Latest Watersports Podcast Episodes
Unified Team Diving Podcast #86 – Jeff's Carcast – Why I Am Still So Stoked About UTD
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - April 15, 2024 16:00 - 35 minutesA non-car carcast. This time I woke up ready to talk about why Unified Team Diving is so important to me but I did not have any place I needed to drive, so I recorded a non-car carcast. Why do we keep doing what we do? How do I grow as a coach and instructor as you grow as a diver or instructor?...
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #85 – It Takes a Village – The Thinking Diver Part 1
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - March 20, 2024 17:00 - 38 minutesLearning and advancing at anything does not need to be something you do alone. Really, it takes a village. You are at the center, then your instructor or coach, but then all the other people and organizations and facilities and friends and family that guide you to becoming the most successful di...
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #84 – Jeff's Carcast – We Are Not for Everyone
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - March 04, 2024 15:00 - 41 minutesIn any business one of the most important things is knowing who your clients are. And equally important is to know who your clients are not. In this carcast, I take an honest look at who we are for and who we are not for. It's a complex discussion about a very simple concept. Are we for you? L...
Series 4 - Ep18 - Pete Goss Part 2
Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast - February 21, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsTales from Sailing Folk Lore with British Adventurer Pete Goss This month, Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast talks to British offshore adventurer Pete Goss, an accomplished offshore sailor famed for executing one of the bravest solo ocean rescues of all time. Talking at his home in the south...
Series 4 - Ep17 - Pete Goss Part 1
Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast - February 21, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsTales from Sailing Folk Lore with British Adventurer Pete Goss This month, Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast talks to British offshore adventurer Pete Goss, an accomplished offshore sailor famed for executing one of the bravest solo ocean rescues of all time. Talking at his home in the south...
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #83 – Jeff's Carcast on Style vs. Success
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - February 14, 2024 01:00 - 24 minutesIs it success that's the most important thing in scuba diving? Or style? This is a discussion – actually a monologue I recorded in my car – on the issue of style vs. success or, in scuba diving, style vs. certification. Drawn from a phrase common in big wall rock climbing, style vs. success refe...
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #82 – Are You Solo Diving as an Instructor?
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - February 09, 2024 16:00 - 1 hourWe are Unified TEAM Diving not, as we sometimes like to say, Unified 'Go-Run-Off-By-Yourself Diving.' But what about when you are instructing students? Are they part of your team? Can they help you? What are everyone's expectations when instructing? In this episode Jeff and Ben unpack this simp...
Series 4 - Ep16 - Brian Thompson Part 2
Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast - January 25, 2024 13:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsThis month, Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast hosts one of offshore sailing's most accomplished names, as multiple world record holder Brian Thompson drops in for a two part chat about being one of the fastest offshore sailors on the planet. This is the second part of a two part chat with a m...
Series 4 - Ep15 - Brian Thompson Part 1
Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast - January 25, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsThis month, Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast hosts one of offshore sailing's most accomplished names, as multiple world record holder Brian Thompson drops in for a two part chat about being one of the fastest offshore sailors on the planet. By his own admission, multihull expert Brian Thomps...
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #81 – Jeff's Carcast on Managing the Frustration of Setbacks
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - January 19, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutesSetback happen. This is true for everything we are learning, particularly when moving to a higher level in any field. In scuba training, in Unified Team Diving, we have a thing called the "ebay dive." This is when you come out of the water after such a frustrating dive that you want to put all y...
UTD Podcast #80 – Jeff's Carcast on Fulfilling Unfulfilled Dreams
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - January 08, 2024 16:00 - 20 minutesIn the late 70's or early 80's I had an opportunity to take on something that looked really cool to me but my situation at the time blocked it. I've kept that dream alive until this past weekend when I fulfilled an unfulfilled dream. What are your unfulfilled dreams? What are you missed opportun...
Series 4 - Ep14 - American Magic Part 2
Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast - December 21, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsThis month, Shirley Robertson heads to Barcelona to interview some of the key personnel from American Magic, the New York Yacht Club's challenger to the 37th America's Cup. Embarking on their second America's Cup challenge, American Magic are a team rich in sailing talent, with a roster boastin...
Series 4 - Ep13 - American Magic Part 1
Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast - December 21, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsThis month, Shirley Robertson heads to Barcelona to interview some of the key personnel from American Magic, the New York Yacht Club's challenger to the 37th America's Cup. Embarking on their second America's Cup challenge, American Magic are a team rich in sailing talent, with a roster boastin...
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #79 – The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving - Live at DEMA 2023
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - November 19, 2023 15:00 - 50 minutesWe are live at the DEMA show in New Orleans taking questions from the audience. Listen to Jeff and Ben answer all sorts of random questions and, finally, almost get completely stumped. Contact us with your obscure questions and plan on seeing us at DEMA 2024 in Las Vegas where we will do anothe...
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #78 – Introducing UTD's new Director of Development Jay Gardner
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - October 27, 2023 22:00 - 33 minutesWelcome to Jay Gardner, UTD's new Director of Development! Jay joins Jeff and Ben as the third member of UTD's management team, bring a lifetime of experience with companies both large and small. Jay started his journey in UTD as a coaching client, then an instructor candidate, then an instruct...
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #77 – Jeff Carcast on Quitting Part 2 – When It's Okay to Quit
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - October 26, 2023 18:00 - 14 minutesThis is a short addendum to my previous carcast on quitting. In this quick episode I add a little info, this time about when it's okay to quit. There is a time and place for everything and sometimes the best thing is to "know when to fold 'em." Thoughts and ideas? Contact us here: https://utdsc...
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #76 – Jeff's Carcast on Quitting
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - October 14, 2023 22:00 - 25 minutes"Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run." Great words to live by. In this carcast, actually recorded as a "hikecast" during this year's solar eclipse, Jeff looks at some of the mental and physical elements of quitting – quitting a class, quitting ...
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #75 – Everything Rebreathers Part 1
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - October 06, 2023 15:00 - 1 hourLet's breathe without bubbles. In this episode, the first or two or three, Jeff and Ben look at all things rebreathers. In this first part: the what, why, how and the joys of diving rebreathers. In future episodes we will look at the traps of diving rebreathers, the training progression, and an...
UTD Podcast #74 – The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving Vol. 15 – The Tech Student Episode
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - September 11, 2023 15:00 - 1 hourA live episode with slightly sketchy audio, although it was a technical marvel. Ben and three of his tech students in Norway, Jeff via cell phone from San Diego. In this episode we take live questions from the students who just completed their tech training. Ratio Deco adjustments, diving with n...
UTD Podcast #73 – Jeff's Carcast on Compliance and Consistency
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - August 25, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutesConsistency and compliance. Or is it compliance and consistency? Either way, these are the two hallmarks of a great client relationship with their coach and coaching program. In this carcast, Jeff takes a look at how consistency and compliance inform the best possible training for scuba divers....
UTD Podcast #73 – Jeff's "Car-cast" on Compliance and Consistency
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - August 25, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutesConsistency and compliance. Or is it compliance and consistency? Either way, these are the two hallmarks of a great client relationship with their coach and coaching program. In this carcast, Jeff takes a look at how consistency and compliance inform the best possible training for scuba divers....
UTD Podcast #72 – Jeff and Ben on the August 2023 San Diego Classes
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - August 10, 2023 18:00 - 12 minutesFollowing two weeks of UTD classes in San Diego, and a few minutes before Ben heads back to the airport to return to Denmark, we chat about how this series of classes went for both the instructors and the students.
UTD Podcast #71 – Lisa Huynh on Coaching and Essentials
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - August 03, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutesIn this episode Jeff sits with UTD Scuba Coaching client Lisa Huynh the day after she completed UTD Essentials of Rec. Lisa explores how she got her start with coaching, the benefits of integrating UTD's in-water training with the coaching program, her experiences with her prior training, and mu...
Season 4: Episode 11 - In conversation with Mark & Liz (Part 2)
Folk Tales - July 06, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutesFolk Tales is the new podcast series, brought to you by boatfolk. With stories and interviews from across the UK boating community, we hope you enjoy listening! At boatfolk, we’re creating great places for everyone that wants to be in, on, under or by the water. With 11 marinas in beautiful locat...
Season 4: Episode 10 - In Conversation with Liz & Mark (Part 1)
Folk Tales - June 23, 2023 07:00 - 20 minutesIn part one of this two-part episode of Folk Tales we catch-up with boatfolk berth holders at Portland Marina, Liz & Mark, about life on the water and their adventures afloat. Mark & Liz join Portland Marina's Bee Woodland to share the story of their ARC adventure, having taken part in the cro...
Season 4: Episode 9 - Getting to know Ella Hibbert
Folk Tales - June 08, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutesIn this episode of Folk Tales, Portland Marina's Bee Woodland chats with Ella Hibbert, an inspiring young sailor working towards a non-stop solo sail around the Arctic Circle. Ella speaks about the process of preparing for the journey, as well as her reason for taking on such a big challenge. ...
UTD Podcast #70 – Getting Started with Rebreathers
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - May 16, 2023 17:00 - 1 hourThe rebreather. Is it a wildly complex thing that rivals something that could fly to the moon? Or is it simply a bag you breathe into that scrubs out the CO2 and allows for longer bottom times? Or something in the middle? In this episode Jeff and Ben look at the simple yet complex story of rebr...
Season 4: Episode 8 - In conversation with Gavin & James Sailing
Folk Tales - May 12, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutesIn this episode of Folk Tales, we meet boating YouTubers and boatfolk members Gavin & James Sailing. Hailing originally from Scarborough, Gavin & James made the decision in the Summer of 2022 to quit their jobs and follow their dreams to live aboard their 28ft Etap 28i. They have been document...
UTD Podcast #69 – Jeff's Carcast on How to Get Really, Really Good at Something
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - May 05, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutesYour "Path to Mastery" is a buzzword (or buzz-phrase) that's been around forever but, what does it really mean and how can you take your path to becoming great at one thing and apply it to becoming great at something else (like scuba)? In this carcast, recorded on an endless, rainy drive from S...
Series 4 - Ep12 - Alinghi Red Bull Racing Part 2
Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast - April 26, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsThis month, another two part podcast sees Shirley Robertson visits Swiss America's Cup powerhouse Alinghi Red Bull Racing at their base in Barcelona as they prepare to Challenge for the 37th America's Cup. As the only team to have ever launched a successful challenge to the America's Cup at fir...