Episode 157 is John Harries, the founder of morganscloud.com, AKA ‘Attainable Adventure Cruising,’ and in my opinion the foremost authority on safe and simple ocean sailing boats & equipment. He’s an accomplished high latitudes sailor with over 150,000 miles under his keel. Mia and I met him for a round 2 on the podcast in Lunenburg, where he dinghied out to Isbjorn for an in-person chat.
We discussed sailing in the Arctic, Isbjorn's original owner Warren Browne, who John sailed with, Skip Novak, batteries for offshore cruising boats, the Adventure 40 project, podcasting and media in general and much, much more.
We’re joined in this episode by some of Isbjorn’s crew for the leg 9, south from Lunenburg to Annapolis. They chime in later in the chat with their own comments and questions, and are my good friend Tom Herrington, the guy with the Richmond accent; crew member Dan Levine; my producer, Liz Karamavros; and Mia.
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Show Notes
Topics Discussed in the Podcast
Sailing in Northern Latitudes
Wintering in Norway & living aboard
Walking across Norway
Sailing & Svalbard
Norwegian Gov’t Buying Canadian Ice Data
Metal boats v.s. Fiberglass boats in Northern Latitudes
Risks and Perks of High Lat. Sailing
Heat and Insulation onboard
Concept for sailing: Go simple, go now
Types of Batteries
Having a Freezer onboard
Alternative Energy
Generator on a boat
Using alternative energy while cruising
Having a freezer and refrigerator on board
Growing sprouts onboard
Baby Boomer generation Cruising
Don’t wait for the money to come, just go sailing
Get a boat with your friends & split the costs
How to be a full time cruiser or a full time live aboard
Financing sail boats “now & then”
Boat Storage
People & Books Discussed in the Podcast
Mike Boatman from Ocean Options in Newport, RI