Warwick "Commodore" Tompkins began life afloat just weeks after being born. He spent the first nine years of his life aboard the 85-foot schooner Wander Bird, and rounded Cape Horn - the wrong way - when he was only four. Now in his 80s, Commodore has spent his life racing, delivering, designing, rigging, and cruising boats of all kinds. Today he lives in Mill Valley and sails his self-built sailboat, Flash Girl. We talked about racing, boat construction, making landfall, and his philosophy of sailing.
Jim Diepenbrock // Dismasted While Racing a Swan 48 - Ep. 76
Barry Walton // Reaching Reality: 3 Friends Sail a Small Boat to Mexico - Ep. 75
Noelle Brewin & Laura Levy // Starting Somand: Sailing Apparel for Women - Ep. 74
Cyril Derreumaux // Kayaking Solo from SF to Hawaii - Ep. 73
Brady & Blue // Cruising SV Delos to Cruisers Academy in Tahoe - Ep. 72
Ron Elliot // Close Encounters with Great White Sharks - Ep. 71
Brooks Watson // Sailing on Clubhouse & Watts on Water - Ep. 70
James Dilworth // Big Adventures in Small Boats - Ep. 69
Joe Balderrama // SF Bay Singlehanded Sailing Society - Ep. 68
Ryan Finn Update // The Whole Story of the Hull Hole - Ep. 67
Mike Scheck // Scanmar & Getting Into the Business of Sailing - Ep. 66
Graham Balch // Promoting an Electric Revolution on the Water - Ep. 65
Kimball Livingston // Writing and Racing in SF and Around the World - Ep. 64
Ernie Koepf // Going to Sea for Solace, Affirmation, and a Living - Ep. 63
Ryan Finn // Attempting a Record: Sailing Solo, Non-Stop from NY to SF - Ep. 62
Linda Newland // Fastest Woman Across the Pacific Single-Handed - Ep. 61
Jeff Cote // Enabling Dreams through Marine Electrical Systems - Ep. 60
Lisa Chapin Bullett // Sharing the Joy of Sailing with Others - Ep. 59
Will & Sarah Curry // Crossing Oceans while Running a Business - Ep. 58
Tim Henry // Dredging Up Great Stories on San Francisco’s Waterfront - Ep. 57
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