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Ocean Sailing Podcast

Capturing and sharing ocean sailing stories and adventures. The Ocean Sailing Podcast site is designed for people who love to cruise, race or explore the worlds oceans. Its also for those yet to experience the joy of sailing and those no longer able to cast off their dock lines and head for the open sea. Join now and subscribe free to our podcast episodes

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30:57

Stephanie Neil - The launch of Fiji Surf Charter with...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2025/07/15

In this one-of-a-kind, "not-about-sailing" episode, I sit down with the bold and enthusiastic Stephanie Neil , Founder of Fiji Surf Charter, to uncover the story behind her leap from the laid-back shores of Northern NSW to launching a live-aboard surf adventure business in the heart of the South Pacific. We explore the serendipitous way our paths first crossed and the incredible vision Stephanie has brought to life: a floating surf retreat aboard the stunning Sea Breeze III, set among the

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46:13

David Hows - What's keeping me awake at night right now!

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2025/05/19

David shares an update on the latest challenges at Ocean Sailing Expeditions. Buying an IMOCA Open 60 yacht complete with a carbon mast and canting keel is enough of a project, without adding a 105 foot motor-yacht to the fleet at the same time. From start-up to 4 vessels in 5 years, it's been a roller coaster ride at times. Battle weary from 6 months of boat yards, budget blow-outs and upgrades, and on the eve of his first ocean passage in a motor-vessel, David talks candidly about what's keeping

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55:30

How to join our IMOCA Open 60 Race Crew (Webinar)

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2025/02/26

Do you have the drive for adventure and the desire to push your limits? Whether you're an experienced sailor or a keen adventurer looking for the ultimate challenge, this episode is a live webinar recording, designed to invite you as a crew member, inside the exciting world of high performance ocean racing. Join Sharon Ferris-Choat and David Hows as they dive into what makes the Ocean Sailing Expeditions offshore racing events an unforgettable experience. Whether you dream of competing in an iconic

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01:18:39

From 1 to 4 yachts, in 4 years: the Ocean Sailing...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2025/01/21

David Hows has returned with thrilling announcements for 2025 at Ocean Sailing Expeditions, unveiling his vision for the year ahead. Fresh from crossing the finish line of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race in 14th place with their new IMOCA Open 60 extreme race yacht 'Awen,' David's just been in Auckland to host 210 guests aboard their new 105-foot superyacht; 'Sea Breeze III', for the Sail GP Auckland event. Over the past six months, the Ocean Sailing Expeditions business has undergone a remarkable

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01:29:02

Ep 122 Sharon Ferris-Choat

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2025/01/15

David Hows catches up with Sharon Ferris-Choat for a debrief on the IMOCA Open 60 project - Awen. With less than 8 weeks to get Awen into MCA Cat 0 survey and to the start line, for the what turned out to be a treacherous edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, it was mission impossible. Despite the odds, Sharon led a passionate team, who worked around the clock during October and November of 2024, to then cross the Tasman from Opua to Sydney in early December and make it to the start line

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02:06:17

David Hows - How I turned my sailing passion into a...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2025/01/02

David's daughter Madison interviews him about life lessons, building a sailing business, setbacks, challenges and the future ahead. In this episode, Madison dive's into Davids background as a 16-year school leaver and the 34 year journey he took, to launch and build Ocean Sailing Expeditions at age 50 as COVID 19 hit. This episode as about passion and resilience and not being afraid to take risks, if you believe in something, no matter what stage in in life you are at. David shares lessons from

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01:32:34

David Hows: The acquisition of the 105 foot Sea...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2024/07/27

David shares the story of his latest love affair, after falling for Seabreeze III, a 48-year-old classic 105-foot motoryacht, that he is acquiring for the rapidly growing, Ocean Sailing Expeditions fleet. After stumbling across Seabreeze III, 2-months ago and reading all about the painstaking restoration undertaken from 2019-2021 at a cost of more than $3.3m, by the current "motivated vendors", it was just too hard to go past. David openly shares the story of the roller coaster ride with Ocean

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01:16:07

$1 Reserve Sailing Auction / Ocean Sailing...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2024/06/05

In this episode we share the webinar recording with David Hows, Skipper and Founder of Ocean Sailing Expeditions, where he covers: - Details on the upcoming 15-leg Australian Circumnavigation in 2026-27 and why its bigger, better and more exciting than the previous event in 2023 - A sneak peek at the new sailing destinations, that haven't been released yet - Information about the new racing events on the sailing calendar - Insights into the challenges of expanding our fleet from two, to four yachts

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01:54:11

Matt Harvey / David Hows - Australian...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2024/04/19

Skippers David Hows and Matt Harvey catch up to review their 2-yacht circumnavigation of Australia in 2023. With 8,500nm covered in just 4 months, they share the highs and lows of covering the 7th largest coastline in the world. The event was spread over 5 legs and 102 crew in total, across the two 72-foot yachts; Silver Fern and Salt Lines, including 3 circumnavigators that completed all 5 legs. With 4,600 meals prepared, it was a planning exercise of military proportions. With engine failures,

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01:08:44

Sharon Ferris-Choat: From troubled student to...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2024/04/07

Sharon was a teenager heading for trouble when she discovered sailing. Starting in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Sharon watched Maiden race around the world with an incredible international team of women. They inspired her with the determination and belief that if they could do it, then maybe with a lot of hard work and determination, so could she. Every opportunity to sail was taken. Sharon discovered her passion, the need for camaraderie, the endless adventure seeking and new challenges to

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01:05:06

Jon Bilger - Predicting the Wind

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2024/03/22

David Hows catches up with Jon Bilger to talk about a long list of innovations and new features at PredictWind. As an Olympic and America’s Cup sailor, Jon is one of the sailing world’s, cool geeks. Very few people have competed at the level Jon has, and possess the ability to turn their knowledge into tech tools that any sailor can use. PredictWind is the global leader in weather forecasting for sailors and its used by both top racers and everyday cruisers alike. As a user of PredictWind for almost

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56:49

Exploring the Yasawa Islands in Fiji by yacht

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2024/03/12

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01:26:59

Honey I'm buying (another) 72ft Super Yacht at 90%...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2023/01/21

David Hows is back with another ambitious tale and chapter of his exciting plans to expand Ocean Sailing Expeditions with the purchase of another 72-foot luxury expedition super yacht. The 3rd yacht to join Ocean Sailing Expeditions in less than 3 years, this is a great example of what's possible if you create a big vision and boldly go forward and execute on it (even when COVID gets in the way). This is your chance to get involved, get onboard and sail to places you could normally only dream

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01:00:39

Stephen Ladd - Exploring Latin American Coasts and...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2023/01/21

Ginny met Steve at a wooden boat festival in the 1990's when he was selling his book, Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat. She thought something like, “The crazy things people do!” Fast forward to 2022 and retired City Planner, Stephen Ladd (who married Ginny) shares an amazing story of the 5-years they spent exploring the coasts and inland rivers of South America in a 21-foot yacht and gave birth to a baby during their travels. They sailed from Florida to South America following coasts and islands, then

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01:22:52

Neil Driscoll: Training the key to avoiding tragedy...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2022/11/01

Neil grew up sailing in the UK and quickly became accustomed to the range of weather conditions that it serves up. By the time he was a few months old, he completed his first English Channel crossing. He fell into maritime training as a teenager at his local sailing club, before emigrating to Australia and launching his own Sydney based training company 'Above and Beyond Boating'. Unlike some of the monotonous "death by powerpoint" courses that are run, Neil decided to pioneer a different approach

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01:15:39

David Hows: 17 key lessons from 13 Tasman Sea Crossings

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2022/10/21

David Hows crossed the Tasman Sea for the first time in 2013, relieved to have survived a 1,500nm crossing that he never expected to repeat. 9 years and 13 Tasman Sea Crossings later, David has experienced winds as high as 55 knots, 10 metre seas, boat speeds hitting 24 knots and squalls tracked with radar moving at up to 106 knots. David shares 17 lessons that are applicable for anyone sailing offshore. David has clocked up more than 60,000 offshore miles between Australia, New Zealand and the

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01:04:05

Derek Hamer: Saving hundreds of thousands of mammals...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2022/04/27

Derek Hamer has devoted his life to helping save seals and whales. It's a great insight into the impact that fishing has on our oceans and the work thats been done by a handful of people to change how fishermen think about sustainability. Derek is passionate about protecting our oceans for future generations and has accrued decades of experience working on the management of marine mammal conservation with commercial fisheries in Australia, the sub-Antarctic, Samoa and Fiji. Derek is a founding

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02:16:58

Walter Van Lier: Sails half way around the world on a...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2022/04/27

Walter Van Lier finds a 1980's Beneteau yacht for sale online and flies half way around the world during COVID to buy it. This is the story of a crazy adventurer with a heart of gold and his remarkable journey from Spain to Hobart, Australia. From a broken forestay, to engine failure, shredded mainsail and steering failure this tale has it all. Walter is a full time vagabond and part time fruit picker who owns 3 yachts and has created a life of fun filled sailing adventures. Find out more about

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01:48:02

Derek Shields - Building a yacht out of a 1,000 year...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2022/03/11

Imagine discovering a log that had just floated down a Tasmanian River in a storm and building an ocean going yacht out of it. Not just any log, but a rare Huon Pine log, felled 40 years earlier from a tree estimated at 1,000 years old. Thats what Derek Shields set out to do, with no background in boat building. After years sailing on other peoples yachts, he had found a John Muir design in 1982 and he decided to build it. 3 years and thousands of hours later, ‘Sagan’ was launched. Following

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41:55

Suzie Christensen: sailor and CEO of the stunning...

Ocean Sailing Podcast ·

2022/03/11

Meet Suzie Christensen; sailor and CEO of the stunning Lord Howe Island. On my 4th visit to Lord Howe Island in 5 years I managed to catch up with the newly appointed island CEO for a chat about island life. Suzie shares her early experience on fitting into her new role after moving from Queensland, Australia to the tropical island paradise, 300nm off Australia’s East Coast. We chat about the history, economy, wildlife, how the nutrient rich Lord Howe Island Rise creates healthy dolphins, the impact

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