Talking Gratitude

Longtime sailors Ed Muir and his wife, Cory, were looking to navigate to the next phase of their maritime life onboard a power cruiser and set their sights on a Pilgrim 40. The couple talk about the multiyear process to find their forever boat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime boaters Nathan and Lindsay had high-octane careers in motorsports before deciding to slow down. The couple have moved on from coastal cruising to a life as liveaboards on their Nordhavn 41, documenting their explorations on YouTube @the71Percent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined by Power & Motoryacht Editor-in-Chief Daniel Harding Jr. to talk maritime medical emergency management with Dr. Robert Leviton, who tells us what you need in your onboard first-aid kit, how to handle the most common onboard injuries, when to call and pan-pan and when to make a mayday call, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andre Lay and Cavendish are back on the brine! Lay returns to his SeaPiper 37 in southern Mexico to resume his slow-burn journey, with the goal of circumnavigating North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These four intrepid women spent over two months on a North Pacific 28, cruising on the Inside Passage of British Columbia, inspired by the century-old adventures of a trailblazer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime boaters Alec and Laurie Thyrre first bought a trawler when son Jack was born and became enthralled with the safety, pace and ability to reach far-flung destinations. Taking an early retirement, they family spent several years cruising throughout Europe after crossing the Atlantic on their Nordhavn 64. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Dan Harding, editor-in-chief of sister publication Power & Motoryacht, joins the new owners of the Fleming flagship—an 85-foot, enclosed bridge model—to talk boats, cruising, why they chose Fleming Yachts, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After selling his tech startup, engineer James Waters and his wife nearly purchased a 63-foot trawler. But the jump was too big for insurers, so the Waters' pivoted. They bought a smaller vessel and cruised far and wide, learned its many systems and earned sea time with the goal of a life as liveaboards on a proper trawler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime liveaboard Stephenie Hollyman's life sounds like a fable. The seasoned captain and author was hooked early to the aquatic life, with stops as a New York Harbor tugboat cook, a Fulbright scholar and a lower Manhattan resident that shared a loft with a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soundings Deputy Editor Pim Van Hemmen joined boatbuilder Sam Devlin on a summer cruise in Alaska aboard Puffin, Devlin's 1966 wooden trawler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices