All Episodes

83. What a Marine Surveyor Looks For Before You Buy a Boat

82. Shorthanded Sailing and a Changing Sailboat Market with John Neal

81. Sailing the Northwest Passage – Adapting at the Edge of the Chart

80. The Little Things That Make Life at Sea Work

79. Thirty Days Alone in the Pacific — What It’s Really Like

78. Good Decisions Make Good Voyages with John Neal, Julie & Gio Cappelli

77. Sailing Wisdom with Lin Pardey & David Haigh: Seamanship, Simplicity, and Offshore Lessons

76. Lessons from Offshore: Sail Training, Preparation & Living the Dream

75. Exploring the Ends of the Earth: Jimmy Cornell on High-Latitude Sailing

74. Liveaboard Lessons: Boat Buying, Refits & Sailing to Alaska

73. John Neal on the future of cruising: Climate, insurance & boat buying trends

72. Why Wait? Pressing Pause on Careers to Tackle a Refit and Embrace the Cruising Life

71. Living Afloat in Europe: Sailing the Med, the Azores, and Beyond

70. Learning on the Go - From Florida to Thailand and Beyond

69. Friendly Flags and French Canals: A Journey Through Europe's Waterways

68. Setting Sail for the Unknown and Embracing Adventure

67. Solo Sailing Adventures: From the Mediterranean to the Pacific

66. Sailing for a Climate-Safe Future: The Novara One Planet Project

65. Exploring America's Waterways: Insider Tips and Tricks on the Great Loop

64. Real thoughts about cruising after one year

63. John Neal on sailing in Scotland and the North Atlantic Islands

62. Ocean sailing stories, advice and practical education for aspiring sailors

61. Sailing in the Caribbean: Letting go of plans, expectations and schedules

60. Sailing: The ultimate retirement project

59. Successful start to cruising through practical preparation

58. State of the sailboat market and updates from the South Pacific

57. Going from a scheduled life to an unknown adventure

56. How to survive a multi-year refit

55. Cultivating adventure by crewing on sailboats and superyachts

54. Family of six pursuing a life less ordinary

53. Solo circumnavigation - and first for a transgender person

52. Buying a brand new boat as new sailors

51. Sailing to Alaska: icebergs and hot springs

50. Chasing travel dreams across the oceans: Two years from an idea to reality

49. Solo sailing in the Caribbean

48. Working on the sailing dream one bulkhead at a time

47. Cold water sailing through storms, northern lights and icebergs

46. Exploring East Coast USA and beyond: Lake Champlain, Maine, ICW and Bahamas

45. Living the sailing dream: Epic destinations and cruiser misfortunes

44. Circumnavigation, van life & financial freedom

43. How to get started with bluewater cruising - and turn the dream into an achievement

42. They started as beginners… Now they run sailing expeditions

41. Accidental liveaboards in Vancouver

40. No ER out here — Medical emergencies at sea and how to be prepared

39. Life on an electric sailboat in the UK – remote work, winter, and wanderlust

38. What sailing students struggle with most (and how to get ahead)

37. A five year adventure through South American rivers

36. How to enjoy cruising the ICW & Bahamas' pros and cons

35. Working from a sailboat while cruising the Greek Islands

34. The Pacific off the beaten path + essential broker questions answered

33. Five year circumnavigation and cruising life in the Bahamas

32. What you need to know about sailboat insurance

31. Liveaboard life in California in all its glory and frustration

30. Hawaii as a liveaboard destination - a paradise has its challenges!

29. No excuse for a boring life: Circumnavigation after retirement

28. Intentional preparation: testing the cruising lifestyle before committing

27. Sailing Totem: Boat shopping mistakes to avoid and advice for a happy life onboard

26. Sailing Australia, the Kimberley, and Indonesia while learning on the go

25. Three generations chasing offshore sailing dreams and faraway destinations

24. First-time buyers in the Caribbean: lessons they learned the hard way

23. Buying a sailboat in Mexico — and the reality of the refit

22. Living life to the fullest as liveaboards

21. Search and Rescue at sea — real mistakes, real advice

20. Crossing the Pacific — then raising twins aboard in Mexico

19. The risks and rewards of raising a family on a boat

18. How to take a career break and go on a family sailing adventure

17. Holding on to liveaboard life even when everything changed

16. A boat-buying cautionary tale in California (and how it all worked out in the end)

15. Lin Pardey: Stories from a true sailing legend

14. Saving animals from a sailboat in Central America and Mexico

13. How to go from zero sailing experience to crossing oceans and travelling the world

12. Advice and adventures from decades on the high seas

11. The sabbatical that wouldn’t end and how it turned into a life at sea

10. Ocean crossings before ownership: solo liveaboard life and costs in Guatemala

9. Expert interview: What you need to know about boat surveys

8. Joh Neal on selecting a good bluewater sailboat

7. Choosing life afloat: What it really costs to live on a sailboat (in Seattle)

6. Building confidence before grand adventures in Alaska and beyond

5. Sustainable cruising lifestyle in British Columbia

4. Leaving the comfort zone and making life of travel the reality

3. What they don’t tell you about living on a sailboat (with a dog)

2. Working full time from a sailboat while travelling the world

1. The reality of liveaboard sailing: Epic adventures and sleepless nights

Liveaboard Sailing Podcast Trailer