Salty Journals

We caught up with Lin whilst she was in Australian waters and on a 40-foot cutter Sahula with her friend David Haigh. At the time of recording, anchored in Australia’s Royal National Park, just half hour from downtown Sydney. Lin is known for her small boat sailing. They fulfilled their dream of sailing around the […]

December 9, 2020

Behan and Jamie Gifford set off from Seattle, Washington aboard Totem, their Stevens 47 sloop, in 2008. Since then they have been sailing the world, documenting their travels on their blog, Sailing Totem, and raising their three children, Niall, Mairen and Siobhan, all while crossing oceans, exploring landfalls,

Join us on the latest episode of the Salty Journals Podcast where I chat to Mr CJ Hobgood. CJ is a pro sufer, parent and brand ambassador for Salty Crew. CJ is an absolute waterman, a dedicated father and husband and someone who is driven to succeed in what he does. Most people automatically identify […]

November 8, 2020

In this episode of the Salty Journals Podcast we speak with Nathan from s/v Ultima joins me to talk about buying boats, getting started in sailing and his influences. We touch on a couple of stories about John Kretschmer and discuss how to get on board with Sailing Ocean Passages.  Connect with Nathan & Vivian […]

Interview with Scott Portelli on humpbacks, photography and life on the ocean.

August 19, 2020

Underwater filmmaker, diver and self-proclaimed pirate Dean Cropp. Inspired by his father, documentary maker and conservationist Ben Cropp, Dean sold his house and now lives on a sailing boat that he travels the world in creating a web series called Barefoot Captain’s Log. On this episode we chat with Dean about life on the boat, how the […]

August 4, 2020

Erin Carey and her family set out to sail the world with very little previous experience at sea. Having been inspired to take the leap and then following through Erin talks about what it takes to go from zero to sailing hero. With moments of inspiration and perseverance to the incredibly sketchy and borderline dangerous, […]

It started with a trip to see some friends who were sailing around the Pacific Islands that lead to Billie and Cam buying a boat.  Billie is a 34-year-old physiotherapist, from New Zealand. Cam a teacher from Australia. Cam had been boating for a long time having owned successive runabout.  Billie took the jump and […]

How to learn freediving? (I hear you ask). Well in this episode we speak with Yoram Zekri who spends his time teaching his students to breathhold for over 4 minutes and dive deeper than 20 meters. Learning to freedive is important if you are a surfer or spend time in the water. So who better […]

June 21, 2020

Interview with Alex Kydd discussing wildlife photography, epic adventures and life on the reef. Alex regularly swims with Whale Sharks, dives right into the middle of bait balls with sharks and currently spends his days on the Ningaloo Reef. Topics covered in this episode include: Beginners guide to Underwater Wildlife Photography  How Alex made his way […]

June 15, 2020