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 Russi...
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‘On the Wind,’ is THE podcast about offshore sailing, where professional sailor & journalist Andy Schell interviews sailors from around the world to discover what inspires them in an effort...
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20 of 532 episodesCole 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, e...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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 recent...
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 pa...
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 an...
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 &...
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, incl...
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...
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 philos...
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 namesak...
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 insp...
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 &...
Jahn Tihansky // Racer, Sailmaker, Coach and Entrepreneur
Andy Schell and Jahn Tihansky sit down in Annapolis to discuss Jahn's long and exciting sailing career. He's been racing and beating some of...
Ari Huusela // First Finn to Finish the Vendée Globe
Ari Huusela is an aircraft mechanic and commercial airline pilot from Helsinki, Finland. He did not start sailing until the age of 24, but w...
Matt Rutherford // On Adventure, Fear & Solo Sailing Around the Arctic
Matt Rutherford is back again, this time to talk about perhaps his most audacious plans yet - to sail solo and nonstop around the Arctic. Th...