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May 25, 2016
Episode 17: Cruising Guide to Cuba Author Captain Cheryl Barr Interviewed by Linus Wilson
Cayo Largo, Cuba; Photo by Capt. Cheryl Barr
The Slow Boat Sailing Podcast is in Cuba! We talk about our trip to Nueva Gerona, Cuba to Cayo Largo on the Caribbean coast of Cuba. In April before the Slow Boat set sail for Cuba, I talked to Captain Cheryl Barr who wrote the recent Cruising Guide to Cuba: Volume 1 which covers Varadero, Havana, Cabo San Antonio, Cienfuegos, and Trinidad and all the places the Slow Boat visited. Cheryl Barr has been coming to Cuba since 1996 on her parents’ schooner.
Trinidad, Cuba; Photo by Capt. Cheryl Barr
This episode is sponsored by Jenifer Clark’s Gulfstream. The Slow Boat crew relied on Jenifer Clark’s Gulfstream for their Panama trip thus far. Call 410-286-5270 or e-mail gulfstream@comcast.net so you can find out how their current and weather routing can aid you in your next blue water voyage.
YOU CAN GET ALL THE BONUS EPISODES IF YOU PLEDGE AS LITTLE AS $1 TO THE SLOW BOAT SAILING PODAST’S PATREON SITE. HALF OF THIS WEEK’S INTERVIEW IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO PLEDGE ON PATREON. THAT SECOND HALF OF THE INTERVIEW WITH CHERYL BARR TALKS ABOUT VISITING HAVANA AND VARADERO. THIS IS ONE OF MANY BONUS EPISODES AVAILABLE TO PATRONS ONLY. ALL PATRONS ARE GIVEN THE AUDIOBOOK OF THE #1 SAILING BESTSELLER HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME.
Cienfuegos, Cuba; Photo by Capt. Cheryl Barr
There are many ways to support the podcast in addition to being a patron.
Thanks for joining the voyage! Check out my book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time, which is now available as an album on iTunes or Amazon. Links to my books are at my website. Buy How to Sail Around the World Part-Time or Slow Boat to the Bahamas at Amazon. Both books have been #1 bestsellers in the Amazon sailing eBook categories. (If you are a non-US Amazon customer, e-mail me at linuswilson outlook [dot] com, and I’ll send you the link addresses for your country’s site.) Like our Facebook page or follow us onTwitter and tell your friends to do the same. I’m putting up more videos of the Slow Boat crew on YouTube. Subscribe to my free newsletter at http://www.slowboatsailing.com for free books and boat repair and upgrade tips. There you can also find a orange banner link at the bottom of the page and promo code to save $15 off your next purchase of $200+ at West Marine. Write a review on iTunes for the podcast or on Amazon for my books. Finally, have some fun on the water.
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May 17, 2016
Episode 16: Wizard’s Eye’s Tyler Bradt Sails and Kayaks Around the World Interviewed by Linus Wilson
We are podcasting from Cuba! In this episode we talk to Tyler Bradt, profession white water kayaker and captain of SV Wizard’s Eye. We talk about his round the world expedition. He tells us he cast off the dock lines with a month of sailing experience and very little prep time for his simply outfitted 42′ steel cutter Wizard’s Eye. Here about the Slow Boat’s 3-day offshore trip from Venice, Florida to Cabo San Antonio Cuba and how we met up with episode 4 guest Addison Chan. Stevie and I are now in the south coast of Cuba on the Island of Youth, Isla Juventud, Cuba.
This episode is sponsored by Jenifer Clark’s Gulfstream. The Slow Boat crew relied on Jenifer Clark’s Gulfstream for their Panama trip thus far. Call 410-286-5270 or e-mail gulfstream@comcast.net so you can find out how their current and weather routing can aid you in your next blue water voyage.
You can get all the bonus episodes if you pledge as little as $1 to the Slow Boat Sailing Podast’s Patreon site. This is one of many bonus episodes available to Patrons only. All patrons are given the audiobook of the #1 sailing bestseller How to Sail Around the World Part-Time.
There are many ways to support the podcast in addition to being a patron.
To hear Stevie Vagabond’s single which was on the podcast go to Soundcloud and listen to it for free for a limited time.
Thanks for joining the voyage! Check out my book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time, which is now available as an album on iTunes or Amazon. Links to my books are at my website. Buy How to Sail Around the World Part-Time or Slow Boat to the Bahamas at Amazon. Both books have been #1 bestsellers in the Amazon sailing eBook categories. (If you are a non-US Amazon customer, e-mail me at linuswilson outlook [dot] com, and I’ll send you the link addresses for your country’s site.) Like our Facebook page or follow us onTwitter and tell your friends to do the same. I’m putting up more videos of the Slow Boat crew on YouTube. Subscribe to my free newsletter at http://www.slowboatsailing.com for free books and boat repair and upgrade tips. There you can also find a orange banner link at the bottom of the page and promo code to save $15 off your next purchase of $200+ at West Marine. Write a review on iTunes for the podcast or on Amazon for my books. Finally, have some fun on the water!
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May 10, 2016
Episode 15: Doina Cornell of Cornell Sailing and Author of Child of the Sea Interviewed by Linus Wilson
We spoke to Doina Cornell about the rallies organized by Cornell Sailing and the SV Aventura‘s recent attempts and crossing of the Northwest Passage. She also tells us about her book Child of the Sea about her childhood circumnavigating the globe in a sailboat her parents built.
This episode is sponsored by Jenifer Clark’s Gulfstream. The Slow Boat crew relied on Jenifer Clark’s Gulfstream for their Panama trip thus far. Call 410-286-5270 or e-mail gulfstream@comcast.net so you can find out how their current and weather routing can aid you in your next blue water voyage. I talk about the Slow Boat‘s two-day passage from Pensacola to St. Petersburg, FL on its way to Panama via Cuba.
You can get a bonus episode of Doina Cornell if you pledge as little as $1 to the Slow Boat Sailing Podast’s Patreon site. This is one of many bonus episodes available to Patrons only. All patrons are given the audiobook of the #1 sailing bestseller How to Sail Around the World Part-Time.
There are many ways to support the podcast in addition to being a patron.
To hear Stevie Vagabond’s single which was on the podcast go to Soundcloud and listen to it for free for a limited time.
Tell your friends about the podcast. Thanks for joining the voyage! Check out my book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time, which is now available as an album on iTunes or Amazon. Links to my books are at my website. Buy How to Sail Around the World Part-Time or Slow Boat to the Bahamas at Amazon. Both books have been #1 bestsellers in the Amazon sailing eBook categories. (If you are a non-US Amazon customer, e-mail me at linuswilson outlook [dot] com, and I’ll send you the link addresses for your country’s site.) Like our Facebook page or follow us onTwitter and tell your friends to do the same. I’m putting up more videos of the Slow Boat crew on YouTube. Subscribe to my free newsletter at http://www.slowboatsailing.com for free books and boat repair and upgrade tips. There you can also find a orange banner link at the bottom of the page and promo code to save $15 off your next purchase of $200+ at West Marine. Write a review on iTunes for the podcast or on Amazon for my books. Finally, have some fun on the water!
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May 3, 2016
Episode 14: White Spot Pirates’ Nike Steiger Cruises the Western Caribbean
Nike Steiger of White Spot Pirates tells us about why she dropped everything and bought her boat Karl in Panama. She gives trash and laundry tips for cruisers floating far off the grid. Learn the origins of her YouTube channel‘s name and her boat’s name. Find out about when she almost gave up the dream of sailing around the world all together.
You can get a bonus episode of White Spot Pirates with an in depth look at Nike’s Mexico cruise if you pledge as little as $1 to the Slow Boat Sailing Podast’s Patreon site. This is one of many bonus episodes available to Patrons only. All patrons are given the audiobook of the #1 sailing bestseller How to Sail Around the World Part-Time.
In this episode you can find out about the progress of the Slow Boat as it makes it way to Cuba and its new crew member Stevie.
There are many ways to support the podcast in addition to being a patron. Tell your friends about the podcast. Thanks for joining the voyage! Check out my book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time, which is now available as an album on iTunes or Amazon. Links to my books are at my website. Buy How to Sail Around the World Part-Time or Slow Boat to the Bahamas at Amazon. Both books have been #1 bestsellers in the Amazon sailing eBook categories. (If you are a non-US Amazon customer, e-mail me at linuswilson outlook [dot] com, and I’ll send you the link addresses for your country’s site.) Like our Facebook page or follow us onTwitter and tell your friends to do the same. I’m putting up more videos of the Slow Boat crew on YouTube. Subscribe to my free newsletter at http://www.slowboatsailing.com for free books and boat repair and upgrade tips. There you can also find a orange banner link at the bottom of the page and promo code to save $15 off your next purchase of $200+ at West Marine. Write a review on iTunes for the podcast or on Amazon for my books. Finally, have some fun on the water!
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Episode 14: White Spot Pirate’s Nike Steiger Cruises the Western Caribbean
Nike Steiger of White Spot Pirates tells us about why she dropped everything and bought her boat Karl in Panama. She give trash and laundry tips for cruisers floating far off the grid. Learn the origins of her YouTube channel‘s name and her boat’s name. Find out about when she almost gave up the dream of sailing around the world all together.
You can get a bonus episode of White Spot Pirates with an in depth look at Nike’s Mexico cruise if you pledge as little as $1 to the Slow Boat Sailing Podast’s Patreon site. This is one of many bonus episodes available to Patrons only. All patrons are given the audiobook of the #1 sailing bestseller How to Sail Around the World Part-Time.
In this episode you can find out about the progress of the Slow Boat as it makes it way to Cuba and its new crew member Stevie.
There are many ways to support the podcast in addition to being a patron. Tell your friends about the podcast. Thanks for joining the voyage! Check out my book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time, which is now available as an album on iTunes or Amazon. Links to my books are at my website. Buy How to Sail Around the World Part-Time or Slow Boat to the Bahamas at Amazon. Both books have been #1 bestsellers in the Amazon sailing eBook categories. (If you are a non-US Amazon customer, e-mail me at linuswilson outlook [dot] com, and I’ll send you the link addresses for your country’s site.) Like our Facebook page or follow us onTwitter and tell your friends to do the same. I’m putting up more videos of the Slow Boat crew on YouTube. Subscribe to my free newsletter at http://www.slowboatsailing.com for free books and boat repair and upgrade tips. There you can also find a orange banner link at the bottom of the page and promo code to save $15 off your next purchase of $200+ at West Marine. Write a review on iTunes for the podcast or on Amazon for my books. Finally, have some fun on the water!
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April 27, 2016
Episode 13: Wicked Salty’s Wes and Kate talk about selling their boat, outboard repair, and give the host Linus Wilson fishing tips
Wes and Kate talk about how they bought their first boat in the summer of 2014, an Ericson 30+ on Craigslist for $11,500 and within months were headed south for the Bahamas making great videos on YouTube along the way. They cruised the Bahamas in that boat in the Northern Exumas, Nassau, Eleuthera, and the Abacos before deciding to sell it in South Carolina. If you want a boat that is Bahamas tested, there is one waiting for you in South Carolina.
You can get chapters a bonus episode of Wicked Salty with an in depth look at their Bahamas cruise if you pledge as little as $1 to the Slow Boat Sailing Podast’s Patreon site. This is one of many bonus episodes available to Patrons only. All patrons are given the audiobook of the #1 sailing bestseller How to Sail Around the World Part-Time.
We talk about their early adventures, how their dog Lola adjusted to life afloat, and their reasons for selling the boat. Wes, Kate, and I talk about our problems with outboards in the Bahamas. (I had a lot of problems with my new outboards documented in my book Slow Boat to the Bahamas.) A lot of folks can’t wait for them to find the right boat and start filming again. (I know I am one!) Support them on Patreon.
I chat about the latest developments in my trip preparations and planning for going to Panama via Cuba. It boils down to, “Go EAST, middle-aged man”.
There are many ways to support the podcast in addition to being a patron. Tell your friends about the podcast. Thanks for joining the voyage! Check out my book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time, which is now available as an album on iTunes or Amazon. Links to my books are at my website. Buy How to Sail Around the World Part-Time or Slow Boat to the Bahamas at Amazon. Both books have been #1 bestsellers in the Amazon sailing eBook categories. (If you are a non-US Amazon customer, e-mail me at linuswilson outlook [dot] com, and I’ll send you the link addresses for your country’s site.) Like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter and tell your friends to do the same. I’m putting up more videos of the Slow Boat crew on YouTube. Subscribe to my free newsletter at http://www.slowboatsailing.com for free books and boat repair and upgrade tips. There you can also find a orange banner link at the bottom of the page and promo code to save $15 off your next purchase of $200+ at West Marine. Write a review on iTunes for the podcast or on Amazon for my books. Finally, have some fun on the water!
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April 19, 2016
Episode 12: Slow Boat to the Bahamas chapters 1 to 3 read by the author, Linus Wilson
Never before released audiobook versions of chapters 1, 2, and 3 of Slow Boat to the Bahamas are free to Slow Boat Sailing Podcast listeners.
You can get chapters 4, 5, and 6 if you pledge as little as $1 to the Slow Boat Sailing Podast’s Patreon site. Patrons get bonus content as well as a the free audiobook of the #1 sailing bestseller How to Sail Around the World Part-Time.
Check out our first video with Daly (poodle), Sophie (5), Janna, an me on YouTube! Hopefully, there will be more to come.
Stay tuned next week as the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast will bring you the crew of Wicked Salty in episode 13.
Tell your friends about the podcast. Thanks for joining the voyage! Check out my book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time, which is now available as an MP3 album on iTunes or Amazon. Links to my books are at my website. Buy How to Sail Around the World Part-Time or Slow Boat to the Bahamas at Amazon. Both books have been #1 bestsellers in the Amazon sailing eBook categories. (If you are a non-US Amazon customer, e-mail me at linuswilson outlook [dot] com, and I’ll send you the link addresses for your country’s site.) Like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter and tell your friends to do the same. Subscribe to my free newsletter at http://www.slowboatsailing.com for free books and boat repair and upgrade tips.
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April 13, 2016
Episode 11: Anchoring with Mantus Anchors founder Greg Kutsen M.D.
I recorded this talk on anchoring techniques at the 2016 Southwestern International Boat Show in Houston. Greg Kutsen M.D. is the founder of Mantus Anchors, which is a sponsor of Slow Boat Sailing. Download the presentation for that talk to refer to the numbers for your boat.
Mantus Anchors Anchoring Presentation
Caption: Mantus Anchors founder Dr. Greg Kutsen (left) talks with a boater in Houston.
The focus of Dr. Kutsen’s talk in Episode 11 was to properly size and select all your gear from snubber, chain, rode, swivel, anchor, and chain hook to minimize the chance of gear failure. I was so impressed by this talk that I bought one of the Mantus’ heavy-duty swivels. Check out Mantus Anchor’s store and knowledge base.
Support the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast on Patreon! There are great gifts such as How to Sail Around the World Part-Time (MP3 version) and bonus content for Patreon subscribers.
I was so persuaded by this talk that I bought and installed a swivel on the Slow Boat pictured above. The Mantus swivel is set up with a shackle so that it is not susceptible to side-loading failure that frequently destroys other popular makes of anchor swivels. We have a 45-pound Mantus Anchor on our primary bow roller as a “storm anchor.” The Mantus anchor has a large surface area for better holding and weight at the tip for better setting. Setting is when the anchor first digs in. While Danforth-style anchors have great holding for their weight, they have poor setting when they have grassy or hard bottoms or experience a wind-shift. The Slow Boat dragged dangerously with a Danforth-style anchor when a squall led to a wind-shift on the way to the Bahamas. The other great feature of Mantus Anchors is that they can be taken apart easily and stowed if you want to have a spare anchor.
I also liked the Mantus Chain Hook for the snubber line and purchased one after the talk. It seemed much less likely to become unhooked than the chain hooks available at places like West Marine. Use the West Marine link and the promo code WMAFF to get $15 off your next purchase of $200 online. (The promo code won’t work without using the link.
Tell your friends about the podcast. Thanks for joining the voyage! Check out my book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time, which is now available as an MP3 album on iTunes or Amazon. Links to my books are at my website. Buy How to Sail Around the World Part-Time or Slow Boat to the Bahamas at Amazon. Both books have been #1 bestsellers in the Amazon sailing eBook categories. (If you are a non-US Amazon customer, e-mail me at linuswilson outlook [dot] com, and I’ll send you the link addresses for your country’s site.) Like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter and tell your friends to do the same. Subscribe to my free newsletter at http://www.slowboatsailing.com for free books and boat repair and upgrade tips.
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April 6, 2016
Episode 10: SV Delos, Brian, Brady, and Karin
Get the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast on Stitcher and iTunes! Stream It!We caught up with the crew of SV Delos in South Africa as they plan to round the Cape of Good Hope for the second time in the other direction and cruise Reunion, Mauritius, and eastern Madagascar in their Southern Ocean cruise.
Contribute to the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast on Patreon so we can hit our $20 goal and give away the eBook of the #1 sailing bestseller Slow Boat to the Bahamas to every sailor in the world! Give the dream of cruising to foreign islands to your fellow sailors by being a patron of the podcast. There are many great incentives including a free MP3 audio version of my book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time and bonus content from Brady and Karin of SV Delos for Patreon subscribers.
The SV Delos crew were currently screening videos of contestants to join the boat this season. We talked to Brian about his early sailing and moving up boats until he bought Delos. We discovered the secret behind the Buddha symbol of the boat and the origins of the boat’s name. We also learned how the Delos crew refocused their efforts on video production in 2013 and the rest is youTube history. Support Delos by subscribing to their YouTube channel, checking out their website, and “Buying them a Beer” by contributing to their Patreon site.
Finally, I also talk about my preparations for my Panama trip via Cuba. In episode 11, we learn about anchoring from Greg Kutsen of Mantus Anchors.
Check out my book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time, which is now available as an MP3 album on iTunes or Amazon. Links to my books are at my website. Buy How to Sail Around the World Part-Time or Slow Boat to the Bahamas. Both books have been #1 bestsellers in the Amazon sailing eBook categories and were over 60 percent off when the podcast was released. (If you are a non-US Amazon customer, e-mail me at linuswilson outlook [dot] com, and I’ll send you the link addresses for your country’s site.) Subscribe to my free newsletter athttp://www.slowboatsailing.com for free books and boat repair and upgrade tips.
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March 30, 2016
Episode 9: Dee Caffari, world record holder, Vendee Globe, and Volvo Ocean Racer; Contribute to the podcast on Patreon.
Become contributor on Patreon of the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast so we can bring great guests such as Dee Caffari and the crew of SV Delos (episode 10) every week. A $1 pledge entitles you to a free audio version of How to Sail Around the World Part-Time
a $9.99 value on iTunes. There are many other great rewards for slightly higher pledges.
If we get $20 per episode of pledges, I will make Slow Boat to the Bahamas free on Amazon’s worldwide sites for 1 day. The list price for the eBook is $9.99. Thus, by giving $20 you, can give something worth $10,000 to 1,001 sailors. We have never given away the #1 Amazon sailing eBook bestseller Slow Boat to the Bahamas on Amazon. It is a funny look at going on the big trip with a four year old and a four pound dog.
This is just a sampling of Dee Caffari’s achievements under sail from her website:
“In 2006 Dee became the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, around the world against the prevailing winds and currents and was awarded an MBE in recognition of her achievement.
Dee successfully completed the solo, non-stop Vendée Globe Race in 2009, crossing the finish line in 6th place out of an original fleet of 30 competitors. April 2011 saw Dee complete her third non-stop circumnavigation in the double-handed Barcelona World Race. In 2014, as part of Team SCA taking part in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014/15, Dee secured the Round Britain and Ireland Speed Record for an all-female crewed monohull of 4 days 21 hrs 39 secs.”
We talk about the Hell On High Water TV charity drive, Team SCA, how average sailors can become a better racers, and sleeping strategies while solo sailing in ocean races. Check out her great book, Against the Flow, available on audible about how she went from being a school teacher who had never sailed before to being the first woman in history to sail solo-nonstop around the world against the prevailing winds and currents. It’s an inspiring story about following your dreams and an entertaining listen or read.
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