Sail Geeks
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Sail Geeks is a weekly sailing podcast. An America's Cup software design engineer, solo offshore sailor and a sustainability geek chat all things sailing, technology, racing and sustainability.Weekly sailing tech news🗞 Special guests⭐️
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Episodes
Sailing Tech in Reality - Black Out in the Class 40 Normandy Channel Race & Rig down in RORC race
October 19, 2020 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBEpisode 5 of Racer Focus. This week the Sail Geeks are talking about Sailing Tech in Reality! Jack has just finished the Normandy Channel Race and had total black out, batteries dead, no Nav, no lights, no engine, no electronics and no auto-pilot while double handed! Jack tells us about how he overcame it - definitely everything all sailors should have in the bank just in case! The geeks also talk about losing VHF when they lost a rig on Sunrise the summer. Check out our instagram, face...
Instrument Calibration Special with B&G H5000 Engineer
October 12, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBEpisode 4 of Racer Focus. The Sail Geeks are back with a Calibration special! Why do we calibrate? Challenges with calibration. How best to calibrate for different uses. Have a listen if you want to get a bit technical and understand the importance of instrument calibration! Check out our instagram, facebook and Sail Geeks dictionary - www.sailgeeks.com
Difficult racing concepts, wind shear, apparent wind and lee bow
August 18, 2020 09:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBEpisode 3 of Racer Focus. The Sail Geeks talk some more difficult racing concepts - wind shear, apparent wind and lee bow. Have a listen if you want to get a bit technical and understand the different types of wind a bit more - it should help you understand calibration and nav better too! Check out our instagram, facebook and Sail Geeks dictionary - www.sailgeeks.com
America's Cup Racing Special Sail Geeks
August 12, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBEpisode 2 of Racer Focus. The Sail Geeks go deeper into all thing AC! How do these boats work? What are the control systems like? Foil geekiness, what the programme is before the event in March and more about the designs and rules! Check out our instagram, facebook and Sail Geeks dictionary - www.sailgeeks.com
Sail Geeks are BACK - Series 2
August 04, 2020 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBFirst episode in the new series, Racer Focus. The Sail Geeks talk about Drheam Cup and some short handed covid sailing- and introduce series 2 of the Sail Geeks podcast! Check out the Sail Geeks dictionary http://www.sailgeeks.com
IMOCA, Vendee Globe and America's Cup Update
June 09, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBEpisode 6 of Everyday Sailing Tech. The Sail Geeks finish off the series with an IMOCA, Vendee Globe, America's Cup update. Talking about foils, boat builds, new IMOCA's, the new AC boats and some coronavirus news! Check out our instagram, facebook and Sail Geeks dictionary - www.sailgeeks.com
Sailing Using Numbers Versus Feel with J70 World Champion
June 03, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBEpisode 5 of Everyday Sailing Tech. The Sail Geeks are joined by J70 World Champion Helm of Eat Sleep J Repeat, Paul Ward. The geeks talk about sailing by feel and the importance of tech and numbers in getting up to speed. Paul and Tom compare tech in J70 sailing to the tech in Americas Cup boats. Check out our instagram, facebook and Sail Geeks dictionary - www.sailgeeks.com
What Communications Do You Need for Different Types of Sailing/Racing?
May 26, 2020 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBEpisode 4 of Everyday Sailing Tech. The Sail Geeks talk about what comms you need for different types of sailing/racing. How you can save some money, and what the best tech is for each scenario! Mobile data vs Satellite Data, 4G dongles etc. Check out our instagram, facebook and Sail Geeks dictionary - www.sailgeeks.com
Can You Navigate an Inshore Yacht Race With Just Your Phone?
May 18, 2020 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBThe Sail Geeks talk about using your smart phone for navigation in an inshore race. Which apps can help and what you really need! Check out our instagram and Sail Geeks dictionary - www.sailgeeks.com
How to Win an Offshore Sailing RORC Series
May 11, 2020 14:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBFirst episode in Everyday Sailing Tech. The Sail Geeks talk how to win an offshore sailing RORC series. Touching on IRC optimisation, going the right way, boat speed consistency and the tech/intelligence that can help you win! Check out the Sail Geeks dictionary http://www.sailgeeks.com
Intro to Sail Geeks
April 28, 2020 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBPilot - Meet the Sail Geeks, chatting all things sailing, racing, tech and sustainability. Intro to Series 1 and terminology quiz from the Sail Geeks Dictionary, https://dictionary.sailgeeks.com