Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond
295 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 119 ratingsSailing Stories, Interviews and Tips with and emphasis for the Mediterranean but we do venture Beyond
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Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 284 Kieran Brown corrected
March 04, 2024 14:35 - 59 minutes - 23.8 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 284 Kieran Brown Caribbean Catamaran and Revive water Systems My name is Kieran Bown, and I've spent the last 15 years immersed in the marine industry. My journey began as a dive instructor, traveling the world and cultivating a deep appreciation for the ocean. Subsequently, I transitioned into becoming a yacht captain and marine engineer, a path that has been incredibly fulfilling and enriching. Currently, I serve as the Captain of Twin Flame, a Lagoon 7...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 284 Kieran Brown
March 03, 2024 23:07 - 59 minutes - 23.8 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 284 Kieran Brown Caribbean Catamaran and Revive water Systems My name is Kieran Bown, and I've spent the last 15 years immersed in the marine industry. My journey began as a dive instructor, traveling the world and cultivating a deep appreciation for the ocean. Subsequently, I transitioned into becoming a yacht captain and marine engineer, a path that has been incredibly fulfilling and enriching. Currently, I serve as the Captain of Twin Flame, a Lagoon 7...
Sailing With Norman Jewison
February 16, 2024 18:30 - 26 minutes - 10.9 MBSailing with Norman Jewison: A Memorable Adventure I want to share some memories I have about my time sailing with Norman Jewison. Norman Jewison was a remarkable man whose life and achievements left an indelible mark on me and those around him. Though my interactions with Norman Jewison, and his at the time girlfriend, Lynn St David were primarily through our shared pleasures of skiing and sailing, I always held great admiration for Norman's illustrious career. His contributions to the fil...
Sailing in Sicily and Tunisia with Andrew Vic Summer 2023 pt 3
January 23, 2024 00:08 - 1 hour - 28 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 282 Andrew Vic 2023 pt 3 and crew positions for the Spring sailing season in the Caribbean In this episode, I disclose that all my upcoming spring sailing season in the Caribbean available crew positions have been filled. Fut if you are interested in getting on the list of futer sailing adventures just write ma and include your phone number to franz1 at this website domain (I can't provide the full email address in text to avoid spam bots). This is an i...
Sailing in Sicily and Tunisia with Andrew Vic Summer 2023 pt 2
January 11, 2024 07:13 - 54 minutes - 21.8 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 281 Andrew Vic 2023 pt 2 and crew positions for the Spring sailing season in the Caribbean In this episode, I kick things off by discussing my upcoming spring sailing season in the Caribbean and the available crew positions. If you're interested in joining me, please send an email to franz1 at the provided website domain (I can't provide the full email address to avoid spam bots). This is an interview with Andrew Vic where we talk about his 2023 summer s...
Sailing in Sicily and Tunisia with Andrew Vic Summer 2023 pt 1
January 04, 2024 07:44 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 280 Andrew Vic 2023 pt 1 Sicily This is an interview with Andrew Vic where we talk about his 2023 summer sail from Sicily to Tunisia and back Links to Vics Google Earth kmz files are below http://www.sailgeja.com/geja2023.kmz Vics Photos are here: http://www.sailgeja.com/lat38-2023/ Lots of information here! Andrews Website http://www.sailgeja.com Andrew Vic: A Journey on the High Seas Andrew, a San Francisco native of Scandinavian descent, has ...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 279 Jack Andrys 2023
December 24, 2023 19:27 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBJack Andrys 2023 As usual when I start talking to Jack Andrys the time just slips away. Here is a link to some of Jack's photos. https://photos.app.goo.gl/QqBZESKH9B6ZUPZ66 Noforeignland link https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/vesna?sid=5145363304415232&tc=1593473376635 If you have suggestions for future episodes please write me a note Please Consider supporting the podcast in Patreon Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me! If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments plea...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 278 Chris Ryba of S/Y Olivia Grace
October 21, 2023 06:54 - 58 minutes - 23.4 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 278 Chris Ryba of S/Y Olivia Grace This is from the great website Chris put together to record this voyage: https://oliviagrace.travel.blog/home-page/ This voyage began in 2015 when I sent Joy a text message: “Just an idea… what do you think of taking a 6-month sabbatical?” I also sent a link to Sailing Totem (https://www.sailingtotem.com/welcome-aboard). Fully expecting a quick dismissal, I was floored upon receipt of her response, “that sounds awes...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 277 Karen Jewell “Inside the Nautical Minds Eye”
October 13, 2023 21:29 - 1 hour - 26.9 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 277 Karen Jewell "Inside the Nautical Minds Eye" Karen Jewell reached out to me to see if I would be interested in interviewing her for this podcast. here is her background... "My writing background also includes three other published books: • A History of the Rowayton Waterfront (The History Press) • A Maritime History of the Stamford Waterfront (The History Press) • A History of the Greenwich Waterfront (The History Press) As well as... ● The weekly c...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 276 Jon Bilger founder of PredictWind
September 28, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 276 Jon Bilger founder of PredictWind Jon Bilger Bio: One might say the seas are in PredictWind Founding Director Jon Bilger’s genes. The son of a triple Olympian sailor, Jon set sail at the age of eight, traveling with his father to attend regattas around the world. Jon carried the family legacy forward, sailing on to become an Olympian in his own rite as well as a two-time America’s Cup winner and New Zealand National Champion in multiple classes. As ...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 275 Steve Payne pt. 2 England to Malta on a motorboat
September 21, 2023 06:48 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 275 Steve Payne pt. 2 England to Malta on a motorboat Quick bio: I was born on the south coast of England, but moved to London as soon as I could. After a few silly jobs, I decided to become a photographer. I had cards printed up before I even owned a camera. Started out working for the music press and ended up working for The Evening Standard, London's newspaper, but I slowly slipped back into the music industry and ended up directing a bunch of live co...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 274 Steve Payne pt 1 England to Malta on a motorboat
September 15, 2023 07:14 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 274 Steve Payne pt 1 England to Malta on a motorboat Quick bio: I was born on the south coast of England, but moved to London as soon as I could. After a few silly jobs, I decided to become a photographer. I had cards printed up before I even owned a camera. Started out working for the music press and ended up working for The Evening Standard, London's newspaper, but I slowly slipped back into the music industry and ended up directing a bunch of live ...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 273 Franz Diary of 2023 Atlantic Crossing
September 04, 2023 18:41 - 32 minutes - 13 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 273 Franz Diary of 2023 Atlantic Crossing The first and only audio diary I made for the 2023 Atlantic crossing note we had not really solved the engine air bubble problem. When I got to Trinidad I had a mechanic look at the engine he had me run the electric pump for about 5 min and found the leak at the banjo bolts on the engine fuel filter. After researching this it appears to be a common problem YOU CANNOT INSTALL THE COPPER SEALING WASHERS ON THE BAN...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 272 John Flewitt and Michael McGuire Atlantic Crossing 2023
August 14, 2023 18:53 - 36 minutes - 14.9 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 272 John Flewitt and Michael McGuire Atlantic Crossing 2023 I had a great Crew on the 2023 Atlantic Crossing here is my interview with John Flewitt and Michael Mcguire Again I iterate I don't think I could have found any better crew! Please Consider supporting the podcast in Patreon If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iTunes and perhaps write a note. link https://itunes.apple.com...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 271 Dylan Magaster Cape Verde 2023
July 10, 2023 22:49 - 58 minutes - 23.6 MBDylan Magaster In person meeting in Cape Verde part 2 I met in person Dylan Magaster in Cape Verde. About half way thorough the interview we both realized that we had talked before in 2020 Below are the show notes for that interview!...... ------------------ I received this email from Dylan, so how could I resist the interview invitation! Hello, My name is Dylan Magaster and I am the creator of the successful YouTube channel FLORB with 600k subscribers and over 100M views (www.you...
Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 270 Gota Canal Sweden with Neil Fletcher
June 07, 2023 01:03 - 1 hour - 34.3 MBSailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 270 Gota Canal Sweden with Neil Fletcher This is a interview with Neil Fletcher about his summer 2022 sail across Sweden via the Gota Canal You can find out more information on Neil at https://www.sailingarcturus.com/ Dan Culpepper is doing the Race2Alaska in his boat Team Hornblower you can track him here. A am planning on selling my Boat See Dream If you have an interest in learning about her please contact me. I may arrange for you to joi...
2023 Rewind Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 27 Spike Hampson Pt. 2
May 20, 2023 06:05 - 56 minutes - 26.2 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 27 Spike Hampson Pt. 2 This is the second of 2 podcasts of my interview with Spike Hampson talking about his journey in a small boat enroute from Wyoming to Buenos Aries Argentina. If you want a copy the book by Elias Kulukundis called Feasts of Memory. Let me know how you can pay for postage. I have several copies that I am willing to give that to my listeners but I don't want to pay for postage. Here is a great video on how not to anchor! "Ode to Cred...
2023 Rewind Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 26 Spike Hampson Interview Pt. 1
May 10, 2023 06:04 - 54 minutes - 25.7 MBThis is the first of 2 podcasts of my interview with Spike Hampson talking about his journey in a small boat enroute from Wyoming to Buenos Aries Argentina. If you want a copy the book by Elias Kulukundis called Feasts of Memory. Let me know how you can pay for postage. I have several copies that I am willing to give to my listeners but I don't want to pay for postage. If you have comments or thoughts or questions e-mail me at Franz at medsailor dot com Thanks for listening.
2023 Rewind Episode 173 Sailing the North Atlantic Crossing East to West pt 2 w Dan Culpepper
May 01, 2023 06:58 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBSailing the North Atlantic Crossing East to West pt 2 w Dan Culpepper I consider Dan Culpepper a good friend and now a great skipper listen as he tells us how he went about Sailing the North Atlantic Crossing East to West pt 2 Dan I started this conversation and we ended up breaking it up into two individual podcasts because he tells such great stories here is a link to his website he has a lot of useful tools and checklists you may want to use for yourself. http://sailingheldeleine.com/ I...
Atlantic Crossing Report by Franz
April 28, 2023 18:07 - 30 minutes - 12.2 MBSailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 269 Atlantic Crossing Report This is a quick summarized report on the 2023 Atlantic Crossing IMG_0038 Crew member Robb This is a quick summarized report on the 2023 Atlantic Crossing IMG_0020 Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me! If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iTunes and perhaps write a note. link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sailing-in...
2023 Rewind Episode 172 Sailing the North Atlantic Crossing East to West pt 1 w Dan Culpepper
April 20, 2023 06:42 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBSailing the North Atlantic Crossing East to West pt 1 w Dan Culpepper I consider Dan Culpepper a good friend and now a great skipper listen as he tells us how he went about Sailing the North Atlantic Crossing East to West pt 1 Dan I started this conversation and we ended up breaking it up into two individual podcasts because he tells such great stories here is a link to his website he has a lot of useful tools and checklists you may want to use for yourself. http://sailingheldeleine.com/ I...
2023 Rewind Episode 159 Sailing in the Mediterranean Dan Culpepper sailing Italy to Portugal
April 10, 2023 06:54 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBDan Culpepper sailing Italy to Portugal Dan Culpepper returns to share his story of sailing Italy to Portugal last summer, by way of Sardinia, Spain, and Morocco. Dan is a great story teller and it is great to talk to him again! Here is a link to his website:http://sailingheldeleine.com/resources/ Here is the link I said I would share about Croatia Anchorages in the introduction http://www.wosamma.at/anchorages/ I would like to get a group of sailors and listeners together and charter a...
2023 Rewind Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 93 Dan Culpepper Pt 4
April 01, 2023 06:46 - 42 minutes - 19.8 MBThis is the fourth part of the interview with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. In This episode we make it to his wintering spot in Gaeta Italy. Here is a link to his website:http://sailingheldeleine.com/resources/ Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the lin...
2023 Rewind Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 79 Dan Culpepper Pt 3
March 20, 2023 06:50 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBSailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam Price $29.99 https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh 8 Hours 10 Minutes: 23 Lessons audio course Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 78 Dan Culpepper Pt 2 This is the third part of the interview with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. In This episode we make it from Menorca to Italy. I will post the next episode when we get a cha...
2023 Rewind Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 78 Dan Culpepper Pt 2
March 10, 2023 07:39 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBSailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam Price $29.99 https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh 8 Hours 10 Minutes: 23 Lessons audio course Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 78 Dan Culpepper Pt 2 This is the second part of the interview with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. This is the second part of a multi-part interview which does not even begin to scratch the surf...
2023 Rewind Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 77 Dan Culpepper Pt 1
March 01, 2023 07:44 - 49 minutes - 23 MBSailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 ExamPrice $29.99 It's great to catch up with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. This is the first part of a two-part interview which does not even begin to scratch the surface of his experiences this past summer. I will post the next episode next week but there's still much to cover I hope to get Dan back again for another in...
2023 Rewind Sailing in the Mediterranean Ep. 83 Skip Strong and Twain Braden authors of “In Peril” Pt 2
February 20, 2023 07:41 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBThis is the second part of a two part interview with Captain Skip Strong and Twain Braden of: In Peril: A Daring Decision, a Captain's Resolve, and the Salvage that Made History When Skip Strong, the thirty-two-year-old Captain of the 688-foot oil tanker Cherry Valley received the call, all he knew was that an ocean going tug with five men aboard was in distress off Florida's east coast. Caught in an unusually powerful storm, the tug's engines failed, and as the winds gusted to more than sixt...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Ep. 82 Skip Strong and Twain Braden authors of “In Peril” Pt 1
February 10, 2023 07:37 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBIn this podcast I interview Captain Skip Strong and Twain Braden of: In Peril: A Daring Decision, a Captain's Resolve, and the Salvage that Made History When Skip Strong, the thirty-two-year-old Captain of the 688-foot oil tanker Cherry Valley received the call, all he knew was that an ocean going tug with five men aboard was in distress off Florida's east coast. Caught in an unusually powerful storm, the tug's engines failed, and as the winds gusted to more than sixty miles per hour and the ...
Rewind 2022 Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 73 Brion Toss pt 3 of 3
February 01, 2023 07:36 - 42 minutes - 20.1 MBSailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam Price $29.99 https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK over 9 hours: 19 lesson audio course This is the final third part of a three-part interview that I conducted with Brion Toss the author of the Riggers apprentice. Brian is one of those rare individuals who both appreciates the art and the utility of his craft. He is a master regular and conducts workshops to help pass on his passion and knowledge. His website is: http://bri...
Rewind 2022 Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 72 Brion Toss pt 2 of 3
January 20, 2023 07:32 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBSailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam Price $29.99 https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig 7 hour 6 minute: 16 lesson audio course Blog Post: This is the second part of a three-part interview that I conducted with Brion Toss the author of the Riggers apprentice. Brian is one of those rare individuals who both appreciates the art and the utility of his craft. He is a master regular and conducts workshops to help pass on his passion and knowledge. His website ...
Rewind 2022 Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 71 Brion Toss pt 1 of 3
January 10, 2023 07:31 - 37 minutes - 17.6 MBSailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam Price $29.99 https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh 8 Hours 10 Minutes: 23 Lessons audio course This is the first part of a three-part interview that I conducted with Brion Toss the author of the Riggers apprentice. Brian is one of those rare individuals who both appreciates the art and the utility of his craft. He is a master regular and conducts workshops to help pass on his passion and knowledge.His website is: http:/...
Rewind 2023 Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 8 my story
January 01, 2023 07:05 - 22 minutes - 10.1 MBThis is the story of how I went from being a dreamer of being a sailor as a child in landlocked Utah to realizing my dream and becoming a sailor with my boat in the Mediterranean.
Rewind Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 54 French Canals
December 21, 2022 23:51 - 48 minutes - 19.5 MBI is hard to believe but it's been almost 2 years since I last talked with my sailing acquaintance Jules Dusek. So in this episode I catch up on him and his travels through the French canals. In 2013 he and his wife he did the Canal De Bourgogne. This is a slightly-used canal in France which requires a boat with the shallower draft. Fortunately his boat has a drop keel which allowed him to go through this delightful canal. Jules is a member of the cruising Association and he suggests that A...
Sailing in Croatia with Andrew Vic Summer 2022 pt 2
December 14, 2022 07:34 - 1 hour - 26.6 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 269 Andrew Vic 2022 pt 2 Croatia to Sicily This is an interview with Andrew Vic where we talk about his 2022 summer sail from Croatia to Sicily Links to the Google Earth kmz files are below Hi Franz, you can post this link in the show notes: http://sailgeja.com/geja2022.kmz Folks are also welcome to have the entire library: http://sailgeja.com/geja2008-2022.kmz Lots of information here! Andrews Website http://www.sailgeja.com Want me to go sailing ...
Sailing in Croatia with Andrew Vic Summer 2022 pt 1
December 07, 2022 07:30 - 45 minutes - 18.4 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 268 Andrew Vic 2022 pt 1 Croatia to Sicily This is an interview with Andrew Vic where we talk about his 2022 summer sail from Croatia to Sicily Links to the Google Earth kmz files are below Hi Franz, you can post this link in the show notes: http://sailgeja.com/geja2022.kmz Folks are also welcome to have the entire library: http://sailgeja.com/geja2008-2022.kmz Lots of information here! Andrews Website http://www.sailgeja.com Want me to go sailing ...
Celestial Navigation with Will Lesh
December 01, 2022 00:27 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBSailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 267 Celestial Navigation with Will Lesh Will Lesh produced 2 great instructional videos on learning Celestial Navigation I highly recommend them! https://youtu.be/-ARXW8InStY https://youtu.be/yu5R5mrrGB0 Also he has some really cool kits for building wooden radio controlled boats https://sailingisme.com/ https://sailingis.com/ http://modelsailboat.com/ From the website: "Welcome to Tippecanoe Boats, founded by Will Lesh in 1983. For over...
Sailing in Sweden with Neil Fletcher
November 08, 2022 22:23 - 1 hour - 27.6 MBSailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 266 Neil Fletcher Summer 2022 Report Here is a report of the summer sail 2022 in Sweden of Neil Fletcher Neils website which has much more detail of his summer sail is https://www.sailingarcturus.com/ Contact me if you are interested in doing a leg of the 2023 Atlantic Passage franz1 at medsailor dot com Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me! If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate ...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 265 Ocean Passages with Darren and Amanda pt.2
October 26, 2022 23:56 - 1 hour - 24.9 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 265 Ocean Passages with Darren and Amanda pt.2 This is the second interview with Darren and Amanda with Ocean Passages What started out as a passion for travel, turned into a love of sailing How it started Darren and Amanda launched their sailing journey several years ago with a dream to scuba dive from their sailboat in the most remote corners of this world. The pandemic quickly derailed those plans, bringing them instead to the very cold climate of t...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 264 Ocean Passages with Darren and Amanda
October 02, 2022 15:43 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 264 Ocean Passages with Darren and Amanda This is an interview with Darren and Amanda with Ocean Passages What started out as a passion for travel, turned into a love of sailing How it started Darren and Amanda launched their sailing journey several years ago with a dream to scuba dive from their sailboat in the most remote corners of this world. The pandemic quickly derailed those plans, bringing them instead to the very cold climate of the North Atla...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 263 Chris and Jenni Foster of Sail Hub
July 30, 2022 22:12 - 50 minutes - 20.5 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 263 Chris and Jenni Foster of Sail Hub This is an interview with Chris and Jenni Foster of the you tube channel Sail Hub Links and information we discussed: Sail Hub YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SailHub Tig Welder Chris uses: https://www.jasictech.com/Products/Productlist/welding-Cutting-quipment/TIG/508 Unfortunately, Jasic welders do not appear to be available in the USA. They are available on eBay and ship from the UK. CK World...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 262 Summer 2022 Report
June 15, 2022 22:46 - 27 minutes - 11.3 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 262 Summer 2022 Report Report on the summer of 2022 lack of sailing summer! Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me! If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iTunes and perhaps write a note. link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sailing-in-the-mediterranean/id566678892?mt=2 Sailing! Learn To Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam Exam over 7 hours of A...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 261 Maritime Communication with Radio Prepper
April 20, 2022 21:47 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBAntennas for Maritime Communication with Radio Prepper Here is a link to information about the open crew Positions for the Atlantic Crossing from Spain to Grenada 2023 Maritime Communication by Ham Radio Communication with Gil Gruson of Radio Prepper Here is a link to the digital transceiver we discussed and the YouTube videos on it https://qrp-labs.com/qdx.html https://youtu.be/pZcQfxXmK1k https://youtu.be/EnAkxP5kk7o His website is Radiopreppers.com His great Video are on Odyse...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 260 Maritime Insurance update with Don Spink Bluewater Insurance
April 14, 2022 01:19 - 59 minutes - 24 MBMaritime Insurance This is an interview with Don Spink founder of Blue Water insurance on Maritime Insurance. Over the years I have insured with this company off and on and I always found the service to be great. When Pantaenius us quit writing maritime insurance for US sailors and I wanted to talk to Don about the situation. This is from the website of Blue Water Insurance “Blue Water Yacht Insurance (BWYI) is headquartered in Jupiter, FL but we insure boats and cruisers worldwide. For ove...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 259 Stephen Ladd
April 11, 2022 01:01 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBThe Five-Year Voyage: Exploring Latin American Coasts and Rivers Here is a link to the 5 year Voyage This is from the Amazon description; "From the author of Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat comes an expedition of even grander scope, this time with Ginny, his brave sweetheart. Together they fashion a tiny craft in which they row and sail from Florida to the Caribbean along the coast of Central and South America. Though storm-battered and robbed at knife-point, they ascend the Orinoco River to...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 258 Jack Andrys 2022
March 28, 2022 22:04 - 1 hour - 48 MBJack Andrys 2022 As usual when I start talking to Jack Andrys the time just slips away. Here is a link to some of Jack's photos. https://photos.app.goo.gl/QqBZESKH9B6ZUPZ66 Noforeignland link https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/vesna?sid=5145363304415232&tc=1593473376635 If you have suggestions for future episodes please write me a note Please Consider supporting the podcast in Patreon Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me! If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments plea...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 257 Maritime Communication with Radio Prepper
February 04, 2022 00:55 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBMaritime Communication with Radio Prepper Maritime Communication by Ham Radio Communication with Gil Gruson of Radio Prepper His website is Radiopreppers.com His great Video are on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@RadioPrepper:d This channel is dedicated to emergency radio communications in times of wide-area disasters and unrest. It emphasises low power portable operations without grid power. Videos will include tutorials, product reviews and field operations. Please see http://radiopreppers.c...
Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 256 Vessel Documentation Portal: Beware!
December 20, 2021 23:36 - 11 minutes - 4.73 MB2021 update Beware of maritimedocumentation.us now going under https://vesselrenewal.us/ 2021 New Website and Correspondence images: Here is a link to my page on this company Older website A few years ago I fell for this. I got a letter from marinedocumentation.us looking like an official Documentation Renewal from the Coast Guard. As it turns out I feel was a scam and they took me for $150. The Actual cost to renew my vessel from the US Coast Guard was $26. Learn from me and warn your frie...
Sailing with Amos Raviv pt. 3
November 25, 2021 07:39 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 251 Amos Raviv pt. 2 In this interview we cover the Azores and a little of the Canary islands This is a enjoyable hour spent with Amos Raviv Here is a link to his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHH-E1FCtR13HXk6RirLyPQ And here is his Books: Living my FantaSea https://www.amazon.com/dp/1093122129/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_glt_fabc_EPPJEPFR7G5K7XNESS4H My Newest Creation is now a Best Seller!, Stuck in Paradise is on Amazon My Best Seller M...
Sailing with Amos Raviv pt. 2 Corrected
November 19, 2021 17:25 - 1 hour - 24.5 MBSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 251 Amos Raviv pt. 2 This is a enjoyable hour spent with Amos Raviv Here is a link to his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHH-E1FCtR13HXk6RirLyPQ And here is his Books: Living my FantaSea https://www.amazon.com/dp/1093122129/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_glt_fabc_EPPJEPFR7G5K7XNESS4H My Newest Creation is now a Best Seller!, Stuck in Paradise is on Amazon My Best Seller My Circumnavigation story My Bookstore (In Hebrew) My Comprehensive book ...
Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 254 Summer 2021 Report with Neil Fletcher
November 04, 2021 17:47 - 1 hour - 27 MBSailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Episode 253 Summer 2021 Report Here is a report of my summer sail 2021 with Neil Fletcher who joined me from Sicily to Mahon Menorca In the podcast I mentioned the Oyster Mushrooms that popped up in my garden here is a photo. If you have comments or thoughts email me at franz1 at medsailor dot com Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me! If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iT...