by Paul Trammell
Interviews with offshore sailors and those in the industry sharing exciting stories and useful information so we can better enjoy and better prepare for our own adventures.
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April 21, 2025
<p>Istvan Kopar took 4th place in the 2018 Golden Globe Race - and was one of only five finishers. Next year on the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, he will be attempting to be the first person to sail from the USA solo nonstop westbound around the world via the three great capes and he will be doing it at the same time as the GGR 2026 boats will be going the other way around the world. </p> <p>We talk about his ambitions, his new boat - a Valiant 42, preparing for the westbound circumnavigation, his book Kihivas, his first circumnavigation with one stop on his boat Salammbô, the 2018 GGR, emergency tillers, navigation, heavy weather sailing techniques - heaving to, solo sailing, drogues, favorite land sightings, sharks, orcas, other wildlife, and more.</p> <p>Photos and links are on the <a href= "https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7">shownotes page</a></p> <p>Support the show on <a href= "https://patreon.com/paultrammell">Patreon</a></p>
April 14, 2025
<p>Mark Synnott is a New York Times bestselling author, a pioneering big wall first ascensionist and one of the most prolific exploratory climbers of his generation. Always seeking new adventures, in 2022 he sailed through the Northwest Passage while searching for the grave of and attempting to <span class="a-text-bold">solve the mystery of what happened to legendary nineteenth-century explorer Sir John Franklin and his ships, HMS </span><span class= "a-text-bold a-text-italic">Erebus</span><span class= "a-text-bold"> and </span><span class= "a-text-bold a-text-italic">Terror</span><span class= "a-text-bold">. </span></p> <p>We talk about his boat Polar Sun - a Stevens 47, getting the boat ready for the Northwest Passage, ice and how to read ice charts, what happens if you get frozen in the ice, a boat that got crushed in the ice, how to freeze in safely, dressing properly for sailing in cold weather, shelter on the boat, crew issues, growlers, wildlife sightings, beluga whales, anchoring, writing books, and more. </p> <p>links and photos are on the <a href= "https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7">shownotes page</a></p> <p>Support the show through <a href= "https://patreon.com/paultrammell">Patreon</a></p>
April 7, 2025
<p>Ulrika retired, sold her house, and bought a 1995 Island Packet 40. She has just started what she plans to be a long and casual circumnavigation. She was in Guyamas Mexico when I interviewed her.</p> <p>We talk about her boat, sailing from BC to Mexico, The Sea of Cortez, sailing singlehanded and with crew, Mexico, water, how the Island Packet performs, whisker poles, her previous boat - an Atkins Ingrid, sailing in British Columbia, electronics, radar, plans for the South Pacific, diving, whales, whale sharks, Papua New Guinea, and more!</p> <p>Photos and links can be found on the shownotes page at <a href= "https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7">https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-7</a></p> <p>Support the show through <a href= "https://patreon.com/paultrammell">Patreon</a></p>
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