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Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell

Paul Trammell

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Interviews with offshore sailors and those in the industry sharing exciting stories and useful information so we can better enjoy and better prepare for our own adventures.

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  1. Sailing Solo on a Swan 40, Duarte Champalimaud

    · 1 h 34 min · S7 E327

    Duarte Champalimaud lives in Cascais Portugal and sails a 1972 Swan 40. He recently sailed solo for the first time across the Atlantic Ocean. We talk about Portugal, learning to sail on small boats, sailing in the…

  2. Bouncing Back from Losing a Boat, Dave and Beth Mortell, Sailing Life Warriors

    · 1 h 34 min

    After many years of preparation, Dave and Beth Mortell bought a catamaran and took off with their daughter Landon and their two dogs. But tragedy struck early and they lost their boat to a fire in The Bahamas. Instead…

  3. Colm Walker, Pacific Mexico to France, The Mental Components of Sailing Offshore

    · 1 h 30 min · S7 E325

    Colm Walker was signed up to race in the Golden Globe Race (GGR), but was not able to make the start. He was in Mexico the last time he was on the show, then sailed to Panama, through the canal, and all the way to…

  4. The Mental Strain of Solo Sailing, GGR Compilation

    · 1 h 19 min · S7 E324

    The Golden Globe Race (GGR) is underway again. Many of the skippers from past and present races have been on the podcast. In this episode, I have made a compilation of past GGR racers talking about the mental strain of…

  5. Ambre Hasson, Sailing Solo Across the Atlantic in the 2025 Mini Transat and Returning in a Class 40

    · 1 h 20 min · S7 E323 · Explicit

    Ambre Hasson learned to sail in 2020, then after owning a small cruising boat, she decided to train for the Mini Transat. She got the ball rolling, but lost her boat while qualifying for the 2023 Mini Transat race.…

  6. Tim Skillman,"Looped," Sailing in Search of a Mid-Life Awakening

    · 1 h 16 min · S7 E322

    Tim Skillman is a long-time sailor and author of "Looped: from the Staits of Mackinac to the Bitter End," a book about his mid-life-crisis journey from the Great Lakes down the Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee and Tombigbee…

  7. Sailing around New York City, Maintenance, Licensing and Operating an Offshore Charter Business, Capt. Ryan Rayfield, Sail Libra

    · 1 h 16 min · S7 E321

    Captain Ryan Rayfield runs Sail Libra, an offshore sailing charter operation aboard a 60' ketch built in 1969 by Abeking & Rasmussen and designed by William H. Tripp Jr. Based in Newport, RI. They sail around New…

  8. Pure Yachts, Jan von der Bank, Top-Shelf High-Performance Aluminum Cruising Yachts

    · 1 h 23 min · S7 E320 · Explicit

    Pure Yachts is a new German shipyard based in Kiel, northern Germany, building high-performance aluminum cruising yachts featuring hydraulic-lift keel systems, modern planing hull lines, and the use of lightweight…

  9. Richard and Judith Crigan, Spain, the Balearics, Sailing Naturally in the Mediterranean

    · 1 h 29 min · S7 E319

    Richard and Judith sail a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410. They were on the show in June of 2025 and have a YouTube Chanel "Sailing Helios" and a Vimeo chanel "Sailing Helios Naturally," where they may or may not be clothed.…

  10. Olivia Wyatt, Namibia, the Skeleton Coast, and Seven Years of Bliss on a Panda 34

    · 1 h 37 min · S7 E293

    You might remember Olivia Wyatt from two previous episodes. She sails a Robert Perry Panda 34 solo and has been sailing around the world visiting remote places and documenting indigenous people in her instagram posts.…

  11. Diana Vega, First Mate in The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

    · 1 h 27 min · S7 E317

    Diana Vega was the first mate aboard Team UNICEF in the 2025-2026 Clipper Round The Wolrd Yacht Race, a circumnavigation on one-design 70' ocean racing yachts with professional skippers and amateur crew. Diana grew up…

  12. Cruising Cuba

    · 1 h 15 min · S7 E316 · Explicit

    MIke and Danielle live aboard their Catalina 34 in La Paz Mexico. They recently bought another boat, a 1999 Catalina 42, in Virginia and sailed her to Panama, where I met them. On the way, they were forced to stop in…

  13. Exploring Alaska with Allison and James

    · 1 h 16 min · S7 E315

    Allison and James bought a Catalina 30 just a few years ago, taught themselves how to sail, and took off to explore Alaska. We talk about meeting and deciding to make plans to buy a boat, learn to sail, and explore…

  14. Sailing a Norseman 447 from Florida to The Bahamas and Panama, Brendan and Channel Moore

    · 1 h 36 min · S7 E310 · Explicit

    Brendan and Channel Moore live aboard and sail a Norseman 447. They recently sailed from Florida to The Bahamas and on to Panama. We talk about sailing across the Gulf Stream to The Bahamas, a leaking hatch, clearing…

  15. Brian Hathaway, Circumnavigating on a Hunter 44DS

    · 1 h 40 min · S7 E313

    Brian Hathaway was in Marina del Rey, California, where he left from in February 2022 at the beginning of his circumnavigation, during this intervierw, after completing a circumnavigation on his Hunter 44 DS. We talk…

  16. Gaurav Shinde, Lake Ontario, India, and a Life-Changing Shoulder Injury

    · 1 h 15 min · S7 E312

    Gaurav Shinde lives and sails on Lake Ontario in Toronto, Canada. He was entered in the 2022 GGR with "Good Hope," his Baba 35, but injured his shoulder on the way to France and had to drop out of the race. His need…

  17. James Banemalo, Sailing a Wharram Catamaran

    · 1 h 18 min · S7 E306 · Explicit

    James sails a Wharram catamaran with two free-standing masts side-by-side and Chinese junk rigged. I met him in Bocas del Toro, Panama, and later in San Blas, in 2023. When I interviewed him, he was in Madeira. We…

  18. Matt Rutherford Circumnavigating the Arctic Solo, Nonstop, and Unassisted

    · 1 h 28 min · S7 E310 · Explicit

    Matt Rutherford set off from Aasiaat, Greenland June 25th in effort to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean solo, nonstop, and unassisted in a Valiant 42 ketch. If he succeeds, he will be the first solo sailor to have done…

  19. Ollie Bergquist, The Beginning of a Circumnavigation on a Contessa 32

    · 56 min · S7 E309

    Ollie Bergquist recently sailed his Contessa 32 from California to Hawaii solo and plans to continue on around the world. We talk about Hawaii, arriving at a city after a long passage alone, learning to sail,…

  20. Antigua to Nassau on Galiana with the crew: Jillian Feberwee, Nick Tait, William Edelman, and Michael Youngling

    · 1 h 13 min · S7 E308

    Jillian Feberwee, Nick Tait, William Edelman, and Michael Youngling sailed with Tapio Lehtinen aboard Galiana, his 1972 Swan 55 yawl from Antigua to Nassau, The Bahamas. We talk about what everyone hoped to get out of…

  21. Ertan Beskardes, GGR and MGR Competitor

    · 1 h 03 min · S7 E307

    Ertan Beskardes is a lifelong sailor entered in the 2026 Golden Gobe Race. He recently completed the Mini Globe Race, in which he circumnavigated in a 19' Class Globe 5.80 sailboat. He started both the 2018 and 2022…

  22. A Sea Vagabond's World

    · 1 h 04 min · S7 E304

    In this episode, I talk about Tapio Lehtinen's recent Bahamas trip and lessons we can take from it, using Google Maps to find coordinates of anchorages or dive spots and transfering them to Navionics, I read select…

  23. Will Sofrin, USCGC Eagle: The Legacy of America's Tall Ship

    · 1 h 17 min · S7 E305

    Will Sofrin is a lifelong sailor and the author of the book "USCGC Eagle: The Legacy of America's Tall Ship." The book tells the story of a German naval training ship seized at the end of World War II and transformed…

  24. Matt Steverson, The Duracell Project, Converting an Offshore Racer to a Fast Family Cruiser

    · 1 h 00 min · S7 E304

    Matt Steverson has been rebuilding an offshore racing sailboat and converting her into a fast family cruising liveaboard, and doing a fantastic job of it, which he and his wife Janneke document on their YouTube Channel…

  25. Sail Trim with Carl Damm

    · 1 h 17 min · S7 E303

    Carl Damm is the owner or Damsel Marine, a yacht management, maitenance, and consulting company. He is also a sailing instructor with ASA and Nautic Ed. We talk about how to properly install and bed deck hardware,…

  26. Sharks! Cristina Zenato, Professional Shark Diver

    · 1 h 22 min · S7 E302

    Cristina Zenato is a shark ecologist and behaviorist who grew up between the savannah and the rainforest of the Congo, where she developed a passion for the outdoors and an understanding and appreciation for the…

  27. Colm Walker

    · 1 h 17 min · S7 E301

    Colm Walker is entered in the 2026 Golden Globe Race. He was in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico when we talked, on the way from San Diego to France via the Panama Canal. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Ireland,…

  28. Kevin Wasbauer, Shearwater Sailing

    · 1 h 21 min · S7 E300

    Kevin Wasbauer runs Shearwater Sailing out of Monterey Bay, California. He sails a Farr 53, sometimes with clients, sometimes solo. He is currently offereing berths on a sail from Monterey Bay to Hawaii, and from…

  29. Dan Turner, Circumnavigating in a 19' Boat

    · 1 h 05 min · S7 E299

    Dan Turner recently took second place in the Mini Globe Race, in which he circumnavigated in a home-built Globe 6.50. We talk about completing a circumnavigation, Antigua, stopping in 17 different countries, Cape Town…

  30. Christian Lobel, Circumnavigating Newfoundland

    · 1 h 00 min · S7 E298

    Christian Lobel is an RYA Yachtmaster Instructor and captain of Saga, a Swan 47 on which he sails offshore, often with paying crew. I met Chris in Newfoundland in a fjord on the south coast in 2022. Last year, he…

  31. Alison Gieschen, Circumnavigating on a Taswell 43

    · 1 h 10 min · S7 E297

    Alison Gieschen wasin Nuku HIva when I spoke to her, sailing a Taswell 43 on a circumnavigation with her husband. She is also the author of 7 books, including Riding the Waves of Reality I and II. We talk about…

  32. Guy deBoer, GGR Tactics

    · 59 min · S7 E296

    Guy deBoer is preparing for the Golden Globe Race, which starts in September, and will try to be the first American to win a solo nonstop circumnavigation race. He was in the 2022 GGR, but went aground on a reef on…

  33. Mara Lovenskiold Kveseth, GGR 2026 Entrant

    · 1 h 12 min · S7 E295

    Mara is a Norwegian sailor entered in the 2026 Golden Globe Race. She was doing her 4000nm qualifier for the GGR, sailing from Morocco to St Martin in the Caribbean in her 2001 Saltram Saga 36. We talk about the…

  34. Dudley Dix, Designing Sailboats Since the 1970's

    · 1 h 07 min · S7 E294

    Dudley Dix has been designing sailboats - monohulls, catamarans, and trimarans - since the 1970's and is still at it. His designs incorporate wood, fiberglass, steel, or aluminum, and he is the developer of the…

  35. Africa! Tim Good and Emmie van Biervliet, Sailing in Senegal and The Gambia

    · 1 h 37 min · S7 E293

    Tim and Emmie sail a 1996 Seastream 43 and are at the beginning of a circumnavigation starting in England. They were in Cape Verde when I interviewed them and had recently been to Senegal and The Gambia. We talk about…

  36. Amy and MJ of Motherload Sailing, moving onto a Catamaran

    · 1 h 23 min · S7 E292

    Amy Cobb and MJ Sizemore of Motherload Sailing are back in Bocas del Toro after sailing their Bavaria 50 back to Florida to sell. They replaced her with a Lagoon 410 catamaran, on which they live with their 5 sons. We…

  37. Cruising with Gretchen and Tim of GnT Sailing

    · 1 h 27 min · S1 E291

    Gretchen and Tim were in the same anchorage as me when I met them, and John Kretschmer recommended them as guests. They sail a Catalina 42 with an added staysail and have a YouTube channel called GnT Sailing. We talk…

  38. Closing the Loop on a Circumnavigation, Brian Hathaway

    · 1 h 27 min · S7 E290

    Brian Hathaway was in Panama when I interviewed him, near to completeing his circumnavigation. While sailing, he has been filming a documentary "The Healing Power of the Ocean." Brian is five years sober. He also…

  39. Sailing the Sea of Cortez, Hawaii, and Alaska, Mike Kalil and Stephanie Propp

    · 1 h 14 min · S7 E289

    Mike and Stephanie were in the Sea of Cortez when I interviewed them, aboard their Saga 43, Stella Blue. They bought her in British Columbia and sailed her south to California and Mexico, then to Hawaii, Alaska, down…

  40. Sailing in Heavy Weather with Ryan Rayfield, Sail Libra

    · 1 h 29 min · S7 E288

    Ryan Rayfield recently sailed with novice crew from Block Island to Bermuda in November and faced some heavy weather, which he dealt with effectively in his 60' ketch, Libra. Ryan learned to sail on Lake Martin in…

  41. Sailing from the POV of a Former Commercial Fisherman, Joe Drago

    · 1 h 13 min · S7 E287

    Joe Drago used to be a commercial fisherman in New England and now sails a Cape Dory 45 ketch based in New York and runs Sailing Resolution, a sailing adventure charter business. We talk about how he got involved in…

  42. Sailing to Japan with Robin Toozs-Hobson

    · 1 h 15 min · S7 E286

    Robin Toozs-Hobson is a long-time sailor and delivery skipper based in St. Lucia. He and I have sailed together a few times and had some great adventures. He recently did a delivery of an Excess catamaran from St.…

  43. Repairing an Aluminum Hull at KM Yachtbuilders, Hylke Boersma

    · 31 min · S7 E285

    Hylke Boersma is a project manager for refits at KM Yachtbuilders. He is currently working on the repair of a Boreal 52 that suffered hull damage after being struck by another boat while on a mooring. We talk about…

  44. Sailing Solo to Seven Continents, Harry Anderson

    · 59 min · S7 E284

    Harry Anderson is the only person to have both flown solo and sailed solo to all seven continents. He is also the author of "Sailing 7 Continents Solo." We talk about his route, his boats (a Bavaria 37 and an Alures…

  45. Willem Nieland, Globemaster Yachts, Designing Aluminum Sailboats

    · 1 h 03 min · S7 E283

    Willem Nieland has been designing yachts for 35 years. He designs Globemaster yachts, as well as custom aluminum expedition sailboats, motor yachts, and residential yachts. His designs are know for efficent and…

  46. Onboard Galiana with Tapio and Crew

    · 1 h 06 min · S7 E282

    Tapio Lehtinen and his crew were sailing in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers from the Canary Islands to St. Lucia when we talked. The interview was conducted in the cockpit of Galiana, a 1972 Swan 55 yawl, while…

  47. Viivi Moisio, Sailing in the Ocean Globe Race on Galiana

    · 53 min · S7 E281

    Viivi was part of Tapio Lehtinen's crew onboard Galiana for the 2023 Ocean Globe Race. This race was the subject of Tapio's book "Pole Star and Albatross." Viivi is now building a Class Globe 5.80 to sail in the 2026…

  48. Andrew Evans, Singlehanded Sailing Two Points West of Sanity

    · 1 h 16 min · S7 E280

    Andrew Evans is best known for his book "Singlehanded Sailing, Thoughts Tips Techniques and Tactics." His most recent book is "Singlehanded Sailing, Two Points West of Sanity." The book is mostly about his ill-fated…

  49. Introducing the Worldstar with RWYC Vice Commodore Chris Arscott

    · 42 min · S7 E279

    The Royal Western Yacht Club was founded in 1827 to encourage yacht racing. Chris Arscott is the Vice Commodore and organizes the OSTAR and the Round Britain & Ireland Race, and now the Worldstar, a new nonstop…

  50. Guido Cantini, 2026 Golden Globe Race Entrant

    · 1 h 12 min · S7 E278

    Guido Cantini is an Italian entrant in the 2026 Golden Globe Race. His boat is a Vancouver 34, and he has been preparing for the race for six years. We talk about sailing arounf the Tuscan Archipelago, the differences…

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