Salty Journals

While Jeronimus Cornelisz reigns over the wreck survivors on a tiny island, Pelsaert and Jacobsz are stuck with each other in a tiny boat on the way to Indonesia. Cornelisz knows that if the authorities are told about the wreck,...

In the mid-17th century, when an unmapped Australia was still only known as Terra Australis Incognita, a Dutch East India Company vessel wrecked off the West coast, only days before mutineers could seize the ship in a bloody uprising.

Music from Coastal Tang - https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/coastal-tang

Todays episode is sponsored by Money Over 50 https://www.mo50.com.au/

This episode is a re-run of our most popular episode featuring an interview with Alex Kydd. Season 2 recording is underway with a heap of great guest interviews already done. If you are interested in being on the show or have a suggestion for someone you would like to hear on the show please get in touch. Email us at [email protected] or shoot us a message via instagram @salty_journals 

Check out the latest episode with Nick and Terysa from Sailing Ruby Rose ahead of their trip to Australia Episode for Episode 17 Salty Journals Podcast. I'm stoked to have had the opportunity to chat with them really was a fun and enjoyable conversation. 

On this episode we chatted about their upcoming trip to Australia, vlogging and (of course) sailing. 

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We caught up with Lin whilst she was in Australian waters and on a 40-foot cutter Sahula with her friend David Haigh. At the time of recording, anchored in Australia’s Royal National Park, just half hour from downtown Sydney. Lin is known for her small boat sailing. Lin & Larry together had sailed over 200,000 miles together, circumnavigating the world both east-about and west-about, and have published numerous books on sailing. Larry passed away at their family home this August. This episode was recorded with Lin in April. 

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Behan and Jamie Gifford set off from Seattle, Washington aboard Totem, their Stevens 47 sloop, in 2008. Since then they have been sailing the world, documenting their travels on their blog, Sailing Totem, and raising their three children, Niall, Mairen and Siobhan, all while crossing oceans, exploring landfalls, providing coaching, homeschooling and meeting people along the way.

In this episode we spoke about their lifestyle coaching which offers the full experience to get you onto the water. Their coaching program takes you through the full process from early planning for a trip, countdown to the departure, and post departure. We also touched on their tips and knowledge around home schooling.

We started the show by asking where they are calling into the recording from.

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I'm excited to be able to share with you the latest episode of the Salty Journals Podcast where I chat to Mr CJ Hobgood. CJ is an absolute waterman, a dedicated father and husband and someone who is driven to succeed in what he does. Most people automatically identify CJ with an amazing professional surfing career where he was ASP rookie of the year and former world champion but what I really enjoyed was learning about what makes CJ tick. So a big thanks to CJ for his time and energy sharing on the show today. 

In this episode, Nathan from s/v Ultima joins me to talk about buying boats, getting started in sailing and his influences. We touch on a couple of stories about John Kretschmer and discuss how to get on board with Sailing Ocean Passages.  Connect with Nathan & Vivian here:  https://sailoceanpassages.com/about-us/ Sailing Ocean Passages Instagram  Read about Nathan and Vivian’s Boat Buying Adventures at https://johnkretschmersailing.com/boat-buying-adventures/ Dont forget to check out Vivian’s awesome photos and video footage at Instagram.com/Vizamedia Books mentioned in the show:  Flirting with mermaids  Celestial Navigation: The Minimal Manual  Dont forget to check out our youtube channel here. And subscribe to the show over here.  Music from todays episode kindly provided by Blutch. Check him out over here. 

For most people spending time in Tonga swimming alongside a sixteen metre long, forty ton whales is a dream come true. For some it is a nightmare! For Scott Portelli that is another day in the office.

Take time with us to learn about Scott on this episode of the podcast. Scott is a world renowned wildlife photographer with multiple awards and accolades. But he doesnt stop there!

It has taken Scott the better part of his career to understand how to read Whale behaviour and learn how to best interact with the whales with the aim to create organic interactions and build familiarity.

In this episode we discuss the dangers of interacting with humpbacks in light of the recent injuries sustained by tourists swimming with whales in Ningaloo.

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Underwater filmmaker, diver and self-proclaimed pirate Dean Cropp. Inspired by his father, documentary maker and conservationist Ben Cropp, Dean sold his house and now lives on a sailing boat that he travels the world in creating a web series called Barefoot Captain’s Log. On this episode we chat with Dean about life on the boat, how the days on the water are spent and the challenges that come with no fixed address. We also cover off a recent shark attack incident which injured one of his crew members (Anika Craney) recently. Safe to say it has been a tough year for Anika. She lost her home during the summer bushfires. "She seemed to be more worried about missing out on the adventure then the injuries," Mr Cropp said. "While you hope it doesn't happen to you, you know it's part of the risk."

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