Liveaboard Sailing Podcast
Annika Rautiola
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In this podcast Annika talks to liveaboard cruisers about their sailing lifestyle with the goal of learning everything there is to know. Things like: how much does it cost to live on a sailboat, how do people afford to sail around the world, how to work full time from a sailboat, and what mistakes they've made. Annika also talks to industry experts about selecting the perfect boat, how to buy a liveaboard sailboat, how do surveys work, and more.
This show is all about real-life advice, practical tips and hugely entertaining stories, all aimed to help other people to start their liveaboard sailing adventures.
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The Future of Cruising: Climate, Insurance & Boat Buying Trends
Liveaboard Sailing Podcast
02/12/25 • 49 min
The cruising world is changing—weather patterns are shifting, offshore insurance is getting harder to secure, and the boat market isn’t what it used to be. So what does this mean for sailors planning their next adventure?
In this episode, offshore sailing expert John Neal shares his insights on the biggest trends affecting cruisers today. With decades of experience and over 400,000 nautical miles under his belt, John has guided thousands of sailors through boat buying, offshore preparation, and long-term cruising.
We dive into:
✅ How climate change is affecting cruising routes and weather patterns
✅ The realities of today’s boat market and what buyers & sellers should expect
✅ The tightening offshore insurance landscape—why it’s changing and how to prepare
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3 Generations chasing offshore sailing dreams and faraway destinations
Liveaboard Sailing Podcast
02/02/22 • 49 min
Three generations, two boats and one dream - now this is a winning combination! This is the approach the crew of Cruising Meraki has taken to the liveaboard life, and their crew consists of two kids, two adults and two older adults, also known as the grandparents. This adventurous group started their adventure from Victoria, BC and is making their way south to warmer waters and new adventures. What is it like to cruise as a family, on one boat or two? Whose idea was this, anyway? Listen to this episode to hear how this dream developed and how the adventure is going.
Links mentioned in this episode ⬇️
🖥Cruising Meraki website cruisingmeraki.com
📸 Cruising Meraki Instagram @cruisingmeraki
🎥 Cruising Merakin on Youtube
🟡 Let's be social!
Come find me and fellow listeners on Instagram or Facebook, and let's keep the conversation going. You'll find me there as Liveaboard Sailing Podcast.
🎵 Theme music by: Ikson - Anywhere
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Getting ready for long-distance cruising while growing a Youtube channel
Liveaboard Sailing Podcast
06/09/21 • 47 min
In this episode I talk with a lovely sailing couple, Alie and Ben from Breaking Waves Sailing. They are currently cruising in British Columbia and are preparing to sail south to Mexico - once they've spent a winter onboard. We talk about how exactly they are preparing to do all this, as well as sailing with a dog and working from a sailboat.
Alie and Ben also talk about what's it like to have and grow a Youtube sailing channel, and they share some absolutely hilarious stories about some mishaps they've faced as boat owners.
Follow Ben and Alie as Breaking Waves Sailing on Youtube, Instagram,Facebook and Patreon.
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Liveaboard Sailing Podcast Trailer
Liveaboard Sailing Podcast
05/25/21 • 2 min
Hi there, and welcome to the Liveaboard Sailing Podcast! It's your host Annika here.
I’m hosting this podcast because I want to learn everything that I possibly can about the sailing lifestyle, specifically about becoming a liveaboard cruiser.
I do this by talking to liveaboard sailors as well as industry experts, and find out all the essentials about boat shopping and selection, the costs of full time sailing, and exactly how people made their dream a reality.
Join me and you will get real-life advice, practical tips and maybe you’ll even avoid making some costly mistakes. After listening to these truly inspirational and hugely entertaining stories, you and I will be better prepared to start our sailing adventures.
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Buying and refitting a sailboat in Mexico
Liveaboard Sailing Podcast
12/01/21 • 52 min
Buying a sailboat far from home is something that many of us may have considered, especially if the goal is to start sailing somewhere different or if there are more sailboats with better price points elsewhere.
Today's guests, Patricia and David from Sailing Milagros, are from Switzerland and they went all the way to Mexico to buy their sailboat. They are now in the middle of refitting the boat and getting her ready for sailing adventures. Patricia and David share some of the challenges they faced, and mention a few things to consider when buying a sailboat in Mexico, or anywhere far away from home. They also share a scary but educational story about sailing in the Sea of Cortez at night and what kind of problems sailors there can run into.
Follow Sailing Milagros ⬇️
🖥 Website with extensive refitting documentation: milagros.ch
📸 Milagros Sailing on Instagram
👩💻 Milagros Sailing on Facebook
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Come find me and fellow listeners on Instagram or Facebook, and let's keep the conversation going. You'll find me there as Liveaboard Sailing Podcast.
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Sailboats: The worst emergency rooms in the world
Liveaboard Sailing Podcast
05/18/22 • 47 min
"There is no worse emergency room in the world than a sailboat."
A medical emergency at sea is a worst case scenario nobody wants to experience but it's also something everyone should prepare for. Do you know what are some of the most common injuries and accidents that sailors face? Or which first aid kit you should choose for your boat? This week's guest, John Taussig from Maritime Medical Guides answers these questions and more, in this episode where we dive into first aid and emergency preparedness at sea.
Maritime Medical Guides is a non-profit organization that provides a range of adventure based, maritime-specific medical training courses to help provide the sailing community with the knowledge base and hands-on skills to lead more prepared and safer adventures.
With years of liveaboard experience, John is the perfect person to talk about all things safety at sea, and this episode is filled with practical tips.
Links mentioned in this episode ⬇️
🖥 MaritimeMedicalGuides.org website
📸 backcountrymed on Instagram
🖥 Wilderness and Environmental Medicine wemjournal.org
🟡 Let's be social!
Come check out extra content on Patreon!
Come find me and fellow listeners on Instagram or Facebook, and let's keep the conversation going. You'll find me there as Liveaboard Sailing Podcast.
🎵 Theme music by: Ikson - Anywhere
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One year catch up: Liveaboard lifestyle turned into a business
Liveaboard Sailing Podcast
06/01/22 • 44 min
Welcome to the 1 year anniversary episode! 🥳
My sincerest thank you to all of you lovely people listening to the podcast. It has been such a great year and I'm so glad the podcast has also grown a community around it! And a special thanks to anyone who has shared the podcast with a friend or on social media, left a review, supported the show on Patreon or sent me messages. Thank you ❤️
In this episode we visit some old friends, as I chat with Darren and Amanda, who were the very first guests on the podcast. They graciously said yes when I randomly contacted them out of the blue asking them to be on a podcast that didn’t yet exist, didn’t have a name, had zero listeners and absolutely no guarantee that anyone would actually listen to it. And despite all that, they said yes!
Now it’s time for a one year recap with Amanda and Darren, and they have had a bit of a wild year. We're talking new name, new continent, new boat, new business. It's amazing what one can do in a year!
Links mentioned in this episode ⬇️
🎧 Darren and Amanda's first interview
🖥 Outer Passage website
📸 Outer Passage on Instagram
🟡 Let's be social!
Come check out extra content on Patreon!
Come find me and fellow listeners on Instagram or Facebook, and let's keep the conversation going. You'll find me there as Liveaboard Sailing Podcast.
🎵 Theme music by: Ikson - Anywhere
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How to get started with bluewater cruising - and turn the dream into an achievement
Liveaboard Sailing Podcast
06/08/22 • 41 min
Who doesn't want to head out there on the open ocean, cross oceans and be a real bluewater cruiser? Today's episode tells you just how to get started with that dream.
Today I’m chatting with Jeremy Wyatt from World Cruising Club, and we dive into all things bluewater cruising and how to prepare for ocean crossings. World Cruising Club is the organization that manages events like the Atlantic Rally For Cruisers, or the Caribbean 1500. I ask Jeremy about these events, how does World Cruising Club help sailors who participate in these events, and we talk a lot about how to move forward when you have a dream of crossing an ocean.
Links mentioned in this episode ⬇️
❗️ Virtual Cockpit Conversations with World Cruising Club - sign up here! It's free!
🖥 World Cruising Club website
🟡 Let's be social!
Come check out extra content on Patreon!
Come find me and fellow listeners on Instagram or Facebook, and let's keep the conversation going. You'll find me there as Liveaboard Sailing Podcast.
🎵 Theme music by: Ikson - Anywhere
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Simpler, more fulfilled life through adventures on land and at sea
Liveaboard Sailing Podcast
06/15/22 • 51 min
This episode is quite the tale of how to lead an adventurous life! We are talking a 4 year circumnavigation on a catamaran, van life from Alaska to Argentina and Europe, exploring Mexico on a monohull and enjoying the Caribbean on a trawler. We talk about all this and also what has made this possible, which happens to be expertise in stock trading. My guest is Patrick Schulte, who has been writing the Bumfuzzle blog for the better part of 20 years (!) and he also teaches trading to anyone who’s interested on the Wanderer Financial platform.
I was honestly curious about stock trading and how that actually works when you live on a sailboat so we start this episode by talking about this on a very basic level, and then we dive into the awesome adventures Pat and his family have done - and continue to do.
Links mentioned in this episode ⬇️
🖥 Bumfuzzle.com blog
🖥 Wanderer Financial - Listen to the episode for a discount code!
📸 Wanderer Financial on Instagram
🟡 Let's be social!
Come check out extra content on Patreon!
Come find me and fellow listeners on Instagram or Facebook, and let's keep the conversation going. You'll find me there as Liveaboard Sailing Podcast.
🎵 Theme music by: Ikson - Anywhere
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What you need to know about insurance
Liveaboard Sailing Podcast
03/23/22 • 68 min
This week it’s time for a deep dive into all things insurance. This episode will cover a high-level overview of the current insurance market, what exactly do insurance companies require from first time boat owners and how do we make ourselves and our boats more insurable.
My guest is John Neal from Mahina Offshore Services, and he reached out to a number of insurance companies in different countries with a list of questions we put together, so the answers are coming straight from the insurance companies. And of course, since John is a boat consultant, we do talk about buying a sailboat and what we should look out for to make sure we don’t buy a boat that turns out to be uninsurable. John also gives some advice on how to find a boat in this challenging market, and why we should consider insurance implications before we seal the deal on a boat.
Resources mentioned in this episode ⬇️
🖥 Mahina Offshore Services website
📕 John's FREE e-book Selecting & Purchasing an Ocean Cruising Boat
📕 John's course book Offshore Cruising Companion
📕 Bargain boats and budget cruising by Todd Duff
🌊 Offshore sailing expeditions with Mahina Expeditions
📸 Mahina Offshore Services on Instagram
🟡 Let's be social!
Come check out extra content on Patreon!
Come find me and fellow listeners on Instagram or Facebook, and let's keep the conversation going. You'll find me there as Liveaboard Sailing Podcast.
🎵 Theme music by: Ikson - Anywhere
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FAQ
How many episodes does Liveaboard Sailing Podcast have?
Liveaboard Sailing Podcast currently has 82 episodes available.
What topics does Liveaboard Sailing Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Adventure, Outdoors, Podcasts, Sailing and Travel.
What is the most popular episode on Liveaboard Sailing Podcast?
The episode title 'How to go from zero sailing experience to crossing oceans and travelling the world' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Liveaboard Sailing Podcast?
The average episode length on Liveaboard Sailing Podcast is 44 minutes.
How often are episodes of Liveaboard Sailing Podcast released?
Episodes of Liveaboard Sailing Podcast are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Liveaboard Sailing Podcast?
The first episode of Liveaboard Sailing Podcast was released on May 25, 2021.
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