The definitive podcast about sailing. Professional sailors Andy Schell, Mia Karlsson and August Sandberg interview sailors from around the world to discover what motivates, scares & inspires them. For over twelve years and through 490+ episodes, our hosts have interviewed sailors like Dee Caffari, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Liz Clark, John Kretschmer, Kirsten Neuschafer, Nigel Calder, Pip Hare & many, many more. We talk to boat builders, yacht designers, YouTube stars, performance racers, and family cruisers. HOLD FAST!
Latest episodes
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Jeremy Davis #4 // # Understanding the Hurricane Season
Atlantic hurricane season has been flipped upside down. While the Atlantic sits at just 10% of its normal cyclone energy, the Eastern and Central Pacific are seeing record-breaking…
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1 h 19
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston #2 // Talking Sailing With the OG Himself
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is back on the pod 10 years later! August & I made the pilgrimage to England to interview the OG himself at Clipper Race headquarters in Gosport, this time…
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1 h 36
Cole Brauer #3 // Writing her book, FIRST LIGHT
Cole Brauer & I could have talked for another hour after the last time she was on the show, so this time we did just that! I chatted to Cole during her book tour for the release of…
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1 h 36
Matt Rutherford // Far North of Russia
Guess what? It's Matt Rutherford on the show again! Matt & I recorded this episode while he was at-sea on the Valiant 42, far north of Russia and a few days away from entering the…
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1 h 50
Cole Brauer #2 // Finding Community as a Pro Sailor
Cole Brauer returns to the podcast to talk with Andy this time. She shares her journey from local sailing ambitions to global recognition, exploring the challenges of gender equity…
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56 min
Øyvind Nilssen // Lofoten Raftup Rerun
Back in 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, August and Øyvind Nilssen were both out sailing on two very different boats. He was sailing in Lofoten, and August was passing through…
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1 h 18
Will Sofrin // The Nazi Origins of the USCG EAGLE
Will Sofrin returns to the podcast to talk about his new book on the USCG EAGLE tall ship. Will, a former "yachtie" turned tallship sailor, first came on the show back in 2023 to t…
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1 h 26
Jimmy Cornell // The Godfather of Offshore Cruising
The one and only Jimmy Cornell joins the podcast for the first time to talk about his legendary career as the godfather of offshore cruising. Jimmy, now 86, has led an extraordinar…
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1 h 32
Gunnar Christensen // From Yacht Captain to Golden Globe Sailor
Gunnar Christensen is a career yacht captain and racing sailor who is in the midst of pivoting to sail solo, nonstop around the world in the upcoming Golden Globe Race. Gunnar and…
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1 h 35
Conrad Humphreys // Captain Bligh & Rounding Cape Horn
Conrad Humphries is a career sailor and his adventures have truly run the gamut. He's done everything from Whitbread round-the-world racing to re-enacting the famous voyage of Capt…
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1 h 25
Ben Doerr // "Hose it or Lose it!"
Ben Doerr, friend of the pod, of Sail Bainbridge out in Seattle, returns to the show to talk about a near-miss he and his friends had recently in Alaska. On what should have been D…
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1 h 35
Andy Schell ARCHIVE // Mentally Preparing to go Offshore (2014)
Most sailors obsess over boat gear and weather routing — but Andy Schell argues the single most important factor in a successful offshore passage is something almost nobody talks a…
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1 h 32
Matt Rutherford // Around the Arctic (in a Valiant This Time!)
When Matt first went around the America's in his Albin Vega in 2011 (becoming the first and only person, still to this day, to do it solo and nonstop), he didn't have a radar despi…
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1 h 14
Mia & Andy // 2025 Year-In-Review (Only 3 Months Late!)
Mia and Andy sit down in the new Mission Control to review the year that was 2025! And we're only 3 months late in doing it! Each year Mia & Andy like to record a podcast in which…
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1 h 02
Ben Soofer // Making a career in sailing
Ben Soofer joined 59 North back in 2018, working with media and on the backend of this very podcast. He then started sailing as a mate, including joining August on his first offsho…
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1 h 10
Francesca Clapcich // The 1st Italian to Win The Ocean Race
Francesca Clapcich is an Olympian, a world champion, and in 2023 became the first Italian to win The Ocean Race. She most recently skippered UpWind by MerConcept, an all-female Oce…
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1 h 13
Nikki Henderson // Writing, Racing and Life
Friend of 59º North Nikki Henderson returns to the podcast to talk with me about a wide-ranging list of subjects on sailing, life and philosophy. This conversation was initially in…
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1 h 25
Troy Sears // Schooner AMERICA
Troy Sears is the owner and captain of the San Diego-based Schooner AMERICA, a 144-ft replica of the racing ship that came to be the namesake of the famous Cup. Troy is a huge Amer…
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1 h 19
John Kretschmer // Seam'nship, Racing, Life & NOT Retiring!
John Kretschmer is back on the podcast to talk more philosophy and more sailing. If you're new to the show, or new to John's work, he's inspired me more than any other sailor. His…
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1 h 33
Chris Kobusch & Sophie O'Neill // From Clipper Race to Antarctica & Beyond
Chris Kobusch & Sophie O'Neill are longtime friends of 59º North. Chris was in fact one of our full-time skippers for two years on ICEBEAR & FALKEN, and Mia & I recently attended t…