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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 ent

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 gen

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 passin

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

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 ex

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. G

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 voya

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 h

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 nobo

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 r

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

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 fi

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-

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 in

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

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 sa

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

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 the biggest names in the spor

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 went on to become the first per

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. That's back-to-back through the