Best Dee Porter Podcasts (2024)

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Deb Fish // RORC's First Female Commodore 1:00:39

23m ago1:00:39

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In January 2024, Dr. Deborah Fish became the first woman ever to be elected commodore of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. For 99 years, RORC, as it's better known, has been regarded as a premier organization for offshore racing globally, as well as a leading authority for safety at sea. Its most famous event – the Fastnet Race – Deb has completed in im…

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Brittanee Drexel 24:40

3h ago24:40

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In 2009, 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel went missing during a spring break trip to Myrtle Beach. For over a decade, her family held onto hope, despite few leads and haunting rumors. In 2022, a major break finally came: Raymond Moody, a known offender, confessed to her abduction and murder. DNA confirmed Brittanee's identity, bringing long-awaited clo…

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Kiera and Tripp // Apparent Winds 1:02:29

7d ago1:02:29

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Kiera and Tripp are the couple behind Apparent Winds, a nonprofit they run aboard their sailing research vessel Resilience. As they sail around the world, they collect and share stories of environmental and cultural preservation while conducting marine research. Their journey started in Washington State in 2022, and led them here to Maine via Alask…

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Roberta "Bobbie" Miller 56:53

5d ago56:53

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On November 1st, 2010, Bobbie Miller was tragically found murdered in her New Hampshire home. Bobbie, who had been in the midst of a difficult divorce, was last seen alive on Halloween, just hours before she was brutally shot in her kitchen. Her son Jonathan discovered her body the next day, along with her beloved dog Sport, who was also killed. Th…

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Porter Fox // Climate Change & Sailing with John Kretschmer 1:18:57

10d ago1:18:57

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Porter Fox is a writer, lifelong sailor and author of the new book Category Five: Superstorms & the Warming Oceans that Feed Them. I was referred to Porter by our mutual friend John Kretschmer, who is a major character in the book. Porter is also the son of Able Marine founder and grew up in Maine amongst sailboats and boatyards. Porter and I had a…

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Ronald Sisman + Elizabeth Platzman 32:29

17d ago32:29

32:29

On Halloween night in 1981, photographer Ronald Sisman and college art student Elizabeth Platzman were brutally murdered in their Chelsea duplex. A group of masked intruders stormed in, torturing the couple before executing them. The crime scene suggested they were searching for something, but what? At first, investigators suspected Ronald’s rumore…

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Jon Amtrup // Sailboat science in the High Arctic 1:09:30

17d ago1:09:30

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Jon Amtrup is an avid environmentalist, and one of the world's top high latitude skippers. He was an obvious choice for GREENPEACE for their arctic research expedition this summer, aboard their recently acquired sailboat WITNESS. She used to be named “Pelagic Australis” and was designed and built by Skip Novak. She is a unique expedition sailboat, …

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James Worley Part II 50:31

25d ago50:31

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In 2016, Sierah Joughin, a 20-year-old college student, was riding her bike home through rural Ohio when she was brutally attacked and abducted by James Worley. This was no random crime—Worley had carefully planned his assault, taking Sierah to a hidden barn rigged with restraints and tools of torture. Her body was later found in a cornfield, just …

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Pip Hare // A 2nd Shot at the Vendee Globe 1:11:56

29d ago1:11:56

1:11:56

Vendee Globe sailor Pip Hare returns to the show for a 3rd time only one month before the start of her second Vendee Globe. In 2020, Pip became only the 8th woman to ever complete the Vendee Globe, and on a shoestring, crowdfunded budget to boot. In the years since, Pip has parlayed that hard work and early success into a second campaign aboard a n…

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James Worley 34:07

1M ago34:07

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In 1995, 19-year-old Tabitha Guth vanished in Toledo, Ohio, only to be found murdered a month later. At the time, investigators struggled to find solid leads, and the case went cold. However, when authorities began to connect the dots with a string of similar unsolved murders from the 1980s, a disturbing pattern emerged. Many of the victims were yo…

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Blue, Brady, Mia & Andy // Sea Stories 59:13

1M ago59:13

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Blue & Brady of Cruisers Academy return to the podcast to tell some sea stories! This episode is an adaptation of a video that Mia & I filmed with them a few weeks ago, us on FALKEN, them at their shore base in Tahoe, as we started prepping for our Boat Show workshop coming up in Annapolis. We talk about some of the gnarliest things to happen to us…

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Catch Up #3 34:57

1M ago34:57

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This week, we’re diving into updates on some of the cases we've covered. Get the latest developments on Katelyn Markham, Toyah Cordingley, the Delphi Murders, the Idaho University Killings, and Gabby Petito. Tune in for the newest details and unexpected twists in these ongoing investigations.By crimeconnections

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Dee Warner 1:02:08

1M ago1:02:08

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In April 2021, 52-year-old Dee Warner vanished from her home in Tipton, Michigan, leaving behind her car, her phone, and countless questions. Her daughter Rikkel discovered her missing that Sunday morning, sparking a desperate search that would span over three years. What really happened on the night of April 24th? And why did her husband’s story r…

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Nigel Calder // The Perfect Cruising Boat 1:21:02

2M ago1:21:02

1:21:02

Nigel Calder returns to the podcast to talk about selling his beloved Malö 46 Nada. Nigel is of course the foremost guru of yacht systems and is at heart and inventor and science buff. He and his wife Terry built their 'dream boat' some 16 years ago and are sad to part ways with her now. We talk about many of the custom design details he's integrat…

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Skip Novak // Wisdom From 50 Years Afloat 1:19:03

2M ago1:19:03

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Skip Novak returns to the podcast to talk about his new book Skip Novak On Sailing: Words of Wisdom from 50 Years Afloat. There's not much Skip hasn't done in his remarkable sailing career, including 4 Whitbread races, a 5th round-the-world race on a maxi catamaran, and of course pioneering expedition sailing in Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn and Anta…

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Lydia Mullan // Seamanship & the Sinking of Alliance 1:23:42

2M ago1:23:42

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Lydia Mullan is a sailor, journalist, and on board reporter. She is the managing editor at Sail Magazine and was the social media manger behind Cole Brauer’s recent Global Solo Challenge campaign. She was aboard the vessel Alliance in this year’s Newport-Bermuda race when they struck an object and had to abandon ship in the Gulf Stream. In this epi…

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Pam Wall & Peter Grimm // A Lifetime of Memories 1:12:58

3M ago1:12:58

1:12:58

Friend of the podcast Pam Wall & our own Laura Parent do an ON THE WIND takeover this week to interview sailmaker and America's Cup sailor Peter Grimm! On an impromptu afternoon in Pam's living room, stories started flying and Pam said 'get the mics!' and this entertaining and charming episode was born! Big shout out to Pam & Laura for literally ru…

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Nikki Henderson // 59º North Offshore Racing 48:25

3M ago48:25

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The RORC Caribbean 600 is one of the great offshore ocean races and in February we launched the 59º North offshore racing program with this as our debut event. The Whole Point? To try to open the door of offshore racing wider so that more people like you can get involved. In this episode Nikki has a chat with Alex to reminisce on trials and tribula…

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Priscilla Johnson 32:07

3M ago32:07

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Join us as we delve into the disturbing and unsolved case of Priscilla Johnson, a 32-year-old woman whose life was brutally cut short after a New Year’s Eve celebration in 2002. Priscilla spent the evening with friends and was dropped off at home in good spirits. A week later, her family found her house in disarray, with bloodstains on the floor, w…

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Andy Schell // 10 Years of 59º North Sailing 1:33:50

3M ago1:33:50

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Andy Schell. We know him, we love him, he's the founder of this very podcast! And of course the co-founder of 59º North Sailing. In this episode, Emma turns the interview table around on Andy to ask him about this past decade of 59º North Sailing. A lot has changed from the early inspirations of starting the business to where Andy sits now, in Swed…

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Zach Porter 24:52

4M ago24:52

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In the summer of 2013, 25-year-old Zachary Porter sold his BMW for a motorcycle and cash via Craigslist. Weeks later, the buyer wanted to repurchase the bike. On July 23, Zach drove to meet the buyer, who was supposed to give him a ride back to McMinnville, Oregon. He texted his father that he arrived safely and later told a friend the sale was com…

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Aboard BELAFONTE 1:20:15

3M ago1:20:15

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The BELAFONTE is underway on a great, big sailing adventure, and August was lucky enough to meet her and her lovely crew, Julien and Pieter in Bergen. They were on their way North to Svalbard, and the three had many things to talk about. They recently made it to the high Arctic, and are sharing their considerable experiences on @Aboard_Belafonte on…

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Bardstown Part II 42:32

4M ago42:32

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On July 3, 2015, Crystal Rogers and Brooks Houck visited his family's farm before returning home. The next morning, Crystal was gone. Brooks claimed he last saw her the night before, but he did not report her missing. On July 5, Crystal's mother, Sherry Ballard, reported her disappearance. That same day, Crystal’s father, Tommy Ballard, found her a…

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Ian Herbert-Jones, Part 2 // Ocean Globe Race 1:50:05

4M ago1:50:05

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Since his On The Wind debut on episode 359 two years ago, Ian Herbert-Jones has raced 28,000 miles and rounded Cape Horn twice. In this episode, he tells the story of him joining the Ocean Globe Race last minute at the start in Southampton, and chasing the circumnavigation that escaped him during his Golden Globe Race. -- If you liked this conversa…

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Ian Herbert-Jones, Part 1 // Golden Globe Race 1:59:36

4M ago1:59:36

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Since his On The Wind debut on episode 359 two years ago, Ian Herbert-Jones has raced 28,000 miles and rounded Cape Horn twice! In this episode, he tells the story of his remarkable Golden Globe Race, from the last polishing of his boat at the start in France, to losing her to a storm in the South Atlantic. -- If you liked this conversation you'll …

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Bardstown Part I 33:14

4M ago33:14

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In this episode, we delve into the harrowing decade that began on May 25th, 2013, in the tight-knit town of Bardstown, Kentucky. This peaceful community was shattered by the ambush and murder of officer Jason Ellis, a dedicated K-9 officer. A year later, the brutal slayings of Kathy and Samantha Netherland, a beloved teacher and her teenage daughte…

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Emma Garschagen // From Apprentice to Entrepreneur 1:10:05

4M ago1:10:05

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Our own Emma Garschagen, co-host of ON THE WIND, former ICEBEAR & FALKEN First Mate and now entrepreneur joins me on todays show to talk about her evolution as a sailor since she joined 59º North. Emma started with us as an apprentice, took over as Chief First Mate for Mia when she was pregnant with Axel and has now gone on to start her own busines…

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Shonda Townsend 35:14

4M ago35:14

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On July 4, 2010, Shonda Townsend spent a festive day with friends and family in Mineral Wells, Texas. After a cookout, swimming, and fireworks, she left to return to her home in Perrin, Texas, where she lived with her mother and 2-year-old son, Haiden. Shonda never made it home. Her 1997 Toyota Camry was found two days later, ransacked, in a rough …

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Matt Rutherford // Shootin' the Shit Onboard MARIE THARPE 1:07:38

4M ago1:07:38

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Friend of the podcast and legendary sailor Matt Rutherford returns to the show to shoot the shit aboard his schooner MARIE THARPE. Matt hosted a small gathering of friends in Annapolis back in April aboard his boat, and we got warmed up by getting out the mics and mixing it up at the salon table down below on a rainy, chilly day. Matt was sipping t…

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Katelyn Markham 29:56

5M ago29:56

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Today we delve into the tragic and perplexing case of Katelyn Markham. On August 14th, 2011, Katelyn vanished from her home in Fairfield, Ohio, leaving her family and friends in a state of anguish. Their relentless search for answers turned to heartbreak when, on April 7th, 2013, her remains were discovered in a dump yard in Indiana. For years, inv…

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John Doe 27:38

5M ago27:38

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On Valentine’s Day 1975, a couple found the body of a teenage boy hanging from a tree along Highway 23, south of Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The boy, around 16-17 years old, 6 feet tall, and 160 pounds, had brown hair, brown eyes, and slightly protruding front teeth. He wore a maroon and yellow shirt, blue pants, mismatched socks, and no shoes. A beds…

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Catch Up #2 & Kansas City Chiefs Mystery Deaths 29:37

6M ago29:37

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Join us as we bring you another update episode. Today we’re exploring the baffling case of David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney, and Ricky Johnson, three friends who were found dead on January 9th, 2024 in their friends backyard after a night of watching the Kansas City Chiefs football team play. Their sudden and unexplained deaths have cast a shadow…

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Heather Thomas // MAIDEN Skipper & OGR Winner 1:13:21

6M ago1:13:21

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Skipper Heather Thomas recently won the inaugural Ocean Globe Race aboard the iconic yacht MAIDEN. The crew made history again by becoming the first all-female crew to win a round-the-world race! At 27, Heather was the youngest skipper in this race and one of two female skippers. Emma and Heather talked about leadership, confidence, navigation and …

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