The QUARTERDECK Sailing Podcast

Season 3, #5. Andy reflects on the refit of ARCTURUS's engine in Sweden in 2013, when he, Mia & their friend Micah installed a new Beta Marine 16hp diesel. We look back on why we chose the smaller model, why we painted it blue (and not red), how we chose the prop, how we mounted it and what we learned from the experience. -- How I Think About Sailing Season 3 is sponsored by Offshore Passage Opportunities. Want to be delivery crew? NEED delivery crew? Check out sailopo.com.

Season 3, #4. Andy and Mia reflect on their last days on ICEBEAR (with Mia's nearly-broken ankle). And Andy briefs Brady, Alex and Sean of SV DELOS on what to expect sailing trans-Atlantic from Bermuda to the Azores, a passage we first did in 2012 and again in 2017. -- How I Think About Sailing Season 3 is sponsored by Offshore Passage Opportunities. Want to be delivery crew? NEED delivery crew? Check out sailopo.com.

Season 3, #3. Andy looks back at their successful first Atlantic crossing on ARCTURUS and looks at how the weather routing strategies have changed - or not - over the intervening years, and how Andy's mental aspect of ocean sailing has evolved. -- How I Think About Sailing Season 3 is sponsored by Offshore Passage Opportunities. Want to be delivery crew? NEED delivery crew? Check out sailopo.com.

Season 3, #2. Andy reads aloud to Mia a dramatic, and at times embarrasing, journal about their failure to cross the Atlantic in ARCTURUS in 2010, and what they did about it. This is the first episode of our 'Reflections on the Decade' series. -- How I Think About Sailing Season 3 is sponsored by Offshore Passage Opportunities. Want to be delivery crew? NEED delivery crew? Check out sailopo.com.

Season 3, #1. Andy & Mia record from the cockpit of ICEBEAR in Antigua with not one but two MAJOR announcements. Hold on to your hats, it's Season 3 of 'How I Think About Sailing!' (Happy New Year!) -- Sail aboard ICEBEAR or ISBJORN, our Swan 59 & Swan 48, in 2020! Check out all our offshore passages at 59-north.com/2020. HOLD FAST!

Season 2, #9. Andy & Mia talk about the ups and downs of the first 6 weeks aboard ICEBEAR, the new-to-us Swan 59.

Season 2, #9. Part 2 of last week's chat with former Air Force pilot Ryan Ellison for another talk about risk management. This one is in two parts, so make sure to listen to Part 1 from episode #8 last week first! See more of Ryan's adventures on his YouTube Channel "Ryan and Sophie Sailing."

Season 2, #8. Former Air Force pilot Ryan Ellison joins Andy for another talk about risk management. This one is in two parts, so check out the continuation next week on episode #9. See more of Ryan's adventures on his YouTube Channel "Ryan and Sophie Sailing."

Season 2, #7. Andy reads and comments on an piece he wrote almost 5 years ago to the DAY about risk management and black swans. -- How I Think About Sailing is presented by Forbes Horton Yachts. Buy or sell your dream boat with Forbes at forbesyachts.com. Want to get paid to sail? Join the schooner Woodwind crew and jump-start a life at sea, just like Andy did. Get in touch at schoonerwoodwind.com.

Season 2, #6. Former Air Force pilot Ryan Ellison joins Andy to talk about how practices from aviation can help us sailors better manage risk offshore. See more of Ryan's adventures on his YouTube Channel "Ryan and Sophie Sailing." -- How I Think About Sailing is presented by Forbes Horton Yachts. Buy or sell your dream boat through our good friend Forbes in Annapolis. Visit forbesyachts.com to get in touch.

Season 2, #5. Mia & Andy reflect on a summer above the Arctic Circle.

Season 2, #4. Mia joins Andy on today's show to answer listener questions about watch systems, crew conflict resolution, shoreside learning and more! -- How I Think About Sailing is sponsored by Forbes Horton Yachts. Contact Forbes & see his listings at forbesyachts.com.

Season 2, #3. It's that time of year again - as a whole bunch of boats head south from the east coast of the USA, Andy revisits how he thinks about getting safely across the Gulf Stream. -- How I Think About Sailing is presented by Forbes Horton Yachts. Find your dream boat at forbesyachts.com.

Season 2, #2. Andy & Blake Aslin - aka 'Billy Big Rig' - talk reefing systems and reefing procedures. -- How I Think About Sailing is supported by Forbes Horton Yachts. In the market for a boat? Have one to sell? Do Andy a favor and contact Forbes! Visit forbesyachts.com to get in touch.

Season 2, #1. Chief Brody from JAWS was right - we ARE gonna need a bigger boat! Introducing 'ICE BEAR,' our German Frers-designed Swan 59, and 59 North's 2nd boat. Andy tells the whole story. Check out the new boat at 59-north.com/icebear.

#11. You can only prepare for so long. Eventually, you gotta just go.

#10. Mario Vittone, former USCG Rescue Swimmer, records a special episode just for HITAS listeners on why 'experience' in the wrong argument when it comes to safety at sea. -- Our 2020 Passage Calendar is live! Go to 59-north.com/2020 to sail with us in the Atlantic.

#9. Andy talks about Isbjorn's big refit and the 70-mile shakedown cruise he and Mia did up the west coast of Sweden. Special thanks to Helly Hansen for inviting us to their event; and to Isbjorn crewmember Karl for composing and performing the music motifs on this week's show. -- Our 2020 Passage Calendar is now live! Go to 59-north.com/2020 to sail with us in the Atlantic.

#8. Andy answers emailed questions from August & Rick on crew management & selection and watch rotations offshore.

#7. Crew Leadership, Drogues & MOB. Listener Chris Hartnett calls in for a Q&A about his upcoming trans-Atlantic via Newfoundland and England. -- Send in your own questions or schedule a call with Andy by donating to the podcast at 59-north.com/thinksailing.

#6. Sail design. Andy helps his friend Kristoffer design a bluewater mainsail. AND, we round out the episode with a talk by Isbjorn's sailmaker Chuck O'Malley (of Chesapeake Sailmakers & Elvstrom Sails) from a few years back in Annapolis. Donate to the podcast & have your questions answered! 59-north.com/thinksailing

#5. iPad Nav. Andy answers listener Richard Shaw's question on how to setup and use a dual-iPad navigation system on the boat. Rich is an airline pilot and in fact uses a similar iPad-based system in the cockpit. Andy talks about the benefits and pitfalls of using this setup offshore, including his thoughts on RADAR, accuracy versus resolution, fundamental navigation seamanship caveats, AIS, SeaPilot software and more.

#4. Preventers. Andy answers a question from former Isbjorn crew Dan Levine about what to do when you accidentally jibe with a proper preventer attached. -- Sail offshore with Andy & Mia on their Swan 48 Isbjorn! Go to 59-north.com/offshore to see our passage calendar and book your berth.

#3. Andy & Mia answer listener questions on things like mono- versus multihulls, swing keels, meals onboard, books, how to be a leader and more!

#2. Weather. Andy talks about the three sources of weather he and Mia use to make their passage plans on Isbjorn.

#1. Q&A with Andy Schell & Cam Deyell, as Cam prepares to cross the South Pacific in his classic Beneteau.

Andy Schell's new podcast. The title says it all! Music by Storm Weather Shanty Choir.