Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond

Dylan Magaster part 2   I received this email from Dylan, so how could I resist the interview invitation! Hello, My name is Dylan Magaster and I am the creator of the successful YouTube channel FLORB with 600k subscribers and over 100M views ( www.youtube.com/dylanmagaster ). I believe if you were to bring me as a guest to your podcast we could create an episode that would provide a lot of va...

I received this email from Dylan, so how could I resist the interview invitation! Hello, My name is Dylan Magaster and I am the creator of the successful YouTube channel FLORB with 600k subscribers and over 100M views ( www.youtube.com/dylanmagaster ). I believe if you were to bring me as a guest to your podcast we could create an episode that would provide a lot of value and entertainment to your...

220 Julie Bradley: Escape from the Ordinary In this podcast I interviewed Julie Bradley who is the author of escape from the ordinary. “Escape from the Ordinary Prologue Somewhere off the coast of France, I woke up drenched in frigid seawater from a monster wave breaking over the bow of the boat. Recovering from the cold shock I looked around and saw that while I slept, Glen had furled the f...

219 Stefan Kruellmann on Commercial Shipping In this episode I interviewed Stefan Kruellmann we talk a about what it is like to work in the Commercial side of shipping.     When I was trying to find a replacement antenna for my old EPIRB I contacted this company. They helped me by letting me know that my EPIRB was an antique and could not be repaired nonetheless I thought it would be goo...

Episode 218 Jacob Cabral Safety Offshore In this episode I interviewed Jacob Cabral about offshore safety. Jacob works for LRSE which stands for life raft and survival equipment https://www.lrse.com/   When I was trying to find a replacement antenna for my old EPIRB I contacted this company. They helped me by letting me know that my EPIRB was an antique and could not be repaired nonetheless I...

August Sandberg In this episode I interview Isbjorn Skipper, August Sandberg who works with Andy Schell of 59-north.com   another great podcast on sailing that I enjoyed so perhaps you will as well! August Sandberg “After serving a year in the army as an Arctic Jaeger on the Norwegian-Russian border, he started film studies in Bergen. While studying film production, August renovated an old B...

Howard Mann Delivery France to Athens In this episode I interviewed Howard Mann and we talked about his delivery of a Sun Odyssey 490 from France to Athens during the gradual spread of the Chinese virus (I refuse to be politically correct I call it as I see it, the corona virus). He shared with me the log of this adventure and if you would like to read it here is a link. Log of SV Eitan Unfortunat...

Corsica Classic Regatta Photo of Eileen and Quatre Quarts III by Françoise Tafani   This is a delightful interview I had with Katia Kulawick Assante  and Thibaud Assante the organizers and founders of the Corsica Classic Regatta If you’re interested in learning about or possibly participating in this regatta a link to the regatta website is here Ports of call include Bonifacio,  Porto-V...

Jacques Ten Kate Yacht a Grand Soleil 45 In this interview I talk with my friend Jacques Ten Kate from the Netherlands about his adventures sailing and sailing in Sardinia     Please Consider supporting the podcast in Patreon If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iTunes and perhaps write a note. link https://itunes.apple.co...

Sailing in the Mediterranean Josie Tucci of Sunsail and Moorings 2020 In this podcast I interview Josie Tucci VP Sales and Marketing at Sunsail and The Moorings Yacht Charter Company we talk about how the Covid Virus is effecting charter operations this summer. Josi suggested that I add this  link to the show notes This is a link to the FAQ about Covid for Sunsail https://www.sunsail.co.uk/covid19...

Nick Hathaway 45degreessailing.com pt 2 From Nick: Great chatting with you tonight. Really enjoyed it. And thank you for the plug at the end. I will paste some links below: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/45degreessailing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/45degreessailing/ We have released our first edition of ’Set Sail’ magazine recently, a publication we have worked on to showcase our trips....

Nick Hathaway 45degreessailing.com pt 1 From Nick: Great chatting with you tonight. Really enjoyed it. And thank you for the plug at the end. I will paste some links below: YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/45degreessailing Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/45degreessailing/ We have released our first edition of ’Set Sail’ magazine recently, a publication we have worked on to showcase our trip...

This is my second interview with Jeffrey S. Wettig of Shooting the Breeze Sailing Podcast. Even though this has nothing to do sailing in the Mediterranean it does have to do a sailing and a little bit about podcasting. When I left to sail across the Atlantic I had a little bit of time to explore a tiny bit of the Chesapeake Bay. Jeffrey gives me a little more detail about sailing in the Chesapeake...

Yacht Chartering In Greece Yacht Chartering In Greece in the Little Cyclades with Bill and Nicole Glennon. “For the island lover, this chain of small, secluded islands is paradise regained. A visit here calls to mind the Greek island experience of 20 years ago, when things moved slower and pleasures were simpler. In the Small Cyclades, it’s all about switching off and reverting to island tim...

Maritime Insurance This is an interview with Don Spink founder of Blue Water insurance on Maritime Insurance. Over the years I have insured with this company off and on and I always found the service to be great. This year my insurance company Pantaenius us quit writing maritime insurance for US sailors and I wanted to talk to Don about the situation. This is from the website of Blue Water Insuran...

How to prepare your boat for sailing in the Mediterranean.

Carl and Jenny sailing Greece Carl and Jenny sailing Greece. Early in 2017 we took early retirement. In October 2017 our house sale was completed, we were now homeless. Sold up most of our possessions or gave them away. We bought a long wheel based van, spent two weeks converting it to a campervan/motorhome which we then drove to Crete where we bought our boat. We are now the owners of a Bavaria 4...

Interview with Jackson And Xanthie of Finding Avalon, #2 2020 This is another interview (the third) what looks like to be many interviews with Jackson and Xanthe of Finding Avalon. Jackson first wrote to me a while back asking me about a route through Croatia I gave him some advice and we had an opportunity to meet in the summer of 2018 in Montenegro where we shared a dinner together. Since then h...

Interview with Jackson And Xanthie of Finding Avalon, #1 2020 This is another interview  (the third) what looks like to be many interviews with Jackson and Xanthe of Finding Avalon. Jackson first wrote to me a while back asking me about a route through Croatia I gave him some advice and we had an opportunity to meet in the summer of 2018 in Montenegro where we shared a dinner together. Since then...

Jack Andrys 2019 pt 3 As usual when I start talking to Jack Andrys the time just slips away Jack Andrys 2019 pt 3 This is part 2 of 3 in a conversation between the two good friends catching up over the last summer’s sailing adventures. If you have suggestions for future episodes please write me a note Please Consider supporting the podcast in Patreon Want me to go sailing with you? Then cont...

Jack Andrys 2019 pt 2 As usual when I start talking to Jack Andrys the time just slips away Jack Andrys 2019 pt 2 This is part 2 of 3 in a conversation between the two good friends catching up over the last summer’s sailing adventures. If you have suggestions for future episodes please write me a note Please Consider supporting the podcast in Patreon Want me to go sailing with you? Then cont...

Jack Andrys 2019 pt 1 As usual when I start talking to Jack Andrys the time just slips away Jack Andrys 2019 pt 1 This is part 1 of 3  in a conversation between the two good friends catching up over the last summer’s sailing adventures. If you have suggestions for future episodes please write me a note Please Consider supporting the podcast in Patreon Want me to go sailing with you? Then con...

Project Maania with Manuel Marinelli Here is the website of Project Manaia This is from the Website for Project Manaia “Invasive Species Work in the Mediterranean Invasive Species defines any kind of animal/plant that moved into a new environment and is creating damage to mankind – Financial, physical or other. In collaboration with other Marine Biologists we came up with a list of foc...

This week I interview Tania Aebi This is from her website “In May 1985, when Tania Aebi was 18 years old, she cast off from the docks of South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan and sailed 27,000 miles around the world—alone—on her Contessa 26, Varuna. Concerned about her lack of ambition, her father offered her this opportunity as an alternative to a college education, and she took him up on...

This week I interview Christian Williams Writer and Sailor   This is from his Wikipedia Page “Christian Williams is an American journalist, television writer and yachtsman. [1] A former Washington Post editor during the Watergate era, he later created two television dramas and is the author of two books including the Ted Turner biography “Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way.”...