Off course: a sideways look at life at sea

Off Course : a sideways look at life at sea  During this season of Off Course , we are speaking with seafarers who have a real focus on the environment and sustainability. In today's episode, we speak to Emily Penn, an ocean advocate with more than 15 years of maritime experience. She is the founder of eXXpedition, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to help people gain a deeper underst...

Off Course : a sideways look at life at sea  During this season of Off Course , we are speaking with seafarers who have a real focus on the environment and sustainability. Helen Kelly talks to Sophie Longhurst, a Deck officer cadet aboard the cruise ship Enchanted Princess .  Sophie shares her experiences from training and life at sea, detailing her path into the maritime industry.  The discussion...

🛟 Off Course : a sideways look at life at sea  🎙️During this season of Off Course , we will be interviewing some incredible seafarers who have a real focus on the environment and sustainability. Cassie Mead, a second officer and host of Women at the Helm podcast shares her journey and insights into the challenges faced by women at sea. The discussion covers topics such as sea blindness, the impor...

🛟 Off Course : a sideways look at life at sea  🎙️During this season of Off Course , we will be interviewing some incredible seafarers who have a real focus on the environment and sustainability. In this episode, our host Helen Kelly speaks to Captain Phil Day . A master mariner with 20 years’ seagoing experience, he has a HND in nautical science and, in 2025, was awarded the UK Merchant Navy Meda...

🎙️ Off course : a sideways look at life at sea 🚢 During this season of Off course , we will be interviewing seafarers with a real focus on the environment and sustainability.  In today’s episode, we hear from Amilia Busby. She is a Careers at Sea ambassador and a Nautilus Bevis Minter Award recipient. We speak to Amilia about her journey to working at sea; how marine engineers are on the front li...

Meet Laurent Lebreton, head of research at The Ocean Cleanup.  🚢 Off course: a sideways look at life at sea,  🎙️During this season of Off course , we will be interviewing some incredible seafarers who have a real focus on the environment and sustainability. The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organisation based in the Netherlands. It has one simple mission:to rid the world' s oceans of plastic....

*This episode was recorded in summer 2024 but is being released in 2025 due to unforeseen circumstance. Information was correct at time of recording At just 28, Chief Officer Joe Furness (@JoeTheSailor) has turned his maritime journey into a social media phenomenon, captivating millions on TikTok and Instagram. It all began with a Hollywood film that sparked his interest in the seafaring world. No...

In this episode we talk with Liberty Nogueira, better known as Travel with Liberty on social media. With more than 80K+ combined followers across TikTok and Instagram, Liberty is best known for documenting her travels and adventures while working as a superyacht bosun. Follow Liberty Nogueira: TikTok: @ travelwithliberty Instagram: @ travel_with_liberty 🔹 JOIN NAUTILUS INTERNATIONAL For help and...

India Syms, known as India Rose Ocean is a deck officer of the Watch Unlimited and has been documenting her life at sea to over 47,000 followers on TikTok. Showcasing the sheer variety that a seafaring career can offer, India's career so far has seen her training with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary to sailing around the world on a 55 foot yacht as part The Spirit of Adelaide team in the Ocean Globe Rac...

Join us for an exciting episode as we go onboard with Captain Mark Maguire, the no-nonsense star of TikTok, who’s demystifying container shipping one video at a time! In This Episode: 📹✨Life at Sea: Discover what it’s like to command a 353-meter-long container ship carrying 15,000 TEUs. 📹✨Digital Transformation: Learn how data and AI are revolutionizing maritime operations for efficiency and s...

Off Course: A sideways look at life at sea, featuring the maritime influencers. 🌟 Join Chef Danny Davies as he takes us behind the scenes of his exciting life as a superyacht chef! From traversing the high seas to cooking for the world's elite, Danny's career has been anything but ordinary. 🔥 In this video, Danny shares the thrills and challenges of working on some of the most luxurious yachts a...

We are back for season three of Off Course: a sideways look at life at sea ! We're kicking off the new season with Third Officer Scarlett Barnett-Smith. Scarlett discusses her current role, navigating the busy English Channel, and the responsibilities she handles daily. She reflects on her cadetship, which included working on HMS Tamar and highlights the unique experiences of traveling to Anta...

We’re back for the final episode of season two with Dr Jo Stanley, a creative historian and expert on LGBT+ maritime history and an Honorary Research Fellow at Blaydes Maritime Centre, University of Hull. In this episode we talk with Jo about the history of LGBT+ individuals, particularly gay men, in the British Merchant Navy during the mid-20th century. We discuss how the environment onboard ship...

We’re back for another episode and this month we’re speaking with Jacqueline Smith, the maritime coordinator for the International Transport Workers' Federation. In this podcast we discuss the concept of Flags of Convenience (FOCs) in the maritime industry. Why the ITF is calling for a global review of ship registration practices and a clearer definition of a "genuine link" between a...

We’re back for another episode and this month we’re speaking with Lungi Mchunu, yacht skipper and the first African woman to sail to the Arctic. Lungi is also a yachtmaster graduate of the Nautilus strategic yacht partner and training charity, UKSA, and has worked in yachting, cruise and racing. We speak with her about her fear of the sea, how she overcame it, and her experiences of the arctic. Wi...

We’re back for another episode and this month we’re speaking with Ann Pletschke, Master Mariner and Merchant Navy medal winner. Ann works in the autonomous shipping industry, so we ask her for her views on how the implementation of AI and automation has had an impact on her work in the last few year, predictions for the future and what lessons we can learn from other industries. We also discuss ho...

We're back for season two! With a big thanks to all of our season one listeners, we're now a multi-award nominated podcast and we can't wait to share with you what we have in store over the next few months. In July 2023 the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) set targets for Net Zero around 2050 which opens the door for some big changes in fuel and new technologies in the industr...

Episode 5, the final episode of series 1! After two years, a Dutch court has ruled in favour of a seafarer who was turned away by a crewing agency because of his work rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean. We speak to Captain Kai Kaltegartner, who shares with us his harrowing experiences onboard vessels rescuing people fleeing violence, insecurity and persecution. We ask him why he decided to pur...

In episode 4 of Off course we speak with Captain Susan Cloggie-Holden, the first female captain of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Susan tells us about her extraordinary career managing risk under high pressure, supporting Royal Navy and Merchant Navy seafarers, and promoting a more representative maritime workforce.

Research has found that one of the main reasons many people don't consider a career at sea is because they suffer from 'sea sickness'. Do you suffer from sea sickness? Do we really know what sea sickness is? Is there a cure? Episode 3 of 'Off course' poses these questions and more to Dr Tom Stoffregen, of the University of Minnesota, a world-leading expert in motion sickness. Hint: there is only o...

Episode 2 of Off course features a trailblazer in diversity in the maritime industry. Sanjam Sahi Gupta is Director of Sitara Shipping, founder of the Women in Shipping Trade Association (WISTA) India and CEO of Maritime SheEO. Sanjam talks to us about her often difficult experiences as one of the few women at a senior level in the industry and how these challenges have informed her campaigning wo...

Our launch episode features Captain Rich Phillips – the Captain Phillips played by Tom Hanks in the Hollywood blockbuster movie of the same name. We speak to Captain Phillips about the accuracy of the movie, how his family reacted to his capture, why he rejects the label of 'hero' and why we shouldn't get complacent about piracy. With thanks to Nautilus Federation affiliate, the International Orga...

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