1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Alison Gieschen wasin Nuku HIva when I spoke to her, sailing a Taswell 43 on a circumnavigation with her husband. She is also the author of 7 books, including Riding the Waves of Reality I and II. We talk about dealing with an engine problem and a leaking fuel tank, various other problems, Nuku Hiva, selling everything on land to sail around the world, the transition, sailing in cold places, a heavy-weather passage with John Kretschmer, getting boarded by the US Coast Guard, weather routing gone bad, losing a dinghy off the deck in a storm, cruising Ireland and Scotland, sailing in the Mediterranean, where they found the friendliest people, the Azores, things that make the boat more comfortable to live on, in-mast furling, fear, writing, a story about Gigi - the Contessa 32, her book Riding the Waves of Reality, checking into Greece, finding solitude, and more. Links and photos are on the podcast shownotes page&amp;nbsp; Support teh show through Patreon List or browse sailboats for sale at sailboatsforsale.com Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell http://offshoresailingandcruising.libsyn.com/site <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40654325/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/200242865