The Mariner
Chris Stanmore-Major
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Each episode, solo circumnavigator Chris Stanmore-Major, talks about all things sailing from how to flake a line and prepare a meal on a family cruising voyage to how to race through the Southern Ocean on an Open 60.
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134 | Mid-Atlantic Update - All Well!
Join me 250 Nm west of Madeira as I negotiate my way through the Azores high on my qualifying passage on board the 80 ft yacht Osprey for the 2027 Global solo challenge round the world yacht…
133 | Good Things Ahead 😀
It’s been a while since I last recorded an episode. A friend put it perfectly the other night — I’ve been “down below, sheltering.” There’s been a lot to deal with, but I’ve come through it. Right…
132 | Entering the Needles Channel at 15 knots.
In this episode you join me on deck as we enter the Needles Channel, en route to Southampton, to pick up the crew for the Fastnet Expedition 2025. This comes at the end of a 3500Nm solo …
131 | The Mainsail That Would Not Die
This episode tells the full story of the sail that’s been with me through it all — my old Open 60 mainsail, which, although it has impossibly high mileage (100,000nm!), has proven indefatigable,…
130 | 5 Years of The Mariner Podcast - Now I Need a Little Support From You
Thank you to everyone who’s already signed up to receive a piece of Osprey’s mainsail—the same sail that’s carrying me toward the UK right now. Your $100 pledges at the 'solo' tier on Patreon, are…
129 | The Mariner Returns
Join me today on deck, onboard Osprey, my 85ft Maxi, as I complete my 33rd Transat, headed to England, to join the Centenary Fastnet Race and everything that lies beyond. You are not going to want to…
128 | Accident Investigation | MOB & Injury | Round the Island Race 2024
In this episode we look at an MOB incident in the 2024 Round the Island Race in which a crew of five were inundated by a following sea off St. Catherine's Point, UK resulting in one tethered MOB, one…
127 | Accident Investigation | Roaring Meg of Cowes | Crash Gybes & Serious Injuries
Today, we're diving into the Marine Accident Investigation Bureau's (MAIB) report on the 2006 Roaring Meg of Cowes incident, where two crew were seriously injured in two crash gybes that happened…
126 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Illingworth | Headsail Trim
Join us in this episode as we delve into the nuanced art of headsail trimming, guided by the wisdom of Captain W.H. Illingworth's 'Offshore' (1948). We explore often overlooked aspects of headsail…
125 | Preventers - Widely Misunderstood & Absolutely Essential.
Spinnaker poles have three bits of rigging holding them in place we all know that, but it often comes as a shock when sailors realize they have been missing the third (and arguably the most…
124 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Illingworth | Heavy Weather
This episode we learn key elements the skipper of a vessel in heavy weather should keep in mind, to keep his vessel sound & her crew safe. Capt. Illingworth was a submarine commander in WWII as…
123 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Illingworth | Beating to Windward
I started this series of Advanced Seamanship Notes (Episodes 115-117) to bring to light specific areas of sailing knowledge which are A. difficult to locate in sailing resources on-line or off, and…
122 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Illingworth | Ocean Racing Strategy
I started this series of Advanced Seamanship Notes (Episodes 115-117) to bring to light specific areas of sailing knowledge which are A. difficult to locate in sailing resources on-line or off, and…
121 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Illingworth | Waves & Wave Riding
I started this series of Advanced Seamanship Notes (Episodes 115-117) to bring to light specific areas of sailing knowledge which are A. difficult to locate in sailing resources on-line or off, and…
120 | The ABC of Sailing | L is for Leaks
L is for many things at sea, but as always, I wanted to find something that would make us stop & think maybe and see things afloat from a new angle. This episode gives us the opportunity to…
119 | Questions & Tangents | PTSD & Shouting | Seasickness | Autopilots
Another Questions and Tangents Episode, this time we look at emails sent regarding, PTSD and shouting, sea sickness & the function of the ear, buying old race boats (and the fun they can be!) and…
118 | Marine Insurance | Who I Use & My Research
Marine insurance is a massive heartache for many sailors who are doing slightly 'non-standard' things in sailing, whether it is crossing oceans, sailing solo or cruising with your family- often times…
117 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Voss | Heavy Weather in Small Vessels | Part 3
Sometimes we get the opportunity to sit at the hand of the master and hear first hand what is the best way to do something. This is the third part of one of those moments. This episode I read the…
116 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Voss | Heavy Weather in Small Vessels | Part 2
Sometimes we get the opportunity to sit at the hand of the master and hear first hand what is the best way to do something. This is the second part of one of those moments. This episode I read the…
115 | Advanced Seamanship Notes | Capt. Voss | Heavy Weather in Small Vessels | Part 1
Sometimes we get the opportunity to sit at the hand of the master and hear first hand what is the best way to do something. This is one of those moments. This episode I read the Appendix of Capt.…
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