#443: Lydia Mullan // Seamanship & the Sinking of Alliance


Lydia Mullan is a sailor, journalist, and onboard reporter. She is the managing editor at SAIL Magazine and was the social media manger behind Cole Brauer’s recent Global Solo Challenge campaign. She was aboard the vessel Alliance in this year’s Newport-Bermuda race when they struck an object and had to abandon ship in the Gulf Stream. In this episode, we talk about that accident and their subsequent rescue, as well as Lydia’s career as a sailing journalist.

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For more from Lydia, visit sailmagazine.com

On Instagram: @lydiaatsea and @sailmagazine


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