly bonded o…

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Leigh Hunt // Sailing: From Passion to Profession - Ep. 123 46:51

2+ y ago46:51

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Leigh Hunt is President and CEO of Modern Sailing school and club. Modern has been introducing people to sailing on SF Bay since 1983. In 2014, Leigh, decided to make his passion for sailing into a business - leaving a career in product management to purchase Modern from the previous owner. Recently Modern has expanded their operations, taking over…

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Hank George // The Science of Lithium Batteries - Ep. 122 52:12

2+ y ago52:12

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Hank George, of Blue Heron Battery, is an engineer who has a background working in the nuclear industry. Designing his own components, he was cruising with lithium power over a decade ago, years before most people. And he’s helped many other boaters do the same. In addition to his expertise, what has impressed me with Hank as I’ve gotten to know hi…

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Jim Hancock // Sailing Science Center Update - Ep. 121 39:04

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Years ago, Jim Hancock conceived of a hands-on, interactive learning center that would inspire a passion for sailing and science by delighting people through play and discovery. Jim and I talked about the Sailing Science Center four years ago when he was on the podcast. Since then the center has come a long way. They’re up and running with regular …

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Satchel Douglas // Race to Alaska on a Wing Foil Board - Ep. 120 39:08

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The Race to Alaska is a wonderful race in which boats of all shapes and sizes head north from Port Townsend, Washington and end up in Ketchikan Alaska, 750 miles away. The only rules are no engines and no outside support. Satchel Douglas has done the race twice before - and joined me on Episode 9 of the show to talk about his effort as part of Team…

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Jason Brown // Freediving in San Francisco Bay - Ep. 119 48:43

2+ y ago48:43

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When Jason Brown started asking around about the possibility of freediving in San Francisco Bay people told him it was impossible. But my friend Jason has never been one to let impossible stand in his way. Together with his buddy John Prins he’s pioneered freediving just inside the Golden Gate in water that’s cold, dark, and frequented by massively…

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Malcolm Morgan // Sharing Decades of Marine Electrical and Technical Experience - Ep. 118 54:00

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At 10-years-old, Malcolm Morgan fell into boat maintenance when his family bought at Hobie Cat dealership after having sailed exactly once. He quickly took to doing electrical work and over the past 50 years has built up an expertise that is nearly unparalleled. Malcom works as a yacht broker for Oceanic Yachts and runs a marine electrical business…

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Safety At Sea // A Weekend of Considering The Worst Case Scenario - Ep. 117 36:10

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This week on OTG I discuss the U.S. Sailing Safety at Sea Seminar Lauren and I just took as well as the lithium battery conversion I am in the process of completing.By Benjamin Shaw

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Heinz Baumann // From Pac Cup to Running a Charter Biz in AK - Ep. 116 44:44

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Heinz Baumann learned to sail on lakes in Europe, but was introduced to a whole new world of sailing and racing when he moved to the Bay Area. He’s sailed his boat Rageboge, a 38-foot Hallberg Rassy, down to Mexico with his family and across the Pacific in the 2022 Pac Cup. More recently, he’s started a charter business called Swiss Adventures and …

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Markus Pukonen // A Non-Motorized Circumnavigation of the Planet - Ep. 115 45:14

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Markus Pukonen has been traveling the world for 7-and-a-half years. He’s sailed, he’s biked, he’s canoed, he’s kayaked, he’s stand-up paddlebarded and he’s pogo sticked his was around the globe. What he hasn’t done is traveled anywhere by motorized vehicle. I was introduced to Markus by a mutual sailing friend and I was excited to catch up with him…

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Ronnie Simpson // Preparing for the Global Solo Challenge - Ep. 114 41:19

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Last time Ronnie Simpson was on the show, in 2020, we talked about being wounded by an RPG in Iraq and how sailing saved his life. This time, Ronnie and I talk about his preparation for the upcoming Global Solo Challenge, a new round-the-world sailing race. He’s currently in North Carolina preparing his boat Sparrow, an Open 50, for the race. You c…

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Bernard Dunayevich // Learning to Windsurf in Piranha Infested Waters - Ep. 113 57:23

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Bernard Dunayevich owned one of the first windsurfers in Argentina and taught himself how to rig and sail it in piranha infested waters. But he says the main disincentive from falling in was the cold water and lack of a wetsuit. He’s come a long way from that first heavy board, having raced all over the world and even making a bid for the Olympic G…

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Simon & Sally Currin // From High Altitude Climbing to High Latitude Sailing - Ep. 112 41:41

3y ago41:41

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Sally and Simon Currin met while planning an expedition to Mount Everest. Since then, they’ve traded in high altitude climbing for high latitude sailing, and in the process won awards from the Cruising Club of America and the Ocean Cruising Club for their navigation and exploration of Greenland’s Scoresby Sound - the largest fjord system in the wor…

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Susan Cole // A Memoir of Sailing, Love, and Loss - Ep. 111 41:15

3y ago41:15

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In the 90’s, Susan Cole, her husband John, her 7-year-old daughter Kate, and their dog Elmo all boarded their Mason 43 for a three-year adventure though the Caribbean with ups, downs, hurricanes, and more. I talk with Susan about her recently published memoir titled Holding Fast, that chronicles her family’s cruising trip but is really a love story…

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Ryan Ellison // The Ups and Downs of Cruising for 5 Years - Ep. 110 54:17

3y ago54:17

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Ryan Ellison, who’s American, and Sophie Darsey, who’s French, met in Sweden. Together they learned to sail then purchased a 2007 Beneteau Oceanis 40 and set off sailing together in what they expected would be a one-year trip. Five years later they’re still cruising, having sailed from the North Sea to France, then Spain, then the Mediterranean, an…

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Chris & Marissa Neely // Throwing Off the Dock Lines - Ep. 109 49:24

3y ago49:24

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I catch up with Chris and Marissa Neely aboard their Choy Lee 41 Avocet. After years of living aboard and working on their boat in Ventura, CA, they’ve thrown off the dock lines and are going cruising. Their first stop? San Francisco Bay. Chris grew up sailing on the Bay and they are excited to be back in home waters. You can follow Chris and Maris…

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Laura & Fede // Sailing Antarctica For a Living - Ep. 108 39:43

3y ago39:43

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Federico Guerrero grew up 4 blocks from the beach in Argentina. Laura Smith Grew up next to me, in Falls Church Virginia. The two of them fell in love with sailing independently and then met at sea aboard a ship - and soon after nurtured a plan to build their own boat and sail it to Antarctica. Today they run a charter business called Quixote Exped…

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Andy Cross // Raising two Boys While Cruising the Pacific - Ep. 107 40:30

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Andy Cross grew up daysailing and cruising with his family in Michigan. He made his first offshore passage at 19 and he’s been working in the sailing industry pretty much ever since. In 2012, Andy and his wife Jill bough a Grand Soleil 39, named her Yahtzee, and threw off the lines to live aboard full time - raising two boys aboard the boat. They’v…

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Cal Currier // Alone Across the Atlantic at 16 - Ep. 106 46:20

3y ago46:20

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Cal Currier had never been ocean sailing, but at sixteen-years-old the Palo Alto high school student set himself a goal to sail solo across the Atlantic Ocean. A few short months later, with support from his father and New England sailmaker Sandy Van Zandt, he had learned to sail, found the right boat, and set off on his crossing. His 28 day 3,400 …

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Cyril Derreumaux #2 // A Successful Kayak from CA to HI - Ep. 105 39:36

3y ago39:36

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He made it! Cyril Derreumaux recently became the second person in the world to kayak from California to Hawaii. We spoke before he left (episode 73) and now 91 days and 2,400 miles later we discuss the trials and triumphs of his successful solo crossing. It was not his first attempt, but he took what he learned from the aborted trip a year previous…

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Justin Jenkins // Transformation & Growth - Ep. 104 41:02

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Justin Jenkins is a sailor, musician, and carpenter who has sailed all over the pacific. He and I have been corresponding about sailing for a few years and I recently met up with him at the KKMI where he works and lives aboard his Luders 36. We had a good conversation about the ups and down, the stress and anxiety of preparing for an ocean voyage.…

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Ryan Finn: Success // Around Cape Horn in a Proa Sailboat - Ep. 103 44:47

3+ y ago44:47

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Ryann Finn departed New York in January of 2022. Just over three months later he arrived here in San Francisco, having sailed his 36-foot proa sailboat 14,000 nautical miles - down the Atlantic, around Cape Horn, and back up the Pacific to San Francisco. He faced multiple challenges, including broken gear that required stops in Brazil and Patagonia…

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James Frederick // Across the Pacific Without a Rudder - Ep. 102 57:30

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James Frederick was recently awarded the 2021 Qualifiers Mug from the Ocean Cruising Club for sailing 2,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean, 1,000 of those without a rudder. We met up in Annapolis the night before he received his award to talk about his rudder failure, steering by drogue, and how he went from being an artist, and taxi driver to an o…

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Heather Richard // Winging it to Baja - Ep. 101 44:27

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Captain Heather Richard, a good friend of mine, was one of the key inspirations for this podcast. She was my very first guest and I’m thrilled to have her back on the program for episode 101. She lives and runs a charter business in Sausalito called Fine Day for Sailing aboard her 43-foot sailboat Carodon. A U.S. Coastguard licensed captain, Heathe…