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Your Pocket Sailing Instructor Podcast — 103 episodes

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Episode 5 Anchoring: Stop dragging for good NEW SERIES: From Passenger to Confident Skipper!

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Episode 4 Docking Without the Drama (Even in Tight Marinas) NEW SERIES: From Passenger to Confident Skipper!

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Episode 3 The key decisions every skipper must get right NEW SERIES: From Passenger to Confident Skipper!

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Episode 2 Why you still don’t feel confident sailing NEW SERIES: From Passenger to Confident Skipper!

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Episode 1 You've taken a course... now what? NEW SERIES: From Passenger to Confident Skipper!

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#86 SailTies: Turning Every Voyage Into a Story

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#85 From Impulse to Informed: Graham's Boat Buying Journey

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#84 Essential Tips for First-Time Boat Buyers!

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#83 Mastering Winches: A Sailor's Guide!

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#82 Equipment Upgrades! NOW is the time!!

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#81 Am I ready for the Intermediate Bareboat Sailing course?

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#80: Three Generations, One Boat: A Sailing Story

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#79 Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas!

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#78 Croatia 2025 Trip & Highlights!

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BONUS: AI hosts discuss Bareboat Cruising course in Desolation Sound

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#77 Creating an Itinerary! The basic steps...

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#76 Desolation Sound Mayday! :-(

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#75 Last Minute Gift Ideas for your Sailor!

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#74 My Experience with AI ... yikes!

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#73: Winterizing... we've come full circle LOL!

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#72: Standing Rigging 101: What to Check Before It Fails

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#72 Spring!! Maintenance & Shake Down Sail...

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#71 How to build experience between courses!

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#70 Tender 2.0

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#69 New Tender Time!

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#68 Chartering in Croatia: Interview with Graham Toews

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Top 10 Experiences for your Sailor!

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#67 Your Personal Playlist!

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#66 My Winterizing FAIL!!

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#65 Crew You! How to solve crew issues on your boat...

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#64 Sailing (Han) Solo!

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#63 Your 2024 Seamanship Toolbox Kick Off Party!

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#62: Sails - Final steps

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#61: Sails - Finding a Sailmaker

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#60: Sails - Maintenance and DIY Repairs

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#59: Sails - Prevention & Basic Maintenance

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#58: When things go wrong... my 5 step process to stepping back and getting $hit done!

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#57: Chartering Step 3 - Trip planning, provisioning and check-out procedures

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#56: Chartering Step 2 - Type of charter & collecting quotes

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#55: Chartering Step 1 - Choosing a destination

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Technical Tuesday: Wind Indicator HACK!

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#54: Recycling your Boat... what to do when it's time to say goodbye

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#53: Crew Overboard: What to Do When Seconds Matter

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Technical Tuesday: Flares!

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#52 Keels! Different types of keels and things to consider...

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Technical Tuesday: Boom Vangs

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Technical Tuesday: Shackles

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#51 Spring Maintenance!

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Technical Tuesday: Cleats

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Technical Tuesday: Blocks

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#50 Renaming Ceremonies!

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Technical Tuesday: Winches

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#49 Boating Superstitions!

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Technical Tuesday: Lines

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#48: Mindset Shift - Docking Action Items...

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#47: Smooth Docking Starts Here: The Basics Explained

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#46: Anchoring 2.0 Continued!

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#45: Anchor Like a Pro: Stress-Free Techniques That Work

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#44: Don't be a jerk - Boating Etiquette

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#43: Beating the Winter Blues - how I stay engaged in my sailing over the winter!

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#42: PFDs, life jackets & tethers... what you need to know!

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#41: My 2023 training plan!

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#40: Boat Show Season! How to make the most of your boat show visit!

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#39: Top 10 things I wish I knew before getting my own boat...

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#38: What is my sailing journey? How did I get here?

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#37: Boating with kids!

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#36: So yeah, all my docklines snapped during this storm... WTF

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#35: Top 10 Gifts for Sailors!

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#34: Winterizing!

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#33: Croatia - Provisioning & Other Boat Stuff

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#32: Adventuring in Croatia - Itinerary & Highlights

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#31: Chartering in Croatia - Packing, Food & Boat Woes

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#30: Sailing in Croatia! Getting Organized for our Charter

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#29: Sorry! I'm still alive!

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#28: Be the Skipper Everyone Trusts: Preparation Secrets

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#27: How to be a prepared sailing crew

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#26: Sailing with your spouse...

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#25: Purchasing & owning a boat! Now what?

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#24: Boat Buying 101: Avoid Costly Mistakes

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#23: Top 10 Sailing Knots

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#22: 5 Seamanship Skills Every Confident Sailor Must Know

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#21: What to expect from your sailing coach

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#20: How to prepare for your sailing course!

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#19: Which Sailing Course Do I Take?

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#18: Seasickness!!

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#17: Sailing Goals - Offshore Sailing

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#16: Sailing Goals - Liveaboard Sailing

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#15 Sailing Goals - Racing

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#14: Sailing Goals - Day Sailing

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#13: I Need New Sailing Boots!

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#12: Crew Dynamics: Who do you recruit?

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#11: Base Layers! How to layer up for the occasion...

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#10: Foul Weather Gear Selection: My Top Tips!

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#9: Must-Read Sailing Books

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#8: Overcoming a #boatfail!

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#7: Day Sailing Done Right: What You Need to Know

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#6: 10 Ways to Meet Other Sailors

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#5: Maritime Mysteries & Mishaps: Old Presque Isle Lighthouse

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#4: Stay Sharp All Winter: Off-Season Training for Sailors

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#3: Safety Gear Every Sailor Needs (No Exceptions)

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#2: Beginner Sailing Gear: Essentials vs. Overhyped

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#1: Top 10 Comfort Items for Sailors!

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