Brian Hathaway, Circumnavigating on a Hunter 44DS

Brian Hathaway was in Marina del Rey, California, where he left from in February 2022 at the beginning of his circumnavigation, during this intervierw, after completing a circumnavigation on his Hunter 44 DS. We talk about how a circumnavigation changes you, what it's like to complete one, readjusting to life in civilization, staying at a marina in California vs Mexico, haul-out facilities, an incident with a crazy doc worker at a marina, choosing a Hunter to circumnavigate and all the doubters, the pros and cons of a production boat, running warps, drogues, weather routing, weather forecasting, squalls, lightning, sailing in the Gulf Stream, crossing the Panama Canal, the Las Perlas islands, Golfito Costa Rica, insurance, the peril of disregarding the laws in foreign countries, we debate about tethers, EPIRB's and PLB's, other safety gear, a problem with the rubrail, the importance of officially finishing the circumnavigation, finding happiness, meditation, anxiety, love of sailing, and more. links and photos are on the podcast website support the show through Patreon sail New England and Canada with Sailing Resolution shop tankless dive systems at BLU3 browse or list sailboats for sail at sailboatsforsale.com