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The Salty Podcast shares real sailing stories and adventures — expert tips, ocean crossings, storm tales, heartwarming stories, and the quirks of life at sea. Each week, Cap’n Tinsley brings you voices from the water: sailors who’ve crossed oceans, lived aboard, and chased horizons. Join The Salty Podcast each week for adventures in storm survival, cruising life, and the joy of sailing. No fluff — just salty conversations, heartfelt moments, and lessons from sailors worldwide.
Salty Abandon is Captain Tinsley from Gulf Shores & Orange Beach AL:
Oct 2020 to Present - 1998 Island Packet 320;
2015-2020 - 1988 Island Packet 27 (lost in Hurricane Sally Sep 2020)
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sailing podcast, sailing stories, sailing adventures, sailboat life, cruising lifestyle, liveaboard sailors, ocean adventures, solo sailing, circumnavigation, bluewater cruising, sailing the Caribbean, sailing the Bahamas, offshore sailing, storm stories, sailing interviews, real-life sailing stories from around the world, tips and experiences from liveaboard sailors, adventures of solo and crewed sailors, lessons from storms, passages, and long crossings, cruising life beyond the horizon
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From Blackhawk Pilot to Island Packet 44 Sailor | SV Validated | Salty Podcast #96
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May 22, 2026 |
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Growing Up at Sea: 12-Year-Old Sailor Atticus from @BoyMeetsOcean | Salty Podcast #95
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May 04, 2026 |
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Sailing to Luperon Dominican Republic Safely | Salty Podcast #94
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May 02, 2026 |
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Sailing The Crooked Anchor | No Sailing Experience to Life in the Bahamas | Salty Podcast #93
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Catching up with Sailing Jeep in Georgetown, Bahamas! | Salty Podcast #92
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Met on SAILOR DATING SITE to Cruising Full-Time | Salty Podcast #91
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Talking with Full-Time Liveaboards from Cruisers Beach in Big Majors, Exumas Bahamas | Salty Podcast #90
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Bahamas Update from Capt Tinsley aboard @SaltyAbandon!
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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WIDOWED & SAILING: Sailing After Loss - Tinsley's Story | Salty Podcast #89
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Bahamas Weather Check… and UFOs Offshore?! (Sailing Jeep in Georgetown) | Salty Podcast #88
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Salty Podcast #87⛵When Sailing Turns Serious | Sailing the Oceanaire ⛵
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Salty Podcast #86⛵ They Sailed to the Sea of Cortez | Catching Up with 2 Brits 1 Box
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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Salty Podcast #85 ⛵ How Long Do Marine Diesel Engines Really Last? How to Make Yours Last Longer
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Salty Podcast #84⛵She Sailed the Indian Ocean Alone for 26 Days | Storms, Pirates & What it Takes⛵
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #83 🚨 LIVE from FL KEYS! 🚨 Can a sailboat really be a tour bus? ⛵🎸
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #82 ⛵ Experience Offshore Sailing… BEFORE Buying a Boat! 🌊 with #SailLibra
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #81 ⛵SV Fresh2Salty Returns | Sailing Family of 5
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #80 ⛵ Bahamas Rewind: Weather & Routing for Sailing
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #79⛵ From Disaster to Innovation: the Storm that Inspired PredictWind
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #78 ⛵ Bahamas Bound: Repairs, Route, Weather⛵Live from Sea Hag Marina
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #77 ⛵ Sail Orange Beach to Bahamas | The Journey begins
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #76 ⛵ PredictWind: Weather Tools Every Sailor Should Know
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #75 ⛵SV Delos LIVE on the Salty Podcast!
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #74⛵ RV Roads to Sailboat Dreams: LIVE with @2Brits1Box
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #73🎙️Started Sailing 5 Years Ago⛵Now Across Atlantic Solo
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #72 ⛵️ "Sailing Equals Freedom" with @ShipwreckSurvivor
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #71⛵️Below Deck S12 - Hugo Ortega | Reality TV drama vs.Real life at sea 🌊
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #70⛵️Old Boat? Bahamas? Hard Truths about Insurance Explained!
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #69 ⛵️ Sailing into Freedom: One Man's Journey to Boat Life
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #68 ⛵ Navigating Work and Sailing without Quitting their Day Jobs
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #67 ⛵ From Wreck to Wonder! | The Sailing Magic Carpet Story
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast Bonus Episode ⛵ LIVE Chat: Sailing Bahamas Prep with Key West John!
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #66 ⛵️ Living on a Sailboat Moored in Key West: Stan Loveday's Story
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #65 ⛵ Born on a Sailboat & Still in the Game as Sailors & Yacht Brokers
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #64⛵Started Sailing at 60 | Sailed Solo New England to Bahamas!
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #63 ⛵ Jerome Rand of @SailingIntoOblivian's 29,805-Mile Solo Sail Around the World aboard Mighty Sparrow
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #61⛵ Brit Sails from United Kingdom to the Caribbean
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #62 ⚓️ @Sailing_with_Phoenix Arrives in Hawaii! 🌺 What's next?
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #60 ⛵One Sailor’s Jeanneau 419 Upgrades🔧
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May 08, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #59 | ⛵️ LIVE from a Sailboat in the Solomon Islands! 🚨
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #58 | Sailing Oregon to Hawaii ➡️🌺: @Sailing_with_Phoenix Prepares to Cross the Pacific ⛵🐾🌊
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #57 | ⛵️⚓️ Sailing & Anchoring Expert Tips for St-Martin/Sint Maarten in the Caribbean
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast Part 3 of 3 Part-Series | Island Packet Factory Tour⛵ | Behind-the-Scenes of Building Island Packet Sailboats!
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #56 | ⛵LIVE: Sailing Life w/ @JulietSVSpica on an Island Packet 35 Sailboat!
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast Part 2 of 3 Part-Series | Island Packet Factory Tour⛵IP349 Sailboat Up Close🔥
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast Part 1 of 3 Part-Series |⛵ Island Packet Factory Tour | IP44' Motor Sailer ⛵
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #55 | 📢🎙️LIVE from Tahiti ⛵Sailing to French Polynesia! 🌊
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #54 | ⛵⚓All the Best Anchorages in the Florida Keys 🎙️ Local Knowledge!
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #53 | ⛵ Sailing the Bahamas LIVE with Dennis Jay & S/V Delta Blues! 🌊🏝️
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #52 | ⛵️ Need a Sailboat Maintenance Check-List? 🔧 Get it here from an expert!
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #51 | ⛵Circumnavigating with Sailing Songbird! LIVE from New Zealand⚓🌊
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #50 |🌎⚓Sailing the World: One Woman's Circumnavigation Update – Currently in Mexico!
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #49 | Sailing Solo Around the World: Olivia Wyatt’s Golden Globe Race Journey 🌍⛵
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #48 | ⛵How to Buy, Finance & Insure a Sailboat Without Sinking the Budget. 💸📝⚓
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #47 | Sailing Antigua ⛵️🌴 Expert Tips, Tricks, & Stories from Paradise 🏝️✨
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Salty Podcast #46 | ⛵Sailing into History: Tania Aebi’s Iconic Circumnavigation at 18 🌍
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast Bonus | Who is Exclusive to Island Packet Sailboats? 🛠️⛵Meet Mack Yacht Services!
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #45 | Sailed Florida to Australia: SV KaiBo's Epic Island Packet 370 Adventure 🌏⛵
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #44 | ⛵️No Rules, Just Dreams: Sailing Phoenix's Leap 🌎
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #43: 🎙️Returns💔Honoring Salty Scotty | 3-Month Bahamas Provisioning Plan
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #42 | Navigating Bahamas with Sailing Veterans!⛵Learn from the Best!
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #41 | 🌊❄️Patagonia to the Arctic: Epic Sailing Adventures with SY Touche!🧭✨
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #40 |⛵️Sailed Around the World Solo Unassisted & WON!🌍Kirsten Neuschafer
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #39 | Sailboats & Hurricanes! 🌪️⛵
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #38 | ⛵What’s the Best Sailing Route from Florida to the Caribbean?🌴✨
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #37 | 🏝️ Sailing Wanderer LIVE from the Caribbean on a Beneteau Oceanis 41.1! ⛵️🌊
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #36 | ⛵Maverick's Journey: Trading the Desk for a Deck | Epic Sail from Guatemala to Louisiana! ⛵
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #35 | 🌊 Island Packet 35 Takes on Central America Sailing! ⛵
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #34.5 | BONUS: ⛵️ LIVE from FL Keys - Key West John’s Lower Keys Sail! ⛵️
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #34 | ⛵️Sailor Stories: S/V Terratima's Epic Voyage | Extended Sail Canada to Mexico⛵️
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #33 | ⛵ Solo Sailing British Columbia, Cabo, Galapagos, to around the World🌴
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #31 | ⛵Sailing Therapy for PTSD with Hang Loose Sailing in Australia 🌊
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #30 | ⛵ Sailing Through Time: Bear Point Marina's Rich History ⛵🏖️
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #29 | 🌊 This is Sailing: From Calm Seas to 60 Knot Winds ⛵
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast 28.5 Bonus | 🌪️Hurricane Beryl Chat with Key West John 🗣️
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #28 | ⛵Restoring a Classic 1989 Jeanneau Sun Magic & Raising a Toddler Sailor: Luke's Inspiring Journey 🌊🏝️
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #27 | 🌊⛵ What Does it Take to Sail? Where do I start? Right here! 🏝️🌟
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #26 | ⛵Dreams of Sailing South to Warmer Waters on an Island Packet 27⛵
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #25 | 🌴 From Dreams to Sails: Retiring to the Caribbean on S/V Oceanaire- Adventures & Mishaps Unveiled 🌊
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #24 | ⛵✨ Sailing Dreams: One Year with a Sailboat! | First-Time Owner's Journey! 🌊🌟
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #23 | ⛵🌊 Gulf Coast Sailing: Orange Beach to Crystal River on Island Packet 29! 🌴🏝️
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May 23, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #22 | ⛵ Growing Up on a Sailboat | Real-Sail-Life Story: Family, Hurricanes, Struggles, Fun 🌪️❤️🌊
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May 16, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #21 | ⛵✨ How Island Packet Yachts Transformed & Modernized Sailboat Buying Choices! ⛵🔄
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May 09, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #20 | 🌴⛵ Salty Sailor Living in Guatemala for 4 Years! What's it Like? Ask Capt Vinnie! 🌊❓
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May 02, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast 19 | ⛵🛠️ Sailboat Outfitting/Repairs: Expert Advice from Yacht Rigger in St. Petersburg, FL 🌴⚓
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #18 | 🧭⛵ How is Celestial Navigation Relevant to Sailors Today? | Listen to the Expert! 🌟🔭
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #17 | ⛵🌴 Sailing & Chartering an Island Packet 349 Sailboat in Panama City Beach, FL 🌊✨
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #16 | 🏝️⛵ LIVE! Family of 5 Living on a Sailboat in the Bahamas! 🌊👨👩👧👦
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #15 | 🌍⛵ What's it Like to Sail Around the World on an Island Packet 420 Sailboat? 🌊✨
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #14.5 Bonus | ⛵💰 Budget Sailing from Key West to Everglades City | Includes Anchorages 🌴⚓
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #14 | ⛵🌊 Sailing an Island Packet from Texas to the FL Keys to Maine 🌴🦞
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #13 |⛵🌴 Captain of Island Packet 445 Sailboat in Gulf Breeze 🌊✨
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #12 | 🏝️⛵ LIVE from a Sailboat in the Caribbean | SV Island Spirit! 🌊🌞
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #11 | 🏝️⛵ LIVE from Sailboat in Georgetown, Bahamas! 🌊✨
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #4 | 🚤📦 Need a Boat Delivered? Hire This Guy! Parks Marine Service 🌊✨
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #3 | ⛵🔍 Do I Need a Boat Survey? 🤔📋
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #2 | ⛵💨 Discussing My Uncomfortable Solo Sail Gulf Crossing 🌊😬
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #1 | ⛵📚 Capt School Instructor | Capt Ralph Bush 🌊✨
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #8 | 🌴⛵Living the Dream on an Island Packet 35 Sailboat 🌊✨
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #7 | ⛵🔍 Buying a Sailboat? Where to Begin? 🤔🌊
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #6 | ⛵🔧 Don't Skimp on Your Rigging | Zern Rigging 🛠️✨
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #5 | 🏝️⛵ Key West John & the Sailing Pirate Life 🏴☠️🌊
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #9 | 📜⛵ Island Packet Sailboat Historian ... Bill Bolin 🌊✨
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Salty Podcast #10 | 🌍⛵ Island Packet Sailing Circumnavigators! 🌊✨
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Feb 24, 2024 |