Salty Podcast: Sailing Stories

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Salty Podcast #54 | ⛵⚓All the Best Anchorages in the Florida Keys 🎙️ Local Knowledge!

2025-03-1301:43:49

Send us Fan Mail Emerald waters, secluded beaches, and tropical breezes await in the Florida Keys—America's own Caribbean paradise. But how can you experience this boater's dream without draining your cruising kitty on expensive marinas? Our expert local guests John and Vanessa Lindsley, seasoned Key West sailors, reveal the secrets to finding gorgeous, protected anchorages throughout these island chains. This knowledge-packed episode delivers essential wisdom for anyone planning to cruise F...

He Bought a $1M Sailboat Before He Knew How to Sail ⛵ Salty Podcast #104

2026-09-0301:38:03

Send us Fan Mail Here’s the tighter version — about half the length, while keeping the SEO terms and the strongest parts of the story: Jack Yeager bought a million-dollar-plus sailboat before he knew how to sail, then spent the next five years turning that decision into an extraordinary sailing adventure. In Salty Podcast #104, Jack joins Cap’n Tinsley to tell how he went from a workaholic software entrepreneur to cruising thousands of miles aboard Phase 8, a Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 62. Jack...

Affordable Luxury Sailing ⛵ Real Impact in Grenada | Salty Podcast #103

2026-08-2853:08

Send us Fan Mail Rich Whitlock returns to Salty Podcast with Adir, founder of the JustBE Foundation, to talk about a different kind of Caribbean adventure — **affordable luxury sailing with a purpose**. ⛵🌴 From their Jeanneau 51, **Calypso**, Rich and Adir are helping communities in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover from Hurricane Beryl. Their projects include rebuilding a wellness center, supporting local organizations and creating **free, cruiser-friendly mooring balls** des...

Salty Podcast #102 ⛵ Cecilia Potts: Baja, Sailing & Island Packets

2026-08-1701:17:28

Send us Fan Mail If you’re an Island Packet owner, there’s a good chance you know my next guest. And if you’ve had any experience with her at all, I’d bet it was a good one. Joining me for her second appearance on The Salty Podcast is Cecilia Potts — sailor, adventurist, surveyor, and Island Packet enthusiast. Cecilia was first featured on Salty Podcast #3, where we mainly talked about her surveying work. But during that interview, she casually dropped some hints about the incredible sailing...

Know Before You Tow: When Help on the Water Becomes a Salvage Claim⛵Salty Podcast #101

2026-08-0851:29

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Salty Podcast #101: Know Before You Tow When does accepting help on the water stop being a routine tow and become a salvage claim? In this episode, Cap’n Tinsley talks with maritime attorney and U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captain John Fulweiler about the surprisingly gray line between towing and salvage. John explains the three basic elements of a salvage claim—marine peril, voluntary assistance, and success—and why situations involving a disabled boat, dragging anc...

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