Podcasts · Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell
Transatlantic on a Hans Christian 34, Gunnar Christensen
· 1 h 18 min · S7 E218
Episode Transatlantic on a Hans Christian 34, Gunnar Christensen
Gunnar Christensen is an entrant in the 2026 Golden Globe Race, and he recently bought a Hans Christian 34 in Trinidad and sailed it, solo, home to the UK.
We talk about the boat, the voyage, his self-steering, Hydrovanes, Watt&Sea, trailing warps in heavy weather, sailing with hank-on headsails, jacklines and tethers, emergency ways to climb back onboard, symmetrical vs asymmetrical spinnakers, storm trysails, heavy weather, sailing a full-keel vs a fin-keel boat, sailing with a windvane, whales, reefing, PLB's, modifications needed, dodgers, Tapio's book "On a Belt of Foaming Seas," Southerly Yachts, the mental aspect of long-distance solo sailing, and more.
Shownotes are here https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7
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