The Mai Rival Podcast

Have you ever sailed onto a mooring buoy with no engine? Well, here’s the first time we did it and a lesson on the importance of changing fuel filters more often. Music credits: (dig.ccmixer.com)Annabloom | And all our Yesterdays This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mairival.substack.com

That decorative line just below the rail that runs from bow to stern and smartens up an entire boat. What’s it really for?Music credits: (dig.ccmixer.com)Moonlight Sonata | SpeckThe Sun Smiles on LightSail | Gurdonark This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mairival.substack.com

I’ve never anchored overnight before. It’s time to try.Music credits: (dig.ccmixer.com)In the clouds | JeffSpeed68Unexpected Distress | OnlymeithNostalgia | Tobias Weber This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mairival.substack.com

The wonderful part of sailing is the experience always leaves you smarter. A pre-summer amble on the family sailboat and I discover engine trouble. It’s the starter motor, and with everything—there is always a bigger lesson to learn about boats, the ocean and the greater world we live in.Music credits: (dig.ccmixer.com)Septahelix | Shrimp RichSiobhanD | Altar (native)Let me live long enough | SpeckFOLLOW FOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT: SLEEPLESS AT ANCHOR This is a public episode. If you would like to