Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell

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Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell Podcast

Interviews with offshore sailors and those in the industry sharing exciting stories and useful information so we can better enjoy and better prepare for our own adventures.

  1. Nathan Zahrt,

    2 HRS AGO

    Nathan Zahrt,

    Nathan and his wife Vivian run Ocean Passages, offering training passages aboard their Compass 47. We also talk about Tahiti and the Society Islands, dealing with cyclone season, Nova Scotia, dealing with heavy weather, electronics, anchoring, his association with John Kretschmer, training passages, heaving-to, different boats, different rigs, using preventers, accidental jibes, sailing to a schedule, lessons learned from John Kretschmer, and more. Podcast shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7 Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell

    1h 29m

  2. SEPT 2

    Porter Fox, Category Five

    Porter Fox grew up on the coast of Maine sailing small boats. His father designed and built Whistler sailboats and founded Able Marine. Porter has written three books and also writes stories for The New York Times and other journals.  His latest book is Category Five, which we talk about.  We also talk about sailing around New York City, sailing a Whistler that his father built, sailing a cat ketch, cruising the New Jersey coast, sailing canoes in The Bahamas, sailing with John Kretschmer, climate change, the amplification of storms, sea-level rise, why we love the ocean, the importance of keeping a calm mind, defeating trauma, John Kretschmer's books, freeboard, net zero, and more. Shownotes are at https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7 Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell

    1h 11m

  3. AUG 26

    Dave Winkler, Sea Tow

    Dave winkler is a Sea Two captain in Boston. We talk about sailing in Boston, problems sailers face and ask Sea Tow for help with, towing sailboats and using drogues during rudder-failure, mast breakage, the importance of taping over cotterpins in the standing rigging and lifelines, dangerous rescues, lobster bouys, rescuing a leatherback turtle, tips to avoid needing to call for help, and more. Find the shownotes here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7 Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell

    54 min
  4. James Evenson, Sailing Zingaro

    AUG 19

    James Evenson, Sailing Zingaro

    Captain James is a former submariner in the US Navy. He's sailed over 70,000 nm on a wide variety of boats. We talk about life on a submarine, catamarans, sailing through the South Pacific, a near-disaster on a catamaran breaking up in a storm, dual rudders, center cockpits, raised deck salons, pointing high, chasing your dreams and doing what you really want instead of what you think you are supposed to do, dinghies, lifting-keel sailboats, adventures in anchoring, buoying the chain, the importance of freediving, backup anchors, Portugal, surfing, Costa Rica, wing masts, fast boats, dream boats, selectingthe right boat for you, the disturbing noises catamarans make, running a charter business, seasickness, and more. Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7 Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell

    1h 22m

  5. AUG 14

    Ethan Mass, Sea Tow Boston

    In this bonus mid-week episode, I interview Sea Tow captain Ethan Maass, from Sea Tow Boston.  We talk about how Sea Tow serves sailors, how far they go to help, working with the Coast Guard when there's a problem, communications, what membership includes and doesn't, collisions, common safety shortcomings in boaters, emergency anchoring, getting lost, using divers, ordering pizza, and more. Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7 Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell

    44 min
  6. The South Pacific in 2 Perspectives, Erick and Jenny VanMalssen

    AUG 12

    The South Pacific in 2 Perspectives, Erick and Jenny VanMalssen

    Erick and Jenny had just arrived in Fiji when I spoke with them, after having spent a year in French Polynesia. I interviewed the sepparately and asked the same questions, then editied it so you can hear their different, or similar, responses. We talk about favorite places, pleasant and difficult passages, favorite diving experiences, wildlife, sharks, things they did right and wrong, cultural experiences, things they miss on land, things they learned about sailing, and things they learned about themselves.  Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7 Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell

    1h 32m

  7. AUG 7

    Chris and Tom from SailTies

    Tom and Chris are two sailors from the UK who developed SailTies, a free app that makes it easy to record all your sailing experience in one place. The app keeps a digital record of all your voyages, certificates, crew, vessels, and clubs. We talk about their sailing experiences, chartering in the Med, sailing around Sicily, the SailTies app, and more.  Find the app and get a discount on the plus version here https://sailties.net/partner/paultrammell podcast show notes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7

    47 min
  8. Escape from Panama, Captain Ky the Seaglass Guy

    AUG 5

    Escape from Panama, Captain Ky the Seaglass Guy

    Kyle Davis, aka Captain Ky the Seaglass Guy, was in the San Blas islands in Panama when he came down with dengue fever. He ended up in a bad situation in a prison-like hospital and had to escape. Kyle is a sailor and a sea-glass hunter, and has also been know to catch crocodiles by hand. We also talk about fishing, sailing from Panama to Cartagena, zarpes, the consequences (or not) of not clearing out of a country, the San Blas islands (Guna Yala), lightning strikes, seasickness, surf, the indigenous cultures in Panama, coral-reef health, having boatwork done in Catagena, Santa Marta, sailing solo from Santa Marta to Aruba, visiting Cuba, staying in a van in the Cayman Islands, motorsailing, hunting for seaglass, cloning his late dog Little Coconut, and more. Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7 Support the podcast here patreon.com/paultrammell

    1h 21m
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