Best Sir Robin Knox Johnston Podcasts (2025)

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Richard Clarke // Canadian Sailing Legend 1:15:21

2d ago1:15:21

1:15:21

Richard Clarke was raised on Toronto Island and first sailed at 4 years old. An impressive performance with Canadian Youth sailing led him to compete in the Finn Class in four consecutive Olympic Games with Team Canada. This opened the door to a wildly successful professional sailing career. Richard was part of a winning Volvo Round the World crew,…

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Bob & Jody Bitchin' // From Bikers to Sailors 1:33:20

9d ago1:33:20

1:33:20

Bob and his wife Jody spent most of their life as live-aboards and at sea. Their marital dynamic and life long friendship is infectious. Bob dives into his younger years as a Hells Angel, his entrepreneurial mindset, and how sailing literally saved his life. Bob has owned and operated more businesses than he can barely count, and has written and se…

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Jessie Zevalkink // Cruising, Land-lubbing, Parenting & Podcasting 1:21:24

16d ago1:21:24

1:21:24

Longtime friend of the pod Jessie Zevalkink returns to the show ahead of her debut as host of ON THE WIND! We first met Jessie back in 2017 at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, interviewing her after she'd completed the Great Loop with her friend Katie. As it happens in the sailing community, we kept running into her, and starting next week she'll be co…

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Ben Doerr Returns // Sail Bainbridge 1:18:37

25d ago1:18:37

1:18:37

Ben Doerr, longtime friend of the pod and founder/skipper at Sail Bainbridge in Seattle, returns to the show to spin some yarns with Andy. This episode is really a catch-up between Ben & Andy, who haven't spoken in a while, and is a wide-ranging episode on everything from sailing & skiing in Alaska to being away from home when you've got a young fa…

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Louay Habib // The Master of Sailing Media 45:06

2M ago45:06

45:06

Louay Habib is a true sailing insider. Everyone who participates regularly in any of the major offshore races around the world will know Louay. In fact, if you yourself follow sailing – say races like the Fastnet, the Ocean Race - you probably know Louay too – well his writing at least. Currently he is the communications manager at the Royal Ocean …

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Katy Campbell // Founder of Sea to Sky Sailing School 1:03:13

2M ago1:03:13

1:03:13

Katy Campbell is a world-class sailor, groundbreaking entrepreneur, and one of my lifelong friends. A decade ago, Katy launched her sailing school ‘Sea to Sky Sailing’. Sea to Sky is now the only RYA-recognized training center on North America’s west coast, and Vancouver’s only school offering both cruising and racing programs, including a regular …

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Matt Rutherford // A Near-Sinking En Route to Bermuda 1:17:10

2M ago1:17:10

1:17:10

Matt Rutherford returns yet again to the podcast, this time from his outpost in the Philippines. It's always fun to catch up and shoot the shit with Matt, but this time I really wanted to hear about his near-sinking on a Caribbean delivery last fall. Matt talks through the entire ordeal, from riding out a gale with all the pumps running, to nearly …

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Jesse Terry // Sailing & Racing a Classic Wooden Boat 1:04:26

2M ago1:04:26

1:04:26

Jesse Terry is a normal guy — dad and husband, keeps a 9-5 job, lives in the city, etc etc, all that "normal" stuff. But he's decidedly not normal as a boat owner — keeping a classic wooden ketch in top condition with some friends and racing & cruising her up and down New England's coast and out to Bermuda. I talked to him about the contrast betwee…

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Paul Osborne // Sailing Around the World for Down Syndrome 1:12:32

3M ago1:12:32

1:12:32

Paul Osborne is the dad behind Osborne Adventure. Paul's family, including his wife and three kids, are planning a unique circumnavigation over the next few years to raise awareness for Down Syndrome. Paul has spent a lifetime traveling, mountain biking, white water kayaking, climbing, camping, and hiking, and in real life is a photographer and des…

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Don McIntyre Returns // OGR Founder & Philosophies on Sailing & Adventure 1:06:29

3M ago1:06:29

1:06:29

Don McIntyre, founder of the GGR, OGR and now MGR, returns to the podcast! Andy sat down for a meandering conversation where they talk about meeting in Lagos, Portugal at the start of the Mini Globe Race, his philosophies on life, sailing and adventure, Don's definition of success, how he handles the 'haters' surrounding his ambitious events, how h…

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Timmy Hansen, E1Series Pilot 21:21

3M ago21:21

21:21

On this, the first edition of the 2025 season Shelley Jory-Leigh talks to a pioneer in her sport of powerboat racing. And that's not all. Coming from a racing family, Timmy Hansen is a champion both on land and on the water with an impressive list of achievements to his name. In this chat, Timmy talks about how his parents influenced his life path,…

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Peter Gibbons-Neff // Completing the Mini-Transat 1:28:59

3M ago1:28:59

1:28:59

Peter Gibbons-Neff returns to the podcast to talk about the successes and failures of his Mini-Transat racing campaign. "PGN" and I sat down face-to-face in Annapolis where he told me about losing a rudder shortly after the start in the Canaries, the hardest part about solo sailing a 21-ft. boat, how the mini-class doesn't allow even basic electron…

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David Cross // The Loan Sailor 1:08:49

3M ago1:08:49

1:08:49

David Cross is an author in the midst of writing a book — a large portion of which involves a solo, offshore passage to Brazil. Wanting to get the fundamentals right, David asked if he could turn the tables and interview me about this fictional voyage in order to make it as realistic as possible. Of course I was happy to oblige, and this conversati…

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Andrew Hesketh // Corporate to Cruiser 1:20:46

4M ago1:20:46

1:20:46

Andy Hesketh, aka Andy H. is the founder of the Odyssey Sailing Festival and host of the Ocean Cruiser's Podcast. Andy lives aboard his Jeanneau Sun Odyssey called VOYAGER and has been sailing full-time for several years. He wasn't always a sailor though, leaving a corporate life behind to pursue wider horizons. I talked to him last fall when he wa…

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Andy & Mia // 2024 Year-in-Review 1:04:37

4M ago1:04:37

1:04:37

Happy New Year podcast listeners! Mia & I are back with our somewhat-annual year-in-review show, where we sit down and chat through the highs and lows at 59º North. This one was recorded onboard FALKEN just before the first trip of 2025 was set to depart Portugal. Mia & I discussed everything from new projects coming in 2025 to the successes (and f…

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Lin Pardey & David Haigh // Cruising Memories 1:11:53

5M ago1:11:53

1:11:53

Lin Pardey is a living legend, having paved the way for countless cruising sailors for her epic voyages in an engineless boat with her husband Larry in the 60s and 70s, beautiful boats they built by hand, by themselves. Now at 80 years old, she's still doing it. I sat down with her and her new partner David Haigh, himself an accomplished solo sailo…

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Gurra Krantz // Över Atlanten TV Show 1:12:01

5M ago1:12:01

1:12:01

Gurra Krantz returns to the podcast to talk to Andy about life after the Whitbread Race. What do you do after sailing 4 laps around the globe at the highest level of the sport!? Lots, apparently. Gurra talks about his involvement in the hugely popular Swedish TV series 'Över Atlanten,' about his lack of philosophy when racing offshore, motorboating…

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Lauren Topchik // Chasing Cruising Dreams 56:25

6M ago56:25

56:25

Lauren Topchik grew up in Maine and on boats. She was introduced to cruising as a high schooler driving the launch boat at her local yacht club. Word got out in the community that a young sailor was looking for her first boat, and soon Lauren was the proud owner of Cita. Lauren dove into living aboard, exploring the islands in Maine, and learning e…

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Morten Landmark // Owning and Racing a Volvo Ocean 60 1:19:59

6M ago1:19:59

1:19:59

ISBJØRN's rig towers over the other sailboats in her winter marina, but at the far end of the pontoons, there is one mast that makes even her spar look tiny. It belongs to a veteran of ocean racing, built as “Toshiba” for the last ever Whitbread Round the World race in 1997. She’s now under the command of skipper Morten Landmark, who uses it for fa…

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52nd Powerboat Record Week 30:40

6M ago30:40

30:40

The first week in November saw the annual Record Week take place in the Lake District. It was the 52nd Powerboat Record Week… and records were not only broken, but many were smashed. K7 Gold Star holder Shelley Jory-Leigh was there, and spoke with some of those taking part. For more on the event: https://www.facebook.com/recordsweek Sir Robin Knox-…

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Deb Fish // RORC's First Female Commodore 1:00:39

6M ago1:00:39

1:00:39

In January 2024, Dr. Deborah Fish became the first woman ever to be elected commodore of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. For 99 years, RORC, as it's better known, has been regarded as a premier organization for offshore racing globally, as well as a leading authority for safety at sea. Its most famous event – the Fastnet Race – Deb has completed in im…

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Kiera and Tripp // Apparent Winds 1:02:29

6M ago1:02:29

1:02:29

Kiera and Tripp are the couple behind Apparent Winds, a nonprofit they run aboard their sailing research vessel Resilience. As they sail around the world, they collect and share stories of environmental and cultural preservation while conducting marine research. Their journey started in Washington State in 2022, and led them here to Maine via Alask…

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E-Rib Circumnavigation 25:47

7M ago25:47

25:47

Neil Sackley meets Jacqui Besley. mother of 18 year old Harry who attempted a unique round Britain challenge in 2024. At first glance his RIB looks like any other, but it doesn't have a traditional outboard engine. It has an electric one. Jacqui talks about why Harry took on the circumnavigation, the logistical challenges they all faced, his achiev…

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Porter Fox // Climate Change & Sailing with John Kretschmer 1:18:57

7M ago1:18:57

1:18:57

Porter Fox is a writer, lifelong sailor and author of the new book Category Five: Superstorms & the Warming Oceans that Feed Them. I was referred to Porter by our mutual friend John Kretschmer, who is a major character in the book. Porter is also the son of Able Marine founder and grew up in Maine amongst sailboats and boatyards. Porter and I had a…

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37th America's Cup final 28:52

7M ago28:52

28:52

Emirates Team New Zealand successfully defended the 37th America's Cup in a thrilling finale in Barcelona. But they didn't have it all their own way with the challenger of the record INEOS Britannia fighting them all the way. And the British team with Sir Ben Ainslie at the helm made history. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh look back…

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Jon Amtrup // Sailboat science in the High Arctic 1:09:30

7M ago1:09:30

1:09:30

Jon Amtrup is an avid environmentalist, and one of the world's top high latitude skippers. He was an obvious choice for GREENPEACE for their arctic research expedition this summer, aboard their recently acquired sailboat WITNESS. She used to be named “Pelagic Australis” and was designed and built by Skip Novak. She is a unique expedition sailboat, …

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Lifeboat 52-02 19:35

7M ago19:35

19:35

Shelley Jory-Leigh jumps on board Lifeboat 52-02 at the Southampton International Boat Show. Having saved hundreds of lives in her illustrious career based in Guernsey as Sir William Arnold, she was one of the most decorated boats in the fleet. Now lovingly restored she is a museum dedicated to her former career. Shelley meets the current owner Col…

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Pip Hare // A 2nd Shot at the Vendee Globe 1:11:56

7M ago1:11:56

1:11:56

Vendee Globe sailor Pip Hare returns to the show for a 3rd time only one month before the start of her second Vendee Globe. In 2020, Pip became only the 8th woman to ever complete the Vendee Globe, and on a shoestring, crowdfunded budget to boot. In the years since, Pip has parlayed that hard work and early success into a second campaign aboard a n…

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Sir Robin Knox Johnston Podcasts

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Richard Clarke // Canadian Sailing Legend 1:15:21

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Bob & Jody Bitchin' // From Bikers to Sailors 1:33:20

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Jessie Zevalkink // Cruising, Land-lubbing, Parenting & Podcasting 1:21:24

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Ben Doerr Returns // Sail Bainbridge 1:18:37

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Louay Habib // The Master of Sailing Media 45:06

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Katy Campbell // Founder of Sea to Sky Sailing School 1:03:13

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Matt Rutherford // A Near-Sinking En Route to Bermuda 1:17:10

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Jesse Terry // Sailing & Racing a Classic Wooden Boat 1:04:26

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Paul Osborne // Sailing Around the World for Down Syndrome 1:12:32

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Don McIntyre Returns // OGR Founder & Philosophies on Sailing & Adventure 1:06:29

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Timmy Hansen, E1Series Pilot 21:21

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Peter Gibbons-Neff // Completing the Mini-Transat 1:28:59

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David Cross // The Loan Sailor 1:08:49

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Andrew Hesketh // Corporate to Cruiser 1:20:46

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Andy & Mia // 2024 Year-in-Review 1:04:37

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Lin Pardey & David Haigh // Cruising Memories 1:11:53

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Gurra Krantz // Över Atlanten TV Show 1:12:01

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Lauren Topchik // Chasing Cruising Dreams 56:25

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Morten Landmark // Owning and Racing a Volvo Ocean 60 1:19:59

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52nd Powerboat Record Week 30:40

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Deb Fish // RORC's First Female Commodore 1:00:39

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Kiera and Tripp // Apparent Winds 1:02:29

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E-Rib Circumnavigation 25:47

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Porter Fox // Climate Change & Sailing with John Kretschmer 1:18:57

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37th America's Cup final 28:52

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Jon Amtrup // Sailboat science in the High Arctic 1:09:30

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Lifeboat 52-02 19:35

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Pip Hare // A 2nd Shot at the Vendee Globe 1:11:56

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