Casting Off with Followtheboat
followtheboat
Show overview
Casting Off with Followtheboat has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 10 episodes. That works out to roughly 6 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence, with the show now in its 8th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 26 min and 44 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-GB-language Society & Culture show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 3 months ago. Published by followtheboat.
From the publisher
Banter and insights from Esper’s cockpit from the followtheboat crew. Sailing oceans, traveling inland, meeting locals… find out what it’s like to live the cruising life, warts and all.
Latest Episodes
S8 Ep 64One Year On The Canals
<p><img width="600" height="600" src="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/podcast-064.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/podcast-064.jpg 600w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/podcast-064-300x300.jpg 300w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/podcast-064-565x565.jpg 565w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/podcast-064-100x100.jpg 100w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/podcast-064-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p>It's been a yearsince we moved onto our widebeam canal boat. After 20 years aboard a sailing boat, how's it been?
S7 Ep 63Letting Go Of The Past For A Simpler Life
<p><img width="600" height="600" src="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/podcast-063.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/podcast-063.jpg 600w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/podcast-063-300x300.jpg 300w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/podcast-063-565x565.jpg 565w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/podcast-063-100x100.jpg 100w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/podcast-063-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p>Now that we're in the full swing of canal boating, what have we left behind?
This Is A Lot Easier Than Sailing… Isn’t it?
<p><img width="600" height="600" src="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/episode-cover.gif" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="canal boat questions" decoding="async" /></p>After three weeks, how has it been settling in? Any problems? Your boating questions answered
How We Ended Up With Our Canal Boat
<p><img width="600" height="600" src="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/episode-cover.gif" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="CANAL BOAT PODCAST" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></p>If we were looking to buy a narrowboat, how come we ended up with a widebeam? We discuss a series of serendipitous events that lead to our purchase of Happidaze
Why Did We Sell Our Sailboat (& Do We Regret It?)
<p><img width="800" height="800" src="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pod_060-episode_cover.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pod_060-episode_cover.jpg 800w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pod_060-episode_cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pod_060-episode_cover-565x565.jpg 565w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pod_060-episode_cover-100x100.jpg 100w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pod_060-episode_cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pod_060-episode_cover-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></p>The time was right to sell our sailboat, but we had no warning it would be completed so fast and we would be back in the UK before Christmas!
Near Misses and Knock-downs (Surviving 20 Years at Sea)
<p><img width="800" height="533" src="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-ftbm.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="near misses and knock-downs" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-ftbm.jpg 800w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-ftbm-300x200.jpg 300w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-ftbm-150x100.jpg 150w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-ftbm-768x512.jpg 768w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-ftbm-500x333.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></p>Surviving 20 years as cruisers has had its ups and downs. We share five of our near misses here...
Lessons Learned After Surviving 20 Years At Sea
<p><img width="800" height="800" src="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-episode-cover.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="How We Survived 20 Years At Sea" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-episode-cover.jpg 800w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-episode-cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-episode-cover-565x565.jpg 565w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-episode-cover-100x100.jpg 100w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-episode-cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/059-episode-cover-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></p>We survived the last 20 years at sea, and made many mistakes along the way...
Do You Use a Bum Gun?
<p><img width="1200" height="1200" src="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/058-podcast-cover.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Bum gun" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/058-podcast-cover.jpg 1200w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/058-podcast-cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/058-podcast-cover-565x565.jpg 565w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/058-podcast-cover-100x100.jpg 100w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/058-podcast-cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/058-podcast-cover-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>In Part 2 of "ask us anything", we tackle whether your sailboat should have a bum gun.
Which YouTubers Do You Despise? Q&A Part 1
<p><img width="1200" height="1200" src="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/057-podcast-cover.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/057-podcast-cover.jpg 1200w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/057-podcast-cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/057-podcast-cover-565x565.jpg 565w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/057-podcast-cover-100x100.jpg 100w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/057-podcast-cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/057-podcast-cover-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> We do our best to answer your questions on sailing and living on a boat, but weren't too sure how to answer the one about "which YouTubers do you despise?"
Night Sailing: Dream or Nightmare?
<p><img width="1200" height="1200" src="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/056-podcast-cover.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="night sailing" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/056-podcast-cover.jpg 1200w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/056-podcast-cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/056-podcast-cover-565x565.jpg 565w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/056-podcast-cover-100x100.jpg 100w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/056-podcast-cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https://followtheboat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/056-podcast-cover-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>Night sailing can be the best time on a boat; sometimes it's just plain stressful.