

Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell
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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Sep 26, 2022 • 1h 10min
Ambre Hasson, Diving Headfirst into Sailing
I discovered Ambre when she was helping GGR entrant Elliot Smith prepare for the race. We talk about learning to sail, cruising, the community of sailors. Ambre's Bristol 29, autopilots (or not), helping GGR skipper Elliot Smith, the Bahamas, her mini, the Mini Transat, and much more.

Sep 19, 2022 • 1h 5min
Ike Bartlett
Ike has family roots in the Newfoundland outport of Grand Bruit, which I visited this summer. We talk about Grenada, his Gulfstar 53, VHF radios, safety, taking boyscouts sailing, the abandonment of Newfoundland outports, the collapse of the cod fishery, Grand Bruit, relationships and personal growth from sailing, nomadic living, and more.

Sep 12, 2022 • 51min
Canada Update 4
More fjords and anchorages along Newfoundland's south coast, shipwrecks around Isle Aux Morts, sailing south to Nova Scotia, and the Golden Globe Race

Sep 5, 2022 • 1h 11min
Adventureman Dan, Bahamas 2022
The Bahamas, the last refit of Adventurbourne, boat blisters, deck paint, Seawater Pro watermaker, lithium batteries, sprouting, sharks, spearfishing, and hurricanes.

Sep 1, 2022 • 38min
Elliot Smith, Golden Globe Race
I spoke with Elliot who was in Les Sables D'Olonne, France, just two days before the start of the 2022 Golden Globe Race. We talk about his race preparations, his boat, his team, and much more.

Aug 29, 2022 • 48min
Jonathan Fulford, Sailing in Labrador and Newfoundland
Jonathan sails a Bristol Chanel Cutter and recently sailed to northern Labrador, and was circumnavigating Newfoundland when I interviewed him. We talk about his boat, finding anchorages in uncharted territory, safety, survival suits, sailing in Labrador and Newfoundland, whales, birds, fishing, and more.

Aug 22, 2022 • 1h 17min
Phillip Sax, The Channels of Southern Chile
Phillip Sax spent a year sailing in and exploring the islands and channels in and around the Beagle Channel and the Straits of Magellan, in Southern Chile. We talk about his experiences there, navigating, anchoring, sailing, fishing, etc. At the end, we also talk about The Bahamas, which I am always happy to do!

Aug 15, 2022 • 1h 5min
Tapio Lehtinen, GGR 2022
Tapio is preparing to sail around the world in the Golden Globe Race, which starts in September. He did the same race in 2018 and finished fifth, out of 18 starters and only five finishers. We talk about his boat, the race, dealing with difficulties and staying positive, wildlife encounters, his new windvane, bottom paint, and the book I co-wrote with him, Ari Pusa, and Barry Pickthall, "On a Belt of Foaming Seas," about the 2018 race.

Aug 8, 2022 • 52min
Canada Update 3, Newfoundland
In this second update from Newfoundland, I discuss anchorages in the Bay d'Espoir, hiking, fishing, fake waterfalls, getting a fishing license, new anchoring techniques, falling rocks, swarms of hungry bloodsucking bugs, and I answer questions from Patreon patrons.

Aug 1, 2022 • 52min
Capt. Phil Watson of the Bluenose II
The Bluenose II is a 161' schooner based out of Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, Canada, and is a replica of the original Bluenose, a Grand Banks fishing and racing schooner, and possibly the most iconic boat in North America. We talk about the boat's history, construction, operation, and passages. We talk about the crew, how they get the positions, what skills they develop, and what their lives are like.