Weems & Plath

On The Wind Podcasts

Listen to the popular sailing podcast On The Wind, hosted by professional sailor and yachting journalist Andy Schell, produced by 59 North, Ltd., and presented by Weems & Plath.

On the Wind is a casual, long-form audio interview show where Andy sits down to chat in-depth with sailors from around the world, for about an hour at a time. Notable guests have included pioneering cruisers Lin & Larry Pardey and Donald Street; the late Volvo Ocean Race skipper Magnus Olsson; revered yacht designer German Frers; Vendee Globe sailor Bruce Schwab; America's Cup hero Gary Jobson; photographer Rick Tomlinson; and Sir Robin Knox-Johnson himself.

Since September 2013, On the Wind has released 173 episodes, which in turn have been downloaded nearly one million times - it is the longest-running, highest-quality, and most popular sailing podcast available! The show publishes weekly on Tuesdays and is FREE to listeners, who subscribe online or through a smartphone app.

To learn more about On the Wind and see details of Weems & Plath's support, go to 59-north.com/podcast. Subscribe to On the Wind on iTunes here.

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NOW PLAYING: Episode #220 with John Martino // Former Isbjorn Owner, Annapolis School of Seamanship

Released: Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Summary: John Martino is the former owner of Isbjorn, then Patriot, and he's also the founder of the Annapolis School of Seamanship. I spoke to John in Eastport, at the school's headquarters about his history as a sailor, how he founded the school, and of course, how he came to own Patriot, as well as what he thought of her as a boat!