Deep Dives on the Art of Seamanship

An ‘evolved’ podcast by 59º North Sailing where we dive deep on the art of seamanship. Join hosts and professional skippers Andy Schell & August Sandberg for technical discussions and lessons learned from all aspects of sailing from leadership, preparation and crew management to sail trim, rigging, equipment, navigation, weather routing and more!

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For Season 6, we are recording episodes – live online with Quarterdeck members – weekly on Thursdays at 1900 UTC. Members of the Quarterdeck can watch the show live, ask questions for the hosts and suggest future topics.

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Latest Episode

Music by Storm Weather Shanty Choir, who have perfected the art of the sea shanty! Support them & buy their music!

And if you haven’t heard it yet, check out Andy’s interview with ‘shantyman’ and founder of the band, Haakon Vatle. Andy went to Bergen, Norway in December 2018 to see a show (the greatest concert ever!) and meet Haakon in person.

Episodes

FALL 2023 SEASON

Andy & August return for a mini-season of the podcast while On the Wind is on a break! We talk randomly about a whole bunch of topics and it’s a blast!

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Weather Routing
Weather Routing

Andy and August talk offshore weather routing, with FALKEN's recent trip to Greenland as a case study. They discuss how to think about forecasts, considering alternatives, implications on comfort and crew morale, what to prioritize, and how it's different for racers and cruisers.

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Orcas
Orcas

Andy Schell and his crew just returned to port after Falken's last sail of the year. They sailed through the Gulf of Cadiz - A stretch of water that offers a new and unique challenge to mariners in the form of attacking orcas! August and Andy talks about how to to deal with the attacks, as well as the moral implications of it all.

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MFD Mounting Options
MFD Mounting Options

The Quarterdeck Podcast is back! It will feature conversations about projects and issues from the top of the 59 North agenda, providing some insight into our work and our decision making process. Going forward, we’ll release weekly episodes any time “On the Wind” is between seasons. So we’ll be there in your ears every Tuesday every week all the time! This week, Andy and August discusses MFD's and where to mount them. Enjoy!

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Season 5

Presented by The QUARTERDECK.

Season 4

Presented by The QUARTERDECK.

Season 4 begins the evolution of the How I Think About Sailing podcast, re-branded to align with what we’re building on the QUARTERDECK platform. Over the next several weeks we’ll be posting conversations between Andy Schell & August Sandberg, replays of LIVE session events we host on the platform, and interviews with well-known and respected sailors and how THEY think about seamanship. Enjoy!

Season 3

Presented by Offshore Passage Opportunities.

How I Think about Sailing, Season 3, will launch on January 2, 2020, with not one, but two MAJOR announcements from Andy & Mia and 59 North Sailing! Thereafter, we will publish weekly taking a look back at the last decade with how our sailing has evolved over that time and what we learned between 2010 and the present. Each episode will focus on one specific sea story from that year, how we thought about it at the time, and how we think about it now, with the benefit of hindsight. We’re stoked to get the show up and running again and can’t wait to reflect on an amazing ten years of sailing!

Season 2

How I Think about Sailing, Season 2, is sponsored by Forbes Horton Yachts. I have a rule when it comes to sponsorship, whether it’s the podcast or the boat, and it’s quite simply that I want to work with cool people. Forbes can list your boat for sale, or help you find your dream boat. And don’t forget, he can help you buy ANY boat on the market, not just one’s he’s listing. So if you’re in the market, do me a favor and call up Forbes.

Season 1