In this episode I introduce you to our newly christened Open 60 'Pride of Nova Scotia' and finally get down to explaining what this West Around the World, Solo, Non-stop voyage is all about. I also take you through where I am up to in the project, what the schedule is and what the obstacles ahead might be.
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#113 | Safety at Sea | Easy MOB Recovery & Other Fantastic Myths
#112 | Safety at Sea | How to AVOID MOB Situations
#111 | Deep Dives | Solar Eclipse = Wolf Eating the Sun
#110 | Dogwatch | Autopliots V's Wind Vanes | US West Coast Deliveries | Curved.Traveler Tracks
#109 | Safety at Sea | Dismasting, Lost Steering & Other Sailing Nightmares
#108 | Safety at Sea | Heavy Weather Tactics
#107 | The ABC of Sailing | K is for Ketches, Yawls & Schooners
#106 | Safety at Sea | What to do BEFORE Heavy Weather Hits
#105 | Safety at Sea | The Most Boring Safety Information Possible | Made Tolerable
#104 | Questions & Tangents | Buying an Old Race Boat
#103 | Dog Watch | BS about Bellropes & AI Advice on Surviving the Apocalypse Afloat
#102 | Safety at Sea | Surviving Your Rescue
#101 | Safety at Sea | Rustling up a Meal in a Liferaft & Rescue Comms with Aircraft.
#100 | Dogwatch | Did Josh Slocum Die at Sea? | Heaving-to in a Race Boat | Sail Boats as Bug Out Vehicles
#99 | Safety at Sea | Abandoning Ship 5 | Fresh Water- the Liferaft Survivors' Nemesis
#98 | Safety at Sea | Part 11 | Abandoning Ship 4
#97 | The ABC of Sailing | J is for Jargon
#96 | Questions & Tangents 12 | Over-riding Turns, Poor Winch Placememt & Finding Warm Gloves for Sailing
#95 | Safety at Sea | Part 10 | Abandoning Ship 3
#94 | Safety at Sea | Part 9 | Abandoning Ship 2
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