Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond

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

Price $29.99

https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh

8 Hours 10 Minutes: 23 Lessons audio course

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 78 Dan Culpepper Pt 2

This is the second part of the interview with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. This is the second part of a multi-part interview which does not even begin to scratch the surface of his experiences this past summer. I will post the next episode when we get a chance to catch up again in the next few weeks.

While I was interviewing Dan I kept referring to his route which is outlined the live map link below.

http://sailingheldeleine.com/live-map/

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.

Sailing in the Mediterranean Episode 77 Dan Culpepper Pt 1 It's great to catch up with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. This is the first part of a two-part interview which does not even begin to scratch the surface of his experiences this past summer. I will post the next episode next week but there's still much to cover I hope to get Dan back again for another interview.

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 ExamPrice $29.99

It's great to catch up with my friend Dan Culpepper after his epic voyage aboard sailing vessel Heldeleine across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. This is the first part of a two-part interview which does not even begin to scratch the surface of his experiences this past summer. I will post the next episode next week but there's still much to cover I hope to get Dan back again for another interview.

While I was interviewing Dan I kept referring to his route which is outlined the live map link below.

http://sailingheldeleine.com/live-map/

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.

©2015 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

 

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

Price $29.99

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

7 hour 6 minute: 16 lesson audio course

Arcturus in Sweden

I have a great discussion with my friend Neil Fletcher talking about his new boat! And his future sailing plans in Sweden and the Baltic. Neil is the proud new owner of Arcturus, which he bought earlier this month from Andy Schell of the 59-North Sailing Podcast. This 1966 Allied Seabreeze is not only a proven bluewater passagemaker from a renowned boatbuilder but she has also been painstakingly refitted both by Andy and the boat's former owner, Ben Weems. Neil explains - mostly coherently - about how the relatively recent replacement of key components such as the balsa cored deck, the hull to deck joint, the custom aluminum toerail, the chainplates, turnbuckles, rigging and even the diesel engine made the decision to buy Arcturus so easy for him.  Neil does get a little confused about whether or not the boat's Cape Horn windvane is a servo-pendulum system (it is), but we attribute this to his giddiness at his  new purchase. He also talks more philosophically about his dreams for what he calls the 'third act' of his life, his plans for sailing over the next few years, and the role of serendipity in turning his dreams into a reality. Listeners may also want to read Neil's blogpost on the process, which contains some interesting resources for would-be boat buyers, by clicking HERE

Neil Fletcher and Vanity...

Arcturus from astern

Fully canvassed

Into the future: Arcturus down below

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 ...

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

Price $29.99

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

7 hour 6 minute: 16 lesson audio course

I have a great discussion with my friend Neil Fletcher talking about his new boat! And his future sailing plans in Sweden and the Baltic. Neil is the proud new owner of Arcturus, which he bought earlier this month from Andy Schell of the 59-North Sailing Podcast. This 1966 Allied Seabreeze is not only a proven bluewater passagemaker from a renowned boatbuilder but she has also been painstakingly refitted both by Andy and the boat's former owner, Ben Weems. Neil explains - mostly coherently - about how the relatively recent replacement of key components such as the balsa cored deck, the hull to deck joint, the custom aluminum toerail, the chainplates, turnbuckles, rigging and even the diesel engine made the decision to buy Arcturus so easy for him.  Neil does get a little confused about whether or not the boat's Cape Horn windvane is a servo-pendulum system (it is), but we attribute this to his giddiness at his  new purchase. He also talks more philosophically about his dreams for what he calls the 'third act' of his life, his plans for sailing over the next few years, and the role of serendipity in turning his dreams into a reality. Listeners may also want to read Neil's blogpost on the process, which contains some interesting resources for would-be boat buyers, by clicking HERE

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.

©2015 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

medsailor.com

 

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

Price $29.99

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

7 hour 6 minute: 16 lesson audio course

Jackson Meyers Barograph for iPhones

Here is a Iphone app worth downloading

Barograph: A Barometer and Altimeter App

 

Information taken from:

http://jackson-myers.com

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barograph-barometer-altimeter/id926055907?mt=8

 

https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=926055907&mt=8%3Cbr%20/%3Ehttps://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=926055907&mt=8%3Cbr%20/%3Ehttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barograph/id926055907?mt=8#

Barograph Updates

07/05/15 23:42 Filed in: iOS | Barograph

I’ve made a few updates to Barograph recently but I haven’t posted much here, so I’d like to give you a quick overview. First of all, the graphs now look much nicer, with data points being plotted in black over a blue line. The X axis is labeled with time, and the Y axis reflects the pressure units you have selected. The graph is now maintained after the app has been closed, allowing you to create large data sets.

Now for the big feature that everyone has been asking for, Barograph now supports background data acquisition using background app refresh! This means that if you choose to enable this feature, Barograph will query new data from the barometer chip approximately every 30-45 minutes (the exact timing is up to the OS) and send you optional notifications with the pressure and current trend. A badge the app icon will show the number of new data points waiting to be plotted, and when you launch the app they will be displayed along with any existing data you had saved. One problem with this is it allows for people to build up very large data sets quickly, which can overwhelm your phone over time, so please consider resetting your graph every few days or when it starts to feel sluggish. I want to implement a better plotting algorithm soon, which will fix this problem by filtering the data and allow you to display large data sets over may days/weeks/months.

One more thing - Barograph now has a notification center extension/widget, which means that you can swipe down on your screen to view the notification center and see a live pressure value there.

I have a lot more ideas in mind, and with storm season starting, I hope to implement them soon. One of the upcoming features aside from intelligent plotting that I’d like to add is sea-level corrected pressure.

Please check out the latest version of Barograph and tell me what you think.

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

Price $29.99

https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig

7 hour 6 minute: 16 lesson audio course

Jackson Meyers Barograph for iPhones

Here is a Iphone app worth downloading

Barograph: A Barometer and Altimeter App

 

Information taken from:

http://jackson-myers.com

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barograph-barometer-altimeter/id926055907?mt=8

 

https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=926055907&mt=8%3Cbr%20/%3Ehttps://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=926055907&mt=8%3Cbr%20/%3Ehttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barograph/id926055907?mt=8#

Barograph Updates

07/05/15 23:42 Filed in: iOS | Barograph

I’ve made a few updates to Barograph recently but I haven’t posted much here, so I’d like to give you a quick overview. First of all, the graphs now look much nicer, with data points being plotted in black over a blue line. The X axis is labeled with time, and the Y axis reflects the pressure units you have selected. The graph is now maintained after the app has been closed, allowing you to create large data sets.

Now for the big feature that everyone has been asking for, Barograph now supports background data acquisition using background app refresh! This means that if you choose to enable this feature, Barograph will query new data from the barometer chip approximately every 30-45 minutes (the exact timing is up to the OS) and send you optional notifications with the pressure and current trend. A badge the app icon will show the number of new data points waiting to be plotted, and when you launch the app they will be displayed along with any existing data you had saved. One problem with this is it allows for people to build up very large data sets quickly, which can overwhelm your phone over time, so please consider resetting your graph every few days or when it starts to feel sluggish. I want to implement a better plotting algorithm soon, which will fix this problem by filtering the data and allow you to display large data sets over may days/weeks/months.

One more thing - Barograph now has a notification center extension/widget, which means that you can swipe down on your screen to view the notification center and see a live pressure value there.

I have a lot more ideas in mind, and with storm season starting, I hope to implement them soon. One of the upcoming features aside from intelligent plotting that I’d like to add is sea-level corrected pressure.

Please check out the latest version of Barograph and tell me what you think.

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.

©2015 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

medsailor.com

 

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

Price $29.99

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

over 9 hours: 19 lesson audio course

 

In this podcast I had an enjoyable discussion with my friend and former sailing companion from last summer, Jack Andrys and his wife Julia about their plans buy a boat, take their family  and go sailing the Caribbean next year.

Jack gave me permission to use these photos

This cute girl could tie the fenders on my boat any time for some reason a lot of people have a hard time learning to tie the clove hitch, she has it down already!

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.

©2015 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

medsailor.com

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

Price $29.99

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

over 9 hours: 19 lesson audio course

 

In this podcast I had an enjoyable discussion with my friend and former sailing companion from last summer, Jack Andrys and his wife Julia about their plans buy a boat, take their family  and go sailing the Caribbean next year.

Jack gave me permission to use these photos

This cute girl could tie the fenders on my boat any time for some reason a lot of people have a hard time learning to tie the clove hitch, she has it down already!

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.

©2015 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

medsailor.com

 

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

Price $29.99

https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK

over 9 hours: 19 lesson audio course

This is the final third part of a three-part interview that I conducted with Brion Toss the author of the Riggers apprentice. Brian is one of those rare individuals who both appreciates the art and the utility of his craft. He is a master regular and conducts workshops to help pass on his passion and knowledge.

His website is:

http://briontoss.com/rigging/index.html

http://www.briontoss.com/catalog/info_riggers_apprentice.html

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.

©2015 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

medsailor.com