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5 Inspirational Sailing Podcasts You NEED To Listen To In 2023
Here at the Andrew Simpson Foundation, you can imagine that we love everything to do with sailing!
If there is any hot news, we will be talking about it from when we walk into the office. You will hear our instructors talking about it as they set up for their day of work. We are always watching, listening and most of all talking about sailing.
With so many different aspects to the sailing experience, the question remains how do you keep up to date with the latest topics of conversations?
The answer is there are many ways to do it! But we find that podcasts are a great tool to learn about sailings rich history, understand our sailing stars stories and let’s be honest, it’s perfect for being a little bit self-indulgent.
If you have a spare 30 minutes – 1 hour on your hands, we highly recommend keeping up to date with these podcasts from a wide range of voices within the sailing world.
Our top 5 sailing podcasts
Shirley Robertson has a monthly podcast where she sits down for “in depth and personal” conversations with big names from the sailing world. This is the ultimate podcast for anyone who wants to delve into the rich history of sailing celebrity.
Highlights include a conversation with ASF Founding trustee Iain Percy and a recent 2-part episode talking to british Olympic sailing stars as she discusses why Team GB has become such a dominant force in Olympic Sailing.
Folk Tales is a weekly podcast series by boatfolk. This podcast focuses on guests who have a shared passion for the water. This series looks at the “lives, experiences and stories” of some incredibly inspirational people, including our first ASF Youth Ambassador and record-breaker, Tim Long.
Hosted by Ben Flower (ILCA 7 Sailor), this UKLA podcast explores the personalities of the ILCA/Laser fleet. Ben sits doesn with new and old faces of the class for an hour to talk about top tips, stories and more.
Highlights include a conversation about the ASF with ASF Trustee and Laser Master Nick Harrison, Performance Academy Head Coach James Hadden and ASF Partnerships and Marketing Manager Sally Menna.
The H2O podcast is one of the longest standing sailing audio cast. Each week they talk to people whose way of life is on the water. “From sailing to cruise ships, power boating, windsurfing, canoeing and more this podcast has something for you.”
Highlights include a conversation with our founding trustee Sir Ben Ainslie reflecting on INEOS Team UK 2021 America’s Cup Campaign, to a conversation with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh looking ahead to the first ever Bart’s Bash in 2014.
A podcast about offshore sailing, where professional sailor & journalist Andy Schell, August Sandberg & Emma Garschagen interviews sailors from around the world to discover what inspires them in an effort to inspire you!
by Savannah Gordon, Digital Officer for the Andrew Simpson Foundation and Andrew Simpson Centres
Savannah spent her formative years around the water and has been passionate about sailing ever since she started crewing a dinghy in Poole Harbour.
