The Morning Muster Sailing Podcast
Ben & Teresa Carey
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Dive deep into the substance of sailing’s most engaging topics. During each episode, Teresa & Ben Carey catch up with 2 guests: cruisers, maritime professionals, and old salts — to discuss the lessons the ocean had in store for them.
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Weather, Forecasts & Routing
Ben sat down with John Bilger, the founding director of PredictWind, a weather app – well, more than a weather app. It helps sailors plan voyages and find weather windows. Ben also talked with Behan Gifford, Circumnavigator and cruising consultant. The three of them talked about Weather forecasting tools and the professional-level data that is available to all of us now, anywhere in the world.
About Behan:
Behan has made her home aboard a Stevens 47 for the last fifteen years, circumnavigating with her husband and three children. It's given her meaningful experience with weather routing and predictions. The prospect of sailing offshore is intimidating for many: demystifying that, taking the mystery out and making it feel addressable, is addressed in the coaching service she and her husband have to help folks successfully cut the docklines.
https://www.sailingtotem.com/
About John:
Jon Bilger is the founding director of PredictWind, and a keen competitive yachtsman with achievements in Alinghi Weather as Team Manager, a winner of the Americas Cups in 2003 and 2007, and as the Alinghi Weather Team Manager for the 2010 Dog Match. Also competing in the 1992 in Barcelona grabbing a 7th place in the 470 class.
https://www.predictwind.com/
The Music:
Stands For Nothing
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Mar 21, 2023
Getting A Grip On Lines And Rigging
We invited Amanda Swan on the show today because not only does she have hundreds of thousands of sea miles under her belt, but she is also educator (and we like educators). She is also a sailmaker, and rigger. And today we’ll be talking about rigging. Yes – the ropes and wires we rely on but rarely make our maintenance checklists. Let’s be real, when was the last time you walked around you boat and ran your fingers along the wires, feeling for burs. Or went aloft, and checked the chafe on those halyards. Well those checks are critical. And we’ll be talking about why this matter today.
Also on the show, we invited John Thurston. John is a rope expert. He owns Lanex USA in Jamestown RI. Rocinante, our Norseman 447 is outfitted stem to stern in Lanex Rope - a European based cordage company. And we love it. And John’s advice was so good, we thought you might want to hear some of it too.
We cover a bunch of useful sailing topics in this podcast about lines and rigging:
How to care for your running rigging and lines. Why you should take your lines off the boat during the off season.
Whats the difference between HMPE (dyneema) and Polyester cordage.
Which one floats and which one burns? Covers vs. cores and how they interact.
Amanda encourages us to buy lines over length to accomodate chafe, and to buy same size lines – so you can switch them out and change the wear spots. What causes lines to slip on winches and clutches.
We get into the clasic deate of lines led aft vs at the mast, but in regards to line care and longevity.
Do you color code your lines and reef cringles for safety? It' s a great idea!
What causes sheave chafe? We get into Rig inspections and checklists,
Keeping this simple… its so easy to sit at your deck and buy sailing gear. But do you need it all?
Splicing good line is harder than poor soft line - most riggers dont want to splice with the good stuff because its too hard!
Get to know what elastic deformation does to your lines and how creep degrades your line strength.
And sailing gloves -- do you use them?
Music by Tim Eriksen
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Feb 21, 2023
Sailing At Night & Standing Watch
We chat with Behan Gifford and John Worth about sailing at night, standing watch, working on commercial vessels, making passages, ship traffic, AIS, and more.
Behan Gifford has made her home aboard a Stevens 47 for the last fifteen years, circumnavigating with her husband and three children. It's given her meaningful experience with sailing at night! The prospect of nighttime sailing is intimidating for many: demystifying that, taking the mystery out and making it feel addressable, is addressed in the coaching service she and her husband have to help folks successfully cut the docklines. You can find more information about Behan and her husband Jamie and their consulting services at their website Sailing Totem.
John Worth started his maritime career in 1973 as a deckhand aboard the schooners in Camden, Maine. He has had a long career aboard schooners, tugboats, yachts, as well as teaching at Maine Maritime Academy. He is now actively retired as a Ferry Captain with the Maine State Ferry Service and an occasional tug job. He holds a USCG 1600 ton master/near coastal with towing and sail endorsements. You can find John on instagram at jdubs53
Music by Tim Eriksen (Ben's brother)
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Dec 20, 2022
Managing Boat Projects
Let's talk about boat projects! We love them and hate them, or do we? They require alot of planning and thought, in addition to the actual labor. We chat with two sailors — Steve Swartz and Daphne Douglas, who are both knee-deep in large refits of their boats to discuss the ins and outs of the process. They offer some tips on planning and execution, as well as finding the right balance between money, time, and sailing.
Daphne Douglas is a field geoscientist and anthropologist turned sailor. She began refitting her “antique” 1979 Fast Passage 39, Izadora, during the summer of our pandemic year. The engine died on her way down the Chesapeake, landing her in Deltaville where she now spends the better part of the year. Having sat out the bulk of 2021 to attend to other things, she returned to the boat a year ago to discover that water had found its way in from the topsides and turned the interior into a moldy swamp that has sent her on a refitting and refinishing journey. Daphne has fallen in love with the journey and the process. You will never know your boat better than when you have to tear it all apart and rebuild it with your own hands.
Find her Instagram:
@svizadora (the boat journey)
@daphnephilia (personal, travel, artistic)
Steve Swartz likes to tinker! He has worked on and around various vessels for the past 16 years. He has made his living exclusively through boat work for 11 of them, and the past 8 as Captain. The vessels have ranged from commercial fishing and dredging, to traditional Schooners and high end yachts. All of them were broken at some point! Steve is a firm believer in "Boat Karma" — do good things for your boat often, ideally when it's somewhat convenient, and that will pay dividends down the road, hopefully when it wouldn't have been convenient.
Find him and his wife Jenny on Instagram:
@gambellandhunter
This episode is sponsored by:
Outland Hatch Covers. Outland makes next-gen hatch covers made from PVC that protect your hatch-acrylic from harmful UV damage and help keep the cabin cool. They’re also super easy to put on and take off.
We’ve got Outland Hatch Covers on all our hatches and even all the ports in the cabin and hull. We love them. Check out outlandhatchcovers.com for more info.
Music by Tim Eriksen: timerksenmusic.com
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Dec 2, 2022
Universal Lessons Learned Racing Coastal & Offshore
Murray Beach, has sailed extensively for the past 18 years, but learned to sail on his dinghy as a young teen. He love offshore sailing, especially short handed or single handed. He's raced to Bermuda many many times, and cruises all over New England regularly.
Marie Rogers is first black woman commodore of Los Angeles Yacht Club, honored with 2021 BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award. Learn more about this person who says, “Sailing is an amazing metaphor of how to get along.” She’s a sailing instructor and USCG Master Mariner. Demystifying and democratizing the sport of sailing has become a passion for her. She's witnessed first hand how people thrive after gaining the training to safely take part in sailing activities. This is especially true for persons who have historically been denied access because of gender, religion, race, and economic concerns.
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Oct 26, 2022
GPS The Promises And Pitfalls
A discussion about GPS! We all use it everyday, more than we probably even realize. But is it all it's cracked up to be and will it last? We chat with Pauline Cook, formerly a Coast Guard captain who's involved with the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation and Scott Logan, a GPS consultant and expert.
This episode of The Morning Muster Podcast is sponsored by:
Our friends Katie & Lyall at Sun Powered Yachts who helped us expand our solar array. They’re a SunPower authorized dealer and offer both flexible panels and fixed frame panels ranging from 50w to 410W. They’re super high efficiency solar panels, which means more power in less space. Katie & Lyall are both sailors & have lived off grid for over 8 years. They provide free consultation to help you size and build a DIY system. Check out their website for more info www.sunpoweredyachts.com and use the promocode MORSEALPHA to get 10% off their flexible panels.
Music By:
Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shape-note gospel and dance tunes from New England and Southern Appalachia. He combines hair-raising vocals with inventive accompaniment on banjo, fiddle, guitar and bajo sexto - a twelve string Mexican acoustic bass - creating a distinctive hardcore Americana sound that ranges from the bare bones of solo unaccompanied singing on Soul of the January Hills through the stripped-down voice and bajo sexto Christmas album Star in the East to the lush, multi-layered arrangements on Josh Billings Voyage, an album of northern roots American music from the imaginary village of Pumpkintown.
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Apr 12, 2022
Emergency and Medical Preparedness and Response at Sea
What a cool episode this is. We cover a lot of topics and get into some real life saving details that you can take to your own boat and utilize.
Deb's goal is to prevent problems at sea. Brian's job is to bail you out when there are no other options. Each guest brings a different perspective on emergencies, how to prevent them, and how to respond.
Some of what we talk about:
Station Bills
Effective Drills
Dehydration & Seasickness
Helicoptor Rescue in the Skiing Mountains
Rescuing Diabetic Fisherman
Assessing Patients
Personal Locator Beacons AIS vs GPS
InReach
What to put in the Ditch Bag
Tall Ship Concordia
Life Raft Life Failures
Tall ship Bounty and Yacht Rebel Heart
Wearing PFD's
Reading USCG & NTSB Reports
Pan Pan VHF Calls
Rescuing a Fishing Vessel and Dewatering Pumps
Medical Mysteries
Cold Water Acclimation
Rescuing a Sailor in the Bahamas
Paradoxical Undressing
This episode of The Morning Muster Podcast is sponsored by:
Our friends Katie & Lyall at Sun Powered Yachts who helped us expand our solar array. They’re a SunPower authorized dealer and offer both flexible panels and fixed frame panels ranging from 50w to 410W. They’re super high efficiency solar panels, which means more power in less space. Katie & Lyall are both sailors & have lived off grid for over 8 years. They provide free consultation to help you size and build a DIY system. Check out their website for more info www.sunpoweredyachts.com and use the promocode MORSEALPHA to get 10% off their flexible panels.
Music By:
Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shape-note gospel and dance tunes from New England and Southern Appalachia. He combines hair-raising vocals with inventive accompaniment on banjo, fiddle, guitar and bajo sexto - a twelve string Mexican acoustic bass - creating a distinctive hardcore Americana sound that ranges from the bare bones of solo unaccompanied singing on Soul of the January Hills through the stripped-down voice and bajo sexto Christmas album Star in the East to the lush, multi-layered arrangements on Josh Billings Voyage, an album of northern roots American music from the imaginary village of Pumpkintown.
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Mar 24, 2022
Insight & Experience Sailing The Race To Alaska (R2AK)
What a fun episode about R2AK and all the ins and outs of racing, sailing, living, pooping, etc...
Stage 1 Race start: June 13, 2022, Port Townsend, Washington
Stage 2 Race start: June 16, 2022, Victoria, BC
Application deadline: Tax Day baby! April 15th
The inside passage to Alaska has been paddled by native canoes since time immemorial, sailing craft for centuries, and after someone found gold in the Klondike the route was jammed with steamboats full of prospectors elbowing each other out of the way for the promise of fortune.
It’s in the spirit of tradition, exploration, and the lawless self-reliance of the gold rush that Race to Alaska was born. R2AK is the first of its kind and North America’s longest human and wind powered race, and currently the largest cash prize for a race of its kind.
This isn’t for everyone
It’s like the Iditarod, on a boat, with a chance of drowning, being run down by a freighter, or eaten by a grizzly bear. There are squalls, killer whales, tidal currents that run upwards of 20 miles an hour, and some of the most beautiful scenery on earth.
Our Guests:
Katy Stewart has completed the race 4 times. This time she's competing solo.
Jeff Oakleaf is a newbie to the race, sailing on Rough Duck with a crew of 4.
Jake Beattie is the co-founder of the R2AK.
Sponsored By:
For over 160 years, Edson Marine has been helping sailors with their sailboat steering systems and making sure they are safe for their adventures on the water. From maintenance and replacement parts for your sailboats steering system and pedestal to premium boating accessories, find what you need to get your sailboat in shipshape. Not every day is full of sun and a light breeze; Edson has your back when the weather turns. Their passion for quality will bring you home safely. For more information on Edson Marine and their products, visit www.edsonmarine.com.
Music By:
Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shape-note gospel and dance tunes from New England and Southern Appalachia. He combines hair-raising vocals with inventive accompaniment on banjo, fiddle, guitar and bajo sexto - a twelve string Mexican acoustic bass - creating a distinctive hardcore Americana sound that ranges from the bare bones of solo unaccompanied singing on Soul of the January Hills through the stripped-down voice and bajo sexto Christmas album Star in the East to the lush, multi-layered arrangements on Josh Billings Voyage, an album of northern roots American music from the imaginary village of Pumpkintown.
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Feb 18, 2022
Earning A Living While Sailing & Cruising
A lovely chat about the life of living, cruising and working. The struggles, the rewards and the freedom.
Pat has been on the go for decades! He runs http://wandererfinancial.com — you can sign up and work with him to help realize your financial independence and cruising dreams. Cindy works in the entertainment industry and is making the most of her career while she sails with her family.
This episode is brought to you by Edson Marine.
For over 160 years, Edson Marine has been helping sailors with their sailboat steering systems and making sure they are safe for their adventures on the water. From maintenance and replacement parts for your sailboats steering system and pedestal to premium boating accessories, find what you need to get your sailboat in shipshape. Not every day is full of sun and a light breeze; Edson has your back when the weather turns. Their passion for quality will bring you home safely. For more information on Edson Marine and their products, visit www.edsonmarine.com.
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Jan 24, 2022
Sailing Maine & Training Expeditions
An in depth discussion with 3 of our students, Daphne, Chris and Brandon plus our mate, Angela and that guy Ben. Teresa hosted and gave us all a hard time. We discuss the camaraderie and the group dynamics aboard a smallish boat and how to feed the diverse dietary requirements. We talk about keeping things organized and the benefits of preparation. We conclude there’s alot of value in dividing jobs and maintaining consistency. and that there are always days when things are challenging aboard a boat. There’s an “Aha!” moment, when we discuss how there’s plenty of wind and fog in Maine. We decided that we all need wax pencils. We recall the feeling of navigating blind in the fog, and then finding the green can that looms silently out of the fog! What a great feeling that is! It’s confirmed – Morse Alpha Instructors have a lot of patience! During this expedition we rendezvoused with the Maine Windjammers at the Wooden Boat School and enjoyed sailing amongst them as they dropped sail and anchored together. We wondered why is there always poop talk on boats. Sailing out past the sight of land for the first time. is really spectacular… one of the best experiences of life. The Coast of Maine has beautiful geography and wildlife, and of course – lobster pots! But with constant vigilance you can easily avoid them. In Maine, there’s also rocks, lots of them, they’re like a minefield. Maine offers a unique experience to pack alot of learning into a short amount of time. We stood anchor watch when the wind picked up in a dicey anchorage. We rotated through the 45 minute watches very effortlessly, and quietly! We used the barometer to keep tabs on the pressure. We triangulated our position with lights ashore and used the radar to ensure we maintained a constant distance off the islands. Angela the mate reconnects with her first schooner, the AJ Meerwald, when we anchored near them one night. After the expedition, Chris & Brandon went back to their boat and were so excited to get out and go sailing with their new found skills and understanding. All of us left with a renewed sense of confidence, and alot of new skills. We actively sailed Rocinante, and time passed so quickly, because we were all so engaged.
Produced by Teresa and Ben Carey, Angela McIntyre is our Assistant Producer and the music is by Tim Eriksen, Ben's brother.
You can subscribe to The Morning Muster wherever you get your podcasts, or visit MorseAlpha.com. You can also find us on instagram @morsealphaexpeditions
Stay Found People!
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Dec 27, 2021
Lessons of Engineless Cruising
You can find more information about our guests:
Shemaya Laurel's blog www.sailingauklet.com.
Adam Cove can be found in instagram @adam.cove.
This episode of The Morning Muster Podcast is sponsored by:
Our friends Katie & Lyall at Sun Powered Yachts who helped us expand our solar array. They’re a SunPower authorized dealer and offer both flexible panels and fixed frame panels ranging from 50w to 410W. They’re super high efficiency solar panels, which means more power in less space. Katie & Lyall are both sailors & have lived off grid for over 8 years. They provide free consultation to help you size and build a DIY system. Check out their website for more info www.sunpoweredyachts.com and use the promocode MORSEALPHA to get 10% off their flexible panels.
Music by:Tim Eriksen
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Dec 4, 2021
Outfitting for Blue Water Sailing
Barry Kennedy has sailed thousands of blue water miles and in the far regions of the world... 2 seasons in Antarctica. He's headed to the Arctic this year aboard his new boat. We're talking a little bit about offshore boats, gear choices, upgrades and the process of upgrading/refitting. We touch on ideas for best boat design for offshore, sail choices, rigging for simplicity, deck layouts, layouts down below, self steering, and more. Plus the difficulty of keeping yourself on track and not get overwhelmed during refits by budget and time.
This episode of The Morning Muster Podcast is sponsored by:
Our friends Katie & Lyall at Sun Powered Yachts who helped us expand our solar array. They’re a SunPower authorized dealer and offer both flexible panels and fixed frame panels ranging from 50w to 410W. They’re super high efficiency solar panels, which means more power in less space. Katie & Lyall are both sailors & have lived off grid for over 8 years. They provide free consultation to…
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Nov 15, 2021
Offshore Sailing: Bermuda to Rockland Expedition
A fun episode with a great group if sailors who shared a special expedition from Bermuda to Rockland in July 2021 with us. We talk real candidly about about romance of life offshore and the challenges, like waking up for watch, heaving-to so close to land, using the head, cooking underway, going to sleep, steering in big swells, and dodging lightening. Real people, real sailing.
This episode is sponsored by:
Our friends Katie & Lyall at Sun Powered Yachts who helped us expand our solar array. They’re a SunPower authorized dealer and offer both flexible panels and fixed frame panels ranging from 50w to 410W. They’re super high efficiency solar panels, which means more power in less space. Katie & Lyall are both sailors & have lived off grid for over 8 years. They provide free consultation to help you size and build a DIY system. Check out their website for more info www.sunpoweredyachts.com and use the promocode MORSEALPHA to get 10% off their flexible panels.
Music by: Tim Erikse…
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Nov 1, 2021
Choosing The Right Boat
We dive deep into the boat selection process with Pippa Turton and Mike Firestone. We consider and discuss: what makes a good first boat, what size makes sense, considering cruising plans and goals, assessing your own skills, budget considerations, sailing before refit, priority features, and more.
Pippa Turton is a long time RYA sailing instructor, who's sailed thousands of miles on a variety of boats in Europe and Caribbean. She currently runs Girls Go Sailing aims, which aims to build confidence in female sailors through good training, and experience.
Mike Firestone is a marine surveyor, who's been in the business for decades. He's sailed many boats and surveyed thousands more!
Episode is sponsored by Beta Marine
For over 20 years Beta Marine has been providing smooth, reliable marine diesels. These are 100% mechanical engines, built on the Kubota block, with widely available parts and a 5 year warranty. Beta Marine USA has a new online parts store; plus: saildrives, alternators,…
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May 12, 2021
Offshore Sailing Lessons & Debriefs
Guests:
Rob Parker • Vancouver 36
Dorothy Mammen • Oyster 43 & Beneteau 423
Sponsor:
Fiorentino Para-Anchor
Fiorentino makes smart products that slow or stop your boat's drift during a storm or mechanical failure at sea. They have an improved parachute anchor and a Shark Drogue which can be used as either a speed limiting drogue or for emergency steering.
We’ve tested both aboard Rocinante, when we were doing emergency preparedness drills. They were easy to store and deploy, and super stout. And, Fiorentino is offering discount if you mention the Morning Muster Podcast.
Music:
Tim Eriksen, Ben's Brother.
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Apr 23, 2021
Sailing High Latitudes
The Morning Muster is produced by Morse Alpha LLC. We offer rigorous coastal and offshore sailing expeditions for beginners and experienced sailors. Our expeditions are the perfect training for people who want to cruise offshore, or sail the world. Find out more at morsealpha.com.
Drake Paragon Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpfax0gLoUZMqw-ROxX77Yw
Novara Website:
https://www.sy-novara.com
This episode is sponsored by:
Outland Hatch Covers. Outland makes next-gen hatch covers made from PVC that protect your hatch-acrylic from harmful UV damage and help keep the cabin cool. They’re also super easy to put on and take off.
We’ve got Outland Hatch Covers on all our hatches and even all the ports in the cabin and hull. We love them. Check out outlandhatchcovers.com for more info.
Music by Tim Eriksen: timerksenmusic.com
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Apr 7, 2021
Ocean Racing - Prepping For The Marion Bermuda Race
The Morning Muster is produced by Morse Alpha LLC. We offer rigorous coastal and offshore sailing expeditions for beginners and experienced sailors. Our expeditions are the perfect training for people who want to cruise offshore, or sail the world. Find out more at morsealpha.com.
Find out more about the Marion Bermuda Race:
marionbermuda.com
The US Sailing Online Safety at Sea Training for the Offshore Safety at Sea Certificate:
shop.ussailing.org/offshore-online-sas-2-code-pack.html
This episode is sponsored by Scanmar Marine. Scanmar designs and manufactures high quality cruising products for both power and sailing vessels. For more info, check out scanmarinternational.com
Music by Tim Eriksen: timerksenmusic.com
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Mar 16, 2021
Food Philosophies & Musings! Eating Your Best Aboard Boats
Guests:
Emily Whebbe of Sailing the Bakery
John Kretschmer, offshore junky, fantastic story teller, author, educator
Sponsor:
Fiorentino Para-Anchor
Fiorentino makes smart products that slow or stop your boat's drift during a storm or mechanical failure at sea. They have an improved parachute anchor and a Shark Drogue which can be used as either a speed limiting drogue or for emergency steering.
We’ve tested both aboard Rocinante,when we were doing emergency preparedness drills. They were easy to store and deploy, and super stout. And, fiorentino is offering discount if you mention the Morning Muster Podcast.
Music:
Tim Eriksen, Ben's Brother.
Rough Outline:
What's your food philosophy?! When you're eating your best, you're eating your best! How to store food for a passage with 6 people aboard. We try to remove as much trash as possible and get rid of the styrofoam, and plastic packaging. We like to pre-freeze our meat. But we don't bother removing labels on cans, but we don't ev…
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Mar 1, 2021
VHF Radio Communication: Stories and Protocols
Vocabulary:
Sailing a Barge: leaving the dock
Vessel Traffic Control: provides active monitoring and navigational advice for vessels in particularly confined and busy waterways.
Episode is sponsored by Beta Marine
For over 20 years Beta Marine has been providing smooth, reliable marine diesels. These are 100% mechanical engines, built on the Kubota block, with widely available parts and a 5 year warranty. Beta Marine USA has a new online parts store; plus: saildrives, alternators, custom mounts and feathering props. betamarinenc.com
Music by Tim Eriksen
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Feb 15, 2021
Weather & Routing Fundamentals
The Morning Muster is produced by Morse Alpha LLC. We offer rigorous coastal and offshore sailing expeditions for beginners and experienced sailors. Our expeditions are the perfect training for people who want to cruise offshore, or sail the world. Find out more at morsealpha.com.
You can find out more about the guests on this episode:
Rick Miller https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-miller-36512aa/
Chelsea Carson https://www.sea-tactics.com/
You can download Chelsea's Free Weather Resource Guide at www.sea-tactics.com where she also has online weather courses available and currently happening. You can also find her on Instagram @Sea_Tactics or Facebook @SeaTactics
This episode is sponsored by:
Outland Hatch Covers. Outland makes next-gen hatch covers made from PVC that protect your hatch-acrylic from harmful UV damage and help keep the cabin cool. They’re also super easy to put on and take off.
We’ve got Outland Hatch Covers on all our hatches and even all the ports in the cabin…
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Feb 1, 2021
Lessons Learned Sailing Single Handed
The Morning Muster is produced by Morse Alpha LLC. We offer rigorous coastal and offshore sailing expeditions for beginners and experienced sailors. Our expeditions are the perfect training for people who want to cruise offshore, or sail the world. Find out more at morsealpha.com.
You can find out more about the guests on this episode:
James Tomlinson samingosailing.com
Richard Gordon-Rein svdarwind.blogspot.com
This episode is sponsored by Scanmar Marine. Scanmar designs and manufactures high quality cruising products for both power and sailing vessels. For more info, check out scanmarinternational.com
Music by Tim Eriksen: timerksenmusic.com
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Jan 20, 2021
Perspectives On Sail Training, Leadership, and Seamanship
Biz Wallace (she/her) is a captain, artist, waterwoman, and activist. Originally from North Carolina, Biz has spent the last ten years sailing professionally around the world. She has a BA in Design from USC and holds her 100 ton USCG captains license, commercial able seaman endorsement, and is a certified lifeguard and rescue diver. She volunteers for several climate justice organizations and is an outspoken advocate for the inclusion of BIPOC women in maritime. You can find out more at Biz's website: bizwallace.com
Jesse Weigel started sailing about a decade ago as an intern aboard a schooner in Washington state. After that, he went full fledged into the tall ship world, sailing on schooners on both the east and west coasts. He did some transatlantic square rigged time, and various small boat program work in my hometown of Port Townsend, Washington. He spent a few summers as a watch officer for Hurricane Island Outward Bound both in Maine and Florida. His last tall ship contract wa…
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Jan 7, 2021
Nighttime & Limited Visibility (Fog) Sailing
Captain Dan ran a windjammer in Maine for many years, and then worked on tugboats in Maine and New England. Captain Julia Carleton has worked for Hurricane Island Outward Bound and aboard educational schooners from Maine to the Caribbean. They both have extensive fog and night travel experience, and share with us some insight into staying safe and the seamanship protocols they follow.
The Morning Muster is produced by Morse Alpha LLC. We offer rigorous coastal and offshore sailing expeditions for beginners and experienced sailors. Our expeditions are the perfect training for people who want to cruise offshore, or sail the world. Find out more at morsealpha.com. This episode sponsored by Fiorentino. Fiorentino makes smart products that slow or stop your boat's drift during a storm or mechanical failure at sea. Find them at para—anchor.com.
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Jan 7, 2021
Lessons Learned Sailing Offshore
The Morning Muster is produced by Morse Alpha LLC. We offer rigorous coastal and offshore sailing expeditions for beginners and experienced sailors. Our expeditions are the perfect training for people who want to cruise offshore, or sail the world. Find out more at morsealpha.com.
Steph & Glenn are both super passionate about sailing and living their dreams. They each set out last year for an extended cruise aboard their boats, a mono and a cat respectively. We hear some of their stories from the first passage they made, some of the things they did right, and how they would have done some things differently. An educational and inspiring discussion.
This episode is sponsored by Outland Hatch Covers
Outland makes next-gen hatch covers made from PVC that protect your hatch-acrylic from harmful UV damage and help keep the cabin cool.
Music by Tim Eriksen
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Jan 7, 2021
Offshore/Cruising Sail Choices & Considerations
The Morning Muster is produced by Morse Alpha LLC. We offer rigorous coastal and offshore sailing expeditions for beginners and experienced sailors. Our expeditions are the perfect training for people who want to cruise offshore, or sail the world. Find out more at morsealpha.com.
You can find out more about the guests on this episode:
Jamie Gifford of Sailing Totem
Andy Cross of Rolling with Yahtzee
This episode is sponsored by Scanmar Marine. Scanmar designs and manufactures high quality cruising products for both power and sailing vessels. For more info, check out scanmarinternational.com
Music by Tim Eriksen: timerksenmusic.com
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