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• Luke Parkinson Australian-born Luke Parkinson is a high-performance sailor who has carved out an enviable career for himself in the ocean racing world – having won The Ocean Race 2014-15 with Ian Walker's Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing – and as an expert protagonist of the art of foiling in both SailGP and the America's Cup – with Ben Ainslie's Emirates Team GBR and INEOS Britannia, respectively. During a wide-ranging conversation Luke talks about his early days as a young sailor, his aspirations of following in the footsteps of his Olympic gold medal winning sister Tessa, his ongoing passion for ocean racing, his first experience in of racing around the world, as well as his thoughts on the America's Cup and SailGP. 17 Oct, 2023 - 63:08
• Tom Morris – aka 'Mozzy Sails' Tom Morris is a talented British dinghy sailor, who aside from his sailing achievements – that include a national championship victory in the RS800 twin trapeze skiff class and winning the UK’s champion of champions Endeavour Trophy last year – is also host of the highly popular YouTube channel Mozzy Sails, where he and some of his sailing friends provide some fascinating and much needed analysis of the technical side of the 37th America’s Cup. So far, Morris' channel has racked up close to four million views and has a subscriber base of just short of 22 thousand and counting. 19 Jan, 2023 - 56:59
• Magnus Wheatley British sailing writer and America's Cup aficionado Magnus Wheatley has been obsessed with yacht racing's oldest and most prestigious competition since he was in his mid-teens.. 6 Dec, 2022 - 69:53
• Andy Rice Justin Chisholm catches up with fellow British sailing journalist Andy Rice, who as well as being a regular contributor to all the major sailing publications also hosts the Sailjuice Podcast as well as running the Road to Gold 12 step coaching programme that helps sailors of all abilities improve their racing performance. 17 Nov, 2022 - 47:59
• David Fuller – Yacht Business Podcast Justin Chisholm is joined by friend and colleague David Fuller – host of the Yacht Business podcast which examines new innovative technologies, trends and business models that are having an impact on the global marine industry. On this crossover episode – which will be jointly published on The Yacht Business Podcast, (available on all major podcasting platforms) – the pair discuss how various technologies are having an effect on the professional yacht racing world. 29 Oct, 2022 - 59:04
• Hannah Mills Justin Chisholm’s guest this time is British Olympic medallist and SailGP competitor Hannah Mills. Hannah won silver in the women’s 470 class at the London 2012 Olympics and followed that victory up with back to back gold medals at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 making her the most successful female Olympic sailor of all time. She called time on her Olympic campaigning after the last Games, but was snapped up by Sir Ben Ainslie’s Great Britain SailGP Team where she has raced in the strategist role on the British F50 foiling catamaran, as well as spearheading the team’s initiatives around the SailGP Women’s Pathway Programme and indulging her passion for sustainability with the the team’s Protect Our Future climate education platform recently launched with its charity partner, 1851 Trust. THIS EPISODE ID FREE TO LISTEN TO UNTIL JUNE 26 2022. AFTER THAT DATE PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS OUR ENTIRE BACK CATALOGUE. Image © Thomas Lovelock/SailGP --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yacht-racing-podcast/message 12 Jun, 2022 - 50:24
• Rosalin Kuiper Justin Chisholm’s guest is Dutch offshore sailor Rosalin Kuiper who has just been announced as a member of Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia  IMOCA 60 crew for the upcoming edition of The Ocean Race which sets off around the world in January 2023.  As you will hear in the interview the young Dutch sailor has a fantastic back story. Whereas lots of people just dream of being a professional sailor and racing around the world Rosie came up with a plan and went out on her own into the world and made it happen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yacht-racing-podcast/message 12 May, 2022 - 60:00
• Freddie Carr Justin Chisholm’s guest is British yachtsman Freddie Carr a five time veteran of the America’s Cup who has recently signed on for his sixth campaign to win yachting’s oldest and most prestigious trophy. Aside from his racing skills Freddie has also carved out a sailing media career for himself and is well known to high-performance sailing fans for his role as a mainstay of the SailGP commentary team. The interview turned into a wide ranging discussion that spanned Freddie’s illustrious career in the America’s Cup, his thoughts on SailGP, as well as a debate over the relative merits of cycling versus grinding in the next America’s Cup – and much more besides. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yacht-racing-podcast/message 2 May, 2022 - 64:16
• Morgan Reeser Justin Chisholm’s guest is American Olympic silver medalist and renowned performance coach Morgan Reeser.  Reeser won a silver medal in the 470 class at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona sailing with the legendary Kevin Burnham and has since coached the Greek women’s and British men’s pairings to Olympic gold and silver respectively and established himself as a sought after performance coach across a range of classes from small one-design keelboats to TP52s. Unsurprisingly, he has a treasure chest of great stories from his long career in yachting and is always keen to share his enthusiasm for the sport that has served him so well throughout his life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yacht-racing-podcast/message 26 Apr, 2022 - 84:48
• Damian Foxall When it comes to ocean racing achievements Damian sets the bar pretty high. He has six editions of the The Ocean Race under his belt, as well as wins in the double handed Barcelona Race, and record setting non-stop runs aboard monster sized maxi catamarans like Steve Fosset’s PlayStation and Cheyenne. Damian grew up on a farm in Ireland close to the water and spent his childhood and teenage years on the water with his friends sailing a range of craft from windsurfers to dinghies. Over the last few years, as the Sustainability Programme Manager for the 11th Hour Racing Team he has been instrumental in demonstrating how performance, sustainability, and business can merge into a successful and replicable model for the marine industry and beyond.   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yacht-racing-podcast/message 14 Apr, 2022 - 75:00
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7 sailing podcasts we love

By Author Fiona McGlynn

Posted on Last updated: December 2, 2021

Sailing podcasts are great company whether you’re doing night watch in the middle of the Atlantic or hundreds of miles inland, sitting in a traffic jam. Wherever you find yourself, here are some sailing podcasts to inform, entertain, and inspire.

On the Wind (Formerly 59 Degrees North) 

Grab a mug of tea and get cozy with some of the biggest names in offshore sailing –  Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, MAIDEN skipper Liz Wardley, and tech guru Nigel Calder, to name a few. Host Andy Schell asks questions that get at the heart of what make these legendary sailors tick. The conversations are so absorbing and natural that it feels like you’re standing in the room. For those who want even more immersion, the podcast is now on YouTube , so you can “sit-in” on all the action.  

The Boat Galley

Looking for quick, practical, tips to help you attain your cruising dreams ? Carolyn Shearlock and Nica Waters provide bite-sized, 5-10 minute, podcasts with actionable advice like how to run boat electrical wiring, cook with dehydrated ingredients, and stock up on your favorite goodies. You can trust you’ll get the real low-down from The Boat Galley podcast gals, who have decades of combined of cruising experience.

Ocean Sailing Podcast 

Live the excitement of ocean racing and cruising from the comfort of your armchair. David, a self-described sailing addict, introduces his listeners to everyday cruisers and racers who share stories on everything from daily life aboard to surviving near disasters offshore . The perfect podcast for the cruising “dreamer” who’s looking for a dose of real-life inspiration from “doers” and “doners”. With over 450,000-episode downloads, listeners obviously can’t get enough of the Ocean Sailing Podcast.

Imagine a whole radio station dedicated to boating! The Boat Show Podcast feels something like that. With a variety of hosts (including Carolyn Shearlock, and Matt Rutherford), the podcast covers a broad range of topics from ocean conservation to travel stories to practical cruising advice.

How I Think About Sailing 

When you’re planning to go cruising, it can feel impossible to focus on anything else. The prolific Andy Schell brings us a podcast with his ruminations on both the technical and philosophical aspects of offshore sailing . Travel inside his brain into the depths of weather forecasting, watch rotations, emergency preparedness, sail selection and much more.

Sailing Stories

Think Serial meets the high seas. Hosted by Lee Cumberland and produced by Andy Schell and the gang at 59 North, each season is a sailing book, professionally narrated and released week by week . If you’re looking for an ad-free version, you can purchase the compiled season as an audiobook . So far, Sailing Stories has produced “Brave or Stupid”, “Jean-du-Sud & the Magick Byrd”, “80º North”, and “Into the Raging Sea”.

The Bonnie Boat  

Meditative musings on the magic of traveling under sail. Chris Smith probes the minds of seasoned sailors seeking lessons learned, driving motivations, and stories untold. He even did a podcast on the backstory behind Waterborne.

Happy listening!

Can you think of other sailing podcasts you’d like to see in this list? Let us know in the comment section.

Fiona McGlynn is an award-winning boating writer who created Waterborne as a place to learn about living aboard and traveling the world by sailboat. She has written for boating magazines including BoatUS, SAIL, Cruising World, and Good Old Boat. She’s also a contributing editor at Good Old Boat and BoatUS Magazine. In 2017, Fiona and her husband completed a 3-year, 13,000-mile voyage from Vancouver to Mexico to Australia on their 35-foot sailboat.

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1. The Sailing Into Oblivion Podcast

2. Bar Karate | The Sailing Podcast

3. The Boat Galley

4. Good Jibes with Latitude 38

5. The Mariner

6. This Sailing life....a wonderful variety of podcasts from the world of sailing

7. The Mini Transat Mission: An Offshore Sailing Podcast

8. Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the USA

9. Your Pocket Sailing Instructor - Penny Caldwell

10. Sailing - The Ocean Cruisers Podcast

11. Sailing Doodles Podcast

12. The Boat Princess Podcast

13. Out The Gate Sailing

14. Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond

15. Covert Castaway Liveaboard Sailing

16. Clean Sailors podcast

17. Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell

18. Single-handed Sailing Podcast

19. Whitecap: The Canadian Sailing Podcast (SEASON 1)

20. Ocean Sailing Podcast

21. The Escape Pods

22. The Morning Muster Sailing Podcast

23. Old Man Sailing

24. Sailfaster: Expert Insights on Racing & Winning

25. Loft 57: The North Sails Podcast

26. Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast

27. Liveaboard Sailing Podcast

28. Slow Boat Sailing Podcast

29. San Diego Yacht Club Sailcast

30. Between Two Sheets

31. Broad Reach Radio | The Yachting New Zealand Podcast

32. The Polar Seal Sailing Podcast

33. Laser Sailing Podcast

34. Sail with Jan

35. The Sailing Show

36. Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum

37. Sail Loot Podcast

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😉 Once the pinnacle of offshore competition, the Admiral’s Cup has all but disappeared from the sailing landscape. It was last held in 2003, canceled in 2001 and 2005. But, at least among the members of the Royal Ocean Racing Club and the elder statesmen in the professional sailing ranks, it hasn’t been forgotten. Eddie Warden Owen, who was appointed CEO of the RORC last winter, holds a special place in his heart for the grueling big-boat team competition. But is that enough to get this trophy back on the water? Click here to view a PDF of Ken Read’s article on the Admiral’s Cup, “Street Fight on the Solent” in the September 1999 issue of Sailing World.

[Dec. 18, 2007 : As it’s looking more and more like Ernesto Bertarelli and Larry Ellison will meet for a “Deed of Gift” challenge in a no-holds-barred, 3-race America’s Cup match this coming summer or fall, we look back on the last time the Cup went through a similar situation. In 1988, Sir Michael Fay’s 120-foot monohull raced against Dennis Conner’s 60-foot cat. On the water, it was a total mismatch, Conner’s team won two races with ease, but in the courts Fay almost prevailed. The end result of the “Coma off Point Loma” was the Cup stayed in the United States, and to avoid something like that happening again, the interested parties gathered and developed the America’s Cup Class. Cam Lewis, a crew member on Conner’s cat, and a veteran of the G-Class cat circuit looks back, and forward, at the America’s Cup.](javascript:var target=window.open(‘http://www2.worldpub.net/sailingworld/podcast/SWPodcast071218.mp3′,’swpodcast’,’width=320,height=190′);)

[Nov. 26, 2007 : Bob Hughes has been pursuing the Canada’s Cup trophy for the better part of a decade. After twice losing it, Hughes finally won the Great Lake’s most prestigious trophy last October. Now that he’s accomplished one of his primary sailing goals, however, Hughes finds himself with a new problem: he must now work to build the event back to its former glory. Winning it was tough, defending it while trying to improve the event may be a significantly bigger challenge.](javascript:var target=window.open(‘http://www2.worldpub.net/sailingworld/podcast/SWPodcast071125.mp3′,’swpodcast’,’width=320,height=190′);)

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Mastering Sailboat Racing Tactics: A Winning Approach

By: Zeke Quezada, ASA Sailing Races

Sailboat racing demands a unique blend of skills and expertise. The dynamic nature of racing, with its ever-changing winds and currents, requires sailors to excel in various aspects to secure victory. One of the biggest challenges is dealing with the fluid playing field upon which we play.  At North U, experts understand that sailboat racing success is built on a pyramid comprising Boat Handling, Boat Speed, and Tactics, with Tactics reigning supreme at the pinnacle.

Building the Foundation: Boat Handling and Boat Speed

Before delving into the intricacies of racing tactics, it’s crucial to lay a solid foundation. Boat Handling forms the base of the pyramid, emphasizing the importance of mastering the art of sailing. Without proficient boat handling skills, even the best tactics would falter. Next in line is Boat Speed, a universal requirement across all forms of racing. Whether it’s bicycles, bobsleds, or sailboats, speed is the essence of victory in any race.

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Atop the Racing Pyramid stands Tactics, the ultimate decider in the world of sailboat racing. Once you’ve honed your boat handling and achieved exceptional speed, mastering tactics becomes the key to clinching victories. Tactics, in its broadest sense, encompasses Strategy and Tactical execution, each playing a pivotal role in the race.

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Strategy is the overarching plan that revolves around wind, wind shifts, and current. It is an overall gameplan detailing how a sailor would navigate the course independently while factoring in the complex interplay of natural elements. On the other hand, Tactics involve the practical implementation of the strategy and the adept handling of other boats in the race. Understanding and adhering to Racing Rules are part of Tactics, as the rules dictate your rights and obligations as you deal with other boats.

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• Craft a Comprehensive Strategy: Formulate a game plan based on your expectations of the wind’s behavior. A well-thought-out strategy provides a roadmap for your race.
• Get a Good Start: While a perfect start is ideal, it’s not mandatory for victory. Focus on launching at full speed from the starting line, ensuring you have clear air near the favored end. A strong start sets the tone for the race.
• Chase the Wind: Seek out areas with more wind and navigate your boat towards these pockets. Sailing in favorable wind conditions gives you a significant advantage over competitors.
• Embrace Speed: Sailing at maximum speed is a game-changer. Position your boat in a way that allows you to maintain top speed throughout the race. Sometimes, the simplest strategy is the most effective.
• Master the Shifts: Tacking and jibing strategically based on wind shifts is crucial. Upwind, tack when you’re headed away from the mark and sail on the lifts that push you towards it. Downwind, jibe when lifted away from the mark and sail on the headers, guiding you in the right direction.

Sailboat racing tactics are the culmination of strategic planning, meticulous execution, and adaptability to the ever-changing elements. By mastering the art of strategy and tactical maneuvers, sailors can elevate their racing performance. 

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Oxford University Boat Club have confirmed three members of their men’s team were suffering from a stomach bug before their Boat Race defeat by Cambridge on Saturday, but said they could not identify the specific cause.

Following a double success for the light blue of Cambridge in the women’s and men’s events Lenny Jenkins, the Oxford men’s seven seat, said: “We’ve had a few guys go down pretty badly with E coli strain … It would have been ideal not to have so much poo in the water.”

A club statement released on Sunday afternoon said they could not confirm E coli – shown to be present in dangerously high levels on the River Thames course before the event – was to blame.

“Three members of the OUBC men’s blue boat came down with a stomach bug in the week of the Boat Race, the origin of which we cannot definitively say,” the statement said.

“These things happen in the final lead up to the race, including in years we have won. We want to again congratulate Cambridge’s men on an exceptional race performance and a well-deserved victory.”

Asked if they planned to test for E coli the OUBC said: “The athletes received medical advice and treatment which does not include testing in the first instance.” Organisers of the Boat Race had earlier on Sunday contacted Oxford to seek further clarity on the cause of the sickness bug.

James Wallace, the chief executive of River Action, whose pre-race testing highlighted dangerous pollution in the water, told the Guardian: “Let’s be clear. Rowers being sick from training and racing on the Thames is not new, and nor is the news of Thames Water discharging billions of litres of untreated sewage into the river.

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“It’s obviously not a great situation,” the Cambridge men’s coach, Rob Baker, said following the victory on Saturday. “We’d like cleaner waterways, I think that’s fair to say. We’d like to not have such a risk for our athletes.”

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Remington deal fight is all about guns’ taboo

After the backlash comes the decline. Investors shunned firearms companies after a string of mass shootings in the United States, pressuring sporting-goods conglomerates, like Vista Outdoor , to separate outdoor wares – for say golf, or croquet – from albatross ammo businesses. Vista’s attempt is now wedged between a deal partner from the Czech Republic drawing national-security concerns and a for