Ocean Sailing Podcast

Ocean Sailing Podcast

David Hows

Episodes 121
Avg. Duration 1h 16m
Activity Sporadic
Since Apr 2016
Latest Episode Jul 2025

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Capturing and sharing ocean sailing stories and adventures. The Ocean Sailing Podcast site is designed for people who love to cruise, race or explore the worlds oceans. Its also for those yet to experience the joy of sailing and those no longer able to cast off their dock lines and head for the open sea. Join now and subscribe free to our podcast episodes

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S8E126 Stephanie Neil - The launch of Fiji Surf Charter with Sea Breeze III

Jul 15, 2025 30m

In this one-of-a-kind, "not-about-sailing" episode, I sit down with the bold and enthusiastic Stephanie Neil , Founder of Fiji Surf Charter, to uncover the story behind her leap from the laid-back…

S8E125 David Hows - What's keeping me awake at night right now!

May 19, 2025 46m

David shares an update on the latest challenges at Ocean Sailing Expeditions. Buying an IMOCA Open 60 yacht complete with a carbon mast and canting keel is enough of a project, without adding a 105…

S8E124 How to join our IMOCA Open 60 Race Crew (Webinar)

Feb 26, 2025 55m

Do you have the drive for adventure and the desire to push your limits? Whether you're an experienced sailor or a keen adventurer looking for the ultimate challenge, this episode is a live webinar…

S8E122 Sharon Ferris-Choat: Sydney Hobart Race 2024 Debrief

Jan 15, 2025 1h 29m

David Hows catches up with Sharon Ferris-Choat for a debrief on the IMOCA Open 60 project - Awen. With less than 8 weeks to get Awen into MCA Cat 0 survey and to the start line, for the what turned…

S8E121 David Hows - How I turned my sailing passion into a business at age 50

Jan 02, 2025 2h 6m

David's daughter Madison interviews him about life lessons, building a sailing business, setbacks, challenges and the future ahead. In this episode, Madison dive's into Davids background as a 16-year…

S8E119 $1 Reserve Sailing Auction / Ocean Sailing Expeditions update with David Hows

Jun 05, 2024 1h 16m

In this episode we share the webinar recording with David Hows, Skipper and Founder of Ocean Sailing Expeditions, where he covers: - Details on the upcoming 15-leg Australian Circumnavigation in…

S8E118 Matt Harvey / David Hows - Australian Circumnavigation Review: 8,500nm in 4 months

Apr 19, 2024 1h 54m

Skippers David Hows and Matt Harvey catch up to review their 2-yacht circumnavigation of Australia in 2023. With 8,500nm covered in just 4 months, they share the highs and lows of covering the 7th…

S8E117 Sharon Ferris-Choat: From troubled student to Olympian, Volvo Ocean Race, Jules Vern and Extreme Cats

Apr 07, 2024 1h 8m

Sharon was a teenager heading for trouble when she discovered sailing. Starting in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Sharon watched Maiden race around the world with an incredible international team…

S8E116 Jon Bilger - Predicting the Wind

Mar 22, 2024 1h 5m

David Hows catches up with Jon Bilger to talk about a long list of innovations and new features at PredictWind. As an Olympic and America's Cup sailor, Jon is one of the sailing world's, cool geeks.…

S8E115 Exploring the Yasawa Islands in Fiji by yacht

Mar 12, 2024 56m

In this episode David Hows and Matt Harvey share their advice and highlights from cruising the stunning Yasawa Islands in Fiji over the past 2 winters. They share tips on getting there, provisioning,…

S7E113 Stephen Ladd - Exploring Latin American Coasts and Rivers in a 21 foot yacht

Jan 21, 2023 1h

Ginny met Steve at a wooden boat festival in the 1990's when he was selling his book, Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat. She thought something like, "The crazy things people do!" Fast forward to 2022 and…

S7E112 Neil Driscoll: Training the key to avoiding tragedy at sea

Nov 01, 2022 1h 22m

Neil grew up sailing in the UK and quickly became accustomed to the range of weather conditions that it serves up. By the time he was a few months old, he completed his first English Channel…

S7E111 David Hows: 17 key lessons from 13 Tasman Sea Crossings

Oct 21, 2022 1h 15m

David Hows crossed the Tasman Sea for the first time in 2013, relieved to have survived a 1,500nm crossing that he never expected to repeat. 9 years and 13 Tasman Sea Crossings later, David has…

S7E110 Derek Hamer: Saving hundreds of thousands of mammals from accidental death

Apr 27, 2022 1h 4m

Derek Hamer has devoted his life to helping save seals and whales. It's a great insight into the impact that fishing has on our oceans and the work thats been done by a handful of people to change…

S7E109 Walter Van Lier: Sails half way around the world on a wing and a prayer

Apr 27, 2022 2h 16m

Walter Van Lier finds a 1980's Beneteau yacht for sale online and flies half way around the world during COVID to buy it. This is the story of a crazy adventurer with a heart of gold and his…

S6E108 Derek Shields - Building a yacht out of a 1,000 year old Huon Pine log

Mar 11, 2022 1h 48m

Imagine discovering a log that had just floated down a Tasmanian River in a storm and building an ocean going yacht out of it. Not just any log, but a rare Huon Pine log, felled 40 years earlier from…

S6E107 Suzie Christensen: sailor and CEO of the stunning Lord Howe Island

Mar 11, 2022 41m

Meet Suzie Christensen; sailor and CEO of the stunning Lord Howe Island. On my 4th visit to Lord Howe Island in 5 years I managed to catch up with the newly appointed island CEO for a chat about…

S6E106 Matt Harvey completes 4,200nm Tahiti to Sydney passage

Jan 06, 2022 1h 29m

We catch up with Matt Harvey on the challenge of flying 32 hours to Tahiti, to pick up a rookie crew and prepare to deliver his new yacht 'Salt Lines' to Sydney, Australia to join Ocean Sailing…

S6E105 Dan Farmer wins division in Sydney Hobart Race on yacht B52

Jan 05, 2022 43m

Dan Farmer, owner and skipper of the Sydney 41 yacht 'B52', shares the story of his epic adventure in the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, where more than 40% of the fleet retired due to damage or…

S6E104 Matt Harvey – Buys 70-foot expedition yacht 'sight unseen' in Tahiti

Oct 17, 2021 1h 2m

I met Matt Harvey in June 2021 when he joined me onboard Silver Fern as Chief Mate on the 600nm passage from Southport to Hamilton Island, Queensland. With the various challenges that unfolded along…

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