Podcast 186: Patagonia Playground
Explore Norths podcast
Lauric Thiault and Nao Nakamura sailed their 35-foot Dufour from France to Patagonia. They spent over 500 days in the spectacular wild fjords, among glaciers, and in coves protected from storm force winds. The isolation and deep contact with nature have left a desire to return. 500 days were not enough. You will most likely understand why if you watch their YouTube channel . The landscape will blow you to Patagonia. I have just released the book . Kindle or print. Your decision. Just buy it and learn how to sleep safely at anchor in wild places. If you are interested in High Latitude Sailing,...
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Podcast 185: Martin mistet masten i storm
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Martin Augestad Larsen var hjemme i noen hektiske arbeidsmåneder etter jorden rundt rekordseilasen før han igjen kastet loss. Denne gangen med kurs for Kemoto, Gambia med båten full av utstyr for å hjelpe innbyggerne. Vane tro så skulle seilasen skje non-stop og solo, men en storm, en knockdown og et påfølgende mastebrekk tvang ham inn til Vigo, Spania. Men han gir seg ikke. Ny rigg er på vei og hvis alt går som det skal rekker han frem til Kemoto før jul. Du kan høre om Martins rekordseilasn i podcasten . Du kan også bidra til å støtte Kemoto-prosjektet hans på...
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Podcast 184: Studiefri Atlanteren rundt
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Herman Østad og Nicolai Arveschoug er klare for å krysse Atlanterhavet i sin Hera, en Hero 107 fra 1978. De har tatt seg et år fri fra studiene i Trondheim for å seile til Karibia og tilbake. De er en av fire norske Hero'er som for tiden er på langtur med ungt mannskap - godt inspirert av Sorgenfri, en Hero 101, som dro på jordomseiling i 1990. En relativt rimelig båt som er solid bygget og en god dose ung eventyrlyst, er tydeligvis en vinnerkombinasjon. Denne podcasten er en del av satsning på turseiling, og ikke minst Her kan du høre de tidligere podcastene fra Du kan også...
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Podcast 183: Båtboer fant friheten på norskekysten
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Simon Brennstrøm startet som båtboer i Tromsø, og da nye utfordringer kallet i Oslo satt han seil sydover. Turen langs norskekysten ble en stor opplevelse med god tid og mange fine minner. Han startet i juni og kom til Kongen Marina i Oslo i oktober, men kombinerte seilturen med jobbturnus slik at han la igjen båten i utvalgte havner på veien syd. Nå bor han i båten i Oslo - og drømmer om flere turer. Denne podcasten er en del av satsning på turseiling, og ikke minst Her kan du høre de tidligere podcastene fra Du kan også høre podcastene på din mobil via iTunes, Spotify og...
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Podcast 182: Moonraker to the High Latitudes
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It's a small sailing world. A beautiful aluminium world grinder, which I had been druling over, docked just a few berts away from mine, was sold to Martin Hartland and Svetlana Baraniuk. Now they have signed up for . So I had to make a podcast with Martin as they were preparing for their first transatlantic in Moonraker - and then the quest to sail to Antarctica and through the North West passage in the same season. Check out for more information about the High Latitude Challenge, and please also check out all the books he has written. No onboard bookshelf is complete with at least three...
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Podcast 181: Sailing slow around the world
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Simon Currin and his wife Sally started their circumnavigation in 2015. They started in the high latitudes by cruising in the summer season and leaving their boat, Shimshal, a 47-foot deckhouse built by CR Yachts in Orust, Sweden, in various locations around the world while they went back to the UK to work. Ten years later, the couple has reached New Zealand and is full-time cruisers. You can read more about their adventures on . Simon is a former commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC), and Sally is a former Treasurer of the same club. OCC is a gathering of sailors with vast amounts...
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Podcast 180: Solo-Erling hjemme igjen
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Etter ni måneders soloseilas kom Erling Haugnes hjem i slutten av september med SY Gina. Nå er han tilbak på jobb. Vi tok en prat med ham om turen som har vært og drømmen som ble realisert. Du kan lytte til den første podcasten med Erling i og den andre . Han har laget Facebook gruppen der han oppdaterer oss underveis, og det er over 1200 som har fulgt ham på denne siden. Her kan du også lese mer om Denne podcasten er en del av satsning på turseiling, og ikke minst Her kan du høre de tidligere podcastene fra Du kan også høre podcastene på din mobil via...
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Podcast 179: Ella sets NWP solo record
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Ella Hibbert (28), aka Ella in the Arctic, took on the North West Passage solo and came out in the other end exhausted, but happy. She is the first British female to sail the mytich passage solo, and only 14 have done it before her. Now she is putting Yeva on the hard, and then she will continue through the North East Passage next summer. We talked to her while she was storm-bound in St. Paul in the Bering Sea. Ella's Arctic expedition is officially endorsed by the and she is also part of You can, and you should follow her and support her. Check out website. Keen on sailing the...
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Podcast 178: Novara through the NWP
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SY Novara, a Bestevear 60C with two carbon fibre aero rigs, have finished the North West Passage with their current custodians Veronica Lysaght and Nigel Jollands. It is the second time Novara sails through the icy and mythical passage at the top of the world. The couple is on a climate mission as they sail from the UK to New Zealand—the Novara - One Planet Project. We made a podcast with them before they were on Greenland: . You can read more about the boat and the project on If you need information about sailing in the high latitudes check out the book I wrote with Bob Shepton: ...
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Podcast 177: Sailing for a better Ocean
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We can all make a difference for the ocean. Some bigger than others, but we should all do our part. Martin Hassellöv and Bjorn Bertoft, on board and the project, aim to do good while sailing with scientists. The Hrimfare is transformed from a round-the-world sailing boat into a sailing laboratory for scientists, while also promoting citizen scientists. We caught up with them in Trondheim, Norway If you want o get involved as a citizen science you should check out and . If you need information about sailing in the high latitudes check out the book I wrote with Bob Shepton:...
info_outlineLauric Thiault and Nao Nakamura sailed their 35-foot Dufour from France to Patagonia. They spent over 500 days in the spectacular wild fjords, among glaciers, and in coves protected from storm force winds. The isolation and deep contact with nature have left a desire to return. 500 days were not enough.
You will most likely understand why if you watch their YouTube channel Tupaia. The landscape will blow you to Patagonia.
I have just released the book The art of hanging by the hook - practical advice on how to anchor. Kindle or print. Your decision. Just buy it and learn how to sleep safely at anchor in wild places.
If you are interested in High Latitude Sailing, I have written a book by the same title together with Bob Shepton. You can buy High Latitude Sailing on Amazon. I am also holding two High Latitude Sailing Courses in 2026.
Keen on sailing the Norwegian coast? You should be. Read Sail the Norwegian Coast: How and Why you should sail the most beautiful coast in the world – Kindle edition.