The Mariner

Nov 19 2024 119 ep. 78 mins 47

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Light hearted & filled with personal anecdotes and amusing tangents, the Mariner Podcast shares the wealth of knowledge & experience accumulated by a sailor who has covered more miles on the world‘s oceans, than the distance from the Earth to the Moon. Each episode, solo circumnavigator Chris Stanmore-Major, talks about all things sailing from how to flake a line and prepare a meal on a family cruising voyage to how to race through the Southern Ocean on an Open 60.

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121 | Questions & Tangents | PTSD & Shouting | Seasickness | Autopilots

Nov 19 2024 60 mins

Another Questions and Tangents Episode, this time we look at emails sent regarding, PTSD and shouting, sea sickness & the function of the ear, buying old race boats (and the fun they can be!) and much more. PLUS loads of me rambling on..... To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon. where for $5 a month you can get access to more audio boo

120 | Marine Insurance | Who I Use & My Research

Nov 16 2024 89 mins

Marine insurance is a massive heartache for many sailors who are doing slightly ’non-standard’ things in sailing, whether it is crossing oceans, sailing solo or cruising with your family- often times it is very difficult to get a policy that will cover you. I have faced this problem for years- this episode I discuss who I am now insured with and why and read the answers to ques

#119 | Safety at Sea | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Voss | Part 3

Oct 31 2024 57 mins

Sometimes we get the opportunity to sit at the hand of the master and hear first hand what is the best way to do something. This is the third part of one of those moments. This episode I read the last section of the Appendix of Capt. Voss’ book ’Venturesome Voyages’ and if that leaves you feeling a little less than interested, don’t worry, it’s just because you don’t

#118 | Safety at Sea | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Voss Part 2

Oct 28 2024 88 mins

Sometimes we get the opportunity to sit at the hand of the master and hear first hand what is the best way to do something. This is one of those moments. This episode I read the Appendix of Capt. Voss’ book ’Venturesome Voyages’ and if that leaves you feeling a little less than interested, don’t worry, it’s just because you don’t’ know who Capt. Voss is. I’ve go

#115 | Safety At Sea | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Voss | Part 1

May 10 2024 97 mins

Sometimes we get the opportunity to sit at the hand of the master and hear first hand what is the best way to do something. This is one of those moments. This episode I read the Appendix of Capt. Voss’ book ’Venturesome Voyages’ and if that leaves you feeling a little less than interested, don’t worry, it’s just because you don’t’ know who Capt. Voss is. I’ve go

#114 | Questions & Tangents | So, You Bought an Old Race Boat Anyway.

Apr 23 2024 108 mins

Questions and Tangents #14 and this episode we continue down the rabbit hole regarding buying a used race boat. Recap Last time we discussed this I said, ’Don’t do it - unless you REALLY want/ need to do it.’ But as you did it anyway... (which I knew you would...) This time I’m saying- ’Since you can’t take simple advice-;) here’s 2 further hours of things to bear

#113 | Safety at Sea | Easy MOB Recovery & Other Fantastic Myths

Apr 15 2024 76 mins

So, after all your best efforts to prevent a Man Overboard Situation now your crew are in the water, and they are relying solely on you to not only come and find them; but also to do it in heavy seas, high winds and at night. Shit. Let’s explore the options when all hope appears lost, when only brute strength and the spark of ingenuity may be all you have to get the job done.

#112 | Safety at Sea | How to AVOID MOB Situations

Apr 10 2024 70 mins

We’ve all done it, taken a quick nip onto the foredeck just do ’ that thing’ and suddenly we find ourselves realizing one wrong move and we are toast. This episode looks to try to reconcile that kind of risk-taking to the garbage can and promote instead a deep instinctual suspicion that the sea does not actually care about you, is in no way impressed or ’wow’d’ by you

#111 | Deep Dives | Solar Eclipse = Wolf Eating the Sun

Apr 08 2024 29 mins

Today is the day of the solar eclipse across North America, the only one that will touch the continent until 2024 (when only three states will experience totality) therefore: Happy Solar Eclipse Day! I thought I would put a few thoughts down relating to the historical and scientific history of solar eclipses to give you Dad’s EVEN more to amaze and thrill your kids with.... as y

#110 | Dogwatch | Autopliots V's Wind Vanes | US West Coast Deliveries | Curved.Traveler Tracks

Apr 05 2024 61 mins

If you would like to listen to fantastic stories of sailors in small vessels taking on the ocean in the last 150 years, all selected & read by Chris, check out the ’Mariner’s Library’. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-mariners-library/id1710666955 If you would like to check out The Mariner Youtube Channel - we have gear reviews, how to videos, seamanship training v