Best Americascup Podcasts (2024)

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Matt Harvey / David Hows - Australian Circumnavigation Review: 8,500nm in 4 months 1:54:11

8d ago1:54:11

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Skippers David Hows and Matt Harvey catch up to review their 2-yacht circumnavigation of Australia in 2023. With 8,500nm covered in just 4 months, they share the highs and lows of covering the 7th largest coastline in the world. The event was spread over 5 legs and 102 crew in total, across the two 72-foot yachts; Silver Fern and Salt Lines, includ…

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Sharon Ferris-Choat: From troubled student to Olympian, Volvo Ocean Race, Jules Vern and Extreme Cats 1:08:44

19d ago1:08:44

1:08:44

Sharon was a teenager heading for trouble when she discovered sailing. Starting in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Sharon watched Maiden race around the world with an incredible international team of women. They inspired her with the determination and belief that if they could do it, then maybe with a lot of hard work and determination, so could s…

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Jon Bilger - Predicting the Wind 1:05:06

1M ago1:05:06

1:05:06

David Hows catches up with Jon Bilger to talk about a long list of innovations and new features at PredictWind. As an Olympic and America’s Cup sailor, Jon is one of the sailing world’s, cool geeks. Very few people have competed at the level Jon has, and possess the ability to turn their knowledge into tech tools that any sailor can use. PredictWin…

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Exploring the Yasawa Islands in Fiji by yacht 56:49

2M ago56:49

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In this episode David Hows and Matt Harvey share their advice and highlights from cruising the stunning Yasawa Islands in Fiji over the past 2 winters. They share tips on getting there, provisioning, repairs and maintenance in remote locations, navigation and weather. From sailing to swimming, snorkelling, underwater caves, untouched, white sand be…

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Honey I'm buying (another) 72ft Super Yacht at 90% below replacement value 1:26:59

1+ y ago1:26:59

1:26:59

David Hows is back with another ambitious tale and chapter of his exciting plans to expand Ocean Sailing Expeditions with the purchase of another 72-foot luxury expedition super yacht. The 3rd yacht to join Ocean Sailing Expeditions in less than 3 years, this is a great example of what's possible if you create a big vision and boldly go forward and…

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Stephen Ladd - Exploring Latin American Coasts and Rivers in a 21 foot yacht 1:00:39

1+ y ago1:00:39

1:00:39

Ginny met Steve at a wooden boat festival in the 1990's when he was selling his book, Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat. She thought something like, “The crazy things people do!” Fast forward to 2022 and retired City Planner, Stephen Ladd (who married Ginny) shares an amazing story of the 5-years they spent exploring the coasts and inland rivers of Sou…

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Neil Driscoll: Training the key to avoiding tragedy at sea 1:22:52

1+ y ago1:22:52

1:22:52

Neil grew up sailing in the UK and quickly became accustomed to the range of weather conditions that it serves up. By the time he was a few months old, he completed his first English Channel crossing. He fell into maritime training as a teenager at his local sailing club, before emigrating to Australia and launching his own Sydney based training co…

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David Hows: 17 key lessons from 13 Tasman Sea Crossings 1:15:39

1+ y ago1:15:39

1:15:39

David Hows crossed the Tasman Sea for the first time in 2013, relieved to have survived a 1,500nm crossing that he never expected to repeat. 9 years and 13 Tasman Sea Crossings later, David has experienced winds as high as 55 knots, 10 metre seas, boat speeds hitting 24 knots and squalls tracked with radar moving at up to 106 knots. David shares 17…

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Derek Hamer: Saving hundreds of thousands of mammals from accidental death 1:04:05

2y ago1:04:05

1:04:05

Derek Hamer has devoted his life to helping save seals and whales. It's a great insight into the impact that fishing has on our oceans and the work thats been done by a handful of people to change how fishermen think about sustainability. Derek is passionate about protecting our oceans for future generations and has accrued decades of experience wo…

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Walter Van Lier: Sails half way around the world on a wing and a prayer 2:16:58

2y ago2:16:58

2:16:58

Walter Van Lier finds a 1980's Beneteau yacht for sale online and flies half way around the world during COVID to buy it. This is the story of a crazy adventurer with a heart of gold and his remarkable journey from Spain to Hobart, Australia. From a broken forestay, to engine failure, shredded mainsail and steering failure this tale has it all. Wal…

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Derek Shields - Building a yacht out of a 1,000 year old Huon Pine log 1:48:02

2y ago1:48:02

1:48:02

Imagine discovering a log that had just floated down a Tasmanian River in a storm and building an ocean going yacht out of it. Not just any log, but a rare Huon Pine log, felled 40 years earlier from a tree estimated at 1,000 years old. Thats what Derek Shields set out to do, with no background in boat building. After years sailing on other peoples…

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Suzie Christensen: sailor and CEO of the stunning Lord Howe Island 41:55

2y ago41:55

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Meet Suzie Christensen; sailor and CEO of the stunning Lord Howe Island. On my 4th visit to Lord Howe Island in 5 years I managed to catch up with the newly appointed island CEO for a chat about island life. Suzie shares her early experience on fitting into her new role after moving from Queensland, Australia to the tropical island paradise, 300nm …

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Matt Harvey completes 4,200nm Tahiti to Sydney passage 1:29:20

2+ y ago1:29:20

1:29:20

We catch up with Matt Harvey on the challenge of flying 32 hours to Tahiti, to pick up a rookie crew and prepare to deliver his new yacht ‘Salt Lines’ to Sydney, Australia to join Ocean Sailing Expeditions. Salt Lines (originally John Laing), had been parked up for 2 years in Tahiti due to COVID-19. Matt’s challenge was to fly in, prepare the vesse…

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Dan Farmer wins division in Sydney Hobart Race on yacht B52 43:05

2+ y ago43:05

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Dan Farmer, owner and skipper of the Sydney 41 yacht ‘B52’, shares the story of his epic adventure in the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, where more than 40% of the fleet retired due to damage or injuries. Dan explained crew selection, training, boat preparation and their strategy in the the first 36 hours of the race when more than 30 yachts retire…

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Matt Harvey – Buys 70-foot expedition yacht 'sight unseen' in Tahiti 1:02:03

2+ y ago1:02:03

1:02:03

I met Matt Harvey in June 2021 when he joined me onboard Silver Fern as Chief Mate on the 600nm passage from Southport to Hamilton Island, Queensland. With the various challenges that unfolded along the way, Matt proved himself as a capable and composed skipper, especially under pressure. Fast forward 4 months and Matt has just completed the purcha…

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Maryanne and Kyle Webb - 5 Pacific Crossings and a catamaran cruising tale 1:25:39

2+ y ago1:25:39

1:25:39

With a dream to sail the Atlantic one day, Maryanne (Scotland) met Kyle (USA) in 2002 and setting abut turning her dream into reality. They kicked their adventures on a 25 foot monohull on Lake Eerie and 19 years later they have not only crossed together but have also crossed the Pacific 5 times and have spent the last decade as live aboard cruiser…

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David Hows: Aground for 10 hours on the mud in crocodile country 1:38:32

2+ y ago1:38:32

1:38:32

David Hows shares an update on his 72-foot expedition yacht project - Silver Fern, with details of the last 6-months including the Americas Cup, the 10-month certification process with Maritime New Zealand, big budget blow-outs on the refit. David dives into some of his early sailing adventure challenges on Silver Fern including; a forced lee shore…

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Jack Griffin - Its showtime: Luna Rossa vs ETNZ in Americas Cup 36 1:21:07

3y ago1:21:07

1:21:07

I catch up with America's Cup analyst and expert - Jack Griffin from CupExperience.com and we dive into the AC75 class, the shocks and surprises to date and the rocky road to the America's Cup Match in Auckland, New Zealand in March 2021 and what the future holds for the Auld Mug. This episode is packed with observations, thoughts and some bold pre…

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David Hows – Episode 100: Silver Fern Project Update & Limited Membership Opportunity 1:02:09

3+ y ago1:02:09

1:02:09

In episode 100 of the Ocean Sailing Podcast, David Hows dives into his latest ‘Silver Fern’ 72-foot expedition yacht project and does a big update on the past 4 months of long days and unexpected obstacles, that included unplanned upgrades, Maritime NZ compliance challenges, a complete yacht rewire, making the decision to take the jump into full ti…

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Rodney Keenan - Founder of Evolution Sails on the 'high-tech. arms race' 1:24:07

3+ y ago1:24:07

1:24:07

In this episode I meet with Rodney Keenan, founder of Evolution Sails, at his incredible high-tech membrane plant in Auckland, New Zealand about sail planning for my new project: Silver Fern. Rodney shares his advice on sail planning and the background story of how he built a global sail making business that sends sails to customers all over the wo…

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Vernon Deck - COVID19 Cruising Challenges in Indonesia 2:20:16

3+ y ago2:20:16

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Vernon Deck is a great example of jumping headfirst into sailing and just figuring it out as you go along. We initially interviewed Vernon in episode 68 and discovered how he purchased a Sayer 37 yacht 'Schiehallion' and before heading offshore to Solomon Islands, then onto Papua New Guinea and then Indonesia. This time we catch-up with Vernon to f…

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Coastguard Nelson (NZ) - getting found and staying alive 1:27:22

3+ y ago1:27:22

1:27:22

David Hows and Phil Jarvis join the crew of Coastguard Nelson for a post-rescue debrief session, followed by a recorded podcast interview to discuss how yachties can learn lessons from previous Coastguard rescue case studies and tips on getting found and staying alive at sea. It's easy to assume when sailing in calm weather, that it will never happ…

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Jana and Mick - Sailing through Central America, highlights and challenges 2:19:15

4y ago2:19:15

2:19:15

Jana McGeachy and Mick O'Keefe (Beef) are not your typical semi-retired cruising sailors. As young sailors, they've worked hard, saved up and sold up. I first found out about their ambitious cruising plans in Episode 73. Now 14-months later, I catch up with them at home in Australia to find out all about their sailing adventures through the Caribbe…

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Dustin Reynolds - From bankrupted, double amputee to solo circumnavigator 1:07:56

4y ago1:07:56

1:07:56

I have yet to meet anyone more inspirational than Dustin Reynolds when it comes to turning personal tragedy and financial ruin into a completely new path in life. Hit by a drunk driver and left for dead on the side of the road with his arm ripped from his body and life multiple threatening injuries, Dustin survived but the mounting health bills bur…

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Geoff Wilson - world record setting explorer & adventurer 1:35:50

4y ago1:35:50

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Geoff’s Wilson's life changed forever on Boxing Day 2004. Within days of the Banda Aceh earthquake and tsunami, he was working on the ground as a relief team translator. The death and destruction was a huge wake-up call for Geoff and what he has achieved since is nothing short of inspiring. From near death escapes and grand desert journeys to extre…

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Mark Chew - the joy of ocean sailing in classic wooden yachts 1:27:59

4y ago1:27:59

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Involved in ocean racing as a teenager and competing regularly as crew in all the Australian Blue Water Classics, Mark first became part of the wooden boat community 25 years ago with the purchase of the 1964 Sparkman and Stevens designed 'Cotton Blossom'. His romance with classic boats established, it was the purchase of his second boat, the 1956 …

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Dylan Magaster - Traveling the planet at age 21 on $1,000 1:33:58

4y ago1:33:58

1:33:58

An inspirational interview with Dylan Magaster who flew to South America at the age of 21 with only $1,000 in the bank and his camera gear and decided to go traveling. He backpacked for 6 months, converted a van into his home and began creating influential short documentaries showcasing ‘Alternative Living’. After nearly two years living in a van, …

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Honey I bought a 70 ft Super Yacht (at 90% below replacement value) 1:44:12

4y ago1:44:12

1:44:12

David Hows shares this sneak preview of his exciting new sailing expeditions that lay ahead and the 70-foot expedition super yacht he is acquiring to make it all possible. This is your chance to get involved, get onboard and sail to places you could normally only dream of and at a fraction of the normal cost. David is launching a unique and innovat…

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Disaster averted - Crew post-mortem on rescue & lessons learned 2:32:24

4y ago2:32:24

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This episode is about sharing the lessons from an initial mechanical failure that occurred in the middle of the Tasman Sea, that set off a chain of events over the course of 520nm, resulting in the Coastguard rescue of a 45-foot Beneteau yacht and its crew of 6. As a sequel to episode 88, skipper David Hows conducts a full post mortem with the crew…

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Colin MacRae - rebuilding a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran. 43:04

4y ago43:04

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Parlay Revival is a story about a young man from New Zealand, Colin, who spend's his life savings from a 10 year career as a Super yacht engineer, to buy a Lagoon catamaran that was badly damaged and partially sunk during Hurricane Irma and repair it in Guatemala. With friends from all over the world they spent months fixing her up, to get her to s…

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David Hows - Mid Tasman Sea steering failure & broken boom 1:07:33

4y ago1:07:33

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4 days after departing Hobart Australia to sail 1,250nm across the Tasman Sea to Picton, New Zealand the crew of the Ocean Gem had to face a steering cable failure in the early morning hours, followed by two crash gybes that snapped the boom preventer and broke the boom in half. What followed 500nm later was the failure of the steel emergency tille…

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Do what you love! Darren & Amanda give up jobs and go sailing 1:54:34

4y ago1:54:34

1:54:34

This is the inspirational story of Amanda and Darren who decided to, give up great jobs and sell up and go sailing while in their early thirties. Whats amazing is they did not grow up around boats, they new nothing about sailing and they had not even stepped aboard a sail boat until they took their Amel Sharki "SV Panda" for a test sail. We catch-u…

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David Hows - Big Sailing & Podcast Update / Anniversary Edition / 500k downloads 29:03

4y ago29:03

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On the eve of the 4 year anniversary of the Ocean Sailing Podcast and the 500,000 download milestone achieved this month, producer David Hows shares a big update on whats next for him. With exciting new plans for his Ocean Gem Sailing adventures he has just released in the Ocean Sailing Podcast sailing calendar, this is a bumper update from David. …

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Andrew Bishop - first Fastnet at age 15. Advice on safety and being self sufficient 1:00:28

4y ago1:00:28

1:00:28

Guest host Paul Trammell interviews Andrew Bishop of the World Cruising Club just prior to the 2019 Caribbean 600. Andrew completed his first Fastnet Race at age 15 and was later knocked unconscious in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers in 1989, without a lifejacket on. Fortunately he survived and went on to meet Jimmy Cornell shortly after, offering …

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Dave & Gabes - the inspirational young couple sailing Elegant Gypsy 1:39:04

4y ago1:39:04

1:39:04

The inspirational tale of Dave and Gabes who act on their dreams, throw in their jobs and spend 7 months sailing 5,000nm up the east coast of Australia from their home port in Hobart, Tasmania to the Whitsundays in Queensland and home again. Its a great example of whats possible if you cut out the spending on unnecessary lifestyle costs, save hard,…

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David Hows - 150 dolphins, lost steering and crew emergency 44:02

4+ y ago44:02

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In March 2019 David Hows sailed 1,250 miles from Southport, Australia across the Tasman Sea to Auckland, New Zealand via Opua in the Bay of Islands with his crew of 4 onboard a Beneteau 45 named Ocean Gem. A fantastic 7-day reaching / running passage was enhanced by a series of unexpected events, starting with a cast alloy anchor stem bow fitting t…

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Behan & Jamie - Sailing Totem to 48 countries with 3 kids 1:04:05

4+ y ago1:04:05

1:04:05

Behan and Jamie left great careers in the USA 12 years ago to sail the globe with 3 young children in tow. They share some of the highlights, challenges and lessons from offshore cruising with kids, their roles as a sailing couple and what its meant for their relationship. Behan and Jamie have developed the ability to earn income as they sail and t…

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James & Kimmi - Catamaran structural failure 60nm offshore 1:08:28

4+ y ago1:08:28

1:08:28

James & Kimmi have sailed and free dived together since shortly after James purchased the 38 catamaran; SV Zingaro in 2016 before they met in Mexico. They share the story of their Catamaran's structural failure 60nm off the coast of Hawaii and their desperate efforts to stay afloat for several long hours while awaiting the US Coastguard's arrival. …

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Winning the Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Race by just 7 minutes 54:57

4+ y ago54:57

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David Hows shares his race experience from the inaugural 530nm yacht race from Brisbane to Hamilton Island up Australia's east coast. This unlikely tale of a 27 year old Beneteau 45 foot yacht named Ocean Gem and a rookie crew is an example of preparation, determination and seat of the pants sailing to take out the 1st place on both IRC and PHS in …

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Matt Andrews - From skiff sailor to the Volvo Ocean Race and Americas Cup 1:07:25

4+ y ago1:07:25

1:07:25

Andy Lamont interviews Matt Andrews who started sailing on Moreton Bay with his dad as an 8 year old in the 1970’s on a Mirror dinghy followed by a 125, before moving to Balmain in Sydney and buying a Sabot before making the jump, as a 15 year old, to 16 foot skiffs. He then left school and started sail making in Sydney before moving to Denmark and…

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David Hanton - Osmosis, antifouling & hull maintenance war stories 56:19

4+ y ago56:19

56:19

I catch up with David Hanton from Bradford Marine and get deep and technical about protecting whats under your waterline. We dive into the typical issues with hull maintenance, osmosis in fibreglass and what causes it, how to know if it’s a big vs small problem, how to prevent and repair it and we talk about how significant the damage and repair bi…

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Jon Bilger - Dinghy sailor, Americas Cup Winner & Predict Wind founder 44:03

4+ y ago44:03

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With a father who went to 5 olympics as Flying Dutchman competitor initially and then as coach, Jon Bilger spent his early years around sailing. He bought is first boat after saving $250 and asking his dad to build him an optimist. In a P Class he then won New Zealand’s Tauranga Cup twice amongst a fleet of 120 dinghies that included young sailors …

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Pascale and Troy - sailing remote Australia in their 30’ Clansman 47:53

5y ago47:53

47:53

We join Troy and Pascale who are cruising remote Australia in their 30’ Clansman yacht called Mirrool. They left Perth in March 2017 and so far, have made it halfway around the continent traveling through the Kimberley, Arnhem Land, Torres Straits and Far North Queensland documenting their adventures along the way on their YouTube channel "Free Ran…

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Taylor Grieger - Sailing to Cape Horn with 3 hurricanes and 2 storms 1:08:16

5y ago1:08:16

1:08:16

A unique and personal insight into the reasons some of us are drawn to the sea. Taylor Grieger is a Navy Veteran that returned from 6.5 years of active service and resigned from the military, only to suffer the tragedy of his fellow veterans and buddies dying from suicide. Research shows military veterans commit suicide at a frequency of 20 per day…

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Paul Willison - A life of tall ship sailing, teaching & catamaran cruising 1:33:34

5y ago1:33:34

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Paul Willison spent his early days as an outdoor education teacher and quickly migrated to working on a square rig sailing ship teaching high school kids to sail. He then set off to travel around the world and sailed on lots of different boats in unusual locations. On his return to Australia he bought the hull and decks for an Imp 33 catamaran and …

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Jana McGeachy and Mick O'Keefe - Australians buy US yacht to cruise Bahama’s, Caribbean and Pacific 1:38:45

5y ago1:38:45

1:38:45

Jana and Mick are not your typical semi-retired Australian offshore sailors. Surviving a head on crash in the outback at 100 km/hr at a young age, made them think differently about turning their sailing dreams into reality sooner. They worked and saved hard for the next 2 years and I catch up with them onboard their dream yacht in Florida, waiting …

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Glenn Ashby - Capsizes, 100% foiling and 50 knot speeds in Americas Cup 36? 50:02

5y ago50:02

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From the moment Glenn Ashby won his first A-Class Cat World Title in Spain at age 18, he demonstrated an innate ability to understand the physics in play on the water and interpret them better than anyone else in his chosen class. As the winning 2017 Americas Cup skipper and wing trimmer for Emirates Team New Zealand and now Cup Defender for the ne…

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Patti and James Hunt - 73 countries in 25 years of cruising 1:10:21

5y ago1:10:21

1:10:21

James and Patti Hunt are Australians who truly have the traveller’s spirit, having extensively backpacked as young Australians throughout Europe in the early 1980’s. They were introduced to sailing in the chilly conditions off the south coast of England and purchased their first yacht ‘Wanderlust’ a Hurley 24 in 1987. By 1995 they made the decision…

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Andy Schell - '59 North' Adventure Sailor & 'On The Wind' podcast host 1:24:39

5y ago1:24:39

1:24:39

Andy Schell produces the sailing podcast: 'On the Wind'. With more than 250 episodes under his belt, along with a sailing calendar that sees him tick off more than 10,000 sea miles each year, Andy eats, sleeps and breathes 'all things sailing'. Andy shares his love of sailing and podcasting in a rare and candid interview, where he's on the other en…

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Deborah Dalziel: Sailor and sailing technology entrepreneur 52:08

5y ago52:08

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Deborah Dalziel is both sailor and sailing technology entrepreneur. We explore the story behind the business idea, to find out what drove Deborah, as the Founder of www.MySail.Team to create a Web and App platform, designed to make race crew management easier for boat owners and skippers, while making it simpler for race crew to access and find cre…

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