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Slow Boat Sailing Podcast

Linus Wilson•linuswilson.podbean.com
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We talk to the most interesting cruising sailors in the world and the adventures of the Slow Boat as it sails around the world part-time.
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Ep. 11: Anchoring with Mantus Anchors founder Greg Kutsen, M.D., hosted by Linus Wilson

I recorded this talk on anchoring techniques at the 2016 Southwestern International Boat Show in Houston. Greg Kutsen M.D. is the founder of Mantus Anchors, which is a sponsor of Slow Boat Sailing. Download the presentation for that talk to refer to the numbers for your boat. Mantus Anchors Anchoring Presentation Support the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast on Patreon! There are great gifts such as How to Sail Around the World Part-Time (MP3 version) and bonus content for Patreon subscribers. The focus...

Apr 13, 2016•58 min•Season 1Ep. 11

Ep. 10: SV Delos, Brian, Brady, and Karin Interviewed by Linus Wilson

We caught up with the crew of SV Delos in South Africa as they plan to round the Cape of Good Hope for the second time in the other direction and cruise Reunion, Mauritius, and eastern Madagascar in their Southern Ocean cruise. Contribute to the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast on Patreon so we can hit our $20 goal and give away the eBook of the #1 sailing bestseller Slow Boat to the Bahamas to every sailor in the world! Give the dream of cruising to foreign islands to your fellow sailors by being a pa...

Apr 06, 2016•57 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Ep. 9: Dee Caffari, world record holder, Vendee Globe racer, Volvo Ocean Racer;

This is just a sampling of Dee Caffari's achievements under sail from her website : "In 2006 Dee became the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, around the world against the prevailing winds and currents and was awarded an MBE in recognition of her achievement. Dee successfully completed the solo, non-stop Vendée Globe Race in 2009, crossing the finish line in 6th place out of an original fleet of 30 competitors. April 2011 saw Dee complete her third non-stop circumnavigation in the double-handed...

Mar 30, 2016•23 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Ep. 8: Jessie Z. of KatieandJessieonaboat.com talks about her travels in the Bahamas and the Great Loop interviewed by Linus Wilson

Jessie Zevalkink talks abouther travels in the Great Loop of the U.S. and Canada during 2013-2014. She and her friend Katie Smith traveled in a 27-foot sailboat fromMichigan to the Bahamas and back with Katie's dog. Check out their blogin http://katieandjessieonaboat.com /. Theearly twenty-somethings were like "aliens" in the cruiser communityand were embraced up and down the ICW and featured on the front pages of CruisingOutpost . We talk about their working their way around the waterwaysof the...

Mar 23, 2016•38 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Ep. 7: Polynesian Navigation on Hokule’a with Kawika Crivello interviewed by Linus Wilson

In episode 7, I spoke to Kawika Crivello a crew member on the traditional sailing vessel Hokule’a. Hokule’a is a two-masted double hulled canoe that is meant to be similar to traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes. It is over 60′ long and has a crew of about a dozen at any one time. Kawika has crewed on many parts of its current round the world voyage. Hokule’a is 41 years old and is maintained by the Polynesian Voyaging Society . Kawika was at anchor in the British Virgin Islands where the met ...

Mar 18, 2016•29 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Ep. 6: South Pacific Weather with Met Bob, Bob McDavitt, interviewed by Linus Wilson

Bob McDavitt has been forecasting weather in the South Pacific for forty years including providing weather advice for the New Zealand challengers in the America's Cup and 16-year-old, round-the-world sailor Jessica Watson. He advised about 300 boats last season doing ocean passages in the South Pacific as well as runs a free weather newsletter/blog for over 20 years at http://weathergram.blogspot.com/. His website is http://www.metbob.com/. He talks to the Slow Boat Sailing podcast about South P...

Mar 10, 2016•56 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Ep. 5: Cuba Bound with Wally Moran Interviewed by Linus Wilson

Wally Moran , the coauthor of the new cruising guide to Cuba’s north coast Cuba Bound , talked to me in episode 5. He talks about his sailing career in SV Gypsy Wind and the Sail to the Sun ICW rally that he organizes. Wally did not have an internet signal and was talking outside over a cell phone so the audio of the interview is not as good as for prior episodes and was not as good as it will be for future episodes. I also talk about the perils of taking a dog to the Cayman Islands. Many more g...

Mar 04, 2016•48 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Ep. 4: (new) Sailing the Galapagos and Marquesas with Pacific Crossing Notes Author Nadine Slavinski

This “new” episode 4 replaces the old episode 4. The old episode 4 had poor sound quality due to banging halyards in a 30-knot near-gale. Nadine Slavinski crossed the South Pacific in 2013 and 2014 and wrote about it in her book Pacific Crossing Notes . We talk in depth about the Slow Boat’s planned cruising grounds for 2017 of the Galapagos and the Marquesas. Nadine also wrote Lesson Plans Ahoy! and Cruising the Caribbean with Kids . We also talk about her cool downwind sailing setup on their 3...

Feb 29, 2016•58 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Ep. 3: Pt. 2 Sundowner Sails Again with Tate McDaniel (Provedencia, San Blas, Panama, El Nino, and RVing) interviewed by Linus Wilson

This is the second half of the interview with Tate McDaniel of Sundowner Sails Again blog and You Tube channel. He talks about sailing his boat from Isla Mujeres, Mexico to the remote island of Providencia, Columbia and then to the San Blas Islands in Panama. He discusses why El Nino and cheap gas convinced him 2016 was the year to pause his around the world quest and RV across America before rejoining his 32' Westsail sailboat in Panama to sail the South Pacific in 2017. Take advantage of the $...

Feb 24, 2016•46 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Ep. 2: Cuba and Pt. 1 Sundowner Sails Again with Tate McDaniel (New Orleans, Key West, Cuba, and Isla Mujeres) interviewed by Linus Wilson

Tate McDaniel of the Sundowner Sails Again's blog and uTube channel talked to me over the weekend. This episode looks at getting his boat, a Westsail 32' named Sundowner, ready for a round the world trip. This covers the first half of his trip in 2015, crossing the Gulf of Mexico from New Orleans to Key West. He discusses his travels in Cuba and his trip to and time in Isla Mujeres with his wife Dani. In the next episode he discusses his trip to Provedencia, the San Blas Islands in Panama, and w...

Feb 23, 2016•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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