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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.

Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell Paul Trammell

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    • 4.9 • 74 Ratings

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.

    Tales from the Marina, Merrill Charette

    Tales from the Marina, Merrill Charette

    Merrill lives on his Tashiba 36 in a Marina in Boston and runs the business Shipshape, which connects marine contractors and boat owners. We talk about the pros and cons of living in a marina, marina pirates, dating while living in a marina, drunks falling off docks, dinghies, through-hiking the Appalachian Trail, making 1000 origami cranes, shopping for a boat, Shipshape, sailing destinations in New England and Boston, Nova Scotia, Panama, hunting for lost planes in The Bahamas, treasure hunting, writing, running over a red nun buoy in a catamaran, and more!

    • 2 hr 7 min
    The Adventures of Olivier Hendrix

    The Adventures of Olivier Hendrix

    Olivier Hendrix is a long-time offshore sailor and the develper of iNav4U. We talk about sailing in the Mediterranean and Patagonia, storm training in the North Sea in the Winter, going overboard while tethered to the mast, staying warm in the North Sea, iNav4U, and much more.

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Steve Alexander Part 2

    Steve Alexander Part 2

    Part 2 of my interview with Steve Alexander, who lost his autopilot on the way to the Azores from Bermuda. He also had failing backstays on the way, and a lost swing-keel. We talk about all this, as well as getting weather reports while offshore, Irridium, Starlink, Garmin InReach, approaching islands safely, provisioning, the danger of deferring responsibility, the importance of emotional support during a crisis, and much more

    • 58 min
    Steve Alexander, Perseverance and Misadventure

    Steve Alexander, Perseverance and Misadventure

    Steve was recently sailing from Bermuda to the Azores when he had a series of misfortunes, including losing the swing keel, backstay failure, and autopilot failure, leaving him undercanvassed and forced to steer when awake, and hove-to when sleeping, for about three weeks. We also talk about his boat, a Brewer 12.8, his previous boat, a Hallberg Rassy Rasmus, designing a windsheild for his boat, losing the swing keel between the Bahamas and Bermuda, safety, perseverance, Starlink, PredictWind, sailing solo vs with crew, and more.

    • 1 hr 30 min
    Bob Bitchin

    Bob Bitchin

    Bob Bitchin is a sailor, a biker, an author of 11 books, and publisher of Latitudes and Attitudes magazine. We talk about sailing on other people's boats, anchoring on the Pacific side of Panama, fin-keel boats vs full-keel boats, eating rattlesnakes, working as a bodyguard for Evel Knievel, motorcycle clubs, similarities between biking and sailing, the brotherhood of sailors, ketches and sloops, sailing with Greenpeace on a suare-rigger, in-boom furling, Share the Sail charters, and much more.

    • 59 min
    Simon Ytterbom, Victron Energy

    Simon Ytterbom, Victron Energy

    Simon is the sales manager for North America for Victron Energy. We talk about lithium vs AGM batteries, alternator charging, DC/DC chargers, designing a solar array, starter batteries, the value of finding good information and asking questions, questions from Patreon patrons, high-output alternators, remote monitioring of your electrical system, expanding a solar array, sizing and inverter, and more.

    • 1 hr 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
74 Ratings

74 Ratings

hobonorth ,

All the info

My fave sailing podcast. Paul asks the right questions. Lots of good info. Thanks

MerrillC ,

Great Boating Podcast

Been a long time listener, always some fascinating insights!

SleepyD2279 ,

One Of My Favorite Podcasters

I found this Podcast just a few days ago. Today I have been binge listening to all the GGR podcasts. Paul ask very good questions and has such a great attitude on everything that it makes it very enjoyable to listen. Please keep them coming.

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