Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell

By 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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Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell episodes:

04.15.2024
Rob Hamill, The Cruising Kiwis
Rob and his family, aka The Cruising Kiwis, bought their 43ft catamaran, Javelot, with minimal sailing experience to retrace the tragic sailing trip of Rob's eldest brother, Kerry, who was captured and executed by the Kmer Rouge in Cambodia in...
04.08.2024
John Ensley, Cruise-N-Learn Sailing International
John spends his summers sailing in Puget Sound, and the winters in La Paz, Mexico. He is the owner, founder, and sailing director of Cruise-n-Learn Sailing International. We talk about learning to sail, La Paz, Mexico, live-aboard sail training, asymmetrical...
04.01.2024
Tips for Cruising and Living Aboard
After making a life for myself cruising, sailing offshore, and living aboard full time, I share tips and lessons I've learned along the way. I talk about ways to prepare for this lifestyle and how to enjoy it once out...
03.25.2024
Brian Dale, Cruising as a Nomadic Musician
Brian is a solo sailor on a Hughes 38, currently in Georgetown, The Bahamas. He supports his cruising by playing the guitar and singing, sometimes putting on dinghy concerts from his boat in the anchorage. We talk about anchoring and...
03.18.2024
Expeditions to Antarctica, Michael Brooks
Michael Brooks of Expedition Sailing has been taking clients on skiing and climbing expeditions from South America to Antarctica. We talk about sailing to Antarctica, picking the right weather window, steel boats, their maintenance, pros and cons; Michael's dream boat,...
03.11.2024
Four Years and 35 Countries with Helen Shrewsbury
Helen recently completed a four-year journey from the UK to New Zealand and visited 35 countries along the way. We talk about her boat, the journey, some of her favorite countries, The Gambia, sailing under the bridge on The Gambia...
03.04.2024
Tapio Lehtinen, from the Last Stop of the Ocean Globe Race
Tapio Lehtinen was in the port of Punta del Este, Uruguay, during the last stop of the Ocean Globe Race, a re-creation of the Whitbread Round the World Race, when we spoke. He was sailing on Galiana With Secure, a...
02.26.2024
Ronnie Simpson, Dismasting in the Global Solo Challenge
Ronnie Simpson was racing solo around the world in an Open 50 when he dismasted soon after rounding Cape Horn, and with a storm approaching with forecasted 70-knot wind and 30' seas. We discuss the events leading up to the...
02.19.2024
Panama to Mexico with Brendan and Chanell Moore
Brendan and Chanell recently sailed their Bruce Roberts 36 from Bocas del Toro, Panama, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, in late December, saw some dificult weather and had to adapt their plans. We also talk about the passage, the boat they...
02.12.2024
Understanding Boat Statistics, Panama Update 2/2024
In this episode, I talk about the Global Solo Challenge and the boats in the race, focusing on sailboat data and how that affects a sailboat's performance. I also talk about what I've been up to, components on my boat...
02.05.2024
Extended Cruising with Children, Suzanne Heywood, Author of Wavewalker
When Suzanne was 7 years old, she set sail from Plymouth, England, on the schooner Wavewalker with her parents and brother. Their trip, which was recreating Captain Cook's third voyage around the world, was supposed to last for three years but...
01.29.2024
Cruising a Trailerable Trimaran with Tom and Kelsey Bohanon
Tom and Kelsey live in Colorado and cruise and race in a 28' Corsair trimaran. I met the in the Ragged Islands, The Bahamas. They also raced the trimaran in the Race to Alaska. We talk about The Bahamas, Greenland,...
01.22.2024
Webb Chiles, Going Beyond the Limits of Human Experience
Webb Chiles is a solo sailor and author. He has circumnavigated six times, was the first American to sail solo around Cape Horn during which he broke Chichester's record, nearly circumnavigated in an open boat - an 18' Drascombe Lugger,...
01.15.2024
Schooner Sailing with Seth Bird
Seth Bird sails a steel schooner and has worked on commercial vessels for over 20 years, ranging from the USCG and NOAA to oil field support vessels and tall ships. We talk about tall ships, marlinspike seamanship, lessons we can...
01.08.2024
Unfinished Business with Guy deBoer
Guy deBoer, who crashed on a reef in the 2022 GGR, is planning on sailing around the world in the spirit of the 2022 Golden Globe Race, but on his own, and in 2024. We talk about lessons learned from...
01.01.2024
Tapio Lehtinen in the Ocean Globe Race
I spoke with Tapio during his stopover in Auckland, NZ, during the Ocean Globe Race. We talk about the race, his boat (a Swam 55 yawl), sails, the sinking of Asteria in the 2022 GGR, being rescued by Kirsten, Galiana's...
12.25.2023
Aluminum High-Latitude Boats with Jelle Engel of KM Yachtbuilders
Jelle Engel works for KM Yachtbuilders in sustainability development and sales and is a design manager. He supported the team to develop the Bestevaer 36 and 42, working closely with Dykstra Naval Architects. We talk abvout sailing to Greenland and...
12.18.2023
Sailing in the Pacific Northwest with Tim Whelan
Tim Whelan sails a Cape George 38 out of Seattle. We talk about sailing in the Pacific Northwest, sailing solo, sleeping while solo, sailing full-keel boats, backing up in marinas, building a wooden dinghy, autopilots, reefing, eliminating friction in raising...
12.11.2023
Erick and Jenny VanMalssen in the South Pacific
Erick and Jenny recently sailed from Panama to the South Pacific. We talk about preparing for the Pacific crossings, their Hydrovane, their Tides Marine sailtrack, new sails, Panama, spearfishing, their Downeast 38, Panama to the Galapagos, boobies (and other birds),...
12.04.2023
Guy Waites, GGR 2022
Guy Waites sailed around the world in the 2022 Golden Globe Race. He had to stop in Cape Town to scrape barnacles, then had to stop at Hobart after losing his liferaft in a knockdown, but he persevered and completed...
11.27.2023
Jeremy Bagshaw, GGR 2022
Jeremy Bagshaw was one of the few finishers of the 2022 Golden Globe Race, taking second in the Chichester class, sailing around the world via the great capes, stopping only once in Hobart to deal with a barnacle infestation, and...
11.20.2023
My Opinions on Offshore Sailboats and Sailing Goals
In this episode, I talk about setting sailing goals, selecting the right kind of boat, my opinions regarding features of a good offshore sailboat, my boat, how I reef, what I love about sailing, and where I've been in the...
11.13.2023
Captain Ky the Sea Glass Guy
I met Kyle at Escudo de Veraguas, an island about 20nm east of Bocas del Toro, Panama. We talk about the island, sailing in the Caribbean, dinghies, learning to sail, his Ta Yang 50 Flying Dutchman, buying the boat, mishaps...
11.06.2023
Josh Axler GGR 2026
Josh Axler will be sailing in the 2026 Golden Globe Race. We talk about racing boats both fast and slow, carbon fiber vs fiberglass and steel in boat construction, racing a Gunboat, why he wants to do the Golden Globe Race,...
10.30.2023
The Mini Transat with PGN Ocean Racing
Peter Gibbons-Neff is currently racing in the Mini Transat. We talk about the Canary Islands, Starlink, sailing a Mini, sleep, AIS, camaraderie with other racers, buying the boat, silimarities and differences to cruising, hand steering and autopilot, power generation,...
10.23.2023
Embracing Fear as if it were Joy with The Dangerz
Bryan and Jen are chasing their dreams in the South Pacific on their Catana Bali 4.0. We talk about French Polynesia, their catamaran, catamarans vs monohulls, teaching themselves to sail, escaping the drudgery of society, an unforcasted cyclonic even, repairing...
10.16.2023
Ronnie Simpson, Pre Global Solo Challenge
Ronnie is preparing for the start of the Global Solo Challenge, and will be sailing around the world in his Open 50 "Shipyard Brewing." We talk about crossing the Atlantic, Nova Scotia, going up the mast, sailing his open 50...
10.09.2023
Circumnavigating with Daniel Alfredsson
Daniel took off from Norway to circumnavigate without any experience and made it happen. He has since signed up for the 2026 Golden Globe Race and bought an OE 32. We talk about his circumnavigation, the Caribbean, spearfishing in the...
10.01.2023
Chasing the Dream with Olivia Owens Wyatt
Olivia fell in love with sailing, learned fast, and took off, sailing solo on her Panda 34, and is currently in the South Pacific. We talk about getting started, courses, books, learning to sail, her first storm, dealing with fear,...
09.25.2023
Tales from the Marina, Merrill Charette
Merrill lives on his Tashiba 36 in a Marina in Boston and runs the business Shipshape, which connects marine contractors and boat owners. We talk about the pros and cons of living in a marina, marina pirates, dating while living...
09.18.2023
The Adventures of Olivier Hendrix
Olivier Hendrix is a long-time offshore sailor and the develper of iNav4U. We talk about sailing in the Mediterranean and Patagonia, storm training in the North Sea in the Winter, going overboard while tethered to the mast, staying warm in...
09.11.2023
Steve Alexander Part 2
Part 2 of my interview with Steve Alexander, who lost his autopilot on the way to the Azores from Bermuda. He also had failing backstays on the way, and a lost swing-keel. We talk about all this, as well as...
09.04.2023
Steve Alexander, Perseverance and Misadventure
Steve was recently sailing from Bermuda to the Azores when he had a series of misfortunes, including losing the swing keel, backstay failure, and autopilot failure, leaving him undercanvassed and forced to steer when awake, and hove-to when sleeping, for...
08.28.2023
Bob Bitchin
Bob Bitchin is a sailor, a biker, an author of 11 books, and publisher of Latitudes and Attitudes magazine. We talk about sailing on other people's boats, anchoring on the Pacific side of Panama, fin-keel boats vs full-keel boats, eating...
08.21.2023
Simon Ytterbom, Victron Energy
Simon is the sales manager for North America for Victron Energy. We talk about lithium vs AGM batteries, alternator charging, DC/DC chargers, designing a solar array, starter batteries, the value of finding good information and asking questions, questions from Patreon...
08.14.2023
Ambre Hasson, Mini on the Rocks
Ambre was training for the 2023 Mini Transat and completing her qualifying 1000nm sail when she ran aground in an inlet in France and had to abandon ship. We talk about sailing a mini, lines and sail trim, safety, foul-weather...
08.07.2023
Jon Bilger, PredictWind
Jon is the founder of PredictWind, and a very accomplished sailor. We talk about sailing foiling boats, sailing in the Olympics, the Americas Cup, losing the mast in the Transpac, PredictWind, the data hub, weather routing, departure planning, and more.
07.31.2023
Jerry Brisson, Sailing the Caribbean
Jerry spent the last two years exploring the Caribbean, visiting many islands in his Bristol 32. We talk about his refit, why he wanted a full-keel boat, stopping leaks, windvanes, weather, Dominica, Puerto Rico, St Croix, Mona Island, san Salvador,...
07.24.2023
Morgan Cole, Sailing Safar
Morgan Cole sails a Saltram Saga 36, was a boatbuilder, and was involved in Susie Goodall's refit of her 2018 GGR Boat. We talk about sailing full-keel boats, heavy weather, docking, Susie's refit, sailplans, tacking, downwind sail combinations, and much...
07.17.2023
Allan Pottasch, Sailing and Climbing
Alan is a sailor that I met here in Bocas del Toro, Panama. We talk about his catamaran, sailing in the Western Caribbean, catamarans vs monohulls, rock climbing and its similarities to sailing, and much more.
07.10.2023
Questions from Patrons
I answer questions from my patrons (those who support through Patreon) including my experiences on different boats, how much money I spend, my tool collection, what gear I would have if I could afford it, calculating a power budget, where...
07.03.2023
Helacious, Norway to Nova Scotia via the Caribbean
Nova Scotia, tying up to a fishing boat, the Atlantic circuit, killer whales, Newfoundland, Panama, lightning, deck details, owning and sailing an aluminum boat, anchoring, fishing in Canada, heaters, books,
06.26.2023
Legendary Sailboat Designer Robert Perry 2
Robert Perry talks about design elements, his newest designs - Francis Lee and the Carbon Cutter, sea chests, new Pacific Seacraft designs, the GGR, cutter vs ketch, furling booms, feathering props, Tayana 47, Perry Rendezvous, books, and more.
06.19.2023
Marine Scientist Dr. Richard Aronson
Dr. Aronson is a Professor and department head of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences at Florida Institute of Technology. We talk about Bocas del Toro, science, climate change and its effects on marine ecosystems, coral bleaching, coral diseases, sea-level rise,...
06.12.2023
Marine Electrician Owen Murphy
I met Owen in St Augustine when I was fitting out Windflower when he and another electrician came by to give me advice. We talk about his Pacific Seacraft 34, how he became a full-time cruising sailor, batcar systems, reefing,...
06.05.2023
Sailing with Five Kids, Motherload Sailing
MJ and Amy of Motherload Sailing are exploring the Caribbean with their 5 boys on their Bavaria 50. I met them in Bocas del Toro, Panama. We talk about Starlink, their passage here from the Bahamas, rudder failure, having kids...
05.29.2023
At Least Nobody is Shooting at Us, Earl Engelmann
Earl has been sailing all his life, and relates some great stories, We talk about catamarans, losing a boat on a reef, foul weather in the Gulf Stream, powerboats, sailing with a family, different boats for different places, catamarans vs...
05.22.2023
Simon Curwen, Line Honors in the GGR
Simon Curwen recently was the first boat to cross the finish line in the 2022 Golden Globe Race, though he was relegated to the Chichester class for having to stop for repairs in Chile. During the interview, I tease out...
05.15.2023
Living Aboard, Renald Guindon
Renald had been living aboard and sailing for over ten years and is a sales rep for St Francis Catamarans. We talk about living aboard, making the decision to live aboard, choosing a boat, common mistakes, sailing, anchoring, and much...
05.08.2023
Sailing Red Seas, Brioni and Iain
Brioni and Iain were sailing from Panama to French Polynesia. We talk about Starlink, sailing a catamaran, sailing in Scotland, dodging submarines, Cartagena, Colombia, failed antifouling, San Blass, Panama, customs, cultures, the Panama Canal, plans for French Polynesia, Wayfinder, and...

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Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell episodes:

Rob Hamill, The Cruising Kiwis

John Ensley, Cruise-N-Learn Sailing International

Tips for Cruising and Living Aboard

Brian Dale, Cruising as a Nomadic Musician

Expeditions to Antarctica, Michael Brooks

Four Years and 35 Countries with Helen Shrewsbury

Tapio Lehtinen, from the Last Stop of the Ocean Globe Race

Ronnie Simpson, Dismasting in the Global Solo Challenge

Panama to Mexico with Brendan and Chanell Moore

Understanding Boat Statistics, Panama Update 2/2024

Extended Cruising with Children, Suzanne Heywood, Author of Wavewalker

Cruising a Trailerable Trimaran with Tom and Kelsey Bohanon

Webb Chiles, Going Beyond the Limits of Human Experience

Schooner Sailing with Seth Bird

Unfinished Business with Guy deBoer

Tapio Lehtinen in the Ocean Globe Race

Aluminum High-Latitude Boats with Jelle Engel of KM Yachtbuilders

Sailing in the Pacific Northwest with Tim Whelan

Erick and Jenny VanMalssen in the South Pacific

Guy Waites, GGR 2022

Jeremy Bagshaw, GGR 2022

My Opinions on Offshore Sailboats and Sailing Goals

Captain Ky the Sea Glass Guy

Josh Axler GGR 2026

The Mini Transat with PGN Ocean Racing

Embracing Fear as if it were Joy with The Dangerz

Ronnie Simpson, Pre Global Solo Challenge

Circumnavigating with Daniel Alfredsson

Chasing the Dream with Olivia Owens Wyatt

Tales from the Marina, Merrill Charette

The Adventures of Olivier Hendrix

Steve Alexander Part 2

Steve Alexander, Perseverance and Misadventure

Bob Bitchin

Simon Ytterbom, Victron Energy

Ambre Hasson, Mini on the Rocks

Jon Bilger, PredictWind

Jerry Brisson, Sailing the Caribbean

Morgan Cole, Sailing Safar

Allan Pottasch, Sailing and Climbing

Questions from Patrons

Helacious, Norway to Nova Scotia via the Caribbean

Legendary Sailboat Designer Robert Perry 2

Marine Scientist Dr. Richard Aronson

Marine Electrician Owen Murphy

Sailing with Five Kids, Motherload Sailing

At Least Nobody is Shooting at Us, Earl Engelmann

Simon Curwen, Line Honors in the GGR

Living Aboard, Renald Guindon

Sailing Red Seas, Brioni and Iain