Best Singlehand Podcasts (2025)

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Andrew Evans, Singlehanded Sailing Two Points West of Sanity 1:16:11

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Andrew Evans is best known for his book "Singlehanded Sailing, Thoughts Tips Techniques and Tactics." His most recent book is "Singlehanded Sailing, Two Points West of Sanity." The book is mostly about his ill-fated passage attempting to sail from Victoria, Canada, to the start of the Transpac in San Francisco. During the journey, he experienced fa…

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Willem Nieland, Globemaster Yachts, Designing Aluminum Sailboats 1:03:24

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Willem Nieland has been designing yachts for 35 years. He designs Globemaster yachts, as well as custom aluminum expedition sailboats, motor yachts, and residential yachts. His designs are know for efficent and ergonomic use of space, comfort, and excellent offshore sailing characteristics. We talk about design elements he likes in a boat, his boat…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep337, S2H preview with Mutter and Squark 1:27:45

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Published 21 December 2025 We hit you with our thoughts last week regarding the Sydney to Hobart. This week we talk to two of our favourite sailors who are heading South - Tony Mutter on Law Connect and Mark 'Squark' Bradford on Skallywag. They give us their insights into the big race and we revisit our predictions from last week. Enjoy! #officialr…

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Onboard Galiana with Tapio and Crew 1:05:37

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Tapio Lehtinen and his crew were sailing in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers from the Canary Islands to St. Lucia when we talked. The interview was conducted in the cockpit of Galiana, a 1972 Swan 55 yawl, while underway. I spoke with each of the crew, most of whom were paying customers. Tapio is taking paying crew on ocean training passages and var…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep336 Hobart Race preview 1:13:52

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Published 14 December 2025 This week, it's the episode all the Sydney to Hobart bookmakers wait for, our S2H savant BP makes his race forecasts. We go in depth on the big race, look at the weather, the fleet and make out assessments. We will get some outside views, but this week it's all us. Enjoy! #officialrolexsydneyhobart #capel_sound_invitation…

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Viivi Moisio, Sailing in the Ocean Globe Race on Galiana 53:11

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Viivi was part of Tapio Lehtinen's crew onboard Galiana for the 2023 Ocean Globe Race. This race was the subject of Tapio's book "Pole Star and Albatross." Viivi is now building a Class Globe 5.80 to sail in the 2026 Mini Globe Transat. We talk about learning to sail, training for the Ocean Globe Race (OGR), the sinking of Asteria, favorite moments…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing podcast, Ep335, ORC talk with Britt Ward and Nicolas Goldenberg 1:36:44

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Published 7 December 2025 This week we weigh into the ORC XR41 controversy. After winning the ORC Worlds the ORC's technical committee have imposed a 10sec per mile handicap on the design. Well that is what we have been hearing, but what actually is the case? We reached out to two designers, (Britt Ward VP -Farr yacht design and Nicolas Goldenberg …

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep334 Keagan York 1:05:33

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Published 30 November 2025 This week we focus in on the 18' Skiff season. We talk to the skipper of the shiniest new boat, (Shaw and Partners) Keagan York. Keagan is a longtime stalwart of the Sydney sailing scene. A classic yacht club kid, whose passion for sailing hasn't waned. Keagan is also a fixture in the Moth class and part of the Riley fitt…

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Introducing the Worldstar with RWYC Vice Commodore Chris Arscott 41:47

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The Royal Western Yacht Club was founded in 1827 to encourage yacht racing. Chris Arscott is the Vice Commodore and organizes the OSTAR and the Round Britain & Ireland Race, and now the Worldstar, a new nonstop round-the-world race for 35'-60' monohulls without specific requirements and raced singlehanded or doublehanded,. We talk about the Worldst…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep333, Breiana Whitehead 1:32:27

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Published 23 November 2025 The week we talk Formula Kite Foiling. We sit down with Olympian Breiana Whitehead and ask all the dumb questions. It is a full bore sport which we haven't done, and so we were like kids in the candy store trying to learn. It was a lot of fun. Enjoy! #kiting #disrupta_ #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #barkarate #sai…

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Guido Cantini, 2026 Golden Globe Race Entrant 1:12:15

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Guido Cantini is an Italian entrant in the 2026 Golden Globe Race. His boat is a Vancouver 34, and he has been preparing for the race for six years. We talk about sailing arounf the Tuscan Archipelago, the differences between being a mariner and a racer, the Golden Globe Race, his boat and how he chose it, work he has done to the boat, cruising in …

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep332, SailGP final with Jody Shiels 1:30:40

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Published 16 November 2025 It's SailGP final time again, so it is time for us to review the season, talk about the upcoming final and also reveal a few bits of news. If you are interested in SailGP this ep. will give you all the knowledge of what has been happening behind the scenes. Enjoy. #sailgp #disrupta_ #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #…

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Cruising the Greek Islands, Sailing with a Baby, Eddie and Kelli of The Vanabond Tales 1:11:03

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Eddie and Kelli were in Corfu, Greece, when I spoke to them. They were sailing a 1986 Beneteau First 29, had just sold it, and were buying a Moody 422. We talk about sailing with a new baby, kids on boats, their Beneteau First 29 and how they chose it, buying a boat remotely, in-mast furling, the Moody 422, sailing in Croatia, buying a boat in Croa…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep331, Mal Page CEO Oz Sailing 1:25:06

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Published 9 November 2025. This week we talk about how to grow sailing. We talk to Malcolm Page, former club sailor, former Olympian, Gold medallist and World Champion and now CEO of Australian Sailing. Mal has just spent weeks meeting with clubs around Australia. We asked the key messages he received, and what ideas and goals Australian Sailing fo…

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Emergency Steering in the South Pacific, Red Seas 2 1:32:30

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Iain and Brioni are two Scottish sailors casually circumnavigating on a Leopard 47 Catamaran. As we spoke, they were in the South Pacific. We talk about dealing with a broken steering cable, using an emergency tiller, repairing the steel cable with dyneema, their route across the South Pacific, hurricanes, staying warm, whales, cameras and drones a…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep330, The Sharpie with Jesse Mitton 1:17:13

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Published 2 November 2025 This week we discuss the iconic Australian sailing class The Sharpie. The Sharpie is a fantastic class that is very popular. The combination of a three person crew, close racing, fun regattas and affordability make it very appealing. And with their Nationals in Port Lincoln and each of us having sailed them, we couldn't re…

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Sailing the Solomon Islands, Brett and Tess from The Seafaring Project 1:33:58

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Brett and Tess were in the Solomon Islands when I spoke to them. They sail a Corbin 39, surf, spearfish, explore, and interact with the local cultures. We talk all about the Solomon Islands, their boat, colliding with a floating tree and dealing with a damaged skeg and a pernicious leak, hauling out and and fixing the skeg, living on a boat vs livi…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep329 Andrea Davey 2:11:38

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Published 26 October 2025 This is a massive episode, so much to cover. First we chat to Andrea Davey as she starts her campaign for the 2027 Mini Transat. Another young sailor who is risking it all for her shot. Then we chat to Sarah Desmond from Final Final, to get the other side of boat ownership. And then we chat to Suellen Hurling from Live Sai…

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Jazz Turner, Project Fear, Circumnavigating Britain and Ireland 1:01:16

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Jaz races in the Hanse 303 and RS Venture Connect SCS classes, and sails an Albin Vega 27, in which she recently became the first wheelchair user to sail solo and unassisted around Great Britain and Ireland, and doing so confronted and overcame great difficulties. She lives with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which means her connective tissue does not fun…

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Tapio Lehtinen, Sailing his 1972 Swan 55 Yawl, Galiana 1:13:10

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Tapio Lehtinen sailed his boat Galiana, a 1972 Swan 55 yawl, in the 2023 Ocean Globe Race. He is now taking paying crew on ocean training passages and offshore races. If interested, send an email to [email protected] and put "Sailing" in the subject line. In this episode, we talk about sailing in the Finnish Archipelago, Galiana and her lat…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast ep328, Team catch up 1:00:03

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Published 12 October 2025 We found Bice, so we chatted with him about all the stuff that he has been doing the last few weeks (Maxi Worlds, St Tropez) and what next week has to offer, (Middle Sea Race). We also discuss my plans to attend Annapolis Sailboat Show, (which were destroyed by ridiculous flight delays). It was a lot of fun. Enjoy. #vaikob…

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Adam Desrosiers, Sailing a Cape George 36 in Alaska 1:27:11

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Adam Desrosiers lives in the Alaska panhandle and sails a Cape George 36. We talk about sailing in the Alaska panhandle (the south), fjords and inlets, weather, currents, storms, dealing with the cold, katabatic winds, Patagonia, anchoring in Alaska, 25' tides, using two anchors, his boat, making the boat more cruiser-friendly, bears on the beach, …

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep 327 Sara Stone 1:16:15

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Published 5 October 2025 This week we chat to Sara Stone, navigator for the World Champion American Magic Quantum Racing TP52 team, skipper of the American Magic womens AC team, and a member of Team Aqua, the RC44 team. Sara has one of the most amazing paths to becoming a pro sailor and talking to her it is obvious how professional she is with ever…

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Sailing the Viking Route, Brian Russell 1:35:39

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Brian and Helen Russell sail an aluminum Dudley Dix 43 that Brian built. This past summer, they sailed the Viking Route from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia via the Scilly Isles, Scotland, The Faroes, Iceland, Greenland, Labrador, and Newfoundland. We talk about all the places they visited, the pasages in between, the wildlife, difficult situations,…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep326 Andrew Dolly Divola 1:37:38

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Published 28 September 2025 This week is a great listen. We chat to Andrew Dolly Divola, Windsurfer, Skiff sailor, coach and commentator. Dolly loves a good story and he shares plenty with us this week. This was another episode where the time just raced past. You will love it. #andrewdollydivola #18skiff #aussieskiffs #sailmedia #we_are_windsurfer …

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Norbert Sedlecek Koch, Ant Arctic Lab 1:05:39

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Norbert Sedlecek Koch is the founder of Innovation Yachts. In July 2026, he will attempt to sail nonstop unassisted solo around the world passing through all the world's oceans, and becoming the first person to do so. He has already circumnavigated in a boat he built and in the Vendee Globe, and he has circumnavigated Antarctica. Innovation Yachts …

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast Ep325 Ruaridh Wright 1:22:09

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Published 21 September 2025 This week we chat to Ruaridh Wright, Scottish pro sailor. Working for North Sails in Gosport in the UK, Ruaridh has been living his dream, sailing on all your favourite boats including Cape 31's, TP's, Fast 40's, Volvo 65's. His pathway is very accessible for those who share the same dream. Ruaridh takes us behind the sc…

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Etienne Messikommer, Golden Globe 2026 Entrant 57:00

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Etienne Messikommer is an entrant in the 2026 Golden Globe Race. He also won the 2021 Globe 5.80 Transtat. We talk about his first boat (which was steel), selecting his GGR boat (a Tradewinds 35), refitting and preparing the boat for the GGR, converting from wheel to tiller, reefing and furling, reinforcing the chainplates, antifouling, getting adv…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep324 Deniss Karpak, winner Finn Gold Cup 1:08:26

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Published 14 September 2025 This week we chat to the new Finn World Champion, Deniss Karpak. The Estonian sailor has just won the Finn Gold Cup in Cascais in Portugal. It was a true mix of conditions and his consistency won the day. The Gold Cup win has been a dream for Deniss for many years and after 4 years out of the class he came back to the Fi…

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Captain Coconut aka Mark Sinclair, Following the Mini Globe Race 1:09:48

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Mark Sinclair is following the Mini Globe Race in his Lello 34, Coconut (the boat he raced in the 2018 GGR). He was in Antigua last time we spoke (in February 2024) and he was in Darwin, Australia when we spoke this time. We talk about the Mini Globe Race, Darwin Australia, his sail from Antigua to Australia, sailing every other leg with his girlfr…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep323 Tom Stuchbery 1:24:23

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Published 7 September 2025 This week we chat to Tom Stuchbery. Tom has a Youtube channel where he buys cheap boats, interesting boats, whatever takes his fancy and makes them sailable. On his channel he takes you on the journey with him, both the sailing and the boat work. He has loved sailing his whole life and he has found away to keep it fun. We…

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Gunnar Christensen, Offshore Racing vs Offshore Cruising 1:19:26

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Gunnar Christensen is an entrant in the 2026 Golden Globe Race. He owns a Hans Christen 34 and is also a professional sailor and skipper of racing sailboats. We talk about his Baltic 42, a Southerly 42, The Bahamas, the value of a swing-keel, RORC races Gunnar has been competing in, racing a Farr 60, how seamanship differs between racers and cruise…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep322 NYYC Invitational Cup with Mike Ritchie and Chris Way 1:30:27

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Published 31 August 2025 This week we get excited about the Invitational Cup, a biennial event hosted by the New York Yacht Club in Newport, R.I., featuring the top amatuer teams from around the World. Our guests are Mike Ritchie and Chris Way the principals behind the team from RPAYC. Great guys, positive attitude, plus a cool event. Plenty of int…

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Kevin Le Poidevin, Sailing an Open 40 1:01:26

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Kevin Le Poidevin sails an Open 40, Roaring 40 and a Sigma 36 Rogue Wave. He sailed in the 2014 and 2018 Solo Trans Tasman Challenge New Plymouth to Southport, the 2021 and 2024 Sydney Hobart, the 2023 Global Solo Challenge, and the 2025 Melbourne to Osaka Race. He has also solo sailed around Australia and Malaysia, as well as from Osaka back to Au…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep321 Flying Fifteen World Champions Graham Vials and Chris Turner 1:02:21

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Published 24 August 2025 This week we chat to Graham Vials and Chris Turner. The boys have just won the Flying Fifteen Worlds. It is the sixth Flying Fifteen Worlds they have sailed and it is the sixth time they have won them. Obviously they know what they are doing so we asked for some tips. Enjoy! #ovingtonboats #flyingfifteenffi #sailgp #theocea…

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Guy DeBoer, Offshore Racing, GGR 2026? 56:17

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Guy deBoer is a professional sailor active in offshore racing. He was in the 2022 Golden Globe Race, but went aground in the Canary Islands and had to retire from the race. He eventually saved and rebuilt the boat, Spirit, a Tashiba 36. We talk about his new (to him) Cheoy Lee and how old full-keel boats are sometimes free or nearly free, racing in…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep320 Alex Maloney Olympic Silver Medallist 49erFX 1:44:04

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Published 17 August 2025 This week we take time to chat to Alex Maloney, multiple World Champion, Olympic Silver medallist and all round fun person. Alex is a talented sailor, adventurer and someone who makes things fun. We have wanted to have her on the show for a long time, so we were very happy to chat to her this week. Plus our roundup at the e…

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Tom Cunliffe, Sailing and Writing and his new novel Hurricane Force 57:19

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Tom Cunliffe is a living legend among offshore sailors. He has lived his life at sea, mostly sailing traditional boats. He learned to sail on a 22 ft gaff sloop when a teenager on the Norfolk Broads. He studied law in university, but then ran off to sea. He has worked as mate on a coasting merchant vessel and skippered private yachts as well as hav…

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Jolly Holly, Show Me Your Dinghy 1:11:12

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Jolly Holly sails a 72' carbon fiber trimaran now, and has a history of restoring old boats and solo sailing. She is also the owner of ShowMeYourDinghy dinghy navigation lights, which I use and approve of. We talk about sailing in the Caribbean, getting knocked down, sailing solo vs with crew, observing fishing regulations, Sunfish, Tritium - her 7…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep319 the Harding Wilmot Special 1:31:10

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Published 3 August 2025 This week we talk to the 49er FX pairing of Laura Harding and Annie Wilmot. Both champion youth sailors, they paired up in 2021 to pursue the 49er FX. They came oh so close to Olympic selection in '24 and now they are totally focussed on '28. We check in to see how the hard work is going for two young women who are always sm…

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Daniel Turner 2, Mini Globe Race, Fiji 58:46

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Daniel Turner is currently in second place in the Mini Globe Race, another Don McIntyre circumnavigation race. He was in Fiji when I interviewed him, right befrore the start of Leg three, Fiji to Cape Town. We talk about sailing from Antigua to Panama, dealing with a roller-furler malfunction, sailing to Fiji, a storm in the Tuomotus, using a drogu…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep 318 - the Admirals Cup 1:09:12

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Published 27 July 2025 This week we go in depth and behind the scenes of the Admirals Cup with a surprise insider. Plenty of discussion on boats, atmosphere and preparation for the Fastnet. Enjoy. #admirals.cup #rorcracing #rolexfastnetracecherbourg #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #barkarate #sailingpodcast #barkarateconversations #worldsaili…

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Ask an Electrician, Owen Murphy, Part 2 56:11

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This is part two of my conversation with marine electrical engineer Owen Murphy. We talk about meeting John Kretschmer, the influence of electrical systems and electronics on sailboat value, wiring diagrams, the risks of modern high-output systems, fuses, what electricity is, amps, electrical fields, panconsciousness, sailing in the South Pacific, …

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep317 Tasar Worlds with Alistair Murray AM 1:22:25

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Published 20 July 2025 The Tasar class are hosting their 50th World Champs this week on Lake Garda. The Tasar class does a lot of things well, holding their World championships in great locations, quality racing and lots of fun. To find out more about the class and the championships we spoke to the person who has been sailing the class longer than …

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Ask an Electrician, Owen Murphy of Meridian Marine Electrical, Part 1 1:06:07

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Owen Murphy is an ABYC certified marine electrical engineer and technician who offers both onsite and remote electrical system consulting, maintenance and installation. He sails a Pacific Seacraft 34 and is currently in Fiji. Owen answers questions from Patrons about their electrical systems. These include charging an AGM starter battery with LiFeP…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep316 the Admirals Cup with Shane Guanaria 1:27:45

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Published 13 July 2025 One week until the Admirals Cup kicks off and we are fired up. Bicey is racing on Final Final. But this week we chat to Shane Guarnaria from the yacht Zen. Shane is the principal of Doyle Sails in Sydney, he has been part of the Zen team for years. He gives us insights into the preparation, the vibe, the regatta, everything. …

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Deborah Hammett, Young Salt at Sixty 1:08:36

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Deborah Hammett began sailing later in life and is the author of the book "Young Salt at Sixty." She sails a Jenneau Sun Odyssey 36 out of Martha's Vineyard, Mass. We talk about Martha's Vineyard, seeing your hometown from the water, scaling down, what inspired her to become a sailor, The Bahamas, riding out a storm in Georgetown at anchor, anchors…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep315 German sailor Lena Stuekl 1:35:00

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Published 6 July 2025 This week we speak to former 470 German Sailing Team member, Lena Stuekl. Lena has also provided commentary for a bunch of sailing events including Sailing Champions League and Kieler Woche TV. She now fits a bit of 5-oh sailing in around her engineering career changing the future for us all. Lena is a great sailor and human a…

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Sailing with Six 1:10:37

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Chris and Shona have been sailing around the world on a Leopard 46 catamaran with their four children. They started in Australia on a monohull and sailed up to the islands in the South Pacific. They then bought a catamaran in Mexico, went through the Panama Canal, up to Nova Scotia, and around the Caribbean, back through the canal, across the Pacif…

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Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep314 Race Preparation with Stacey and Hannah 1:36:31

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Published 29 June 2025 This week is all about race preparation. We talk about the things you need to be doing before heading offshore. To help us, we spoke to two pro sailors who have raced around the World and have businesses helping sailors prepare for their events. Hannah Diamond and Stacey Jackson. If you want to go offshore and you want to do …