Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 284 Kieran Brown Caribbean Catamaran and Revive water Systems My name is Kieran Bown, and I’ve spent the last 15 years immersed in the marine industry. My journey began as a dive instructor, traveling the world and cultivating a deep appreciation for the ocean. Subsequently, I transitioned into becoming a yacht …

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 284 Kieran Brown Caribbean Catamaran and Revive water Systems My name is Kieran Bown, and I’ve spent the last 15 years immersed in the marine industry. My journey began as a dive instructor, traveling the world and cultivating a deep appreciation for the ocean. Subsequently, I transitioned into becoming a yacht …

Sailing with Norman Jewison: A Memorable Adventure I want to share some memories I have about my time sailing with Norman Jewison. Norman Jewison was a remarkable man whose life and achievements left an indelible mark on me and those around him. Though my interactions with Norman Jewison, and his at the time girlfriend, Lynn St David were primarily…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 282 Andrew Vic 2023 pt 3 and crew positions for the Spring sailing season in the Caribbean In this episode, I disclose that all my upcoming spring sailing season in the Caribbean available crew positions have been filled. Fut if you are interested in getting on the list of futer sailing adventures just write ma …

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 281 Andrew Vic 2023 pt 2 and crew positions for the Spring sailing season in the Caribbean In this episode, I kick things off by discussing my upcoming spring sailing season in the Caribbean and the available crew positions. If you’re interested in joining me, please send an email to franz1 at the provided websi…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 280 Andrew Vic 2023 pt 1 Sicily This is an interview with Andrew Vic where we talk about his 2023 summer sail from Sicily to Tunisia and back Links to Vics Google Earth kmz files are below http://www.sailgeja.com/geja2023.kmz Vics Photos are here: http://www.sailgeja.com/lat38-2023/ Lots of information here! And…

Jack Andrys 2023 As usual when I start talking to Jack Andrys the time just slips away. Here is a link to some of Jack’s photos. https://photos.app.goo.gl/QqBZESKH9B6ZUPZ66 Noforeignland link https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/vesna?sid=5145363304415232&tc=1593473376635 If you have suggestions for future episodes please write me a note Please Consi…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 278 Chris Ryba of S/Y Olivia Grace This is from the great website Chris put together to record this voyage: https://oliviagrace.travel.blog/home-page/ This voyage began in 2015 when I sent Joy a text message: “Just an idea… what do you think of taking a 6-month sabbatical?” I also sent a link to Sailing Totem (h…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 277 Karen Jewell “Inside the Nautical Minds Eye” Karen Jewell reached out to me to see if I would be interested in interviewing her for this podcast. here is her background… “My writing background also includes three other published books: • A History of the Rowayton Waterfront (The History Press) • A Maritime H…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 276 Jon Bilger founder of PredictWind Jon Bilger Bio: One might say the seas are in PredictWind Founding Director Jon Bilger’s genes. The son of a triple Olympian sailor, Jon set sail at the age of eight, traveling with his father to attend regattas around the world. Jon carried the family legacy forward, sailin…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 275 Steve Payne pt. 2 England to Malta on a motorboatQuick bio:I was born on the south coast of England, but moved to London as soon as I could. After a few silly jobs, I decided to become a photographer. I had cards printed up before I even owned a camera. Started out working for the music press and ended up wo…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 274 Steve Payne pt 1 England to Malta on a motorboatQuick bio: I was born on the south coast of England, but moved to London as soon as I could. After a few silly jobs, I decided to become a photographer. I had cards printed up before I even owned a camera. Started out working for the music press and ended up wo…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 273 Franz Diary of 2023 Atlantic CrossingThe first and only audio diary I made for the 2023 Atlantic crossingnote we had not really solved the engine air bubble problem. When I got to Trinidad I had a mechanic look at the engine he had me run the electric pump for about 5 min and found the leak at the banjo bolt…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 272 John Flewitt and Michael McGuire Atlantic Crossing 2023 I had a great Crew on the 2023 Atlantic Crossing here is my interview with John Flewitt and Michael McguireAgain I iterate I don't think I could have found any better crew! Please Consider supporting the podcast in PatreonIf you have ideas for future po…

Dylan Magaster In person meeting in Cape Verde part 2 I met in person Dylan Magaster in Cape Verde. About half way thorough the interview we both realized that we had talked before in 2020Below are the show notes for that interview!...... ------------------I received this email from Dylan, so how could I resist the interview invitation!Hello,My nam…

Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 270 Gota Canal Sweden with Neil FletcherThis is a interview with Neil Fletcher about his summer 2022 sail across Sweden via the Gota CanalYou can find out more information on Neil at https://www.sailingarcturus.com/Dan Culpepper is doing the Race2Alaska in his boat Team Hornblower you can track him he…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 27 Spike Hampson Pt. 2This is the second of 2 podcasts of my interview with Spike Hampson talking about his journey in a small boat enroute from Wyoming to Buenos Aries Argentina.If you want a copy the book by Elias Kulukundis called Feasts of Memory. Let me know how you can pay for postage. I have several copie…

This is the first of 2 podcasts of my interview with Spike Hampson talking about his journey in a small boat enroute from Wyoming to Buenos Aries Argentina.If you want a copy the book by Elias Kulukundis called Feasts of Memory. Let me know how you can pay for postage. I have several copies that I am willing to give to my listeners but I don't want…

Sailing the North Atlantic Crossing East to West pt 2 w Dan CulpepperI consider Dan Culpepper a good friend and now a great skipper listen as he tells us how he went about Sailing the North Atlantic Crossing East to West pt 2Dan I started this conversation and we ended up breaking it up into two individual podcasts because he tells such great stori…

Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 269 Atlantic Crossing ReportThis is a quick summarized report on the 2023 Atlantic Crossing IMG_0038Crew member RobbThis is a quick summarized report on the 2023 Atlantic CrossingIMG_0020 Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me!If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a…

Sailing the North Atlantic Crossing East to West pt 1 w Dan CulpepperI consider Dan Culpepper a good friend and now a great skipper listen as he tells us how he went about Sailing the North Atlantic Crossing East to West pt 1Dan I started this conversation and we ended up breaking it up into two individual podcasts because he tells such great stori…

Dan Culpepper sailing Italy to PortugalDan Culpepper returns to share his story of sailing Italy to Portugal last summer, by way of Sardinia, Spain, and Morocco. Dan is a great story teller and it is great to talk to him again!Here is a link to his website:http://sailingheldeleine.com/resources/Here is the link I said I would share about Croatia An…

This is the fourth part of the interview with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. In This episode we make it to his wintering spot in Gaeta Italy.Here is a link to his website:http://sailingheldeleine.com/resources/Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certi…

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 ExamPrice $29.99https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh8 Hours 10 Minutes: 23 Lessons audio courseSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 78 Dan Culpepper Pt 2This is the third part of the interview with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine acr…

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 ExamPrice $29.99https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh8 Hours 10 Minutes: 23 Lessons audio courseSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 78 Dan Culpepper Pt 2This is the second part of the interview with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine ac…

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 ExamPrice $29.99It's great to catch up with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. This is the first part of a two-part interview which does not even begin to scratch the surface of his…

This is the second part of a two part interview with Captain Skip Strong and Twain Braden of:In Peril: A Daring Decision, a Captain's Resolve, and the Salvage that Made HistoryWhen Skip Strong, the thirty-two-year-old Captain of the 688-foot oil tanker Cherry Valley received the call, all he knew was that an ocean going tug with five men aboard was…

In this podcast I interview Captain Skip Strong and Twain Braden of:In Peril: A Daring Decision, a Captain's Resolve, and the Salvage that Made HistoryWhen Skip Strong, the thirty-two-year-old Captain of the 688-foot oil tanker Cherry Valley received the call, all he knew was that an ocean going tug with five men aboard was in distress off Florida'…

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 ExamPrice $29.99https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYKover 9 hours: 19 lesson audio courseThis is the final third part of a three-part interview that I conducted with Brion Toss the author of the Riggers apprentice. Brian is one of those rare individuals who both appreciates the art and t…

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 ExamPrice $29.99https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig7 hour 6 minute: 16 lesson audio courseBlog Post:This is the second part of a three-part interview that I conducted with Brion Toss the author of the Riggers apprentice. Brian is one of those rare individuals who both appreciates t…

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 ExamPrice $29.99https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh8 Hours 10 Minutes: 23 Lessons audio courseThis is the first part of a three-part interview that I conducted with Brion Toss the author of the Riggers apprentice. Brian isone of those rare individuals who both appreciates the ar…

This is the story of how I went from being a dreamer of being a sailor as a child in landlocked Utah to realizing my dream and becoming a sailor with my boat in the Mediterranean.By Franz

I is hard to believe but it's been almost 2 years since I last talked with my sailing acquaintance Jules Dusek. So in this episode I catch up on him and his travels through the French canals. In 2013 he and his wife he did the Canal De Bourgogne. This is a slightly-used canal in France which requires a boat with the shallower draft. Fortunately his…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 269 Andrew Vic 2022 pt 2 Croatia to SicilyThis is an interview with Andrew Vic where we talk about his 2022 summer sail from Croatia to SicilyLinks to the Google Earth kmz files are belowHi Franz, you can post this link in the show notes:http://sailgeja.com/geja2022.kmzFolks are also welcome to have the entire l…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 268 Andrew Vic 2022 pt 1 Croatia to SicilyThis is an interview with Andrew Vic where we talk about his 2022 summer sail from Croatia to SicilyLinks to the Google Earth kmz files are belowHi Franz, you can post this link in the show notes:http://sailgeja.com/geja2022.kmzFolks are also welcome to have the entire l…

Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 267 Celestial Navigation with Will LeshWill Lesh produced 2 great instructional videos on learning Celestial Navigation I highly recommend them!https://youtu.be/-ARXW8InStYhttps://youtu.be/yu5R5mrrGB0Also he has some really cool kits for building wooden radio controlled boatshttps://sailingisme.com/ht…

Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 266 Neil Fletcher Summer 2022 ReportHere is a report of the summer sail 2022 in Sweden of Neil FletcherNeils website which has much more detail of his summer sail is https://www.sailingarcturus.com/Contact me if you are interested in doing a leg of the 2023 Atlantic Passage franz1 at medsailor dot com…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 265 Ocean Passages with Darren and Amanda pt.2This is the second interview with Darren and Amanda with Ocean PassagesWhat started out as a passion for travel, turned into a love of sailingHow it startedDarren and Amanda launched their sailing journey several years ago with a dream to scuba dive from their sailbo…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 264 Ocean Passages with Darren and AmandaThis is an interview with Darren and Amanda with Ocean PassagesWhat started out as a passion for travel, turned into a love of sailingHow it startedDarren and Amanda launched their sailing journey several years ago with a dream to scuba dive from their sailboat in the mos…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 263 Chris and Jenni Foster of Sail HubThis is an interview with Chris and Jenni Foster of the you tube channel Sail HubLinks and information we discussed:Sail Hub YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/SailHub Tig Welder Chris uses:https://www.jasictech.com/Products/Productlist/welding-Cutting-quipment/TIG/50…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 262 Summer 2022 ReportReport on the summer of 2022 lack of sailing summer! Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me!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.com/us/podcast/sailing-in-the…

Antennas for Maritime Communication with Radio Prepper Here is a link to information about the open crew Positions for the Atlantic Crossing from Spain to Grenada 2023Maritime Communication by Ham Radio Communication with Gil Gruson of Radio PrepperHere is a link to the digital transceiver we discussed and the YouTube videos on ithttps://qrp-labs.c…

Maritime InsuranceThis 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. When Pantaenius us quit writing maritime insurance for US sailors and I wanted to talk to Don about the situation.This is from the website…

The Five-Year Voyage: Exploring Latin American Coasts and RiversHere is a link to the 5 year VoyageThis is from the Amazon description;"From the author of Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat comes an expedition of even grander scope, this time with Ginny, his brave sweetheart. Together they fashion a tiny craft in which they row and sail from Florida to …

Jack Andrys 2022As usual when I start talking to Jack Andrys the time just slips away.Here is a link to some of Jack's photos.https://photos.app.goo.gl/QqBZESKH9B6ZUPZ66Noforeignland link https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/vesna?sid=5145363304415232&tc=1593473376635If you have suggestions for future episodes please write me a notePlease Consider su…

Maritime Communication with Radio PrepperMaritime Communication by Ham Radio Communication with Gil Gruson of Radio PrepperHis website is Radiopreppers.comHis great Video are on Odysee:https://odysee.com/@RadioPrepper:dThis channel is dedicated to emergency radio communications in times of wide-area disasters and unrest. It emphasises low power por…

2021 updateBeware of maritimedocumentation.us now going under https://vesselrenewal.us/2021 New Website and Correspondence images:Here is a link to my page on this companyOlder websiteA few years ago I fell for this. I got a letter from marinedocumentation.us looking like an official Documentation Renewal from the Coast Guard. As it turns out I fee…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 251 Amos Raviv pt. 2In this interview we cover the Azores and a little of the Canary islandsThis is a enjoyable hour spent with Amos RavivHere is a link to his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHH-E1FCtR13HXk6RirLyPQAnd here is his Books:Living my FantaSea https://www.amazon.com/dp/1093122129/ref…

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 251 Amos Raviv pt. 2This is a enjoyable hour spent with Amos RavivHere is a link to his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHH-E1FCtR13HXk6RirLyPQAnd here is his Books:Living my FantaSea https://www.amazon.com/dp/1093122129/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_glt_fabc_EPPJEPFR7G5K7XNESS4HMy Newest Creation is now a…

Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 253 Summer 2021 ReportHere is a report of my summer sail 2021 with Neil Fletcher who joined me from Sicily to Mahon MenorcaIn the podcast I mentioned the Oyster Mushrooms that popped up in my garden here is a photo.If you have comments or thoughts email me at franz1 at medsailor dot comWant me to go s…