The Cost of Bravery

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The Cost of Bravery

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May 24, 2013

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Episode 33 of The Sailing Podcast is an interview with Allan Sparkes who has a story to share that is confronting and compelling. Al had a 20 year career in...
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May 24, 2013

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Episode 1 of The Sailing Podcast with Allan Breckall & Cheoy Lee Yachts: Welcome to episode 1 of the Sailing Podcast with guest Allan Breckall. We enjoyed listening to his stories about sailing in heavy weather crossing the Tasman Sea. Come and join David and Carina on their journey. by The Sailing Podcast
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Trimaran designer Jim Brown: Sailing Multihulls with Jim Brown, renoun multihull designer. Jim shares some history of multihull design and the early trimaran and catamaran designers. Jim has his own interview series at Outrigmedia called "Multihull conversations with Jim Brown". by The Sailing Podcast
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Ted and Shirley of the Blame Buffett Blog: Today’s episode is an interview with Ted Ryder and Shirley Lambert who followed their dream of going sailing and had cruised down the intracoastal waterway in an Island Packet 35 named Serenity. They kept on online journal for friends and family that a... by The Sailing Podcast
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Cruising in South East Asia and the Sail Indonesia Rally: Welcome to episode 8 of The Sailing Podcast with guests Ian and Michelle from SV Raku. They have a Chamberlain designed 38’ catamaran named Raku which they sailed from Australia to Indonesia about 4 years ago and they haven’t looked back since. by The Sailing Podcast
44 min listen
Jeff Siegel from ActiveCaptain: Jeff Siegal lets us know about Active Captain and how to use this crowd sourced software. You can find and use the program at www.activecaptain.com or find it packaged with many popular charting programs with more being added constantly. by The Sailing Podcast
78 min listen
Sailing to the far horizon: Sailing Podcast with author Pamela Bitterman. Pamela shares her story of Sailing To The Far Horizon; The Restless Journey And Tragic Sinking Of A Tall Ship. The 'Sofia' sank of the North Island of New Zealand in 1982. by The Sailing Podcast
65 min listen
Episode 4 – George Larfield sailing a ferro cement yacht to Vanuatu: Welcome to episode 4 of The Sailing Podcast with guest George Larfield. George has been sailing aid to villages in the Banks Island group in northern Vanuatu. You can find photos from his Vanuatu Aid Project at www.thesailingpodcast.com/vanuatuislands . by The Sailing Podcast
41 min listen
Shipwrecked – Part 2 of the interview with Allan Breckall: Welcome to episode 2 of the Sailing Podcast with our guest Allan Breckall. We enjoyed listening to Allan's stories about a rescue in the Tasman Sea and an encounter with the Royal New Zealand Navy. by The Sailing Podcast
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Part 2 of an interview with Claude Desjardins about his sailing journey in “Pere Peinard”: Welcome to episode 6 of The Sailing Podcast with guest Claude Desjardins. Claude continues his story about sailing his 18' yacht 'Pere Peinard' and continues on from the Panama Canal through the Pacific visiting the Galapagos Islands and sails on to Au... by The Sailing Podcast
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Heavy Weather Sailing tips: Heavy Weather Sailing advice with Allan Breckall. We cover lying a-hull, safety lines, navigation and integration from the perspective of the cruising sailor. Do you know what to do if the GPS fails while you are at sea? by The Sailing Podcast
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An interview with Claude Desjardins about small boat sailing in “Pere Peinard”: Welcome to episode 5 of The Sailing Podcast with guest Claude Desjardins. Claude has sailed his 18' yacht, Pere Peinard from Montreal through the Panama Canal and on to Australia and this episode Claude recalls how his dream begun and his voyage to the... by The Sailing Podcast
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Top Ten tips for Crossing Bars: Top 10 Tips for Safe Bar Crossing with Alan Hall from the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard at Noosa Heads Queensland. The Noosa River has a very difficult bar crossing and the Noosa Coast Guard here are experts when it comes to training people about sa... by The Sailing Podcast
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An interview with Mike Litzow author of “South from Alaska”: Welcome to episode 7 of The Sailing Podcast with guest Mike Litzow. Mike has written a book "South to Alaska" and lets us know about his journeys across the pacific. Mike and his wife, Alisa left Kodiak, Alaska with their 10 month old as crew. by The Sailing Podcast
41 min listen
Tobias Fahey solo circumnavigation: Tobias Fahey is planning a solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation. There’s a certain quality you find with sailors from across Bass Strait. After talking with Tobias, I think he has what it takes to take on this circumnavigation by The Sailing Podcast
46 min listen
Boat building with David Ryan of Sailing Montauk: Sailing Montauk and Boatbuilding with David Ryan from Montauk NY who has just completed building a James Wharram designed Tiki 38 with modifications to meet the requirements for Code of Federal Regulations. by The Sailing Podcast
70 min listen
Hydrofoils with Jim Brown: Sailing Multihulls Part 2 with Jim Brown, Multihull designer. Jim shares his passion for the latest innovations in hydrofoil design. He also lets us know about his project to record and catalogue the history of Multihulls by The Sailing Podcast
47 min listen
The 2J’s – Jack and Jude: With many miles under their belt, Jack and Jude continued sailing and the adventures continued with a circumnavigation of Australia as well as voyages in the Southern Latitudes "Where wild winds blow”. Visit www.jackandjude.com by The Sailing Podcast
54 min listen
Cruising on the coast of Brazil: Welcome to episode 9 of the Sailing Podcast with guest Pieter Kommerij of SV Onda Boa. Pieter is sailing on the coast of Brazil and gives us some information about where are the best areas to cruise while there. by The Sailing Podcast
38 min listen
Jack and Jude with over 160,000 miles of cruising: With over 160,000 miles of sailing under his belt, Jack Binder shares some of his sailing experiences with us including how he built his yacht Banyandah and set sail with his family who came to be known as the 4Js. by The Sailing Podcast
45 min listen
North West Passage with Chris Bray and Jess Taunton: Sailing the North West Passage with Jessica Taunton and Chris Bray of Yachtteleport.com. They sailed their junk rigged yacht across from Halifax, Canada via the North West Passage to Nome, Alaska. For more information visit thesailingpodcast.com by The Sailing Podcast
60 min listen
‘Anasazi Girl’ and sailing with James Burwick and Somira Sao: Sailing with James Burwick, Somira Sao and their two small children Tormentina and Raivo Max. They are a family of four, making long distance ocean passages on a 40' performance sailboat. They started their voyage in Portland, Maine (USA) by The Sailing Podcast
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Ecoswiss Expeditions: Ecoswiss Sailing Expeditions with Luca Schueli. Sailing Myanmar (Burma) is still difficult for the cruising sailor and Luca lets us know about sailing a special part of Myanmar – the Mergui Archipelago by The Sailing Podcast
54 min listen
Phoenix from the ashes: An inspirational sailing story with Justin and Linda Tyers of Scotland. After watching their house burn down and being left with nothing Justin reassured Linda saying "Good will come of this". It did, and they built the boat that rebuilt thier lives. by The Sailing Podcast
65 min listen
Mahina Expeditions with John and Amanda Neal: John Neal and Amanda Swan Neal of Mahina Expeditions offer sail training onboard Mahina Tiare III. Training in some of the worlds best offshore cruising locations with a structured approach and using John and Amandas 20+ years of sailing experience by The Sailing Podcast
56 min listen
Lin and Larry Pardey: Lin and Larry Pardey have been championing the small boat sailor for decades. Lin gave some advice about how to manage cruising on a budget. By being a cost conscious cruiser you can start your adventure now instead of waiting for the right time. by The Sailing Podcast
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Island Cruising Association: We talk with John Martin who along with his wife Lyn has sailed over 60,000 miles in the South Pacific in their yacht Windflower. They run the Island Cruising Association and we hear what the Island Crusing Website has to offer S. Pacific cruisers by The Sailing Podcast
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Mike Sweeney of ‘Zero To Cruising’: Mike Sweeney of 'Zero to Cruising' joins us to let us know how he and Rebecca got from Canada to the Caribbean. He also lets us know about fitness while cruising, their island hiking book and why their blog at www.zerotocruising is so popular by The Sailing Podcast
57 min listen
Webb Chiles – first American to sail solo around Cape Horn: Webb Chiles - five circumnavigations (plus some world records), eight boats and six wives... If you ever needed a definition of living a life of passion and adventure you will find it in Webb Chiles – sailor, writer and artist. by The Sailing Podcast
51 min listen
The Greenheart Project: The Greenheart Project are creating a small, low cost – zero emission cargo vessel using sail and solar power. They want to get these into the hands of small coastal and island communities to help them reclaim their connection to the ocean by The Sailing Podcast
65 min listen

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The Cost of Bravery

The Cost of Bravery

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Titles in the series (72)

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