Latest Westcoastsailor Podcast Episodes
John Arndt on the History of Summer Sailstice
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - April 23, 2024 03:22 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Moe Roddy, is joined by Latitude 38 Publisher and Summer Sailstice creator John Arndt. Summer Sailstice is the International Celebration of Sailing, taking place this year on June 22, 2024. Hear how John started Summer Sailstice, how it works, how to participate, his favorite h...
Robbie Haines on Leading a Winning Racing Program
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - April 16, 2024 00:38 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by Robbie Haines to chat his lifetime of success at sea. Robbie is an Olympic Champion who has won 7 world championships on 4 different classes of boats. Hear why confidence is so important in sailing and life, how to become a professional sailor, stories ...
Back to Paradise, Alone and Aground, and Crew Life (Latitude 38 Verbatim)
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - April 09, 2024 13:33 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Ryan Foland, reads 3 articles from the April 2024 issue of Latitude 38 Sailing Magazine. Hear "Back to Paradise" by Warwick "Commodore" Tompkins and Jr., "Alone and Aground - Don't Give up the Ship" by Noreen May Light, and "The Art of Crew Life” by Yosh Han. Follow along and r...
Kristi and Bob Hanelt on Circumnavigating with Skylark
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - April 02, 2024 03:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Moe Roddy, is joined by Kristi and Bob Hanelt, who sailed Skylark around the world from February 26, 1972 to July 20, 1974. They covered 31,106 nautical miles and visited 102 ports or anchorages. Hear stories of how they met and became interested in sailing, what planning looke...
Hans Henken on Paris 2024 Olympics Prep
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - March 26, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Moe Roddy, is joined by returning guest Hans Henken, a world champion sailor who can now add Olympic qualifier to his resume. Hans is in the height of his Paris 2024 Olympic campaign. While it's an incredibly exciting time, it hasn't come without setbacks. Hear him share his re...
Nigel Silva-Dallenbach on Data-Driven Sailing
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - March 19, 2024 01:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Ryan Foland, is joined by Nigel Silva-Dallenbach to chat the intersection of sailing and tech. Nigel is a sailing enthusiast, instructor, and software developer working on a new device that will gather various data points while sailing. Using this data, Nigel hopes to develop n...
Jeff Rutherford on Wooden Boat Restoration
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - March 12, 2024 01:09 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by Jeff Rutherford to chat all things wooden boat restoration. Jeff is a wooden boat restoration specialist who's been bringing classics back to life since 1982. Hear his journey starting out as an island trader, the dues he paid to eventually start his ow...
Sharon Green on Being a Sailing Photographer
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - March 05, 2024 02:09 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by sailing photographer Sharon Green to chat life capturing the sea. Sharon's work appears in calendars, walls of yacht clubs, and countless magazines. Hear what it was like breaking into the field of marine photography, the challenges a young photographer...
Melinda Erkelens on Keeping Sailing Fun and Sustainable
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - February 27, 2024 01:25 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by Melinda Erkelens to chat her professional sailing career and mission. Melinda has sailed over 30,000 nautical miles - including 10 races to Hawaii - and has spent 19 years as General Counsel for 3 America's Cup teams. Hear how to make a career out of sa...
Ryan Foland on Teaching Tempest Sailing
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - February 20, 2024 02:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Ryan Foland, takes us behind-the-scenes as he gets his ASA 101 Certification on a Tempest at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (ABYC). Ryan is an ABYC member and Jr Staff Commodore of the Blue Water Cruising Club (BWCC), and is getting his credentials to teach sailing, a longtime goal of...
Stephen Wolf on Close Calls Sailing the World
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - February 13, 2024 02:31 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by returning guest Stephen Wolf to chat more tales from his 10-year, 40,000-mile circumnavigation on the 24-ft trimaran "No Name" back in the '70s. The adventure started in Gashouse Cove and hit every part of the world - without officially planning for a c...
Marie Rogers on the DEI Gap in Sailing
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - February 06, 2024 01:35 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by award-winning sailor Marie Rogers to chat diversity in sailing. Marie is a U.S. Sailing Board Member, the Staff Commodore of the Los Angeles Yacht Club (LAYC), and the Founder of her nonprofit, Offshore Racing Outreach (ORO). Hear how she learned to sai...
Stephen Wolf on an Unplanned Circumnavigation
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - January 30, 2024 02:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by Stephen Wolf to chat his 10-year, 40,000-mile circumnavigation on the 24-ft trimaran "No Name" back in the '70s. The adventure started in Gashouse Cove and hit every part of the world - without officially planning for a circumnavigation. Hear how cruisi...
Steven Callahan and Joe Wein on 76 Days
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - January 23, 2024 01:22 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Moe Roddy, is joined by world-famous sailor and bestselling author Steven Callahan and filmmaker Joe Wein. Steven wrote (and lived) "Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea," and Joe partnered with Steven to turn it into a documentary, "76 Days." Hear the night Steven’s life changed foreve...
Liz Diaz on Celebrating Wooden Boats
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - January 16, 2024 01:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by Liz Diaz to chat the magic of wooden boats. Liz is Founder and Designer of North Beach Marine Canvas (NBMC), Rear Commodore for the San Francisco Master Mariners Benevolent Association (MMBA), and is a member of the South Beach Yacht Club (SBYC). Hear h...
Arnstein Mustad on Yacht Deliveries
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - January 09, 2024 01:33 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by Arnstein Mustad to chat lessons from over 250,000 nautical miles of yacht deliveries. Arnstein has been one of the busiest professional yacht delivery captains in the U.S. since establishing Mustad Marine in 2002. Hear the behind-the-scenes of yacht del...
A Sailboat Changed Our Lives and No Name (Latitude 38 Verbatim)
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - January 02, 2024 01:05 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Ryan Foland, reads 2 articles from the February 2023 and April 2023 issues of Latitude 38 Sailing Magazine. Hear "The Day a Sailboat Changed Our Lives" by Al Fricke and "Trimaran No Name - One Thing Leads to Another" by Stephen Wolf. Follow along and read the articles at https:...
Dawn Patrol - Jumping the Puddle Singlehanded (Latitude 38 Verbatim)
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - December 26, 2023 01:22 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Ryan Foland, reads an article from the January 2023 issue of Latitude 38 Sailing Magazine. Hear "Dawn Patrol - Jumping the Puddle Singlehanded" by Ben Lindner. Follow along and read the article at https://www.latitude38.com/issues/january-2023/#72
Chris Childers on Teaching Kids to Sail
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - December 18, 2023 23:18 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by Chris Childers to chat teaching the next generation to sail. Chris is the Executive Director of Operations at the Treasure Island Sailing Center (TISC), which creates opportunities for people to learn and grow through sailing. Hear how he first learned ...
Dennis Maggard on Solo Sailing
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - December 12, 2023 00:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by Dennis Maggard to chat sailing with me, myself, and I. Dennis has nearly 50,000 miles of sailing under his belt - most of that solo. Hear the allure of being alone at sea and disconnecting from life on land, his journey from a Silicon Valley tech employ...
Johnny Sampson on the Catalina Museum for Art & History
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - December 05, 2023 01:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Ryan Foland, is joined in person by Johnny Sampson to talk preserving Catalina Island's history by sharing stories. Johnny is the Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Catalina Museum for Art & History, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Hear the top 3 artifacts on d...
Bill Kreysler on Business Lessons from Sailing
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - November 28, 2023 01:35 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Moe Roddy, is joined by sailor turned entrepreneur Bill Kreysler to chat sailing and business. Bill spent 10 years building performance racing sailboats and has spent the last 40 years owning and operating Kreysler & Associates, a custom fabrication firm building composite prod...
John Arndt and Ryan Foland on Yacht Clubs
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - November 21, 2023 00:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's co-hosts, John Arndt and Ryan Foland, get back to basics with yacht clubs. Hear how yacht clubs keep the sailing community connected, John and Ryan's own yacht clubs, the benefits of joining one (or two!), the stigma surrounding yacht clubs, and the uphill battle of getting more peop...
Paul Cayard on Navigating the Waves of Success
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - November 14, 2023 01:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Moe Roddy, is joined by sailing legend Paul Cayard to chat his historic career as one of the best American sailors of all time. Paul is a Hall of Famer, Olympian, several-time World Champion, and former Executive Director of the U.S. Sailing Team. Hear his sailing history, how ...
Ronnie Simpson on Sailing Around the World
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - November 07, 2023 01:09 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Nicki Bennett, is joined by 3-time guest Ronnie Simpson to chat his prep for the Global Solo Challenge. Ronnie is a professional racing sailor and retired U.S. Marine. Hear how to speak dreams into reality, what he's most excited and nervous about, what the route looks like, ho...
Westsailors on Breaking Singlehanded Transpac Records
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - October 31, 2023 00:27 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Chris Weaver, is joined by Bill Stange, Gary Burton, and Randy Leasure to chat the 2023 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race (SHTP). All 3 broke Westsail 32 records in the race. Hear their history with the race, their most dramatic sea stories, how they battled adversity, why t...
Adam Lowry on Racing Psychology
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - October 24, 2023 00:28 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by Adam Lowry to chat all things racing. Adam is a 2023 505 World Champion and 2019 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. Hear the sports psychology that goes into racing, his experience sailing a catamaran across the Atlantic with his family, how the 505 can be fi...
Krysia Pohl on Serving and Sailing
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - October 17, 2023 00:53 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Moe Roddy, is joined by Krysia Pohl to chat her 23 years of service in the U.S. Coast Guard along with Olympic campaigns and sailing for fun. Krysia is Chief, Prevention at U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco and has worked directly with the past 2 Commandants. Hear how she f...
Dr. James Bender on Teaching on Boats
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - October 10, 2023 00:42 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, John Arndt, is joined by Dr. James Bender to chat his love for being on boats and giving back to the next generation of sailors. He's spent most of his career as a captain and educator on sailing ships and in outdoor environmental education programs both in the U.S. and interna...
Folly, Maui Memories, and Mediterranean Memories (Latitude 38 Verbatim)
Good Jibes with Latitude 38 - October 03, 2023 02:13 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host, Ryan Foland, reads 3 articles from the September 2023 issue of Latitude 38 Sailing Magazine. Hear "Allen Gross Reflects on His Folly - Custodianship of a 133-Year-Old Boat" by Allen Gross, "Maui Memories: And Now It's Gone" by Andy Schwenk, and “Mediterranean Memories” by Sally...
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