The Mariner
Episodes
The Mariner Podcast #33: Exploring Modern Marine Battery Options
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's Official! The (Lead Acid) battery is dead. This episode let me take you for a wander around my thought processes as I come to the realization...
#32 | Sailing Alone Around the World | Joshua Slocum | Part 4
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I continue reading Capt. Joshua Slocum's excellent narrative of his solo circumnavigation of the world in 1895. This week Slocum is ro...
#31 | Deep Dive | Isolation
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the second wave of Covid 19 starts to be felt in territories across Asia, Europe and the Americas the building problem of millions of people facing...
#30 | News & Views 1 | Vendee | Ocean Globe Race | Westabout
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's 2021 and it's time to get the Mariner underway! In this episode I discuss the future of the podcast and take a look at the news from the Vendee G...
#29 | Sailing Alone Around the World | Joshua Slocum | Part 3
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I reading and discussing chapters 5 & 6 of 'Sailing Alone Around the World' by Captain Joshua Slocum In the commentary I take time to...
#28 | Deep Dive | Sleep Now or Die Quick
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode presents some very important and thought provoking information that I would advise all listeners to research on their own so they can con...
#27 | Questions & Tangents 2 | Sea Sickness | Vendee Globe | North Atlantic Sailing
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Questions & Tangents is the weekly episode where I answer listener questions, tell you about the news in my own sailing and generally ramble on ...
#26 | Interview | Philip Bachmann | Newly Minted Traditional Boat Builder
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I interview Philip Bachmann a sailor I have completed many miles of offshore sailing with. He talks about his time learning to be a boatb...
#25 | Sailing Alone Around the World | Joshua Slocum | Part 2
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I reading and discussing chapters 3 & 4 of 'Sailing Alone Around the World' by Captain Joshua Slocum In the commentary you will join ...
#24 Questions & Tangents | Vendee Virtual Regatta | Westabout Voyage
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we get away from gear reviews, interviews & book reading and get back to where the Mariner started.. me chatting about what's going o...
#23 | Sailing Alone Around the World | Joshua Slocum | Part 1
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week I introduce a new feature- once a week I will be reading from a famous sailing book and giving you a commentary afterward that will hopefull...
#22 | Interview | Ryan Barkey | Canadian Offshore Racer
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I finally make good on my threat to interview someone my first victim/volunteer is Ryan Barkey and in keeping with my normal proficien...
#21 | Equipment Review | Team O Back Tow Life Jacket.
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we take a deep dive on modern lifejackets- how they have evolved, the design features that make modern jackets so good and I introduce...
#20 | Deep Dive | 'Pride of Nova Scotia'
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I introduce you to our newly christened Open 60 'Pride of Nova Scotia' and finally get down to explaining what this West Around the Wo...
#19 | VoyageThe Formula 40 Trimaran 'Spirit'
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I share where I have been for the past few weeks and take you through the wonderful voyage I had up the Eastern seaboard of the US fro...
#18 | Deep Dive | These are the Days of our Lives
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I examine the concept of 'Chronoception' our in-built ability to assess the passing of time and how it changes in times of stress, fea...
#17 | Sailing Solo Around the World | The Voyage Home
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this final instalment of the story of sailing solo around the world covers the last leg of the Velux 5 Oceans Race from Charleston, USA to La Roche...
#16 | Deep Dive | Lunar Exploration
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I take you for a whirlwind tour of the Moon our closest partner in the heavens and the single most important element - potentially- in...
#15 | Sailing Solo Around the World | Between the Devil & Dehydration
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I describe the 6,500Nm race from Punta Del Este in Uruguay to Charleston, South Carolina. The sailing was nothing to write home abou...
#14 | Deep Dive | Climbing Mount Stupid
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast I put on my black turtleneck sweater, horn-rimmed glasses and ask you to lie down on the Mariner couch as we discuss some interesting ...
#13 | Deep Dive | My Sailing Heroes
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I answer a listener question about who inspires me in sailing and why. I gave this some thought and decided to include only those who ...
#12 | Sailing Solo Around the World | Punta Del Este or Bust
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I return to the story of my solo round the world race and the exciting conclusion of Leg 3 from New Zealand around Cape Horn to the fa...
#11 | Deep Dive | Meaning & Function
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I start to discuss what pieces of equipment are 'Must Haves' for me at sea, practically and emotionally. Whilst shivering in freezing con...
#10 | Deep Dive | Weathering Lockdown
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I take a look at the transferable skills sailors possess that could prove useful in the global crisis we are all now facing. With a un...
#9 | Sailing Solo Around the World | Racing to Cape Horn
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I continue the story of my voyage solo across the Southern Ocean in the Velux 5 Oceans Race. In Episodes 6 & 7 of the Podcast I...
#8 | Deep Dive | You Don't Have to Shout!
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I take a look at shouting and the intimidation techniques often employed by skippers who feel it is OK to speak to their crew in a bul...
#7 | Sailing Solo Around the World | 36hr Sail Repair at Point Nemo
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I describe how I overcame disaster and completed 36hrs of stitching to repair my badly damaged mainsail in terrible conditions close t...
#6 | Sailing Solo Around the World | Critical Damage
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Halfway between New Zealand & Cape Horn I suffer critical damage to my mainsail between reefs 2 & 3, a 6 ft (2m) tear has opened up in the leech of my...
#5 | Sailing Solo Around the World | Sailing Into the Southern Ocean
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode I take you through an overview of Southern Ocean sailing that can be applied to any wild stretch of ocean and any long passage made in...
#4 | Sailing Solo Around the World | Learning to Sail an Open 60 Fast
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I continue the story of my first serious solo offshore passage and delve into what makes Open 60's such serious offshore racing boats....
#3 | Sailing Solo Around the World | First Time Offshore
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I discuss the start of the Velux 5 Oceans Solo Race Around the World. Safe to say it was not the slick operation you may have perceive...
#2 | Sailing Solo Around the World | Impossible Prep
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I discuss how only a few days after getting back from sailing round the world with the Clipper Race I get the opportunity to go Round ...
#1 | Sailing Solo Around the World | He that would go to Sea
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode I talk about how I ended up starting a career at sea: it's not what you might expect! I was actually over 18 when the realizatio...