On the Wind Sailing

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The definitive podcast about sailing. Professional sailors Andy Schell, Emma Garschagen, and August Sandberg interview sailors from around the world to discover what motivates, scares & inspires them. For over ten years and through 400+ episodes, our hosts have interviewed sailors like Dee Caffari, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Liz Clark, John Kretschmer, Kirsten Neuschafer & many, many more. We talk to boat builders, yacht designers, YouTube stars, performance racers, and many more. HOLD FAST!

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On the Wind Sailing episodes:

04.23.2024
Suzanne Heywood // Wavewalker: Breaking Free
Suzanne Heywood was raised on a sailboat. What started as a three year circumnavigation with her family turned into a decade of living aboard, sailing, and struggling to get an education. Suzanne's book, 'Wavewalker,' tells the story of that voyage....
04.18.2024
Alex Laline // Clipper Round The World Skipper
Alex Laline is a lifelong sailor and one of our full-time staff at 59º North. Growing up in a multinational family, he sailed dinghies as a kid in the UK, Spain and Indonesia, then got inspired to sail around the...
04.09.2024
Lutz Kohne // Golden Globe Manager turned Racer
Sailing was never a part of Lutz Kohne’s life growing up — it hit him square in the face as an adult, and completely changed his trajectory. He has since worked as a professional skipper, as Race Director for the...
04.04.2024
Henry Mickel & Bayley Richardson // Sailing REVELRY Home to Oz
Henry Mickle & Bayley Richardson are self-described "Mates from the Land Down Under", cruising around the world in an old Beneteau. These two twenty-something friends made a pact, worked their asses off, saved their money, bought a boat and are...
03.26.2024
Jojo Pickering // From the Sea to the Theatre & Back Again
Jojo Pickering grew up with sailing as a central part of her life, vagabonding on the high seas with her family and sailing from Africa to the UK. As she got older, she spent more time ashore, starting a traveling...
03.19.2024
Liz Wardley // A Sailor Smashing Records in the Worlds Toughest Row
Sailor, kitesurfer, and paddler Liz Wardley returns to the show to talk with Emma about her record-breaking row across the Atlantic. She completed the World's Toughest Row at the end of January after 44 days at sea. She beat the...
03.12.2024
Capt. Jennifer Kaye // Schooner WOODWIND & Trans-Atlantic on FALKEN
Capt. Jen of Schooner WOODWIND returns to the podcast after having just sailed with Andy aboard FALKEN on the 2,100 mile passage across the Atlantic! Jen and Andy reflect on Jen's first big ocean crossing and what it was like...
02.06.2024
Emily Caruso // Pro Sailor & Empathetic Leader
Emily Caruso has spent 18 years and counting as a professional sailor, though only first learning about the sport in her late 20s. Growing up in the countryside in England, Emily had an epiphany one day during a weekend sailing...
01.30.2024
Jens Joachim Hiorth // Tall Ship Captain
Jens Joachim Hiorth is the Captain of the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, the largest and oldest tall ship in Norway. The ship recently completed a circumnaivation around the great capes. August joined the Captain onboard the ship for a conversation on the...
01.23.2024
Bill Strassberg // The Viking Route
Bill Strassberg literally wrote the book on the Viking Route, authoring the latest edition of the Cruising Club of America's guide to the far northern route across the Atlantic. Andy first got in touch with Bill when researching FALKEN's Greenland...
01.16.2024
Cosima Franchini // Yacht Captain & Business Owner
Cosima grew up on the Puget Sound where her family nurtured a love of sailing and old classic boats. In college she worked on tall ships in the PNW but eventually she landed on the east coast where she found...
01.09.2024
Matt Steverson // The Duracell Project
Ben Doerr sat down with Matt from The Duracell Project YouTube channel. Matt and his wife Janni are refitting Mike Plant's famous Open 60 "Duracell" into a comfortable cruising boat. Sitting in the cockpit of Duracell outside of Port Townsend,...
01.02.2024
Capt. Jan Miles Returns // PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II
Captain Jan Miles returns to the podcast! Andy first sat down with Jan onboard Maryland's flagship PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II tallship way back in 2015 for a fascinating interview tracing Jan's career at sea. We return to the Captain's Cabin...
12.26.2023
Elliot Rappaport // Reading the Glass
Elliot Rappaport has been a captain of sailing ships for the past three decades. He currently is a faculty member at Maine Maritime Academy, where he lives nearby with his wife and their dog. Elliot also sailed as a captain...
12.19.2023
Mats Grimsæth // Explorer and Photographer
Mats Grimsæth is a professional skipper, photographer and lecturer. He’s the youngest person to ever skipper a boat around the island of Spitsbergen on Svalbard, which is where he first met August. He has a great passion for the sea...
12.12.2023
Wendy Mitman Clarke // SAIL Magazine Editor
Wendy Mitman Clarke is the editor-in-chief at SAIL magazine and a long-time cruiser herself. I work with Wendy regularly as a columnist for SAIL, but had never actually sat down to talk about her own background. I caught up with...
12.05.2023
Andy, Mia, Adam & Alex // FALKEN Season 1 Debrief
Last week Mia, Bosun Adam Browne and Chief Mate Alex Laline and I sat down in the salon of FALKEN to reflect on what's been a busy, stressful and ultimately successful first season on our newly refit Farr 65. We've...
11.07.2023
Paul & Sheryl Shard // Distant Shores & the OG YouTubers
Paul & Sheryl Shard of Distant Shores are truly the OG YouTubers, having filmed and produced videos of their sailing adventures for over 25 years. I met up with them in person at the Annapolis Sailboat Show a few weeks...
10.31.2023
Jake Beattie // Everyday Heroes and the Race to Alaska
In Jake Beattie’s words, the Race to Alaska "celebrates and illuminates life’s everyday heroes". Jake is one of those people. Aside from creating and organizing the Race to Alaska, he is also the executive director of the Northwest Maritime Center...
10.24.2023
Jade & Ben // Sailing the Northwest Passage
Ben and Jade Couturier recently completed the Northwest Passage on their Navy 44 Caprivi. They bought the boat in 2016, looking to make it their traveling home. Ben and Jade took Caprivi through an impressive rebuild while living aboard and...
10.20.2023
Matt Rutherford // Greenland, Grass & Groundings
#411: If you’ve been around this podcast for awhile, Matt Rutherford won’t be a stranger to you. Famous for being the first person to sail solo & non-stop around the Americas, he’s now the operator/co-director of the non-profit organization, OCEAN RESEARCH...
10.12.2023
Mark Sinclair // Retro Racing around the World
Mark Sinclair has sailed the seas his entire life, both professionally and as a hobby. He served for 20 years in the Royal Australian Navy, commanding three ships and navigating four, at the time when celestial was still the primary...
10.05.2023
Andy & Mia // The Evolution of 59º North
Andy & Mia sit down to talk about the past 5-6 years of 59º North and how it's evolved from a "lifestyle" business to an "actual" business, with investors, lots of staff and high stakes! They talk about the rollercoaster...
09.26.2023
Evgeniy “Ev” Goussev // Stowaway Escape from the USSR
Evgeniy “Ev” Goussev was born in the far east of Russia, where he began sailing at the age of five, and was soon competing in a variety of classes while having a grand adventure on the sea with his father...
09.19.2023
Peter Bruce // What Kind of Sailor Authors 'Heavy Weather Sailing'
Peter Bruce is both a sailor and a writer of sailing. He most famously wrote the last four editions of the world-famous book HEAVY WEATHER SAILING having taken over from the original author Adlard Coles. A life-time of achievements on...
09.12.2023
Will Sofrin // The Real-Life 'Master & Commander' Voyage
Will Sofrin is among other things a sailor, shipwright and author of the new book ALL HANDS ON DECK. The story is a maritime adventure memoir that follows a crew of misfits hired to sail an eighteenth-century warship replica...
09.05.2023
James Frederick // Solo to New Zealand & Sailing in Greenland
James Frederick, aka 'James the Sailor Man' returns to the podcast four years after I first interviewed him. Back then, James was still prepping his Alberg 30 TRITEIA in LA...now, the boat is in New Zealand after James sailed her...
07.11.2023
Nikki Henderson // Winning The Race To Alaska
Nikki Henderson is no stranger to the 59N family. She’s a skipper, a podcaster, master of the Quarterdeck and a dear friend in the community. But when she signs off from these watches, she doesn’t quit. You likely know that...
07.04.2023
How to be a Sailing Parent w/ Andy, August and Mia
Navigating the challenges of parenthood whilst also maintaining an atypical lifestyle — be that of a sailor, adventurer, or anything that doesn’t involve a 9-5 desk job — has been a consistent theme of this podcast. Now the tables have...
06.27.2023
Pam Wall // Reminiscing on a Life at Sea
Pam Wall returns to the podcast, live from her living room in Ft. Lauderdale. Andy sat down to talk to Pam about the treasure trove of memories in her house, how she stays happy and inspirational despite the tragedy of...
06.22.2023
Celeste Pomerantz // To Svalbard in Search of Un-skied Couloirs
Celeste Pomerantz wasn't a sailor until she signed up for a sail & ski trip out of Tromsø, Norway, that was headed north in search of un-skied peaks in Svalbard. The boat was called SOFIE, and was owned and skippered...
06.13.2023
Terje Andre Pedersen // Sailing in the Wake of Amundsen
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the South Pole and the North Pole, but his greatest achievement may have been leading the first successful crossing of the Northwest Passage in 1906. Terje Andre Pedersen grew up inspired...
06.06.2023
Ben Doerr & Andy Schell // Motorboatin'
Ben Doerr of Sail Bainbridge returns to talk to Andy about motorboatin'! Andy got inspired to call Ben when he saw an ad for a 65-foot converted Swedish Navy ship for sale in Stockholm as a place to live on...
05.30.2023
McKayla Bower // Trans Around the World
McKayla Bower is an experienced outdoorswoman who is preparing to set off around the world alone on her San Juan 30, Swirl. Her goal is to become the first openly transgender person to circumnavigate and the first queer person to...
05.24.2023
Tapio Lehtinen #2 // GGR Sinking & OGR Prep
Legendary Finnish sailor Tapio Lehtinen returns to the podcast to talk to Andy about losing his boat in the recent Golden Globe Race and the emotional toll it took on him. They discuss theories on why the boat sank and...
05.16.2023
Matt Rutherford // Analog DJ’ing & Sailing Back to Greenland
Andy & Matt ramble on about anything and everything, from sailing in Greenland to DJ’ing in the turntable era and most things in between. Andy was able to catch up with Matt right before he left for the 2023 Ocean...
05.09.2023
Andrew Bedwell // Crossing the Atlantic in a 1-Meter Yacht
In less than a month, Andrew Bedwell from the UK will set sail on his homemade yacht, Big C, in a daring attempt to break the World Record for the smallest boat to ever have sailed across the Atlantic Ocean....
05.02.2023
Nikki Henderson & Andy Schell // Seam'nship Panel
Nikki Henderson & Andy Schell hosts a panel of sailors at the 2022 Annapolis Sailboat Show to talk about the essence of seam'nship and what offshore sailing is all about, from technical issues to facing fear and philosophical ambitions. Panelists...
04.06.2023
Dennis Schell & Kaitie Walls // Family Adventures
Andy sits down with his dad and sister to reminisce about past sailing adventures and future plans while they are in Sweden for an early spring visit. -- If you liked this conversation you'll LOVE The QUARTERDECK, 59 North's 'deep dives...
03.28.2023
Pip Hare // '20-'21 Vendée Globe
#393. Pip Hare is the 8th woman to ever finish the Vendée Globe. With that adventure complete, she is now well on her way to her next solo circumnavigation in 2024. She’s got a new boat and a professional team...
03.23.2023
Matt Rutherford // Pre-Around the Americas // 10-yr. Anniversary Episode 1
#392. This year is the 10th anniversary of the podcast! To celebrate we're going to go back and revisit some of the most memorable conversations over the years. This week it's the first ever interview between Matt Rutherford and Andy,...
03.15.2023
Simon Prestø-He // Marine Insurance
#391. Simon Prestø-He is the intelligence officer on the loss prevention and emergency response team at the Norwegian Yacht Club. August and Simon sat down for a chat in the situation room at the club. -- If you liked...
03.07.2023
Rachael Miller // Rozalia Project Founder
#390. Rachael Miller is the Founder of Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean and co-inventor of the Cora Ball, the world’s first microfiber-catching laundry ball. She is an expedition scientist, National Geographic Explorer, and Explorers Club Fellow. Rachael captains the...
02.28.2023
Sarah Armour // Schooner Brilliant Captain
#389. Sarah Armour is the captain of Mystic Seaport Museum’s sail training Schooner Brilliant. For the past decade, Sarah has been working in environmental education, sail training, and experiential learning aboard vessels like the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Pride of...
02.21.2023
Jon Amtrup // Up Helly Aa Festival
#388. Last month ISBJØRN set sail for a unique, wintertime event on the other side of the dark and stormy North Sea—the Up Helly Aa fire festival on Shetland. Skipper Jon Amtrup was joined by a hearty crew for the...
02.14.2023
Elliott Smith // Choosing Love Over Fear in the GGR
#387. Elliott Smith was competing as the youngest sailor in the 2022 Golden Globe Race when his bowsprit broke off the coast of Cape Town. He made a repair that got him across the Southern Ocean to Australia where he...
02.07.2023
Tania Aebi // Solo Circumnavigator, Skipper, and Storyteller
#386. Tania Aebi sailed around the world alone on her Contessa 26, Varuna. She cast off from New York in May 1985 when she was 18 years old, and returned in November 1987, having visited 23 countries along the way....
01.31.2023
Andy, Mia, Nikki & August // FALKEN's First Sea Trial
#385. FALKEN, our newly refit Farr 65, is finally sailing. August Sandberg hosts a 59 North 'Admiralty' roundtable, recapping the first sea trial on the new boat, which we did last week here in the English Channel. With gusts up...
12.27.2022
2022 Year-in-Review // + John Kretschmer Re-Issue
#384. Andy & Mia spend an extended intro recapping the ups and downs of 2022 at 59 North, highlighting the sale of ICEBEAR, the launch of FALKEN, Andy's scare with melanoma skin cancer, Mia's first trans-Atlantic since Axel was born,...
12.20.2022
Young Cruisers' Association
#383. Young Cruisers' Association exists to connect like-minded folks through sailing and cruising. They define themselves as "a collection of young, salty vagabonds forming a community of the sea". Emma talked with three of the five people behind YCA: Caroline,...

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On the Wind Sailing episodes:

Suzanne Heywood // Wavewalker: Breaking Free

Alex Laline // Clipper Round The World Skipper

Lutz Kohne // Golden Globe Manager turned Racer

Henry Mickel & Bayley Richardson // Sailing REVELRY Home to Oz

Jojo Pickering // From the Sea to the Theatre & Back Again

Liz Wardley // A Sailor Smashing Records in the Worlds Toughest Row

Capt. Jennifer Kaye // Schooner WOODWIND & Trans-Atlantic on FALKEN

Emily Caruso // Pro Sailor & Empathetic Leader

Jens Joachim Hiorth // Tall Ship Captain

Bill Strassberg // The Viking Route

Cosima Franchini // Yacht Captain & Business Owner

Matt Steverson // The Duracell Project

Capt. Jan Miles Returns // PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II

Elliot Rappaport // Reading the Glass

Mats Grimsæth // Explorer and Photographer

Wendy Mitman Clarke // SAIL Magazine Editor

Andy, Mia, Adam & Alex // FALKEN Season 1 Debrief

Paul & Sheryl Shard // Distant Shores & the OG YouTubers

Jake Beattie // Everyday Heroes and the Race to Alaska

Jade & Ben // Sailing the Northwest Passage

Matt Rutherford // Greenland, Grass & Groundings

Mark Sinclair // Retro Racing around the World

Andy & Mia // The Evolution of 59º North

Evgeniy “Ev” Goussev // Stowaway Escape from the USSR

Peter Bruce // What Kind of Sailor Authors 'Heavy Weather Sailing'

Will Sofrin // The Real-Life 'Master & Commander' Voyage

James Frederick // Solo to New Zealand & Sailing in Greenland

Nikki Henderson // Winning The Race To Alaska

How to be a Sailing Parent w/ Andy, August and Mia

Pam Wall // Reminiscing on a Life at Sea

Celeste Pomerantz // To Svalbard in Search of Un-skied Couloirs

Terje Andre Pedersen // Sailing in the Wake of Amundsen

Ben Doerr & Andy Schell // Motorboatin'

McKayla Bower // Trans Around the World

Tapio Lehtinen #2 // GGR Sinking & OGR Prep

Matt Rutherford // Analog DJ’ing & Sailing Back to Greenland

Andrew Bedwell // Crossing the Atlantic in a 1-Meter Yacht

Nikki Henderson & Andy Schell // Seam'nship Panel

Dennis Schell & Kaitie Walls // Family Adventures

Pip Hare // '20-'21 Vendée Globe

Matt Rutherford // Pre-Around the Americas // 10-yr. Anniversary Episode 1

Simon Prestø-He // Marine Insurance

Rachael Miller // Rozalia Project Founder

Sarah Armour // Schooner Brilliant Captain

Jon Amtrup // Up Helly Aa Festival

Elliott Smith // Choosing Love Over Fear in the GGR

Tania Aebi // Solo Circumnavigator, Skipper, and Storyteller

Andy, Mia, Nikki & August // FALKEN's First Sea Trial

2022 Year-in-Review // + John Kretschmer Re-Issue

Young Cruisers' Association