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  • Fast Drying Towels May 2, 2024
    Fast drying towels take up less room and are less stinking than traditional terry towels Here are some great options.
    Carolyn Shearlock
  • More Tips for Coping with Hot Weather May 1, 2024
    Coping with hot weather is its own skill. Here are a few more of my favorite tips for staying comfortable on a hot boat.
    Pamela Douglas
  • 🎧Efficient Boat Galley Food Storage April 27, 2024
    On a boat, food storage containers don't only have to keep food fresh. They also have to stack efficiently. Here are a few that fit the brief.
    Carolyn Shearlock
  • August Sandberg // ISBJØRN Refit April 30, 2024
    August Sandberg is the owner and skipper of our beloved Swan 48 ISBJØRN, which has sailed over 60,000 miles since the beginning of 59º North. August lives outside Bergen, Norway, where the boat is now based, and recently finished overseeing a second major refit, which we had done at Vindö Marin on the west coast […]
    59º North Sailing
  • Suzanne Heywood // Wavewalker: Breaking Free April 23, 2024
    Suzanne Heywood was raised on a sailboat. What started as a three year circumnavigation with her family turned into a decade of living aboard, sailing, and struggling to get an education. Suzanne's book, 'Wavewalker,' tells the story of that voyage. In this episode, Emma and Suzanne talk about 'Wavewalker,' Suzanne's relationship to sailing now, and […]
    59º North Sailing
  • Alex Laline // Clipper Round The World Skipper April 18, 2024
    Alex Laline is a lifelong sailor and one of our full-time staff at 59º North. Growing up in a multinational family, he sailed dinghies as a kid in the UK, Spain and Indonesia, then got inspired to sail around the world when he saw an ad for the Clipper Round the World Race. As a […]
    59º North Sailing
  • STBSP, Ep. 178, Rummin and Beerin with Stevie Reeves, Capt. Boomies, and the Bear, Part 2 April 16, 2024
    Welcome to this episode of The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP) in which we spend a rainy Saturday in Annapolis at Bacon Sails with Stevie Reeves, in his podcast studio, with alcohol, and Captain Boomies and the Bear crash the Party. This is part two of what ended up being almost a three hour […]
    Jeffrey.wettig@gmail.com (Jeffrey S. Wettig)
  • STBSP, Ep, 177, Pod Party with Unfurled W/Stevie Reeves, Capt. Boomies, and the Bear, Pt 1. March 30, 2024
    Welcome to this episode of The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP) in which we spend a rainy Saturday in Annapolis at Bacon Sails with Stevie Reeves, in his podcast studio, with alcohol, and Captain Boomies and the Bear crash the Party. This is part one of what ended up being almost a three hour […]
    Jeffrey.wettig@gmail.com (Jeffrey S. Wettig)
  • STBSP, Ep, 176, Her Helm Photographer Kristin Rutkowski February 20, 2024
    Welcome to Episode 176 of The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP)! This episode we chat with Photographer and Portrait Artist Kristin Rutkowski about her Chesapeake Bay Based project called Her Helm. The Her Helm project got started during the Summer of Covid, and culminated last year with the release of the book, Her Helm […]
    Jeffrey.wettig@gmail.com (Jeffrey S. Wettig)
  • Meet Ido Sella: The Ecological Engineer Revolutionizing Coastal Infrastructure | Wave Makers January 3, 2024
    In this final episode of Wave Makers Tamara Kahn announces her transition to fulltime with Seaworthy Collective where she directs the Startup Studio and Incubator program, applications now open! She also celebrates another innovator working at the intersection of technology, regeneration, and ocean conservation. Tune in to hear how Dr. Ido Sella and a fellow […]
    The American Shoreline Podcast Network
  • Under Ice Technology and the Blue Economy in the Great Lakes | American Blue Economy Podcast December 26, 2023
    In our final episode of the American Blue Economy Podcast, our host Rear Admiral, Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret) meets with his former NOAA colleagues in the Great Lakes to explore under-ice technology and how ecological and oil spill monitoring are important tools for the Blue Economy in the region. Joining him are   Steve Ruberg, a research physical scientist focusing on winter AUV […]
    The American Shoreline Podcast Network
  • The Real History Behind Reversing the Chicago River | North Coast Chronicles December 22, 2023
    The Real History Behind Reversing the Chicago River with Mr. Dick Lanyan, who spent 48 years with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, where he became the executive director and ran the day-to-day operations - which addresses the industrial waste load equivalent for 9 million people. Very early in our American history, the potential […]
    The American Shoreline Podcast Network
  • A Sea of Poetry: A Winter Solstice Special with Portland Poets Society | Sea Change December 20, 2023
    Tune into this special episode of the Sea Change Podcast to celebrate the winter solstice with Jenna, Portland Poets Society, and a sea of poetry! A special thanks to the contributors from the Portland Poets Society community and beyond for sharing their wisdom and art with us.
    The American Shoreline Podcast Network