Today's guest on the podcast is Tim Geisler from Nautilus Sailing.   Tim founded the company and has taken a different approach to teaching sailing.  He employs the top-rated ASA sailing instructors that are typically former teachers.  So they not only know sailing, but they also know how to teach.  Nautilus Sailing runs week-long sailing instruction at destinations around the world.  It’s a great way to get your ASA certification in some of the most beautiful places.    

https://www.nautilussailing.com/

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This is the third time Joe Hagen has been on the podcast.  We always have a great conversation and I certainly learn a few things.  He is a long-time sailor and after retiring from corporate life several years ago, he started Offshore Adventure Sailing.  Joe’s first appearance on the podcast was on EP-11, then again on EP-46 and EP-47. In this episode, we discussed Joe’s adventures this past summer, including his trip up the Tom Tom waterway so he could have his boat close to his home in Nashville, TN.

You can check out OffShore Adventure Sailing here:

https://www.offshoreadventuresailing.com/

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Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast. This is my interview with Shay Love.  Shay is a live-aboard sailor and a singer/songwriter.  We had a wonderful conversation about how she got into sailing and then the steps she took to make it a reality.  She also just recently released a new set of songs.

You can find all of her social info via this link:

Linktr.ee/shay.love

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Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast. This is part 2 of my interview with Mike Malekoff.  This is Mike’s second time on the podcast.  He was a guest in EP-66 where we discussed his plans for sailing from Lake Champlain to the Bahamas.  Well, the adventure has begun and in this episode, we continue our conversation with Mike on the trip so far. We talked about marinas, their first overnight passage, and buddy boating.  We had a long chat, so our conversation is in two parts.  I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mike and make sure you listen to EP-72 which is part one of our conversation.

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We love to hear from you, our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected].  If you know someone that would be an interesting guest on the show, please reach out to us and let us know—wishing you fair winds, and calm seas.

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Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast. This is part 1 of my interview with Mike Malekoff.  This is Mike’s second time on the podcast.  He was a guest in EP-66 where we discussed his plans for sailing from Lake Champlain to the Bahamas.  Well, the adventure has begun and in this episode, we get an update from Mike on the trip so far. We had a long chat, so our conversation is in two parts. We talked about marinas, their first overnight passage, the boating community, and buddy boating.  I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mike and make sure you listen to EP-73 which is part two of our conversation.

If you would like to support the podcast, we now have a Patreon page.  Just go to Patreon.com/sailingtheeast.

Our podcast is now also available on YouTube, just search for “Sailing the East”

We love to hear from you, our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected].  If you know someone that would be an interesting guest on the show, please reach out to us and let us know—wishing you fair winds, and calm seas.

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Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast. This is part 2 of my interview with Bob Forman.  He is an avid sailor who has raced in many Newport to Bermuda races, a Fastnet race, and two Transat races.  Bob and I met many years ago when I was the Technology Business Incubator Director at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (RPI) and he was working with several start-up companies.  Our paths drifted apart after RPI, but we reconnected recently.  Will all of Bob’s sailing experience, I invited him on the podcast.  We had a long chat, so our conversation is in two parts.  I hope you enjoy my conversation with Bob.

If you would like to support the podcast, we now have a Patreon page.  Just go to Patreon.com/sailingtheeast.

Our podcast is now also available on YouTube, just search for “Sailing the East”

We love to hear from you, our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected].  If you know someone that would be an interesting guest on the show, please reach out to us and let us know—wishing you fair winds, and calm seas.

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Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast. In this episode, we interview Bob Forman.  He is an avid sailor who has raced in many Newport to Bermuda races, a Fastnet race, and two Transat races.  Bob and I met many years ago when I was the Technology Business Incubator Director at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, (RPI) and he was working with several start-up companies.  Our paths drifted apart after RPI, but we reconnected recently.  Will all of Bob’s sailing experience, I invited him on the podcast.  We had a long chat, so our conversation is in two parts.

If you would like to support the podcast, we now have a Patreon page.  Just go to Patreon.com/sailingtheeast.

Our podcast is now also available on YouTube, just search for “Sailing the East”

We love to hear from you, our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected].  If you know someone that would be an interesting guest on the show, please reach out to us and let us know—wishing you fair winds, and calm seas.

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Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast. In this episode, Mike and I discuss the highlights of season #3 on Paradox, my Hunter 45DS.  We review some of the trips and guests we have on the boat.  We also talked about the minor equipment failures we experienced during this past sailing season. Mike and I also discuss some of the challenges of winterizing the boat.

If you would like to support the podcast, we now have a Patreon page.  Just go to Patreon.com/sailingtheeast.

Our podcast is now also available on YouTube, just search for “Sailing the East”

We love to hear from you, our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected].  If you know someone that would be an interesting guest on the show, please reach out to us and let us know—wishing you fair winds, and calm seas.

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Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  This is part 3 of a 3 part series on solo sailing. In this episode, Mike and I talk about managing your sails solo.  We talk about tacking, gybing, reducing sail, and deploying your sails.  For each of these, there is a key “discovery” that makes it go smoothly. Make sure you listen to the complete episode for some other important tips as well.  Also, be on the lookout for parts 1 and 2 of this solo sailing series.  In part 1 we talk about docking and in part 2 we discuss anchoring and mooring solo.

If you would like to support the podcast, we now have a Patreon page.  Just go to Patreon.com/sailingtheeast.

We love to hear from you, our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected].  If you know someone that would be an interesting guest on the show, please reach out to us and let us know—wishing you fair winds, and calm seas.

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Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  This is part 2 of a 3 part series on solo sailing. In this episode, Mike and I talk about anchoring and mooring the boat solo.  It’s taken me over 2 seasons to figure out how to drop and retrieve the anchor solo with confidence.  The same holds true for picking up a mooring.  For each of these, there is a key “discovery” that makes it go smoothly. Make sure you listen to the episode for some other important tips as well.  Also, be on the lookout for parts 1 and 3 of this solo sailing series.  In part 1 we talk about docking and in part 3 we discuss managing your sails.

If you would like to support the podcast, we now have a Patreon page.  Just go to Patreon.com/sailingtheeast.

We love to hear from you, our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at [email protected].  If you know someone that would be an interesting guest on the show, please reach out to us and let us know—wishing you fair winds, and calm seas.

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