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UKSA Podcasts

Like to listen rather than read? Some useful (and interesting!!) podcasts from UKSA, who know what yachting is all about and know what crew need and want to know.

 


Marine Hospitality Training

UKSA's Ciaran Rogers interviews Vanessa Hogeson. Vanessa is an experienced Yacht Stewardess who currently trains on UKSA's popular Marine Hospitality training programme. This 4 wk course prepares participants for steward / stewardess work on superyachts

Direct download: yachting-podcast-episode-1.mp4

 


 


Halcyon is a classic British Charter Yacht that cruises around the UK Coast delivering fine sailing and dining for up to 11 charter guests. Built in 1929 by Sir Sam turner, and recently restored to her original glory, the boat is run by sailing couple Annette and Rob.

In this issue, we interview Annette, Halcyon's purser and get to find out a few of her charter secrets, plus we ask that all important question 'What's it like working as a couple on a busy charter yacht?'.
Direct download: halcyon.mp3

Interview About The World's First Superyacht Search Engine
It's been a bit of a break, so welcome back. We plan to have more monthly shows for you throughout the summer. This month we talk to Yachting Pages about the world's first Superyacht search engine, and we talk to Sarah Black from The Green Blue about the environmental issues surrounding antifoul with a lot of poor gags about cleaning bottoms which where funny at the time but maybe you just had to be there... enjoy.
Direct download: yachting-podcast-episode-7-superyacht.mp3

This month we kick off a brand new series focusing on different sports. Over the next 5 months we will be focusing on different watersports disciplines, asking 'How do you get started?' and 'How can you take your training and skills further?' This month Ciaran Rogers talks to UKSA's kitesurfing instructor Stuart Easton, about how to get started in kitesurfing. They cover the BKSA Kitesufing Syllabus, talk about UKSA Kitesurf Instructor Training. Next month we cover Windsurfing. If you have any questions or feedback on this podcast or would like to get involved in future shows, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Interview with Seb Josse, OC Group sailor
Ciaran Rogers Interviews Seb Josse, Solo offshore sailor on his experience in the 2008 2009 Vendee Globe Race.
Direct download: seb_josse.m4a

We talk to Niamh Cullen, UKSA's Marketing Director on the New UKSA brand. We also talk to Neil Chapman, Founder of Boatshed.com on the second hand boat market and what gems to look out for, and we have the next in our series with Sarah Black on being green afloat. This month we talk about Rubbish and recycling at sea, and the issues surrounding it.
Direct download: August_09_episode_8.mp3

An interview with Ron Holland, Super Yacht designer
Yachting Podcast Special: Interview with Ron Holland
An interview with world class super yacht designer Ron Holland. We talk to Ron about how he got into sailing, how he got into designing boats, and discuss some of the design challenges in designing and building the biggest superyachts on the planet.
Direct download: Ron-Holland-interview.mp3



Interviews with quadriplegic sailor Geoff Holt, yachting author John Blake on his book Historical Charts of the British Isles and the continuing series on environmental issues with Sarah Black from The Green Blue.



Careers special - working in Charter. We couldn't wait a whole month to bring you this, it was just too good not to share. In this special edition, we talk with Emma Baggett, who has ten years experience working in the yachting and charter industry. Emma Spills the beans on what its like to work in the industry, What employers expect, and how they reward.
Direct download: The_Yachting_Podcast__Special_Edition_working_in_Charter.m4a



Its a bit of a safety at sea focus in this issue. We talk with the RNLI about life jacket safety, and we have an interview with "Left for Dead" Author Nick Ward on his experiences in the 1979 Fastnet Race. And we round up with a talk with Sarah Black from the Green Blue discussing wildlife at sea and how we can help.
Direct download: The_Yachting_Podcast__Episode_3.m4a

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