The Morning Muster Sailing Podcast

By Ben & Teresa Carey

What's The Morning Muster Sailing Podcast about?

Dive deep into the substance of sailing’s most engaging topics. During each episode, Teresa & Ben Carey catch up with 2 guests: cruisers, maritime professionals, and old salts — to discuss the lessons the ocean had in store for them.

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The Morning Muster Sailing Podcast episodes:

03.06.2024
World Schooling Around The World
World schooling is the educational approach where learning takes place primarily through travel and experiencing different cultures and environments around the world. Sometimes, World Schooling can involve short-term trips, like the 3-months Teresa and I are currently spending in Italy...
02.14.2024
Sailing to, and Cruising The Bahamas
This Episode: Today we’ll eavesdrop on a conversation Ben had with two sailors who are cruising in the Bahamas. Our guests are Nica Waters, who you may know from the Boat Galley Podcast or her blog Fit2Sail, and Dave Martin, a...
01.12.2024
Lessons Learned From A Yacht Delivery
In this episode, we’re talking about delivering boats with two sailors who recently completed their first yacht delivery and learned a lot. Teresa sat down with Nicki Ripple, a professional captain who’s worked for Morse Alpha, Outward Bound, and a...
12.22.2023
Cruising and Creating: Balancing Content and Adventure
In this episode, we delve into the lives of cruisers who effortlessly balance content creation—blogs, podcasts, videos—with the pleasures of sailing. Discover how these adventurous souls manage to capture their sailing experiences while still relishing the joys of life at...
12.06.2023
Weather, Forecasts & Routing
Ben sat down with Jon Bilger, the founding director of PredictWind, a weather app – well, more than a weather app. It helps sailors plan voyages and find weather windows. Ben also talked with Behan Gifford, Circumnavigator and cruising consultant....
03.21.2023
Getting A Grip On Lines And Rigging
We invited Amanda Swan on the show today because not only does she have hundreds of thousands of sea miles under her belt, but she is also educator (and we like educators). She is also a sailmaker, and rigger. And...
02.22.2023
Sailing At Night & Standing Watch
We chat with Behan Gifford and John Worth about sailing at night, standing watch, working on commercial vessels, making passages, ship traffic, AIS, and more. Behan Gifford has made her home aboard a Stevens 47 for the last fifteen...
12.20.2022
Managing Boat Projects
Let's talk about boat projects! We love them and hate them, or do we? They require alot of planning and thought, in addition to the actual labor. We chat with two sailors — Steve Swartz and Daphne Douglas, who are...
12.02.2022
Universal Lessons Learned Racing Coastal & Offshore
Great discussion with Murray Beach and Marie Rogers about keeping safety procedures simple, smart racing, prepping for offshore races, fatigue and watch schedules. Stories of racing accidents and strategies, strength, endurance and struggles.
10.26.2022
GPS The Promises And Pitfalls
A discussion about GPS! We all use it everyday, more than we probably even realize. But is it all it's cracked up to be and will it last? We chat with Pauline Cook, formerly a Coast Guard captain who's...
04.13.2022
Emergency and Medical Preparedness and Response at Sea
A vibrant and informative discussion with two professionals in the medical and marine emergency response world: Brian Notheis, a USCG helicopter rescue swimmer and Deborah Hayes, a professional mariner, wilderness medical instructor and EMT. You don't want to miss this...
03.24.2022
Insight & Experience Sailing The Race To Alaska (R2AK)
Our guests Katy Stewart, Jeff Oakleaf, and Jake Beattie have lots of sailing experience, but nothing is quite like sailing in the Race to Alaska! It's a tough and quirky race with just one rule -- you cannot have an...
02.18.2022
Earning A Living While Sailing & Cruising
We're talking with Patrick Schulte and Cindy Wallach both veteran liveaboards and cruising sailors who make a living while sailing and travelling.
01.24.2022
Sailing Maine & Training Expeditions
We sat down with a few of our students and instructors from MoA 219 (September 2021) to talk about learning to sail in Maine, the challenges, the experiences, the trials and tribulations. Of course we had a few laughs and...
12.27.2021
Lessons of Engineless Cruising
Our guests, Shemaya Laurel and Adam Cove offer great insight into sailing and cruising without an engine. Even if you never plan to sail without an engine aboard, this episode discusses techniques that apply to all sailors and teaches seamanship...
12.04.2021
Outfitting for Blue Water Sailing
In this episode we’re discussing considerations for offshore sailing with regards to gear and design choices. Guests are Pam Wall and Barry Kennedy, both bluewater sailors with thousands of miles under their keels. Barry is in the midst of a...
11.15.2021
Offshore Sailing: Bermuda to Rockland Expedition
A unique episode - a recap of our sporty passage from Bermuda to Rockland with our crew/students. It's a passage debrief of sorts, and a fun discussion about the expedition, the lessons learned, the trials, the tribulations and the joy...
11.01.2021
Choosing The Right Boat
Choosing the right boat isn't just about the design and features. It's about finding the right balance between the owner, the boat and the goals. Ben chats with a marine surveyor and a seasoned sailing instructor.
05.12.2021
Offshore Sailing Lessons & Debriefs
A discussion with two former Morse Alpha students who recently completed offshore passages. One Pacific crossing aboard an Oyster 43, and one spicy trip North from the Caribbean aboard a Vancouver 36. A candid discussion about weather, gear, boats, staying...
04.23.2021
Sailing High Latitudes
The crews of Novara and Paragon are high latitude veterans. Teresa talks with them about what it takes to sail the north and south extreme latitudes.
04.08.2021
Ocean Racing - Prepping For The Marion Bermuda Race
An inspiring chat with two Marion Bermuda Race veterans about ocean racing, why they love it and keep coming back year after year. We talk about boats, tactics, navigation, safety, crew dynamics, self-sufficiency, seamanship, and of course strategies for winning!...
03.16.2021
Food Philosophies & Musings! Eating Your Best Aboard Boats
With John Kretschmer and Emily Whebbe we're tackling the all important topic of food aboard the boat. We're talking cooking, provisioning, food philosophies, desserts, finding good produce, planning, seasickness, alcohol, and the importance of a good meal on passage. Cooking...
03.01.2021
VHF Radio Communication: Stories and Protocols
A chat with tugboat captain, Ben Moll and USCG Communications Chief, Meghan Manship about the VHF radio. We hear stories about Mayday calls, protocols, New York City Vessel Traffic Control, radio etiquette, overhearing things we probably shouldn't, and VHF pet...
02.15.2021
Weather & Routing Fundamentals
Weather knowledge and understanding is a fundamental part of any sailing expedition. While there are many great resources for weather data and forecasts, knowing how to interpret the data to help you make informed decisions using expert weather knowledge is...
02.01.2021
Lessons Learned Sailing Single Handed
An enlightening chat with two accomplished solo sailors, Richard Gordon-Rein and James Tomlinson about what it takes to sail solo, and what they've learned from doing so. Richard has recently sailed solo to from Alaska to Mexico to Hawaii and...
01.20.2021
Perspectives On Sail Training, Leadership, and Seamanship
A very interesting and inspiring chat with two seasoned sailing educators who have a variety of experience on board different vessels about teaching, sailing, leadership, soft skills, hard skills, gender and why they love their jobs.
01.08.2021
Nighttime & Limited Visibility (Fog) Sailing
A look at operating in limited visibility with Captains Dan Pease and Julia Carleton. Teresa will talk with them about what's on their mind when the fog rolls in, and rules they follow to stay safe.
01.08.2021
Lessons Learned Sailing Offshore
Valuable insight from two sailors Stephanie Ferrie & Glenn Robbins, who recently made their first offshore passages. Some tips, and suggestions for your own passages, and interesting stories. This was recorded in February 2020, and things have changed a bit...
01.08.2021
Offshore/Cruising Sail Choices & Considerations
In an depth discussion about choosing, maintaining and setting cruising sails with sailmaker Jamie Gifford of Sailing Totem and racer/cruiser Andy Cross, editor of 48º North.

What's The Morning Muster Sailing Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Morning Muster Sailing Podcast episodes:

World Schooling Around The World

Sailing to, and Cruising The Bahamas

Lessons Learned From A Yacht Delivery

Cruising and Creating: Balancing Content and Adventure

Weather, Forecasts & Routing

Getting A Grip On Lines And Rigging

Sailing At Night & Standing Watch

Managing Boat Projects

Universal Lessons Learned Racing Coastal & Offshore

GPS The Promises And Pitfalls

Emergency and Medical Preparedness and Response at Sea

Insight & Experience Sailing The Race To Alaska (R2AK)

Earning A Living While Sailing & Cruising

Sailing Maine & Training Expeditions

Lessons of Engineless Cruising

Outfitting for Blue Water Sailing

Offshore Sailing: Bermuda to Rockland Expedition

Choosing The Right Boat

Offshore Sailing Lessons & Debriefs

Sailing High Latitudes

Ocean Racing - Prepping For The Marion Bermuda Race

Food Philosophies & Musings! Eating Your Best Aboard Boats

VHF Radio Communication: Stories and Protocols

Weather & Routing Fundamentals

Lessons Learned Sailing Single Handed

Perspectives On Sail Training, Leadership, and Seamanship

Nighttime & Limited Visibility (Fog) Sailing

Lessons Learned Sailing Offshore

Offshore/Cruising Sail Choices & Considerations