90 days until the Newport Bermuda race 2026 and Osprey is in a great situation ready to leave Cherbourg, this evening we have a quick look at the jobs which are going on around the boat If you wish to join me as a crew member for the Newport Bermuda ping me via: csmthemariner@gmail.com Or via the contact page at: https//:CSMtheMariner.com The Mariner Podcast If you would like to join me for many more deep dives on topic's like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics and offshore seamanship, check out The Mariner Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-mariner/id1710667118 Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner 

Welcome aboard Osprey. It’s afternoon here in Cherbourg, France, and we’re continuing the steady work of preparing the boat for sea. In tonight's livestream, we’ll be working on installing and organizing the fuel transfer pump manifold, installing new interior lights and finishing a number of small, but important jobs around the boat. The goal is simple: within the next week, depart Cherbourg and sail solo across the Atlantic as a qualifying passage for the Global Solo Challenge. Come aboard and follow the preparation in real time.

Welcome aboard Osprey. It’s evening watch here in Cherbourg, Normandy, and tonight we’re continuing the steady work of preparing the boat for sea. In this livestream we’ll be working around the navigation area, installing and organizing the fuel transfer pump manifold, bolting down the heads and finishing a number of small but important jobs around the boat. These are the kinds of details that make a vessel ready for the ocean. The goal is simple: within the next week, depart Cherbourg and sail solo across the Atlantic as a qualifying passage for the Global Solo Challenge. Come aboard and follow the preparation in real time. The Mariner Podcast If you would like to join me for many more deep dives on topic's like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics and offshore seamanship, check out The Mariner Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-mariner/id1710667118 Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner 

The Mooring lines are creaking and groaning this evening as a Stormfront goes over Cherbourg but it's nice and snug Down Below in the nav station where we're able to sit and chat for the first time properly The Mariner Podcast If you would like to join me for many more deep dives on topic's like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics and offshore seamanship, check out The Mariner Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-mariner/id1710667118 Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner 

Getting this seat installed, in the nav station, is a big win for reducing my fatigue while offshore sailing. The Mariner Podcast If you would like to join me for more deep dives on topic's like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics and offshore seamanship, check out: The Mariner Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-mariner/id1710667118 Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner 

I have to go to the chandlery and get a few bits and then come back and continue working on the problem of 'getting the mast track manufactured'. The Mariner Podcast If you would like to join me for many more deep dives on topic's like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics and offshore seamanship, check out The Mariner Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-mariner/id1710667118 Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner 

Evening on Osprey and we are fixing the nav station with new stainless steel fasteners I bought today. I also managed to pay the marina bill today, next one is the sailmakers bill, and then the engineetd bill for the new piece of mainsail track :) Then we are clear to leave Cherbourg! The Mariner Podcast If you would like to join me for many more deep dives on topic's like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics and offshore seamanship, check out The Mariner Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-mariner/id1710667118 Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner 

Evening aboard Osprey. Talking through the day, finances, realities of getting off the dock to cross the Atlantic next week, ,and the upcoming Newport Bermuda race. The Mariner Podcast If you would like to join me for many more deep dives on topic's like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics and offshore seamanship, check out The Mariner Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-mariner/id1710667118 Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner 

Working on Osprey in Cherbourg, March 7th 2026. I am making new backstay lashings to replace the dynnema loops of unknown make and vintage. I have used this system on all thebdull running backstay systems I have ever run on Whitbread 60's, Volvo 60's and IMOCA 60. It's a specific lashing type, designed to be very strong (10 ton working load), easily visually inspected, adjustable and visually pleasing. Tonight we finish the 4 x 8mm dyneema lengths, with an eye-splice, ahead of installation Working on Osprey in Cherbourg, March 7th 2026. I am making new backstay lashings to replace the dynnema loops of unknown make and vintage. I have used this system on all thebdull running backstay systems I have ever run on Whitbread 60's, Volvo 60's and IMOCA 60. It's a specific lashing type, designed to be very strong (10 ton working load), easily visually inspected, adjustable and visually pleasing. Tonight we finish the 4 x 8mm dyneema lengths, with an eye-splice, ahead of installation. The Mariner Podcast If you would like to join me for many more deep dives on topic's like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics and offshore seamanship, check out The Mariner Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-mariner/id1710667118 Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, free consultancy PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner 

First update since I got back to the boat. Today aboard Osprey I'm walking through the boat showing where things stand as we push toward departure. A lot has been happening below decks. Both bilges have finally been cleaned properly after discovering how water from the engine bay actually splits across the internal frame and spreads into both side bilges. With everything flushed and reset, we’re installing a new bilge pump and bringing the system back into proper order. The grey water tank top is now fitted, which makes life on board a lot easier, and the mast boot is secured, reducing the water coming down the mast dramatically. On deck, I’m preparing to go up the mast today. The rig has been pumping more than it should, so we’re going to put a basic tune into the rig and start stabilising things properly. We also spotted something interesting on the backstay chainplate — the shackles were installed upside down. Those will be turned over and new lashings fitted to bring that connection back into proper order. So today’s jobs include: • Mast climb and initial rig tune • Correcting the backstay shackles and lashings • Finishing the bilge pump installation • Finalising the grey water system • Continuing preparations for departure One major job still ahead is dealing with the mainsail mast track, which is absolutely essential to get sorted before Osprey can properly head back to sea. Every step is part of bringing this Grand Mistral 80 maxi yacht back into full working order for the next stage of the voyage. --- The Mariner Podcast The Mariner Podcast explores offshore sailing, leadership, long voyages, and the realities of life at sea. It’s currently ranked in the top 3% of podcasts globally. --- The Mariner’s Library The Mariner’s Library is a growing archive of maritime writing, ocean knowledge, and reflections from life offshore. --- Support the Project If you'd like to support the Osprey campaign and help keep the voyage moving forward: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themariner Your support directly helps fund the refit, preparation, and storytelling behind this project. --- Follow the Journey YouTube – Mariner Podcast – Mariner Podcast / Mariner's Library Patreon – The Mariner --- About Osprey Osprey is a Grand Mistral 80 maxi yacht originally built for ocean racing. The long-term goal is to prepare her for a solo circumnavigation — one of the hardest challenges in sailing. Every repair, discovery, and system rebuild you see here is part of that preparation.

Today we are adding some lines to the bow of osprey ahead of me going home and setting up a mast seal boot. The Mariner Podcast If you would like to join me for many more deep dives on topic's like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics and offshore seamanship, check out The Mariner Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-mariner/id1710667118 Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, free consultancy PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner  You can also join this channel on Youtube to get access to the same perks as on Patreon: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq6ye2Qd2WVPoun_Iks0qVg/joinA Get a better deal on your next boat insurance policy. Connect with our partner Edward William Insurance to make insurance simple and straight forward, whatever your style of sailing. FOR A 10% DISCOUNT ON YOUR NEXT POLICY Quote the code MARINER10  to receive 10% off at checkout, or better still follow this link: https://www.edwardwilliam.com/boat-insurance/proposal-form?pid=ORT If you chose to accept a policy with Edward William you will be supporting the Mariner with 10% of your policy payment. Please give me feedback on your interaction. To hear my personal research regarding this insurance broker who I also have a policy with, and the Q & A I had with their COO before making the decision to creating to partner with them; check out The Mariner Podcast #118 https://themariner.podbean.com/e/120-marine-insurance-who-i-use-why/

in this video I get the new nav seat situated on osprey The Mariner Podcast If you would like to join me for many more deep dives on topic's like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics and offshore seamanship, check out The Mariner Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-mariner/id1710667118 Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, free consultancy PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner  You can also join this channel on Youtube to get access to the same perks as on Patreon: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq6ye2Qd2WVPoun_Iks0qVg/joinA Get a better deal on your next boat insurance policy. Connect with our partner Edward William Insurance to make insurance simple and straight forward, whatever your style of sailing. FOR A 10% DISCOUNT ON YOUR NEXT POLICY Quote the code MARINER10  to receive 10% off at checkout, or better still follow this link: https://www.edwardwilliam.com/boat-insurance/proposal-form?pid=ORT If you chose to accept a policy with Edward William you will be supporting the Mariner with 10% of your policy payment. Please give me feedback on your interaction. To hear my personal research regarding this insurance broker who I also have a policy with, and the Q & A I had with their COO before making the decision to creating to partner with them; check out The Mariner Podcast #118 https://themariner.podbean.com/e/120-marine-insurance-who-i-use-why/

This evening I’m taking a quiet wander along the docks in Cherbourg, getting a feel for the marina and the boats gathered here. It’s a fascinating mix — very different answers to the same core problem: how to go to sea, and how to live out there safely, comfortably, and well. Along the dock we look at a Hallberg-Rassy 49, a custom French offshore boat, and an aluminium high-latitude expedition yacht. Each reflects a distinct design philosophy, and it’s always revealing to see how those ideas translate into real boats, in the real world. I also talk about meeting the team from Garcia Yachts aboard Osprey. Their curiosity and enthusiasm was a genuine pleasure, and on Monday I’ll be visiting the yard to look more closely at their work — including the Garcia 60 they’ve kindly invited me to explore. I’ll report back as soon as I can. For now, this video is simply about settling in, observing, and enjoying the quiet pleasure of walking docks and talking boats — because there are few things better than messing about with boats. Support the Mariner If you’d like to support the production of this work, you can find me on Patreon. For $5/month you’ll get access to extra content including narrated versions of videos (with a focus on seamanship and safety), livestream Q&A sessions, consultancy, merch, and access to sponsored sailing opportunities. 👉 https://patreon.com/themariner Sail with the Mariner — Sponsorship for 2027 Global Solo Challenge Race Voyages & Racing There are still sponsor berths available aboard the 80-foot maxi Osprey: • Antigua → Bermuda delivery, early April 2026 • Newport–Bermuda Race, June 2026 • Return Bermuda → New England passage If you’re interested, get in touch here: 👉 https://csmthemariner.com 9 sponsor berths remaining for NBR 2026 The Mariner Podcast The Mariner Podcast is an audio-first space focused on seamanship, safety, and the practical knowledge that comes from time at sea. It blends offshore experience, lessons learned the hard way, interviews, anecdotes, and the inevitable tangents that come with life aboard boats. It’s for sailors of any experience level — from beginners to seasoned offshore hands — and it exists to share knowledge openly in a world where that knowledge is often fragmented or lost. 🎧 https://themariner.podbean.com/ The Mariner’s Library Podcast The Mariner’s Library is a serialized audio project where I read classic sailing books from the last century and beyond — written by sailors who learned their lessons at sea and took the time to write them down. These works explore seamanship, endurance, navigation, risk, and the mental and physical realities of ocean life — often set in places and eras that feel almost unreal today. No modern commentary layered on top — just the original words, read respectfully and released in serialized form. 🎧 https://themarinerslibrary.podbean.com/ #sailing #adventure #ocean #boating

Just after half past eleven at night, I brought Osprey solo into Cherbourg Inner Harbour. This move wasn’t rushed. I’d planned it carefully, spending hours on the dock beforehand, watching traffic patterns, weather windows, and how the harbour actually behaves at night. After a couple of days studying conditions, I shifted the boat from the outer waiting dock into the security of Cherbourg Inner Harbour—a place with a long history as a refuge on the Normandy coast. This year’s weather has been noticeably harsher than usual. I’ve had messages from subscribers reporting damage to boats all along the south coast of the UK, so being here isn’t just convenient, it’s appropriate. Berth One is an honour to be alongside—but doing it alone changes everything. Solo means slow, deliberate, and methodical. Every step has to be thought through. Every failure mode considered in advance. This footage is less about drama and more about process: planning, patience, and respecting the reality of moving a big boat without crew, late at night, in a working harbour. Sometimes the quiet decisions matter most. THE MARINER @ PATREON.COM To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, free consultancy PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Sponsored Events with the Mariner. If you would like to join me on board the 80 foot Maxi 'Osprey' for a 5 day voyage north from Antigua to Bernuda early April 2026, or the Newport Bermuda Race in June 2026, (or the return trip!) make contact with me at: CSMtheMariner.com. 10 sponsor berths left for NBR2026! The Mariner's Library Podcast After reading so many sailing books from the past 120 years I am starting to recognize certain authors who I had never heard of before starting the Mariner's Library who were giants within the sailing community a life time ago. One of the most commonly referenced authors from the first half of the 20th century has to be Weston Martyr, and the book everyone compliments is 'The Southseaman'. Available anywhere you stream podcasts: https://Themarinerslibrary.podbean.com/e/255-the-southseaman-weston-martyr-part-3/ #navy #shipping #ships #ocean #sailing #yacht #themariner

If sailing were a game, this is where it would begin. You’d start by naming your character. Selecting a language. And then you’d spawn alongside in a French coastal harbour — boat loaded with history, unfinished systems, hard choices, and a single objective: get ready to cross an ocean. In this video I’m alongside in Cherbourg, berth one, and it feels exactly like that moment. Today the “intro cutscene'. I talk through the real mechanics behind this campaign — the mainsail with five reefs, why its geometry matters, and how far the sail plan has already evolved. I touch on the Global Solo Challenge, the sacrifices that brought me here, and why getting to this point has been anything but straightforward. This isn’t theory or armchair sailing. It’s real-world problem solving: weather, systems, structure, money, fatigue, and decisions that actually matter. Cherbourg has opened up possibilities I didn’t expect, and suddenly the game board looks different. The character is loaded. Let’s begin play. THE MARINER @ PATREON.COM To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, free consultancy PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Sponsored Events with the Mariner. If you would like to join me on board the 80 foot Maxi 'Osprey' for the Newport Bermuda Race in June 2026, make contact with me at: CSMtheMariner.com Audio: Mariner's Library Podcast: #254 | 'The Southseaman' | Weston Martyr | Part 3 After reading so many sailing books from the past 120 years I am starting to recognize certain authors who I had never heard of before starting the Mariner's Library who were giants within the sailing community a life time ago. One of the most commonly referenced authors from the first half of the 20th century has to be Weston Martyr, and the book everyone compliments is 'The Southseaman'. Available anywhere you stream podcasts: https://Themarinerslibrary.podbean.com/e/255-the-southseaman-weston-martyr-part-3/ #navy #shipping #ships #ocean #sailing #yacht #themariner

Closing out the story of delivering the Trimaran 'Spirit' to Boston, in this video we enter Boston Harbour I get alongside before going over to our lift out spot and problem solving how to get spirit into the air and onto the ground safely for the winter. *Apologies that the key moment when the boat was in the air was missed as my phone battery died! will see that when she goes back into the water in May. Opportunities to Train & Sail with The Mariner If you’d like to deepen your seamanship, train in new areas of competencey on board,, and experience high-performance offshore sailing, there are opportunities to come on board as a sponsor: • Antigua to Bermuda - April • Newport–Bermuda Race - June - Bermuda - Boston - July Each event includes three days of intensive safety and seamanship training before the start. Value proposition: 10 days inclusive/ $3000USD For details, availability, and sponsorship opportunities, contact me directly at: https://www.csmthemari...​ or reach out via my social channels.

In this video we set off in the trimaran, Spirit, heading towards Boston. She only needs to be on the water for about 24 hours/100Nm before she gets to her new storage area which is where we'll be giving her a mini refit before sailing again next spring. Upcoming Sponsor Events - Maxi 'Osprey' – Limited Places Available: – RORC Caribbean 600 -23 Feb 2026 – Antigua Sailing Week - 22 April 2026 – Newport Bermuda Race 19 June 2026 If you’re interested in joining an event (min sponsorship $3000 US) or exploring further RTW sponsorship options, contact me directly via: https//:www.CSMtheMariner.com Mariner Links If you'd like to buy a piece of the 100,000Nm mainsail that has pulled so faithfully these last 3000Nm, to get me here on time to start the Fastnet, please follow this link to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themariner/shop/own-piece-of-mainsail-that-would-not-die-1996232 If you'd like to gain access to live streams, competitions, win sailing trips, or purchase personal marine consultancy, please go over to: https//:www.patreon.com/themariner Sailing Podcasts If you prefer an audio format, try 'The Mariner Podcast', which now has a library of over 130 episodes, all over an hour and in granular depth about sailing technicalities, stories, interviews, and gear reviews. Everything you could possibly want for an afternoon sanding or painting!

In this video I take a detailed, respectful look at the loss of Lyle Babington and his vessel Molly in August of this year. Using the Marine Accident Investigation Branch reports and recommendations, we go step by step through the chain of events that led from a small defect to a catastrophic outcome. This is not finger-pointing. This is seamanship. As I reviewed the MAIB findings and spent time on Lyle’s own YouTube channel, what emerged was a man with enormous drive, imagination, and a genuine love of being afloat. He pushed himself. He built things. He chased horizons. His passing leaves a hole for his family, friends, and for the community who followed his adventures. My hope with this video is simple: that we can draw something meaningful from Mollie’s story — a legacy of practical vigilance, humility, and learning — that every one of us can carry forward at sea. If this helps even one sailor avoid a similar fate, then we honour him. --- Opportunities to Train & Sail with The Mariner If you’d like to deepen your seamanship, train hard, and experience high-performance offshore sailing, there are upcoming opportunities to join me on board: • RORC Caribbean 600 — February • Antigua Race Week — April/May • Newport–Bermuda Race — June Each event includes three days of intensive safety and seamanship training before the start. Value proposition: 10 days inclusive/ $3000USD For details, availability, and sponsorship opportunities, contact me directly at: https://www.csmthemariner.com or reach out via my social channels. Limited places.

Today is a big moment for the Spirit Formula 40 Trimaran project. After three years on the hard at Portland Yacht Services, Spirit is finally back in the water — and moving under her own power again. In this video, I take you step-by-step from the yard, off the dock, out through the Casco Bay Bridge, and into Fore Points Marina. It’s the first time Spirit has slipped her lines in years, and clearing that bridge means we now have a long, open runway ahead of us. Next stop: Boston. Spirit will be hauled there for the next stage of her revival and racing program. --- Upcoming Sponsor Events - Maxi 'Osprey' – Limited Places Available: – RORC Caribbean 600 -23 Feb 2026 – Antigua Sailing Week - 22 April 2026 – Newport Bermuda Race 19 June 2026 If you’re interested in joining an event (min sponsorship $3000 US) or exploring further RTW sponsorship options, contact me directly via: https//:www.CSMtheMariner.com Mariner Links If you'd like to buy a piece of the 100,000Nm mainsail that has pulled so faithfully these last 3000Nm, to get me here on time to start the Fastnet, please follow this link to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themariner/shop/own-piece-of-mainsail-that-would-not-die-1996232 If you'd like to gain access to live streams, competitions, win sailing trips, or purchase personal marine consultancy, please go over to: https//:www.patreon.com/themariner Sailing Podcasts If you prefer an audio format, try 'The Mariner Podcast', which now has a library of over 130 episodes, all over an hour and in granular depth about sailing technicalities, stories, interviews, and gear reviews. Everything you could possibly want for an afternoon sanding or painting!

Today, we're diving into the Marine Accident Investigation Bureau's (MAIB) report on the 2006 Roaring Meg of Cowes incident, where two crew were seriously injured in two crash gybes that happened within minutes of each other. I'll be sharing insights as a professional sailor, examining what went wrong and the crucial lessons we can learn. If you would like to join me for more deep dives on topic's like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics & offshore seamanship, check out: THE MARINER @ PATREON.COM To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, free consultancy PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Sponsored Events with the Mariner. If you would like to join me on board the 80 foot Maxi 'Osprey' for the Caribbean 600 race event in February 2026, Antigua Race Week in April 2026, or the Newport Bermuda Race in June 2026, make contact with me at: CSMtheMariner.com Travel Episodes Solo, on an 80ft yacht in the North Atlantic. After voyaging from Canada to the UK, CSM sailed the 80ft Gran Mistral 'Weddell'', single-handedly from Southampton, UK to Reykjavik, Iceland. There he met a new crew. After sail repairs, provisioning and safety training, they set sail for St. John's, Newfoundland; 1700Nm away. It was September and heavy weather was expected. What we got was a 'Super Storm'. See the latest episode here: https://youtu.be/fb5t4PZ2Cqw Follow up the back story in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNEtiOvex8NAVIih6tfWVd9wjVrPthROL CSM: Iceland-Canada Footage Commentary Live-streamed narration of video from this voyage, with live chat responses from Patrons on all the seamanship details. Sign up at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner Audio: Mariner's Library Podcast: #254 | 'The Southseaman' | Weston Martyr | Part 3 After reading so many sailing books from the past 120 years I am starting to recognize certain authors who I had never heard of before starting the Mariner's Library who were giants within the sailing community a life time ago. One of the most commonly referenced authors from the first half of the 20th century has to be Weston Martyr, and the book everyone compliments is 'The Southseaman'. Available anywhere you stream podcasts: https://Themarinerslibrary.podbean.com/e/255-the-southseaman-weston-martyr-part-3/ #navy #shipping #ships #ocean #sailing #yacht #themariner