Podcasts · Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell

Porter Fox, Category Five

· 1 h 11 min · S7 E215

Episode Porter Fox, Category Five

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Porter Fox grew up on the coast of Maine sailing small boats. His father designed and built Whistler sailboats and founded Able Marine. Porter has written three books and also writes stories for The New York Times and other journals. His latest book is Category Five, which we talk about.

We also talk about sailing around New York City, sailing a Whistler that his father built, sailing a cat ketch, cruising the New Jersey coast, sailing canoes in The Bahamas, sailing with John Kretschmer, climate change, the amplification of storms, sea-level rise, why we love the ocean, the importance of keeping a calm mind, defeating trauma, John Kretschmer's books, freeboard, net zero, and more.

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