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Boatbuilding. Conservation. Historic vessels. Jobs. These are the murky, complicated, fascinating themes we’ll get stuck into this episode.
Victoria Wallworth joins the Off Watch Gals for 2-parter where we delve into heritage vessels, what we can do with them, and how to engage more people in this wonderful world.
National Historic Ships Vessel Conservation Course: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/resources/historic-vessel-conservation-qualification
National Historic Ships Vessel Conservation Book: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/publications
Maritime Heritage Trust: https://www.maritimeheritage.org.uk/
Women in Boatbuilding: http://www.womeninboatbuilding.com/
The Matthew: https://matthew.co.uk/
Pioneer: http://www.pioneerck18.org/index.html
Boatbuilding Academy, Lyme Regis: https://boatbuildingacademy.com/
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A new ship and a new season of the Off Watch Podcast!
Join us in #gloucester as we take a tour aboard LV SULA and learn about the fascinating role of Light Vessels!A massive thank you to Colin and Viv of LV14 SULA Lightship for sharing your time, your stories and your experiences with us - it was a brilliant day and we learned (and laughed!) a lot.
You can learn all about SULA (and even stay aboard!) here: https://sulalightship.com/
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Announcing Off Watch - Season 3!
We're back! New Season, New Ship! And we have lots to chat about!
We'll be looking at the fascinating history of working boats - from Pilot Cutters to Smacks & Trawlers to Thames Barges and lots more! We'll also be shining the ships spotlight on some of the hidden hero's that support the sailing word from the RNLI to Light Ships and beyond.
And! After an eventful winter we find ourselves crewing on a new vessel, the Nevermore! - We like her a lot, though she's got some interesting quirks...
Season 3 will launch in early March, with new episodes released once a month.
In the meantime, why not relisten to your favourite episodes so far and share them with your friends and crewmates! Stay up to date with the latest on Season 3 on our socials, @OffWatchPod, sign up to our newsletter (you can do so at www.offwatchpodcast.co.uk) and like the show and rate your favourite episodes on the podcast app of your choice
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"1pm. Storm ended, sea calm. God is over all" - the eerie last words entered into the logbook of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse. After 3 harrowing days & nights of raging storms in December 1900, three lighthouse keepers vanished from the remote island and were never seen again.
Regular listeners will know that we love a good mystery! And as we find ourself heading towards the Flannan's aboard our very own ghost ship, we just had to share the story - it is Halloween after all!
And who better to talk to us about Scottish lighthouse mysteries than the Northern Lighthouse Board's very own Gillian Burns! Gillian is, quite frankly, one of the coolest people we have ever met, she shares stories of her incredible 30 year career at the NLB, where commuting to work by helicopter and staying in remote Lighthouses is the norm.
This really is one of the most fascinating episodes we have worked on!
This season, we’re working in collaboration with SHE_SEES for Lloyd's Register Foundation with Emilie Sandy and Freeweaver SAORI Studio, London------
Guests:
Gillian Burns, Navigation Officer The Northern Lighthouse Board
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Ships:
Waverly
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Lighthouses:
Flannan Islands
Bell Rock
Rhinns Of Islay
Wolf Rock
Eddystone
Longships
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Other Resources:
Video: Wolf Rock Lighthouse from the deck of the stricken 'Mazarine' Ro-Ro Freight/Ferry (Credit - Joe Garmory-Amps )
Article: The Unexplained Mystery of the Flannan Lighthouse (Credit - The Malestrom)
Video: The Eerie Vanishing Of The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers (Credit - Buzzfeed Unsolved)Listen to two passionate traditional sailors talk about the subject they love and have a laugh at the same time!
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This episode, the Off Watch gals explore mental and physical wellbeing in the sailing industry and we delve into the influence of sexism on health. We’re joined by Hannah Stowe - an artist, writer, sailor and scientist. We mull over solutions and ideas which would make the industry a more accepting place and discuss Hannah’s recently released book Move Like Water.
Enjoy listening!
This season, we’re working in collaboration with SHE_SEES for Lloyd's Register Foundation with Emilie Sandy and Freeweaver SAORI Studio, London
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Guests:
Hannah Stowe
Artist, writer, sailor and scientistBuy Hannah’s book MOVE LIKE WATER from your local independent bookshop or borrow it from a library! It is also available at Waterstones, Amazon etc…
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Dr Sylvia Earle - Marine Scientist - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sylvia-EarleDr Earle’s organisation Mission Blue: https://missionblue.org/
SV Song of the Whale - https://www.marineconservationresearch.co.uk/rv-song-of-the-whale/
Dominica Sperm Whale Project: https://www.thespermwhaleproject.org/
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Mental Health Resources:https://www.mind.org.uk/
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
http://www.mentalhealthinternational.ca/
https://uksailtraining.org/sailtowellbeing/
https://www.sailors-society.org/
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Provisioning for any lengthy voyage is a challenge, especially when fridge space is limited for fresh produce. And while it's not uncommon to see a a mackerel line trailing behind a boat in light winds, wouldn't it be great if you could catch your fruit and veg enroute too! Luckily, today's special guest, Caro Warwick-Evans knows a thing or two about what the sea has to offer. Caro didn't just start a seaweed business, she co-founded an entire industry in the UK!
This season, we’re working in collaboration with SHE_SEES for Lloyd's Register Foundation with Emilie Sandy and Freeweaver SAORI Studio, London
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Guests:
Caro Warwick-Evans
Co-founder The Cornish Seaweed Company
Henry Chamberlain
Founder CEC The Coastal Exploration Co------
Ships:
Bessie Ellen
Tres Hombres
EcoClipper
Europa
Oosterschelde
R. Tucker Thompson
Selkie
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Other Resources:
The Seaweed Cookbook - Cornish Seaweed Co
Mushrooms: A Cautionary Tale - Ray Mears' Wild Food Episode 5Support the Show.
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Disasters at sea have lead to fundamental changes in ship design, surveys and rules and regulations. Whilst the sea (and sailing) is a cruel mistress, there are some basics which can make it safer for seafarers and this is what the episode is all about!
You will hear from our wonderful guest Rhoda Willson who works for Lloyds Register and is passionate about saving lives. You will also hear about the plimsoll shoe, which is relevant. We promise.
This season, we’re working in collaboration with SHE_SEES for Lloyd's Register Foundation with Emilie Sandy and Freeweaver SAORI Studio, London
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Guests:
Rhoda Willson
Lead Specialist at Lloyds RegisterRepresents Lloyds Register at the International Association of Class Societies and is the General Policy Group member.
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Ships:
Jolie Brise
Blue Mermaid
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Other Resources:
Fastnet Disaster
The Oxford Companion Book of Ships and the Sea. Edited by Peter Kemp, 1988.
Lloyds Register Foundation - open source of historic regulations for sailing ships
SOLAS - Safety of Lives at Sea convention
MCA - Maritime & Coastguard Agency
MARPOL - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MAIB - Marine Accident Investigation Branch
IMO - International Maritime Organisation.Support the Show.
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When the going gets tough... the tough get a maritime lawyer!
Welcome to season 2 of the Off Watch Podcast! This episode, Jess & Hannah re-join the ship but it's not all plain sailing! Luckily, they are joined this week by special guest and Maritime Lawyer, Monica Kohli who shares some of the in's and out's of what happens when things go wrong at sea and also talks about her role at WISTA UK.
This season, Off Watch Podcast has partnered with the Lloyds Register Foundation as part of their amazing Rewriting Women into Maritime History project. We are telling the stories of women throughout the contemporary maritime industry under the banner of the She_Sees arm of the project.
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Guests:
Monica Kohli
Guard UK (Senior Lawyer)
WISTA UK (President)
Indian Maritime Association UK (Chair)
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Ships:
Ever Given
Astrid
Asgard II
Maria Assumpta
Barque Marque
Zebu
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Other Resources:
MCA - Maritime & Coastguard Agency
MARPOL - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MAIB - Marine Accident Investigation Branch
IMO - International Maritime Organisation.Support the Show.
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Well we're between seasons and therefore this week you will join the Off Watch Gals on the Tween deck (actual nautical term). Here you'll find the parts of the interviews from Sean and Em (sailing and shipkeeping trainees from Season 1) that didn't make it to the final episodes. Be prepared for stories, opinions on how to get into the industry and just some general chat to keep you going until Season 2!
Emily: Insta: @em_andrews_Sean: Insta: @shipwreck_sean
Museums:
National Maritime Museum - Cutty Sark: https://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum
National Museum of the Royal Navy: https://www.nmrn.org.uk/
Scottish Fisheries Museum: https://www.scotfishmuseum.org/
Glenlee Museum: https://thetallship.com/
RSS Discovery: https://www.rrsdiscovery.co.uk/
Ships:
Pilgrim: https://pilgrimofbrixham.org.uk/
Golden Vanity: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/1673/golden-vanity
Leader: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/604/leaderTraining organisations:
Class Afloat: https://classafloat.com/
Shipshape Heritage Training Partnership - National Historic Ships: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/SHTP2
IBTC Lowestoft: https://www.ibtc.co.uk/Support the Show.
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This is the last episode of Season 1! This week, the Off Watch gals explore food onboard sailing vessels. Hannah finally gets back onboard the SS Great Britain to discuss food onboard a Victorian passenger ship and Jess contacts an old sailing friend who has some tips and tricks to cooking onboard. Together Jess and Hannah wave goodbye to their shit ship and say hello to a couple of months preparing for Season 2...
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Guests:
Giulia and Shani - The FairWinds Food Network
https://www.facebook.com/FairWindsFoodNetwork/
Giulia's Instagram - @the.rolling.galley
Shani's Instagram - @the.green.ginger
Natalie Fey - Interpretation Manager @ the SS Great Britain Museum
https://www.ssgreatbritain.org/
Sue Hepburn - Naked Tartufi
https://www.nakedtartufi.com/
Instagram - @nakedtartufi
@englishlanguagefoodschool
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Ships:
Pioneer
http://www.pioneerck18.org/
Amelie Rose
https://www.facebook.com/PilotCutterAmelieRose/
Irene
http://www.ireness.com/
Pilgrim
https://pilgrimofbrixham.org.uk/
SS Great Britain
https://www.ssgreatbritain.org/timeline/
Grayhound
https://grayhoundventures.com/
De Tukker
https://ecoclipper.org/fleet/tukker/
Tres Hombres
https://fairtransport.eu/en/our-fleet/tres-hombres/
Lightship Sula
https://sulalightship.com/
Lynher
https://tamarbarge.org.uk/
Britannia
https://britanniasailingtrust.org/about/
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Other Resources:EcoClipper
https://ecoclipper.org/
Fairtransport
https://fairtransport.eu/en/
New Dawn Traders
https://www.newdawntraders.com/
Sail Trade South West
https://www.facebook.com/sailtradeswlynher
Classic Sailing
https://classic-sailing.com/
Rewriting Women into Maritime History
https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uSupport the Show.
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This week Jess and Hannah are in Falmouth talking about sail cargo with their guest Jorne Langelaan. Jorne is the CEO and founder of EcoClipper B.V - a sail cargo company who have recently launched their first ship De Tukker. Join the gals as they discuss the highs and lows of sail cargo, engineless sailing ships and bow thrusters! They also explore the She Sees/Rewriting Women into Maritime History project, which they will be contributing to for Season 2 of the Off Watch Podcast.
Guests:
Jorne Langelaan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jornelangelaan/
Ships:
EcoClipper500
https://ecoclipper.org/prototype/De Tukker
https://ecoclipper.org/fleet/tukker/Tres Hombres
https://fairtransport.eu/en/our-fleet/tres-hombres/
Stad Amsterdam
https://www.stadamsterdam.com/
Avontuur
https://timbercoast.com/en/ship/
Albatros
https://willsofwells.com/albatros
Blue Mermaid
https://seachangesailingtrust.org.uk/blue-mermaid/
Places:
Falmouth
https://www.falmouth.co.uk/
The Front
https://www.instagram.com/thefrontfal/?hl=en
The Chain Locker
https://chainlockerfalmouth.co.uk/
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
https://nmmc.co.uk/
Alkmaar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkmaar
Sail Cargo Companies:
EcoClipper
https://ecoclipper.org/
Timbercoast
https://timbercoast.com/en/
Fairtransport
https://fairtransport.eu/en/
New Dawn Traders
https://www.newdawntraders.com/
Sail Trade South West
https://www.facebook.com/sailtradeswlynher
Shipped by Sail
https://www.shippedbysail.org/
Xisto Wines/Port o’ Bristol
https://xistowines.co.uk/
Sail travel companies:
Classic Sailing
https://classic-sailing.com/
Windseeker
https://www.windseeker.org/
FairFerry
https://www.fairferry.com/
Slow Travel
https://www.langsamreisen.de/en/Other Resources:
Rewriting Women into Mari
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In this weeks episode, Jess & Hannah find themselves heading West through the Solent. The gal’s shine the ship’s spotlight on a vessel they know and love: the Tamar Barge, “Lynher”. The pair are joined by one of Lynher’s custodians, Barbara Bridgman who tells us about how this lovely little ship came into their lives, Lynher’s early years and the exciting projects the future holds.
Guests:
Barbara Bridgman
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/barbara-bridgman-91125855
Ships:
Lynher of Cremyll
https://tamarbarge.org.uk/
Jollie Brise
https://www.dauntseys.org/life-at-dauntseys/adventure/jolie-brise
Amelie Rose
https://www.topsail-adventures.co.uk/
Shamrock
https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/665/shamrock
Huff of Arklow
https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/2460/huff-arklow
Tectona
https://www.sailingtectona.co.uk/
Moosk
https://www.theislandtrust.org.uk/boats/moosk/
Leader
https://www.silverylightsailing.com/
Provident
https://www.providentsailing.co.uk/
Golden Vanity
https://www.firstclasssailing.com/golden-vanity-history
Places:
Morwellham Quay
https://www.morwellham-quay.co.uk/Cotehele Quay
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/cotehele/things-to-do-on-cotehele-estate-and-cotehele-quay
Other Resources:
Book: Lost Ships of the West Country by Martin Langley & Edwina Small
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Ships-Country-Martin-Langley/dp/0540074314
Article: High Seas Treaty - Classic Sailing
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This week Jess and Hannah manage to get off their grubby old ship and explore the world of volunteering. It’s part and parcel of our industry and part of learning, getting a foot in the door, of networking; but what are the pros and cons? We speak to some of the volunteers our sector so heavily relies on and the organisations that depend on them, to get the low down.
In our first 'Off Watch On Location' road trip, we visit the Britannia Sailing Trust, located in Devon and we catch up once more with Adrian Ragbourne of Seas Your Future to get their takes on volunteering. Later in the show we share the incredible story of Mary Anne Pattern and announce a very exciting partnership between the Off Watch Podcast and Lloyds Register Foundation!
Guests:Sam, Vicky, Seb & Abi / Britannia Sailing Trust: https://britanniasailingtrust.org/
Adrian Ragbourne / Seas Your Future: https://www.seasyourfuture.org/
Nicola Good / Lloyds Register Group: https://www.lr.org/
Emilie Sandy / She_Sees: http://www.emiliesandy.com
Louise Sanger / Heritage & Education Centre, LRF: http://www.hec.lrfoundation.org.uk
Erna Janine / She_Sees: https://www.freeweaver.co.uk/about-us/
Rewriting Women in Maritime History Project
Dame Ellen MacArthur
Ships:Eye of Wind: https://www.eyeofthewind.net/en/
Lynher: https://tamarbarge.org.uk/
Pilgrim of Brixham: https://pilgrimofbrixham.org.uk/
Britannia: https://britanniasailingtrust.org/
Queen Galadriel: https://www.cirdantrust.org/
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This week Jess and Hannah discuss traineeships - a great way to get into the industry although there are things to consider. They're joined by fellow trainees and together they share their experiences. Jess and Hannah are also joined by the CEO of Seas Your Future, an organisation that focuses on training young people with multiple skills onboard their ship Pelican of London. Finally we hear the latest news from the industry.
*Please Note: Jess states the wrong date in the section talking about former SHTP1 Trainee, Gabriel - the correct date is 2021, not 2001 (My bad! - Jess)
Guests:Emily: Insta: @em_andrews_
Meshellae: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meshellae-payne-0a358ab1/
Sean: Insta: @shipwreck_sean
Pelican of London / Seas Your Future: https://www.seasyourfuture.org/
Museums:National Maritime Museum - Cutty Sark: https://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum
National Museum of the Royal Navy: https://www.nmrn.org.uk/
Scottish Fisheries Museum: https://www.scotfishmuseum.org/
Glenlee Museum: https://thetallship.com/
RSS Discovery: https://www.rrsdiscovery.co.uk/
Ships:Oosterschelde: https://www.dutchtallship.com/oosterschelde/
Eye of Wind: https://www.eyeofthewind.net/en/
Lynher: https://tamarbarge.org.uk/
Pellew / Working Sail: https://www.workingsail.co.uk/pellew
Lady Daphne: https://www.lady-daphne.co.uk/
Blue Mermaid: https://seachangesailingtrust.org.uk/blue-mermaid/Training organisations:
Class Afloat: https://classafloat.com/
Shipshape Heritage Training Partnership - National Historic Ships: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/SHTP2
IBTC Lowestoft: https://www.ibtc.co.uk/
Women in Boatbuilding:
http://www.womeninboatbuilding.com/
(Insta) @womeninboatbuilding
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/08/we-are-outsiders-the-female-boatbuilders-of-instagram
https://www.boatbuildingacademy.com/
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Join Jess & Hannah in the first episode of the Off Watch Podcast. This episode explores what we mean by traditional sailing, the history of sailing vessel Irene in the UK, mental health on-board vessels and the subject of blue health. There’s also some news from the SS Great Britain museum in Bristol!
Books:
Westcountry Coasting Ketches, WJ Slade and Basil Greenhill, 1974
Goodnight Irene, Dr. L MorrishIrene resources:
https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/469/irene
https://classic-sailing.com/article/irene-1907-history-ship/
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/pirates-caribbean-ship-falmouth-help-6902050
https://lovelymeregis.co.uk/blog/ammonite_film
https://b-i-a-s.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BIAS_Journal_17_KETCH_IRENE.pdf
Extra ships/museums/organisations:
Bessie Ellen
https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/1850/bessie-ellen
Garlandstone
https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/136/garlandstone
Pilgrim of Brixham
https://pilgrimofbrixham.org.uk/
Tectona
https://www.sailingtectona.co.uk/
Morwellham
https://www.morwellham-quay.co.uk/
SS Great Britain
https://www.ssgreatbritain.org/albion-dockyard-project/
ASTO
https://uksailtraining.org/
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