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Author: Lee Gallacher

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This is a podcast about the sea and the people who answer its call.


Hosted by a mariner with over 30 years of experience across search and rescue, yacht racing, coastguard, and maritime enforcement, this show dives deep into the real stories of life at sea.


These are not polished tales or manufactured drama. They’re honest, human conversations with sailors, lifeboat crews, adventurers, and everyday people who’ve lived extraordinary moments on the water.


Stories of resilience, humour, loss, camaraderie, and the quiet truths the ocean teaches, told by someone who understands the weight of it.


Each episode is a slow-burn conversation, less interview, more shared watch.


Alongside these deep dives, you’ll hear personal reflections, listener stories, and glimpses into the bond between people and the vessels they trust with their lives.

Whether you’ve spent your life at sea or never left shore, this is a place to listen, reflect, and connect.


Real stories. Told with heart. The kind you carry with you.

18 Episodes
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This week on the podcast, Lee is joined by Rhia Pritchard, a tugboat captain whose working life is spent on a very different kind of vessel to most of the boats we talk about on this show. Tug work is one of those corners of the maritime world that most people never see up close. It's demanding, highly skilled, and it goes on quietly in ports and harbours every day of the year. In this episode, Rhia talks about her route into the job, what life on the water looks like from the wheelhouse of a...
This week on the podcast, Lee is joined by Nick Taliadoros, one of the people behind the scenes at Oceans Unplugged. Nick is usually on the other side of the camera, so this time the roles shift and he takes the guest seat. The conversation covers the show itself, how it came together, and Nick's own relationship with boats and the water. It's a relaxed, honest chat about what pulls people towards the sea in the first place, and why the stories that come out of it are worth sitting down and l...
This week the roles are reversed. The man who usually asks the questions is the one answering them. Lee Gallacher has spent more than 30 years around the water — search and rescue, yacht racing, the coastguard, and maritime enforcement. It's the experience that sits behind every conversation on this podcast, but it's rarely the thing we actually talk about. In this episode, that changes.
This week on Oceans Unplugged, we’re joined by sailor Carsten Haas for a conversation about life on the water, the experiences that have shaped his sailing journey and what keeps drawing him back to the ocean. Carsten shares stories from his time sailing, the challenges and rewards that come with life at sea, and the lessons learned through years of experience on the water. We also explore the mindset behind sailing, the adventures that make it worthwhile and his continuing passion for gettin...
This week on Oceans Unplugged, we’re joined by Swiss offshore sailor Oliver Heer — the first Swiss-German skipper to complete the legendary Vendée Globe. Oliver shares his journey from a corporate career to professional ocean racing, the realities of sailing solo around the world, and the determination required to keep moving forward when the odds are against you. We explore the preparation, pressure and mindset behind competing at the highest level of offshore sailing, as well as his ambitio...
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