

The QUARTERDECK Sailing Podcast
59º North Sailing Podcasts
Deep dives on the art of seam'nship. Technical discussions and lessons learned from all aspects of sailing, from leadership & preparation to sail trim, navigation and more. Hosted by professional skippers Andy Schell, Nikki Henderson & August Sandberg. Produced by 59º North Sailing. A podcast about leadership, sailing & seam'nship.
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Jan 23, 2020 • 38min
S3, #3 // 2011 - Weather Routing & Mental Prep on ARCTURUS
Season 3, #3. Andy looks back at their successful first Atlantic crossing on ARCTURUS and looks at how the weather routing strategies have changed - or not - over the intervening years, and how Andy's mental aspect of ocean sailing has evolved. -- How I Think About Sailing Season 3 is sponsored by Offshore Passage Opportunities. Want to be delivery crew? NEED delivery crew? Check out sailopo.com.

Jan 16, 2020 • 30min
S3, #2 // 2010 - Failure on ARCTURUS
Season 3, #2. Andy reads aloud to Mia a dramatic, and at times embarrasing, journal about their failure to cross the Atlantic in ARCTURUS in 2010, and what they did about it. This is the first episode of our 'Reflections on the Decade' series. -- How I Think About Sailing Season 3 is sponsored by Offshore Passage Opportunities. Want to be delivery crew? NEED delivery crew? Check out sailopo.com.

Jan 2, 2020 • 22min
S3, #1 // MAJOR Announcement from Andy & Mia
Season 3, #1. Andy & Mia record from the cockpit of ICEBEAR in Antigua with not one but two MAJOR announcements. Hold on to your hats, it's Season 3 of 'How I Think About Sailing!' (Happy New Year!) -- Sail aboard ICEBEAR or ISBJORN, our Swan 59 & Swan 48, in 2020! Check out all our offshore passages at 59-north.com/2020. HOLD FAST!

Mar 28, 2019 • 1h 2min
S2 #10 // ICEBEAR 1st Impressions
Season 2, #9. Andy & Mia talk about the ups and downs of the first 6 weeks aboard ICEBEAR, the new-to-us Swan 59.

Jan 24, 2019 • 48min
S2 #9 // Risk Management 3 w. Ryan Ellison
Season 2, #9. Part 2 of last week's chat with former Air Force pilot Ryan Ellison for another talk about risk management. This one is in two parts, so make sure to listen to Part 1 from episode #8 last week first! See more of Ryan's adventures on his YouTube Channel "Ryan and Sophie Sailing."

Jan 17, 2019 • 25min
S2 #8 // Risk Management Con't w. Ryan Ellison
Season 2, #8. Former Air Force pilot Ryan Ellison joins Andy for another talk about risk management. This one is in two parts, so check out the continuation next week on episode #9. See more of Ryan's adventures on his YouTube Channel "Ryan and Sophie Sailing."

Dec 13, 2018 • 32min
S2, #7 // 'Black Swan' Outfitting Revisited
Season 2, #7. Andy reads and comments on an piece he wrote almost 5 years ago to the DAY about risk management and black swans. -- How I Think About Sailing is presented by Forbes Horton Yachts. Buy or sell your dream boat with Forbes at forbesyachts.com. Want to get paid to sail? Join the schooner Woodwind crew and jump-start a life at sea, just like Andy did. Get in touch at schoonerwoodwind.com.

Dec 6, 2018 • 39min
S2, #6 // Risk Management with Ryan Ellison
Season 2, #6. Former Air Force pilot Ryan Ellison joins Andy to talk about how practices from aviation can help us sailors better manage risk offshore. See more of Ryan's adventures on his YouTube Channel "Ryan and Sophie Sailing." -- How I Think About Sailing is presented by Forbes Horton Yachts. Buy or sell your dream boat through our good friend Forbes in Annapolis. Visit forbesyachts.com to get in touch.

Nov 29, 2018 • 1h 11min
S2 #5 // Arctic Reflections w/ Mia & Andy
Season 2, #5. Mia & Andy reflect on a summer above the Arctic Circle.

Nov 15, 2018 • 42min
S2, #4 // Watch Schedules, Conflict Resolution, & More! Q&A
Season 2, #4. Mia joins Andy on today's show to answer listener questions about watch systems, crew conflict resolution, shoreside learning and more! -- How I Think About Sailing is sponsored by Forbes Horton Yachts. Contact Forbes & see his listings at forbesyachts.com.


