This Sailing life....a wonderful variety of podcasts from the world of sailing

Welcome to another edition of This Sailing Life with me your marine podcaster Ceri Hurford-Jones.

Thank you so much for joining me today as I can promise you an illuminating listen, as I get to talk to Steven and Howard Silverstein from Arthur Edison, LLC

These guys are the amazing founders and directors of something called CLiX – a product that looks set to transformthe marine world both practically and environmentally.

 They aim for any boat owner to start their day stress-free by fueling up safely, effortlessly, and without any spills.

What they have invented is basically a very simple and effective product that will stop the fuel when your fueltank reaches capacity.

⁠Click here to discover more and to order your own CLiX ⁠

Welcome to another edition of This Sailing Life.

I can promise you an illuminating listen, as I get to talk to Pierrick Ledard.

Pierrick is the maître de Port principal at the Port of Barneville-Cartere in Normandy, located only a fewhours from the Channel Islands and St Malo.

The reason I wanted to record this episode is that having spent the winter in this marina I wanted to share withyou some of its attractions and hopefully encourage you to visit, because if you do I can promise you Pierrick and his very helpful team will welcome you with open arms!

Thank you for listening, let me know if you visit!!

The 2025 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is an endurance challenge like no other.

Nothing on earth compares to this true test of endurance; covering 40,000 nautical miles whilst enduring anything and everything Mother Nature can throw at you whilst racing neck and neck against 10 other teams

Along the way the yachts and their teams could face the fierce swells of the Roaring Forties, the isolation and freezing temperatures of the North Pacific Ocean, or the speed of the Atlantic Trade Winds, it’s an adventure no one taking part willever forget.

Leading one of the teams and looking to return to the UK victorious after his own adventure of a lifetime is today's guest, skipper Gavin Reese a well known First Class Sailing instructor.

Gavin gave his own candid views about the challenges and his own take on the monumental task in front of him and his crew.

 Gavin mentioned the Clipper round the world website so just click on the link to read more and perhaps sign up for the next one!!

Thank you for listening to today’s show, I hope you enjoyed it….please do leave me some feedback and if you feel so disposed perhaps rate the show with 5 stars!

Join podcaster Ceri as he talks to some of MDL’s tenants in the hospitality sector…..namely thee brilliant new restaurants and bars! 2 on the south coast and one in the River Orwell

I hope it’ll provide you with some gastronomic inspiration on where to eat and drink next time you find yourself near one of these guests, either by water or road!

My three featured guests are:

From Monimar, a relatively new name for a coffee bar and restaurant based at Woolverston Marina on the River Orwell not far from the town of Ipswich

https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/services-directory/?Page=1&Keywords=MONIMAR&CategoryIds=&CategoryIds=

Director Shannon Wood, a director of the Beetroot Group, who owns and operates three restaurants

https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/services-directory/?Page=1&Keywords=rigger&CategoryIds=&CategoryIds=

Finally from the Indian Kitchen in Hythe Marina, Southampton I got to talk to the owner Raghu who only opened for business in April 2024

https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/services-directory/?Page=1&Keywords=INDIAN+KITCHEN+&CategoryIds=&CategoryIds=

I hope you enjoy this edition of This Marina Life...

Thea and Lucy have begun their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award, in this podcast they share some of their insights along with some highs and lows of their experiences to date.

Capt. Jon Kidd has over 25 years of experience in the marine industry, from stewarding on small passenger vessels to Captain of Red Funnel ferries. He has also been a Cowes Pilot for the last 7 years. Jon was previously a Deputy Harbour Master in Cowes and rejoins from Trinity House, where he was the Inspector of Seamarks.

On this podcast, after just 6 weeks in the role, he talks to Ceri about his hopes and aspirations in this most challenging of roles.

Hello and welcome to The PredictWind podcast with me Ceri Hurford-Jones

This show is all about how this amazing weather portal came about, through its early days of gestation to the huge amounts of financial investment now invested in collecting the data to make it what has become.

We also get to find out more about the people behind it including Jon Bilger the founder and CEO along with an early adopter Dave Kitson.

To celebrate this first episode of the Predict wind podcast we are delighted to offer a free trial for you our lovely listeners……

https://www.predictwind.com/features/weather-routing

A message from today's guest George Rae ahead of his challenge to raise over £50,000 in July 2023

My project is to sail an 8 metre long motor cruiser southwards from Arbroath Harbour and down to The River Forth, where I will join the Scottish Canals system of waterways, eventually arriving in Inverness. Then I need to turn around and do it all in the reverse direction.

I have been assured that the money which I raise will be divided equally between research into Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer. I am being ably supported by my family, and the more adventurous ones are joining me on the boat for different spells. These include my 3 grandsons aged 26; 20 and 8. I am also hopeful that I will be joined at different locations by supportive celebrities. Any visits from celebrities will be publicised on social media.

The money I raise will help fund life-saving research into Prostate and Breast Cancers, and to bring forward the day when all cancers are either prevented or cured. I have been acquainted with a number of people who were unfortunately diagnosed with cancer, and some of them recovered, so I am doing this event for two reasons, firstly to raise the awareness of the importance of Cancer Research, and to highlight how important it is for those people yet to be diagnosed, and secondly, to raise some much needed money to help to provide the preventative measures which will reduce the trauma which cancer sufferers are necessarily subjected to.

To support this amazing challenge just goto;

⁠https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/georges-giving-page-418⁠

Ceri talks to Josh Masters the founder of Lightning Craft about all things electric boats and his vision for the future - to meet the man himself get along to the show taking place 21-23 April at Ocean Village Marina , visitor attendance is FREE, and you can also make appointments to view specific boats on display or meet with individual exhibitors.

Growing up on the East Coast of England in a sailing family, boats and everything on the water came naturally to him. From traditional sailing, dinghy racing and the endless fascination of moving water. It's no surprise that his path lead him here.

Training initially as a marine diesel engineer, he began to question the longevity of the fuel source and try to imaging the next few decades. He began work on the new type of propulsion, an interesting path of discovery, disaster, delight and endless learning lead me to where Lightning Craft is today.

With our products and expertise, making the change to electric has never been more available.

The podcast version of a recentYachting Monthly article where Marine podcaster Ceri talks to Rachael Sprot about the story behind the story!

They say that relationships formed at sea can founder on shore, but sit back with a glass of wine in a busy marina and you’ll find evidence of the reverse in action too.

There’s no shortage of couples taking their relationships afloat with varying degrees of success. It’s not long before you hear the familiar phrases: ‘I thought you put a fender there’, ‘Why didn’t you get off?’ and the well-deserved, ‘Just do it yourself then.’

Berthing Bingo is a cruel spectator sport, which I would never condone, but it helps to take note occasionally, if only to remind yourself of the pitfalls we’re all susceptible to. I’m ashamed to admit that until recently I’d never taken my university friends sailing. However, after buying my boat, a Luders 36, Nimrod, last summer, I thought it was time to remedy this.

When sailing as an instructor there’s an invisible student-teacher dynamic, which makes the relationship on board much easier. Your seniority as a sailor and a professional demeanour forms the bedrock of the crew’s trust. How I interact with my family and friends is totally different, however, and taking them to sea was a far more daunting prospect.

These are the people who tried to save me from my terrible fashion sense, terrible cooking and terrible romantic partners. They then stuck around to pick up the pieces when their efforts inevitably failed. Friendship and shared history? Yes. Professionalism and seniority? Somewhat less in evidence.

So how would I cope without my instructor’s hat on? Where would I score on the Berthing Bingo scale? There was only one way to find out.