Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond

This week we talk about Boat electrical systems with Jeff Cote of Pacific Yacht Systems (from the Pacific Yacht System home page) Pacific Yacht Systems is based in Richmond B.C. and specializes in marine electronics and electrical systems. We provide customized solutions for vessels of all sizes (powerboats or sailboats). We serve boat owners across the Lower Mainland and in other areas of coastal B.C. We are proud members of the ABYC and NMEA and are certified dealers/installers of Garmin and

This week I interview John Fulweiler on Admiralty Law. John has a lot of practical advice which is not only useful to the cruising sailor but this episode bookends nicely with my previous two episodes featuring Skip Strong and Twain Braden. John suggested I put a link to the relevant salvage law that may most precisely apply to cruising sailors (see below): SALCON 89 (The International Convention on Salvage 1989) Here it is: http://www.safesea.com/salvage/law/salcon_89.html Article 13

This is the second part of a two part interview with Captain Skip Strong and Twain Braden of: In Peril: A Daring Decision, a Captain's Resolve, and the Salvage that Made History When Skip Strong, the thirty-two-year-old Captain of the 688-foot oil tanker Cherry Valley received the call, all he knew was that an ocean going tug with five men aboard was in distress off Florida's east coast. Caught in an unusually powerful storm, the tug's engines failed, and as the winds gusted to more than sixty miles

In this podcast I interview Captain Skip Strong and Twain Braden of: In Peril: A Daring Decision, a Captain's Resolve, and the Salvage that Made History When Skip Strong, the thirty-two-year-old Captain of the 688-foot oil tanker Cherry Valley received the call, all he knew was that an ocean going tug with five men aboard was in distress off Florida's east coast. Caught in an unusually powerful storm, the tug's engines failed, and as the winds gusted to more than sixty miles per hour and the sea

Boat building in Portugal with Luis Martins This week I interview Louis Martins a listener and boat builder located in Lisbon Portugal.Learn about the pleasure of rebuilding an older boat! His website is http://sailingscally.com Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam Price $29.99 If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links: Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101

In this interview I talk with Paul Michele National Sales Manager of Navionics. We discuss the great phone navigation apps that I have used and the other products Navionics is offering http://www.navionics.com/en Paul Michele has worked for Navionics for the last seven years. He has background experience as sales and marketing managers over the last twenty years within the marine and fishing industry. Paul is an avid boater, kayaker, fisherman and competes in various related lifestyle events.

Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam Price $29.99 Interview with Sarita Armstrong Author of The Baggywrinkle Cookbook: http://www.saritaarmstrong.com The Baggywrinkle Cookbook The charming stories in this book take us from one end of the Mediterranean to the other as we follow Captain Bill Baggywrinkle (‘Baggy’ to his friends) on his leisurely way over the sea, learning to cook for himself and for his friends along the way. Cooking on a boat does not