Greetings! By happy accident today, I've launched my new sailing podcast, '59 Degrees North: Andy Schell's Conversations with Sailors,' in conjunction with Talk Like a Pirate Day! Aye, the podcast! Anyway, comin' at you with the first episode today. I talked with Allan Palmer, captain of the brig Tre Kronor in Stockholm last week, aboard the boat. Palmer's dad was a real Cape Horner, sailing the grain route from South Australia on the last of the big square riggers. We discussed that, as well as Palmer's role in traditional rigging projects, what it's like to sail a square rigger, and how he's helping to keep traditional sailing alive. The podcast will be available for download and subscriptions on iTunes in the coming days. Enjoy!
Show Notes
Topics discussed in the podcast:
Gunilla, Sailing Highschool, Ockerö seglande gymnasieskola (website in Swedish):
Viking (one of Gustaf Erikson’s square riggers, now hotel in central Göteborg, Sweden) (website in Swedish)
Read more:
Cruising the Åland Island, by Andy Schell in the magazine Yachting World, May 2015
The last Cape Horners, Andy Schell’s Blog post from Aug 23, 2013
The Red Rocks of Åland, Andy Schell’s Blog Post, Aug 21 2013
Tre Kronor tar Silver i Tall Ship Race (in Swedish)
