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27. Designing the Boat You Want to Sail: Steve Dashew on Becoming a Yacht Designer

2026-10-0856:58

How do you become a yacht designer when your starting point isn't a drawing board, but thousands of miles at sea? In this chapter of the Dashew Talking Books, Sue Grant sits down with Steve Dashew to explore how decades of sailing, cruising, building and maintaining boats shaped an entirely different approach to yacht design. The story begins long before the FPBs, with Steve and Linda Dashew's early high-performance multihulls and their move aboard the 50-foot Intermezzo. Going from fast cats...

26. Sailing Around the World: 47,000 Miles of Oceans, Islands and Adventure Aboard a Discovery 67

2026-09-2441:58

The Long Way Around: Sailing the World Aboard Sapphire II What does it really take to sail around the world, and what happens when the carefully planned route suddenly disappears? In this episode, Tim sits down with Simon Phillips, owner of Discovery 67 SAPPHIRE II, to look back on an extraordinary circumnavigation that ultimately saw the yacht cover around 47,000 nautical miles during Simon’s ownership. The adventure began with a dream familiar to many sailors: to sail around the world. Afte...

25. Sailing Beyond the Solent: Atlantic Crossings, Orcas and Photography aboard the Regina 43 ARKYLA

2026-09-1059:47

Leaving home waters behind for ocean passages, Caribbean anchorages and the unexpected. What happens when years of sailing the Solent turn into something much bigger? In this episode, Alan McIlroy sits down aboard ARKYLA with her owner, James Kenning, to look back at the adventures, challenges and thousands of miles that have taken this Swedish-built Regina 43 from familiar UK waters to the Mediterranean, across the Atlantic and into the Caribbean. James bought ARKYLA through Berthon in 2018....

24. UK Yacht Registration Changes Explained - What EU Yacht Owners Need to Know | With Oceanskies

2026-08-1933:37

What do the latest UK yacht registration changes mean for EU yacht owners? Can you still fly the British Red Ensign, and what are your options if you are no longer eligible for UK Part 1 Registration? In this episode of the Berthon Podcast, Ben Cooper sits down with Duncan Swanson, Co-founder of Oceanskies, and Tom Ruff, Yacht Registration Manager and Head of Port Agency, to explain the recent changes to the UK Ship Register and why they matter to yacht owners around the world. Following chan...

23. The Last Giants of America's Roadsides - The Story Behind the Muffler Men with Steve Dashew

2026-08-0634:31

The Story Behind America's Muffler Men with Steve Dashew Long before Steve Dashew became known for designing some of the world's most capable offshore cruising yachts, he accidentally helped create one of America's most recognisable pieces of roadside culture. In this chapter of the Dashew Talking Books, host Sue Grant steps away from boats to uncover the remarkable story behind the towering fiberglass figures that became known as the Muffler Men, along with the famous Uniroyal Gals, giant d...

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