Episodes
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Adam lives off-grid in southeast Alaska and sails a Cape George 36. He was also a small-boat commercial fisherman and a merchant marine.
We talk about Alaska, his history of commercial fishing, why we love untying the lines ashore, working as a merchant marine, finding the right boat, the Cape George 36, the Golden Globe Race and Kirsten Neuschafer, sailing in the fjords, the anchorages, Deigo Garcia, shark fishing, knife making, wildlife, orcas singing with thier heads out of the water, and more.
Podcast shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support the show through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Erden Eruc is an entrant in the 2026 Golden Globe Race, and has purchased Simon Curwen's Biscay 36, Clara. Erden is also one of only two people to have circumnavigated under human power, and Erden is the only to have done it solo, and he did it by rowing, cycling, kayaking, and hiking. He holds an amazing 18 Guiness World Records.
We talk about his boat, his sailing experience, reasons he wants to do the race, learning about the Hydrovane, projects needed on the boat, hopes and fears regarding the race, the photogates, future sailing plans, and much more.
We also discussed his solo human-powered circumnavigation on my other podcast Dream Chasers and Eccentrics
Podcast shownotes (links and photos) are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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When I spoke with Sam the previous week (ep. 224) he was en route to Dakar. In this episode, he is in Dakar. I also talk about my recent passage from San Blas to Linton Bay and then on to Escudo de Veraguas.
Sam and I talk about the passage and trouble encountered on the way including damaging a spreader, reefing, using a modified climbing harness, sharks, a windvane problem, anchors and anchoring, using multiple anchors, sleeping while underway, anchor alarms, halucinating, radar and its limitations, Dakar, clearing customs and immigration, favorite places, and more.
Podcast shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Sam was sailing in his Cape Dory 28 between the Canary Islands and Dakkar when I spoke to him.
Before the interview, I talk about the San Blas Islands. Sam and I talk about the conditions, his Cape Dory 28, his windvane and electronic autopilots, sailing a full-keel boat, replacing the bronze chainplates, fixing a leaking hull-deck joint, Morocco, The Canary Islands, The Gambia, sailing to The Bahamas on a 16' Hobie Cat, fear, sailing for the sailing or for the destinations, solo sailing and why we love it, the Annapolis Boat Show, and more.
Tune in next week for a continuation of this conversation. Sam and I got cut off at the end of this one, as he was underway and without reliable internet.
Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Olivia Owens Wyatt is a solo sailor, a filmaker, and a USCG 50-Ton Master certified captain. She is on her way around the world, currently in SE Asia, on a Panda 34. She is also entered in the 2026 Golden Globe Race
We talk about Papua New Guinea, piracy, self-defense, Wayag, dealing with squalls, going without sleep, sailing through Indonesia, the perils of listening to bad advice, taking a tow from a coal-barge tug that led to near-disaster, preparing for the GGR, dealing with fear, wildlife encounters, sea snakes, happy people and where to find them, anchors, and more.
Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Andrew recently completed a three-year journey around the Americas including the Faroe Islands, Greenland, through the Northwest Passage, Alaska, Costa Rica, Patagonia, Brazil, and Svalbard, in a JFA 45, an aluminum expedition yacht.
We talk about highlights of the trip, as well as difficulties, favorite places, sailing in heavy weather, anchoring in Patagonia and tying ashore, the importance of having a properly prepared sailboat in the high latitudes, foul-weather gear, his boat, electronics, navigation, elephant seals and other wildlife, navigating through ice, a grizzly-bear threat, pros and cons of aluminum boats, properly isolating steel bolts from aluminum, dragging anchor, and more.
Shownotes and links are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Aaron and Doug were anchored in the Intracoastal Waterway just north of St Augustine, Florida, during hurricane Milton (and Helene). I interviewed them before and then after Hurricane Milton.
We talk about anchoring; setting a tandem anchor; using multiple anchors; selecting a spot to sit out a hurricane; we get interuppted by a food delivery to my boat in San Blas, Panama; using two anchors in a tidal current; preparing the boat for the storm; alligators and sharks in the anchorage in Florida; crocodiles in the anchorage in Panama; after the hurricane; insurance; a boat that went aground during the storm; and more.
Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Jacqueline Evers set off from The Netherlands in July 2023 and is now in New Zealand. She sails a 1977 Grinde 27 called Loveworkx, designed by Peter Bruun and built in Denmark.
We talk about New Zealand, clearing into various countries and expenses, sailing solo with family visiting, her boat, the inner forestay, why she is sailing solo around the world, favorite places, what we learn about ourselves through solo sailing, bird visitations, fishing while sailing (or not), sharks, fear, big wind and waves in the Caribbean Sea, creative anchoring, anchors and chain, a beautiful moment, landfalls, the wonder of living on a sailboat, and more.
You can follow Jacqueline on her Youtube Channel Sailing Loveworkx https://www.youtube.com/@sailingloveworkxShownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Recorded at Esnasdup island in San Blas, aka Guna Yala, I discuss my year and a half in Panama. I talk about navigating here, places I've been, anchorages, marinas, the weather, wildlife, crime, clearing in and out, surfing, spearfishing, tropical disaeses, getting proper exercise when living on a boat, and much more.
Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Gunnar Christensen is an entrant in the 2026 Golden Globe Race, and he recently bought a Hans Christian 34 in Trinidad and sailed it, solo, home to the UK.
We talk about the boat, the voyage, his self-steering, Hydrovanes, Watt&Sea, trailing warps in heavy weather, sailing with hank-on headsails, jacklines and tethers, emergency ways to climb back onboard, symmetrical vs asymmetrical spinnakers, storm trysails, heavy weather, sailing a full-keel vs a fin-keel boat, sailing with a windvane, whales, reefing, PLB's, modifications needed, dodgers, Tapio's book "On a Belt of Foaming Seas," Southerly Yachts, the mental aspect of long-distance solo sailing, and more.
Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Tom Fisher sails a Biscay 36. He was inspired to go to Newfoundland after readingthe book "Sailing to Newfoundland," and visited many of the places I went in 2022.
We talk about growing up sailing in the UK, sailing barges, folkboats, comparing traditional full-keel boats to modern charter boats, his Biscay 36, radar, Starlink, AIS, St. Martin to Bermuda to Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, hiking to the top of the mountain at Deadman's Cove, waterfalls, outports, hiking around Francois, bears, blueberries, Hare Bay, Isle aux Mortes, and more.
Podcast show notes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support the show here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Nathan and his wife Vivian run Ocean Passages, offering training passages aboard their Compass 47.
We also talk about Tahiti and the Society Islands, dealing with cyclone season, Nova Scotia, dealing with heavy weather, electronics, anchoring, his association with John Kretschmer, training passages, heaving-to, different boats, different rigs, using preventers, accidental jibes, sailing to a schedule, lessons learned from John Kretschmer, and more.
Podcast shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Porter Fox grew up on the coast of Maine sailing small boats. His father designed and built Whistler sailboats and founded Able Marine. Porter has written three books and also writes stories for The New York Times and other journals. His latest book is Category Five, which we talk about.
We also talk about sailing around New York City, sailing a Whistler that his father built, sailing a cat ketch, cruising the New Jersey coast, sailing canoes in The Bahamas, sailing with John Kretschmer, climate change, the amplification of storms, sea-level rise, why we love the ocean, the importance of keeping a calm mind, defeating trauma, John Kretschmer's books, freeboard, net zero, and more.
Shownotes are at https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Dave winkler is a Sea Two captain in Boston. We talk about sailing in Boston, problems sailers face and ask Sea Tow for help with, towing sailboats and using drogues during rudder-failure, mast breakage, the importance of taping over cotterpins in the standing rigging and lifelines, dangerous rescues, lobster bouys, rescuing a leatherback turtle, tips to avoid needing to call for help, and more.
Find the shownotes here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Captain James is a former submariner in the US Navy. He's sailed over 70,000 nm on a wide variety of boats. We talk about life on a submarine, catamarans, sailing through the South Pacific, a near-disaster on a catamaran breaking up in a storm, dual rudders, center cockpits, raised deck salons, pointing high, chasing your dreams and doing what you really want instead of what you think you are supposed to do, dinghies, lifting-keel sailboats, adventures in anchoring, buoying the chain, the importance of freediving, backup anchors, Portugal, surfing, Costa Rica, wing masts, fast boats, dream boats, selectingthe right boat for you, the disturbing noises catamarans make, running a charter business, seasickness, and more.
Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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In this bonus mid-week episode, I interview Sea Tow captain Ethan Maass, from Sea Tow Boston.
We talk about how Sea Tow serves sailors, how far they go to help, working with the Coast Guard when there's a problem, communications, what membership includes and doesn't, collisions, common safety shortcomings in boaters, emergency anchoring, getting lost, using divers, ordering pizza, and more.
Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Erick and Jenny had just arrived in Fiji when I spoke with them, after having spent a year in French Polynesia. I interviewed the sepparately and asked the same questions, then editied it so you can hear their different, or similar, responses. We talk about favorite places, pleasant and difficult passages, favorite diving experiences, wildlife, sharks, things they did right and wrong, cultural experiences, things they miss on land, things they learned about sailing, and things they learned about themselves.
Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Tom and Chris are two sailors from the UK who developed SailTies, a free app that makes it easy to record all your sailing experience in one place. The app keeps a digital record of all your voyages, certificates, crew, vessels, and clubs. We talk about their sailing experiences, chartering in the Med, sailing around Sicily, the SailTies app, and more.
Find the app and get a discount on the plus version here https://sailties.net/partner/paultrammell
podcast show notes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
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Kyle Davis, aka Captain Ky the Seaglass Guy, was in the San Blas islands in Panama when he came down with dengue fever. He ended up in a bad situation in a prison-like hospital and had to escape. Kyle is a sailor and a sea-glass hunter, and has also been know to catch crocodiles by hand.
We also talk about fishing, sailing from Panama to Cartagena, zarpes, the consequences (or not) of not clearing out of a country, the San Blas islands (Guna Yala), lightning strikes, seasickness, surf, the indigenous cultures in Panama, coral-reef health, having boatwork done in Catagena, Santa Marta, sailing solo from Santa Marta to Aruba, visiting Cuba, staying in a van in the Cayman Islands, motorsailing, hunting for seaglass, cloning his late dog Little Coconut, and more.
Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support the podcast here patreon.com/paultrammell
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Grant Headifen is the founder and Global Director of Education of NauticEd, a modern sailing education organization that provides online sailing courses, a global network of sailing schools, and virtual-reality sail training.
In addition to sailing education, we talk about the force of wind and why it quadruples when wind speed doubles, a different formula for the amount of chain rode per depth, skills that new sailors neglect to study, USCG national standards, safety, avoiding collisions, learning to sail, the benefit of joining a yacht club and racing, sailing on different kinds of sailboats, cruising around Sicily, dealing with unruly crew, being an effective captain, sailing onto dock, NauticEd, a career opportunity to be a sailing instructor, comoditizing sailing education, and much more.
Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
Support through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell
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