Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond

In this episode I interview Bonnie and David of Chillout Sailing

http://chilloutsailing.com/

David – the Skipper

David is French and was born and raised in the city of Nantes. He received his Master’s degree in International Business and is a fan of the sailing world. On the side he enjoys being physically active by mountain biking, snowboarding, windsurfing and hiking. He has well traveled throughout Europe, touched upon the U.S.A., North Africa and has lived in Ireland, the Netherlands and Brazil.

Bonnie – the Chef

Bonnie is first generation American with Cambodian origins. She is native Californian and was born and raised in Orange County. Her heart remains in Berkeley, a lively college town where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at UC Berkeley. Like David, Bonnie is quite a globe trotter and has lived in Turkey, Brazil, India and France. Her passions lies along yoga, cooking, well-being and teaching English.

David and Bonnie lived together on a 38 feet sailboat in a cute town called Martigues in the south of France. They have knowledge in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Khmer (Cambodian) and are passionate about sailing, traveling, discovering and sharing culture.

If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iTunes and perhaps write a note. Here is the link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sailing-in-the-mediterranean/id566678892?mt=2

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Costal Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam over 9 hours of Audio Instruction to help you get ready to go sailing and also to prepare you for the written portion of the ASA 103 written exam.

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links:

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh

Sailing in the Mediterranean Website

http://www.medsailor.com

If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me.

©2016 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

My suggestions for a 1 week charter from Split Croatia

First of all get this book and plan your own then listen to my ideas:

777 Harbours and Anchorages

Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and Albania

Karl Heinz Bestandig & Dario Silvestro

777 contains detailed, up-to-date information on more than 1000 ports and anchorages. The technical details of greatest interest to pleasure yachters are combined with useful information on each harbour and anchorage, including phone contacts for marinas and harbourmasters, available facilities and moorings, and provisioning. Alongside the main harbours, are charts showing solitary, little known coves.

https://www.imray.com/publications/Imray+Pilots/Pilots+and+Cruising+Guides/Mediterranean/RB0625/

BOBOVISZA, BRAC Island

Krka FallsMilna, Brac IslandMilna, Brac Island

If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iTunes and perhaps write a note. Here is the link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sailing-in-the-mediterranean/id566678892?mt=2

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Costal Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam over 9 hours of Audio Instruction to help you get ready to go sailing and also to prepare you for the written portion of the ASA 103 written exam.

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links:

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh

Sailing in the Mediterranean Website

https://www.medsailor.com

If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me.

©2016 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

My suggestions for a 1 week charter from Split Croatia

First of all get this book and plan your own then listen to my ideas:

777 Harbours and Anchorages

Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and Albania

Karl Heinz Bestandig & Dario Silvestro

777 contains detailed, up-to-date information on more than 1000 ports and anchorages. The technical details of greatest interest to pleasure yachters are combined with useful information on each harbour and anchorage, including phone contacts for marinas and harbourmasters, available facilities and moorings, and provisioning. Alongside the main harbours, are charts showing solitary, little known coves.

https://www.imray.com/publications/Imray+Pilots/Pilots+and+Cruising+Guides/Mediterranean/RB0625/

BOBOVISZA, BRAC Island

Krka FallsMilna, Brac IslandMilna, Brac Island

If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iTunes and perhaps write a note. Here is the link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sailing-in-the-mediterranean/id566678892?mt=2

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Costal Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam over 9 hours of Audio Instruction to help you get ready to go sailing and also to prepare you for the written portion of the ASA 103 written exam.

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links:

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh

Sailing in the Mediterranean Website

http://www.medsailor.com

If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me.

©2016 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

Brian and Stephanie of Sailing Detour

This week I interview Brian and Stephanie, two young Americans who quit their jobs and are now living the dream. In this discussion we talked about their travels through the European canals to arrive at their current location in Denmark. Brian and Stephanie kept a great blog, here are links to their blogs

http://blog.sailingdetour.com/

http://sailingdetour.com/

http://rodetrip.net/

In the conversation they mentioned a source of great information for sailing the European canals this is a series of online publications by Tom Sommers I plan on interviewing Tom in a future podcast here is his website:

http://eurocanals.com/

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links:

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh

Sailing in the Mediterranean Website

https://www.medsailor.com

If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me.

©2016 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

Brian and Stephanie of Sailing Detour

This week I interview Brian and Stephanie, two young Americans who quit their jobs and are now living the dream. In this discussion we talked about their travels through the European canals to arrive at their current location in Denmark. Brian and Stephanie kept a great blog, here are links to their blogs

http://blog.sailingdetour.com/

http://sailingdetour.com/

http://rodetrip.net/

In the conversation they mentioned a source of great information for sailing the European canals this is a series of online publications by Tom Sommers I plan on interviewing Tom in a future podcast here is his website:

http://eurocanals.com/

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links:

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh

Sailing in the Mediterranean Website

http://www.medsailor.com

If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me.

©2016 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

In this episode I talk to our resident Admiralty law expert John Fulweiler and we discuss the possible ways you might choose to register or document your boat.  If you have questions for John drop me a note and perhaps he will answer them in future episodes.  John's website is http://www.saltwaterlaw.com/

After the podcast was released I received this email from a listener:

Hey Franz,

I am listening to your podcast about US documentation and I think there should be a correction about the "built in the US" requirement you discussed. I think the official line is that:

'Evidence that a vessel was built in the U.S. is required for a vessel which is to be used in the fisheries or coastwise trade'

My Beneteau 50, used for recreation,  was built in France but is a US Documented vessel. I think the owner being a US citizen is the important issue.

Hope this clarifies things a bit.

Love the show, as always!

Regards, Dan.

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links:

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh

Sailing in the Mediterranean Website

https://www.medsailor.com

If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me.

©2016 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

In this episode I talk to our resident Admiralty law expert John Fulweiler and we discuss the possible ways you might choose to register or document your boat.  If you have questions for John drop me a note and perhaps he will answer them in future episodes.  John's website is http://www.saltwaterlaw.com/

After the podcast was released I received this email from a listener:

Hey Franz,

I am listening to your podcast about US documentation and I think there should be a correction about the "built in the US" requirement you discussed. I think the official line is that:

'Evidence that a vessel was built in the U.S. is required for a vessel which is to be used in the fisheries or coastwise trade'

My Beneteau 50, used for recreation,  was built in France but is a US Documented vessel. I think the owner being a US citizen is the important issue.

Hope this clarifies things a bit.

Love the show, as always!

Regards, Dan.

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links:

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh

Sailing in the Mediterranean Website

http://www.medsailor.com

If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me.

©2016 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

This week I answer a listener question about Sailing in Albania.

If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iTunes and perhaps write a note. Here is the link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sailing-in-the-mediterranean/id566678892?mt=2

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam 7.1 hours of Audio Instruction to help you get ready to go sailing and also to prepare you for the written portion of the ASA 101 written exam.

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links:

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh

Sailing in the Mediterranean Website

https://www.medsailor.com

If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me.

©2016 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

This week I answer a listener question about Sailing in Albania.

If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iTunes and perhaps write a note. Here is the link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sailing-in-the-mediterranean/id566678892?mt=2

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam 7.1 hours of Audio Instruction to help you get ready to go sailing and also to prepare you for the written portion of the ASA 101 written exam.

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links:

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh

Sailing in the Mediterranean Website

http://www.medsailor.com

If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me.

©2016 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 98 Montenegro Charter

I talk about my thoughts and suggested itinerary for a 1 week bare boat charter going south out of Dubrovnik. And then further on a one week charter in Montenegro.

If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links:

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam

https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh

Sailing in the Mediterranean Website

https://www.medsailor.com

If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me.

©2016 Franz Amussen all rights reserved