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Episode 35 - Sailing Telos: The Hardest Part Was Coming Home

What happens when the adventure of a lifetime ends, but you're not quite ready to return to ordinary life? The Smith family of Sailing Telos set off to explore the world by sailboat, trading the comforts of land for life at sea, unforgettable destinations, and the kind of experiences that change a family forever. In this episode of Three Sheets, Erik sits down with the crew of Sailing Telos to talk about their cruising adventures, the realities of raising a family aboard, and the unexpected challenges of transitioning back to life on land. They thought leaving would be the hardest part. Turns out, coming home was a whole different adventure. Grab a drink, settle in, and join the conversation! ⛵🍹 Follow Sailing Telos: Follow Sailing Telos: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingtelos/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SailingTelos_ASmithFamilyAdventure Follow Latitudes & Attitudes: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latsatts/ Website: www.latsatts.com

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Episode 34 - The Navigating Nietzels Conquer the Great Loop!

"A sailboater and a power boater walk into a bar..." It sounds like the setup to a joke, but it was actually the start of an unforgettable Great Loop adventure. In this episode, Erik & David talk with Karly and Evan of Navigating Nietzels to share what it was like buddy boating the Loop alongside Josh and Haley of @cruisincasa, the friendships they built along the way, and why that journey was only the beginning.

Episode 33 - Matt Rutherford and the Arctic Solo Circumnavigation

Matt Rutherford has already accomplished what few sailors would ever dare to attempt. He has circumnavigated the Americas twice, including navigating the treacherous waters of the Northwest Passage. Now, he is taking on an unprecedented challenge: attempting the first-ever solo, nonstop and completely unassisted circumnavigation of the Arctic Ocean. But this journey is about more than making history. Through his nonprofit, the Ocean Research Project, Matt is sailing in the name of science while raising awareness of the growing effects of climate change across the Arctic. We caught up with him shortly after his departure from Greenland, just days into the expedition, to hear about the challenge ahead, the mission behind the voyage and what it takes to set out alone into one of the most unforgiving regions on Earth.

Episode 32 - Feeling the VIBE of the US Virgin Islands

This episode, ahead of VIBE, the Virgin Island Boating Expo May 14-16, Erik and David sit down with a collection of professionals in the charter world of both the US and British Virgin Islands to talk boats, islands and experiences and how they work together to help create your vacation of a lifetime. In this episode: Kennon Jones, Director of the Virgin Island Professional Charter Association Hank Hampton, President of Paradise Yacht Management Jay Pennington, US Operations Base Director of Waypoints Yacht Charters https://www.vipca.org/ https://waypoints.com/ https://www.paradiseyachtmanagement.com/ https://vibe.vi/

Episode 31 - Up Front on the Weather Front

This week Erik and Dave sit down with Chris Landsea, Ph.D and Chief Tropical Analyst and forecast branch of the NOAA, National Weather Service, NCEP and the National Hurricane Center to not only dive deeper, but break some news on some of the new products out there with the NWC that can help mariners better prepare for hurricane season. Notable 'Quick Links' for this episode: Joint Typhoon Warning Center https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html Tropical Cyclone Products https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/cyclones/ Voluntary Observing Ship Program https://vos.noaa.gov/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJYFaPfJlW8 SOLAS https://www.imo.org/en/about/conventions/pages/international-convention-for-the-safety-of-life-at-sea-(solas),-1974.aspx Hurricane Preparedness Guide https://www.weather.gov/safety/hurricane-plan 7-Day tropical weather outlook https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php Tropical Cyclone Danger Graphics https://www.weather.gov/gum/NewProbabilisticTropicalCycloneGraphics Ocean Prediction Center - Overview https://ocean.weather.gov/opc_overview.php Digital Weather https://digital.weather.gov/ National Hurricane Center Youtube - Weather Briefings https://www.youtube.com/@nwsnhc/videos Tsunami Safety & Warnings https://www.weather.gov/safety/tsunami What to do before the Hurricane https://www.weather.gov/safety/hurricane-plan

Episode 30 - Guitars, Girls and Yacht Design

This week Erik and David sit down with legendary yacht designer and 2023 National Sailing Hall of Fame inductee Robert Perry to talk yacht design, his early rock and roll life and his thoughts on the design industry now.

Episode 29 - SeaTrekBVI

This week on Three Sheets, David and Erik sit down with Captain Kat and Kris from Seatrek BVI, a summer camp for teens that focuses on teaching, training and certifying kids in the 3 aspects of life on the water; Sailing, Scuba Diving and Marine Science. Joining the Three Sheets crew this week as well, is Erik's daughter Ella who is returning to Seatrek again this summer to dive even deeper into her marine education.

Episode 28 - Amanda Haley & Maryline Bossar from Current Yachts

This week on Three Sheets Podcast, Erik and David sit down with Amanda Haley & Maryline Bossar from Current Yachts, a company changing the traditional commission model, "putting more money back in your pocket" Diving a little deeper into the lives of yacht brokers, David and Erik get into some of the challenges of the industry, the boat shows, which MLS services are worth using and how Current Yachts works to stand out in the industry. https://currentyachts.com/

Episode 27 - Sailing Yabá - First Brazil, then the world.

This week on Three Sheets, Erik and David sit down with Ben and MP from Sailing Yabá to talk about their plans, their boat and how a 3-month planned rebuild of their classic wooden sailboat turned into 4 years.

Episode 26 - "From sailing instructor & student to trailblazers in the cruising lifestyle world"

This week Erik and David sit down with Logan and Caroline Rowell, the Founders of the Young Cruisers Association and Co-Founders of the new Sea People App, diving deeper into how the search for a few beers with boating friends turned into 13,000 members worldwide.

Episode 25 - "Bringing Quality to Life One Sail at at Time for Over 3 Decades"

This week Erik and David sit down with CRAB Sailing President and CEO, Paul "Bo" Bollinger Jr and volunteer skipper Steve Palmer to talk about their upcoming CRAB Cup, their new facility and how CRAB is excelling at allowing wounded veterans and other disabled children and adults to experience life on the water.

How a "Quarter Life Crisis" led to a superyacht reality TV show, life on the water & a Beneteau 510

Episode 24 - This week Erik and David sit down with Chase Lemacks of "Chasing Grace" to find out how a boy from Charleston, South Carolina, traded in his entrepreneurial land life for a career in yachting that led to superyacht reality TV, to buying his own 50' sailboat and venturing off into the unknown.

SV The Crooked Anchor - Snakes on a boat and the ultimate cruising strategy, "We're not retired either, we just quit!"

This week, Erik and David sit down with Captain Ken and Miss Kelly from SV The Crooked Anchor as they dive a little deeper into their cruising lifestyle, how it "nourishes their soul", and more about their "Fiasco of the year" winning moment when they woke up with a large python aboard their catamaran, ready for a sail.

Entrepreneurial life on a boat with Heather Lane & Brian Bosley from PHIBER Systems

This week, Erik and David sit down with Heather Lane & Brian Bosley from PHIBER Systems to learn more about how life on the water has shaped their lives over the last 30 years and how it led to two successful products, Solar Stik and the award-winning PHIBER Systems.

Shifting from boater stupidity to boater safety with the Qualified Captain

This week, join Erik and David as they sit down with Aaron Stasiak from the Qualified Captain. From a Seatow captain to creating the "America's Funniest Home Videos" of the boating world, this week's podcast dives deeper into not only the origins of the Qualified Captain, but how they are transitioning into doing their part in improving boater safety.

From young love to 30,000 nautical miles of adventure and animal rescues

Join Erik and David this week as they sit down with Ryan, Brittni and Oakley from Sailing Sunday as they dive deeper into their 6 years of cruising through the Mediterranean and Caribbean with their sidekick Jackson.

Exchanging "the Matrix" for life and love on the water with the Adventure Crews!

Join Erik and David as they sit down with Cole and Emily of the Adventure Crews to learn more about their recent travels, why they decided to uproot their entire life for the cruising lifestyle and their philanthropic endeavours with Rise Grenada.

Bubbles is Back!! Chasing Bubbbles, the Adventure Continues!

This week Erik and David sit down with Joe Rust, Founder of the Chasing Bubbles Foundation, and younger brother to Captain Alex Rust from the documentary, "Chasing Bubbles", an inspirational story of an inexperienced farmboy who spent 4 years sailing the world on a derelict sailboat on a quest for the ultimate freedom.

80,000 miles and how to break a catamaran in two with Captain James of Sailing Zingaro

This week Erik and David sit down with Captain James from Sailing Zingaro. One of the OG's of the YouTube cruising life, Captain James dives into some of the adventures of his travels including a forbidden island, and what to do when your catamaran breaks in two in 20' seas.

Tales of a casual criminal with James the Sailor Man

This week, join David and Erik as they sit down with James "the Sailor Man" and Rhonda from Sailing Triteia to talk about crossing the Pacific on his $2400 1965 Alberg 30', his time in the South Pacific, New Zealand, and where they are headed next.