Mothership Adrift Podcast

You can't convince a reluctant partner to sail round the world, and trying is how these plans fall apart before they start. Irenka and I on the difference between fear and simply not wanting to go, why convincing is the wrong goal, and how we found out years in that we'd wanted the same trip for different reasons. Cockpit Sessions serialises our book one chapter at a time, a two-hander on...

Everyone warns that the hardest part of sailing away is losing your people. Friends, family, the whole sense of belonging. Eight years and a full circumnavigation later, it went the other way. The friends that mattered got closer, and we found a second family at sea on top. Before you even leave, some people start pulling away, which feels a lot like grief. Irenka's mum kept our spirits up wit...

Taking the kids out of school was the most frightening part of going. It felt like hitting a big red eject button on their future. Eight years and a full circumnavigation later, both boys are back on land and reintegrated, and the honest answer is: they were fine. Better than fine. Just not in the ways a report card measures. This is the answer to the question more Telegraph readers asked than any...

The problem was never inspiration. It was hesitation. Procrastination. That fatal gap between deciding and actually doing. This is the episode where we admit how close we came to stopping. The maintenance disasters in Colombia, Malaysia and Australia. The canal crossings where turning back was still an option. The businesses we folded, the friends we didn't expect to miss, and the identity eac...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darroch & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids  • ~40,000 miles  • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE July 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" ▷FREE SAMPLE: https://www.mothershipadrift.com/mo...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darroch & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids  • ~40,000 miles  • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE July 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" ▷FREE SAMPLE: https://www.mothershipadrift.com/mo...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darroch & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids  • ~40,000 miles  • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE July 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" ▷FREE SAMPLE: https://www.mothershipadrift.com/mo...

No podcast this week. Just an update from the cockpit of our boat in Aktio Yard, Lefkas, in the Ionian Islands. The boat has been on the market for six months. The market is flat. There are repairs to finish, batteries to check, a seized generator to coax back to life, and an antifoul hull that has developed an unfortunate chalky white bloom thanks to the new EU-approved environmentally friendly f...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darroch & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE July 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids"▷FREE SAMPLE: https://www.mothershipadrift.com/mothe...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka and 3 kids circumnavigating on a sailboat for 8 years • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE July 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" https://www.mothershipadrift.com/mothershipadriftbook -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka and 3 kids circumnavigating on a sailboat for 8 years • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE June 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" https://www.mothershipadrift.com/mothershipadriftbook -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka and 3 kids circumnavigating on a sailboat for 8 years • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE June 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" https://www.mothershipadrift.com/mothershipadriftbook -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "Ad...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka and 3 kids circumnavigating on a sailboat for 8 years • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE June 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" https://www.mothershipadrift.com/mothershipadriftbook -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "Ad...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka and 3 kids circumnavigating on a sailboat for 8 years • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE June 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" https://www.mothershipadrift.com/mothershipadriftbook -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "Ad...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka and 3 kids circumnavigating on a sailboat for 8 years • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE MAY 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" https://www.mothershipadrift.com/mothershipadriftbook -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "Adv...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darroch & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories ▷BOOK RELEASE MAY 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "Adventure in Wonder" - Sizzle Re...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darroch & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE MAY 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Parent's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "A...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darry & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE MAY 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Parent's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "Adventure in Wonder" - Sizzle...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darry & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE MAY 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Parent's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "Adventure in Wonder" - Sizzle...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darroch & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE MAY 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Parent's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "A...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darroch & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories ▷BOOK RELEASE MAY 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Dad's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "Adventure in Wonder" - Sizzle Re...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darroch & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE MAY 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Parent's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "A...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darry & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE MAY 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Parent's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "Adventure in Wonder" - Sizzle...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darry & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE MAY 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Parent's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "Adventure in Wonder" - Sizzle...

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darroch & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids • ~40,000 miles • ~40 countries & territories • BOOK RELEASE MAY 2026: "Mothership Adrift: A Parent's Guide to Escaping the Rat Race and Living a Life of Freedom, Travel and Adventure on the Sea with Your Kids" -- 🎬 AS FEATURED IN: ▷Amazon Prime's "A...