This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast Andy is having a conversation with Kate & Iain from the Youtube sailing channel Follow Intrepid Bear Kate & Iain are from the UK and both HAD a career as police officers before they turned into full time cruisers, they are currently in Montenegro and have been cruising the mediterranean since the start of the 2022 season. Their journey started in the UK last year, they sailed across the channel then south to cross the bay of biscay and due to the v...
Nov 02, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 25
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast I’m having a chat with David Shih David was cruising around the USA living van life when him and his wife decided to buy a boat. They chose to go with the Lagoon 450 and unfortunately were the victim of the bulkhead and structural beam situation. David decided to take the boat to Panama to meet up with his friend who was already fixing up his boat with the same issues. He then spent over a year on the hard in Panama re-building his boat back to a safe stan...
Oct 22, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 24
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast I’m having a chat with @Lauren Landers Lauren is currently living in the Bahamas on her 51ft 1993 Beneteau Oceanis She sails her boat Soul De La Mar single handed and she operates a charter business offering sailing experiences, free diving, spear fishing and also works with a partner delivery yoga retreats aboard. Lauren studied and trained as a marine biologist, she is also an ocean conservationist and has strong passion for educating children along her ...
Oct 10, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 23
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast I’m having a chat with Erica and Warren from the Sailing Youtube Channel - @WEsail They have been cruising full time for 3 years and are currently sailing a new to them boat which is a Fontaine Pajot Helia 44 Catamaran. Erica and Warren both come from the States and previously worked in aviation and the hospitality sector before they decided to start cruising. In their first boat they cruised the Caribbean, Bahamas, Central America and through to the Sea o...
Sep 24, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 22
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast I’m having a chat with Pascale and Troy from the Sailing Youtube Channel - Freerange sailing and Freerange Homestead They have been cruising round Australia on their Clansman 30, a sloop rigged Australian monohull built in 1969 Troy has spent a life on an in the water as a diver and a commercial mariner. Pascale met Troy in 2014 and has since been spending time sailing and in 2017 they became full time liveabord cruisers. Last year they performed an extens...
Sep 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 21
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast I’m having a chat with Luke and Adam from the Sailing Youtube Channel - The Sailing Brothers Luke and Adam are two brothers from Wales in the UK. Before they started their cruising journey they both worked in Logistics for Supermarkets. They had both been living on boats before they started cruising and gained experience by circumnavigating the UK before they set off on their current trip. Prior to setting off on a longer voyage they decided to upgrade to ...
Sep 03, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 20
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Aug 22, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 19
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with John Kretschmer, Delivery Skipper, Passage Instructor and Author. John is one of the most experienced sailors in the world, clocking close to 400,000 Nautical miles sailed in a variety of boats, all over the planet. He has spent 42 years in the sailing industry and given over 150 offshore training passages and lectured on passage making in some of sailings most prestigious venues. His company also now offers online offshore passage tra...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 18
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with Roberta & Duca from the Youtube Sailing & DIY Channel, Odd Life Crafting Roberta & Duca are from Brazil and have been living an alternative lifestyle for nearly 10 years, travelling the world and creating living spaces and documentaries. They started producing videos of their container home build before purchasing their first floating home. They recently bought a neglected 12 meter steel sailboat that had been on the hard f...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 17
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with Janaye & Jason from the Youtube Sailing Channel, Leading the Escapade Janaye & Jason were both running their own business’s in Australia and saving for a house before they decided to start cruising. Janaye worked in the Beauty & Fashion industry and Jason worked in the Construction industry. After they became inspired to live on a sailboat they decided to move to Greece and start the boat search. They chose a Jeanneau Sun O...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 16
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with The Hound of the High Seas, Barry Perrins from the Youtube Sailing Channel, Adventures of an Old Seadog. Barry is from Devon in the UK and has spent years working on the water. 7 years ago he decided to change his life and sail around the world by himself and complete a solo circumnavigation. His journey started in Portugal, where he found his vessel, a 36ft Van De Stadt, Steel Sailboat named “White Shadow” known as The Shadmeister. Ba...
Jul 10, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 15
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with Lauren and Kirk from the Youtube Sailing Channel, Sailing Soulianis. Lauren and Kirk started their live aboard life 5 years ago when they began to hunt for their first cruising boat. They picked a Tartan 37, one of the most respected American made Bluewater cruisers. Their journey started in Racine Milwaukee before navigating the Great Lakes and the inland waterway systems to pop out in the Gulf of Mexico. They have spent seasons cruis...
Jul 01, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 14
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with Kristina and John from the Youtube Sailing Channel Kristina’s Travels Kristina and John are both from Australia and have started their cruising life on a Jeanneau 50DS on the East Coast of Aus from Melbourne to The Great Barrier Reef. Prior to cruising Kristina was a television journalist and TV presenter and John was an Airline Pilot and photographer which gave them the perfect skillset for making travel documentaries on the water. Af...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 13
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with Lowell Sheppard from the YouTube sailing channel Pacific Solo and the Never Too Late Academy Lowell has dedicated his life to the non profit sector, working to provide clean water to communities in ned amongst many other social and environmental projects. He is a successful author and speaker as a fellow of The Royal Geographic Society and a master fund raiser. He now lives in Japan with his wife and is focussed on his next challenge w...
Jun 11, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 12
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with Brooke and Gary from the Youtube Sailing Channel Sailing One Life. Brooke and Gary have been cruising now for 2 years around the Caribbean and have just entered the Pacific after crossing through the Panama Canal. They started off their journey in Florida, where they were living at the time and purchased a 1984 Nautical Development Offshore 40. They spent 6 months working full time whilst refitting One Life ready for cruising the Carib...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 11
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with Matt Steverson from the YouTube Boat Building Channel, The Duracell Project Matt with his partner Janneke have been sailing for years and after cruising on their previous 40ft cruiser decided to take on a mega project on their forest property in Washington State. They were given a 60ft Open Ocean Racing Sailboat named Duracell, once owned by the legendary sailor Mike Plant, who sailed the boat in the first Vendee Globe. Matt with his s...
May 15, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with Holly Martin from the YouTube Sailing Channel, Wind Hippie Sailing Holly was raised as a child sailing the world and living aboard with her parents and siblings, before the family decided to live off grid. After university Holly decided to work and travel and then follow in her parents footsteps and sail the world. She bought and completely refit her 27 foot sailboat named Gecko She is sailing solo and has so far travelled down the Eas...
May 01, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with James Evenson from the YouTube Sailing Channel, Sailing Zingaro. James spent his youth between Washington and California before joining the Navy to work on Nuclear Submarines as a Quartermaster and Technician. After serving in the Navy James decided to save up some cash and start a journey traveling around the world by sailboat. He started his journey on a 37ft Crowther catamaran which is sailed through the Caribbean and across the Pac...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with Loren and Eric from the YouTube Sailing Channel, Sailaway World Sailing. Loren & Eric are currently cruising the Caribbean with their son Rivers and their dog Zeke They are long time sailors and have owned many boats, they are currently sailing a Hunter 46LE. Whilst enjoying some club racing back in the day they both met at Lake Erie and have been gradually moving south since, spending time sailing, then cruising and now as full ti...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 7
If you would like support us in the creation of the podcast please consider becoming a Patreon, we release the podcasts early to members as well as recovering our newsletter about upcoming guests so you can ask questions yourself. Anything is appreciated and it would be great to build a community around the podcast. www.patreon.com/oceancruisers This week on The Ocean Cruisers podcast we are speaking with Brian Trautman of SV Delos Brain along with his wife Karin and his Daughter Sierra, sail ar...
Mar 15, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 6
This week on the ocean cruisers podcast we are speaking with Dustin Reynolds who is also known as The Single Handed Sailor. Dustin holds the world record for being the first double amputee to solo circumnavigate the planet. Dustin has been living aboard full time since 2014 when he purchased his first boat, A 1968 35ft Alberg. He taught himself how to sail cruising around the waters of Hawaii before he decided to cross the pacific and start his Circumnavigation. He reached Thailand and changed h...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 5
On this week's episode of the Ocean Cruisers Podcast we speak with Ryan and Britni from the Youtube Sailing Channel Sailing Sunday Their sailing journey began in Malta in 2019 when they bought their 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 46, they sailing across Europe, Turkey, North Africa and have now crossed the Atlantic to the Caribbean. Ryan and Britni met in Canada when they were teenagers and after high school Britni moved to Australia and they lived together ever since. Ryan and Britni have always been in...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Welcome to the Ocean Cruisers Podcast, hosted by Andy H This week we are speaking with Jade and Brynn from the YouTube sailing channel Chasing Currents. Jade and Brynn are from Birmingham in the UK and are new to the sailing world. They bought their boat 2 years ago, a 1976, 28 foot Stag built in the UK. After learning how to sail and refitting their boat ready for crossing the English Channel and The Bay of Biscay the left in the summer of 2021 to head towards the Mediterranean. If you want to ...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Welcome to the Ocean Cruisers Podcast, hosted by Andy H This week we are speaking with Lin Pardey - Author and multiple circumnavigator Lin Pardey is an inspiration to thousands of liveaboards and sailors all over the world, she has circumnavigated twice in engineless, home build wooden boats. She is the author of 12 sailing books, the recipient of countless awards and in 2000 was introduced into the Cruising World Hall of Fame Lin is currently in New Zealand refitting a steel sailboat for anoth...
Jan 15, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to the Ocean Cruisers Podcast, hosted by Judy & Steve of Sailing Fair Isle This week Andy and I ( Hi, Im Hiba ) along with Mandy and Alex of See The Little Things, Josh Post, Maddie & Herbie of The Rigging Doctor and Michael and Joel of Bums on a Boat all had the pleasure of being interviewed by Judy and Steve whilst we were on our charter in Greece hosted by Sail With George. We talk about everything boat life related, and how everyone got into this lifestyle. You can learn abou...
Jan 01, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Welcome to the Ocean Cruisers Podcast, hosted by Andy H This week we are speaking with Beau & Brandy from the Youtube Channel Sailing Saorise. Beau & Brandy in 2016 decided to sell everything they own, quit their jobs and move to Florida in pursuit of a new life, they chose a 1971 Pearson 35 as their new home. Their new home needed a complete refit so they spent two and a half years getting their boat ready, installing an electric motor for propulsion, fibreglass work, cabinetry, electri...
Dec 15, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Welcome to the Ocean Cruisers Podcast, hosted by Andy H This week we are speaking with Taylor Francis from the Youtube Channel Taylor’s Travels Taylor is from Canada and has just started out as a full time live aboard solo sailor on her Catalina Morgan 38. She is in the final stages of completing a mechanical refit. She lived in an 80’s vintage camper-van before moving aboard her first freshwater sail boat, a Tanzer 26, in the Great Lakes of Canada. She is a motor cycle enthusiast and a talented...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Welcome to the Ocean Cruisers Podcast, hosted by Andy H This week we are speaking with Mads and Ava from the Youtube Channel Sail Life Mads and Ava live full time aboard a newly refitted Trident Warrior 38 that they plan to sail across the Atlantic in 2022 Mads has been refitting his Warrior 38 for over 5 years, what was originally intended as some basic refit has turned into a full interior and exterior renovation project They have recently sailed from Denmark where they completed their refit t...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Welcome to the Ocean Cruisers Podcast, hosted by Andy H This week we are speaking with Megan and Nick from the YouTube sailing channel O’Kelly’s Megan and Nick live full time aboard a 2005 Leopard 46 Catamaran called Clarity which they have been cruising through the Caribbean and East Coast US for the past 5 years. They have been cruising for years off and on, aboard monohulls and more recently their Catamaran between their previous careers, Megan was an executive recruiter in Silicon Valley and...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Welcome to the Ocean Cruisers Podcast, hosted by Andy H This week we are speaking with James Frederick from the YouTube sailing channel SV Triteia James who is commonly known as James the Sailor Man, is an author and artist from California. He has travelled the world studying different culture and interpretations of art and has learned sailing along the way. He is now a commercial skipper and the owner of a 1965 Alberg 30. James has completely refit his classic sail boat and has documented the w...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 19
