In this episode I bring you something a little different as I interview John Neal from Mahina Offshore Services, and we talk all about what makes a good bluewater sailboat. John has decades and nearly 400,000 nautical miles of experience so he is the perfect person to help me understand how to avoid making boat buying mistakes and how to focus on the right things when looking at sailboats. This chat was incredibly useful and educational, so if you want to learn more about sailboats and what qualities to focus on (and what to avoid!), definitely give this one a listen.
John offers boat buying and selecting consultations for anyone looking to buy a sailboat, and as part of that he has created a lot of great books and resources that are available on his website mahina.com/books. These include my absolute favourite Selecting and Purchasing an Ocean Cruising Sailboat that is available for FREE, and I also found the 5 page list of Boats to Consider for Ocean Cruising very helpful and educational. There are a lot more resources available on the website so do yourself a favour and click yourself to the website! John also runs pretty epic sounding sail training expeditions that are definitely worth checking out.
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Working on the sailing dream one bulkhead at a time
Cold water sailing through storms, northern lights and icebergs
Exploring East Coast USA and beyond: Lake Champlain, Maine, ICW and Bahamas
Living the sailing dream: Epic destinations and cruiser misfortunes
Simpler, more fulfilled life through adventures on land and at sea
How to get started with bluewater cruising - and turn the dream into an achievement
One year catch up: Liveaboard lifestyle turned into a business
Accidental liveaboards in Vancouver
Sailboats: The worst emergency rooms in the world
Electric sailboat fuelling sustainable living and wanderlust
Make your vocation your vacation - a story of a sailing school
A five year adventure through South American rivers
How to enjoy cruising the ICW & Bahamas' pros and cons
Working from a sailboat while cruising the Greek Islands
The Pacific off the beaten path + essential broker questions answered
Five year circumnavigation and cruising life in the Bahamas
What you need to know about insurance
Liveaboard life in California in all its glory and frustration
Hawaii as a liveaboard destination - a paradise has its challenges!
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