Covert Castaway Sailing with SV AWEN

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Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience meeting new people and sailing as liveaboard sailing cruisers on our performance catamaran SV AWEN, our Outremer 52. Join us as we meet wonderful new people in this lifestyle.

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Covert Castaway Sailing with SV AWEN episodes:

04.21.2024
Kim & Mike's Transition to Full-Time Sailing - S8E2
In this episode of our spotlight on cruising couples, we share the unique journey of Kim and Mike who swapped their life in Oregon for the thrills of full-time sailing. Their decision to exchange land life for an RV led...
04.14.2024
Tackling Life Onboard with Sarah & Ray of Kismet - S8E1
Join us, Holly and Stephane, in the eighth season of the Covert Castaway podcast as we talk about the liveaboard cruising lifestyle, directly from the stunning Bahamas. In this episode, we introduce you to fellow cruisers Ray and Sarah from...
12.10.2023
Passage Provisioning - S7E13
Food! Today we talk about how much food to bring and what kind and we share some of our cooking methods to minimize time, effort, and dirty dishes. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being...
12.03.2023
Fuel & Water on a Passage - S7E12
Do you leave with full tanks or not? Today we talk about transatlantic passage preparation and how much fuel and water we think we need and the different philosophies, pros/cons of each. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making...
11.29.2023
Weather Routing, Starlink & Comms - S7E11
Today we talk about our transatlantic passage prep around weather routing and what we use for communication, including Starlink. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about...
10.29.2023
Passage Prep - S7E10
Massive update in this week's episode, lot's to talk about as we prepare for our passage to...surprise reveal in this episode! Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we...
10.08.2023
Sailing Stories with The Larsson’s - S7E10
We sit down with the Larsson's from Colorado to talk about sailboats and skiing as they wait for their new performance catamaran. Note: this episode was experimenting with the DJI wireless mics and our headsets so the audio isn't perfect. We...
10.02.2023
Warranty Work Already? - S7E08
This week we talk about our sailboat warranty work and neuvage for our Outremer 52 catamaran. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning...
09.23.2023
It’s Windy! - S7E07
Let's talk about the Mediterranean wind; it's windy and unpredictable. We are learning a lot about trusting weather models and what we can do to stay safe in high wind conditions. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the...
09.18.2023
Boat Show Tips - S7E06
We are fresh from the Cannes Yachting Festival and wanted to share some tips since it's boat show season. We saw some amazing sailboats and yachts at this year's show and lots of changes in the new sailboat market. #boatshow Welcome...
09.08.2023
Sailing with the O’Kelly’s - S7E05
This week we are hosting the O'Kelly's during part of our sailboat shakedown. What wonderful guests!!! We sat down to chat over coffee and talk about boats! Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard...
09.02.2023
Insurance - S7E04
Discuss the adventure finding and keeping sailboat insurance for cruising. It's not as easy or cheap as it once was so update your budget! Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join...
08.26.2023
Working Out Kinks - S7E03
The not so glamorous side of getting a new sailboat is working out the kinks and shaking off the cobwebs as we finish getting our Outremer 52 ready for shakedown. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition...
08.19.2023
Learning AWEN - S7E02
First night at anchor unsupervised on our Outremer 52 catamaran after a week of learning the systems, the nuances of the sail plan and how she works. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard...
08.12.2023
Handover - S7E01
WE GOT OUR BOAT! Woo Hoo. We talk about our first day on the boat and how the initial handover went. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we...
08.05.2023
Final Options & Costs - S6E13
Well, we got the final invoice for our sailboat since handover is next week and wanted to go through all our final options and decisions. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers....
07.30.2023
Sails Up - S6E12
The new North Sails go on AWEN and we take our Outremer 52 out for the first test sail to see how she likes them! Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers....
07.22.2023
Splash Day - S6E11
Splash day for our new boat! We were excited to see Awen in the water and getting her mast put on, it's starting to look like a real sailboat and we are just two weeks away from handover. Welcome to Covert...
07.09.2023
Nomad Living - S6E10
The joys of nomadic life include all kinds of unexpected surprises, we share some of them as we wait out the last few weeks waiting for our sailboat to be done. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the...
06.30.2023
What Families Worry About - S6E09
My mom has a lot of questions about offshore sailing and all the possible ways to die on a sailboat so I invited her on a podcast to ask me anything! Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the...
06.25.2023
Sailboat Maintenance Tools and Parts - S6E08
Today we talk about our approach to sailboat maintenance, tools, spares, and parts and how we are accumulating and managing our equipment and making sure we set good discipline for maintenance longer term. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience...
06.10.2023
All Things Medical - S6E07
Medical preparation, training, insurance, telehealth, and what to know about marine medical packed into this episode! Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to be sailing liveaboard cruisers. Join us as we share what we are learning...
05.26.2023
Discovering Our Boat In Person - S6E06
We finally get to France and get to sail on the O52 catamaran live in the flesh! Not much wind, but definitely left an impression. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to be sailing liveaboard cruisers....
05.19.2023
Sailing Healthy - S6E05
We chat with Catherine from Wild Travel Story about their sailing adventures and tips for living healthy and sustainably on a boat. Check out their book, The Hunter & The Gatherer. She shares great stories from their years cruising. Welcome to...
05.12.2023
O52 First Impressions - S6E04
Our first impressions of the Outremer 52 now that it's been launched and sailing on the water! Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to be sailing liveaboard cruisers. Join us as we share what we are...
05.06.2023
Prepping to Leave - S6E03
We give an update on recent travel to Melbourne and Bali and now we're preparing to go sailing and get our new catamaran, the Outremer 52, which will be out of the factory very soon! Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully...
01.29.2023
Making North Sails - S6E02
We speak to our neighbor Tom who works at North Sails and has the best job in the world. He shares about materials and R&D for 3Di sail building. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to...
01.08.2023
New Year New Boat - S6E01
Happy New Year everyone! We wanted to kick off the year with an update of what's been going on and share our plans for the year ahead. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to be sailing...
12.04.2022
Gday from Melbourne! - S5E20
Our Outremer 52 catamaran is in the mold! And other exciting sailboat updates as we explore Melbourne, Australia. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to be sailing liveaboard cruisers. Join us as we share what we...
11.21.2022
Coastal & Offshore Navigation - S5E19
Today we breakdown the major navigation options to consider between weather forecast, route planning and weather routing. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to be sailing liveaboard cruisers. Join us as we share what we are...
11.12.2022
Coastal & Offshore Communications - S5E18
Today we cover communication systems and options for liveaboard sailing and circumnavigating, including Starlink. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to be sailing liveaboard cruisers. Join us as we share what we are learning as we...
11.07.2022
Drawing The Line On Redundancy - S5E17
How much redundancy is needed to sail around the world on a performance catamaran? We explain our philosophy and the options we have selected as backup based on our cruising plans. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the...
11.02.2022
Learning Plan for Cruising as a Couple - S5E16
We share a summary of the training sessions we have gone through over the years and emphasize what we believe is useful in the context of a couple sailing together where one person has more experience than the other. Welcome to...
09.22.2022
Our New Outremer 52 - S5E15
We're excited to talk about our new Outremer 52 Performance Catamaran. If you check our Sailing Awen YouTube channel you'll even get to see cool pictures and animations. We also share our experience from the Cannes Yachting Festival and from...
09.02.2022
Home Base or Not? - S5E14
Life is a journey... You make decisions, you change your mind and you end up somewhere for reasons you had not thought about. We share our story about a 'home base' hoping it might help others. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our...
08.25.2022
What Defines a Performance Catamaran - S5E13
Today we share the factors that define a performance catamaran and what considerations mattered most to us in narrowing down what we wanted in our second sailboat. We spoke to a professional on the topic and describe our decision process....
08.18.2022
Electric Propulsion - S5E12
Our friends from The Blue Saga share their electrical propulsion experience with their custom performance catamaran and what it's like sailing with an electric motor. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to be sailing liveaboard cruisers....
08.12.2022
We Changed Our Mind - S5E11
In this episode, we share our full story, our sailing liveaboard adventure in the last two seasons and how changed our minds about our catamaran. This is an audio-only version of our story posted on our Sailing AWEN YouTube channel....
08.07.2022
Living Light - S5E10
How do you pack light and live light on a sailboat when you plan to live aboard? This week we talk about the art of living simple and light. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to...
06.30.2022
More on Visas& Schengen - S5E09
This is an update on our previous podcast about visas, Schengen time and residency when it comes to traveling and sailing in Europe and the Mediterranean. You would think the rules would be straight forward, but really it's shades of...
06.27.2022
Sailing Electronics Systems - S5E08
Warning: this episode gets a little geeky on electronics systems for sailing but wanted to share what we are learning about B&G and essentials for a new sailing catamaran. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to...
06.21.2022
Advice for Couples with Nikki Henderson - S5E07
Nikki Henderson, sailing instructor, team leader and Clipper Race skipper, shares advice for couples about how to work better as a team and set a positive culture on the boat. I was able to spend time with Nikki during Outremer...
06.12.2022
Survival, Systems & Safety Training - S5E06
What learning and training is needed to safely sail and live on a sailboat and what do you need to know to diagnose problems and manage risk on the water? This week we summarize our 9 days of classroom and...
05.24.2022
Sails & Rigging 2 - S5E05
Deciding on a sailing and rigging plan is one of the most critical and expensive decisions to make on a catamaran. We will share the different options and why making this choice can be so difficult. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our...
05.17.2022
Back to Sailing - S5E04
We are getting schooled on what it takes to sail a performance catamaran. Hear all about what we are learning and the training programs we are taking advantage of as we make the shift to sailing a lighter boat and...
04.24.2022
Multihull Redux - S5E03
We get started with the team that will help us through the new production process and visit the International Multihull Show in La Grande Motte to meet our points of contact for electronics, sail plan and other major aspects of...
04.17.2022
Performance is the Wrong Word - S5E02
The boat switcharoo from a comfort to performance boat, how did we get here? It's not because we want a racing boat, it's for other reasons that we dive into further. Today, we do a summary of our revised sailing...
04.09.2022
Nomad Living - S5E01
We're back to kick off Season 5 living out of suitcases and without a boat at the moment! Lots to cover about our life on the road the last couple months and we are so excited to gear up to...
02.13.2022
S4 Finale Massive Update - S4E25
TONS! That's how much we have to update you on in our Season Four Finale. And...we have a major update on our boat situation as we get ready to roll into Season Five. Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience...
11.24.2021
Foreign Medical and Dental - S4E24
If you live in the US, this episode will blow your mind. We share our experience getting medical checkup and dental work done while sailing in Turkey and the out of pocket costs walking in off the street as a...

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Covert Castaway Sailing with SV AWEN episodes:

Kim & Mike's Transition to Full-Time Sailing - S8E2

Tackling Life Onboard with Sarah & Ray of Kismet - S8E1

Passage Provisioning - S7E13

Fuel & Water on a Passage - S7E12

Weather Routing, Starlink & Comms - S7E11

Passage Prep - S7E10

Sailing Stories with The Larsson’s - S7E10

Warranty Work Already? - S7E08

It’s Windy! - S7E07

Boat Show Tips - S7E06

Sailing with the O’Kelly’s - S7E05

Insurance - S7E04

Working Out Kinks - S7E03

Learning AWEN - S7E02

Handover - S7E01

Final Options & Costs - S6E13

Sails Up - S6E12

Splash Day - S6E11

Nomad Living - S6E10

What Families Worry About - S6E09

Sailboat Maintenance Tools and Parts - S6E08

All Things Medical - S6E07

Discovering Our Boat In Person - S6E06

Sailing Healthy - S6E05

O52 First Impressions - S6E04

Prepping to Leave - S6E03

Making North Sails - S6E02

New Year New Boat - S6E01

Gday from Melbourne! - S5E20

Coastal & Offshore Navigation - S5E19

Coastal & Offshore Communications - S5E18

Drawing The Line On Redundancy - S5E17

Learning Plan for Cruising as a Couple - S5E16

Our New Outremer 52 - S5E15

Home Base or Not? - S5E14

What Defines a Performance Catamaran - S5E13

Electric Propulsion - S5E12

We Changed Our Mind - S5E11

Living Light - S5E10

More on Visas& Schengen - S5E09

Sailing Electronics Systems - S5E08

Advice for Couples with Nikki Henderson - S5E07

Survival, Systems & Safety Training - S5E06

Sails & Rigging 2 - S5E05

Back to Sailing - S5E04

Multihull Redux - S5E03

Performance is the Wrong Word - S5E02

Nomad Living - S5E01

S4 Finale Massive Update - S4E25

Foreign Medical and Dental - S4E24