Andy Schell always wanted to be his generation’s “John Kretschmer”. He and his wife Mia are well on their way to fulfilling that goal. Andy has written some magazine articles and I’m sure that he will one day write a book about his adventures. All Andy ever really wanted to do was buy a bigger boat and take […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 034: Andy Schell, 59-North Part 1 appeared first on Sail Loot ....
This stuff makes me smile. Here is somebody that is willing to share the financial details about a sailing business that has been created from scratch. We were able to catch up with Andy Schell. Or, rather, he was able to touch base with Sail Loot. We both listen to each others’ podcasts. He hosts a […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 033: Andy Schell’s Isbjorn Sailing Money appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Robert Gabriel and Megan Rose didn’t grow up around boats, and their parents didn’t teach them to sail. They were both landlocked. Rob grew up in Walla Walla, WA, and Megan grew up in the desert in Idaho. It seems…neither of them wanted to stay there. They wanted to have some adVENTURE in their lives! Instead […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 032: Rob and Megan’s Venture Lives from their Sailboat appeared first on Sail Loot ....
How quickly do you think you can climb aboard your sailboat and start a new life cruising the world? Jody and Peter met in April of 2011. Peter didn’t inform Jody of his plan to sail around the world until July of 2011. Two years later, in August of 2013, they bought a 1980 Whitby […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 031: Peter and Jody from Somewhere Warm and Sunny Down Where The Coconuts Grow appeared first on Sail Loot ....
“I had a lot of things, expensive things, and a lot of money, none of which I needed and none of which made me happy.” – Annie Dike, Keys To The Kingdom. I could go on and on with quotes from the first few chapters of Annie’s new book Keys To The Kingdom that hit me right […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 030: Annie Dike’s Key’s To The Kingdom and Setting Up a Small Business appeared first on Sail Loot ....
We left Part 1 of the Amazing Pam Wall Sailing Stories with the Wall family starting their circumnavigation on their 39 foot sloop, Kandarik. Pam and Andy had saved the glorious sum of $10,000 to use as their sailing money while they explored the world on Kandarik. Pam and Andy had returned from their 3-year honeymoon. […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 029: Pam Wall Part 2, More Amazing Sailing Stories appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Pam Wall has been sailing since she was a young girl helping to race her father’s sailboats on Lake Michigan. Of course, for Pam, helping was making the bologna sandwiches and passing up the cold beers for the young men on the boat. I don’t quite think she minded. After all, she was able to […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 028: The Pam Wall Sailing Story, Part 1 appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Jose has been sailing since he could walk. Actually, he was probably on a sailboat before he could walk, but he was behind the helm by the time he could stand on his own two feet. Gina’s story is completely the opposite, but she’s learning now. “Where there’s a will, there’s a way,” and Jose […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 027: Couchsailors Jose and Gina Rent All of their Rooms for Sailing Money appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Chris Bartick is the perfect example for Sail Loot. There are many ways of making your sailing money. The most popular seems to be to work hard, save money, minimize your spending, and build a cruising kitty that will last a few months, several years, or maybe even forever! However, Chris decided that he wanted […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 026: Chris Bartick Paints Moments Sailing appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Where do I start? I’m posting this because I’ve been re-inspired and I have decided that maybe I should share a few things that have been going on in my personal life. I actually have Andy Schell to thank for that. Yes, I produce some podcasts, but I also enjoy listening to other podcasts, especially […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 025: Peaks and Troughs of Sailing, Life, and Money appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Matt and Jessica decided that it was time to get off the couch and start experiencing life. How they would experience life was the first question. When they decided that sailing was the answer, all they had to do was learn how to sail, find a boat, and figure out how to find their sailing […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 024: Cruising with Jessica and Matt’s Sailing Money, MJ Sailing appeared first on Sail Loot ....
When Emmanuel emailed me in early March on of the words that he used to describe the Sail Loot Podcast was “Brilliant.” You know, I tend to agree! Maybe he just knew how far flattery can take you in this world. I don’t know. Either way, thank you Emmanuel! He also said things like, “Last […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 023: Leela’s Sailing Money with Emmanuel & Saxony appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Annie had grown up, gone to college and earned her law degree at Alabama. She started practicing litigation law, but after a while she realized that she was only having fun about 10% of the time. She decided that it was time to change her lifestyle. Annie had always loved writing, and had started writing […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 022: Have Wind Will Travel with Annie Dike appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Is anybody hungry? Are you out on the water enjoying your sailboat in the Virgin Islands and don’t really feel like cooking? Sasha and Tara have found a solution for you. That solution is their brilliant idea of serving you the best New York Pizza in the Caribbean from the service window of their sailboat, […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 021: Pizza π Vi – A Pizza Sailboat in Paradise appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Leah Kruger has been sailing since before she can remember cartoons of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. She was a little bit older when her family set sail to circumnavigate. It was certainly a much longer trip to Disney Land than Leah had imagined. While they were sailing around the world, Leah couldn’t quite understand […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 020: Leah Kruger Makes Her Sailing Money With Brio appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Captain Dietmar is another true entrepreneur. He and his partners went live with Good Anchorage at the Annapolis Boat Show in October of 2014. He has made his sailing money by starting, growing, and selling businesses. He’s won some, he’s lost some, and he’s found a way to use Good Anchorage to help all boaters […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 019: Good Anchorage, Get Paid To Cruise appeared first on Sail Loot ....
It only took 17 Sail Loot Podcasts to get an interview with the other half of the S\V Delos crew recorded and released. Suweeeeeet! I got to talk to Brian and Karin back in Sail Loot Podcast 001. This time around I had an awesome chat with Brady and Josje! We put the pieces of […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 018: More Delos Adventures with Brady & Josje appeared first on Sail Loot ....
The Sail Loot Podcast is back with Part 2 of an amazing conversation with Jeff Siegel of Active Captain. I know, we left you with a little bit of a cliffhanger on the last one. There was so much good information shared during our conversation that I couldn’t leave anything out. We had been talking for […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 017: Sharing the Experience with Active Captain’s Jeff Siegel, Part 2 appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Jeff Siegel and his wife Karen didn’t have to create Active Captain in order to find their sail loot. The Siegels are entrepreneurs and were lucky enough to have created, run, and sold a technology business, Evergreen Technologies, prior to living life on their boat. “Lucky” probably isn’t the word I should use. When you […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 016: Active Captain Jeff Siegel, Part 1 appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Phil and Aimee Nance sat down, looked at each other, and said, “Why are we letting a nanny raise our kids?” Between Phil’s post-doctoral fellowship at the La Jolla Institute, Aimee getting her high school teaching credentials, and an hour commute, they were left with only a couple of hours a day with their daughters […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 015: SV Terrapin Provides Family Time with Lifestyle Afloat appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Nate Niehuus has spent a lot of life traveling the world. As a child, he spent time all over Europe with his family. He and his family did settle down in Bellville, Texas for a little while, but Nate took off again as soon as he could. Nate fought in Iraq, developed an addiction to motorcycles, free […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 014: Sailing to Spearfish on Nate’s Nomad Trip appeared first on Sail Loot ....
As a young child Franz Amussen had a yearning to travel and was envious of his Aunt and Uncle that would tell him stories of traveling the world. He also had some copies of National Geographic Magazine that detailed Robin Lee Graham’s adventures of sailing around the world at 16 years old. Robin then co-wrote the book Dove […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 013: Investing Money to Make Money While Sailing the Mediterranean with Franz Amussen appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Sherry Ott was once living the good live in New York City. She had a great job as a project manager in the information technology sector. Sherry was living the perfect American lifestyle. Perfect for what we’re told “The American Dream” is anyway. Perfect on paper for that resume that stated that she went to school, […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 012: From Corporate America to Ottsworld with Sherry Ott appeared first on Sail Loot ....
In 2010 Ed and Kim Robinson took a leap of faith. They quit their jobs to go live on a boat. Coincidentally, three years later Ed published a book called Leap of Faith: Quit Your Job and Live on a Boat. Quitting my job and living on a boat is exactly what I’m trying to do. […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 011: How Ed Robinson Quit His Job to Live on a Boat appeared first on Sail Loot ....
You have heard of Mike and Rebecca Sweeney right? No? Have you heard of the Zero to Cruising website? Mike and Rebecca started their sailing adventure in Kingston, Ontario in July 0f 2010. It seems as if their preparation process took them about 2 years. They came up with the idea of setting sail (you’ll […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 010: Zero To Cruising To Chartering One Love with Mike and Rebecca Sweeney appeared first on Sail Loot ....
So, you didn’t get thousands of comments when you launched your website? Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan (can you tell I’m a Giants fan?) haven’t been blowing up your iPhone? You didn’t sell 10 million units in your first month? You didn’t win the SuperBowl in your first year of the NFL? Get Over It: […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 009: The Overnight Success Dream – It’s a Myth. Get Over It appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Lisa Dorenfest has always been attracted to the water and grew up on Lake Michigan sailing lasers and Hobie Cats. It wasn’t until 2007-2008 when Lisa started to get serious about taking action on her dream to circumnavigate the world by sailboat. Lisa’s best friend, Mary Davenport Cook, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Lisa decided […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 008: Leave of Absence for Sailing Sabbaticals with Lisa Dorenfest appeared first on Sail Loot ....
What’s the good word? TO HELL WITH GEORGIA! – Georgia Tech grad here so I had to throw that in. I read a post recently in the Sailing Websites Facebook Group. Nigel Robinson was concerned that nobody was seeing his blog posts. At first, I wasn’t sure if he was asking if the blog itself, or […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 007: To Hell With Keywords, Be Yourself First appeared first on Sail Loot ....
Matt, Courtney and the Yolo pod aren’t cruising yet, but they will be in about 5 days. Of course, I guess that depends on when you find this post and listen to this podcast. They plan on boarding Yolo on December 1, 2014. If you’re here after that, then they’re already cruising! Matt and Courtney […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 006: Saving Money to Set Sail With Matt and Courtney on Yolo appeared first on Sail Loot ....
It’s kind of funny. I release a podcast where I interview Tasha Hacker and we talk all about how she and Ryan started their Teaching House business by building a website. I finish the editing and show notes and hit the schedule button. It was published at 1238 on 13 November 2014. That morning, at about […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 005: The Passive Income Myth and The Cost of A Website appeared first on Sail Loot ....
