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.
Elana Connor // Part 1: From Foster Care to Sailing Solo Across the Pacific - Ep. 36
Lauren Moody // The Frustrations and Joy of Refurbishing an Old Boat - Ep. 35
Rescue at Sea // Why Schedules and Sailing Don’t Mix - Ep. 34
Jim Hancock // Building the SF Sailing Science Center - Ep. 33
Vawters on the Water // A Family of Four Cruising the Pacific - Ep. 32
Trevor Hope & Lizzie Shipton // Ex-Musicians Follow Their Dream to Sail the World on SV Loki - Ep. 31
Randall Reeves // Figure 8 Voyage Completed - A Record Breaking Return - Ep. 30
Tony Gooch // Memories from a Solo, Nonstop Circumnavigation - Ep. 29
Garrett & Audrey Ruhland // From Idea to Cruising in 5 Years - Ep. 28
Barry Spanier // Part 2: Building What You Dream - Ep. 27
Barry Spanier // Part 1: Shipwrecked in the South Pacific - Ep. 26
Randall Reeves // Completing the Northwest Passage - Ep. 25
Allison Payne // Chasing Cetaceans with WhaleGirl - Ep. 24
April & Bruce Winship // Set Sail and Live Your Dreams - Ep. 23
Paul Exner // Building a Life and a Business in Hawaii - Ep. 22
Ben Doerr // Sail to Ski in the Pacific NW - Ep. 20
Josh Berry // Near Miss: The Survival of a Shark Man - Ep. 19
Lauren Keane & Ben Shaw // Crewing on ICEBEAR & Sailing as a Family - Ep. 18
Andy & Mia of 59 North // Building a Business and a Life Together at Sea - Ep. 17
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