The QUARTERDECK Sailing Podcast
109 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 135 ratingsDeep dives on the art of seam'nship. Technical discussions and lessons learned from all aspects of sailing, from leadership & preparation to sail trim, navigation and more. Hosted by professional skippers Andy Schell, Nikki Henderson & August Sandberg. Produced by 59º North Sailing. A podcast about leadership, sailing & seam'nship.
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Episodes
#8 // Crew Management
April 19, 2018 16:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB#8. Andy answers emailed questions from August & Rick on crew management & selection and watch rotations offshore.
#7 // Crew Leadership, Drogues & MOB: Listener Q&A w/ Chris Hartnett
April 05, 2018 14:24 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB#7. Crew Leadership, Drogues & MOB. Listener Chris Hartnett calls in for a Q&A about his upcoming trans-Atlantic via Newfoundland and England. -- Send in your own questions or schedule a call with Andy by donating to the podcast at 59-north.com/thinksailing.
#6 // Sail Design
March 29, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MB#6. Sail design. Andy helps his friend Kristoffer design a bluewater mainsail. AND, we round out the episode with a talk by Isbjorn's sailmaker Chuck O'Malley (of Chesapeake Sailmakers & Elvstrom Sails) from a few years back in Annapolis. Donate to the podcast & have your questions answered! 59-north.com/thinksailing
#5 // iPad Navigation
March 22, 2018 10:41 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MB#5. iPad Nav. Andy answers listener Richard Shaw's question on how to setup and use a dual-iPad navigation system on the boat. Rich is an airline pilot and in fact uses a similar iPad-based system in the cockpit. Andy talks about the benefits and pitfalls of using this setup offshore, including his thoughts on RADAR, accuracy versus resolution, fundamental navigation seamanship caveats, AIS, SeaPilot software and more.
#4 // Boom Preventers
February 22, 2018 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB#4. Preventers. Andy answers a question from former Isbjorn crew Dan Levine about what to do when you accidentally jibe with a proper preventer attached. -- Sail offshore with Andy & Mia on their Swan 48 Isbjorn! Go to 59-north.com/offshore to see our passage calendar and book your berth.
#3 // Ask us Anything
February 15, 2018 05:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB#3. Andy & Mia answer listener questions on things like mono- versus multihulls, swing keels, meals onboard, books, how to be a leader and more!
#2 // Weather Forecasting
February 08, 2018 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB#2. Weather. Andy talks about the three sources of weather he and Mia use to make their passage plans on Isbjorn.
#1 // Pacific Crossing Q&A
February 01, 2018 14:55 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB#1. Q&A with Andy Schell & Cam Deyell, as Cam prepares to cross the South Pacific in his classic Beneteau.
How I Think About Sailing
January 29, 2018 21:00 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBAndy Schell's new podcast. The title says it all! Music by Storm Weather Shanty Choir.